Chapter 57

The first warning appeared when I used the location tracker item.

Shortly after I found out that Argention was near me.

[The system has sent a warning message.]

[You’re within close distance of Argentinian Palesdon!]

A notification came to mind with a warning tone.

‘What are you talking about?’

I tried to ignore it, but it wasn’t easy either.

Since the notifications kept on popping up.

It was the same when Argention threw himself to stop the monster, and when I grabbed his arm.

To make matters worse, now that I am alone in the cave with Argention, the notification window flashes constantly. It was too bright to do anything else.

[Quest ‘s failure penalty is the enforced fate.]

[Will you fail the quest like this?]

When I pretended I didn’t read it, the notification that came back to mind was nothing short of intimidation.

‘So what do you want me to do?’

There was still heavy rain outside.

‘Do you mean for me to run out of the cave right now when it’s raining like this?’

If you’re going to peck at people like this, do something about the weather outside.

‘Shouldn’t you at least give me an umbrella?’

And what did I do with Argention?

I wouldn’t feel wronged if I held his hand.

Perhaps my protest worked, but this time another notification came to mind.

[The tamed beast wants to communicate with you. Are you sure you want to use Skill ?]

‘Calix?’

Yeah, I’d rather talk to him and get refreshed.

This skill allows me to communicate through mind like telepathy, so I don’t have to worry about Argention thinking I’m strange.

I used the skill right away.

[Skill  will be activated!]

– Calix, did you succeed in hunting?

– When did you grow up like this when you used to cry because you didn’t want to take medicine?

Calix was quiet when I joked with a playful tone.

– Calix! Why aren’t you talking to me?

-…… …… Z?

– All right. Calix, talk to me.

– Rose, Rose!

After several attempts, Calix’s response finally came back.

But there was something strange about Calix’s voice.

He was panting, and his voice contained impatience and urgency.

‘Huh…………?’

Calix showed no sign of exhaustion even after beating monsters one after another.

If his voice was shaking, what the hell happened?

– Calix, where are you? Is everything OK? What’s the matter?

I asked urgently.

– Rose, you’re safe. I’m so glad. I was worried.

However, Calix was busy worrying about me.

“What’s all this about?”

My question was soon resolved.

“Rose!”

Not long after communicating with the skill, Calix appeared. In the meantime, the rain must have stopped and the sun shone behind him.

Calix, who strode, held me in his arms.

He was crying.

“………………Calix?”

“I was worried. Rose, I’m sorry.”

“Why are you sorry?”

I pushed Calix away right away, but his apology continued.

“I was distracted by the hunt, so I forgot Rose for a second.”

“That’s okay. You don’t have to be sorry.”

“I was scared because you didn’t answer when I talked to you. Just in case something happens. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.………

Calix apologized again and again, but I didn’t mind.

“It’s okay. You came anyway.”

When I said I didn’t want to be here, Calix nodded.

“Yes, let’s go back together.”

“All right.”

As I left the cave with Calix, I glanced inside just before I left.

Argention was still standing tall.

‘What is he thinking? Should I have asked him to come with me?’

I couldn’t move quickly because I had a lot of thoughts at the moment.

[The system has sent a warning message.]

[Quest ]

‘Ah, I got it.’

But in the end, I left without looking back.

When I came back, everything was a mess.

The tents were all collapsed, and people were lying down or terrified.

“What happened?”

“Suddenly, a herd of monsters appeared and attacked people.”

The injured were complaining of pain, as Calix explained.

It was simply a harrowing sight.

‘Huh? But………….’

Feeling uncomfortable, I was lost in thought for a moment.

It was no wonder that one or two monsters came out.

The reason is because this forest belonged to the royal family and the strange flow of mana inside the forest.

Twisted mana sometimes summoned demons, and the royal family directly managed the forest to prevent civilian damage and quickly dispose of them.

‘But that doesn’t mean the monsters should come out. Why did this happen?’

The herd of monsters that appeared in the original was deliberately summoned by someone.

Of course, that someone was Roselina.

She had a major accident in which she summoned a lot of monsters to kill Daisy.

‘There’s no one else to do that except Roselina.’

But now, I didn’t summon a herd of monsters.

There’s no reason for that.

‘So who and why did this happen?’

What’s the benefit of bringing in a herd of monsters?

Will anyone benefit from the attack of the monsters?

As I was moving to the safe zone with Calix, I soon found the answer.

“Oh, the great saintess Daisy.…!”

“I’m so glad she’s here. It’s the pride of my life to live in the same era as Saint Daisy.”

“Saint Daisy is simply an apostle of God!”

There was a person in the crowd who was being praised.

A beautiful saint who is treating a patient and who is afraid to stare at a terrible scar.

‘Daisy’

And at that moment, Daisy turned her head and stared at me.

“Lady Roselina!”

The crowd split as she approached, calling me.

Daisy, who smiled more kindly and harmless than anyone else, came one step at a time.

‘Why are you pretending to know me? When did we see each other?’

This situation was not pleasant, but it wasn’t something I wanted to avoid.

“Lady Roselina. Hello. I’ve been wanting to meet Lady Roselina so much.”

“Oh, yes. Hello…………”

“Prince Calix, Your Highness. I’m really surprised.”

What’s this?

Daisy, who spoke roughly to me, turned to Calix.

She spoke to Calix in a complaining tone, but friendly way.

“I need your help to treat all the patients, but I was surprised that you suddenly ran out to find Lady Roselina.”

Calix didn’t answer at all.

There was a look of annoyance on his face.

But people’s reactions were different.

Their eyes scanned me from head to toe.

“What? There are so many that are injured right now, we need to set up an environment where the saint can focus on treatment!”

“I know, right. Far from being helpful, she’s getting in the way. She’s the only one who looks fine.”

“Why is she all alone when everyone’s having a hard time?”

My rapidly deteriorating public reputation has morphed into rumors.

‘Yeah, I know what you want.’

Daisy with her arms crossed told the people.

“Please don’t say such things. Lady Roselina had a hard time, too.”

The stinging eyes of the people stuck in me.

Though I fell off my horse and got rained on a little, I was relatively clean.

It was because something covered me at once as if there was a cushion when I fell off, and my wet clothes got dry.

Daisy easily aggravated public opinion about me.

‘I know she’s the type to play well, of course.’

But now my concern was not Daisy.

‘Why isn’t there a quest?’

So far, the system has given me several quests to suit my situation.

A typical one was the series of fighting off sabotage.

‘I think it should happen by now.’

Is there a reason why the quest won’t show up?

I was lost in thought, but I could feel a movement behind my back.

“Oh………….”

Soon, a hand gently wrapped around my shoulder was somehow familiar.

“My wife was also attacked by a monster. What does it mean to suffer less and more in this situation?”

It was Argention.

He was angry at people instead of me.