16. Hard road (3)

It was yesterday that Shione annoyed me to go out.

Today, I had to be busy for the journey to the Marquis of Feiosha tomorrow.

After jogging early in the morning, I started asking Shione about it.

If I know what to do, I will help.

Since she kicked me out yesterday for no reason, I have a mountain of questions, thanks to Shione avoiding her conversation as much as possible.

“Could you tell me about tomorrow’s work?”

“Didn’t I tell you anything yesterday…?”

“After you kicked me out of the room after talking only about your fiancée, you avoided talking to me all day.”

“Hmm.”

Look, he must be clearing his throat because he’s also been stabbed.

Please don’t make people feel stuffy and I hope you can talk to me quickly.

It’s nothing else, it’s to leave the estate of Count Cianella and head for the Marquis of Peiosha.

For the former owner, but for me who fell into the dungeon world before this destruction, it was the first time I left the safe territory.

Full of expectations, worries, and curiosity.

“Literally tomorrow, I will be leaving for the Marquis of Feiosha. It will take quite a while to get from here, in the western outskirts of the kingdom, to the Marquis in the south-central area. There will be a lot to take care of.”

“Maybe I can’t use magic like teleport.”

“Unfortunately, Countess Cianella doesn’t have enough manpower to maintain and activate the teleport magic circle. I have no choice but to travel by carriage.”

“…I see.”

Countess Cianella was located in the western region of the kingdom.

Besides, Shione’s hidden fiancé is waiting for us in the south.

I held back the sigh that was about to come out in front of my master.

“How long do you think it will take to travel from here to the Marquis of Peosha?”

“It will probably take about two weeks to move by carriage. If you stop in the middle of the village to buy necessary things and take a day off, it will take a little longer than that.”

“…That’s long.”

“It’s already inevitable, so accept it.”

“Didn’t Shione have a hard time yesterday too?”

“I… Have already put everything down…”

“…I see.”

Shione has already given up….

Her miserable little eye smile looked very pitiful.

But even though she is Shione, she has stopped denying reality any longer.

That wasn’t yet a reason for me to stop denying reality.

‘It’s not like they dug a highway in the forest.’

Isn’t this world very advanced?

It must mean that you have to ride the carriage for two weeks on the bumpy road going up.

I already feel like my butt is going to be torn apart by the rattling of the wagon.

How nice it would have been if Cianella had been a prestigious family with magic rather than swords.

If that were the case, the dangerous ordeal would have ended the moment I closed and opened my eyes with the teleport magic instead of the carriage.

I remembered the memory of riding a wagon in a dungeon in the past.

‘At that time, it was really hell.’

It was in a scenario dungeon where you could be attacked by correcting the history of the world and correcting the destruction of the world you are attacking.

In order to find the secretly hidden boss of the dungeon, I rode a wagon all three days and moved.

Every time the carriage’s wheels stepped on a stone, it rattled, making it very uncomfortable.

I thought it was going crazy with the monsters appearing aiming for horses and hunters all the time.

Since then, I’ve been sick of talking about wagons.

“You don’t look good.”

“It’s nothing. Please don’t mind.”

“Hmm, I understand.”

After that, Shione stood in a daze for a moment.

Dori Dori Dori Dori.

Suddenly, she started shaking her head from side to side.

“Are you crazy…?”

In response to Shione’s sudden action, even Korean, which is not the common language of the continent, came out.

“Michotna? What does this mean?”

“I didn’t say anything…you didn’t hear me wrong.”

“Really? That’s okay. Oh, by the way, short hair makes it easier to wipe off sweat. I like it.”

Shione said that and shook her head as if she was having fun in her own way and wiped off her sweat.

Normally, people would look cute, but it wasn’t very cute because it made me sweat.

“This is Sione.”

“Why?”

“…I don’t think it’s good to shake your head so much when you’re with other people.”

“……Ah.”

It was an act that would be embarrassing if it was shown to others, considering that it was a noble family.

Shione finally stopped laughing innocently and lowered her head.

I looked like that for a while, brushed my hair with my hands, and then looked up.

It must have been quite embarrassing to see that her cheeks were a bit pale.

“…Daddy, let’s go back quickly!”

Without making eye contact with her, Dodo silently followed her as she hurried her steps.

After she moved her steps through her silence for a moment, Shione finally stopped her feet and glanced behind her.

“You should go to the chamberlain separately and then come back.”

“I mean the chamberlain?”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure you didn’t misunderstand the servant?”

Shione shook her head.

“From now on, you will have to be my exclusive attendant, so shouldn’t you wear a maid’s uniform instead of a summer skirt?”

“…Exclusive attendant? I’m not sure I heard that wrong.”

“I heard you right, so don’t ask me any more.”

“But I’m Sione-nim’s servant.”

… It is a position too undeserved for the status of a slave.

A place to be with the aristocrat in charge in the position of a dignified aide, not just quietly cleaning or chores.

It’s not something an unlearned slave would normally do.

“I already finished talking with my mother yesterday, so do what you’re told.”

“…….”

It seems that he gave me such a seat yesterday while talking with the family head.

Should I be thankful for this, or should I say it’s amazing.

After making a mysterious expression, I ended up laughing.

“Okay.”

“Yes, in the future… Please take good care of me, Ray.”

“I will do my best to repay your trust.”

“Hmmm.”

After clearing my throat, Shione once again headed for my cozy room.

This time, unlike before, the dodo didn’t run. Instead, it quietly hummed and walked slowly.

I also continued to follow in her footsteps.

After a while, Shione stopped her hum and looked at me as if wondering.

“…Why do you follow me instead of going to the chamberlain?”

“Isn’t it early?”

“Ah.”

Shione’s eyes began to tremble.

“When the chief chamberlain wakes up, I will visit him separately.”

“Ah, I see.”

Shione turned around for a moment with her cheeks blushing.

Do do do do do.

She fled to her room with awkward gestures.

Yes or no.

Let’s go slowly to her room.

As expected, I could see Shione hiding under the blanket.

It’s not even a pupa. What the hell is it really

* *

I checked the new clothes again.

Servants’ suits were definitely made of better material, so they were more comfortable and lighter to wear, and unlike the servant’s suits, which were a bit flattering, the design also became closer to a more sophisticated suit feel.

And speaking of the biggest feature.

On top of the breast pocket, the alphabet of Cianella is written in the common language of the continent.

This may not seem like a big deal, but it made me feel a sense of belonging to the Cianella family.

Meanwhile, I felt Shione’s gaze as she was eating an apple for a snack.

“Can I get another cut?”

“…One is enough. By the way, the maid’s uniform suits her well.”

“Thank you.”

I lowered her head lightly and she pushed her chair away and stood up from her seat.

Popping her remaining piece of apple into her mouth, she said, wiping her hands with her handkerchief.

“Let’s go to the gymnasium.”

“Isn’t it a little earlier than usual?”

“Since my mother said she would attach Sir Dioria as an escort, I’m thinking of having a chat. Also, even if the escort is Sir Dioria, there’s a saying just in case, so shouldn’t I pick out some armor and weapons to protect myself?”

“I’ll follow you.”

I remembered the image of Dioria fighting Siabelle before.

Certainly, with that level of skill, at least you will be able to pass without any problems even if you encounter thieves or quite a few monsters.

It felt like the fear of the unknown danger was a little relieved.

Me and Shione went straight to the gymnasium.

It’s time for Dioria to warm up her body at this time, if it’s not too bad.

You should be able to find her in her gymnasium.

And again.

“There he is.”

As soon as I entered the gymnasium, I saw Dioria warming up with a neat sword.

Her Dioria When she was almost finished warming up, Sione approached her and spoke to her.

“Sir Dioria.”

“Ah, Sir Sione. Welcome back.”

Dioria greets Sione with a warm smile.

I heard a little bit of their conversation at first, but it seemed like everything was about asking each other how they were doing and what was going to happen tomorrow.

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Judging by the atmosphere, it seemed that I had no place to sit and nothing to add, so I stopped paying attention to what they said.

I chose to look around the soldiers and knights training in the gymnasium rather than being forced into the story.

As expected, there were a few males among the regular soldiers, but no males were found among the knights.

Because the men in this world couldn’t accept mana and were weeded out.

A knight who strengthens his body through mana and then pours mana into his sword to perform various arts is something he would never dream of.

It was inevitable.

As I stared at the gymnasium like that, Shione pulled on my clothes.

“What are you staring at so blankly? Hurry up and follow me.”

“Okay.”

I followed her and arrived in front of her warehouse.

Dioria arrived in front of the warehouse first and opened the warehouse door.

“Unlike Siabelle and Shion, Sione doesn’t have my weapon yet. Choose one here.”

“Thank you.”

“In the first place, these are the assets of the Cianella family, so please feel free to choose them.”

When Shione entered the warehouse, Dioria’s gaze naturally followed to me.

“Looking at her outfit, she must have become Sione-sama’s servant after all. Congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

Dioria’s gaze turned to the cyanella in her breast pocket.

“From now on, keep in mind that Cianella’s name will follow your actions.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

There was quite a bit of pressure in her words like the last time.

I quickly lowered my head.

“It’s called an attendant, but I know you’re good at bows. You should go in and get some simple armaments with Sione-nim.”

“Is that all right?”

“Of course. Instead, that won’t happen, but if something dangerous happens while my gaze doesn’t reach Miss Sione, of course you’ll have to protect Shione.”

“…You’re saying it for granted.”

“Whoops. Let’s go in now.”

At that, I passed Dioria and entered the warehouse.

It looks like it’s blowing a little dust, but it’s not a problem at this level.

I approached Sione, who was examining her bow.

“Have you chosen?”

“No, not yet. There are so many types that I’m quite worried.”

“Do you need my help?”

“Thank you, but please accept my heart. Let you choose your weapon, too.”

“Okay.”

Shione once again began to focus on choosing a bow for me to use.

Look closely and try to pull the protest yourself.

I started to pick out my own bow after looking at my own admirable appearance.

Things that could be called bows here could be divided into crossbows and bare bows.

Once the crossbow was dismissed.

I started checking out Bear Bow.

How good would a modern mechanical bow be? But there can be no such thing here.

It is literally a bare bow with no attachments attached.

Sometimes there are only bows made entirely of wood.

There was a flat bow with flat wings and a recurve bow with the tip of the bow straightened forward.

Among the recurve bows I’ve used more of them, I picked a useful one.

“This is probably the most useful.”

Other things are full of tension that is too weak because the strength of the protest is loose, or that the tension is too strong for my current body.

This is the optimal bow for me right now.

Before, it was normal to shoot a bow and hunt monsters that money couldn’t buy…….

It’s a situation where you have to think about choosing such a poor bow.

There’s really no nonsense like this.

I let out a small sigh and checked the side where the swords were.

“Besides the bow, I need a weapon for self-defense…”

I started to choose a sword that would be useful in close combat.

You can’t hit them with a bow just because the enemy is approaching.

A secondary weapon like this is essential for archers.

I found a sword.

The length of the blade is about 50 cm. The handle is 20 cm.

The roughly 70 cm long sword fit perfectly in my hand.

Roughly pulling out the sword and examining the blade, I saw that it was in good condition, so I thought I could use this as a secondary weapon.

I roughly picked out my weapon and found Sione.

Shione stood where her armor was lined up as if she had chosen her bow.

I grabbed her sword and headed for her.

“Are you looking at her armor?”

“Yeah, I’m not sure which one would be okay.”

“For archers, leather armor with iron attached to the chest is the most comfortable and good for movement. I think this side would be the most suitable.”

“You’re knowledgeable about armor as well as bows.”

“In the past, it was planned to be sold as a male knight, so I was trained not only in weapons but also in armor for knighthood.”

“…I see.”

Saying that, Sione’s gaze, which had been quietly examining her armor, turned to the sword in my hand.

“What was that sword?”

“It’s a secondary weapon. You can’t even hit an enemy with a bow when they’re close.”

“Hmm, do you know how to use a sword?”

“Compared to a bow, I know how to use it to the point where it’s not too bad. Shall I show you for a moment?”

It wasn’t that I wasn’t offended, but I was pretty good at writing it.

Among the 700 million hunters, it is almost impossible to rank in the top 150 if you are proficient in only one weapon.

Everyone had a secondary weapon that they were good at in addition to their main weapon, and for me, that secondary weapon was a sword like this.

“If possible, I’d like to see it.”

“Then…excuse me for a second.”

Serureung.

The cold blade of the curved single-edged sword came out of the scabbard.

My heart sank when I saw the blade.

I slowly touched and turned the hilt of the sword to regain my senses.

Before long, I could freely spin such a single-edged sword in my hand.

‘It’s been a while.’

In the dungeon, whenever I was bored, I played around with my sword like this.

It looked pretty glamorous, and since I had done it a lot as a pastime, it seemed like there was something really special about it because I became proficient.

Whiririk! Slurreung…….

The sword that danced freely in my hand returned to its sheath in an instant.

Shione looked at the sword and me alternately with her mouth slightly open.

“…I hope the sword is not pointed at me.”

“Don’t worry.”

What else did he say when he asked to see it first?

I raised the corner of my mouth slightly at her rather interesting reaction.

“On the contrary, I will always protect you with this sword.”

“…Huh?”

“I will always be by your side to protect Shione.”

“Uh, uh uh…”

“…You don’t look good, are you okay?”

“G-D, Sir Dioria! I need your help!”

And Shione is also in the warehouse.

Even after returning to the room, Shione avoided eye contact with me all day today.

Same as yesterday. Same today. Why the hell are you doing that, won?