Chapter 34 Bianca’s Sister

Chapter 34 Bianca’s Sister

Rattle-Rattle-

Inside the resonating carriage, Kraush was massaging his healed arm.

It felt like it was no longer an issue.

He had managed to acquire a suitable sword, so combat shouldnt be problematic either.

Such an idiotic brute.

Kraush cursed Mary as he lifted his head, and up front, he could see the coachman known as Number 15, driving the horses.Visitt novelbin(.)co/m for the latest updates

Kraush was currently inside a carriage.

And not just any carriage, but one made of bone.

Snore-snore.

Beside Kraush, Ebelasque was snoring away in sleep.

She was, in fact, the owner of this carriage.

Pushing away her head, which kept trying to lean against him, Kraush gazed outside.

Ever since they became fugitives of the empire.

Ebelasque had no choice but to head to another kingdom.

Hence, after much deliberation, she decided to follow Kraush.

Reminding him that he took her out and thus should take responsibility, Ebelasque had been insistent until Kraush knocked some sense into her and clicked his tongue.

The carriage was a smooth ride, yet he had no particular wish to keep Ebelasque at his side.

How troublesome, this girl.

Knowing her personality too well, the type to strut the moment given an inch, Kraush was contemplating whether to drop her off somewhere when suddenly, the crow sleeping on his knee shot up.

When Crimson Garden possessed another species, her crow form tended to fall asleep like this.

It seemed that Crimson Garden had returned.

Child.

Im here.

Responding to Kraush, Crimson Garden turned her head, and her crow form displayed a rather displeased expression.

It seems some trouble has arisen.

What kind of trouble?

The kind that concerns your fiance.

Suspicion dawned in Kraushs eyes.

His fiance could only be Bianca.

Explain in detail.

A man called the Butcher has snuck into Hardenhartz.

Kraushs body tensed up.

Berkman, the Butcher, a madman who committed massacres in the empire and escaped.

Although Kraush knew he was hiding in Starlon, the mention of Hardenhartz had him springing to his feet.

Bianca?

Thats where the problem is. She went missing after entering the mountain where the Butcher was rumored to have hidden.

Ebelasque!

Huh, eh?!

Kraush yanked on Ebelasques clothes alongside him, forcefully waking her up.

Drooling in her sleep, Ebelasque was bewildered as Kraush shouted at her.

Turn the carriage towards Hardenhartz now!

That day marked the first time in a while since Kraush had raised his voice since returning to the past.

* * *

The day Bianca returned to Hardenhartz seeking the The White Snow Hot Yang Spore at Kraushs request.

Bianca received a cold reception as expected.

It was a familiar treatment.

She was the cursed daughter.

The most worthless daughter in Hardenhartz.

Whispers and hushed conversations from servants and maids about her were part of her daily life.

Being the youngest daughter of Hardenhartz was more like a curse to her.

Its been a while.

She hadnt felt it when staying at the Balheim Pine Song Residence.

Now that she was experiencing it again, Bianca realized how comfortably she had lived at the Green Pine Residence.

There, maid Ellie and butler Aliod treated her without whispering anything about her curse.

They cared for her meticulously, never concerned about her being cursed.

Of course, that makes sense.

More than her own treatment, it was Kraush who received worse treatment.

In Balheim, it was not the curse but a lack of talent that dragged him into the abyss.

Bianca lifted her head to look out of the window.

Who would have thought she would find the confines of Green Pine Residence more welcoming than her own home?

Life was truly unpredictable.

I want to go back quickly.

She began to miss Kraush.

Click-clack-click-clack-

At that moment, footsteps were heard approaching.

The sound was familiar to her because it belonged to someone in the family who despised her the most.

A woman three years her senior and now 16 years of age.

Jenica Hardenhartz.

No matter how mature she was reputed to be due to her scarce range of emotions, she was still only 13 years old.

Her thought process was inclined towards the simplest solution.

Ill find it quickly and come back.

With such fearless determination, she embarked on the mountain hike alone.

Jenica, upon hearing about her actions, wore an incredulous expression.

Is she an idiot? To take the mountains of Hardenhartz so lightly.

She found it incomprehensible.

Its unavoidable for someone born in Hardenhartz to be familiar with the mountains and snow.

However, the mountains of Hardenhartz were not easy places where a 13-year-old child could wander around.

Especially the location where The White Snow Hot Yang Spore was said to exist, deep in the mountain woods.

It was not a place she could reach on her own.

At this rate, the likelihood of her getting stranded was almost certain.

Haa.

Jenica sighed long and heavily.

She wasnt sure why Bianca, who had only ever been interested in reading, was so determined about this.

As much as Jenica disliked her, if Bianca were to become stranded and die, it would be none the less problematic for Jenica.

She was the fiance of Balheim.

Should Bianca die, causing ties with Balheim to falter, it would be a huge problem.

Tch, Ill just go and fetch her. Assign some knights to me.

Yes, understood.

Ultimately, Jenica stood up to go after Bianca, albeit annoyed by the thought of such a troublesome sister.

* * *

In the mountain ranges of Hardenhartz, the Loka Mountain Range.

Bianca was making her way above the snow-covered mountains.

Its quite alright.

She nodded, looking at the shoes she was wearing, which comfortably allowed her to walk over the snow, thanks to being an artifact.

Bianca, with her bag tightly secured, continued moving deeper into the mountain woods.

She intended to find The White Snow Hot Yang Spore before dusk.

Hey!

Suddenly, she heard a sharp shout.

Turning her head, Bianca saw Jenica and two knights standing there.

It seemed that Jenica had followed eagerly, as she was exhaling long breaths with a tired expression.

It was because Bianca moved quicker than expected with her short legs.

Due to this, Jenica had to wipe the sweat on her forehead despite the cold winter, breathing heavily.

Are you stupid? You came into the woods by yourself to find The White Snow Hot Yang Spore because its not available?

She scolded Bianca, visibly annoyed.

But the real surprise was for Bianca.

You stopped the sales, didnt you?

Bianca came into the woods precisely because Jenica had obstructed the distribution of The White Snow Hot Yang Spore.

It was hard enough to find, to begin with.

With Jenica blocking it, there was nowhere in Hardenhartz to acquire The White Snow Hot Yang Spore.

She had come to find it herself, yet now Jenica was getting worked up over it.

Ah, do you think I came here out of care for you? If you, the fiance of Balheim, get stranded and die, it would sever the ties between Balheim and Hardenhartz!

Bianca realized this upon hearing those words.

Indeed, in a sense, she was an important figure within Hardenhartz.

A token of the trade between the families.

Bianca herself had not thought that far.

Follow me. Ill give you what you want and send you back promptly.

With that, Bianca turned around as well.

She had no intention of taking unnecessary risks, provided she could get The White Snow Hot Yang Spore.

However, there was one thing she wanted to ask.

Jenica, why did you come here yourself?

What?

Jenica wore a confused expression.

Just by looking at her ragged attire and the sound of her heavy breathing, it was clear she had hurriedly come.

To find Bianca, it would have been sufficient for the mountain-savvy knights to form a search party.

Hence, there was no reason for her to climb the mountain herself.

You say you came for the family, but youre not usually so concerned about family matters. You could have sent just a search party.

Even if she was residing in Hardenhartz, it made no differenceJenica was still just the second child.

Due to the characteristics of male-centric Hardenhartz, the eldest son could worry about the family affairs.

If her eldest brother had come searching for her, Bianca wouldnt have found it strange.

But it was Jenica who came, the second child.

To Bianca, it was odd that Jenica, who seemed to despise her so much, had come in person.

Since Bianca was devoid of emotions, she had struck precisely at the place where Jenica had intruded.

Jenica pursed her lips, momentarily troubled by the jab.

Then her face twisted in anger.

What does it matter? Thats just what I felt like doing.

But somewhere deep within Jenica, something stung sharply in contrast to that angry face.