Chapter 70

Packing clothes and other items for the trip, and making various requests to everyone left in the village.

While making all the necessary preparations, time passed by in a flash—

"Finally, the day has come."

At the entrance of Abatoks Village.

Two carts were prepared, and Entia and Kuro-chan were harnessed to pull them.

We finally arrived at the day of departure.

"See you in about ten days."

"Yeah, have a good trip."

We exchanged temporary farewells with the gathered villagers.

After all, we were leaving the village in their hands to go on a trip, so we had a lot to be grateful for.

"Thank you so much."

"Don't worry about it. We could have gone with you, but we declined for our own reasons."

"Exactly, we have our own things to do."

"Don't forget to bring back some souvenirs~"

"Uga, don't get lost over there?"

"Like I would! At least tell that to Mau and Meala!"

The Beowulfs laughed heartily.

I then went to Orkidea and Fressa.

"Feel free to use the liquid fertilizer I gave you, Orkidea."

"Understood. Please enjoy your trip, Mako."

"Hehe, with Lord Gurai and Lord Iksa, I think it's fine for you to let loose a little, Mako?"

"Come on… Orkidea, you talk about such things even though you're a queen."

On the other hand, Mau was talking to Fressa.

"While I'm away, please take care of the vegetable garden."

"Yes! I'll take care of it!"

"If I find any beautiful flowers, I'll pick them for you."

"Thank you! I'm so happy!"

The two smiled at each other.

Ah, watching these two is always so soothing.

"Hey everyone, are you all ready?"

Iksa, who was on the cart pulled by Entia, urged us.

By the way, the carts prepared this time were not the usual ones but carriages with canopies, purchased with the revenue from the capital.

Thanks to the capital's market, Abatoks Village's finances have improved significantly recently.

"Okay, Iksa. Everyone, get on."

We boarded the carts pulled by Entia and Kuro-chan.

A seaside resort… I'm getting excited, even though it's last minute.

"Let's go!"

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"Sorry, Entia. I always make you do physical labor."

"Absolutely no problem, boss. Can I play to my heart's content when we get there?"

I spoke to Entia, who was pulling the cart.

During the time when we were traveling between the capital and the village, Entia worked hard as a carrier and messenger.

In response to my concern, Entia spoke with a very excited look.

"Thanks, Kuro-chan!"

"…I wanted to pull the cart Mako was on."

I called out to Kuro-chan, who was following behind.

By the way, Kuro-chan, despite everything, has settled in our village, having left the Black Wolf pack.

The other Black Wolves seem to have completely fallen in love with the lifestyle near the capital's farms and pastures, so they don't mind.

"Hehehe, I heard that place is a paradise where you can eat as much seafood and mountain delicacies as you want. Isn't that exciting, isn't that exciting?"

"I'm not sure if it's all-you-can-eat, but it's something like that, Iksa."

Entia, who was skipping happily, and I asked Iksa, who was riding with me.

"Yeah, we're heading to a seaside resort at the edge of the Grouga Kingdom, which is governed by Prince Stinger."

"Prince Stinger?"

Iksa unfolded a piece of paper from his pocket.

It was a map of the Grouga Kingdom.

"Here it is," Iksa pointed to the edge of the map.

"Prince Stinger Bear Grouga, the thirty-seventh prince, is older than me. He's not very interested in the throne, but he's very enthusiastic about managing this rich and enjoyable land."

"Wow."

According to Iksa, the center of the land governed by Prince Stinger is the tourist city of Vizer, which is popular as a tourist destination.

With Vizer at its center, there are various tourist attractions such as mountains, rivers, and the sea, and it also serves as a vacation spot for the royal family and nobility.

"I haven't seen Prince Stinger in a while, but he's one of the few normal people among the eccentric princes and princesses. We have a similar wavelength, so to speak."

Not interested in the throne, doing what he wants, and enjoying it.

Hearing that, it does sound like him.

"Are the Adventurer's Guild and the Magic Research Institute in the city?"

"Yeah, but we might go to the city a bit later."

Iksa showed me the map.

He traced his finger from the location of Abatoks Village to the coastal area.

"First, we'll head to the seaside resort area outside the city. My villa is there, so we'll rest and recover from the long journey on the first day."

Then, he pointed to the words "Tourist City Vizer" written a bit away from that area.

"The distance from the resort area to the city is about a few minutes on foot. From the second day onward, we can go there and enjoy other places besides the sea."

"Wow, I'm getting excited!"

"I'm also going to Vizer for the first time, so I can't imagine what it's like."

Mau was excited.

Reyle also seemed to be getting excited despite everything.

By the way, let's confirm the members of this trip again.

On the cart pulled by Entia are me, Mau, Iksa, Reyle, and Suaro.

On the cart pulled by Kuro-chan are Gurai, Meala, Delphi, and Uga.

…What's the atmosphere like in the second cart? I can't even imagine.

"By the way, how long does it take to get to Iksa's villa?"

"It's closer than the capital. About a day."

"A day?"

"One day!?"

Hearing my voice, Entia shouted.

"I didn't hear that it would take that long!"

"Sorry, sorry, but we plan to join the main road halfway, so we'll stay at an inn tonight—"

"No way! I can't wait! I'll run at full speed!"

Without another word, Entia started running at full speed.

The cart was shaken by the sudden acceleration.

"Whoa! Entia, you're going too fast!"

"Hey, wait, White Jade! You're trying to monopolize Mako, aren't you? I won't let you!"

Kuro-chan also rushed to catch up from behind.

"Indeed, it's an incredible speed! We might arrive in less than half a day!"

"But, slow down a bit! Can you hear me, Entia!?"

In the bouncing cart, we were forced to battle the storm-like shaking.

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"Entia! You're going too fast! Reyle and Mau are feeling sick!"

"Ugh… I'm sorry… I'm sorry…"

Despite everything.

Thanks to Entia and Kuro-chan's full-speed run, we left in the morning and arrived at our destination around early evening.

"M… Mako… Why are you so fine…?"

While Reyle, as expected, got car sick, I was completely fine.

Why is that?

Is it my physical coordination?

"I'm also feeling a bit dizzy… but our women are strong, aren't they?"

"Of course, if they weren't, I couldn't serve as Prince Iksa's guard."

Suaro also seemed fine.

"But…"

I patted Mau's back, who was looking pale, and looked at the scene before us.

"Anyway… it's amazing!"

We were on a cliff.

Rising before us was Iksa's villa, a grand and not small mansion.

And in front of us, the sea stretched out.

The sandy beach, sparkling in the sunlight, and the blue waves of the sea, ebbing and flowing.

Seabirds flying on the sea breeze.

Everything was a beautiful sight.

We had arrived at the entrance to the tourist city Vizer—the resort area.