Disappointing Teleportation Magic ~ Even Though The Movement Distance Is Only 1 Millimeter, I Will Rise Through Ingenuity ~ - Chapter 52.3

“What, he’s going to the front?”

“He wouldn’t actually be at the front lines, but Father doesn’t seem inclined to let him just stand by and watch.”

“Do you mean he’s expected to achieve some military success?”

“Yes, but perhaps… it might be an implicit command to die.”

Alberic gave a dark smile.

“Surely not an assassination…”

“Yuto, such a thing would never happen. He is still of royal blood, after all.”

“My apologies.”

“However, in war, you never know what might happen. An arrow might stray, or a spell might go awry.”

Perhaps this is an opportunity that someone in Alberic’s camp is waiting to take advantage of.

“Yuto.”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Until my treatment is complete, I forbid you from going down to the city. In fact, don’t leave this side of the grounds.”

“Is there a risk of them attacking again?”

“I can’t say there isn’t. But once my treatment is complete, you will become a valuable asset to either faction. Giving such an order to a marquis is something only done in urgent situations, and I believe now is such a time. Please understand.”

“Yes, understood. Don’t worry, I’ll finish quickly.”

“That’s the spirit.”

Though the news of Belnort going to the battlefield could be seen as good news, it also comes with its own concerns.

“Your Highness, has there been any update on the whereabouts of my companions?”

“I’m sorry, but we still haven’t found them. It seems many have fled from the Eberwein territory, but they weren’t among them. However, if they are hiding among the refugees, it would be difficult to find them.”

In battles in this world, the residents of occupied areas are often treated as war slaves.

If they are captured and enslaved, it’s only natural that they would try to flee, even if it means abandoning their homes.

Many refugees seem to have taken shelter with Count Zarettino, whose lands border the Eberwein duchy.

It seems Alberic’s men are searching among these people to see if any of my classmates are there, but they can’t openly act in support of the First Prince’s faction. If it becomes known they’re being searched for, they might escape, making the search even more difficult.

“If they stayed on Fulmelinta’s side and were discovered…”

“They’d either be enslaved or executed…”

“I hope they’ve managed to escape to this side… It would be troublesome if the Second Prince’s faction captured them.”

“Indeed, if we know they’ve been captured, we can demand their return. But if they’re captured without our knowledge, it would be difficult to do anything.”

It’s been over ten days since the memorial service, and Fulmelinta’s invasion likely began before that, so it’s been about twenty days since they left the Second Prince’s faction.

Where could all my classmates have gone?