Capitulo 52
Arc 7. Hunting
Episode 52
The morning of the hunting festival finally arrived.
The hunting festival is held for 5 days, with a hunting competition for 3 days and a banquet for the remaining 2 days.
The hunting competitions are held in the Golden Forest administered by the Imperial Family.
The trees in the Golden Forest have the unique property of blocking the flow of magic, so they were good for competing with pure hunting skills.
«In other words, it’s a good place to assassinate someone.»
As a result, the current emperor, Aster, did not hold it for several years when the system was unstable.
Opening the hunting festival this time was nothing more than a declaration that Aster’s system had been strengthened.
Apart from that, the hunting festival was also a festival for lovers.
He would present a prey to the person he liked, and if he accepted, he would attend a feast with him.
Miss, you need to get ready.
Lily’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Her face was full of excitement at the thought of being able to see Madame’s clothes that had just come to me.
The material of the shirt looks very nice.
Yes.
The off-white shirt was made of a material that looked soft and breathable.
It was so light that it didn’t feel like I was wearing it and it clung to my body.
I was wearing white pants and lightly tanned leather boots.
Then Lily came out with a small wooden box. The imperial coat of arms was decorated with engravings.
This one arrived a while ago.
What is this?
I opened the box slightly and found a small necklace inside.
It was a pendant made by carving a blue mana stone in the shape of a heart.
Necklace?
«If you wore hunting clothes, you won’t be able to see it anyway, so why did Aster give me a necklace as a gift?»
I think there must be some other reason.
It’s nice to receive anything as a gift. There was a message that said I should do this.
I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go and show it to him, saying we’ll meet later.
I put on the necklace, buttoned my shirt all the way up and put a navy blue jacket over it.
I’ll tie her hair up.
Tie it up high so it won’t bother me.
Yes!
Lily brushed my hair deftly and tied my hair in one.
My hair fluttered pleasantly close to my shoulders.
Actually, the duke departed first.
At Lily’s words, I doubted my ears.
Father?
Yes, he has been preparing for a long time to attend this hunting competition.
What?
It was strange.
Yesterday, when we had dinner together, there was no talk of attending.
Besides, my father was a person who normally ignored hunting as something wild.
When did he leave?
It’s this morning. He said he had something to check on ahead of time.
We could have traveled together, but no matter how much I thought about it, it was a suspicious act.
Skeptically, Lily and I rode a carriage to the Golden Forest.
Dad and I really didn’t have many secrets.
We didn’t talk much, but there was never a case of deliberately hiding something like this.
Here we are, miss.
While I was in my thoughts, the carriage arrived at the vacant lot at the beginning of the forest.
There were several large tents and podiums for people to rest.
As soon as I got off the carriage, someone approached me as if waiting.
Karina.
Daniel?
Daniel, wearing a dark green hunting suit, greeted me first.
Lily, who was standing next to me, gave him a slight glance, but Daniel wasn’t the one who gave in to that look.
I gave in and decided to accept his words in moderation.
What do you do at hunting competitions?
Daniel was a perfect nobleman.
The academy also held an annual hunting competition, but he never attended except for the last year when it was mandatory.
Ha ha. How did that happen?
He smiled awkwardly, but seemed to know the reason.
Tatiana must have asked
Be careful not to hurt yourself.
It had nothing to do with me anyway, so I decided to pretend I didn’t know.
When I looked back, I saw the Grand Duke’s carriage approaching in the distance.
The carriage door opened and Tatiana took Wilhelm’s hand and got out.
Isn’t the Archduke coming?
In fact, if Wilhelm had come to represent the Grand Duchess, Andrew had no business coming.
However, he was a scandalous person, but to be alone with his wife who loves him so much.
The Prince must be busy these days. This time, they went on a business trip to the south.
They did?
My interest is with Tatiana. Wilhelm has already gone to the other side.
A carriage had arrived carrying an employee who had come to serve Tatiana.
People began to get off one by one. Among them I found the woman I saw in Robert’s picture frame.
«Is that Allison?»
The woman with her long auburn hair pulled back in loose pigtails looked bored.
No matter who was looking at it, she looked like she didn’t want to do this job.
«If conditions are good, will it happen?»
I thought about meeting her separately sooner or later and left.
Where are you going?
I have something to tell her.
Daniel gave me a hasty wave when he said he was and left.
I headed to the Pioneer store.
Oh my God… Lily, am I looking right?
Yes, you’re right, the Duke. He came out in that outfit this morning too.
My father, who hated hunting more than Daniel, was dressed appropriately.
The fresh purple jacket seems to have been adjusted a while ago, as it is a modern design. Also, the look of pulling out a shiny, well-groomed gun was quite authentic.
I quickly approached my father.
Seeing me from afar, my father blushed and hid his gun behind his back.
Father, what the hell are you doing here?
Yes? Well, I’m here to attend the hunting contest….
You must have had a different plan to avoid my gaze.
You didn’t say anything yesterday, so why are you participating all of a sudden?
That, alone. It’s been open for a long time.
It was very suspicious to see him dodge my words.
I guess I’m attending because he wants to introduce someone to a prey.
That’s when.
Karin!
I heard a voice I never expected to hear here.
When I turned around, my mother, who was wearing a jacket similar to my father’s, approached me with a broad smile.
Oh, I didn’t hear from your father that you were here too, did I?
Uh, I didn’t even hear that Mom and Dad were going to be there.
Did you?
My mother looked away with a puzzled look on her face.
I looked at the two of them alternately with narrowed eyes. They must have made some progress without my knowledge while I was busy with other things.
Miss, since the opening ceremony is soon, how about we meet His Majesty the Emperor in advance?
Lily, who was catching on, quickly intervened.
I shook my head.
No, I think we’ll be busy with preparations anyway, so we decided to meet after the competition.
Ah…
Somehow it failed in vain.
But it was Aster who saved them.
The opening ceremony will start soon, so please come out.
I whispered softly at the servant’s announcement.
After today’s schedule, you must tell me what happened.
Hey, hey…
One by one , they began to gather under the podium.
I looked around where Tatiana was standing. Raymond smiled mischievously and sat down with her.
It’s almost as if sparks flew out of Wilhelm’s eyes as he looked at Raymond, I saw Daniel, who was a little farther away.
«Why is he doing that shit over there?»
He kept looking around, as if he had committed some kind of sin.
Also, he was strangely distant from Tatiana.
Normally, it would have been a fuss to get her attention by interfering with that no-lose meeting.
Your Majesty!
I turned my attention to the roaring voice of the chief.
Aster, who stepped up to the high podium, was wearing the same color and similar design as mine.
Perhaps it was because he had been overworked for the past few weeks, so he looked smarter than usual.
I am happy to finally be able to open the Golden Forest which I have not been able to show you for a long time. I can give the opening words of the traditional hunting party that has been passed down for a long time.
The opening ceremony began with Aster’s light-hearted remarks.
The hunting competition was held for a total of 3 days.
The first day is for women and the second day is for men. And the last day was a mixed race.
The popularity of the women’s club was originally small, but it began to explode in fame the year I graduated from the academy.
It was thanks to the wonderful performances of the male actors who ran to protect Tatiana in the Academy Hunting Contest held that year.
I hope everyone has good results in the hunting contest that will be held over the next three days.
After the brief opening remarks, Aster rolled his eyes and smiled.
«Oh, have you seen me?»