Early in the morning the next day, Mia and Sion started walking along the river. Rather than blindly entering the woods, they bet on the possibility of a village near the riverside.
And itās a little scary if there is no water.
From the previous timeline, she knows the suffering of thirst due to lack of drinking water. So, Mia decided this route, and Sion agreed with it. But ā¦
Thisā¦ this may haveā¦ have been aā¦ a mistake.
She regretted this with every laboured breath. The riverbank was littered with large rocks and walking over them proved to be extremely exhausting. Mia did try to improve her stamina in case of emergency, but there is still a limit. The road was a little too harsh for a girlās feet. Sweat spilled from Miaās forehead, and her cheeks were slightly dyed red. Her knees started shaking and they could give way anytime.
āAre you okay? Princess Miaā
Sion reached out from the top of a rock. He was offering her his hand to help her up the rock.
āThank you, Iām saved, Prince Sionā
While wiping the sweat off her forehead, Mia looked around. Unfortunately, there was nothing like a village in sight.
āI wish there was something we can ride. Even if itās not a carriage, but at least a horse.ā
āOh yeah. I almost forgot that you could ride a horse.ā
Sion shrugged a little and then said.
āBut unfortunately, you wonāt find a wild horse, maybe a wolf ā¦ā
āWell! Prince Sion, can you ride a wolf !?ā
Mia remembers that in the manuscript written by Elise, there was a a prince riding a wolf. She stared at Sion, and he couldnāt supress his laughter anymore.
āI canāt ride a wolf as you expect me to. Princess Mia, you can be gullible sometimes.ā
āNow!ā
She gave him an angry glare while puffing her cheeks out.
Stupid Sion! Just because Iām a little naĆÆve about these thingsā¦. I really hate this guy! His guts and everything!
However, she couldnāt antagonize her only ally now. So, she decided to direct her anger elsewhere.
āā¦ Itās all because of the guys who attacked that carriage.ā
Upon hearing her words, Sion frowned slightly.
āWhatās wrong, Prince Sionā
āNo, I think itās a little strange.ā
āWhat do you mean?ā
āSure, the Kingdom of Remno is now a politically uncertain and dangerous zone, so itās no wonder that the caravan is attacked. But at that time, we were attacked by regular bandits.ā
āNow that you say it, I remember someone saying assassins.ā
āYes. They were thugs with specialized combat training. Needless to say, those kinds of guys arenāt the ones that suddenly show up just because the public order is in decline.ā
āWell! So do you mean to say that someone hired those assassins to take our lives?ā
Sion shrugs and shakes his head.
āMaybe not all of us. Maybe just I or you. Well, I suppose Miss Tiona as wellā¦ā
In any case, the carriage was full of dignitaries.Ā It may not be surprising if the assassins were sentā¦
āBut no one should know that weāre in that carriageā¦ Does that mean that information was leaked from somewhere?ā
āIt would be natural to think so, but ā¦ā
Sion went silent.Ā Apparently, he remembers what was in that carriage and is thinking about various things.
On the other hand, Miaā¦
Well, if this guy is doing the thinking, I should not think about it myself.
Judging from that, she started looking for something that could be eaten instead.
IĀ canāt catch fish.Ā I wonder what kind of herbs grow along this riverbank. Hmmā¦ is thatā¦?
A mushroom growing by the riverside caught her eye. This one was bright red like a burning flame. It looked beautiful and caught Miaās attention. However, the words of her head chef came back to her, āYour Highness, itās okay to be interested in wild food. But take note of one thing. Mushrooms are very difficult to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous. Itās dangerous if youāre not an expert. So, itās better not to touch it. ā
āThatās a mushroom, a water mushroom ā¦ isnāt it?ā
Recalling the advice, Mia retracts her hand as she was about to touch it.
But if you think about it, Iām an expert, right?Ā Iāve done lots of research about how to survive in the forestā¦
After spending the night in the woods, a strange self-confidence grew in Mia. She had a strange self-confidence that she can tell the difference between being edible and poisonous plants. This came from her guts, which just happen to be empty at the moment.
āIt looks so beautiful. Itās decided. We can eat it.ā
Then Mia reached out to pick it again.
āItās better if you donāt pick it up!ā
A voice suddenly called out which made Mia jumped up.
Stop! The authorās HP is already zero!
ā¦ā¦ Hello, this is Mochizuki.
Finally, the stock chapters has run out.
So, this Saturday, we have 10 days to finish the update every day.
Thank you for your long relationship.
In the future, I would like to do my best with the goal of updating twice on Tuesday and Friday.Ā I think I can do my best ā¦ Can I do my best?
Iām sorry.
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