CH 57

“Hey. Look over there.”

Damon was surrounded by women when she looked to where Redan’s chin pointed. The Ladies wanted to give Damon their handkerchiefs and were trying to find a way to get the tokens to him.

“If you’re a good person, do you behave like that? Did you see that? Giving everyone a smile. Don’t be too friendly for no reason.”

He grumbled. 

Serdel glanced at Redan’s chest like that. 

“As expected, brother, also behaving a lot like your looks.”

His armor was full of handkerchiefs that the Young Ladies had tied on. 

It was the same for Addis. There were quite a lot of handkerchiefs and food in her hand, Serdel didn’t know when the ladies had time to give out so many.

“Hey, I’m fine. Even if I look this way. But, tsk. Hey, you’re only next to me. Don’t even go near those guys.” Redan said, adjusting his armor. 

Serdel shook her head. And after a while said—.

“We’re going to leave soon. Are you ready?”

Falden is approaching.

His hands and chest were clean of extra adornment.

There was no handkerchief or food.

He glanced around the messy surroundings and leaned slightly towards Serdel.

“Young Lady. Do you have any handkerchiefs?” 

Without thinking, she held out what she usually used.

“Oh, it’s pretty. The Young Lady’s name is also embroidered.”

He spread the handkerchief left and right, rolled it up, and wrapped it around his wrist. 

“Thank you. I’ll use it well.”

“….”

Smiling, he went to the front. There was no time to ask for him to return it.

Falden raised his arm wrapped with Serdel’s handkerchief high into the air.

It was the starting signal.

The soldiers pushed away from the people around them.

Huuuuuu—.

With the sound of dull horn trumpets, the knights shouted.

“Go!”

Finally, the hunt began.

*****

She has enjoyed horseback riding every day, but this feeling was different from running in a fenced in riding arena. 

Her heart shook with tension, despite the fact that she also felt free.

Serdel glanced back.

Siri, Terra, and Blenn were following along with the others of her party.

Even though she had recently learned to ride, Siri was quite stable.

The same goes for Terra.

His expression was quite serious, too.

Two swords were hung on his waist while two bows and a fairly large quiver were hung from his shoulders.

Addis, who was ahead of her, noticed Serdel and looked back, smiling. 

“Did you know that the main weapon of that punk, Terra, is a bow, not a sword?”

“No, I didn’t know.”

“His sword handling skills aren’t that great, but his archery is almost top-notch. He grew up in a back alley when he was young, so his movements are light. In general, he’s good at handling weapons such as bows.” 

It’s the first Serdel heard of it.

“However, it’s difficult to become a knight with that skill alone, so I made him learn how to use a sword, but for some time he started using a bow again instead of a sword.” 

Addis’ gaze, which had turned to Terra, shifted to her. 

“No matter how hard he tries, it’s hard to use a sword like a knight, so I think grinding and polishing what he’s good at will be more useful in protecting his master.” 

“….”

“He wasn’t originally a motivated guy, but you changed that. That guy, I trained him not long after he became a squire.” 

It seemed she remembered that time.

“He never followed me sincerely. The Count’s squire. He must have been a very arrogant guy.” 

Addis stretched out her arm and swept Serdel’s back.

“Once he gives his heart, he will never betray you. First one person, then two more, and finally four people. Serdel. The more people you trust, the more they will repay you with loyalty.”

Serdel looked back at Terra again. 

He wasn’t the only one who made a change.

Through his appearance Terra showed that day, she was also able to get one step closer to Addis and Redan.

It was a relationship that could have never been changed without him.

And he was never upset with her unless he was angry with the wounds she suffered.

She probably continued to hurt him unknowingly, not recognizing that her injury had caused harm to someone else.

It was Terra who reminded her of that.

Serdel, who was laughing bitterly for no reason, turned her eyes to see Blenn.

Blenn, who was riding his horse with a more relaxed posture than anyone else, looked like a painting.

His newly dyed silver hair was fluttering frantically in the wind, and his fair skin was dazzling in the sunlight. 

Dark eyebrows and calm brown eyes furthered his charming atmosphere.

Even though they were wearing the same leather armor, he stood out among the knights.

Perhaps he felt her gaze, and so their eyes met. 

The soft smile built around his mouth was beautiful. She glanced over at the rest of the group. 

He’s out of sight for now, but Dell will be following her. She tried to leave him in case anyone recognized him, but she couldn’t help it because he cried and went crazy.

‘He might be of great help in the forest.’

[Dell is hiding well and working hard. Nuna, don’t worry.]

‘If something happens, call me right away.’

[Yess—!]

After his brave answer, Serdel straightened her head.

How much longer did they have to move?

As soon as they left, she saw a tall man standing in the middle of a wide-open field. 

An ivory shirt that loosened up from the neck. A man with dark hair and dark eyes wearing dark green leather pants, worn leather armor over it. This man had the title of the best knight in the Empire—.

‘Belters Blendard!’

It was the Duke, one of the male protagonists.

“Whoa, whoa—”

Falden, who had stopped his horse a short distance away, arrogantly raised his chin.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, it’s been a while. Your Highness, the 2nd Prince.”

“It was nice to meet you?”

“What’s wrong with you? Please speak comfortably. It’s gross.”

Contrary to how the Prince had greeted him with a quarrel, he smiled and hit Belters on the shoulder familiarly.

“Captain.”

Addis greeted and approached them, getting off her horse and bowing her head.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yeah. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but the vice-captain is still brave.”

“Captain is also the same.”

Addis sighed. Seeing her like that, Belters burst into laughter. 

It was Serdel’s first time seeing him up close.

With moderately white skin, as if God had made it, the features were distinct but not surprisingly burdensome.

The eyes without double eyelids were quite attractive, so she couldn’t take her eyes off. 

Did he feel her gaze? 

His eyes turned to Serdel.

His and her gazes collided in the air and entangled with each other.

“My sister, Serdel Robbesta.”

Following Belters’ gaze, Addis briefly introduced her. 

“Serdel Robbesta, Aah, who joined with Marquis Spendar.”

At the same time, he smiled softly as he said her name once. 

Time felt like it slowed down.

As her senses became dull, she began to feel like she was being pushed away from reality.

The world was flashing.

In the white space that suddenly appeared, she was the only one, left alone. 

It felt like her heart was pounding. It’s similar to the time when she went back to the beginning, saying she couldn’t finish the ending. 

As soon as fear was about to climb up the fingertips, the status window appeared with the opening song she heard in the original work.

[Before you get into the full story, you meet the four male protagonists.

Now, please build a relationship]

[Open a lucky point.

→Accumulate luck points by improving relationships with characters.

→The causal ratio accumulated so far is converted into points.

▷ Total points: 10,000

→The use of points will be guided with a congratulatory message when reaching 35,000]

She was distracted by a series of windows.

Reading it again and again. After capturing it in her eyes and repeating it again and again.

The flashing world began to return to its original state, and on the contrary, the space that has left her behind has disappeared.

A sense of reality that had become distant sank deep into her skin. The wind blew just in time, and she was able to come to her senses without any significant gaps. 

Through the vanished status window, she could feel Belters’ gaze still on her. 

“Stop it, Captain. I’m starting to feel uncomfortable.”

Addis stood in front of the Captain and blocked his view.

“My sister’s face looks like mine. So stop it.”

“Sisters who look alike but don’t resemble each other.”

With a smirk and a short laugh, he climbed onto his horse.

“Let’s go, Your Highness.”