Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 3

422. An Actor

Hey guys, I'm trying a new format for the dialogues. Hope you like it
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Katorea, the town where the rebels set their base after Yuba got destroyed. Currently, the rebels are gathering outside the town. A man is seen lying there like a dead man, but he is still breathing. It's Leo who acts like an unconscious man.

"Is he alive?"

"Yeah, he's still breathing. Maybe he is dehydrated when walking in the desert."

"Then he must be a foreigner, a local won't make such a stupid mistake."

The gathered rebels are talking about Leo who can hear them clearly. But he doesn't do anything because he is acting right now. Leo just keeps lying on the ground while holding any urge he has including the urge to fart.

Sometime later, some people arrive and the rebels make way for them. Leo thinks they must be the leaders of these rebels and the people he must convince. He can only hear their voices though and they sound tough.

"Anyone knows who he is?"

One of the leaders asks, but no one answers him because they don't know Leo.

"Hmm, take him to the medic, but keep watching him. Send him away after he gets better."

"Are you sure, Koza? What if he is a spy sent by the King?"

Someone asks the leader because he is quite suspicious of Leo. But the leader, Koza is firm on his decision.

"And what if he is just a traveler? Do you want to let a man die because of your suspicion? If we do that, then we are not different from the Kingdom that abandons their people."

Koza's words silence the others, but Leo thinks otherwise. He realizes that these people are kind, but they are too naive. No wonder Crocodile could make propaganda that convinced them so easily.

'Hopefully, convincing them will be that easy too.'

Leo thinks like that while being carried to a tent the rebels used as an infirmary. A doctor checks him and finds that Leo isn't dehydrated, but has a strong fever. Well, it's not really a fever, Leo just increases his body temperature using his ability.

"Having a fever in a hot desert must feel like a nightmare. Alright, take care of him. You guys keep an eye on this guy. We need to be careful."

Koza leaves after saying that, making Leo sighs internally. They don't even check him thoroughly to make sure he isn't a spy, which is a stupid move in their situation. This isn't good for Leo because he doesn't get their attention long enough.

Robin needs more time to find all the spies planted here. So Leo starts his plan B by fakely writhing in pain to take others' attention before Koza left. Then he talks in his sleep, mimicking what some people do when they're sick.

"Ugh, must... deliver... letter, for my... family... Please,... don't kill..."

Those words surprise the rebels, especially the last word. They look at Koza who immediately asks them to inspect Leo's body. After a while, they find an envelope hidden in Leo's head wrap. They give it to Koza and he reads it.

He is shocked by what he reads and he crumples the paper angrily. His comrades asked him why he gets so angry, so he gives them the letter. They read it and have the same reaction as Koza. They get very angry.

The letter they read was written by Leo & Robin to fool these guys. It contained a fake message from Crocodile to the spies in Rebel Army. In the letter, Crocodile tells them to get ready because they'll start the 'plan' soon.