18.

“late.”

Abel, who was leaning against a large tree, hit Lauren. It was unfair for Lauren, who ran as fast as she could, but she had only been like this once or twice.

“sorry.”

After I finished apologizing, I became curious about the reason why I called.

“Then why did you call me?”

The surroundings are too empty to say that he called because he had an enemy. No, in the first place, is there anyone who can be called an enemy to Abel?

“A cute fox ran away.”

“Then can’t you just catch it?”

Abel was also skilled in hunting.

“He escaped pretty well.”

At that point, Lauren felt strange.

“That fox, it’s an animal, right?”

Abel raised the corners of his mouth at that question. It seems that the fox Abel was talking about was not a real fox. she is a person But is there someone in these mountains that Abel can pursue?

“You remember Maia’s brother.”

“You must call me Her Highness.”

“That’s it. remember?”

“I remember. “Because I have a lot of resemblance to Her Majesty the Empress.”

It seemed unusual for the small thing to have venom in its eyes. Lauren guessed that Maia’s younger sister, Richt, would grow up to be just as good as her older sister, and she was right.

‘Notoriety was all it took.’

He is that older sister and that younger brother.

“He’s here now.”

“yes?”

Why is he here? Shouldn’t the Crown Prince be on edge in the capital by now?

“Aren’t you seeing it wrong?”

“I?”

Abel’s words were filled with confidence. Yes, my lord. You have a good head too. If Abel was sure it was Licht, the probability that it was someone else goes down infinitely. So what does your lord plan to do with that person?

“Find it first. “It seems like you’re quite clever at running away.”

Let’s think about it. Richt is a great nobleman who grew up in the capital. There was no way he could ever remember running away in his life. Besides, he is a person who does not enjoy hunting. Lauren thought she would be able to find Licht easily by then.

‘Well, if it doesn’t work out, there are spirits.’

The wind spirit is especially useful for finding prey. Therefore, Loren confidently set out with his knights to find Licht.

Richt stood leaning against a tree with a pale face.

‘I feel like I’m going to die.’

I traveled too much distance with poor physical strength. I wanted to sit down and rest right away. But what if Abel catches you? Go to the afterlife and rest forever.

‘You need to move more.’

As I dragged my trembling legs, I saw a small cave in the distance. The entrance is big enough for a person to barely get in if they bend down. I looked into it to see if it was a oyster used by wild animals, but it didn’t seem to be the case.

‘thank god.’

I need to rest here for a while. As soon as Richt went inside, he lay down on the floor. He was breathing hard, his chest rising and falling. After resting like that, I gained the strength to sit down. In addition, his head, which had been stiff all along, began to move more easily.

“evil!”

I screamed at a thought that suddenly occurred to me, but then covered my mouth.

“Damn it.”

I had forgotten about Abel’s assistant Lauren.

‘How could you forget that?’

Elementalist Lauren. Lauren could control wind and water spirits, but it was the wind spirit that was problematic.

‘The wind has an excellent ability to track something.’

It would be nice if Abel dropped out, but if not, Lauren would have been called in. She would never have tried to go up to the capital alone.

‘Ah, it’s screwed.’

Now we have to be wary of the wind blowing. As soon as I thought of that, a wind blew from somewhere. Goosebumps ran down my spine.

[…] … you.]

At the same time, a small whisper was heard. It wasn’t clearly audible, but it was definitely a speech sound.

[…] … energy?]

The sound continued and became clearer.

‘weird.’

The sounds of spirits can only be heard by those with the talent of a spirit master. But you can hear yourself? If it wasn’t an auditory hallucination, it would have been the sound of a spirit. As I was blinking blankly, the wind that had been gathering in front of my eyes began to materialize. The wind spirit had the form of a plump little bird.

[I can hear?]

He asked while tilting his head, his eyes filled with curiosity.

“… … I can hear.”

[Interesting!]

“Yes, I’m amazed too.”

[This is the first time I’ve seen anyone listen to us here other than Ren!]

Len seems to be referring to Lauren. She was not the only spirit that appeared. A total of three. When the spirit standing in the center said that, the spirit standing on the right spoke.

[You found the girl Ren was talking about.]

[Then you should let me know.]

I quickly caught the spirit on the left as it tried to run away. I thought he wouldn’t be caught because he was a spirit, but he was caught.

[burdock?]

The captured spirit blinked in surprise.

“Can’t you keep that a secret?”

[secret?]

[Ren taught me this when he was young.]

[Not telling anyone?]

“Yeah, that one. “Please keep my presence here a secret.”

[why?]

“Because if I get caught, I’ll be in danger?”

[why?]

The spirit looked like an ugly five year old.

“I thought the other person I was with was going to kill me.”

[why?]

I really wanted to punch him, but I held back.

“Because you hate me.”

[Are you hated?]

[What happened?]

The spirits looked at Richt with an expression of pity. A head the size of a golf ball can contain a lot of emotions.

“I know.”

Richt now had to persuade the spirits with heads the size of golf balls. He tried to swallow the sigh that came out of his mouth.

[But we have to do Ren’s favor.]

The spirit in the center is the most eloquent and logical. The last two seemed to be younger.

[That’s true, but I like him too.]

The right spirit declared.

[that’s right. It smells good.]

The left spirit also declared.

[Then what about Ren?]

[Ren is good too. But she got a little less likeable as she grew up.]

[It’s because I became an adult man.]

[Isn’t he an adult man too?]

Now the spirits began to discuss smells. You are right, I am right. After talking excitedly, he closed his beak as if he was tired. Then he ran at a quick pace and entered Richt’s arms.

[Let’s get some sleep and think.]

[good. I’m going to sleep here.]

[I am here.]

They said that the wind spirit was the most difficult to deal with because of its capriciousness, and that didn’t seem to be the case. The spirits settled down here and there on Richt’s body and began to doze off. Still, I was glad. At least while you sleep, your location will not be known. Richt, who had been looking at his spirit, decided to take a moment to look at it himself.

The knights and Lauren dispersed and followed Licht’s trail. Then, Lewis was the first to find the traces. It was a trace he found while walking down the river. It seemed like it got a little easier after that, but Licht was no easy task.

I deliberately chose only the rough paths that would allow me to erase my traces.

‘I’m not the kind of person who deserves this.’

In the confusion, Lauren called upon the wind spirit.

[why!]

[what!]

[why!]

There are a total of three wind spirits that Lauren can call. Although it is still low level, it is quite useful.

“Find me someone.”

[What are you going to give me?]

[It’s Ren.]

[Then just listen, okay?]

The wind spirits heard Lauren’s request and dispersed here and there. Now, you will be able to find Richt in no time. Then Abel’s nerves will calm down. He patted his chest, saying he was glad, but his spirits did not return until the sky darkened.

‘Why aren’t you coming back?’

Now Lauren is starting to worry about the spirits. These were spirits that I had worked hard to obtain at a young age. Afterwards, we became very attached to him while he was growing up. They were friends and family. Although they were uncontrollable and mischievous, they were people that could not be lost.

While I was worried, Abel caught Licht’s traces again.

“found.”

The way he showed his teeth and smiled reminded me of a wild beast. Richt’s traces led to a cave on the side of a small mountain. And Lauren reunited with her spirits who were dozing off there.

Someone shook their body. Just when his initially cautious touch began to become harsh, Richt opened his eyes. As I lifted my heavy eyelids, an unfamiliar face I had never seen before appeared. He was a man with a gentle face and short brown hair.

“… … who?”

My voice was scratchy due to my dry throat from not drinking water.

“hello. “My name is Lewis.”

The unfamiliar man immediately introduced himself.

“Although I am short, I am serving as deputy commander of the Redford Knights.”

Redford Knights. That’s Archduke Graham’s Knights. He must have been a great person to be the deputy commander there. What a body. This is ridiculous. When Richt brought it up to that point, his body trembled.

The deputy commander of the Redford Knights couldn’t have just shown up here. He was always the one who moved with Archduke Graham and Abel.

‘I got caught.’

The moment that thought occurred to me, I looked over at Louis, who was bent over. A few human legs were visible near the cave entrance. My physical condition was too bad to shake off all those people and run away.

‘What should I do?’

I tried to turn my head, but nothing came to mind, as if something was blocking me. I wondered why this was happening, so I lifted her hand and placed it on her forehead, and found that she had a severe fever. The reward for rolling over my weak body came back.