Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 156.3

They did not express this to each other in words. But a “family” bond was formed.

Then, there was only one thing for parents to do for their daughters.

–Continue–

“Can you go? I don’t know how you could say that. Just stop for the day.”

Celeshura and Nero had come this far almost without rest to get out of the dangerous monster territory. Nero, in particular, was running continuously, and he was not unscathed after fighting a Rank 5 griffon and a Goblin Lord.

Nero called Aria “Moon”. For Nero, who had lived a solitary life, the existence of Aria must have been like a ray of light.

But how could it be possible for a phantom and a human, who were so different from each other in every way, to be able to communicate with each other? Although they were currently cooperating, Celeshura was wary of Nero because of the girl she considered her daughter, and Nero would never open his heart to anyone other than Aria.

Still, Nero had no intention of ignoring the opinions of Aria’s family, and he agreed to rest his body after calmly assessing his physical condition and other issues.

They eat on their own: Celeshura caught a wild bird and roasted it over the fire, and Nero hunted and devoured a young fawn.

They did not speak to each other except on a need-to-know basis, but the first proper meal and rest in a long time, even in the forest, made them relax their guard a little.

“Why did you go to such lengths for Aria’s sake?”

Nero, who had finished his meal and had closed his eyes, opened them slightly at the casual question.

–Why–

“Why? You don’t know? You don’t know what you’re doing?”

–Don’t Know–

–Why–

“It’s not that you don’t know what you’re doing, it’s that you don’t know what the question is?”

–This–

–Moon–

–That…

“I see, of course for Aria, I’m asking what you mean by that.”

–Don’t know–

–Foolishness–

“What? Wait a minute.”

–Moon…

–I–

–Same–

“You think Aria is like you? I didn’t raise her to be a beast!”

–Daughter–

–Not that–

“You’re not even the same species. What do you know about Aria?”

–All–

–Knowledge–

“Huh? Knowledge? I don’t even understand what you are trying to tell me.”

–Foolishness–

Standing up loosely, one and the other glared at each other in the forest at night, illuminated by the bonfire.

“Looks like I’ll have to settle up with you…”

–Settle–

Celeshura and Nero then argued heatedly about how much they knew about Aria, and at dawn, exhausted from their journey so far, they fell asleep in a huddle and had to postpone their departure for a full day.

***

“We have received new information and a formal request from the Count of Melrose. We [Rainbow Sword] will now leave the country by ship to search for Her Highness the Princess.”

The members of the adventurer party [Rainbow Sword], Miranda, Feld, and Viro, were gathered at Dalton’s mansion in the capital.

However, Aria, the youngest member of the party, was missing along with Elena, the princess that she had been assigned to protect, and although they intended to search for her even without a request from the kingdom, Dalton, the leader of the party, chose to accept the request as a way to get accurate information and support rather than to be restricted in their activities.

“Tomorrow we will leave the royal capital for the territory of the Count of Melrose Frontier, and from there we will travel to the Khalfaan Empire on a ship belonging to the Count of Melrose personally.”

The whereabouts of Elena and Aria, who disappeared as a result of the transfer, were still unknown. However, a relative of the Count of Melrose brought this information to the attention of the Prime Minister as a relatively likely possibility.

The source of this information, which was kept secret, went something like this.

[If the user died, they would probably fall halfway through the transfer if they used the dungeon’s treasures to make the transfer. If the two are still together, she can come back from wherever she is, but if there is no contact with her, then she must have fallen in Evil Race country or the desert on the way to Evil Race country. Meanwhile, I recommend that you start your search in the direction of the Evil Race countries from the Khalfaan Empire, which is close to the Evil Race countries].

The girl who told them this assured them that she was alive, without considering the most likely possibility that she was [dead].

In fact, the girl who said this knew the information about the hidden treasure and the destination of the transfer, and to that extent, she had no doubt in her mind that Aria would definitely return.

The girl, whose mind was far removed from that of an ordinary girl, provided the information for personal reasons, simply to speed up the time when she and Aria would be reunited.

Although the information was not yet confirmed, it was in line with the thoughts of the Magicians’ Guild and the Court Magicians’ Association regarding the “magic sphere,” the dungeon’s hidden treasure. The royal family could not send a search party out of the country based on this information alone, so a request was made for an outside party of adventurers at the King’s private expense.

At Dalton’s order, each of them started to move, and among them Feld picked up the great sword of magic steel for actual battle from the room allocated to the mansion and put it in his hand.

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