Chapter 187: To the Mainz Kingdom
Chapter 187: To the Mainz Kingdom
"I said the three of us would discuss it, but what do you intend to do?"To be honest, my head was in chaos and I had no idea what to do. The margrave’s wife had said what she said, but I still wanted to return to the capital. Even though I had not lived together with her for very long since transferring to this world, I had felt the love poured on me as a mother. From Cass as well I had received more than enough affection both in heart and body. I was also worried about the Queen, but I did not think that woman was the type to simply take a beating and be finished. If there was to be opposition to Prince Maxim’s forces, would she not become the center of it? Ah, but if I thought that way, wouldn’t Prince Maxim be thinking the same thing as me? While I was mulling this over,
"Robby-sama, let us leave this place quickly and head for the Mainz Kingdom!"
Lily said, and Stevie also declared,
"That’s right. We should leave this mansion!"
"Why do you think that?"
When I asked, Lily stated firmly,
"No matter how one looks at it, we are a nuisance to the margrave."
I had not thought of that.
"A nuisance?"
At my question Lily answered with heavy breathing.
"Yes, that’s right! The margrave must want Robby-sama to leave the margraviate capital as soon as possible! Whether you head for the royal capital or go to the Mainz Kingdom, he must want you out of the margraviate capital in any case. If Robby-sama remains here, the margrave will be thought by Prince Maxim to be siding with Robby-sama. If the margrave were considering siding with Maxim, I believe he would either capture us and hand us over, or kill us and present the corpses. Since no such movements can be felt, the margrave is, if anything, sympathetic toward Robby-sama. It is hard to believe, but even if the margrave had given such an order, the margrave’s wife may be thinking of Robby-sama and granting a delay. Either way, I think it is better to leave the margraviate capital quickly."
When she put it that way, I thought she was exactly right.
"Certainly that’s true. If they intended to kill us they would have stationed soldiers inside the mansion, but there is no such presence."
"Yes, it cannot be felt."
"The inside of the mansion is calm, and no killing intent can be sensed."
Following Lily, Stevie offered her view. Was Stevie superior in that kind of sense?
Lily continued.
"Suppose the margrave sided with Prince Maxim and captured Robby-sama. After that, if Maxim fell from power, that would again become inconvenient for the margrave. Therefore the best thing for the margrave is for Robby-sama to depart from the mansion. Once Robby-sama has left the mansion, the margrave becomes uninvolved. Even if Maxim’s agents come, he need only say that Robby-sama has already departed."