53 - Episode 20 Sasha to the Forest

-a little bit of time to go back.

After receiving permission from her fiancé, the deputy commander of the "White Knights," Sasha immediately began preparations to dive into the "Giant Tower.

With the bounty from the "Master" candidate and the light killings, she purchased the weapons and armor she would use.

At the same time, she hires skilled, high-level male elven adventurers through the Adventurers' Guild to act as escorts and, in the worst case, as decoys, to hold her back.

The level must be at least 300. "I definitely don't want a male elf, and he has to be good-looking," he said.

Sasha hates ugly things.

Therefore, it is painful for her to keep working with ugly men, even if her life is in danger, and she doesn't like to have other women beside her.

She thinks that since she is the one who is providing the funds, she will not be punished even if she puts her own selfishness into the project to the maximum extent possible.

As a result, we managed to get two male adventurers of the elf type, level 300 or so, with well-defined faces, just as Sasha had hoped.

The bounty has melted away about a quarter of the money from this preparation. ......

Sasha bites his thumbnail and thinks to himself.

I wish we had an elf as high level and good looking as Mikael, but ...... this is about where we're at.

It's what she wants, but knowing what's up there, she can't help but complain.

In fact, the elf species level of around 300 is the classification there.

Defeating monsters will raise your level, but the danger level is high, and the average level of elven adventurers is considered to be around 300 to 400. The number of people who can be killed by the

Theoretically, the maximum level value of the elf species is around 1000, but it is a level that can finally be reached by devoting almost a lifetime to repeatedly slaying dangerous monsters.

Rather, the level of Mikael and others who have awakened to "Sabumasutaa" through the blood of "Masutaa" is extraordinary.

It is amazing that Sasha, a non-Substitute member of the "Gathering of Tribes," was able to raise her level to around 300 in such a short period of time for an elf species.

You can also understand how dangerous and hard it was for her to raise her level to 500 in about 3 years in order to be worthy of being the deputy leader, Mikael.

Let's look at it the other way around. "Think about it the other way around," he said, "you are lower level than me, so you can hold the reins. If he were higher than me, he might be used as a stall or a decoy. Besides, my body already belongs to Mikael-sama. I am afraid that he will forcefully attack me because he is higher level than me. As a chaste fiancée, I can't allow anyone other than Mikael-sama to use my body, can I?"

She plays with her long blonde hair with a winning smile.

Sasha is so good-looking in fact that she was approached by the government to be a "master" recruiter.

She is also confident in her own appearance.

When she lived in the house where she was abused, one of the things that sustained her pride was the fact that she was "as good-looking as her half-sisters.

After finishing her preparations, she heads for the wilderness forest in a horse-drawn carriage.

Two adventurers he had hired, one blonde and the other silver-haired, were also present in the carriage.

They are of the elf species and are well dressed and behave in a gentlemanly manner toward Sasha, their employer. To the two handsome men, Sasha is a woman and their employer, and they take care of her as if she were a princess.

Sasha could not hide her excitement at the situation.

（I love being pampered by wild adventurer types like them!　(I've been stressed out over the light issue, but this at least gets a perk.)

We rattled onward to the virgin forest, excited by the blond and silver-haired adventurers in our hearts.

When we arrived at the forest, we dismounted from the wagon with the help of the two adventurers.

If I don't come back by evening, you can go back to the mansion. And come back for me the next morning.

"Awe, my lady."

As the Countess's adopted daughter, I finish giving instructions to the Gyo-san.

With blonde and silver-haired adventurers at her side, she switched her mind to an adventurer's brain.

While walking with the two adventurers, I begin to have a meeting with them.

I'll go ahead of you as a scout, so follow me. I'll keep an eye on them to make sure they don't get too far away from each other, but in the worst case we get separated, we'll leave the forest and rejoin the others.

Sasha-sama, will you be heading to the Mystery Tower immediately?

No," he said. No. We'll use it first to get a feel for the forest and see how it's changing. I used to work in this forest so I have a general understanding of the geography, and my level is much higher than it used to be, so it won't take me too long to get my instincts back. If demons appear, I'll leave it to you to deal with them. I want to concentrate on scouting.

Leave it to us, we're here for that."

The blonde and silver-haired adventurers were class C (skilled adventurers), and it was rumored that they might soon be promoted to class B (first class), so the discussion went very smoothly.

Sasha himself was enjoying the conversation, which was the first time in a long time that he had had a typical adventurer's conversation.

(Countesses are nice, but I don't mind this kind of adventurer-like conversation.)

While I was reminiscing about the old days and enjoying myself, someone I couldn't miss flashed across my field of vision.

What?

Sasha-sama!

I stop and move my face with such vigor that I fear my neck will break.

Sasha's gaze is fixed on a racial (human) child who is meeting with golden armor and a beautiful brown girl.

She finds herself walking toward the child.

Two elf adventurers rush after him from behind.

(Lies!　It's a lie, a lie!　(No way, Wright is in a place like this!)

Every time I got closer, I felt that the kid who was meeting with the racial (human) adventurers looked more and more like Light.

Similar height, dark hair, atmosphere - Sasha's heart starts to beat painfully.

Hey there race(human)!"

Is it ......?"

The child turns around with an annoyed sound when I call out to him.

Because he is wearing a mask, his face is unrecognizable.

Sasha tells him with a sense of urgency.

Sasha says with impatience, "You child there, take off that funny mask and show us your face."

The masked children, golden armor, and brown beauties give off an air of overt annoyance.

But Sasha urged on without concern.

Sure enough, the brown girl next to the boy voiced her dissatisfaction.

Didn't you hear me?　We are in the middle of an important meeting for our entry into the forest. Do you have any common sense to suddenly talk to us and just tell us what you want?"

I didn't tell you!　Don't get carried away with your human (inferior species) habit just because you're a little bit good looking!"

I'm not getting on your good side. I know many people who are more beautiful and prettier than me, so I can't be in good shape. ...... Would you rather not blame us for your lack of confidence in your own appearance?"

Ko, you human (inferior species)......ッ.

As the brown beauty pointed out, Sasha herself was aware that she had been inwardly "defeated" by her beauty.

As an elf, he had been defeated in beauty by a woman of his own race (human).

His pride was greatly hurt.

He was also deeply displeased that the blonde and silver-haired adventurers he had hired, as well as other male adventurers around him, were gazing at the brown-haired beauty with more interest than he was, and their cheeks were tinted.

His mood was like that of a volcano on the verge of exploding.

A child noticed Sasha's hysteria and called out to her with a sigh.

I understand," he said. You just have to take off your mask. But I was badly burned in the fire, so I have to hide my face with the mask. To be honest, it's not something I would show to others, but is that okay?"

I am the fiancée of the Vice Commander of the White Order, and I am the one who gave the order, so stop messing around and take it!"

"...... understand."

Hee!　Geez!　That's disgusting!"

I tried to check the kid's face, thinking it was a light - but he immediately turned his face away from me in front of the burns, as if Sasha, who hates ugly, couldn't stand it.

I didn't even have time to check that it was a light.

I had to reflexively yell out.

'Ha, hurry up and hide that disgusting face!

............"

At the disapproving attitude of the masks, Sasha raises her voice to cover up her own statement and leaves the scene.

'Don't show me something disgusting!　This is really why I don't like Humans (inferior species)!"

Now, Master Sasha, please wait!

The blonde and silver-haired adventurers I had hired were chasing after me, but I didn't care and kept walking.

As I walked, I repeatedly breathed to cool my hot head.

'Come to think of it, it can't be Wright, it's been nearly three years. ...... If he was a human (inferior species), he would have grown up more. ......"

Wright was 12 years old at the time, and it has been almost three years since then.

In three years, a race (human) grows up a lot.

The masked child is 12 or 3 years old by all accounts.

The hair color, height, and atmosphere were similar, but that was all. His voice is different, and he doesn't look 15 years old.

(I must be mistaken. ......)

But my scouting instincts are tingling.

My neck is cold as if I am being captured by a vicious predator.

(Everything has gone wrong since I received that paper, "Waiting at the White Tower," ......)

Sasha bites her lip in a giggle.

(My feet are wobbling ....... How did this happen!　Why is the past chasing me ...... why might the lights be alive!　Are you going to get revenge on me because I tried to kill you?　Why ...... how did this happen!)

It's not my fault," Sasha mumbled, suppressing her restlessness as she continued walking.