Chapter 301

Fun and Leisure Plans

“Okay, Rina, I brought a map.”

After Mia talked Rafina into giving her a map, she went straight to see Citrina in her room. This, of course, was so they could make plans for their big trip to look for mushrooms.

“Oh, Your Majesty. Greetings.”

The door was opened by Citrina’s helper. She was an older woman, probably between fifty and sixty years old. Her face was blank, but her eyes were very sharp. Her reputation was that of a long-time servant who knew what to do but was also very set in her ways.

“Yes, hello, um, was it Ms. Barbara?” Mia asked with a frown. The old servant curtsied out of respect.

“It makes me feel very special that Your Highness remembers my name.”

“Uh, that’s good. Even so, it’s not that big of a deal...”

In reality, Mia did not feel very comfortable around people with stern faces like Barbara.

This woman reminds me of Ludwig. She seems like the kind of person who would tell people off if she caught them slacking off.

Mia quickly walked past the old lady and into the room because she thought her presence was dangerous.

Miabel was doing her homework inside with the help of Citrina. Lynsha was not far away.

“Hello, Rina. Thank you for treating Bel so well.”

“Oh, Your Majesty. That’s nice of you to say. It’s not much to be thankful for. After all, Bel is a close friend of Rina’s,” said Citrina with a sweet smile.

Bel laughed shyly and scratched her head. “That’s so nice of you to say, Rina. Thank you.”

Mia’s grandmother really came out in that scene. She smiled calmly as she watched the two young girls. She was happy to see that her granddaughter was getting along well with her friend. A quick look at Lynsha was enough to get a small nod.

It seems like everything is okay here... It’s nice to know that Lynsha is watching over them.

She gave a sigh of relief and then changed the subject.

She gave the thought a quick raise of her eyebrow before turning around and jumping eagerly onto the bed.

On the east side of Saint-Noel Island was the forest where they planned to hunt.

“So, over there is a forest I’ve never been,” said Mia.

“It’s not a very big forest, but there are a lot of mushrooms there, so it should be fun. We’ll start looking for them as soon as we walk in, so everyone should have fun without going too far in.”

“Wow, that sounds great!”

She was happy that she could easily get to the mushrooms. Mia was a real slacker, as you all know, so the less work she had to do, the better.

“We’d also have to go deeper into the forest, but I know there’s a spot where a lot of Belluga mushrooms grow,” said Citrina.

“My, Belluga mushrooms! They also grow here? I read about them in books written by Chloe. They are said to be good for stews.”

“I’m impressed. Your Highness has read a lot, that’s for sure. They’re white mushrooms that taste very good, but...”

Citrina frowned as she seemed to lose interest.

“Is something wrong with them?”

“There is another kind of mushroom called False Belluga Mushrooms that looks a lot like them, but it is poisonous.”

“My, poisonous, you say...”

“However, the poison isn’t too strong. At worst, it could give you diarrhoea for three days and a bad stomachache, but it is said that even experts have trouble telling them apart.

“Hm... experts,” Mia said with her arms crossed and her mouth moving.

“That’s why we probably shouldn’t pick any Belluga mushrooms,” said Citrina as she pointed to the map and drew a path that went into the forest from the south and stayed close to the edge.

“I think a path like this, where we don’t go too far in, is a good idea. This way shouldn’t have much danger.”

“I see...”

Mia looked at the map for a while, then straightened up and said, “Hmm.”