If I Were Reborn, I Wouldn’t Marry You - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

Thud!

When Leonhardt used his ability, the kidnapper clutched his chest like someone who had seen something terrifying and fainted.

I helped Leonhardt, whose complexion had turned pale as if he might faint at any moment, move the kidnapper to one side of the warehouse.

I carefully covered the kidnapper with a cloth that had been neglected for so long that dust puffed out as soon as I picked it up.

“Let’s get out of here now.”

Leonhardt gestured toward the door with his eyes.

‘Tom’, who had said he was going to the restroom for a moment, would be back soon.

If ‘Tom’ was even slightly smarter than this man, he would immediately notice something was wrong when his colleague was nowhere to be seen and would gather people.

We didn’t have much time, so we had to hurry.

However, my feet wouldn’t move easily.

“Leon, are you okay?”

I asked worriedly, looking at Leonhardt who seemed like he might collapse at any moment.

Using his ability enough to knock out a sturdy adult man in one go was too much of a strain for Leonhardt right now.

“Of course I’m fine.”

Leonhardt forced the corners of his mouth up into a smile and put on a brave front.

“You don’t look fine.”

At my blunt criticism, Leonhardt’s smile deepened.

“No? I’m fine though?”

Though his attitude was playful, it was just a more sincere act than before.

I could only sigh.

‘I know too, that this is a time when you have to be okay even if you’re not.’

Using his ability more in Leonhardt’s current state would be pushing it too far.

Arguing for long would only reduce our time to escape.

‘It’s better to get out quickly and receive treatment.’

For now, I had to trust in Leonhardt’s mental strength.

“This way.”

Having steeled my resolve, I took the lead and went outside.

Fortunately, the escape route in my memory was still intact at this point.

Even though we had been in the dark warehouse the whole time, when we entered the passageway where not a single ray of light came in, it felt like walking with our eyes closed.

“Ugh.”

Leonhardt noticed me groping and walking slowly, then extended his hand.

“Here. Take my hand.”

“Thank you.”

We walked hand in hand through the narrow, winding passageway that would require a large adult man to walk sideways.

As I kept flinching from being so tense about someone appearing from behind, Leonhardt gripped my hand more firmly.

My hand, cold from tension, gradually warmed up, and by the time I regained my composure, the end of the passageway came into view.

When we successfully made it outside without being caught by anyone, a sigh of relief burst out.

“I guess I was holding my breath without realizing it.”

Quite some time must have passed while I was unconscious, as the sky was gradually brightening.

I looked at the sun peeking out timidly and deliberately took big breaths in and out.

Leonhardt, whose expression had disappeared from walking through the quite long passageway with his tired body, smiled faintly.

I smiled back and calculated our remaining stamina.

‘If he has the energy to smile, his condition isn’t too bad… But even if Leon is tough, he won’t be able to hold out for long…’

This was an abandoned country house located far from the village.

In other words, we would have to travel quite a distance to reach a house where we could ask for help.

I looked around thoughtfully and made a suggestion.

“If I remember correctly, there should be stables just around that corner. Want to go check?”

Judging by the distinctive smell of horses, the stables didn’t seem to be empty.

Both I and Leonhardt were good at horseback riding.

Though we were too young now and had physical limitations, even accepting the risk of falling off would be better than running there ourselves.

After thinking for a moment, Leonhardt shook his head.

“That’s too dangerous. But we could use another method.”

Leonhardt quickly whispered the method he had come up with.

It was to use the horses to lure the kidnappers.

After thinking briefly, I nodded.

“If it works well, it should be fine. Good.”

When we quietly entered the stables so as not to startle the horses, two pack horses made snorting sounds and turned to look at us.

Fortunately, they seemed to be gentle creatures as there was no further reaction.

Their gazes simply followed us as we moved.

“Shh, good boys?”

After I and Leonhardt appropriately calmed the horses, we carefully untied their reins.

Just as we both succeeded in untying the reins, Leonhardt whispered in a low voice.

“We need to hurry. I can hear murmuring sounds from outside.”

“Looks like we’ve been discovered.”

I knew we wouldn’t be able to hold out for long, but it was faster than I thought.

‘Well, this involves harming Lady Roderick and the Prince, so leaving just the two of us was actually too lax a response.’

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that divine protection had helped us so far.

I and Leonhardt stepped outside the stables with the horses, keeping our footsteps as quiet as possible.

Leonhardt’s breathing was rough from using his ability again to make the horses follow obediently.

After somehow leading the horses out of the stables, we struck the horses’ flanks to make them run off in different directions.

Neighhhh!

The trained horses began running with all their might as commanded, even without riders.

The clip-clop sounds cut through the night air.

That sound also reached the kidnappers who were searching outside.

“Over there, I hear sounds from that direction!”

“Looks like they’re escaping on horseback?”

“It’ll be big trouble if they get away! Roderick’s knights are following close to the vicinity!”

“First, drive them so they can’t go northwest! If this fails, we’re all dead men!”

The panicked kidnappers loudly rattled off information.

‘They seem too careless for pawns to be used and discarded.’

Though the kidnappers being dumber than expected was fortunate for us.

Anyway, according to the kidnappers’ words, it seemed the escort knights had temporarily lost us but immediately started pursuit.

And they had tracked us to quite close range.

‘Thank goodness.’

I exchanged relieved glances with Leonhardt.

Though the sky was hazy white from dawn, the constellations were still visible.

We determined our direction by the position of the stars, then hurriedly ran toward the northwest.

Though the kidnappers split into two groups to chase after the horses, they would return immediately once they confirmed there was nothing on the horses’ backs.

We had to get as far away as possible before then.

I and Leonhardt ran and ran until the country house was out of sight, holding hands so we wouldn’t lose each other.

Our breath came up to our throats and our legs felt heavy.

When I thought we couldn’t run anymore, Leonhardt stopped me.

“I hear sounds from down that hillside.”

“Could it be residents from the nearby village?”

After concentrating and listening for a moment, Leonhardt said it sounded like the presence of multiple men.

“We don’t know if it’s Roderick’s knights or the kidnappers.”

Since we had run northwest for quite a while, the probability that it was Roderick’s knights looking for us was definitely high.

However, the risk was too great to bet everything on probability alone.

If the owners of those presences were a group of kidnappers, we would be finished there, completely exhausted as we were.

‘Since we were caught while fleeing, they’ll probably finish us off here to avoid future troubles.’

Killing us quickly and escaping from both Roderick and Perington was the only way the kidnappers could survive.

“We need to check first.”

But I couldn’t easily think of a way to confirm the opponent’s identity while ensuring our safety.

‘Even if Leonhardt’s senses are far superior to others, if we get close enough to identify them, we won’t be able to secure enough distance to escape. Then, what if we do the opposite…?’

“Let’s lure them.”

“Lure them?”

At Leonhardt’s questioning tone, I explained the plan in more detail.

“You know, like codes that soldiers use. We’ll leave markings that Roderick’s knights would know but the kidnappers wouldn’t, then hide.”

So that only Roderick’s knights could find us.

“That’s good.”

Leonhardt handled both coming up with ‘codes that soldiers use’ and finding a place to hide.

Walking ahead while gathering wood and stones to leave certain markings, Leonhardt discovered a rock shade with its entrance covered by vines.

“That spot looks good.”

It was a narrow space, but sufficient for two children to hide.

We entered the rock shade, carefully covered the entrance with vines, then sat down.

“I really feel like I’m going to die.”

Even Leonhardt, who rarely complained, nodded in agreement.

‘I hope they come looking for us soon.’

Now all we could do was wait.

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