The Hero Party Couldn’t Kill Me

Chapter 7: The madness of the saintess and Iris (7)

“Edmund, Iris is getting more and more strange in her dreams. She’s not scared anymore she’s rather holding on. They even call me by name and try to fight back.”

A few days later, she received an unexpected report.

Anyway, the fact that I gave the Mystic Rose seems to have stimulated Iris more.

“What do you think is the state of Iris from what you saw?”

“I think I have awakened. What now?”

“Well, in a way she may have awakened, but if you look at her differently, wouldn’t she be running out of control? Or it could be heliotropism.”

“Sashimi… What is it?”

“It’s temporary.”

“… Anyway, isn’t there a problem with the plan?”

“Not necessarily.”

But I didn’t really care. Rather, her temporary awakening might help her with my plan.

“Are you really okay?”

“Honestly, it wasn’t totally intentional, but it worked out anyway. For the finale of my operation, it is good that she has her lead again.”

Raphaella doesn’t seem to understand my plan yet. It wouldn’t hurt to let her know about my plans in advance.

In order to do that, it seemed better to show the current situation rather than just talking.

“If time permits today, shall we walk downtown together in the afternoon?”

“… Wouldn’t that be dangerous?”

Obviously, a montage of Iris is hanging all over Roswell as she puts Rafaella on a wanted list.

Even if that’s a bit imprecise, any resemblance could be suspicious.

“Um… I just need to change her pink hair a little bit.”

But the most notable thing about Rafaela’s appearance is her pink hair. So just change her hair to a different color and she won’t be very suspicious.

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And since I’ll stick by your side, you can run away if you have to.

“I’m going to ask Marion for a while.”

Rafaela’s expression brightened when she heard that she was going out for the first time in a while. She went to the mage tower for a while and returned with a brighter expression after a while.

“Yes, you allowed me!”

“I’m glad. Then let’s go.”

So I took her to her town in Roswell.

***

I dressed up as a young man, and Raphaella came to Roswell with her magic dyed her hair brown.

Here, Rafaela uses her camouflage magic to make her look older.

Fortunately, we didn’t stand out so much that people around us didn’t pay much attention to us.

Of course, Rafaela still looked nervous and a little stiff.

“Come to think of it, you must have been seeing a big city like this for the first time in a long time, right?”

“I have never been to places with a lot of people. I used to live in the countryside…. So something new.”

Raphaella, who forced a smile, immediately froze slightly at the sight of her portrait hanging on the wall.

“… Are you really okay?”

“Don’t worry too much. Even now, people are not showing much reaction.”

“Okay. But what exactly are you here for?”

“Wait a minute… ….”

I looked at the surroundings for a while with the search magic, then went to the place where I heard the song.

Which alley did I take Raphaella to?

There, children held hands and sang in a big circle.

“Ring around the rosies”

(Let’s go around the rose)

Pocket full of positions

(A bag full of flowers)

Ashes! Ashes!

(Ashes! Ashes!)

We all fell down!

(We all fell)”

“… Oddly, it reminds me of Iris.”

After hearing the song, Rafaela said.

“And now this song is being sung all over Roswell.”

I said as I took her to her other alley. There, too, the children were playing and singing the same song.

The song was heard even in crowded places such as the market floor.

In this way, my first strategy was a success.

“… And soon, Iris will spread the fact that she assassinated the previous duke. Of course, what’s the point of blowing it up in one shot? I’m just going to say that she couldn’t have become the next head of the family if the previous duke hadn’t died suddenly, or that she had a feud with the previous duke.”

“You’re slowly trying to undermine Iris’s opinion of her.”

“Yes. Around that time, I will also change the lyrics of this song to be more explicit.”

After showing the song being sung in so many places, I played the revised lyrics.

“Ring around the rosies”

(Let’s go around the rose)

Pocket full of positions

(A bag full of flowers)

Iris! Iris!

(Iris! Iris!)

The lord fell down!

(The monarch has fallen)”

“… Are you too blatant? If you do it wrong, it may backfire.”

“I also think that is the anxiety factor. So I’m thinking of changing it line by line, not all at once. Looking at the situation.”

“And if it gets to Iris’ ears, this song might get banned.”

“Then rather, the song spreads widely.”

Originally, when something is banned, it conversely makes it famous.

So I hope Iris will react to this.

And of course you will have no choice but to respond.

“… But I don’t think this alone will suffice?”

“Right. In the end, a decisive blow is needed. And I think of that time as a festival next month.”

In Roswell, a big festival is held every year to honor the birthday of ancestors, and it is next month.

Aristocrats close to the Roswell family also gather for this festival. I heard that even the emperor and other members of the imperial family often attend.

There is already a movement to prepare for this festival in various parts of the city. The symbols of the Roswell family began to hang everywhere.

“In other words, it is the most important event of the year for Iris.”

“… And that’s when you blow things up?”

“Yes.”

I plan to talk about this again later when Mina and Marion are together.

Anyway, the point is, we’ll end Iris during this festival.

“Anyway, our task right now is to pace Iris as much as possible so that she doesn’t collapse beforehand, while tightening her grip even more.”

“Then, for the time being, would you like to reduce the frequency of your nightmares?”

I glanced at Rafaela’s condition.

To be honest, it wasn’t just Iris who couldn’t sleep well, it was Rafaela as well. Because if you want to enter someone’s dream, you can’t fall asleep then.

In addition, there was work at the Mage Tower.

Of course, she can restore her physical strength with magic, but even taking that into consideration, she was overdoing it.

“… Uh. I guess I won’t have to for a while.”

Is that why? She didn’t show much expression, but Raphaella responded with a slight relief at my answer. She also had a hard time with her.

“Oh, that’s right. Let’s stop by one more place before we go back.”

Then she wanted to give her a little present for her.

I took her to the market near her.

Various clothes and accessories were sold on both sides.

“Choose the one you want.”

“…Really?”

“Since you have worked hard, this is a small gift from me.”

Then he awkwardly brought her words out to her.

I wasn’t sure what she would like. She hadn’t had much dating experience, and she was Raphaella, and she was a wizard, so maybe she wanted something different, she thought.

So it seemed better to let her pick it up.

Raphaella looked at me for a moment with a look of surprise. And she looked around her market alone for a while. I quietly followed her.

“… I will do this.”

She chose a necklace with a purple jewel. It wasn’t too expensive.

“Will this really work? You can buy the more expensive one.”

“I like this.”

“Yes, it suits you well.”

I smiled slightly and bought her a necklace and put it around her neck. It still looked good on me, but I thought it would look better if I took off my makeup.

“Thank you.”

Raphaella smiles brightly. Seeing it made me feel better.

***

“Let’s hold on… Let’s hold out a little longer…….”

On the day of the second meeting. Iris looked into the mirror and made her self-suggestions.

She didn’t get a good night’s sleep for a long time, so not only did she have thick dark circles around her eyes, but her skin also deteriorated considerably. She was sometimes out of focus even with her eyes.

In fact, in recent days, Raphaella has not entered her dream even once. Still, Iris didn’t get her good night’s sleep.

During that time, she couldn’t sleep deeply, probably because of the constant nightmares she had, and even had nightmares without Rafaela’s magic.

So she was still very tired.

Nevertheless, she was mentally sane. No, on the contrary, she could boast that she had become stronger.

Even though it’s a precarious situation where you don’t know when it will collapse.

“… Especially today, we have to endure.”

Iris put on as much makeup as possible to hide her poor physical condition. Then she thought of today’s meeting.

Today, she has only one goal.

I’m going to target him as much as possible so that Archduke Charles can hold her hand with her instead of her Duke of Valois.

And she has a good card.

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… Although it bothers me that it’s the same way Calia did, which she loathed so much.