Chapter 105 – Shall we go, Abel?
Chapter 103
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We headed to the border area to get out of the Milan forest and enter the Kingdom of Vesta again.
“Alicia. But what should you eat?”
“Huh?…Well, well. I’ve only been living in the nest, so that’s fine…”
“Haven’t you ever eaten anything?”
“Yes, yes.”
Did I just live with nourishment? Well, since I said I’ve never left the nest in my life.
“What do monsters usually eat, Estelle?”
“I think I eat normally. Of course, it should be a little different from human food, but it’s the same as eating other animals and plants.”
“Um, is that so?”
Thinking about it, Estelle overturned the table of monsters… I wonder if eating itself makes a big difference.
“Oh, that’s right. When soldiers ask about you, do you have to answer well?”
“Oh, I got it. Am I the girl rescued by the hero Abel?”
“Yes.”
That’s how we decided to put our words together. Otherwise, it would be difficult to go anywhere with Mother.
“By the way, are you okay?”
“Huh?”
“I’m going to cut other mothers and monsters. Is it okay to look at it?”
“Gwa, it’s okay. They’re not my children anyway… Come to think of it, I don’t have any of my children anymore. Someone killed them all…”
…Are you giving me a sneak peek? I gently grabbed the Holy Sword. Then Alicia said with a fright.
“Hey, hey! It was a joke!”
“Really?”
Arriving at the border area, I felt a little puzzled. The waiting line was much shorter than when they passed from the Minerva Kingdom before.
“The line is short.”
“The Apollo Kingdom doesn’t have much interaction with the Vesta Kingdom.”
That was Celine’s answer. The Apollo kingdom is also close to the Vesta kingdom, so why is that?
“Are you usually on bad terms?”
“That’s not true…The Diplomatic Power of the Apollo Kingdom is that bad. The same goes for the neighboring Kingdom of Diana.”
“Ah…”
It is said that the two countries clashed without even trying. At the same time, it seems that there was no time to care about other countries. In the process, the remaining three countries exchanged with each other and became friendly.
“Still, it’s nice to have to wait less.”
“Yes. It’s a little tight to get to Bonaparte City by August 12th.”
“How long does the city of Bonaparte take from here?”
Aren’t there roughly 6 days left?
“It would take about 5 days to ride a horse in the border area.”
“Is it taking that long?”
That’s right. So you’re saying we have to ride too?
“I don’t know how to ride that horse.”
“Have you ridden it before?”
“Estelle drove it. What am I…”
I was just holding on to Estelle.
“And where do you get a horse?”
“Here at the post office on the border. The other day, the warrior received two horses as a reward. You can ride it.”
“Oh, was it?”
When I asked why he gave it to me, it seems that he made it available for use that way. It’s a pretty convenient system.
“Abel, get ready. It is our turn.”
“Oh, yes.”
As Estelle said, it was our turn to judge. The people in front of us passed by and the border guards greeted us.
“Hello. Welcome to the kingdom of Vesta. There will be a brief inspection before entering the country.”
“Yes.”
“Where are you from?”
“I am from the kingdom of Apollo.”
“What is the purpose of your visit to our kingdom?”
“I came to visit my friend in the city of Bonaparte. My name is Elfriede Bathory…”
When the soldier heard Elfriede’s name, he looked at me in amazement. And as if he realized something while looking at me still, he made a noise.
“Are you Abel’s hero?”
“Uh…Yes. That’s right.”
“Oops, I didn’t recognize the hero. Welcome.”
“Hello.”
…Do you recognize it? To be honest, I didn’t think I would find out, so I was a little bewildered. Estelle smiled lightly from behind and said.
“You’ve become famous, Abel♡”
“Heh heh…”
After the soldier recognized me, the evaluation was over very simply. Recognizing me meant that Estelle and Celine, who were with me, also knew who I was.
“By the way, who is the girl in the back?”
“Ah…It’s a girl I saved, but it seems like she has no parents and nowhere to go, so I’m accompanying her for a while.”
“Ah. Then can you tell me what the child’s name is?”
I looked at Alicia at the soldier’s words and said. She grinned.
“Okay, I have to answer.”
“Ah, this is Alicia…”
Why are you scared? I just smiled like a kid.
“The screening process is over. You can enter immediately.”
Estelle spoke at the soldier’s words.
“I’d like to borrow a horse from the post office. There are two horses our hero received from the kingdom.”
“Ah, then I will guide you right away. Hey, take care of this!”
Guided by a soldier, we headed for the post station and were given two good quality horses. The manager of the post office boasted that they were the best horses in the place.
“You can use it and leave it at the post office in Bonaparte City.”
“Okay.”
But if it’s two people, I think we’ll have to share the ride. Anyone who can ride a horse…
“It’s just Celine and Estelle.”
“What is it?”
“A person who knows how to ride a horse. Of course Alicia wouldn’t know, and neither would I.”
“Why, why do you take it for granted!”
I looked at Alicia’s body. Completely crippled.
“…Isn’t that obvious? So, do you know how to ride?”
“…Mo, I don’t know.”
…I’m right.
Estelle smiled cheekily as she rolled her eyes.
“I can’t do it~♡ Just like last time, Abel rides behind me…”
“What are you talking about? Ride behind me this time, hero.”
“…Celine? What do you mean?”
“Last time, the hero rode behind the saintess, so this time it’s my turn to be fair.”
“Wait, what is fair? Are you trying to take Abel away from me again?”
…Why are you suddenly fighting again?
“Take away. Anyone who hears it will misunderstand, saintess. I also want to ride with my man.”
“This stray cat…Is my man!?”
Estel and Celine started growling at each other. It looks like two cats fighting. At that time, Alicia pulled me from the side and asked.
“Why, why are you fighting? That’s a bit scary…”
“…I don’t know.”
In the end, under my intervention, Estelle and Celine decided to play rock-paper-scissors. I’ll ride with the winner and the loser with Alicia.
Estelle and Celine prepared while facing each other. Then Estelle said.
“I’m going to bring out the scissors.”
Oh, psychological warfare. Originally, it is psychological warfare, which is the national rule in rock-paper-scissors.
“Really? Then I’ll give you a rock.”
But Celine wasn’t easy either. Even in Estelle’s psychological warfare, she did not waver at all and rather countered it.
It’s only rock-paper-scissors, so why are you so sincere… I guess I’ll have to cut myself in half if the two don’t want to fight.
“Get ready.”
I shouted the one two three signal.
“Rock, Paper, Scissors!”
“…!”
“…!”
The reactions of the two were very different. Estelle’s face had a happy smile, and Celine’s had a pitiful smile.
Estel really did the scissors, and Celine did the wrapping. Apparently, it was Estelle who won the psychological warfare.
“Kyaaha♡”
“Ugh…”
Estel approached me with a smile. How come you look the happiest lately? She tilted her head slightly and looked at me.
“Shall we go, Abel?”
“…Yes, it is.”
You look pretty when you smile.
“Alicia, you ride with Celine. Don’t act abruptly, hold on tight to Celine.”
“Oh, I got it.”
“If you act unexpectedly… You know?”
“Hee, hee!”
Alicia nodded her head. Celine let out a sigh of regret.
“Celine, then please.”
“…Yes, you have to accept the outcome.”
…Hmm.
I sneaked closer to Celine, who showed a lot of regret. Celine tilted her head as I approached.
I gently lifted her hand and kissed her lightly on the soft back of her hand.
“Yo, hero!?”
“I’m sorry, but please. Celine.”
“Yes, yes…”
Celine’s cheeks turned red. Seeing the reaction, I returned to Estelle.
“Abel…!”
“hahahaha.”
Estelle turned her head away with excitement. Why are you screaming
“Oh, Estelle.”
“…Yes.”
“Last time I saw you, you seemed to have a hard time getting on the horse, so I’ll listen to you.”
“Yes?…Kyaat!?”
I grabbed Estelle by the waist and lifted her high. Then Estelle was able to climb onto her saddle and ride at once. However, Estelle was really embarrassed and made a strange noise.
“How are you? Is this easy?”
“Boo, it’s embarrassing, so stop…”
“You have to get on it to release it.”
If I put it here, it will break my butt?
Estelle landed her foot in her stirrups, being held up by me. And when he saw her step over her leg and landed on the stirrup opposite her, he let her go.
Estelle spoke in a small voice with her face blushing.
“Thank you.”
“What?”
I put my foot on Estelle’s stirrup, which had removed her foot, and got on it in one go. Then he turned to Celine.
“No, that’s scary!!”
“Wait, be still…!”
…What are you doing?
Celine was trying to lift Alicia up, but she struggled because she was afraid of Alicia. What kind of mother is afraid of something like that…
“Alicia.”
“Eh, uhhh?”
“Get on fast.”
“Hey! Oh, I see!”
You must speak to listen. After seeing that the situation over there was resolved, I hugged Estelle’s waist.
“Kyaa!”
“Why is that? He told me to catch him like this last time.”
“Yeah, that’s true, but… I feel something…”
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Then hold it like this? I untied my arms and grabbed Estelle’s waist with my own hands.
Then Estelle looked back at me in shock. Estelle glared at me as her face turned red, and she was so cute that she burst into laughter.
“Puha, why?”
“…Don’t play around…You idiot.”
“hahahaha, sorry.”
He hugged her around the waist again, and Estelle let out her breath and took hold of the reins.
“Why are you so nervous, saintess?”
When I called her by her name as before, Estelle said in a sharp voice.
“If you keep teasing me, I will drop it.”
“That sounds kind of scary.”
You have to be careful not to fall.
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Alicia held Celine’s waist tightly, closing her eyes tightly. Then she picked herself up and looked at her horse, then she looked at Celine and asked.
“By the way… What kind of relationship do you guys have with that dragon? We fought over strange things from before…”
“It’s my girlfriend.”
“Huh? What’s your girlfriend?”
Celine still looked in front of her and talked.
“A lover.”
“Lovers?…Ah, do you mean a relationship that humans form for the sake of reproduction?”
“!?!?”
Embarrassed by Alicia’s raw remark, Celine hurriedly stopped her words, and thanks to this, Alicia put her nose in Celine’s back.
“Ouch!?”
“Oh, I was surprised by the sudden noise!”
“Ugh, huh? Wasn’t that what I was thinking?”
When Celine suddenly stopped, Estelle stopped her too.
“Why is that?”
“Oh, no. I was surprised for a second…keep going.”
Estelle nodded her head and drove her horse again, and Celine grabbed the reins and drove her horse. And Celine said to Alicia.
“…Not that it’s not a relationship like that, but it’s not the only one.”
“Hmm…That’s difficult. So, are you saying that you are the warrior’s wife anyway?”
“Ah, wife…?!”
Celine almost stopped her words in surprise this time, but she managed to keep her composure. She said in a voice that trembled slightly in her shame.
“Ah, it’s not like that yet…”
“No?…Human relationships are very difficult.”
“…Uh, maybe someday.”
After that, Celine focused on driving her horse again. Seeing that figure, Alicia silently pondered, then shook her head.
“What are you talking about?”