Chapter 88: Air Raid Alert! Air Raid Alert!

What choice should I make?

I left the room and moved as far away as possible. Without knowing where I was going, I just followed my footsteps and arrived at the back of the building.

It was a bench in front of a building.

“She likes me? Why? How?”

No matter how much I think about it, there’s no reason for Emily to like me.

I’m not prettier than Emily, nor am I richer.

I’m richer than the average Baronet, but she has the wealth to buy hundreds of Baronets and still live lavishly.

Above all, the power she and I hold is different.

No matter how you look at it, there’s no reason for her to like me.

So why?

“Could it be a joke?”

No. It can’t be.

Not only is Emily not the type to make such a joke.

I remembered her at the time of the confession.

Her confession, with her white cheeks flushed and her voice trembling. It was impossible to see it as the confident Emily who confidently shouted in front of thousands of knights.

“No… Sigh. What should I do?”

Should I accept the confession? Or not?

I was conflicted.

If I were a man, I would have accepted the confession immediately. But I’m a woman.

Should I accept her confession? Furthermore, should I share love with her?

I don’t know.

It was then.

Wee-ooo-wee-ooo!!!!

A siren went off in the base camp. Red lights flashed everywhere, making a loud noise.

“What’s this? What’s that sound?”

I was startled and looked around, and the knights and wizards were in disarray.

Just as I was about to move to understand the situation, a man’s voice came from the speakers installed everywhere.

And it seemed very urgent.

[Attention everyone. Currently, a large number of magical beasts have appeared within 10KM. The magical beast at the forefront is the Black Knight, who appears to be the closest aide to the Demon King.

The base camp is expected to be attacked within 5 minutes. All nobles should be careful of collisions, and escorts should do their best to protect their respective masters.]

Wee-ooo-wee-ooo!!!!

It’s an alert that enemies have invaded.

I don’t know how the magical beasts suddenly came here. When I checked the map, the base camp was the rearmost area surrounded by several front lines.

In other words, the fact that this place has been breached means that all the front lines have already been breached.

But if a huge force had moved and the front lines had begun to collapse, this place wouldn’t be so peaceful.

To survive, I have to run.

“Move! Move quickly!”

“This is a real situation! A real situation! I’ll say it again! A real situation! Move to the positions you practiced in advance!”

“Don’t be dazed, get ready! If you don’t want to die, move!”

The knights ran wildly, making the sound of clanking armor. Shouts rang out, and the grim atmosphere of the battlefield flowed.

It was hard for me, who couldn’t handle mana, to endure, but I still ran.

The mansion will be the safest.

So I arrived at the mansion.

When I opened the door and entered, a knight recognized me.

“You are Baronet Rachel. Have you seen the young lady?”

“Huh? The young lady? If you mean Emily, she was in the mansion until just now… Is she not here?”

“Yes. Then please go inside. Everyone, hurry up and search! Hurry!”

The knight sent me into the mansion and left.

The moment I heard his words, I froze and couldn’t do anything.

I thought Emily was obviously in the house. So I wasn’t worried.

If the safest place here is where the prince is, the next safest place is Emily’s house.

But I arrived, and Emily is not here? Why suddenly?

At that moment, I remembered that I had run away without giving her any answer to her proposal.

“No way, that can’t be it.”

She must still be in the room.

I ran to the 4th floor.

Thud.

I tripped and fell. My leg was scraped and bleeding, but I didn’t have time to care about that.

Please. Please. Please.

I ran like crazy and finally arrived at the room.

She must be inside. She has to be. There’s nowhere else she could be. She’s not in the alchemy workshop like me, and she hasn’t gone out since she came here. She didn’t say she was going anywhere.

Phew. Phew.

I took a deep breath calmly and opened the door.

Creak.

The familiar room. The bed I was lying on until just now. Emily’s scent still lingers.

“Emily? Are you still here? Come out quickly. The magical beasts are attacking. We have to run away quickly.”

No answer was heard.

“Emily! Come out already! It’s not a joke!”

I even got angry. But still, no answer was heard.

“Ah, no. She must be somewhere.”

I started searching the room thoroughly.

I pushed away the bed mattress, looked for any possible holes, under the desk, under the shelf. I searched every place where she could hide, including the closet.

But Emily didn’t come out.

Why? Why on earth?

My legs gave out.

“Why aren’t you in the room? Is it really because of me?”

I confessed courageously, but the other person ran away saying they would think about it. In this situation, what choices could she make?

The first is to stay still in the room.

The second is to follow.

Most would choose the former, but the latter is also a choice that can be made.

“No. She’s not hurt yet, so why am I blaming myself?”

I sighed deeply and cooled my brain. I tried to stay calm and not get excited in this situation.

From the time I received the confession from Emily until now, about 10 to 15 minutes have passed.

Excluding the time the siren went off, I ran for about 7 minutes.

In other words, Emily is within a 7-minute distance. Moreover, since the siren suddenly went off, Emily must be coming here too.

Not only that, but talented knights and wizards are moving to find her.

Because she is wearing various artifacts, it was common sense that the probability of danger was very low.

But.

Even so, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Because there is always a “what if” in the world.

“Is there nothing I can do?”

I thought.

I can’t use alchemy right now. It’s useful, but I can’t produce potions every second.

So what I can do is.

“Yes. Use the knowledge of the future.”

Various knowledge that I can know thanks to reading the original work.

“Emily… Let’s trust her.”

There’s nothing I can do here. On the contrary, if the invasion of the magical beasts is quickly ended, Emily will be even safer.

“Okay.”

I burst out of the door and asked the knight in front of me.

“Is there a desk prepared for the invasion? A place where the leaders are gathered?”

“Yes. They are currently gathered and having a meeting. May I ask why?”

“I need to go there.”

“Huh? There?”

“Yes.”

The knight looked at my determined eyes and sighed.

I would be frustrated too.

A Baronet I’ve never seen before suddenly comes and asks to be taken to the operation control room.

But there’s no other way.

“Even if I refuse, you’ll keep asking, right?”

“Yes. I will. If you say no, I’ll ask another knight, and if I ask everyone in the mansion and they say no, I’ll have to go out.”

That’s being a complete nuisance.

I’m sorry. Really.

I briefly apologized to the knight. The knight told me to follow him, as if he had no choice, and led the way.

Thud, thud, thud.

The place the knight headed to was a building near the teleport station. Around it, knights and wizards who looked strong were standing guard.

“What’s going on here?”

“This person says she needs to go in here.”

“This person? May I ask your name?”

“I’m Baronet Rachel.”

“Baronet?”

The guard chuckled at the title of Baronet and shook his head.

“Currently, nobles below the rank of marquis are prohibited from entering. You know how important this place is since you came here. A Baronet cannot enter.”

I knew.

The operation control room is a place to understand and respond to the current situation. If a mere Baronet like me can enter, there will be many problems.

An assassin could disguise themselves and enter, and above all, it becomes chaotic.

It’s not for nothing that too many cooks spoil the broth.

So I took out the card I had prepared in advance while coming here.

“You will need my help. Actually, I am the descendant of the Poison King. I swear on the honor of a Baronet, and Muelia will vouch for me.”

At those words, the guard’s eyes widened. Then they narrowed again.

He thinks I’m lying now.

“If you think I’m lying, ask His Highness the Prince or any of the Archmages inside.”

“If it’s a lie, you will have to pay the price.”

Saying That the guard went inside.

Meanwhile, the knight who brought me asked.

“Are you really the descendant of the Poison King?”

“Yes. In the first place, I’m the one who cured Yona.”

“No way. Are you really the descendant of the Poison King?”

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

After a while. The door opened and the knight came out. He bowed his head, panting heavily.

“I’m sorry! I have committed a grave sin!”