Chapter 334 After the negotiations,
Devon’s soldiers scoured the surroundings.
We dug into the woods and expanded the scope of our search to the outside of Shigea.
But even so, he failed to find Princess Sileria.
The knights who were in charge of commanding the search force were on a shitline.
Even so, Prince Klein’s anger is great.
It was obvious what would happen to them if they couldn’t find her.
They drove the soldiers.
“Movement slow! Move quickly!”
“If there’s time for small talk, look at one more place!”
Every time the impatience grew, the knights’ brushing intensified.
The soldiers grumbled in a small voice so that they could not be heard.
“No matter how important it is, this is too much.”
“If you think about it, isn’t it because they couldn’t protect the princess?”
“Shh! I’ll hear you later!”
“How do you feel when you hear it? Did we just say something wrong?”
The mental fatigue of the soldiers is getting worse day by day, but the commander has no plan to solve it.
So the vicious cycle continued over and over again.
The knights urge the soldiers, and the soldiers build up dissatisfaction.
A huge disaster that could explode at any moment was covering them.
* * *
Silea approached Ray as he prepared to sleep in the woods.
Growling—
Ray was taken aback by the shocking sound of his stomach clamoring for food.
“You are really great.”
It’s only been two hours since we finished eating.
I also ate four wooden bowls of porridge by myself.
However, if it was enough to make my stomach churn, it was now a disease.
Seeing as if she knew it was embarrassing, Sileria waved her hand and made an excuse.
“This is because I ate poor food!”
“Why do you eat all the good food by yourself?”
“I just forcibly passed it because I was hungry!”
It’s a bummer to force it!
At least, it was not something she would say, as she savored it with a happy expression on the subject of being kidnapped.
Ray shook his head and turned over the firewood.
I must have heard a beggar in my stomach.
No, it must have contained at least a harp.
As he prepared the meal again, Shileia’s expression brightened.
“…Let me help you.”
Still, I don’t know if I should say it’s commendable or tell me to stop eating when I see him saying that he’ll help, to see if his conscience still exists.
Silea grabbed the block of wood.
I had been sleeping for two days and looked over my shoulder as he was carving a wooden bowl.
After digging a few times using her wrist, she easily gripped the sword as she watched the finished wooden bowl.
I’m trying to shape the bowl like that.
Fu-wook!
“…huh?”
I just tried to use my wrist, but a big hole was drilled in the block of wood.
Obviously, when he did, the block of wood took shape as if it were undressing itself.
Ray, who started lighting a fire, grumbled.
“I tried to make a bowl or two again, but in the end it was a fire or firewood chopping?”
“Come on, it’s not firewood! My hand just slipped for a second!”
“Did you oil the sword? Why did my hand slip off the still sword?”
Since she couldn’t stand it with her volubility, Silea shut her mouth and focused on the bowl.
Gently rotate the hand holding the sword bottle and at the same time bring the blade part to the outside of the bowl.
As the series of movements continued like running water, the appearance of the bowl began to change.
Slowly—!
A hard-carved piece of wood gradually turns into a vessel, but soon transforms into a chaotic work of art.
It was an eye-opening transformation.
If it was made in the holy kingdom, it would be a statue that would immediately be accused of worshiping the demon lord.
She was on the verge of cutting down all the trees in the forest, so Ray snatched a piece of wood from her.
Of course, I didn’t forget to say a word.
“You have to apologize to the tree.”
He took out a dagger from his waistband and tapped it lightly.
Then, the angular parts of the tomak are cut off like a lie.
I held the bowl with my thumb and forefinger wrist.
It was a very clean move compared to Silea’s crushing a wooden block like a fierce enemy.
Looking at the bowl that was completed in the blink of an eye, Shileia burst into pure admiration.
“Incredible. Your sword skills are excellent.”
It is a piece of wood that he regretfully refused to touch when he tried to cut it.
However, when it was completed as if it was a bowl from the beginning, it was just amazing.
“I hope there are many interesting things.”
After exchanging a few words, nutritious porridge was ready in no time.
It is a porridge made by mixing herbs himself.
If you eat it, you will be able to drive away the fatigue to some extent.
Transfer the porridge to a wooden bowl and hand it to Silea.
“I made a lot this time, so eat as much as you can.”
With the way she thought of herself, Sileia carefully accepted the bowl.
“…thank you.”
“You are probably the only one who can thank the kidnappers who kidnapped you.”
He speaks bluntly, but now she knows he’s not as bad as she thought.
There were a lot of bumps and dissatisfaction in life, but after two days, it was quite fun.
Usually, when he had an argument with himself as a princess in the castle, he often bowed his head first, but he never bends his will.
It was Shileia who gradually started to improve her current life with such a different appearance.
If you think about it, life is much more fun than when you were caught in the royal castle.
‘Maybe this is a normal life.’
Just when she thought she wanted to enjoy the moment a little longer, she was startled by herself.
On the subject of being a princess!
On the subject of being kidnapped during the war!
Rebuking herself and making up her mind, she looked up at the sky.
Stars twinkling in the night sky are densely studded.
“It is more beautiful than what I saw in the royal castle. Why? It must be the same sky.”
Ray bites a spoon at the question, which is like a Zen dialogue, and gives a rough answer.
“There is a difference between a free sky and a free sky.”
“…freedom.”
Maybe.
Unlike the time when I couldn’t be like myself somewhere, I was able to reveal myself now.
There are things that make me feel comfortable, but more than anything, I liked being able to be myself.
The hem of her luxurious dress was full of dust and her hair was sloppy, but there was nothing she didn’t like.
She smiles brightly as if she has found the answer.
“Then I should thank you. Perhaps it was a freedom I would never feel in my entire life.”
Ray also smiled.
“You’re crazy.”
“Ho-ho-ho.”
It was a night where the lives of the two continued for three days.
* * *
The king of the Devon kingdom was saddened to learn that the princess had been kidnapped in addition to going out without a word.
“You must be really crazy while you’re busy with the war.”
My head was throbbing.
He asked, putting his hand on his forehead.
“Did something happen in Sigea? Seeing that you didn’t harm Silea right away, it looks like you want something.”
The Count bowed his head to the Devon King, who spoke as if he already knew the situation.
“yes. We are searching all over the area.”
“What do you do when you search? Since there has been no news for three days, it means that you have already left Sigea.”
“Sigea is wide. Since the outgoing passage was blocked, it wouldn’t have been long.”
At the Count’s words, the Devon King sighed.
Manpower that should be used for war is being circulated in vain.
When this happens, it is they who are at a disadvantage.
However, she couldn’t give up on Sileria.
“Then go find it. If it’s not a big deal, grant their request. Silea’s safety is our top priority.”
“All right.”
When the King’s instructions were given, Sigea’s soldiers rolled even further.
When the furious Klein scolds the knights and the soldiers are getting more and more exhausted.
After completing the deal with the half-man company, the Duke of Valor spoke to Klein.
“Even if the prince is weak, I will do my best to find the princess.”
“…I’m sorry, but can I ask you a favor?”
“You don’t have to apologize. How can I not do anything when the princess is gone?”
“I really have nothing to say.”
Even if it was not, the Duke of Valo could not rest due to the transaction with the Half Man Company.
It was the reason why Klein, who easily explodes with anger at others, couldn’t say anything to him.
When Klein bowed his head to the request, Duke Valort began directing the troops.
He had a lot of talent in many ways, and he was also good at tracking.
Duke Vallo gave orders to the soldiers who were wandering around without proper leadership.
“This is just a village. If possible, search in the woods or out of the way.”
“yes.”
Only then did the knights and soldiers unite.
Had it been a day since he followed his instructions and started searching the woods?
A soldier shouted in the woods.
“I found it!”
When the duke ran directly to him, there were traces of a camp there.
An off bonfire and bedding made of grass.
He said while touching the cold charcoal.
“Not long ago. Search all around here.”
“All right!”
After five days, the soldiers moved quickly in the footsteps they had barely found.
* * *
Seeing Ray constantly carving something into the tree, Silea asked.
“What are you doing?”
“You have to leave a mark. So that I can follow you well.”
“Who is following you?”
“Who is who? These are our knights who will save the princess.”
Silea forgot what to say.
At first, he wanted to run away, but I thought he was afraid of the pursuit team sent by the Devon Kingdom.
But looking at what he’s doing now, that wasn’t the case.
Are you carving a trail so that the chase team can find you comfortably?
What is your intention?
“You didn’t want to make a deal?”
I shake my head at her words.
“I know this because I learned the art of trade for a while, but when it comes to trading, the one with the shit line riding is at a disadvantage. Which means you need to run away to gain an advantage.”
What kind of advice did you learn on the topic of kidnappers?
It’s just as incredible as the idea that a thief is doing charity work.
After all, it was too much for the criminal to understand the madman’s words.
Silea closed her lips and silently followed.
Although she wouldn’t admit it herself, she was already naturally following Ray’s words.
That figure somehow overlaps with Iriel.
princess and saintess.
If you look at it, there must be quite a lot of similar corners.
After walking all day, they finally left the forest.
