I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

8. Road to the capital

1.

A total of five people realized that they had returned.

Of course, all five of them still believed that only they had returned to the past, but the first action they needed to take was clear.

Starting with Eileen, the Grand Duke of the Northern Nord who must protect the vast northern land and the Great Wall, Rashil, who commands the southern fleet at a young age and reigns like a messenger to the pirates.

And the rest of the staff, including Princess Elena, who has already taken action.

Without a single exception, they were heading to the capital of the empire.

The Earldom of Weiss is a kind of small society. To make an easy analogy, everyone knows that Charles in the lower town has eight forks, including one for guests, even though his family is six including Charles. It was already at the western end of the empire, so it was not enough to call it a poor village.

If you have a status of a grand duke, a princess, or an admiral, it would be absurd to go there unless you have a suitable excuse like Princess Elena.

In the same way, it is a long way for Sylpia and Arwen, who have returned, to suddenly blend into the small society of the Earl of Weiss. Especially since an outsider who suddenly appeared would surely receive suspicious glances.

So the reason they headed to the capital was simple.

First of all, it is easiest and fastest to plan the future slowly in the capital city, which can be said to be the center of the vast Ezekielland Empire.

It also contributed to the fact that there was not a big difference between the present time when they returned to the past and the time when Rudrick, who could not stand the annoyance of the family, went to the capital to the capital where the older and younger sisters were located.

And just as they expected.

“It’s a shame.”

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Just like when they came, the inspection team used a magic circle on their way back.

It was a considerable number of people, including escorting knights, attendants and maids, but this time, the party included Rudric, who was packing his bags.

Earl Weiss laughed as if he couldn’t believe the sight.

“After all, the day has come for us to leave for Rudrick, honey.”

“That’s kind of the point. It seems like yesterday that the bloody days were gone, but all the guys with three children have moved to Seoul.”

“But shouldn’t a person play in the big water? Not like this small manor.”

“That’s true, but…”

Count Weiss muttered his words.

I don’t remember ever seeing the kind of aegyo that is often expected of a son, whether it was when I was young or now, and it’s true that I was worried because he had a more easy-going personality than a woman.

However, even such a troublesome son is 20 years old.

It was true that I felt sad when I thought that I would leave my parents’ side when I grew up.

‘…… I can’t live wearing it for a thousand years.’

Still, he is already an adult and a grown-up son. Count Weiss, who thought so, tried to hold on to his heart.

If you think about it calmly, even if you had already found another marriage wife that fit the rank of Count Weiss, you would have been married long ago. It’s just that the moment of farewell has come forward a little.

After repeating that, Count Weiss tried to smile.

It wasn’t like we couldn’t meet forever if we broke up now anyway.

“Rudric. When you go to the capital, be careful not to harm the court mage.”

“Of course.

“The Eastern Country of Courtesy…? What else was that…. It’s okay. There’s no way that a gourd that leaks inside won’t leak outside.”

“Mom.”

“……Go, listen carefully to the wizard, eat well, and call me anytime if you are sick. This mother will be protecting the territory well with your father.”

After finishing what he wanted to say, Count Weiss left his seat. Now it was the turn of the Countess of Weiss’ hostess.

“Ludrick. Your mother has already said everything I want to say, so I won’t say it at length. When you meet a good daughter-in-law, be sure to tell your father first.”

“……Ugh, I understand. Do you want to tell me to get married until this happens?”

“You will know when you have children.”

That’s why the mischievous grumbling that it was useless to have children was over. After a short glance, the teleport magic began to activate, and soon the surroundings were enveloped in a flash of light.

In the scene where they were experiencing the mystery of the magic that narrowed the space and the space that was far away, Elena, who had broken through the knights standing in escort formation, spoke to Rudric insinuatingly.

“Is this your first time leaving the Earldom of Weiss?”

“……Isn’t it? It’s because I’ve been here all my life since I was born.”

“As the saying goes, if you have a child, send it to the capital. It will be very different from the Earl of Weiss… But if it’s Sir, you’ll be able to adapt without difficulty.”

“Your Highness, the Princess, speaks as if she knows me well.”

At Elena’s low muttering, Rudrick made a puzzled expression. And, perhaps realizing that what he just said could be taken as if it were an argument, he hurriedly added:

“Not meant to be sarcastic, but very sincere.”

“……Well, I don’t know the sutra very well, but that’s how I felt.”

Princess Elena, who flipped her hair with her graceful movements, was silent for a moment, and then she answered briefly.

In the eyes, remorse passed by momentarily. Still she was in the past.

She is exactly that, if she could still do this now, she would a hundred times, a thousand times she wanted to go back, she would come back to that moment she was talking to Rudrick, she couldn’t believe herself. There was no

Isn’t this moment a fleeting dream that will all disappear like foam when you wake up?

Is that why?

“……?”

“……Ah.”

Unconsciously, Elena’s outstretched hand stroked Rudrick’s hair lightly.

The vivid feel of her hand reminded Elena that this situation was not a sad overnight dream, but a reality, but what she got in return was Rudrick’s curious gaze.

The two are almost like meeting each other for the first time. To be precise, it had only been four days since we met. In a relationship between a man and a woman who have only met face to face, putting a hand on the body of an outsider is a story that cannot happen in this world, which is a pre-modern class society.

Elena let out a small exclamation as if she had realized it, and then withdrew her hand and apologized.

“……I’m sorry. I thought of my younger brother when I looked at you.”

“Ah… Well, that could be it. It’s okay.”

Rudrick replied with a bewildered expression as if he was okay, but in fact it was a blatant lie.

From the color of their hair and eyes to their features, even after washing their eyes, they couldn’t find a resemblance.

‘…… Come to think of it, he had a younger brother.’

But thanks to her, it served as an opportunity to remind people of the fact that Elena had regressed and that she forgot about it because she was so focused on Rudrick.

If it was her younger brother’s face, she still remembered it clearly.

How could she forget the face of her foolish sister who dared to point a sword at herself?

Considering her status as a member of the royal family and her gender as a man, did she not take the slightest consideration so that she could die with poison rather than a sword, unlike her older sister and younger sisters?

“There will be a lot of work to do when I get back.”

“……It seems that Her Highness the Princess is very busy. No, is it natural that she is the Princess?”

“Unfortunately, position comes with responsibilities. The Lord will gradually come to know. The court mage is a very capable person, and if you are a court mage’s disciple, all sorts of flies will be attracted by now.”

“Eh.”

Rudrick made an expression of disgust at Elena’s words, raising the corner of her mouth and smiling strangely. Just as it was in Elena’s memory.

Thanks to that look, Elena swallowed her words after realizing that she had returned to the past and now that she had successfully put her first relationship with Ludrick together.

‘And if you’re the empress of the Ezekielland Empire, surely you have a lot of work to do, right?’

2.

Dragon.

This musty, old tale-like creature still existed in our day.

Sometimes as a human, sometimes as an elf, sometimes as a beastman.

Even by the standard of longevity, they live a life close to eternity, and they spend their lives in the form of play, but there is one iron rule in this play.

The act of play is, for example, an actor who has been given a role and does his best to play that role. Dragon’s play should not deviate from the frame set in the beginning.

In the process of playing, the dragon’s awareness that he is a dragon becomes more and more faint as the time of play increases, and if he is too immersed in the game itself, he crosses the line at some point.

‘Is there such a rule?’

‘…… Okay. Play is more like an act of experiencing the lives of ordinary people. That’s why I shouldn’t deviate from that ‘normal’.’

‘Is this National Geographic?’

‘Yes? What is that?’

‘Yes. It’s just photography, a job where you shouldn’t intervene in nature. At a glance, the story is similar. The dragon’s play, too.’

However.

Recalling the short conversation they had once, Sylfia opened her eyes.

Originally, at this point, she would have gone through the process of slowly looking back on the last game in the form of a dream, falling asleep for a year or two between games.

However, even the dragon, which is not an exaggeration to say that he has mastered the realm of magic, can not use his hands after the curse dwelling in Rudric’s body is manifested. .

How terrible was the process of just watching Rudric dying despite his name being a dragon.

It was a very miserable feeling that there was something that could not be solved even if all dragons ignored the rules and used their original power as if it was natural.

To the extent that I don’t want to go through it again.

“……This will be the longest game ever.”

Sylphia’s body changed along with the pure white halo.

The red gigantic body that used to fill the cave in the middle of an unknown mountain, in a remote area where no human can reach, shrunk in an instant.

When the light swept through, the only thing left was a girl with hair as red as if it were burning.

Yes. Before returning, she played the role of a human wizard with this body.

Sylpia recalled her forgotten past and took her steps cautiously. Just a short time ago, she had played the life of a human knight who had been known to the entire continent, so she had no trouble adjusting to her petite human body.

A return to the past.

Going against absolute time is an impossible feat even for a dragon. However, the sharp eyes of Sylphea, who personally embodied the near-miracle miracle, bent softly.

“Wait a minute, Rick.”

Outside the cave, only sheer cliffs and towering mountains could be seen. But, thinking of Rudrick, who must be somewhere beyond that, Sylpia muttered in a whisper in a voice as soft as her eyes.

“I’ll see you soon.”

And.

“I will definitely save you this time.”

With a determination not to be heard.