“Wait, where are you going?”
“Where…. I’ve got so vacation ti, so I thought I’d make the most of it.”
I turned to Victor, who was holding back.
Could it be that the negotiation was unsuccessful? The deal had been made in my mind.
“I’ll take you up on your offer. I’ll accept your terms, but leave the Maddie collection to the others.”
Victor looked at with serious eyes.
Why would he not want to go to the cliff where the Maddie Flowers were?
“You know, I have confidence in my own abilities.”
“Oh?”
Why did you have to be so grumpy, Victor was really a moody guy.
“Just because I can do a little magic doesn’t an I’m conceited. I’ve trained hard enough to be confident.”
“…I can see that much in you, even if I don’t like it. I just…it’s dangerous out there anyway. You get one Maddie in exchange for many lives. People die trying to get a Maddie just as easily as they die from the spotted disease.”
“What’s on the cliffs?”
“Huge ravenous beasts, poisonous flowers and insects, unstable footholds, so you will die if you let your guard down for even a second.”
He lowered his voice.
The na “Death Forest” had suddenly beco irrelevant. I’ll be able to make it out of the forest alive, right?
“I’ll be fine. I’m determined.”
“…I can’t say anything back if you look at with such unwavering determination.”
He muttered as if in resignation.
I did it! Now that should prevent that pesky epidemic!
Well, I didn’t get Maddie yet, so it was too early to rejoice. But I would make sure to get it and return alive.
“I’ll be coming with you when you go to get Maddie.”
What? What did you just say?
Was it Victor who said those words and not so soldier with a voice just like Victor’s?
“I must be hearing things.”
I tapped my ear.
I used to think I had good hearing, but now I wonder if it was just a hallucination.
“I’m coming with you.”
Victor said confidently while pointing at .
“Haah!”
“What’s with that reaction? You should be pleased. Because I’m going with you.”
I doubt this prince understands what he’s saying. I do hope he wasn’t talking about accompanying like a parent or guardian taking their child to kindergarten.
“Well, it’s a dangerous place, isn’t it?”
“Ah, of course.”
“You are the second prince of the country of Ravaal, correct?”
“Yes. What are you trying to say?”
He frowned at my question.
I was the one who wanted to frown. Why would a prince of a country follow on a life-threatening journey to collect Maddie?
“What’s in it for ?”
Victor would only work for his own benefit.
“Wouldn’t it be more efficient to use ?”
I was right, wasn’t I? There was nothing wrong with what I said.
So, why was I being stared at like this?
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