WYMYEB - Chapter 46




Rodrick's answer to Kishian's question was simpler than he thought.

"No. Your Highness went this way alone, so I thought you must have hidden something good."

"..."

"If I follow behind, I think I'll be able to find some pretty good game."

Perhaps it was because he was so nervous that he was so trivial that he sighed.

"I didn't come here because of anything."

"Isn't this Your Highness's private property? I thought there was a special secret that only You Highness knew about, so I followed you."

"Even if it's private property, I've never been there many times. That's why I chose this place for the competition."

"..."

"If I choose a place that only I know well, it goes against equity."

This tournament had to be fair to all participants.

Therefore, he chose an unfamiliar place that even Kishian himself did not know much about.

To win the game fairly and hand the trophy to the Grand Duchess.

After hearing Kishian's story, Rodrick once again spewed out his anger.

"No, then you came here for no reason? It doesn't look like there are any monsters or anything. Oh damn, I followed you for nothing."

"I didn't come here for no reason. You have been rolling around in the punitive zone for three years, so you know? Sometimes, when a powerful monster appears like a disaster, the area becomes so quiet that not a single ant can be found."

Having hunted powerful monsters many times, Kishian knew them well.

When a strong monster appeared in a certain place, for some reason, all living things disappeared in the vicinity.

It was as if they instinctively felt fear and ran away.

There was not a single ant in sight right now, even on the east side of the forest, so it was worth searching.

Perhaps there was a powerful monster somewhere here that he hadn't found in the subjugation site.

Rodrick shrugged his shoulders after hearing that.

"I think it could be, but isn't that a bit dangerous? You want to catch súch a monster by yourself?"

"...If you're done, just go and give up. I think the hunt was wrong because I injured your leg, and I can't concentrate because of you."

Not only was he unable to concentrate, but if he was making such a fuss, he could have made his prey nervous.

It must have noticed strangers hovering near its nest by now.

A quiet approach might have allowed him to ambush the nest, but Rodrick's fuss derailed his plans.

He waved his hand in annoyance and told him to get out of the way, and a shallow wrinkle appeared between Rodrick's brows.

"Still, I was a little worried and followed you, but what is your attitude..."

"Even if I don't want to."

"She thought someone like you was so pretty."

"She? Protection? What do you mean?"

He tried to find out what he was talking about, but Rodrick turned faster.

Turning around as if he had nothing to do, he walked in a different direction from the Kishian.

He couldn't tell him to turn off first and then grab Rodrick's pants later.

Kishian guessed quietly to himself.

'Who commissioned me to protect me?'

It was not uncommon for mercenaries to be asked to escort him.

However, it didn't seem like anyone would pay the Mercenary King to protect the Kishian, who could survive if left alone.

Isn't it a complete waste of money?

"Was it just some kind of nonsense?"

It was a plausible guess. Rodrick was a light-mouthed man, and if left alone, he would spill a lot of nonsense.

Rustling.

It was then that he heard someone's footsteps behind him.

If he heard human footsteps in this deserted area, it was obvious who it was.

Guessing that Rodrick had returned because he had something left to say, Kishian spoke up without looking back.

"Hurry up, shut it down, so why again..."

Kishian couldn't finish his words properly.

Shoooo.

The arrow flew with a sharp noise and pierced the nape of his neck.

It wasn't Rodrick. With that idle thought, Kishian looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

Three men dressed in black were walking out of the shadow of the forest with a cautious gesture.

***

I had to wait for another half a day for the hunting tournament to end.

Until then, there wasn't much that I and Letie could do.

There was nothing else to do, such as chatting, taking a nap, or anything like that.

Eventually, Letie, unable to overcome her boredom, began to doze off in the tent in the afternoon.

However, I couldn't sleep so comfortably.

The image of Kishian walking alone toward the east side of the forest kept coming to mind.

'You should come back unharmed...'

Until yesterday, my mind was full of worries about myself.

I'm afraid that Kishian won't recognize me, and I'm afraid I'll be embarrassed.

However, after seeing his back as he entered the forest, I was only worried about his safety.

I paced around the tent, burning my stomach, and finally let out a long sigh and came out.

I thought that if I breathed in the cold air, the crampedness that filled my heart would disappear a little.

But within 10 minutes of starting the walk, my mood sank even more.

"Princess?"

A low-pitched voice cracked like a snake's breath came from behind me.

I felt my stomach get even more cramped, and I looked back.

Albrecht stood staring at me.

Are you wandering around without permission?

He had been rudely grabbed by my wrist before, which had caught the Kishian off guard.

However, with the people gathered at the Grand Duke's residence for the wedding, he did not know what rumors would be spread if he was locked up without much reason, so he was released for the time being in order to deal with it quietly in the future, and he was currently staying in the Grand Duke as Letie's servant.

I thought he was going to be a little reluctant because he was being watched by Kishian, but he suddenly started talking to me like this.

As I looked at him with blatant displeasure, a smile spread across his lips.

"Oh, you are Grand Duchess. I saw that you were staring at me like that."

"..."

"The Princess doesn't stare at others. She is so caring."

It was obvious why he came this far and compared me to Letie.

He would want to scratch my insides for no reason like before.

I didn't want to get involved, so I looked around to see if there was anyone there and then asked in a straightforward tone.

"What's your business? If you're looking for my sister, go inside the tent, because she's dozing in there."

"No, I came to see Your Highness the Grand Duchess. To discuss our clandestine dealings."

"..."

"I tried to wait quietly, but there was no news for a while, so I was worried too. I wonder if Your Highness the Grand Duchess has forgotten about the deal..."

I walked quietly toward Albrecht.

After that, I lowered my voice as much as 8 could.

"Are you crazy? I told you not to rush me until I went to see you first."

"That was already a long time ago. At this point, you should show the results soon.*

I wanted to stick my fist in this smirking mug.

It was a pity that I didn't have the strength to do so.

Even though I sighed with anger boiling inside me, the mean smile on Albrecht's lips showed no signs of disappearing.

He asked with joy.

"So, did you find out? How to kill the Archduke."

"I haven't figured out a way yet."

"Ha, you don't know how to be ashamed and show such incompetence. If His Majesty knows this, he certainly will..."

"But."

Albrecht's words, which seemed to last for a long time, were cut off. He said afterward.

"I know how to kill you."


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