The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

In a snowy forest, in a quiet place where there were no animals out yet, a shout sounded unfit.

"I don't like it! I'm still in this village! He's with Ruth!

Ruth laughed bitterly as she received her body, which she would just embrace if she didn't let go. I think it's fine because it's in the woods, but I'm a little worried that Kia's voice will reach the village because it's pretty loud. If they see me like this, they'll tell me not to play even though I'm busy with post-incident processing.

Ruth glanced down at Kia's semi-crying face as she grabbed her shoulder, wasting it like a child.

"Kia. That's not how this works, is it? The people of Ziltania still don't know you're safe."

"But you don't have to go home this early! Five more days, no, at least three! And yet it's all over. There's no way I'm the only one left the next day!

"It's not just you."

Kia's body floated slightly clinging to Ruth when she heard a voice she wasn't even going to hide her grump. He becomes like he's been grabbed by the root, and a rampaging kia turns around behind him to escape. There stood Alec with a frustrating look on his face.

"I was going to be in the village for a few more days, too. But I have to hurry up and get you back to Ziltania, because there's going to be a war, so I'm the one who's going to send you on purpose. You better complain! … use even spare accumulation magic because of extra luggage (Kia)"

"I don't know what your situation is!

"That attitude to the habit of having me sent!? Oh!?"

"I never told you to send me!

"This kid......! You bastard trying to touch Ruth for the most part!

"I don't hate Ruth, it's none of your business!

"I do!

"Alec and Kia, please stop fighting so far..."

Ruth sighs at the two of them fighting if they meet each other face to face after first meeting each other. They seem to be quite incompatible with each other anyway. Besides, we always fight in front of Ruth, so it's hard to get into arbitration. Ruth also knows that we shouldn't let him come with us if we're supposed to.

(But I say that running just one letter early will take more than twenty days to get to Ziltania... then it would be quicker for Alec to take him in person...)

Thinking of the nature of his family I heard from Kia, I don't think I'll have much choice because I can't say very relaxed things.

After Ruth and the others had joined the two who had picked him up, Alec and Kia, who were starting a feud that didn't make sense, settled in about five minutes and hurried back to the village.

By the way, it was naturally Alec who won the feud then. Kia's thunderbolts and flames were jerked off, stopped with ice, and eventually tornado and blown away. Ruth rushed in when she saw Kia, who turned her eyes, fall on the snow and snap.

There was such a battle. Did Kia realise she was no match for Alec in her abilities, or she stopped blowing fights with her fists? But there is no way to stop fighting at all. Rather, it can be said that it is biting aggressively.

The four people who went down Snow Mountain while making a scene like that hurried there because they heard that the innkeepers, including Rossa, were assembling at the village chief's house. Because there is no police organization in the village, it is up to you to talk to the village chief when there is a basic commotion.

When he arrived, the conversation was already under way, but everyone was in order, so he told the village chiefs what had happened during the five days of the disconnection.

Kia's presence, what happened in the lodging, Alec's known kidnapping of a neighbor, Ziltania's prince, the existence of a melting demon - the faces of the village chiefs heard at once were bright blue. The incident that happened in a peaceful village, that even became a spark of war, honestly it's not just a question of Hashi village being able to do something about it, so naturally.

I was particularly surprised by the existence of a melting demon. Sometimes people fuse with demons because they don't know the cause. It seems to be the object of the greatest fear.

And when Alec told me that the melting demon was comparable to more than a B-rank demon in some of his opponents, the village chiefs also paid attention to Wonok, who bounced back such melting demon attacks. It was also Wonok who destroyed the lodging and the foothills of the mountain, but he was more thankful for protecting the village from overwhelming threats than that, and he was lifting it like a hero. Alec was also known to have eventually defeated the melting demon, and naturally he was all appreciated.

Of course, nothing about Ruth comes up at this time. Alec had told the village chiefs once, but they were flushed with crispness.

(Well, as it turns out, I didn't do anything...)

It was Wonok who tore up the molten demon in the village, Alec who eventually stabbed Todome, and Ruth had a fight between them, but he had no choice but to leave no results.

He then found out that the melting demon was unable to listen to the situation, and he was to speak to Seju, one of the culprits of the noise.

Seju was wrapped up by Rossa and placed under guard in a village warehouse.

"Hiya good!

Seju, who saw Wonok, was completely threatened and hung up, and the atmosphere he was able to afford in the inn was free of fine dust. The way that threat was exaggerated, and the small smell was tremendous. Just because of that, he responded very honestly to the interrogation.

Now that we know why we're making a scene, we're all relieved.

"Oh man there! God told me to kill Ruth!

When asked why, Seju suddenly said that. Of course everyone who was on the spot thought he was lying and asked over and over again. But Seju only answers one thing when it comes to reason, even though he openly talks about what he hasn't even heard. Besides, the attitude was somehow proud. "I got the word directly from God, I'm amazing," he also seemed proud.

In the end, Seju, who said nothing more, decided that the village chief and everyone else on the spot was' this guy is crazy '. Of course, as Seju said, there's no way I believe in "trying to kill Ruth on orders from God”. Even Ruth can't believe it, so I guess it's natural.

The interrogation ended with the excited seju on the spot, and the village chief who summed up the conversation decided to hurry up and send out an early horse to contact Wang Du. The treatment of Seju, who had attempted murder, could not be dealt with in the village, so it was left to the knight. The interrogation will also be done more firmly. The scene was dissolved after leaving important members behind.

"Yes, what about Mr. Herald and Mr. Two Coras!?

The two suited for the damage had been transported to the church at the behest of Wonok. Thanks also to the proper treatment of the priest, Herald and Two Coras were awake safely. I didn't know what had happened, and I hadn't been able to get up yet, but I was able to have a conversation.

"Oh, that's Julia………."

Knowing that Julia was fake, Herald complained about wanting to return to the King's Capital, where she disappeared immediately. Of course, I wanted to let him go immediately, but the priest, who decided it was dangerous because he was not comfortable with his physical freedom because he had been asleep for a while, persuaded him to calm down by the fact that he would return to the king's capital with the knight who would pick up Seju. Now they're hurrying to eat and regain strength.

(I hope the real Julia is safe......)

Ruth can only pray a little bit.

Also, the snow removal of the village itself was lightly completed by the magic of Alec and Wonok. However, only the broken Blau family managed to repair the entire village, but it did not go back to normal. Regardless of the mother house, it will not be possible to reopen the business for a while if the accommodation is half destroyed.

Ruth, Alec, and Kia were working late that day on repairs to the lodge. But there was also fatigue in the morning, and Ruth noticed, consciousness flew and woke up in bed the next morning.

(Oh, did someone carry me?

Since I was fixing the kiln in the kitchen, I was about to lose consciousness because of my sleepiness, so that would be likely.

(Even so, why are the three of us in bed...... not narrow?

Next to Ruth, Alec and the beast-shaped Kia were naturally resting. Ruth felt like she was also a sandwich fixture because she must have either carried me, but she slept with three men in a bed that wasn't very big.

There were several private rooms in the inn that were safe, and Alec had his own room in the church in the first place. Why we sleep together is a mystery.

"Both of you... it's heavy... wake up..."

I thought it would be bad to wake him up because he would be tired, but when he woke up, he couldn't bear the weight that would make them feel good, and Ruth slapped him in the bed after a while.

And then he woke up. Alec, after a while, was called by the village chiefs and returned looking grumpy. Apparently, the village chief asked Alec to go with Kia to Ziltania. The village chief doesn't know about the transfer technique, so I'm sure Alec would have suggested someone over the mountain.

In Ziltania, the prince has been missing for two months, and it was from Alec that everyone who was there had heard that the royal palace was in a state of chaos. Besides, Kia also told everyone that the Ziltanian royalty was short-tempered. For that reason, if it were normal for the royalty of another country to be involved, the village chiefs would have decided that it was necessary to return Kia's identity to their country as soon as possible, even if they knew that they should be able to turn in their own royalty. You must have thought that if you crossed your own royalty on the right route and delayed contacting Ziltania for more than a month, they would be more likely to take drastic action.

So I asked Alec, who I can trust, to escort Kia.

And to this day Kia doesn't want to go home.

I told the village chiefs that I would go on the mountain crossing route and they had already decided to leave, but if Alec could use the transfer technique, it would be better there, and the three of us came into the woods a little further from the village.

(Well, I also know it's too soon to go home)

Ruth also has a desire to have a little more interaction with Kia. But I'm afraid I don't agree with Kia because I also fully understand the idea of the village chiefs that they're afraid to keep the kidnapped royalty of another country forever in such a small village.

"Kia, it's not that far away, and if you want to come, you can give it to me again"

"But I'm sure I won't be able to go outside for a while when I get back..."

It seems Kia was kidnapped because she originally left the royal palace in silence around her and was playing in the city. For this reason, it seems obvious that if you go back there, you will be trapped to encourage reflection and monitored for a while.

"I don't care if I'm a prince or anything, I want to hunt and live in this mountain with Ruth..."

"Ugh..."

Purple eyes sparkle and stare at Ruth. My tail was shaking slightly too.

Ruth felt fun when she saw herself running through the mountains with a white oculus in her brain. But I panicked to erase that fantasy, remembering that the oculus was the prince of the country next door. Don't treat a neighboring prince like a pet driven by personal greed.

Ruth stared at Kia, who, while Alec grabbed her roots, looked to her for support.

"But that would be a waste………"

"Waste?"

"I thought princely Kia would be better."

"Princess-like me?

"You talked to me like a prince when you first introduced yourself, didn't you?

"My name is Kia Forsell. The second prince of the kingdom of Ziltania. '

Kia first introduced herself to me as a good prince. I'm sure they name it that way in the royal palace.

Kia at that time was releasing the most noble aura that Ruth had ever met. Even Ruth, who had never seen the prince of his neighbour, believed immediately that what he was saying was true.

Usually Ruth says Alec looks like a prince or something, but I know he never looks like a real prince when he talks like that. Alec is just his appearance. I mean, I felt something for Kia back then that wasn't just her appearance.

(Well, I also feel an aura that isn't normal for Mr. Wonok... leave that alone)

Wonok, who hasn't seen him since last night, threw him first in the corner of his head.

"Kia's still in training as a prince, isn't she? So I thought if I grew up and became a fine prince, I'd be cooler. It's a waste to quit here."

"............... I'm gonna be cooler?

"Oh. Don't think it's going to be for sure"

Even at the age of sixteen, Kia is still growing. Based on the fact that it is subhuman, it is likely that the body will also be larger than the human Ruth.

It's a little fun to imagine that a little childish looking boy right now would turn into a youth figure. It wouldn't be strange to want to see how Kia grows with an exotic atmosphere.

(Is that it? Looking forward to the growth of young people... Is this uncle thinking?

When I laughed bitterly at my thoughts without feeling jealous, I noticed Kia's face had changed.

"If I get cooler...... does Ruth fall in love?

"Eh, love?

"Love?"

Kia looked serious and stared as Ruth tilted her neck at a story that had changed from "cool” to “in love”. Realizing that this was important to Kia's future, I decided to look seriously for answers.

In this case, it goes back to the story of Kia quitting her prince if she says anything negative. Then the answer is...

"... uh... fall in love, maybe?

At those moments, Kia's purple eyes opened wide.

"Kia?"

"Go home."

"Eh?"

"Go home...... be a good man and come see Ruth"

"Uh, oh, yeah"

I don't know how my mood changed, but apparently he was willing to go home. They took that hand as they tried to stroke Kia's head looking motivated. She was gently pulled as she was, lips against her palms.

"Uh, ah."

"Oh, my God!

Kia smiles softly, ignoring Ruth and Alec's confusion.

"It's a while to say goodbye, Ruth. I miss you, but I'll write to you. Besides, I'll definitely come back to see you."

With that said, Kia turned into a beast figure and escaped Alec's confinement. He then turns his back on the fallen garment and rushes to the woods where there is a demonic formation of transfer techniques set up by Alec.

Ruth hurriedly spoke to Kia, who was leaving more refreshingly than she thought.

"Kia? Uh, cheer up! I'll write to you too!

Standing in front of the bush, Kia howled as she looked back at Ruth and shook her tail before disappearing into the back.