Ruelala watched the children eating the carefully made food by Emma and activated the teleport location in the skill window.

They needed to visit frequently while Chait was with Senhwe, and the nearest town from here was a two-hour distance.

So, she marked the teleportation near the whirlpool door leading to the mysterious land and decided they would have to go back and forth.

After the meal, they began to tidy up the place to leave.

Since they tried not to use magic-related things in front of the children, they moved with a regular carriage.

Tents and stoves they received as quest rewards were taken out or put away when Chait wasn’t looking.
The group, divided into several carriages, passed through the whirlpool door leading to the mysterious land.

“Look at that. It’s a rabbit. It won’t cause any trouble, so can’t you give me that bow from earlier? I want to try shooting at the rabbit.”

However, not long after they set off, Chait, who was staring outside, began to pester for the bow he saw earlier.

“Chait, I told you it’s not right to bother weaker beings, didn’t I?”

Kait scolded in a stern voice, but it couldn’t deter Chait, who was bored with that level of scolding.

“Rabbits are prey. It’s not bothering them; it’s hunting.”

“It’s okay to hunt for survival when there’s nothing to eat. But in a situation where it’s not necessary, killing a rabbit for simple fun is not hunting; it’s slaughter.”

Although he put on a somewhat scary expression, Chait stubbornly expressed his annoyance.

“Why shouldn’t I do it for fun? Because I’m the next king? If that’s the case, then I won’t do it. I’ll live doing what I want.”

“Do you really think killing weak animals for fun is enjoyable?”

Ruelala, who had been watching her son, asked with a cold expression, but Chait nodded vigorously without caring.

“Yes. It’s fun to chase after those running away in fear. It’s obviously enjoyable.”

The gazes of Kait and Ruelala, sitting facing each other, clashed.

It felt like the surface of things they had been trying to pretend not to know about Chait’s youthfulness had now been exposed.

Does Chait really suit the position of a king?

His selfish nature and occasional glimpses of cruelty were worrisome, but they had been trying to excuse it as being due to his youth.

Ruelala sighed frustratingly.

It was ridiculous to worry about whether it was too hasty to judge while looking at her son’s sunny face.

Thinking that giving the throne to her son was more important than serving the kingdom and its citizens, even though facing reality was difficult.

Kait looked at Ruelala, whose face had darkened considerably, and sighed heavily.

He comforted her as he brought Clothilde into her arms.

“Rest your eyes for a while. We’ll be moving for another hour or two until the next resting place.”

At her husband’s suggestion, Ruelala weakly nodded and closed her eyes after looking down.

She wasn’t sleepy, but she felt she had to force herself to sleep to block out the endlessly lingering anxious thoughts.

Kait, looking at Ruelala closing her eyes while pressing her forehead, furrowed his brows with a worried expression.

Then he looked down at his son sitting beside him.

The child seemed to have noticed the heavy atmosphere inside the carriage, as he sat quietly, unlike his earlier rebellious attitude.

After giving a stern look to the troublesome son that made Ruelala difficult, he shifted his gaze to Clothilde.

The daughter was different, even though she was unlike her brother.
Even after being moved from Mom’s embrace to Dad’s, Clothilde continued to smile without resisting or fussing. Kai’s mouth lifted in response to the child’s adorableness. While gently stroking Clothilde’s smooth hair and maintaining eye contact, Kai became concerned about Chait, who was sitting quietly. It was the moment when he was about to speak, thinking that he might be too strict on the child who was still young. Suddenly, a loud noise outside was heard, and the carriage came to a sudden stop. “What’s happening?” Startled, Kai hugged his son who was snuggling up to him and shouted towards the outside. “There’s something strange ahead. I think I need to check it out for a moment.” Hearing Hagen’s voice from outside, tension spread across Kai’s face. He hugged Clothilde again, looking at Ruelala, who was watching him with a worried expression due to the disturbance. “I’ll send Shuna and the nanny. Don’t come out until it’s certain.”