Veronica and Karubene, who arrived late, started fighting.
I, standing between them, was immediately thrown aside and landed on the bed. Lauren was worried about me as I fell with a thud.
“What did you say? Say it again!”
“Ah, I’ll say it again and again. If you want, I’ll record it and play it for you every night, you piece of s***!”
“If you want to do it with a man that badly, I’ll grant your wish.”
Finally, Veronica grabbed Karubene by the chest. Seeing this, Philiana stood up.
“Veronica, that’s enough.”
“Yeah, you’re going too far.”
Following Philiana, Nina also tried to intervene. But Cecilia stopped the two of them.
“Wait, can you please not break anything else? Why are you so angry? It doesn’t matter what Veronica does.”
“Th-that is…”
Sharin gently pulled the two apart. They reluctantly backed away from each other.
“You were playing with me all the time, but as soon as I became a man, you acted like I was useless. That’s so unfair.”
In short, was she jealous because he started hanging out with people other than her? No, but it was also rude for Veronica to leave her best friend alone.
“Alright, alright, I’m sorry, *vuh*”
Sharin poked Veronica’s side with the hilt of her sword as she tried to brush it off with a casual reply. Her eyes conveyed that she should apologize properly.
“Ah, that’s right. I’m sorry for neglecting you and getting carried away.”
“I can’t help it, I’ll forgive you. But I won’t forgive you for going to other women.”
Karubene said playfully, deliberately teasing her. Phew, that’s one problem solved. Our friendship is back to normal, so let’s move on.
“I didn’t go, can I spend time with those weirdos I don’t even know? Besides, if I’m going to sleep with you, it’ll be as a woman.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“…No, never mind.”
I decided not to hear it. Well, now that everyone was seated, I realized Piyo and Sylvie weren’t here. They had also said they were looking for me.
“Hey, where are Piyo and Sylvie?”
As if just realizing they weren’t there, everyone looked at each other. Then they shook their heads, not knowing. Did nobody know?
*Bang!!*
Suddenly, the door opened, and Piyo, out of breath, burst in.
“A-are you okay?”
“Piyo-chan, what’s wrong?”
Pauline immediately rushed over and picked her up. Piyo was in a panic like never before.
“Hah, hah, i-it’s bad, Chii-chan went by herself.”
“Where did she go?”
“She said she was going to meet the Sage. And that she was going to have everyone healed, that if she went herself, it would work.”
She went to meet the Sage alone? But she shouldn’t have the map. Was it by instinct? Or did she buy it herself?
“She thought that if she became a hostage, the Bicorns would back down.”
I see, but they’re the kind of people who sell children to Dark Elves. Her parents must be worried about her, but I don’t know how the Chieftain feels. Even if she became a hostage, they probably wouldn’t stop attacking.
“Then we must chase after her immediately. Don’t worry, my legs can catch up soon. Piyo-chan, can you search from the sky?”
“Th-that is, she left riding on a sword.”
Riding on a sword? Up on it? What could that mean? Piyo went to look for Sylvie’s luggage. I followed behind her. In the darkened room, there was a pile of swords she had equipped. The largest sword among them had disappeared.
“Eh, you don’t mean she rode on it… up in the air?”
“Yeah, yeah, like *whoosh*. So I don’t know if we can catch up.”
Philiana’s jaw dropped. But could a heavy Centaur ride a sword? How large did it have to be? This must be something a small child could do.
“Fo-for the time being, let’s chase after her. Piyo-chan, please guide us.”
Everyone hastily gathered their luggage and dashed out of the inn. We ran through the town following Piyo.
“I think she went this way.”
“Damn it, my legs can’t keep up. Philiana, go ahead.”
We sent those with faster legs ahead one after another. We might get separated, but we still had to stop Sylvie first. Elana was running beside me, but there was no time to hide it now.
“How far is it to the forest from here?”
“It’s about a three-day walk, but you should be able to get there faster, Philiana.”
The group at the front disappeared in an instant. Running with me were Lauren, Pauline, and Karubene. For some reason, Elana, who should be fast, was also there.
“Elana, can
