At that time, Killian was already hunting five monsters.
“You do know that our purpose is not to hunt monsters, right?”
Kite, who was hunting monsters beside him, asked.
“I just killed it because it caught my eye.”
He knew that Killian had S-class magical powers, but seeing it in person made Kite realize just how strong he really was.
“When you put it that way, I have nothing to say.”
Anyway, it was really fortunate that such a person was on the same side as him.
“Is there really any evidence left on this Rosetta Mountain that you were Adrian Velvet?”
“I don’t know if it’s still there.”
Originally, Killian did not know that he had dropped the Duke's relics on Mount Rosetta.
He learned of this fact when he first visited the Sinope estate with Emily.
That day, after Emily had introduced him to the Count's study, he went back into the study, avoiding the eyes of others.
As he was examining the Count's desk, he soon discovered a hidden device. As soon as he activated it, a section of the desk wall opened, and a diary appeared.
In that diary, there was a record of how Adrian was hunted by the Emperor's order to be killed, but he could not bring himself to kill him, and he was abandoned somewhere in a private house.
And at the end of the story, it was written that Adrian had discovered that the Duchess's belongings he had been wearing had gone missing.
“He said it was probably dropped somewhere on Mount Rosetta.”
Since then, he had wanted to come to Mount Rosetta to search separately, but he didn't want to do anything conspicuous, as the Emperor was still looking for Adrian.
So he waited until the hunting season came again.
“The mountain is so wide, I wonder if I’ll be able to find it.”
“Because it is the Duke’s jewel, my magic will react when I go near it.”
Killian continued walking into the forest, trying to recall the path he had taken with the Count.
Meanwhile, Emily was walking without hesitation, trying to find Killian faster than the suspicious man.
“Madam! Please stop for a moment!”
At that moment, a knight stood in front of Emily.
"From here on out, Madam, there's no place you can go. It's an area where dangerous monsters pop out."
“I want to hunt dangerous monsters.”
Emily had never hunted a low-level monster, let alone a mid-level one, but she was fine. She had the monster-repelling potion John had given her.
“There’s no rule that only men can hunt in the inner area, right?”
The knight couldn't find anything to say in response to Emily's words.
As she said, it was not a rule, but rather a custom that only men hunted inside the forest.
“But if you hunt alone there and get seriously injured, we’ll be in trouble.”
That gave her a good idea.
"I'll join my husband and go hunting. Have you seen where my husband went?"
Emily was such a famous person that even without her introduction, the reporter knew that her husband was the Marquis of Starr.
“Ah, it’s reassuring if you hunt with the Marquis.”
The knight reached out to the right fork without much thought.
“I saw him moving past the oak tree area toward the reed forest.”
“You are very kind. Thank you.”
The knight blushed at Emily's smile.
“No. Please be careful.”
After saying goodbye to the knight and leaving, Emily took out the vial of medicine John had given her and applied it to her ears, neck, and wrists when he was out of sight.
At this amount, the monsters would frown and run away even if Emily came near them.
Emily walked briskly towards the reeds.
“Huh? How is Mrs. Starr here?”
At that time, Count Blunt, who was hunting nearby, discovered Emily and spoke to her.
“Hello, Count. Have you seen my husband?”
Emily greeted him warmly and asked about Killian's whereabouts.
"We just said goodbye to the Marquis and are on our way. Wow, he's already killed seven monsters. Your husband is truly amazing."
“You met my husband?”
It was quite welcome news for Emily, who had been searching diligently.
"Yes."
And Count Blunt hesitated to open his mouth, and seemed to have a somewhat hesitant attitude.
“What’s wrong, Count? What happened to my husband?”
“Oh! That’s not it.”
The Count, surprised that his attitude had unnecessarily made Emily feel uneasy, quickly waved his hand.
“It was a bit strange being with Prince Kite. You know...”
“Yes. There was a scandal with me.”
The Count sighed in relief when Emily gave a nonchalant affirmation.
“Seeing you two together, it seems like they’re competing for Madam.”
She's glad he figured it out on his own.
“Oh no, this is a big problem.”
“Yes, I am telling you this cautiously because I think you should know that as well.”
In short, he was telling Emily to be careful because if she went there at this time, the atmosphere would be a mess.
“I’m fine, can you tell me where my husband is?”
“Hmm, it’s across the reed pond.”
“Thank you, Count. I hope you have a successful hunt, too!”
Emily shook hands with the Count and hurried to the place he had told her about.
After that, it is said that Count Blunt was unable to see the monster's head because of the smell of the monster exorcism that Emily left on his hands.
Emily crossed the pond bridge and soon found Killian.
Count Blunt had said he was with Prince Kite, but he seemed to be distracted by the public gaze, and they were now dispersed.
Just as she was about to quickly inform him about the dangerous person, she saw the figure of a man hiding in the reeds on the other side.
'That's the guy from earlier.'
Emily abandoned her plans to go to Killian and hid behind a large rock.
The man turned his head quickly to check if there was anyone else around, then carefully stepped away.
As he closed in on Killian, Emily held her breath, her bow drawn, and waited for him to come into line with her.
One step, two steps...
'Now!'
Emily didn't miss the moment and let go of the rope without hesitation.
The arrow flew quickly through the surrounding air, heading towards the man's shoulder.
The sound of the wind created by the bow caused the man to turn the blade pointed at Killian and shoot the arrow.
Emily's attempt to attack the man failed, but it wasn't strictly a failure.
Thanks to this, Killian discovered who was trying to attack him.
At that moment, Killian threw a dagger straight at his wrist.
The dagger plunged into his arm, and the man dropped the weapon he was holding to the floor helplessly.
The man quickly left the place as soon as he sensed that his plan had gone awry.
Killian gave up chasing the man and ran towards Emily.
“How did you get here?”
His heart sank at the thought of Emily coming to this perilous place.
"It's a long way to go. It's dangerous to stay here now, so let's go down the mountain for now."
And Emily picked up the weapon that had fallen on the floor.
“It’s dangerous, so give it to me.”
Killian took the weapon Emily was holding instead.
Even Killian, who had been through a lot, had never seen a weapon of this type before.
“Are you chasing him?”
“Yes, I can’t just sit still while he’s aiming at you with that scary weapon.”
At those words, Killian hugged her with one arm.
“Thank you for saving me.”
“I think you could have handled it on your own.”
“No, it’s thanks to you.”
“Then that’s good.”
Emily, who came out of Killian's arms, felt embarrassed and averted her gaze, pulling the bowstring for no reason.
“Then I will lead the way, so please follow me.”
“If it’s because of the monsters, then you don’t have to do that.”
Emily took out a vial of demon slayer potion.
“John gave it to me as a gift.”
“Then the monsters won’t approach us?”
"Yes."
“Thanks to you, I won the hunting competition.”
Killian made a joke and went down the mountain.
The moment they emerged from the reeds, they happened to encounter Charles and his knights.
At first, Charles hesitated when he saw Killian and Emily, but soon his gaze turned to the weapon in Killian's hand.
"That..."
“Is this a weapon, you know?”
Killian handed Charles a weapon.
At Killian's appearance, Charles frowned and examined the weapon.
“This is a weapon in the palace, so why do you have it?”
“Imperial weapon?”
Emily asked back, her face filled with surprise.
'This time, it was the Crown Prince who planned it.'
Judging by the look on Killian's face, he seemed to be thinking the same thing.
“The man with the weapon tried to attack me.”
"What?"
Charles reacted greatly to Killian's words.
“Have you seen his face?”
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t see it.”
Emily came between them.
"But I can tell you exactly what the impressions are. Could you please check the list of participants?"
“You do know that our purpose is not to hunt monsters, right?”
Kite, who was hunting monsters beside him, asked.
“I just killed it because it caught my eye.”
He knew that Killian had S-class magical powers, but seeing it in person made Kite realize just how strong he really was.
“When you put it that way, I have nothing to say.”
Anyway, it was really fortunate that such a person was on the same side as him.
“Is there really any evidence left on this Rosetta Mountain that you were Adrian Velvet?”
“I don’t know if it’s still there.”
Originally, Killian did not know that he had dropped the Duke's relics on Mount Rosetta.
He learned of this fact when he first visited the Sinope estate with Emily.
That day, after Emily had introduced him to the Count's study, he went back into the study, avoiding the eyes of others.
As he was examining the Count's desk, he soon discovered a hidden device. As soon as he activated it, a section of the desk wall opened, and a diary appeared.
In that diary, there was a record of how Adrian was hunted by the Emperor's order to be killed, but he could not bring himself to kill him, and he was abandoned somewhere in a private house.
And at the end of the story, it was written that Adrian had discovered that the Duchess's belongings he had been wearing had gone missing.
“He said it was probably dropped somewhere on Mount Rosetta.”
Since then, he had wanted to come to Mount Rosetta to search separately, but he didn't want to do anything conspicuous, as the Emperor was still looking for Adrian.
So he waited until the hunting season came again.
“The mountain is so wide, I wonder if I’ll be able to find it.”
“Because it is the Duke’s jewel, my magic will react when I go near it.”
Killian continued walking into the forest, trying to recall the path he had taken with the Count.
***
Meanwhile, Emily was walking without hesitation, trying to find Killian faster than the suspicious man.
“Madam! Please stop for a moment!”
At that moment, a knight stood in front of Emily.
"From here on out, Madam, there's no place you can go. It's an area where dangerous monsters pop out."
“I want to hunt dangerous monsters.”
Emily had never hunted a low-level monster, let alone a mid-level one, but she was fine. She had the monster-repelling potion John had given her.
“There’s no rule that only men can hunt in the inner area, right?”
The knight couldn't find anything to say in response to Emily's words.
As she said, it was not a rule, but rather a custom that only men hunted inside the forest.
“But if you hunt alone there and get seriously injured, we’ll be in trouble.”
That gave her a good idea.
"I'll join my husband and go hunting. Have you seen where my husband went?"
Emily was such a famous person that even without her introduction, the reporter knew that her husband was the Marquis of Starr.
“Ah, it’s reassuring if you hunt with the Marquis.”
The knight reached out to the right fork without much thought.
“I saw him moving past the oak tree area toward the reed forest.”
“You are very kind. Thank you.”
The knight blushed at Emily's smile.
“No. Please be careful.”
After saying goodbye to the knight and leaving, Emily took out the vial of medicine John had given her and applied it to her ears, neck, and wrists when he was out of sight.
At this amount, the monsters would frown and run away even if Emily came near them.
Emily walked briskly towards the reeds.
“Huh? How is Mrs. Starr here?”
At that time, Count Blunt, who was hunting nearby, discovered Emily and spoke to her.
“Hello, Count. Have you seen my husband?”
Emily greeted him warmly and asked about Killian's whereabouts.
"We just said goodbye to the Marquis and are on our way. Wow, he's already killed seven monsters. Your husband is truly amazing."
“You met my husband?”
It was quite welcome news for Emily, who had been searching diligently.
"Yes."
And Count Blunt hesitated to open his mouth, and seemed to have a somewhat hesitant attitude.
“What’s wrong, Count? What happened to my husband?”
“Oh! That’s not it.”
The Count, surprised that his attitude had unnecessarily made Emily feel uneasy, quickly waved his hand.
“It was a bit strange being with Prince Kite. You know...”
“Yes. There was a scandal with me.”
The Count sighed in relief when Emily gave a nonchalant affirmation.
“Seeing you two together, it seems like they’re competing for Madam.”
She's glad he figured it out on his own.
“Oh no, this is a big problem.”
“Yes, I am telling you this cautiously because I think you should know that as well.”
In short, he was telling Emily to be careful because if she went there at this time, the atmosphere would be a mess.
“I’m fine, can you tell me where my husband is?”
“Hmm, it’s across the reed pond.”
“Thank you, Count. I hope you have a successful hunt, too!”
Emily shook hands with the Count and hurried to the place he had told her about.
After that, it is said that Count Blunt was unable to see the monster's head because of the smell of the monster exorcism that Emily left on his hands.
***
Emily crossed the pond bridge and soon found Killian.
Count Blunt had said he was with Prince Kite, but he seemed to be distracted by the public gaze, and they were now dispersed.
Just as she was about to quickly inform him about the dangerous person, she saw the figure of a man hiding in the reeds on the other side.
'That's the guy from earlier.'
Emily abandoned her plans to go to Killian and hid behind a large rock.
The man turned his head quickly to check if there was anyone else around, then carefully stepped away.
As he closed in on Killian, Emily held her breath, her bow drawn, and waited for him to come into line with her.
One step, two steps...
'Now!'
Emily didn't miss the moment and let go of the rope without hesitation.
The arrow flew quickly through the surrounding air, heading towards the man's shoulder.
The sound of the wind created by the bow caused the man to turn the blade pointed at Killian and shoot the arrow.
Emily's attempt to attack the man failed, but it wasn't strictly a failure.
Thanks to this, Killian discovered who was trying to attack him.
At that moment, Killian threw a dagger straight at his wrist.
The dagger plunged into his arm, and the man dropped the weapon he was holding to the floor helplessly.
The man quickly left the place as soon as he sensed that his plan had gone awry.
Killian gave up chasing the man and ran towards Emily.
“How did you get here?”
His heart sank at the thought of Emily coming to this perilous place.
"It's a long way to go. It's dangerous to stay here now, so let's go down the mountain for now."
And Emily picked up the weapon that had fallen on the floor.
“It’s dangerous, so give it to me.”
Killian took the weapon Emily was holding instead.
Even Killian, who had been through a lot, had never seen a weapon of this type before.
“Are you chasing him?”
“Yes, I can’t just sit still while he’s aiming at you with that scary weapon.”
At those words, Killian hugged her with one arm.
“Thank you for saving me.”
“I think you could have handled it on your own.”
“No, it’s thanks to you.”
“Then that’s good.”
Emily, who came out of Killian's arms, felt embarrassed and averted her gaze, pulling the bowstring for no reason.
“Then I will lead the way, so please follow me.”
“If it’s because of the monsters, then you don’t have to do that.”
Emily took out a vial of demon slayer potion.
“John gave it to me as a gift.”
“Then the monsters won’t approach us?”
"Yes."
“Thanks to you, I won the hunting competition.”
Killian made a joke and went down the mountain.
The moment they emerged from the reeds, they happened to encounter Charles and his knights.
At first, Charles hesitated when he saw Killian and Emily, but soon his gaze turned to the weapon in Killian's hand.
"That..."
“Is this a weapon, you know?”
Killian handed Charles a weapon.
At Killian's appearance, Charles frowned and examined the weapon.
“This is a weapon in the palace, so why do you have it?”
“Imperial weapon?”
Emily asked back, her face filled with surprise.
'This time, it was the Crown Prince who planned it.'
Judging by the look on Killian's face, he seemed to be thinking the same thing.
“The man with the weapon tried to attack me.”
"What?"
Charles reacted greatly to Killian's words.
“Have you seen his face?”
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t see it.”
Emily came between them.
"But I can tell you exactly what the impressions are. Could you please check the list of participants?"
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