A month quickly passed and one of the most prominent events in their empire finally arrived. Today is the start of their kingdom's annual hunting event held by the Lapil Family. The men will showcase their talents while the ladies will gather and wait for the official scorings. The prize for today's event will be a huge chest of precious stones and a rare chance to ask a favor of their Crown Prince. These prizes were very attractive so a lot of people chose to participate.Many nobles set up their tents in their respective places. A huge white tent was placed at the center of it. It was the tent designated for the Royal family. Aside from its color, a red flag with the royal symbol was placed on top of it. The servants had already set this up yesterday and they also put the things the Royal family will need inside.The nobles who arrived early quickly fix their clothes and shows their best attitude to each other. The nobles know that Prince Marius will soon become their emperor if no
"You are thinking too much, father. You should worry about Roselyn more since she's popular among the young talents in our empire.""She can handle it herself. I'm more worried if someone will pressure you for a handkerchief today." The Count replied.Without any bias as a father, Count Byron knows Charlotte is a beautiful young lady. Not trying to brag, but she has a pair of beautiful parents. She inherited the beauty of Rosalyn and got her pair of sapphire blue eyes from him which is also the symbol of their family lineage. If he can view his daughter as a beautiful lady, then what more to those rascals who are pretending to scan the area but are secretly looking at the young ladies who attended this event?Not to mention, that rascal young master of the Lapil Family who keeps on bothering Charlotte ever since he learned she's back in their mansion. He has no issue with Anton in the past because they were still young and their thoughts were pure and innocent. But now that both of th
After several minutes of chatting beside her, it was Charlotte who surrendered and finally gave Young Marquis Anton the handkerchief he was asking from her. Charlotte swears she sees an imaginary tail behind that Young Marquis wagging happily as he tied her handkerchief to his sword. To avoid making more contact with him today, she quietly leaves his side and to go a quieter place."Thank you, kind Sir. I hope you can end this hunting event without any injury.""T-Thank you for your concern, Lady Roselyn."Stopping in her tracks, Charlotte can see how Roselyn is liking their situation. A lot of young men are approaching Roselyn and asking for her handkerchief. Before giving her a handkerchief, her adopted sister will act shy for a moment before giving her a dandelion-colored handkerchief with her initials embroidered on it. She will give it a short message of encouragement and ask them not to get hurt.Charlotte can see how Roselyn basks herself in happiness from the love and attentio
When a knight rings the bell hanging on a huge tree, that also signals everyone that the hunting event has finally started. The rules are just easy. They only need to hunt the animals with ribbons tied on either their feet or tail. The Lapil Family prepared three colors of ribbons and each color has corresponding points—One point for the white ribbon, five points for the yellow ribbon, and ten points for the red ribbon. The hunting event will last for four hours. When they hear the bell ring thrice, it only means that the event is finally done. After knowing these rules, all the participants start entering the forest. Prince Marius, General Commander Rovira, and Sir Gabriel enter the forest together. They decided to go near the water lake to see if they can find any animals to hunt. Since the surroundings are too quiet, Sir Gabriel decided to break the silence."General Commander, it's been a long time since I last saw you." Sir Gabriel said."Oh." Rovira lazily replied."General Com
An hour had passed and Young Marquis Anton is still following them. It seems like he had forgotten his original plan of staying near the lake when they arrived there earlier. Since no one is kicking him out and Rovira is not saying anything about it, they tacitly let the Young Marquis follow them. "You are really good at hunting, General Commander Valentine.""...""I think you will become the best hunter today."The female General simply gives the Young Marquis a look before she proceeds without speaking a word to him. She is not obligated to answer anything he asks of her. And besides, Rovira finds it unnecessary to respond every time he tries to open a small conversation with her.But it seems like Young Marquis Anton is finally used to it and did not take everything to heart. But for him, it just feels weird to meet someone who has a similar personality as Lady Charlotte. He simply thought Lady Charlotte is the only one who acts too snobbish and quiet because she grew up in a sim
It is complete chaos when Rovira and her companions arrive in the base camps. Just like what she was thinking earlier, the demonic creatures are now attacking them. Rovira quickly scans the area and sees their number this time has increased a lot. Some of the tents are now burning. The tables and chairs that were used for their gathering are overturned and there are even things that belong to the ladies scattered around. The nobles are also screaming and running everywhere to save their own lives while the guards and a few knights left in the base camp earlier are fighting the monsters attacking them."B-But how?! Father and I inspect the forest a lot of times before we held this event!" Young Marquis Anton exclaimed. Knowing that a lot of people and some well-known figures are going to participate in this event, Marquis Lapil and his son are inspecting the forest almost every day just to make sure there are no creatures that can harm them. Even the animals they released in the fore
Rovira is actually weighing her choices. In case she loses her patience, the female General will not hesitate to cut Roselyn's arms that are wrapping her leg tightly. Unfortunately, a lot of people are present today and this is not a battlefield. Her adopted sister is still lucky since Rovira will not do anything today that can ruin the Nocturnus Knights' reputation."Stand up." Rovira ordered Roselyn."W-What?" Roselyn replied in a stuttering voice.Losing her patience, the female General pulls Roselyn into her hand so she will be forced to stand up. The way she handles her adopted sister is too rough. Roselyn whines about it but Rovira ignores it. "Can you be gentle—Ahh!"Roselyn was surprised when a demonic creature suddenly appears in front of them. Without hesitation, Rovira hits the monster with her bow, and its blood splatters on the dusty ground. After that, she continues walking while pulling Roselyn with her. "Hey! I said be gentle! You're so barbaric—""One more complaint
While Rovira is resting, she hears a soft rustle behind the bush followed by several footsteps. Rovira instantly becomes aware of her surroundings and looks around with her sharp eyes. She also picks a few stones that can be used as a weapon or distraction in case an enemy is watching her nearby. "Show yourself. Or else."Rovira patiently waits for that person to show up. Soon, she raises a brow seeing a familiar person. It was Annie and she is still disguised as Charlotte White. When her maid sees her, Annie let out a relieved sigh before she slowly approached her."I'm glad that you're alright, my lady." Annie said."What are you doing?" Rovira asked. "You are supposed to be in the base camp with the others.""That is the original plan. But someone dragged me and brought me into the forest.""Oh?"Annie starts explaining what happened in the base camp before the demonic monsters attacked it. While she was resting while pretending to be Charlotte White, two skilled mercenaries sneak