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Evan Alwen was a prince born in an extremely peaceful era.

In the past, there was a war with a neighboring country for 100 years due to the issue of succession to the throne, and the country once sent an expedition to a distant region for religious reasons, but 100 years have already passed since the 100-year war ended, and a large-scale expedition was launched. It was even older than that.

In this era, blood ties were mixed between countries, and it was common for neighboring royal families to have overlapping genealogies.

The same was true for Evan Alwen, the first prince of the Alwen Kingdom.

His father was the second prince of the nearby Saxony Empire. So, nominally, Van Alwen also had the right to succeed to the throne of the Saxony Empire. Of course, since the emperor has not yet been established, he will be able to have as many children as he wants, and as time goes by, he will have the right to succeed to the throne. Although it will naturally become distant.

Because it was such a peaceful time, life was good for most people. It was good for nobles and royalty because they did not have to worry about war-related budgets, and it was good for commoners because they did not suddenly get dragged into war and die, suddenly become widows, or become orphans.

However, even in such peaceful times, there were some minor problems.

If you are a man, you must make a merit. Especially if you are a high-ranking noble or royal family, especially if you are a person who will become the next king, it is natural to prove your ability first before becoming king.

Usually the best way to prove that ability is to go to war.

Even if it wasn’t a real war, you could make small achievements by catching bandits that broke out somewhere. The only problem was that for such a situation to occur, there had to be various problems with the lord of the area, so it was difficult to see such cases in person.

So, in the case of the Saxony Empire, it seems that the scope of its capabilities is often interpreted as expanding to the scope of intelligence and administration, but—

Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Alwen was ambiguous in many ways in making such a ‘justice’.

There was no war between countries. However, the Kingdom of Alwen was in a position where it had to fight against the barbarians of the north.

If there is no need to fight at all, you can use that as a reason to avoid it, but in a country where there is a clear ‘reason to fight’, a wise king will not be heard very well.

Prince Alwen is now 10 years old. He is not old enough to be useful in battle. So, everyone in the group who accompanied him knew that the reason he came here was to build a cause.

Even if a battle ‘really’ breaks out while he is here, there is no way Prince Alwen will go to battle.

… … Of course, in Prince Alwen’s situation, he was very reluctant to spend a year in Delkisi territory, where there was not enough food and it was extremely cold.

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The two knights in front stopped talking.

“What’s happening?”

Prince Alwen asked the knight who was traveling next to him.

And before the question could be relayed to the knights in front, one of the knights in front quickly turned his horse and approached the prince.

“It is said that the daughter of the Delki city territory came to meet us.”

“Daughter of Delkisi?”

Prince Alwen searched his mind. According to the education he had received before coming to Delki City, there was only one person in Delki City who could be called a ‘lady’. And that lady was three years younger than the prince.

“Didn’t we just leave a message with the Grand Duke of Grattenmount and come right here? There wouldn’t have been time to send a messenger from the Grand Duke’s House to the Barony of Delkisi.”

When I asked him if he had sent a messenger, the knight bowed his head to the prince and quickly turned his horse back forward.

After chatting for a while, they turned around and returned to the prince.

“It is said that people who come to the Delki City territory are usually either merchants or members of the Grand Duke’s family. That is why the people of Delki City do not set up a separate guard post in the rear, and the scouts who always scout the forest come out to meet guests when they find them. ”

“Is that so?”

I heard that they were always living in dire straits due to a lack of people, but it seemed like there were enough people to scout out the territory.

“Then it would be wise to welcome the welcome. I will see your face in person. Please guide me.”

The driver nodded and then spoke again.

Prince Alwen, who moved his horse slowly to follow the knight, couldn’t believe his eyes the moment he saw the woman who claimed to be the Lady of Rodelkisi.

I heard that the daughter of Delkisi is definitely three years younger than Prince Alwen.

However, her height seemed to be almost the same as that of Prince Alwen. Of course, the prince was on a horse and the Baroness was on the ground, so Prince Alwen was in a position to look down for a while, but if they were facing each other, Prince Alwen would have looked up. It may be about the same height.

For a moment, Prince Alwen’s eyes were taken by her white skin and white hair, and then he frowned when he saw the clothes she was wearing.

That… … Is this a lady’s outfit?

To be honest, it seemed difficult to call her the daughter of a male writer, as she looked like she was wearing the skin of a poorly trimmed animal.

Rather, it is closer to the outfit of the thieves in the story.

Her hair was managed to be shiny and her skin looked white and soft, but when she looked up at her with shining red eyes, she seemed to have an aristocratic side to her, but the leather clothes she was wearing had washed away all that cuteness. It was falling.

No, should I say that it is messy and dirty.

“The eldest daughter of the writer Delkisi, her name is Elsie Delkisi.”

And to my surprise, she greeted me with dignity, gently lifting up that sloppy leather dress with her hand as if it were a dress.

“… … The first prince of the Alwen royal family, his name is Evan.”

Prince Evan, who was at a loss for words for a moment, saw the knight next to him and quickly said so,

“It is an honor to meet Prince Evan of the glorious Kingdom of Alwen, whom I have only heard about.”

Lady Delkisi lowered her gaze and answered like that.

It seems nobles are nobles.

In fact, not all of her gestures were completely natural. I was surprised to see her giving an aristocratic greeting because of my first impression of her leather clothes turned inside out, but her movements were less sophisticated than the women I had seen in the royal capital.

“I am also honored to meet the eldest daughter of the loyal writer Delkisinam. She is as beautiful as I heard.”

The latter statement was half empty and half sincere. The reason it was empty was because I had never heard such a story, and the reason it was sincere was because I thought it was to some extent.

Of course, I didn’t fall in love. Prince Evan didn’t have unusual tastes that would make him fall for a woman dressed like that.

“If it is not inconvenient, would it be acceptable for me, the eldest daughter of writer Delkisinam, to have the honor of guiding the prince?”

“There is no reason to refuse such a grateful offer. But… … .”

Prince Evan looked around.

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like that young lady was alone.

It was not a very good environment to ride a horse because it was a forested area, but even so, the baronial territory was not the size of the palm of your hand. You had to ride a horse up to the road before entering the forest and tie it up, or there would be a separate place to take care of the horse. .

Since he is a writer known for his bravery, Delkissi, even if he has women in his scouting corps, he will not be alone in the screening.

“Are there any horses? Do you go out on foot to scout?”

“That’s right. It may be faster to walk through the forest.”

“Is that so… … ?”

Prince Evan looked a little dazed in response, but he quickly changed his expression and spoke.

“Then where is the scouting party that came with you?”

“Ah, that is… … .”

For the first time since facing each other like this, Lady Delki City hesitated in answering.

“Are you really alone?”

“I’m not alone… … .”

“… … Hmm.”

Is there something I can’t say?

I heard that there are a lot of monster-like beasts in the northern forest. That means they may have lost someone. Looking at their expressions, it seems like this is normal.

Could it be that the reason there are no wounds or blood on her is because her followers died instead to protect her?

“No matter what, it is faster to ride something along the road. If you want, you can ride behind me.”

When I realized the situation, I felt a little bit of pity and said that, but—

“Oh, no. It’s not that, because if I call my companion or mount, the horse and you could definitely be surprised.”

When she said that carefully, only then did the situation become clear.

All of Delkisi’s men are huge. This is not only because I heard it, but also because I have seen knights from Delkisi working for the royal family.

What is that problem?

The delusion about the dramatic situation that had been surging just a moment ago has completely dissipated.

“If that’s the case, there’s no need to worry. Warhorses aren’t surprised by even slightly scary situations. This is especially true if they’re Nana Knights.”

And thinking that way made me a little annoyed.

Anyway, I thought the horses and knights would be surprised to see the people.

“Is that so?”

After hearing the answer, Lady Delkisi tilted her head and asked back.

“Yes.”

“… … .”

Lady Delkisi, who looked momentarily troubled by Prince Evan’s answer, quickly nodded.

“Okay. Then, I will call my colleagues too. I can’t just walk back to Baron.”

“Good.”

In response to Prince Evan’s answer, Lady Delkisi turned back.

And then he put his hands together in front of his mouth,

“Awwww—!”

… … I shouted.

… … Oooh?