Ah, just to be clear, I had no actual intention of getting engaged.

Of course, I needed a way to keep an escape route open. After all, this was the Earl of Crowfield I was dealing with.

“I’ll have several opportunities to attempt this,” I quickly said to Alice and Claire before Mia returned. “But I’ll need your help.”

“First, tomorrow morning, I need you two to track down that monocle-wearing man. I’m not sure if he’s still on this estate, but if he is, he’ll likely be in the same place as before.”

“I remember the spot,” Alice said with a nod.

Claire, who hadn’t been with us during the previous encounter, nodded along with her. She’d witnessed the aftermath, though—how I had nearly died because of that man.

…Perhaps this time, the man would truly experience hell.

Not that I cared. This world was going to be reset anyway, and even if I had to break someone, it wouldn’t be at the cost of my companions’ growth.@@novelbin@@

“You both need to stick together when you go. That way, Claire can help if anything happens,” I said.

Thankfully, it wasn’t just us here. While they weren’t technically my guards, Alice and Claire had brought their own escorts.

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