Love Letter From The Future chapter 331

5. Bread and dagger (29)

The North was a barren land wherever it went.

At least in the southern part of the city of Yurdina, wheat farming was established. Except for this, in most places, only guhwang crops were barely harvested.

It was a life that was hard to imagine for me, who was born and raised in an affluent place.

My hometown was located in the eastern part of the continent. The eastern part, which has a warm climate and high rainfall, has long been famous as the continent’s breadbasket.

Even the common people did not starve unless they met the harsh lord. The only concern was that there were as many orphans as there was a large population.

Of course, as an eastern aristocrat, I also had compassion for orphans.

Although the food situation in the east was stable, there was not enough money to feed the abandoned children. It was the sound that there was no choice but to watch the suffering of countless children.

As an aristocrat, it was something you should be ashamed of.

However, after putting the northern coniferous forest in front of me, my cramped worldview had to undergo significant revision. My old troubles didn’t even matter in the north.

It was because there were not many orphans in the North.

The reason was clear.

“Because they all die.”

The soldier who was guiding me to the military camp said it as if it were a joke.

With that one word, me and my party had to choose silence. Because I didn’t know how to react.

Should I express sympathy and compassion, or should I laugh it off.

The answer was neither.

A child who loses a parent dies.

This was a proposition that was no different from common sense in the North, so there was no reason to say it with any intention. Because it wasn’t anything special in the first place.

However, the soldier calmly laid out his life in the North.

“The North is not very populated. In other words, it means that the land without an owner is scattered all over the place. No one manages it. So there must be all sorts of dangers.”

Only then did I understand the soldier’s intentions.

It seemed like he knew what was going to happen. So, I asked cautiously.

“For example, witch beasts or thieves?”

“Yes, and even the elves.”

The soldier smiled bitterly and shook his head.

It meant that my reasoning was largely correct.

There were so many dangers in the North, including the enemy called the ‘Elf’ that the soldier had pointed out. It was not a place where a child who lost his guardian could survive alone.

Even food was scarce in the North.

So, there was no reason for an orphan to be a problem.

starve to death, freeze to death, or be murdered.

It was a land where the placenta was dying even for children with parents. Except for a few extremely lucky children, most of the orphans lost their lives.

The soldier said that he could often see the corpses of children, especially on the front lines.

It was then that the blurry life in his eyes began to grow young.

“It is mostly the work of the elves. Those monsters don’t discriminate between adults and children… Living in the North, I often wake up to hatred towards elves before letters.”

“Is that also true of places other than the front lines?”

“As I said, there is a lot of empty land in the North.”

Then the soldier stopped walking for a moment.

Beyond the military camp, the road to the northernmost part of the northern part.

There was a vast land of trees. A procession of tens of thousands of trees, standing tall where even moss struggles to take root.

There were only two places in the whole continent where there were so many trees.

Great forests in the south and coniferous forests in the north.

And since this was the northern part, the identity of this forest that overwhelms my vision could only be one.

coniferous forest. It was the last obstacle blocking the way to the eternal frozen land.

Even these trees that filled my vision were only a small part of it.

“Northern forests hide many things. We cannot look into the forest, we only see it coming out of the forest.”

And the coniferous forest was too wide to keep all those boundaries.

Even if tens of thousands of soldiers were mobilized, would they be able to control this place flawlessly?

It was impossible.

Realizing this, a sigh mixed with my mouth came out.

“It’s a place that can’t be sealed in the first place.”

“But you can’t just burn down the forest. The monsters staying here will pour out at once.”

I silently gazed at the coniferous forest while listening to the soldier’s explanation.

Avian must have escaped hiding in the shadow of this tree.

He couldn’t even breathe. If I did, there was a risk of being caught by the Witchbeast and dying a violent death.

It was a very paradoxical story.

Soldiers collectively refer to both elves and monsters as ‘monsters’, but one of those monsters is actually afraid of another monster.

Actually, it wasn’t wrong. At least that was the case for the soldiers.

It was the same in terms of threatening the lives of demons and elves.

However, I had a different impression when I had a conversation with Avian.

Witchbeasts and elves are different.

The magic beast couldn’t speak, but the elf could. And unlike the witch beasts, the elves did not express unconditional hostility toward life.

So I felt even more sorry.

The elves in the coniferous forest were also fighting fierce battles for survival with the beasts. Then there will be a lot of people dying.

Of course, it was just cheap sympathy.

Elves were enemies of the Empire, and coexistence between humans and elves was no longer possible.

The aftermath of hundreds of years of war was too great.

Now, they will not be able to stop their hatred and murderous intent toward each other.

So I was careful not to reveal even a vague favor towards the elves. It was in front of those who had already lost their families or comrades to the elves.

There was no reason to frown on them.

But I only handed him a handshake of thanks.

“You did a really good job. I’ll find the tent to stay on my own, so let’s go. See you next time.”

“It was an honor to see Sir Ian, who has a great reputation on the continent. Please show that skill to the demonic elves… … .”

After that heartfelt request, the soldier left.

He was nothing more than a person who had come to accompany me on a temporary basis. According to him, he heard that a vassal officially dispatched by the Yurdina family would come soon.

There were not one or two military camps surrounding the coniferous forest.

Hundreds of soldiers were staying in each of the dozens of military camps. It was to efficiently control the coniferous forest, but the location of each military camp was secret.

Only the faithful vassal of the Yurdina family knew its location.

However, as an exception, I needed the location of each military camp.

It was because they couldn’t figure out exactly where the information was being leaked, and they didn’t know if they would have to move from one military camp to another in the process of infiltrating the coniferous forest.

So, Delphine decided to send a vassal to assist me. A person who has been loyal to the Yurdina family for a long time and memorizes the location of each military camp.

My duty to monitor and suspect even him was deplorable.

After greeting the main characters of the military camp, I headed to the assigned tent.

Perhaps it was thanks to Delphine’s advice to the military camp in advance, the inside of the tent was cozy and warm.

At first glance, it was a top-of-the-line product.

Hey, isn’t Delphine and I supposed to have a night together?

Looking back on my first meeting with her, it was a very funny relationship.

At that time, Elsie-senpai treated me as if I was Delphine-senpai’s ‘mistress’.

It was to provoke Delphine-senpai.

And I used this as an excuse to ambush Elsie-senpai, and that was the start, and me and the two of us became colleagues back to back.

That fate continued, and in the end, I ended up overlapping with Delphine-senpai.

As a result, Elsie’s prophecy came true.

Of course, the present Elsie senior wouldn’t want this at all.

I suddenly recalled a question buried deep in my consciousness.

Someone witnessed my relationship with Delphine.

But who the hell?

Before heading to the front line, I carefully examined the complexion of the party. Nonetheless, the results I achieved were virtually non-existent.

There was only one thing I realized.

The reason was unknown, but it seemed that everyone in the party, except for Yuren, had trouble sleeping.

The saintess, senior Elsie, and even the princess and Emma were like that.

Even when I inquired about the reason, there was no answer that should come back.

Most of the time, I just replied that it was because the dream was wild.

Emma had at least a good reason.

“That, so… In fact, it’s the first time I’ve ever had such a luxurious bed. Ahahahaha… … .”

It was a confession he made while dyeing his cheeks red.

Seeing that, I decided to put my unconditional trust in Emma again. I won’t touch Emma’s tender heart any more, while swearing again and again.

So apart from Emma, there were three women left.

The saintess, senior Elsie, and even the princess.

It was a bad appointment in that two of them bothered me. There was a time when I had a strange atmosphere with the saintess, and Elsie-senpai even confessed to me.

If either side was caught, they had to be prepared to even isolate themselves.

It was fortunate that Seria did not come to the North. If Seria had found out about my relationship with Delphine-senpai, I would have actively contemplated suicide.

Shouldn’t the body at least be preserved?

It was around the time I was grumbling and struggling.

“… … master?”

There was a girl who suddenly removed the cloth covering the entrance of the tent and put her face in.

In fact, the expression ‘girl’ had a meaning. Because the other person was older than me.

But given her petite frame and lovely features, no one would hesitate to call her ‘girl’.

Elder Elsie.

When one of the people I was thinking about came to visit me, I jumped up in surprise.

Until then, the car had been leaning against the back of a chair to take a break. Since Elsie-senpai came, the short break was over.

I tried to smile to hide my nervousness.

“Elsie-senpai, what’s going on?”

However, there was no answer from senior Elsie to my question.

She hesitated for a while, then hesitantly moved into the tent.

My questionable gaze turned to senior Elsie.

Like it or not, she just made excuses in an awkward voice.

“That, so… yes! The bedding in the tent was uncomfortable. Delphine, that girl, must have played a joke on my tent?”

“… … ?”

Elsie-senpai came all the way here from a distant land to help Delphine-senpai.

No matter how bad the relationship between the two is, there’s no way that would be the case.

While tilting my head like that, I decided to take Elsie’s side first.

“okay? Then I’ll tell Gunyoung’s side… … .”

“Ahhh! That, you don’t have to!”

It was the sound of senior Elsie hurriedly dissuading me.

In the end, I had no choice but to give up and stare at Elsie sunbae again. Then it was because I couldn’t guess why she came to see me.

Elsie’s strange behavior continued.

With her cheeks blushing, she gently sat down on the bed that had been placed for my share. Then he looked into my eyes and said.

“Now, is it because I couldn’t sleep? I was so tired, I wanted to rent a bed… … .”

Hmm, I swallowed and scratched my cheek.

It was not an unconvincing story.

The relationship between Elsie-senpai and the saintess was in a state where even empty words could not be said to be good. And the princess would feel burdened, and Emma would hate it because she was a commoner.

Also, even if Elsie-senpai said it was fine, it was a request from me. Because the picture was drawn of the kind Emma fidgeting all day in front of Elsie-senpai.

Perhaps it would be better to take a short nap in my room.

Having finished my understanding, I nodded my head obediently.

“I see, then I’ll do some reconnaissance… … .”

“Yeah, you don’t have to!”

Senior Elsie hurriedly dissuaded me and fanned her blushing face.

At the same time, there was even an attempt to take off the outerwear subtly.

“Oh, it’s hot, it’s hot… Is it because the heating is too strong?”

“This is the North. Turning on the heating in the tent won’t make it hot… … .”

“D, that’s what I heard! It’s too cold, but can the owner warm up the seat next to me for a moment?”

Even though she was so flustered, Elsie-senpai was unbuttoning her jacket one by one.

I had no choice but to look at Elsie with a puzzled look.

“No, it was cold the other day… … .”

“If you wrap yourself up while sleeping… Boo, that’s inconvenient!”

Even the dullest country had to realize at this point.

Right now, Elsie-senpai was seducing me.

I had no choice but to hold on to the sudden suspicion as I ran my hands down the skin of my face.

Did Elsie see it?

Before he could deal with the elves, he had to deal with the women first.