“Ah! Amazingly comfortable shoes! Hallelujah!”

The day the zombie outbreak occurred, I immediately rummaged through my wardrobe to find comfortable clothing and shoes, and I cheered when I found them.

I had once worn a pair of high heels from Madame Canary’s “Ex-Boyfriend’s Wedding” collection to the Crown Prince’s wedding. Running in those heels, I felt like my feet and knees were about to shatter.

“Girl groups who dance on stage in heels, I admire you.”

The day after I had run for my life in high heels, I promised myself never to run in heels again. My joints are precious, after all.

So when I saw flats and boots, I was just relieved and happy.

“Thinking back, the butler once said that the real Elizabeth loved hunting.”

Although her hunting was closer to indiscriminate slaughter, Elizabeth had quite a number of comfortable clothes, as she was genuinely interested in hunting.

The clothes I was now wearing were tailored pantsuits that Elizabeth had custom-ordered for her dressing room.

Though they weren’t the eye-catching, luxurious clothes that would match Elizabeth’s taste, they were still rather ornate.

So I felt a little embarrassed for not considering that.

Zero, losing his patience, flapped his short arms and legs.

“Don’t blame yourself unnecessarily!”

“Ah, okay. Got it.”

“If you’re really uneasy, ask the French wizard.”

“Ah! That’s a good idea.”

I immediately approached Roos.

“Excuse me, Roos.”

“What brings you here?”

“Ah, well… could you possibly make a pair of shoes for Princess Damon?”

The magicians of this world could handle six elements: water, fire, wind, earth, light, and darkness.

Roos was an all-rounder wizard who could handle all these elements.

“Since all human necessities like food, sleep, and clothing ultimately come from the earth, it falls under the domain of earth. An all-rounder French wizard like me can easily make a pair of shoes, right?”

Zero’s information was undoubtedly accurate.

“Would it be possible to make comfortable shoes, like flats or boots?”

It was a breach of etiquette to ask the heir to the throne of Matop to make shoes, but… I still asked Roos, swallowing my guilt.

“It’s possible. Creating objects falls under intermediate magic, and it doesn’t require too much magical energy.”

“Oh!”

As I looked up, beaming, Roos scratched my cheek.

“I can make them for you.”

“As expected!”

I trusted you, capable wizard!

“But… if there’s something troubling me, it’s the amount of magical energy I’ll need to transport everyone back to the Duchy of Keaton.”

“Ah…”

“Currently, including the Duke, me, Sir Michael, Benedict, Lady Nadia Lutri, her nanny, Princess Damon, and the Prince, along with the servants from the Duchy of Damon, we are seventeen in total.”

Seventeen people? Has it grown that much?

I counted the people walking with us and the number indeed came to seventeen.

“When we were secretly crossing through the hidden paths from the Duchy, there were only three of us.”

Seeing the increased number of people, I was both amazed and worried.

It was about the amount of Roos’ magical energy required when going back to the Keaton Duchy.

“The variable is the number of people stranded in the Celest Estate. I can accommodate up to thirty to fifty people, but if there are more… I can’t take everyone.”

“Even if we use mana recovery potions?”

“That calculation already takes those into account.”

My shoulders sank at his unyielding answer.

“So… even considering the number of people, I can’t frivolously use Roos’ magical energy.”

“I’m sorry. If only I was born with more magical energy…”

“No, it’s my fault for making an unreasonable request. Let’s just forget it.”

I approached Sherry, wearing a gloomy expression.

“I’m sorry, Princess Damon. I wanted to provide you with comfortable shoes, but… due to circumstances, it’s difficult.”
Sherry blinked her blue eyes at my words and comforted me with closed eyes.

“Oh, I’m fine. If you wanted to create shoes for me with magic, you don’t have to.”

“……Are you sure?”

“Yes. Your magical power should be used for more critical matters, like saving lives. I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but I’ll just accept the sentiment.”

Sherry gave me a light bow and winked.

She then turned to Hanuyeong who was following her.

“Hanuyeong, do you happen to have shoes you’ve worn among the things you’re carrying? As far as I know, our shoe sizes are similar.”

“Ah, yes! You remember correctly, ma’am. Our foot sizes are similar.”

“Then… if it’s not too much trouble, could I borrow your spare shoes? These are too uncomfortable for a long walk.”

Sherry took off her ivory-colored shoes she was wearing.

The diamond-decorated shoes looked expensive at a glance, and uncomfortable due to the high heels.

Hanuyeong wore a worried expression at Sherry’s words.

“I… can lend you my shoes, but they are worn and dirty, and not of high quality. Is that alright…?”

For Sherry, a noble young lady who had grown up delicately and was a princess of the Daemon Duchy, the servant’s worn-out shoes would be quite a downgrade.