The Extra Wants To Live

Chapter 191: A Victory With Cost [2]

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Carl ignored the young woman's compliments. But he couldn't ignore it until the end, because to get out of the basement he had to jump up onto the collapsed ceiling. And now Carl's feet were crushed and he couldn't jump.

"Okay, hold on tight."

"..."

Carl was held in the arms of the little girl, Vire, and put his arms around her neck. Vire jumped with all her might, kicked the wall once, and easily climbed up to the ground.

Thud!

Crunch!

Unlike her small body, her heavy movements made the armor scream.

"Okay. I'll wait here."

Carl got down and stood up straight as Vire carried him out of the mansion.

Vire wanted to get Carl out of the clean room and let him rest, but after a moment's hesitation, she decided to focus on acting as Carl's armrest.

"All casualties have been recovered."

After finishing the post-war processing, Billford approached and reported to Carl.

The dead had to be recovered as cleanly as possible, and those who were disabled and unable to fight had to be treated and returned to their hometowns.

Their families would receive much support in return for fighting for the Empire.

"Billford, are you okay?"

"Yes, just a little sore. Lady Catherine wasn't seriously hurt either."

Billford said in a suppressed voice.

Contrary to what he said, it wasn't because of his broken arm that he felt excruciating pain. It was because of self-reproach for not being able to protect Carl and for him being left in so much pain.

"Well done. Now I really can't delay being knighted."

"..."

Carl pretended not to know and praised Billford with a smiling voice.

Just a moment ago, he was talking about Garten as a slave and his lineage, but he was very kind and polite to Billford, who was a commoner.

"Your Highness is very kind."

"..."

"..."

This time, Vire suddenly intervened and praised Carl.

Carl tried to ignore it this time, but he felt Vire's gaze lifting up and staring at him, so he eventually lowered his head and looked at her.

He couldn't see very well ahead, but...

"Okay. Don't talk nonsense."

'I wish this annoying girl would just shut up,' Carl thought.

"What nonsense. Those who work hard should be praised."

"..."

"... That's… That… I see... That's right. Maybe."

As Carl remained silent, Billford, who had been hesitating in embarrassment, awkwardly agreed. Often, a small compliment can go a long way.

And as far as Billford knew, the only people who praised Carl were Aric, Nero, and Lilly.

In fact, it was no secret that Carl didn't care if Aric and Nero complimented him, and he unconditionally liked everything Lilly said, even if it wasn't a compliment.

Carl ignored the voice and looked down into the basement. There were too many other things to do to worry about Vire.

In conclusion, the aftermath ended somewhat unsatisfactorily. First of all, Dureniodon was found cleanly torn apart by Carl's dagger. But it was so soaked in blood that no one could see what was written, and there was no trace of its power. And Garten.

Garten's head had disappeared. All that was left were the eyes of the beheaded body, sunken in a pool of blood, and Garten's headless corpse.

It felt somewhat significant that the head with the black eyes was gone.

Deeper in the center of the pool of blood, another statue made of blood was found, but unlike the previous statue, it was shaped like an eyeball.

The torn Dureniodon, Garten's corpse, and even the statue were all taken care of by the Sisters of Duren.

Anyway, the heresy was eradicated, and thanks to Garten sacrificing all the believers of the Church of Universal Equality, there was no need for talk about the Church of Universal Equality to spread.

There were many unsatisfactory aspects, but if you looked at the results, Carl completed his mission successfully, and the Duren Church was satisfied that the story of the heresy did not spread.

Harmon and the ten soldiers who had been sent to request support joined them at dawn.

With a body that felt terribly tired, Carl ran again after the Sisters of Duren and arrived in Ischl. They were relieved that support had arrived on time, but were distressed by the terrible damage suffered by the entire Laurel Corps, including Carl.

That was only for a moment. Everyone passed out after running for three days without sleep.

Carl went out to the outer courtyard of Ischl, which had become a ghost town, and found a large, clean building where they could rest for a day.

He sent a messenger to Milione, the commander of the 1st Army, who was to attack Sambison. The Sisters of Duren quickly withdrew, leaving Carl with a bundle of luggage.

"Your Highness, do you trust Lord Duren?"

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"Your Highness, is it true that many nobles and royalty believe that Duren does not exist?"

"..."

"Your Highness, do you think that Lord Duren is here?"

"..."

"Oh! You have Lord Duren's silver staff necklace!"

"..."

"As expected of the Archduke who eradicated heresy. You are very faithful. Lord Duren will be pleased."

"..."

By Lyanna's decision, Vire decided to stay by Carl's side until he safely rejoined the central army.

This was a sign that the cooperation between Carl and the Duren cult, or more precisely between the Empire and the Duren cult, had been successful.

However, the young Vire was unable to understand this political background, so she firmly believed what Lyanna had said:

"There may be an attack targeting the Archduke who defeated the heresy. Vire must protect him until the Archduke joins the central army." and tried to protect Carl.

So, she never left Carl for a moment, and because she was so young, she couldn't stand the boredom, so she kept talking to Carl.

'… It's annoying,' Carl thought.

Because of this, Carl had to constantly suffer from the chatter of this slaughter tank fanatic girl, and he couldn't even talk to Camilla because he didn't have time to be alone.

He must quickly rejoin the central army and send her back.