10 – #10. The princess’s carriage (1)

It was only after I asked that I was able to hear from the two of them why I was here.

Fortunately, Aria seemed to have listened to me and brought the village knights. Since Aria belongs to a count family, the knights would have actively helped her.

It seems that the knights who found me unconscious along with the griffon were taken over by our duchy knights and coachman who were looking for me while transporting me to Taipan.

After the story was over, Sarah left with a tearful expression on her face, and Pablo, who still had an expressionless expression and couldn’t figure out what was going on, left the room.

Immediately I meditated in bed.

Now that Danjeon has been rebuilt to some extent, meditation is possible. He was able to fuse the mana into her body and accelerate her recovery more quickly.

Now, it seemed that if I just ate Yeongdan steadily and meditated consistently, I could completely restore the rebuilt Danjeon to its original state.

Until the first day of the academy, I meditated and only focused on light cardio and recovery.

I need to recover quickly so I can resume strength training and practice swordsmanship.

I stayed in my room like that for days and days.

The day before the start of school arrived in an instant.

First, in order to unpack our belongings at the dormitory, the carriage carrying me and Sarah departed from the Duchy of Brace early in the morning.

There were 10 escort knights employed. All were sword expert level.

Rumbling. Rattling-!

“You, never sit next to me. “Because it smells like sweat.”

Sarah, who was traveling with me in the carriage, glared at me and said.

I lost a lot of weight in the remaining month.

I feel like I’m currently weighing about 80kg… Now, he’s chubby compared to his height, but he doesn’t have the body size to make meat.

It’s probably just a typical diss between siblings who don’t get along.

I was never hurt…. Really….

“Don’t worry, I won’t sit next to you even if you don’t say anything.”

I rested my chin and answered calmly, then looked at the scenery outside the window.

The Duchy of Brace is moving further and further away.

Soon, beyond the village, the scenery changed to dry land and empty plains.

We continued to run towards the prestigious ‘Ariel Academy’ as our destination.

Rumble, rattle!

‘Anyway, the security is good from the Duchy of Brace to Ariel Academy. ‘You don’t have to worry.’

The road connecting this side is close to the imperial road.

Even the most low-level demon beasts are said to be a threat to the imperial family and are being exterminated, so the demon beasts don’t have to worry.

Even if low-level demons appear, all of the guard knights here are sword experts or higher.

I think it would be safe for me to join in the subjugation, even if it’s only for a short tour.

Because I figured out that my level is 3 stars during the Griffon battle.

I’m not sure what level I’m at yet, but I don’t think it’ll be an obstacle to being able to handle Aurors.

“Cool….”

As I was thinking this far, Sarah was fast asleep, leaning against the wall of the carriage.

Were you tired? But.

I rushed out early in the morning because it was the day before school started. It’s enough to be tiring.

Actually, I’m tired too….

‘… ‘Let’s sleep for a bit.’

When you try to close your eyes for a moment like that.

-Too-duk, to-duk.

Shoo!

Raindrops began to fall, and suddenly, as if there was a hole in the sky, a shower began to fall.

The weather was nice just a moment ago, but dark clouds suddenly engulfed the sky, and the weather changed like a lie.

‘Something is ominous…’ Well, it doesn’t matter.’

As I said before, it is a safe route with 10 sword expert level escort knights.

Nothing much will happen.

Without thinking, I closed my eyes.

*

When you wake up.

The rain was still pouring down endlessly like a waterfall.

Driving in heavy rain.

Looking around, the terrain was rugged and hilly, so the carriage’s speed had noticeably decreased.

Rackle! Shake!

The carriage shakes violently.

I think it will be dangerous if we continue to drive like this….

“Stop! “Stop for a moment!!”

That’s right.

A man who appeared to be the captain of a guard knight stopped the carriage.

It seemed like there was a judgment that it would be dangerous to proceed like this.

About 10 minutes passed like that.

The escort driver and coachman, who seemed to be having a discussion among themselves, took hold of the carriage again and began to move the carriage.

Direction of the carriage turning to the left.

‘Are you thinking of taking a detour to the hill where the wind stays…? ?’

It seemed like they were trying to take a detour as there were many hills with irregular slopes to pass through the royal road like this.

The place you are trying to bypass is a habitat where goblins often appear.

At most, goblins are enough for the guard knights to stop.

Even if you are unlucky enough to meet a high-ranking goblin shaman, there will be no problem.

But, why do I keep getting this ominous feeling?

After about 4 hours after the carriage took a detour, a flat road unfolded.

There were weed-like plants growing here and there, and the rest was a field of sand.

“What…?” . “Is this the right path?”

Sarah suddenly woke up, rubbing one of her eyes and muttering.

Did you sleep for about 6 hours?

I couldn’t understand the situation, so I looked around at the scenery outside the carriage, and it seemed like I was in a daze.

“It looks like the carriage has to take a detour because it’s raining so much.”

“Umm…. Detour? Just because of the rain?”

“Look at the sky. It’s raining like crazy. “If you go up the hill like this, slipping accidents will happen.”

“Don’t try to teach me.”

“… ….”

… He still has a sh*tty personality.

No matter how much of a mess Xian was before the possession, isn’t this too much?

Now I am not Xian, but Jian who possessed Xian’s body….

After about 30 minutes, the carriage stopped.

The sky also darkened, and it seemed like they were preparing to camp in the nearby forest.

It was already a place full of trees and weeds.

We pitched a tent and camped under a large tree to get some shelter from the rain.

Crack. Cracking.

The sound of burning wood fire can be heard.

The sound of a burning fire combined with the sound of falling rain somehow created an emotional feeling.

“Everyone worked hard! “Let’s get some rest!”

“Oh!”

The escort knights compete one or two at a time and share soup boiled in a bucket.

There was no alcohol, but the atmosphere was like a company dinner.

If it weren’t for the high-ranking Young master escorting him, he would definitely have been drinking alcohol.

I also didn’t hate that atmosphere.

In my previous life, I often went to company dinners. Everyone said they don’t like company dinners, but isn’t it free food?

I attended often without hesitation…. He may have been closer to what the public calls an ace employee.

I did my work neatly and without mistakes, and I attended the company dinner unconditionally.

“Cool… Kuuul….”

“Hmmnya…” .”

After the meal, the guard knights, exhausted from overdue fatigue, stood guard, two in each group, and slept.

Sarah was also sleeping in a different tent than me.

‘I’m not tired because I sleep in the carriage…’ . ‘Should I come after some training?’

If you sweat, you will get a little tired.

I took out the longsword from the tent, left the camp, and walked deep into the forest without the sentries knowing.

It rained a bit, but it was less rain than during the day so it was worth it.

The hill where the wind stays…. As the name suggests, it is a forest where a lot of wind blows.

As evening fell, a cold valley wind was coming from below.

I raised my head and looked at the sky.

There was a full moon hidden by black rain clouds.

‘It’s just bright enough to be good for training.’

I stopped at an appropriate place and took a stance with my sword crossed.

“Whoa…” .”

Cold breath coming from the mouth due to the surrounding climate.

I swallowed it and pulled the sword towards my head.

“Hmph!”

The moment you try to practice a vertical cut by slamming down like that.

‘…… !’

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… What?

A goosebumps feeling all over your body.

It was the first sensation I felt after rebuilding Danjeon.

‘The presence of Mana…’ ? Demon beast? Goblin? No, at this rate… Powwow? No, I don’t think that’s true either….’

Something was strange.

It was my first direct sensation since coming to this world, so I couldn’t judge it properly.

It is clear that it is not human….

The feeling is foreign and gloomy.

‘For some reason, things were going smoothly…’ . Tsk.’

As expected, Ariel is a game that cannot be peaceful. There is no way it can be this peaceful in a world overrun with demonic beasts.

Let’s go scouting.

If necessary, you can call the escort knights.

Instead, they go to work. When they wake up, the escort knights will thank me.

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‘… Carriage?’

As I followed Mana’s sign to the top, I saw something at the end of a road filled with trees.

Something I looked down on was a carriage and the human figures.

‘Are there any other carriages other than us that took a detour down this road?’

At a glance, this is a luxurious looking carriage that looks like it should be carrying an important person.

The carriage, decorated with various jewels, was more ornate than that of the Duchy of Brace.

The carriage’s guard consisted of about 20 people, all wearing iron armor with a familiar pattern on the shoulder of the armor.

‘… ‘Violet imperial emblem.’

The emblem of the Violet family, the royal family of the Lyanna Empire.

The person from the imperial family who wants to take this route at this time means….

‘Are you the 4th princess?’

In the story, Rosaria di Violet is the youngest daughter among the royal family’s children.

She is an Ariel Academy student like me.

Did she also leave for the academy because it was her first day of school and ended up here in the pouring rain?

For a moment I thought so.

“Keeek!”

A non-human voice was heard from the hill just across the street.

When I looked across in surprise, I saw a red goblin looking down at the imperial carriage just like me.

‘Goblin Shaman?!’

The presence was clearly cut off here, but how did they hide it?

The red goblin shaman aims his worn-out staff at the imperial carriage.

“Kieek… Kieeeh….”

Soon, he chanted in an unknown goblin language, and a red fire attribute magic circle began to appear from the staff aimed at the carriage.

“Oh my! We have to stop it… !”

I jumped with all my might towards the opposite hill, which was about 20 meters away.

It was a jump I would never have been able to do if I hadn’t rebuilt my Danjeon.

The mana-enhanced body lightly flies through the air and lands right in front of the goblin shaman.

“Kieek?!”

As soon as the goblin shaman saw me suddenly appear, he couldn’t even stop chanting magic and looked embarrassed.

“Where are you from, you crazy idiot!”

-Squeak.

“Key….”

He cut off the goblin shaman’s head just in the nick of time before he could finish chanting.

Obviously, if I had been fatter, I wouldn’t have been able to block the magic.

The goblin shaman’s face is rolling around near his feet.

The gaze on that face did not have normal focus, as if it was possessed by something.

“What on earth…?” ?”

It was then.

“Quaaah!

“Attack! “It’s an attack!!”

“Hurry, take the princess to a safe place! “Kaaa!”

Sudden commotion.

I was surprised and looked down at the imperial carriage.

Then the place became so busy that it seemed like a lie that everyone was resting comfortably just a moment ago.

Goblins rushing towards the soldiers who are fighting back.

An ogre, a high-ranking species that I thought could never be here, was slaughtering soldiers indiscriminately with a maniacal expression.

“Kwooooo!”

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