Olivier Alway was under house arrest in a simple room.
Although she was a prisoner, she was not inconvenienced, but she couldn’t stop worrying about Jared’s safety.
She also knew that her family, the Dragon Girl Rio, had been brought here as well, but she didn’t even know where she was.
“What can I do?”
There was no need to ask herself that question.
If Jared couldn’t fight because she had become a hostage, then she, Olivier, had to save her fiancé.
She had always expected that one day she would be a hindrance to her fiancé. She had hoped it wouldn’t happen, but she knew all too well from her mother’s experience that reality was not kind to Olivier.
It was impossible for the intelligent Olivier not to have foreseen that Jared would fall into dire straits because of her.
She herself knew best that his weakness was his fiancée, Olivier Alway, and her family.
“First, I have to get out of here.”
She had been quiet until now, but it wasn’t because her spirit was broken or because she was afraid.
She had been carefully assessing the situation.
Currently, there were only five people Olivier had seen in the mansion where she was being held. Of course, she wasn’t so optimistic as to think that was the only number of people there.
Although their attire suggested they were nobles, as members of the Orthodox Magician Army, they were all supposed to be magicians. Although she couldn’t see them, she suspected there were also members of the Royal Mage Corps.
“I hate it that I can’t fight in times like these.”
She tried to open the door, but it was locked and wouldn’t open. If she made a loud noise, someone would appear, and she might even be restrained.
As Jared’s hostage, she probably wouldn’t be treated too harshly, but there was always a possibility of the worst.
She had to move with the assumption of the worst-case scenario at all times.
She hadn’t lost hope that her family would be searching for them by now.
Not only her father, the Duke, but also Pfeil of Waalthe were at the mansion. Although he had been an enemy who had threatened her life in the past, she believed that knowing his abilities made him the person most likely to find her now.
“My family will definitely find me. But as long as I can escape before something happens to Jared, that’s all that matters.”
It was unfortunate, but she had anticipated such a situation, and — she had prepared a countermeasure.
Originally, she wanted to act after confirming Rio was nearby, but now time was of the essence.
Just as Olivier was about to take action, a man rudely entered the room.
“—! You are…”
She was stunned and speechless in surprise.
“Fufufufu, it’s been a while — Olivier-tan.”
The man, dressed in what appeared to be fancy noble clothing, had an unsettling smile, unable to hide his corpulent body that showed a lack of exercise.
His skin was pale, as if he rarely went out of the mansion, and his brown hair was long, making him look unhealthy.
“Why are you here — Jidock Rocco?”
He was — a former candidate for Olivier’s fiancé, a young man who had suffered greatly, called a “white pig.”
“Why? Fufuh, the guys from the Orthodox Magician Army who thought Olivier-tan was an obstacle, sold you off without permission from above. It cost a lot of money — but it seems to have been worth it.”
“— What, what do you plan to do with me?”
A bad premonition swept through her.
She was prepared to pay for her actions. But she never thought she would have to pay for them at this particular timing.
She bit her lip in frustration and regret.
She was frustrated that because of her, she couldn’t save the boy she loved from crisis and remained a burden.
“What do I plan to do — you ask? Fufufufu, it’s obvious, isn’t it? That is —”
Olivier’s pupils widened at the words that came from Jidock’s distorted smile.
