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“Put him down,” Ali said.

The city lord's voice was extremely cold, and the guards escorting Horace instinctively showed signs of panic.

Could it be... that he overheard those disrespectful words from before?

Seeing the guilty looks on their faces, Ali was furious: "Arrest them all!"

The guards rushed forward at the sound of the call.

"Lord, why is this?" a guard asked, bewildered.

Is it really that serious just because someone made a few sarcastic remarks about the nobles behind their backs?

"Ha, still pretending? You people... you must have all been bribed!" Alek glared at them.

Horace, who was thrown to the ground and still pretending to be unconscious, was slightly startled.

As expected, Alek turned his gaze to him.

“Horace, won’t you open your eyes and see what’s going to happen next?” he said.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Horace slowly opened his eyes.

The light outside was much brighter, and he found it hard to adjust at first. But Count Alec's barrel-like belly and his fleshy face were extremely conspicuous in the sunlight.

Behind him were layers upon layers of guards surrounding him.

Looking up from below, one could only see a sea of ​​people, a jumble of shadows, making it impossible to count how many people were involved in the operation.

Horace chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Lord City Lord, you think too highly of yourself. I wonder where things went wrong.

Seeing the look of despair in Horace's eyes, Alec grinned with satisfaction.

“Horace, I really underestimated you! I almost let you, you fly, get away.” He walked closer to Horace step by step.

—If we could drag those young masters and ladies into this, perhaps we could make Alec hesitate to act rashly.

The thought flashed through Horace's mind for a moment.

But he quickly suppressed the idea.

Those guys don't look very old, maybe they're not even adults yet, how could they possibly be a match for Alec and the other guards?

They only agreed to his request out of kindness, and they have bright futures ahead of them. If they were to die here because of Alec's madness, even if Duke Winchester were torturing Alec to death, it would be too late.

With this in mind, Horace remained silent.

Perhaps, this is where my story ends.

In that instant, he felt as if all his past memories were flashing before his eyes again.

The painstaking upbringing of his parents, the glory of acquiring noble status, and that—

Longing for the girl next door.

"Because you are now a nobleman, so... I can't be with you, it would be a waste of your time." Her words seemed to echo in my ears again.

That's so stupid.

I'm no longer an aristocrat.

Horace's lips curled into a faint smile as he calmly faced his impending death.

But, at this very moment...

Suddenly, a strange noise came from the side.

"What...what is that!?"

A minor disturbance occurred among the guards.

Alek frowned and looked to his side.

There, an ugly rag doll twirled and moved about on the hats of the guards.

It wore a black top hat, a white bow tie, and its face was covered with pieces of patchwork cloth, yet it moved with extreme agility.

As it passed over rows and rows of hats, it made a strange sound: "Wuhu~"

Although the sound wasn't loud, it seemed to penetrate directly into the hearts of everyone present.

The moment he saw the doll, Alec froze for a second.

But he quickly realized what was happening and roared angrily, "Damn it! Damn it!"

He ignored Ali, who was still lying on the ground, and rushed over to grab the ugly doll.

When Wayne saw a mountain of flesh charging straight at him, he was startled.

So enthusiastic? Looks like my taunting skills are working pretty well.

The doll, which he was manipulating with magic, immediately leaped up and dodged Alec's clutches.

It can float in mid-air without any leverage, as if walking on flat ground.

However, the guards who had just been trampled on were not so lucky. They were all knocked over by Count Alec, whose eyes were bloodshot and who seemed to have lost his mind.

"Who...who are you?! Hiding like this, what's your purpose?!" Alec stared up at it.

The doll paused for a moment, as if it didn't understand what he was saying. It took off its top hat and touched its bald little head. Then it turned around and touched its little tail with great effort. A look of confusion seemed to appear on its ugly little face. It was quite lifelike.

Alek understood its meaning almost immediately.

He felt even angrier.

"You just wait! When I catch you, I'll tear you to pieces!" Ali roared furiously.

……

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A series of huge explosions rang out at the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

In the guest room, Chris had just finished packing up some perfumes and accessories she had brought with her when she was startled by the sudden noise.

"W-What's wrong?"

The entire city lord's mansion seemed to be shaking violently.

"Earthquake?" She was a little incredulous. Just how much had she changed the original plot of the animation?!

“No, it’s magic,” Tasia said seriously.

"Judging from the direction the magical energy fluctuations are coming from, it seems to be coming from the city lord's mansion gate..."

As she spoke, she looked at Chris and said, "Chris, you and Wayne stay here and don't wander off. I'll go see what's going on."

"Eh?"

Before Chris could reply, Tasia vanished in a flash.

Chris was completely bewildered as she watched the direction she had gone.

"What exactly is going on?"

However, since Tasia said not to wander around, for safety's sake, I'd better stay with Wayne.

She went outside and looked at the closed door of Wayne's room next door.

"Wayne, something seems to have happened." After calling his name, Chris was about to push open the door.

But the door was locked.

Chris: ? ? ?

“Wayne? Didn’t you say we were packing our things and leaving? Why are you locking the door?” Chris had a strange feeling.

Generally speaking, locking the door is to protect one's privacy.

Or rather, it's a secret.

But in such a short time, does Wayne have some very important secret that he doesn't want anyone else to know?

"Ah, wait a minute!" came his response from inside.

For some reason, his voice sounded a little strange.

It has become... much more unfamiliar.

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Is it just psychological?

...He seems to have become more magnetic and more mature.

Chris frowned.

"What are you doing in there?" she asked.

Separated by a wall, Wayne leaned against the door lock, firmly blocking the door.

This thin wooden door is related to my vital integrity, and at this critical juncture, it must not be breached under any circumstances!

"I...I'm doing something I can't tell you!"

He manipulated the ugly little doll, dodging the attacks of Lord Alec, who had entered a berserk state, while also having to deal with Chris.

Hearing this extremely perfunctory answer, Chris felt a question mark slowly appearing above her head.

"What the hell are you doing?" She knocked harder this time. "Open the door!"

Hehe, there's no way I'm going to open the door.

As long as I don't activate it, I doubt you, a mere weakling, will be able to force a breakthrough.

Hide behind the door, Wayne wasn't scared at all.

Incidentally, he had locked all the windows of the house and added an opaque shield inside, making it extremely safe.

"Oh, right!"

Although I'm not worried about her barging in, I still need to divert her attention from the present moment.

If we can knock out Lord Alec with the doll and then kidnap Horace, things will immediately return to normal.

With that in mind, Wayne began to skillfully change the subject.

"Chris! Your dress looks beautiful today..."

The doll threw a punch at Alec.

"Hmm?" Chris's ambiguous voice came from outside the door. "Didn't I look good in my clothes before?"

Ah this...

"It looked good before, but it looks better every day than the day before."

The doll kicked Ali.

Chris hummed in response, her joy clearly evident in her reply.

"Really……"

But in an instant, her attitude changed drastically: "Stop with the sweet talk, open the door for me right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud "thump thump thump" came from the door behind him.

"Open the door! Open the door if you dare!"

...You're really persistent, Miss Chris.

On the other side, Alec unleashed a massive beam of magical blades at the doll with both hands.

Wayne's pressure increased dramatically.

"Hey! Boys all have their little secrets. Are you sure you want to come in now?!" he shouted.

As soon as these words were spoken, the area outside the door fell silent.

……

When Tasia arrived at the city lord's mansion, she saw a scene of utter devastation.

The once exquisite designs that were everywhere have now become ruins, and even half of the city lord's mansion gate has collapsed.