Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN) - Chapter 152

A few days after the Divine Beast duel between Marie-san and I was over and the entire one-year training program had been completed. A few days later, Marie received word that the military from the capital had finally arrived at the Demon Forest, which she had been anxiously awaiting for some time.

“Oh, my God!”

Marie was furious with blue streaks on her temples. She must be really angry, because her ears were bright red and twitching. When Marie’ s emotion moves, her ears also move. She looks like a dog, but she would get angry with me if I said something like that, so it is better not to say anything.

“Lily, “take me and fly to the entrance of the forest. . Let’s go and punish those lazy government officials.”

“Yes, Master.”

“No, Lily. Lily, what are you talking about when you’re dealing with a state authority?;

“What are you talking about when you are dealing with state power? The prestige of the duke’s house is only effective against the government officials, who are the public servants of the state.”

We were walking along the roadless trail in the forest, guided by Marie. Perhaps it is because we have become so used to life in the demon forest, but we have become completely distracted, even though the forest is much deeper than usual.

However, even though we were out of it, we weren’t slacking off in our guards. It means that I can now search for an enemy in a forest of this size with a single hand without having to pull myself together. I think I’ve grown a lot in the past year.

“Oh, I can see it now.”

“I’m sure that’s it. Do you recognize it?”

“Well, the last time I saw him was a year ago. …… Oh, but he looks familiar to me.”

“Is everything all right then?”

“No problem at all.”

Apparently, it was not the stationed military police sent from the imperial capital, but military police from our territory’s Army. There were eight military police in total. They seemed to be pulling a carriage with iron bars to lock up and transport the criminals.

　As we moved through the forest to get in front of them, the military police recognized us and saluted us in a single, steady motion.

“I don’t know your names, but I’ve been waiting for you for some time now.”

　I don’t know his name, but I have seen his face a few times before. I believe he is in charge of the military police department of our army. ……

“Thanks for your help. You are very late, by the way.”

　If I fly from Heidburg, I can reach there in two or three days. It is hard to imagine that it would take so long if there were no issues.

“The “What? , there is pressure from the capital.”

‘Pressure?”

“Yes. Apparently, some nobleman intervened when the information was being conveyed to Heidburg, and there was some sort of trouble.”

Some nobility, huh?”

　”That aristocrat must have been a big shot. He must have been a big man, a count or so.”

However, the person who was pressuring him has already been eliminated.

“Oh.

　I guess it’s no use being rash

“Ugh, my fiancée’s stomach is turning blacker and blacker. ……”

“No, please tell me you’re being tactful.”

Lily is a little red and upset. It’s adorable that she’s blushing even more again, as if she realized she was being teased.

‘I can’t believe you made it as far as …… and it still hasn’t happened.”

‘It must have done a lot of damage,’both physically and mentally.

　The reason for the dispatch of the military officer was to hand over the still unconscious Christophe and to transport him. I have no sympathy for him, but it is not hard to imagine that he must have been in a state of shock.

The reason why Christophe, the national rebel, had been left alone for several days was simply because there was no one here who could deal with him.

As an imperial military officer, I have the power to secure and repel hostiles, but arresting, transporting, and other such tasks are under the jurisdiction of the military police, who play a similar role to the earth police.

I understand that they can’t come directly into the Demon Forest, but even so, they work too slowly. It seemed that government bureaucracy existed even in the Empire.

“I’ll go with you.”

“Speaking of which, Eberhard was the next head of this place.”

　 　 The military police stationed in the Farenheit frontier count’s territory should have received a call from the imperial capital and come here. Or perhaps the military forces of the of the counts Farenheit have been commissioned to do so.

　Either way, it should be someone related to our territory. If that is the case, it would be easier for me to leave.

“Then, Lily, please. Please do me a favor.”

　Marie , who was dragging Christophe, who was still limping with his arms and legs bound, gave the order.

“Yes, I’ll go. Then, let’s go.”

　Lily cast a complex pattern of transfer magic circle and activates the magic. The scenery whiteed out and I felt a momentary sense of levitation, but I wew were already outside the forest.

‘This way.”

I don’t know whether it is His Majesty or the Prime Minister, but in any case, it is good to have a capable head of a nation. I don’t know if this incident was a good thing or not, but the fact that the empire was able to have the pus seared out of it in this way is not necessarily a bad thing, considering the sound operation of the nation.

I don’t know whether the count was transferred, reassigned, or executed, but in any case, he will never be heard from again. I

‘We will take him into custody now.”

“Mm.”

“Boo-hoo!”

　Marie grabs Christophe by the collar and hands him over to the head of the military police. Although he is unconscious, Christophe’s expression is somewhat pained. I don’t know if it was because of the suffocation caused by being held by the collar and not being able to breathe, or if it was because of the suffering caused by being dragged this far despite being wounded all over his body, but I felt a little sorry for the guy. It made me choked up and I couldn’t help but burst out …….

“Hey, Hal!”

The world is very harsh on people who laugh at the wrong moment!

　Thus, Christophe was transported to the capital without any major trouble.

　It was two weeks later that the results of the trial arrived.

　After regaining consciousness at the imperial capital, Christophe seemed to be calm …… or rather stunned at first, but as soon as my name, Marie’s name, and the emperor’s name were mentioned” during the trial, he started screaming like a maniac. If that had been enough, he would have been spared the final punishment, but he went on a tirade against the emperor, who was also present at the trial (the emperor is obliged to attend any trial related to the nobility). This was the decisive factor in Christophe’s capture, and without waiting for the outcome of the trial, he was immediately placed under arrest for the crimes of disrespect and rebellion against the nation. He was executed shortly after.

　In the end, he remained the same until the end. If he had been able to reflect on his actions somewhere, the outcome might have been different in the future, but it is pointless to think about such things now.

Our training program came to an end, and each of us moved on to our own paths with a sense of regret.