Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 62

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Episode 62

“Why are you two making this so difficult…….”
I spoke with a note of melancholy as I watched the pair blocking my path.
Dylan burst into laughter.
“Is it that obvious we’re keeping you?”
Jade’s voice carried a hint of disappointment from beside him.
“I told His Majesty all about you in such earnest detail, and this is how you repay me? You even refused Lux’s request.”
I laughed awkwardly and held up the box to show them.
“But you ordered me to accept it… Besides, is it really all right for me to receive this much? Don’t you think His Majesty’s safe must be half-empty by now?”
“Quite possibly. Soon enough, he may be eating nothing but plain oatmeal every morning.”
At Jade’s impudent remark, I burst out laughing.
“Are you heading straight down to Ferarium? It would be nice if you waited to hear the results of the investigation before you left.”
“I’ll wrap things up in the Capital and leave tomorrow or around then. I’d like to do that too, but I can’t leave the Guild in the hands of my employees for much longer. I really do appreciate this.”
“Think of it as a wedding gift and accept it gracefully. You’ll naturally be coming to Lily’s wedding, won’t you?”
Rather than calling it my wedding, he deliberately named it Lily’s wedding so I couldn’t refuse—the cleverness of it made me laugh again.
“Of course.”
I spoke easily while smiling, yet my conversation partner was still the Crown Prince.
There was no way I could refuse. I didn’t know what the situation would be by then, but for now I spoke sincerely that I would attend.
The date of the wedding would spread throughout the Empire regardless of whether I heard it directly, and it seemed fine to simply see the ceremony for a brief moment and leave.
It was only after exchanging greetings with Jade and Dylan, and with Lily who had come to see me, that I could finally leave the Imperial Palace.
I then stopped by the bank and deposited the jewelry box in a safe.
I also visited the post office and left a message for Ginger that included information about the Eggmen, along with a deceptive postal document.
It was a method of delivery through the Mail Portal that could only be used at the post office—the fee was somewhat steep, but it was currently the most useful method available.
If I used the Communication Device at the Guild office, the contents would leave me feeling uneasy even after I fled, and I thought using it would be safer if I had Ginger check it as a favor. It was a method I had devised with that in mind.
I could have used the Illusion Message Delivery method I’d sent to Dylan, but I was worried someone nearby might see it.
Ginger was probably waiting for news from me day and night.
I hurried back to the Hotel and activated the Communication Device connected to the Guild office.
I had ordered Ginger to keep the office door guarded at all times while organizing things around, and it wasn’t long before a familiar voice came through.
-Yes, this is Ginger Perrian.
“Ah, Ginger.”
-Director?
Ginger’s voice became noticeably brighter.
“Yes, I have something I need you to do. Can you go to the post office in town sometime today and check for mail?”
-To the post office… Ah, yes, I understand! Should I contact you again after checking?
Ginger seemed to have grasped what I meant right away, so I reassured myself and continued.
“No, you don’t need to report back. Just pick up the mail and place it on my desk, will you? I’ll go and check it. Just make sure it’s something that came in my name.”
-Yes, understood, Director.
“Then thanks for your trouble.”
I hung up without hesitation, saying only what needed to be said.
Ginger and I had only an interview and a brief time working together—I wasn’t the type to hang on to words and chat familiarly anyway.
After finishing the call, I left and spotted Nizela.
“I’ll be having dinner with Annie, so everyone else should rest at ease.”
“The two of you seem to have quite a close bond.”
“Well… once I head down, it’ll be a while before I can see her again, so I want to spend time with her while I’m here.”
“I see. Then have a pleasant time, Director!”

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I held out a pouch filled with gold coins to Annie.
“Hmm?”
“For carriage fare and any additional personnel you might need—spend as much as you require. I’ve put in more than enough, but let me know if you need more. Since everything has to be moved at once, it’s going to cost quite a lot.”
“Don’t worry about it. Besides, my colleagues have already agreed to roll up their sleeves and help. I’ve prepared ten Teleportation Scrolls. Should I prepare more?”
The Teleportation Scrolls Annie mentioned were Teleportation Magic Circles created by mages and inscribed onto magical paper.
Depending on the distance, the price of a single Teleportation Scroll could match the cost of a horse.
We had chosen to move using two different methods deliberately, so as not to let anyone trace our route.
Since we didn’t know how our lives would unfold from here on, ten scrolls seemed like they would be more than enough to use.
“Thank you. That should do it. For now, Annie and I will move together, and we’ll meet up with Eggmen and Ginger later. Split half the Teleportation Scrolls and send them with their carriage. We don’t know when the pursuit will begin, so we need to take the safest route possible.”
“Hazel, about that—would you mind taking a look at this? Which route do you think would be better?”
Annie unfolded a map she’d prepared and spread it across the table.
“Let’s look it over together.”
“I’ve arranged safe houses in the western cities—Pairont, Castalt, and Tenegal, just as you suggested. The border regions nearby are also gentler for passage.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Lafod, which borders Pairont to the southwest, has fairly good relations with our country, so we should be able to move without suspicion. I haven’t decided on this yet, so let’s keep it as an assumption for now.”
I lifted the corners of my mouth in a nod.
I still harbored the desire to keep leaving this place entirely and crossing into foreign lands as a last resort.
“I told Ginger to leave some traces at the destination region to create a distraction. So we’ll split up—one group heading to Pairont, the other to Tenegal.”
“Good. After that, we’ll erase our tracks as we go and assess the situation. That region has plenty of foreign merchants, so switching carriages will be easiest there.”
“And then.”
I traced a line across the map, drawing a triangle connecting Pairont, Tenegal, and Castalt in between.
“So your plan is to make a final rendezvous with Ginger and Eggmen at Castalt Mablaneg, the village in the middle. Have you been to that area before? You seem to know the regional characteristics very well.”
“Hmm, well. I’ve just picked things up here and there. I think it would be better to have Eggmen and Ginger go to Tenegal instead. I hear there are people from many different regions living there. It should be less conservative than Pairont.”
“You’re being considerate because of their slave background.”
Annie stated it without any filter.
“Just in case. I let Ginger know this morning to leave the town at a set time. If they can make it to the entrance of the Melkinto Ruined Temple by two to three in the afternoon, I’ll send a carriage.”
The Melkinto Ruined Temple is an abandoned structure in Melkinto, the gateway town to Ferarium.
Two massive pillars stand on either side, and the interior is hollow, making it a symbolic landmark of Ferarium.
That’s why we chose it—easy to recognize and it’s also the boundary of Ferarium.
“Then we should send the carriage ahead. We’ll need to move at that time as well, yes?”
“Yes. We need to block every possible avenue of suspicion. If Ginger’s absence seems too long, it could raise alarm, so we move in sync. Once Ginger reaches Tenegal, they’ll move between different inns, leaving traces.”
“Then let’s do it that way.”
Annie reached out and pulled the wine glass toward herself.
She drained it in one gulp, cleared her throat, and reviewed the route we’d discussed once more.
“The Slave Gladiator Arena has loose supervision from morning until four in the afternoon—the slaves’ rest time. Since that day is month-end, it’ll probably get busy around two, earlier than usual. We need to get them out during the chaos. I’ve already told Eggmen about this.”
“Honestly, this part worries me. If we have the carriage ready but they can’t get out, it’s all for nothing.”
“That’s why I was thinking of going myself.”
“You can’t. Are you mad?”
Annie snapped, cutting off my words.
Whoa, startled. Annie’s sharp glare was intimidating.
I flinched unnecessarily and mumbled an excuse.
“No, it’s just that there’s no ability like Illusion Magic for situations like that…….”
“If they can’t get out, that’s their fate. What can we do?”
“No. Ginger needs to stay by my side for now.”
It was saying that someone who wouldn’t betray you for money was an ability holder.
That’s why I was certain she would cleanly cover up any traces left in my Guild in the Ferarium region.
Once you put money in her hand, she handles the job flawlessly.
“And if they can’t escape from there either, is there any guarantee they won’t be caught somewhere else? Let them escape on their own.”
“…Fine. I was being a bit overbearing.”
“So the Slave Gladiator Arena at two o’clock. We can depart from the Hotel at that time as well.”
I spoke in a calmer voice than before.
“On that day, I’ll send my secretary and the maids through the gate that returns to Ferarium from the Hotel, and then we move right after. We said the arrival time would be deliberately after four o’clock, so we have that window to work with.”
“That’s pretty comfortable, actually.”
So all of this had to come together flawlessly without a single mistake.
We continued talking through what remained, barely touching our dinner.
Four days left.
Really not much time at all.

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