I saw grotesque men on black horses rushing out before my eyes.

‘Wow, they really are intimidating.’

Unconsciously, I shivered at the sight of these villains, each nearly six meters tall and well over a hundred kilograms, charging out in droves.

When we baked bread in the rural village, my father always said that even bugs had lives. He pitied them. I remember him batting them with a fly swatter when they infested our hiding places.

Before setting off, I sneaked a glance at my father inspecting his armor.

I couldn’t help but wonder if he could even catch a rabbit.

‘Even if my father can’t catch a single rabbit, I have to cheer him up.’

He might feel upset, after all.

“Sien, your father will be back.”

“Uh, come back safely!”

“You have to be careful. You can’t get into an accident.”

Anyway, my father seemed to think I might get kidnapped.

To the very end, my father, with his kind and gentle eyes, looked at me, strapped a large knife to his side, and trudged down the stairs.

The ladies who were watching my father go down stood up with handkerchiefs in their hands.

Come to think of it, there was a tradition in the hunting tournament. They would tie a handkerchief to the sword of the departing knight.

‘I couldn’t prepare in advance because no one told me!’

Equipped with all kinds of artifacts, I wouldn’t get hurt unless a villain comes. But I was unsure about my defenseless father.

I quickly dug into the pockets of my dress while kicking my feet. Fortunately, because it was a simplified dress, there was a spare handkerchief in the pocket.

‘Ah, this is my chinsupporting handkerchief…’

I saw the ladies, who were sitting on the bench, cautiously approaching my father to hand him a handkerchief. I took turns looking at them and the horse that looked as gentle as my father.

‘I still have to give it!’

I dashed out like a bullet, pushing past the ladies.

“Dad!”

My father looked at me as if he had been waiting on the horse.

As soon as I arrived, all the people around my father parted like the Red Sea. I walked up to the front of my father’s horse, feeling a bit awkward. Then…!

“Take this!”

Blushing with embarrassment, I handed my father the white chinsupporting handkerchief. My father, who was on the horse, received my chinsupporting handkerchief with a transparent smile and tied it to his sword.

‘Is it too shabby?’

It seemed like the ladies had even embroidered theirs.

“Dad, it’s okay to tie others’ handkerchiefs too!”

A chinsupporting handkerchief dangling on a splendid sword. My father’s authority seemed to fall even further as he already seemed precarious.

I belatedly came to my senses and reached out my hand. But my father firmly shook his head and replied.

“Sien’s handkerchief is enough for dad. It’s so cool.”

Indeed, my foolish father was also lacking in aesthetic sense. I sighed heavily and responded bravely.

“I’ll give you a cooler one next time!”

Actually, it’s nothing special.

“Okay, I got it.”

My father nodded with a bright smile. It was a smile like he had gained the whole world.

I waved gently at my father.

“Then come back safely!”

“I’ll bring back the most beautiful animal, Sien.”

“Uh!”

‘But what does my father think is the most beautiful animal?’

A slight suspicion passed, but I didn’t have time to dig into it for long.

While my father was at the hunting tournament, I had to diligently observe his retainers here!

Walking back up to the large altar, I sat down in my spot. Then, avoiding the maids’ eyes, I secretly took out my secret weapon, a tiny orblike video sphere that my grandmother had given me.
“If there’s a spy, I was told that I could use this orb to get a rough view of the landscape of Rochefort Forest and to deal with it immediately,” I remembered being told, as the orb was quickly shoved into my pocket.

If someone acts suspiciously, I can dash out and stop them.

I clenched my fist tightly and began to look at the orb.

Inside the orb, I began to see the close confidants of my father who had ambitiously left for the hunt first.

But something was off.

They were riding horses, wandering aimlessly around the forest.

Those who have become Matthias’s closest confidants, are not only concealing their temperament, but they love to show off their power.

So when they usually go hunting, they massacre all the animals in the forest. It’s quite convenient. Capturing alive is a hassle.

But, unfortunately, they couldn’t do that today.

It was due to the command of their lord, Matthias.

“What is it, how do you capture something alive?”

As I thought about it, they had never captured anything alive before.

They just kill.

One of the villains narrowed his forehead, looking troubled.

“I caught a rabbit with my hand, but it crumbled into powder.”

A warrior shouted harshly, preventing a horse that couldn’t run properly from whinnying.

“……Well, I managed to pick up a cute little goblin. I plan to roast it and offer it.”

Admiration came from those around.