The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

23 – Disaster in the North

After Captain Merrill’s story, everyone was silent for a moment. After that, as if to break the silence, Riel opened his mouth.

“It’s like a ‘fairy trick’.”

“A fairy?”

Princess Yuril, who heard Riel’s words, reacted.

I also looked at Riel.

Fairies.

Surely, he was treated as an apostle of a god who served and followed Yggdrasil, the world tree, right?

Actually, there was no detailed story about fairies in the original work, and I can only remember how the World Tree Church calls them God’s apostles and serves fairies too.

That’s why I was very concerned about Riel’s ‘fairy prank’.

When everyone’s eyes turned to Riel, she said while Riel was startled.

“Yeah… Neet! That… It’s from a fairy tale I read when I was little.”

Leel said.

Fairies are curious and playful and play all sorts of pranks on people, including tricks that cause them to lose their way, such as disorienting them or seeing visions.

This is a prank that fairies love very much, and it is said that fairies laugh until their stomachs burst when they see people getting lost and confused.

Aside from that, stories of all sorts of pranks such as feeding fake food so that you don’t feel full even if you eat it, causing people to fall down, or misleading your perception, etc. Have appeared.

“There was a story like that, I’m sure it might be similar.”

Princess Yuril nods her head.

Then she said Merrill, the female knight next to her.

“But it’s a prank by a fairy… I don’t think I’ve ever heard of such a story.”

“Oh, maybe that’s obvious.”

It was Mr. Eve who answered Meryl’s question.

“The Church of the World Tree has designated that children’s book as a banned book. They say that the fairy’s image will deteriorate or something?”

“Aha, indeed…”

“Sister, then what I read when I was young…”

Leel said with a slightly uneasy expression, and Mr. Eve replied with a smile.

“We don’t have to worry about books banned by the church, do we?”

Duke Ignis has had a bad relationship with the church since his predecessors.

It is said that the former Duke Ignis had such a bad relationship that he did not like everything led by the church, and that the church took the lead in forcibly blocking it.

In the case of books that have been designated as banned, they are rather bought and collected.

Well, in doing so, the church room was irreversibly damaged, but the current Duke Ignis, who was influenced by his father, the previous duke, also hated the church, so there was no problem.

A story that Riel read among the books he bought and collected.

“That’s an interesting story. I’ll keep it in mind.”

Princess Yuril said with a smile.

Anyway, after that, the royal family also thought Duke Ignis’s actions were strange, and they plan to spread a search net throughout the kingdom.

The Duchess Ignis, who is believed to have been with the Duke, and his son, Andrew, are also in a state of mystery.

As for the situation in the duchy, Eve Ignis is determined to actively solve the family problems, and Her Highness, Princess Aine, plans to intervene directly.

The duke’s scandal will be settled, but Riel’s parents and brother are clueless.

However, she believes that if the search is carried out from the royal family to the entire kingdom, she will surely be found sooner or later.

…But it’s a story as long as it’s safe until then.

After the conversation with Princess Yuril, Her Highness Aine spoke to us.

“Eve and I intend to solve the duke’s problem somehow.”

“Yes.”

“Riel Ignis. You must be worried about your family too, but leave the rest to us.”

“Okay.”

Riel nodded her head, and Her Highness Aine grinned at me and then nodded her head.

As we nodded, Her Highness Aine left with Captain Garrett, and Eve stepped forward.

Mr. Eve looked at Riel and smiled.

“Since you are students, leave the rest to us adults and do your best at the academy.”

“Sister…”

“Riel… It may be too late, but my sister will definitely solve it…”

“Yes…”

Eve hugging Riel tightly once again. Her Highness Aine and Captain Garrett were also smiling and watching from behind.

I also felt like a smile came to my lips.

“So that Riel can have a good time at the academy, she will ask you one more time.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

“We plan to leave the county tomorrow and return to the capital, then head straight for the dukedom.”

“You mean right away?”

“Yes. Now that my family’s situation is not good, I’m going to quickly clean up the house and join the search.”

There was a look of concern in Ms. Eve’s eyes.

“Okay. If there’s any progress…”

“Okay, I’ll try to contact you.”

The next day, His Highness and the others left the Earldom of Wentos in the morning wagon.

Riel and I still had 3 days of vacation left, and when Riel returned, she made a promise to return with Emilia, so she remained in the county.

“Let’s go over there next!!”

Me and Riel were at the market inside the fortress.

It was the weekend, so the market where the weekend market was open was very crowded.

“Bloodline… Is the red-haired girl always like that…?”

Kino, who had been caught while practicing poses in the garden, was following behind with a very tired face, and Phyllis was waiting next to him.

“No, to be honest, I’m very surprised.”

No matter how much I improved, I didn’t know that I would have improved enough to be able to act energetically in such a crowded place.

Is coming to a distant province such a change of mood…?

Riel happily looking around the stalls with a smile on his face.

It’s not that there aren’t any corners that are a bit unclear, but I think it’s okay because he’s smiling so brightly.

Riel didn’t stop at the market, she was enjoying herself faithfully by shopping and snacking.

Well, I thoroughly enjoyed my hometown for the first time in a long time, but somehow I felt like Riel enjoyed it more than I did.

“Come to think of it, bloodline.”

“Huh?”

“Is it okay if I don’t go to Asta?”

“Oh.”

“I think I was really looking forward to meeting you again.”

I remembered after hearing Kino’s words.

When I return to my hometown, I decided to have a sparring with Asta.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen you all day… Where the hell is Asta?”

“Brother Asta is in the room.”

…To the room?

Phyllis looked at her in reply.

“Was he quiet enough to stay in his room…?”

“No, he is unable to get up due to muscle pain.”

Oh my god.

I just want to see you next time.

It was time to go back to the mansion after visiting the market.

“Brother Kyou!”

When I turned around at the sound calling me, a middle-aged man with gray hair was running towards me.

It must have been Ralph, one of the servants of the mansion.

“Ralph, what’s up?”

“The Count is calling!”

A father?

When I saw Ralph running away sweating profusely, I felt something out of the ordinary, so I left Riel and Kino with Phyllis and ran to the mansion.

In the count’s office, his father was packing up his armor and other equipment with a serious face.

“Father, did you call?”

“Kyou, I’m sorry to you who came to rest, but there is something I need to do.”

As expected, it seemed like something had happened.

My father came with all his armor on and even his helmet.

“The monsters started rampaging.”

“His Highness Aine must have finished the subjugation once…?”

“Yeah, but suddenly it started rampaging again. There was even information that monsters outside the northern part were mixed in.”

Even if it exploded, it seemed like it exploded properly.

“I issued an evacuation warning to the surrounding villages, and I will open the gates of the fortress to accept the refugees.”

“It’s a matter of course.”

“However, it is necessary to lead the refugees from the native villages in the forest.”

“……”

My father picked up one of the swords hanging on the wall and passed it to me.

“The number of inhabitants of the native village is small, but they are our precious territories. I will entrust you with some of the soldiers, so please lead them to the fort.”

“Yes! Leave it to me! Father must be careful too.”

When I came out wearing the armor, I explained the situation to Riel, who was surprised to see it, and tried to leave the fortress with the soldiers.

Her Riel was very worried and even tried to follow her, but I stopped her.

“It’s not that far away, so don’t worry and wait safely at the fort.”

Riel’s face was not convinced, but thanks to Phyllis and Kino’s convincing, she backed off.

Riel shouted from behind her as she exited the fort gate.

“I’ll be waiting for you, so come back safely!!”

She waved her hand in response to the voice, which she could clearly hear even from a distance.

Aboriginal villages in the forest are about two small villages.

The number of inhabitants of the Aboriginal Village is just over 100 in both villages.

I have already arrived at the first village, explained the situation to the residents, and ordered them to prepare for evacuation.

Then, the soldiers were split up a little, and after joining forces with the soldiers residing in the original village to defend the village for a while, they moved to the next village with the remaining soldiers.

Since the next village is farther away, I planned to drag the refugees from the next village to this village, join them all, and move.

And there were times when I came into contact with monsters along the way.

Fortunately, there were only a few monsters that entered the forest, and the soldiers calmly responded and were able to defeat them without damage.

However, the condition of the monsters was strange.

It looks as if he lost his temper and fled all the way to the north, being chased by something frightening.

So, in the beginning, I was very vigilant because there might be something chasing them, but there was nothing behind the monsters that were running away.

I arrived at the second village, trying to put a certain awkwardness inside.

“Stop, please identify yourself.”

At the voice of the soldier standing guard at the entrance of the village, I stepped forward.

“This is Kyou Wentos. The monsters are showing strange movements and an evacuation advisory has been issued to all residents of the county, so we have come to protect and guide the residents.”

“Are you a big boy? Please wait.”

The sentry disappeared inside the door, and a man presumed to be the captain of the guard came out.

“Big boy! Welcome back!”

“Yes, have you already heard about the situation?”

“Four! The Nlang warriors sensed something was wrong, so they were preparing to evacuate!”

“As expected of beasts, I feel good.”

Come to think of it, this village was a Nlang village.

Although they are a tribe of beasts whose existence is shunned by humans, the northern natives have been living with them since ancient times, and the same goes for Count Wentos.

I wonder if there is even a saying that if you want to live safely without discrimination, it is better to live in the north after becoming stronger.

As I entered the village following the captain of the guard, I saw dozens of Eunrang tribesmen packing their bags for evacuation.

The warriors of the Nlang tribe were carrying their weapons and talking with the soldiers, and non-combatant women, children, and the elderly were mostly packing their belongings.

At that time, I heard a surprised voice from behind.

“Huh? Mr. Kyou…?”

It was a familiar voice. That’s the same voice I heard yesterday.

“Emilia Silbrate. This must have been my hometown.”

Emilia Silbrate was standing there with a surprised face, her tail pulled out, unable to hide her wolf ears, which she normally hid with a large hat.