The Seventh Prince Runs Away from Awkward Situations Chapter 69

No matter how carefully a plan is made, unexpected variables are bound to arise.

Like the bearded uncle who suddenly barged into the shantytown one day, or the Little Duke who suddenly appeared in this prison where it seemed no one would help.

Or the five men guarding the front of the prison where the children were held.

Among them was also the man who had injured Seya's arm.

"What? There were only two when we came out earlier!"

Nihil murmured, freaking out.

"It's strange, I haven't seen more than three guards until now."

It was already after they had lit the candle wicks and installed devices here and there.

In about 10 minutes, the devices would explode and make a loud noise.

Before that, they had to take down all the men.

"How many of the emetic agents used a while ago do you have? Do you perhaps have other things too?"

It was Flinn's calmness that took control of the chaotic atmosphere again.

"Two left. Although there are two other things too, since I haven't used them yet, it's a bit......."

When Mir answered in bewilderment, Flinn's eyes shone.

"Are you saying there really are other things? Exactly what are they?"

Finding it somewhat burdensome, Mir frowned and spoke slowly.

"It emits light momentarily to blind the eyes. Doesn't it hurt your eyes if you look at the sun too directly, it's something similar to that."

"Are you saying you made this too? Yourself?! Then can we call it a flash bomb?"

Although he thought the name was too lame, Mir groaned and nodded his head.

Since the main material of this invention the opponent was admiring was none other than his coat button, it was difficult to openly say the name was lame.

The objects wrapped with candle wicks shown to the Little Duke a while ago were originally failed works while trying to make this.

Because he was supplementing the lacking materials with precious buttons torn from the coat, he couldn't even experiment properly because it was a waste.

"Since this is my first time making it, I don't know if it will work properly. The emetic agent will also be less effective since it's not enclosed on all sides like earlier."

Seya, who was quietly listening to their conversation, patted Mir's shoulder hard.

"It's okay! Because whatever you make, Mir, helps. And even if it fails, it's better than dying like this, well."

Although it felt like his shoulder was sinking from the too strong force, the words didn't feel bad, so Mir nodded his head slightly.

Among the three who were in harmony, only Nihil couldn't follow the story.

Are they all crazy?

There are five big adults, so what are they talking about attacking, winning, losing?

He could tell that the guy named Mir was a more amazing guy than he thought.

Since they were actually able to come this far thanks to the emetic agent or whatever that small thing was made.

The guy he had been completely disapproving of also looked similar to the alchemist he had only heard about in rumors, so it was a very tiiiiny bit fascinating too.

He wondered why he was so confident and rude, turns out he had something to rely on, right.

"So what exactly are you planning to do in the end? We lit the fire in front there too, so shouldn't we go inside quickly?"

Nihil, who was sulky for no reason, spoke bluntly.

At that appearance, Seya narrowed his eyes.

However, the Little Duke opened his mouth immediately without any sign of displeasure.

"Let's use that new invention first. If it has no effect, then we throw the emetic agent. Let's take down the men taking advantage of the confusion. If Seya and I knock them down, I think it would be good for you guys to hit the heads of the guys who didn't faint from below. It's not difficult, right?"

It was a personnel distribution without superfluity and a quick and accurate explanation.

Nihil, who flinched at the Little Duke's explanation, nodded his head carefully.

Mir stared at such a Little Duke, then soon lit the small sphere and threw it towards where the men were standing.

***

The conversation of the men standing in front of the room confining the children was serious.

"I'm telling you it's real? A huge dog pounced on me!"

"Say something that makes sense. How does such a huge dog enter a place like this?"

To be precise, it was one person's serious appeal and four people's serious disregard.

The man claiming to have seen a huge dog was the one who dragged Seya here, and also the person in charge of disposing of children who didn't fit the conditions.

Such a man suddenly ran screaming and claimed that a huge dog suddenly appeared and attacked him.

However, this place was an underground area that could only be entered through a secret passage.

How could such a huge dog enter a place like this?

The man's colleagues thought he was lying after accidentally losing the children or had gone crazy.

"Okay, let's say it was a dog. Then what is the reason you ran all the way here without handling just one dog?"

"I'm telling you it was an incredibly huge dog!"

It was the moment the man beat his chest, unable to bear the frustration.

Thud.

Roll roll roll.

Something half the size of a child's fist rolled over emitting smoke and fell at the men's feet.

"What is this? What trash flew over?"

"Hey! Be careful! Something is strange inside this, right now......."

The man who caught Seya stopped his colleague who was about to pick up what fell on the floor.

However, contrary to his warning, nothing happened.

The smoking lump of stone just lay quietly in that spot until the smoke stopped.

His colleague, who shook off the man's arm, threw a fit.

"Is it that bullshit again?"

"It is bullshit (dog sound), didn't you say you saw a huge dog in a place like this."

At his colleagues' ridicule, the man's face turned bright red.

"I'm telling you there really was something!"

"Whatever it is, bring Lord Gude. We have to find the brats. Although they wouldn't have been able to run away anyway, we'll suffer a bit to find them."

Having a small quarrel at this moment was a bad choice for them.

Thud, roll roll roll.

Thanks to that, they failed to notice the second small bundle flying over bursting beside them and spewing suspicious smoke.

"Urgh, what is this? Uurgh.......!"

"What? Damn right now...... Urgh! Blergh!!!"

Belatedly feeling something strange, they tried to wave away the smoke, but it was already too late.

The nausea starting one by one soon spread to everyone.

"Do, don't inhale! Because of this...... Uurgh!!!"

A small figure intervened among them who couldn't come to their senses.

Thwack!

And at the strong impact felt on the solar plexus and vital points, the men fell one by one.

Those who fell on the floor once couldn't get up again.

Because the moment their heads touched the floor, they were hit accurately on the philtrum by Mir waiting below and couldn't regain consciousness.

"Strike down as if to kill. So they can't get up."

Before losing consciousness, a thin but murderous voice rang in their ears.

***

"Is, is it all done?"

Nihil, whose breath was short and eventually escaped to where the gas was shallow, muttered.

"One left. You two can handle that much."

Following that, Mir crawled out and resolved Nihil's doubt.

Thwack!

As if proving those words, with a heavy hitting sound as the last, Flinn and Seya also revealed themselves.

"Urgh, I, I think we handled it all. Blergh."

Seya, who had inhaled a little gas before too, ended up retching once while continuing his words.

"Aack!!! Go vomit over there! It's dirty as hell."

"This bastard, is that all you can say to a comrade who dedicated this body to perform the mission?"

While Nihil and Seya were bickering, Mir examined the Little Duke's condition.

The condition of Flinn who came out together was also not different from Seya.

The child covering his mouth and nose with a pale face took deep breaths a few times and then removed his hand.

"It seems no one got hurt, urgh."

Although he retched slightly at the end.

"Ahem, if you feel like vomiting, just do it. I'm used to it so I'm fine, but it's hard to endure usually."

Seya, whose internal intimacy increased after handling the work together, said to the Little Duke.

"No, I'm fine. Since we snatched the key too, now...... Ah!"

The child who was speaking gasped once as if something came to mind and went into the remnant of the smoke still remaining.

The children screamed in surprise at the sudden action, but Flinn's figure didn't come out of the smoke.

Mir frowned as he couldn't understand his sudden action in a situation pressed for time.

The child, who seemed to be scanning the floor bending his waist, stood up again as if he found what he wanted and hurriedly came out of the smoke remnant.

"What did you do just now? Did you leave something important behind?"

When the flustered Seya asked, Flinn took out what he held in his hand.

It was Mir's invention that had become a dud.

"......Did you go to get this?"

"Didn't you say this was the first time you made it? There must be a reason it didn't work properly. I thought it would be better than just leaving it behind."

Flinn smiled awkwardly and handed over Mir's half-burnt flash bomb.

"......Why did you go and pick up something that already failed?"

When Mir didn't take what he offered, the Little Duke tilted his head and answered.

"I didn't think you would want to throw it away."

It was a neat answer.

It was also the correct answer.

Mir didn't like throwing away failed works.

However, Mir didn't like that someone who was the successor of a ducal family made an effort just to pick up something like that.

His friend's face looking at him with shining eyes, and also himself wanting to reach out immediately and receive the small lump he handed over, he didn't like any of it.

"It is fine. Just throw it away."

Eventually, Mir politely but coldly rejected the kindness Flinn offered.

"Hey, Mir. What's wrong? There's nothing bad about taking it."

When the flustered Seya nudged Mir's arm gently with his elbow, Mir opened his mouth.

"It is just trash."

The child, who didn't change his words until the end, shut his mouth tight with these words as the last.

Seya knew that if it was the Mir he knew, he would naturally want to have that failed work.

Therefore, Seya opened his mouth to ask if that was okay, but swallowed his words upon seeing Mir's face.

Because it was an expression like having his hand cut by a sharp knife unexpectedly.

"If you feel a bit iffy about throwing it away, just take it, Young Master. You can think of it as a gift."

"Gift?"

The Little Duke, holding the small sphere awkwardly, looked down at it.

"No, well, you can just do as you please! If you felt offended, I apologize......."

Only then did Seya, realizing that handing over such trash as a gift itself could be rude, say waving his arms as if making an excuse.

"No, I will accept it gratefully."

Flinn put the dud lump in his pocket.

"Now, there is no time. Let's go in quickly."

Seya urged everyone as if to ventilate the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

Actually, the time delayed due to the physical fight with the men was quite long, so everyone hastened their steps and entered the room.

The children who entered urgently didn't notice a squirrel slipping through them and entering one of the numerous rooms in the hallway.

***

A small squirrel peeked its head through the slightly open door crack.

It was quite a cute appearance, but I didn't want to see something like the cuteness of a 1000-year-old squirrel.

"What are you plotting?"

As I appeared behind the door, the guy rolled his eyes here and there reading my mood.

"Don't think about lying for no reason and answer straight."

"It is not my fault. The young Piteos said he would save the children first......."

The answer offered as an excuse didn't convince me at all.

Because I knew it was a blatant lie.

"This is the last chance. Tell me what you're plotting."

When I cut off its words and urged, the guy shut its mouth.

Instead, the guy's face gradually became menacing.

"......So you didn't believe me from the beginning?"

"I have never trusted you, not even once since the day you first lied."

The guy's face hardened noticeably, but I shrugged my shoulders without caring.

"Thanks to that, I arrived before it was too late."

How could the Little Duke, who should be confined in the temple, be able to come here safely without anyone knowing.

It's all because of the guy's trickery.

Guiding the Little Duke through a path without priests, and watching until the Little Duke was caught here even though it could have saved him sufficiently, were all the guy's intention.

Well, I, who tried to test the guy in this way, had nothing to say either.

"Even I didn't intend to harm the young child of Piteos. And it is also not a lie that it was that guy's choice."

It wasn't wrong words.

Although the guy released the Little Duke, wearing the old clothes Tollin prepared and being caught here was entirely that child's own choice.

I agreed with the guy's words and opened my mouth.

"You were an unnecessary character to the protagonist."

Although that didn't mean the guy passed the test.