Reborn as the Hero’s Daughter! Time to Become the Hero Once More!

Chapter 135

As the man suddenly appeared before us, Cortina moved to cover me behind her. She didnt have a wand on her, but her stance suggested she was ready to cast magic at any moment. As was expected of a first-class magician.

Do you need anything?

Y-You twooofagh if you value your lives, starthaahcoughing up your mon-cough cough cough!

You dont look so good. Want me to call the guards for you?

D-Dont fuck with me! If you value your ******* life, empty your pockets right now!

Eh, then whats with your rough breathing? Are you aroused or something? Ew, what a pervert.

Shut uuuup!

I mean, youre the reason hes panting that much, Cortina. More like, she was ridiculing him despite knowing it was her realization of the previous ambush that led him to such a state so he was actually quite pitiable right now.

We had him put on that performance, then had him run to the other end after the initial attack failed, and now he was even being ridiculed by Cortina, so he would hardly settle for the general compensation.

He pulled his blade and threatened Cortina. Based on his looks, it didnt seem like hed pose a threat to her, but that part wasnt important. All we needed was for him to produce danger and for Reid to appear and save her. As long as I remained by her side, it would count as proof that we are two different people.

Cortina seemed to have evaluated him similarly and was acting quite composed. It seemed like she would beat him first if Maxwell didnt show up soon.

Come on, hurry up and-, woah!?

As the robber-in-play took a step towards us, I bound him and hung him on the nearby tree. Maxwell wasnt here yet, but if he closed in on us any more than this, Cortina would beat him to the punch.

Also, he was just an actor in this, so if he took Cortinas attack, he could very well die.

This is Could it be Reid!?

Cortina shouted and started looking around. Then, she was able to catch a glimpse of a man behind the tree. It seemed that Maxwell made it in time. But he was hanging on the tree with one hand while panting loudly so he looked pretty lame. Making an old man run was a pretty bad move on my part.

Maxwell looked at the man and lightly waved his hand. I matched his movement and coiled the thread around the mans mouth, gagging him in the process. An amateur would never see through my thread skills.

This technique So it really is

With an emotional mutter, Cortina stepped towards Maxwelltowards Reid. However, if I let her continue, shed forget about my presence. Thus I pulled on her sleeve. That made sure that she was aware that I was here.

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Ah, Nicole Umm, he is my old acquaintance. You should know him too, right? Thats Reid, my former comrade.

Oh?

She seemed to have thought that I was being vigilant of him and carefully explained it. Taking that chance, ReidMaxwell gave me a refined bow. Just like a knight bowing to a princess.

Once he raised his head, Reid sent a charming wink at Cortina. That made her stand still and blush. Wait, whats with that smug act? Thats not me!

Following that, he turned around, waving behind the black coat I used to always wear, and took a big leap. He jumped higher than the branches of the trees and disappeared behind them.

Of course, neither Maxwell nor the old me had that kind of jumping power. But with the threads, I was able to do that much. And with magic, it wasnt hard for Maxwell to imitate it. This would serve as further proof that he was me.

But where was the need in that fancy flutter of the coat, or that aristocratic bow, or that wink even? That made it seem like I was some womanizer. Thats not me, Maxwell!

Ah.

Cortina followed my back and leaked a small mutter. I had already let her know before that I couldnt come into contact with her. She shouldve been able to understand the reason.

So youre saying that its still not that time yet, huh?

Whats wrong? Or actually, what should we do about him?

If I let her ponder about it too much, there was a chance she would realize it was all an act. Thus, I intentionally addressed her and directed her to a different problem.

Ah, right. Lets have the guards take him for now. Reid has tied him up tightly, so he shouldnt be able to move.

She directed her gaze at the man with those words.

Nicole. Sorry, but can you run to the gate and bring some guards?

Okay, sure.

Heeding her request, I dashed towards the guard post at the gate with all I had. If I didnt act fast, Cortinas interrogation skill could get kicked into motion and have the Adventurer spill all the details. I gagged him from the start because I hypothesized that scenario.

The guy knew that Maxwell would bail him out later. He probably wouldnt even be charged. And thats exactly what happened, the man was released right after.

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Cortina saw me and Reid present at the same time, so her doubts towards me had been dispelled.

Thus, with Maxwells help, I somehow managed to avoid being her suspect for the time being.