Chapter 423: Temple Knight Yulia

"The wine vinegar will be shipped from this winery when the time comes."

Nao Nishida looked at the building not far away and fell into deep thought.

"The wine vinegar should be transported directly to the Viscount's mansion by then. The barrels may also need to be opened and tested on the way. So we have very little time to do anything. I'm afraid it can only be done on the day of the carnival. Anyway. In any case, we need to sneak into the viscount's house. Then we can have a chance to replace the wine."

"Do you mean to sneak into the Viscount's house in advance?" Erina was very worried about this: "It's impossible. I feel that I will definitely be discovered..."

"I didn't say infiltrating in advance. We just need to hide in the barrel after the gifts are loaded into the car and before departure." Nao suggested: "For this reason, it is still necessary to sneak into the mansion that night. And try our best to do it It’s important to know the specific time of its departure.”

"Is it really possible to find out about this kind of thing?" Erina hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Is it too difficult to sneak into the mansion?"

"We don't necessarily have to infiltrate. If we can get other information, such as the specific time of the parade and the location of the carriage containing the gifts, then we can take advantage of the Viscount to pour wine during the parade. That's it. It’s safer, right, Erina-chan?”

"...Indeed. The Viscount will participate in the float parade and also have to deliver a speech...which means that he will not be able to escape until this project reaches a certain level."

Erina agreed, and after a pause, she continued.

"And these two carriages shouldn't follow the float, right? Instead, they will wait at the destination where the float will arrive, or at least at one of the destinations. The coachman shouldn't be too alert. Let's do something. The possibility of success has been greatly increased... In the past two days, we should do this as a prerequisite to search for useful information, right?"

Nao also agreed with this.

Therefore, the next course of action of the two people was finalized.

At the same time, in a distant kingdom...

A white-haired girl wearing silver half-plate armor, a short skirt and steel boots, with a long sword on her waist, was looking at the wanted poster and frowning.

The wanted person above is Makiko Kodera who is staying at her house.

"Ah, Yulia..."

Kodera Makiko's voice came from not far away.

This startled her, and she quickly turned to look in the direction of the sound.

Makiko Kodera was looking behind a wall.

Although his face was covered with a hooded cloak that was very popular among travelers, the cloak was pulled too close to prevent it from affecting his vision, so he could still clearly see who the wearer was.

"Why did you come out?" Yulia looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so she quickly ran to Xiaoji and asked reproachfully: "Didn't I tell you to wait at home! It's very dangerous outside!"

"Ah, I'm sorry." Kodera Makiko looked around nervously, then leaned in front of Yulia: "Actually, I'm here to say goodbye to you. I can't stay at your house any longer."

"Are you worried that I will betray you?"

"No, it's not... It's just that if this goes on, you may be implicated. I saw the wanted notice, and it was the King of France who wanted me directly. Miss Yulia, are you a temple knight? Harboring a wanted criminal is an extra crime... That, that is to say, you might also be killed..."

"...You don't need to remind me, I know it well." Yulia pressed Kodera's hood down again, and reminded nervously: "Don't raise your head, and don't act conspicuous. I'll take it with you now. You go home...remember to hide and don't come out again. I'm going to inquire about the situation and find out why you are wanted."

"Huh? But, that would be too troublesome for you! How could I, how could I trouble you so much..."

"I took the initiative to help you. What does it mean to be involved or not? You said you did nothing wrong, right? Then why did the Dharma King suddenly offer you a reward? Don't you think it's strange? Of course I have to try to figure out what happened. !”

"But, but, this... isn't it written above that the Lord Divine Witch came back to the world and directly ordered the King of France to arrest me? This is not a sufficient reason for you Temple Knights..."

"Then I can just take you away?"

"No, no! Don't! I just said, it's better not to have anything to do with me anymore! Although I don't know why the witch ordered to arrest me, isn't her order supreme to Jiuyuan Township? Help. Once my affairs are known to others, it will be equivalent to becoming an enemy of everyone..."

"So, why don't you let them know? After all, I feel strange because it says this is the order of the witch! Let's talk about it, is this true? It's really weird. ? First of all, there is no evidence that the Lord Divine Witch has come here again. Secondly, this is not at all like a request that a compassionate Lord Divine Witch would make!"

"This...is true. But..."

"Why are you hesitating? Just come home with me! Listen, don't run out without permission again! Let me handle this matter. I'm reminding you, you definitely can't escape from the city on your own. Really When you have to escape, it is more reliable for me to help you find a way!"

"Okay... But why do you want to help me to this extent?" Kodera Makiko was so moved that she choked up: "I just happened to pass by when you were fighting against the Nightmare Demon and helped me a little bit..."

"...That's no small favor. Without your help, I would have died at that time."

Yulia sighed and continued.

"It's a good thing that you blocked the knife for me, otherwise I would have died... Really, I thought you were dead at that time. Fortunately, your self-healing power is so strong... Oh, yes, don't think that you are With this kind of physique, you can forcefully escape from the city. The church has many ways to deal with unkillable targets. Keeping you locked up is just one of the solutions. They may also make you into a magic weapon."

"Made into a magic weapon?" Kodera was stunned for a moment, looking a little confused: "What do you mean?"

"It is sealed in the weapon. It may be necessary to melt you first, and then forge it. No matter what method is used, after the processing is completed, you will exist in a form that is conscious but unable to escape from the magic device... …At most I can wander around the magic device in my spirit state, but it’s very difficult to change back to a human being.”

When Yulia said this, she frowned and did not explain any more.

"Anyway, just be careful and don't get caught. Now, come home with me."