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… … I was thinking that just because it was a nobleman’s camp, it wouldn’t be completely wild.

The camping scene itself appeared in the novel I read, and it also described that the basic things needed for camping had already been prepared by Ma Tower.

But, no matter what… … .

“Elsie, the bag she carried on her back… … .”

“… … .”

I couldn’t bear to answer Adele’s question.

When I was walking around with wolves, I didn’t need to take care of anything. As long as I had leather clothes to protect my body from the cold, I could get food at any time, and since it was snow all over the place in the first place, there was never a shortage of water, and water was available in the Delkisi Forest. This is because I knew a lot about places where water flows without freezing.

Staying in the forest for a day or two was not a big problem.

But of course, that doesn’t work here. I knew very well that in a place where I live with noble sons, I can’t invite wolves to sleep together or break away from the ranks alone to look for food.

So, I brought various emergency supplies with me in case of an emergency.

however… … .

There was nothing on the backs of the gathered noble ladies.

Of course, in your hands too.

I was the only one carrying a backpack that was twice as big as my body.

No, of course, most noble ladies wouldn’t be able to carry a backpack this big, but I thought the servants would bring it at least up to here.

“Lady Elsie is also Amelia’s bodyguard. She must have prepared for an emergency.”

Diane, who was next to me, hastily defended me.

In fact, the other young ladies were not prepared for an emergency.

“So even though I said there was no need to take care of it… … .”

Amelia muttered like that.

However, it didn’t seem like he was specifically trying to blame me, he just had a sad expression.

My face heated up a little as I was confident that I would not feel embarrassed about most things.

“Well, if you have it, everything will be useful, yeah… … .”

The owner of the Magic Tower, who had already arrived and waited at the place where we had decided to gather before departure, muttered that.

And thanks to that, more attention was drawn to this direction.

It would have been great if you had just pretended not to know and not defended me.

*

It feels like I’m going on a school trip.

Of course, it won’t be much different from a real school trip. The purpose is similar.

It would be really difficult to take this many people to the nearest city, so the closest forest was chosen.

Although the weather has gradually become warmer, it is said that if you stay a little away from the forest, you are at least safe from bugs, and the wizards of the Dodo Tower have prepared a preventive measure against bugs.

In addition, due to the nature of being a mixture of descendants of major families, a lot of mutual aid was mobilized, and the means of transportation was a wagon. It was also a carriage drawn by horses with strong legs that could run outside the road.

… … What kind of camping is this?

Oh, of course, compared to camping where you pack a tent and other things in a large SUV, it’s somewhat similar, but I still strangely didn’t like it.

Isn’t this the first camping experience I’ve had since being reborn in the medieval fantasy world and going to a place similar to an academy?

But somehow, it felt like it was very far from the wild.

And it was the same even when we arrived.

By all accounts, perfectly skilled workers got off the large carriage that followed them, unloaded the tables and chairs, and created a huge camp in about an hour while the nobles sat there chatting.

… … What kind of camping is this?

Isn’t this something you originally do for the fun of going through hard times? Go deeper into the forest, feel nature, wander around and observe the terrain, and go hunting.

Of course, since they are nobles, they can’t go that far, but hey, are you thinking of doing something similar, huh?

But to just sit comfortably and spend time in a building built by someone else.

“Your expression is full of dissatisfaction?”

Amelia Seong, who was sitting next to me, smiled and said that.

What can I say. It was a bit difficult to sit on the tea table and chair that had been set up in a place that seemed to have been prepared the day before, so I sat down at the base of a nearby tree. It wasn’t that big, so I had no choice but to press my body against it as Amelia sat next to me.

“No, well, I just thought it was a lot different from what I thought.”

“You seem to really like this too.”

When I grumbled, Amelia burst out laughing and said,

“Is that why you come to the forest periodically even after coming this way? It was like that in Gratton Mount. Was it like that in your past life? Did you prefer the forest to the city?”

“Hmm… … If you ask me, I think the city was better.”

In my past life, there was a time when I wondered how people lived in a place where there was no convenience store within a 10-minute walking radius. Of course, that was partly because I had never driven properly, but anyway, I used public transportation to buy what I needed when I wanted. I wanted to live in a place where I could go to work.

But that too is a memory from a past life. After coming here… … Well, well, to begin with, there were no convenience stores in this area that stocked all the same items or franchises that had the same taste no matter which branch you went to.

Even if you sell clothes, each store sells something different, and no two items are the same.

So there was no reason to go to such a big city. Wherever I went, it felt like any ordinary rural village in Korea.

I’d rather be in a place with good air and clear water, not a mediocre countryside.

“Or, do you miss Delki City?”

“… … That’s right.”

I said while sitting down at the base of the tree and stretching my legs.

“Actually, I don’t know why I miss it either. Why, Delkish isn’t just the countryside, it’s completely in the forest. But I often strangely miss that place. I mindlessly run around with wolves, hunt, and just scoop up spring water and drink it. What is it? Sometimes, I would light a bonfire and eat roasted potatoes while chewing on snow. To be honest, my life was really nothing, but strangely, there were times when I missed that time.”

“… … I think I know why.”

“Really?”

“Well, at least it’s a place where your family is, and it’s a place where you can literally live freely.”

is it?

If I thought about it, it seemed like that.

“Are you planning on going back to Gandel Kishi someday?”

“Probably so. Unless I get married and go somewhere far away.”

But when I answered that way, Amelia’s face darkened a little. After thinking about it for a few seconds, I could figure out why.

If Amelia gets married and we become separated, the destination we go to will not be Del Kish. If I return to Del Kish, we will be far apart, and of course we will not be able to see each other often.

Maybe Amelia is worried about that.

I know I shouldn’t like things like this, but for just a moment, a black flame lit up deep in my heart. To be honest, it felt good that the person I liked was already missing me.

“But, I still prefer to be by your side. Wherever you go, I plan to follow you, so don’t worry too much.”

“… … Don’t worry.”

Amelia smiled brightly as she said that.

I liked that smiling face.

There is also a hint of anxiety within it.

*

Not long after leaving Delki City, I saw something Elsie was worried about.

The wolves raised by Elsie do not reproduce.

In fact, it wasn’t a bad thing in the sense of ‘raising wolves outside’. Right away, the forest guards at Gratton Mount were not very pleased. If large wolves start hunting game, the number of game for hunters to hunt decreases.

However, that is from the perspective of a forest keeper and a hunter, and it will be different from Elsie, who raises wolves.

Wolves do not breed in warm places, perhaps because they have adapted to the special environment of Delki City. No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like there would be any impact on health or ecology.

… … Did you say that the people of Del Kishi will eventually return to Del Kishi someday?

Maybe Elsie, too, left a place she wasn’t supposed to leave. And that too for too long.

“But, I still prefer to be by your side. Wherever you go, I plan to follow you, so don’t worry too much.”

… … .

I was happy when he said that. It felt deep in my heart that he really liked me, and to be honest, it made me feel a little tingly.

“… … Don’t worry.”

I don’t want to worry.

I don’t want to worry, but—

I really like Elsie too.

I felt that way for no reason.

“Amelia, Lady Elsie.”

After sitting in silence for a while, Diane came up to us and started talking to us.

“I think the tent is ready.”

“Oh, is that so?”

When I got up from my seat, Elsie followed suit.

“Yes, so, but maybe… … .”

Diane rolled her eyes here and there, unable to speak out loud.

They said there was one tent per four people.

As it turned out, our numbers matched perfectly.

“I understand. You are saying that you want to spend time with the four of you who have been seeing each other all the time, right?”

“Oh, I wouldn’t say that much.”

“Oh, so you’re saying that Diane wants to stay in a different tent? Well, if Diane wants to do that, there will be many ladies who will stay with her—”

“Oh, no! I want to stay with you! Please!”

It was really cute to see him say that with such surprise that he even dropped the fan he was always holding.

I never thought I would think that way after seeing a former villain.

I think I know why Adele is teasing me.

Of course, Elsie is cuter.