I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

58 – The prince has no friends (5)

The time when the sun rises highest. 12 pm.

The sky that day was blue without a single cloud, and there seemed to be nothing to block the sunlight from beating down on the ground. The speed of the forest, completely free from winter and dyed blue-green, was no exception. The light penetrated through the cracks in the thick leaves and came down to the ground.

When the light spilled out through the cracks and hit something, the golden light that had been hidden in the darkness flashed in the forest where the darkness had settled in the shadows. A deer that was quietly grazing under a tree started running toward the depths of the forest, probably surprised to see a light shining in the darkness.

“oh!!”

Seeing the deer suddenly leave his seat, Noel exclaimed and started chasing the deer. Not knowing that he was startled by the sunlight reflected on his head and ran away.

“at there!!”

Noel runs screaming at the deer.

She could stand in front of a deer at once if she put her mind to it, but perhaps because of a promise she made before entering the forest, she was running purely on her physical strength, not using her divinity or aura.

Because of that, it didn’t look like the distance from the deer would get any closer, but a smile appeared on Noel’s face nonetheless. Noel didn’t know that the smile would leave her face as if she was enjoying the moment she was running.

Whenever you move your body, you can hear the grass around you rustling. The chirping of birds flying between the trees and the sound of the wind hitting your running body tickle your ears.

How long had it been since the emperor forbade running in the castle when I was young? Noel got drunk and split the wind at the freedom of being able to move without any restrictions.

The more you go inside, the more trees grow in strange shapes everywhere, to the extent that the word demonic landscape suits her, which restricts her movements considerably.

Tadadak-

As the speed of the deer gradually increased, Noel also raised his strength and spurred the pursuit.

Even though she said she wasn’t using an aura, if it was an ordinary deer, it would be normal for her to catch up by now. It’s a beginner, but it’s like a deer living in a demonic land called Rune Proud. Its ability was different from that of ordinary deer.

Noel looked at the bow in his hand at the distance from the deer that never seemed to decrease.

Noel likes to use weapons, but the thing she is most confident in is the sword, not the bow. So, Noel always carried a sword, but the only equipment she had now was a butcher dagger tied to her waist, a bow in her hand, and a few arrows left in a barrel hanging from her back.

I don’t know if it’s a case of using an aura, but since I haven’t reached a certain level, I thought that a long sword would rather limit my actions in a densely forested place like this, so I left it there. It was felt.

Noel tried to raise the bow as he ran, but immediately lowered his hand when he saw the pole shaking violently.

It is true that she is not lacking in being called a genius, but even so, it was unreasonable for her to skillfully handle a weapon she had never handled before, like a master.

The reason why she was hiding in the dark just now was that she was looking for an opportunity to catch him with a bow, but hitting a fast-moving target while running was a difficult mission for her, who still consumes a lot of mental power even shooting from the spot. .

Beep-!

Suddenly, in the quiet woods, a whistling sound pierced her ears. Noel knew the identity of this whistle sound. This was a warning to the rangers circling around her not to enter any further.

It was a signal that if you go deeper than that, you will enter the place where monsters called demons actually come out, unlike now.

“Ummm…”

Noel did not stop at the sound of whistling. Originally, the promise before entering this place included that you must follow the instructions of the ranger, but it was too much to miss the game that seemed to be caught right away.

If using an aura, one step was enough to catch up with a deer, but to use an aura, Noel was a princess and also a knight, so her honor did not allow it. I’d rather miss the deer than use the aura.

Just as Noel was about to stop chasing her, something strapped to the leather brushed past her fingertips. He took his hand again and pulled it out of his leather pouch, revealing a short dagger.

Noel looked back and forth between the dagger and the deer running in front of him for a moment, then immediately began measuring the distance between himself and the deer. The distance didn’t decrease, but it didn’t go away either.

where should i aim

Should I break my leg so I can’t move? Or straight hair.

yes. Let’s do it head on.

When the place to be aligned was decided, the action was quick. The moment her next foot touched the ground, a dagger shot from her hand like a flash war.

This was a skill created purely by the explosive power of her body, without using even a handful of auras. Perhaps because the distance between them wasn’t that far, the dagger thrown by Noel pierced the back of the deer’s head as soon as it left her hand.

The deer whose head was pierced like that collapsed on the spot without being able to cry out even once.

“Waaa!!”

Noel rushed to the place where the deer fell and cheered when he confirmed that the deer had passed away. She pointed to exactly one tree and called out to it.

“Look at this! I got it!!”

Then, a figure appeared from the top of a tree that seemed to have nothing there, and immediately clapped without a word. Soon after, people dressed like him appeared here and there and lifted up the deer that Noel had caught.

The Rangers who had been waiting around appeared. One of them, who seemed to be the chieftain, approached Noel and congratulated her.

“It was a very neat dagger technique. However, from next time, please come back at the first signal. Your Highness.

“Ah, sorry… that, that…”

“I won’t tell the young master and the young lady.”

At his words, Noel smiled again. It was important for Noel not to use her aura while hunting here, but for others the priority was that she not go too deep.

How much nagging did I hear from Elena and Damian when I went inside, forgetting the rangers’ warning on the first day I came here. Not wanting to go through that experience again, Noel smiled at the Ranger’s words that he would not tell them, and moved towards the camp he was currently using as a base.

“Come to think of it, what about my brother?”

“His Highness is training with Prince Damian, perhaps because he hasn’t gotten used to the bow yet.”

In response, Noel nodded lightly.

It was the answer I was expecting to some extent when I asked the question.

It wasn’t that there was something lacking in Orcus’ body, but he had no contact with weapons before, so he had in mind that training would take a long time. Noel himself, however, did not shoot the deer with an arrow. Noel didn’t pay much attention to it, as this time he was participating in a hunting competition, not archery.

As soon as the tents made of gray cloth began to appear, I noticed that people with Krauss patterns engraved around them were standing guard all over the place. However, among them, the one that immediately catches her eye is none other than a twin brother and sister with the same hair color as herself. It was Orcus.

“Brother!!”

“Noel? Now, hold on! Shh!!”

I don’t know why, but Orcus was standing at the back of the tent at the entrance. He immediately checked her face at Noel’s cry and sent her a sign to be quiet. There was something a little suspicious, but Noel quietly approached him without saying anything, just as Orcus had said.

Orcus looked around for a moment as Noel approached, then greeted him again with a relieved expression. Noel tilted his head at Orcus’ behavior and asked in a low voice.

“Brother? Did something happen?”

“No. Nothing happened. By the way, seeing that you came back so early, today’s hunt seems to have been successful.”

“Yes! Look at this!!”

Hearing Noel’s voice rising again, Orcus raised his hand to his mouth again and gave a sign to silence his voice. At that, Noel sent a dissatisfied look beyond doubt, but he casually let go of her gaze and looked at the direction Noel pointed.

“her…”

There, a deer with a pierced head laid down by a ranger was lying on the ground.

Seeing the deer lying on the ground, Orcus looked at it with a blank face, as if he was at a loss for words. No matter how dagger it may be, the deer’s head couldn’t be intact because it was attacked by Noel, who could be called a superhuman.

“That…is that really you, Noel?”

“yes!”

To be honest, the carcass of a deer with its head split in two did not look very nice.

Nevertheless, when Noel introduced himself with a triumphant face, Orcus felt emotions he hadn’t felt before in her. After all, he was firmly convinced that he should not have let him learn the sword.

“Well, by the way, what was your brother doing here?”

“That, that’s…”

Orcus is speechless at Noel’s question. Noel noticed that there was something, but the answer came to her by itself even if she didn’t do anything.

“Here you are.”

“Suck!”

A familiar voice reached both Noel and Orcus’ ears at the same time. Noel’s eyes lit up when he heard the voice, and Orcus, on the other hand, lost the light in his eyes. Orcus quietly lifted his head upward, and his blue eyes reflected the golden dragon’s eyes.

“I was wondering where you went while you were away for a while, so you were hiding here?”

“Hiding. I was talking to my younger brother as I wanted to see.”

“It’s okay to have a conversation on the practice field.”

Damian. Listening to his conversation with Orcus, Noel seemed to know how things were going. Seeing Noel’s smile that was different from before, Orcus sighed and held out his reddened finger to Damian.

“Look at this. My hands are completely red. Now, every time I pull the strings, my fingers get sore that I can’t pull them anymore. So, let’s stop today… Oh! What are you doing!”

At Orcus’s words, Damian pressed his outstretched finger. Orcus immediately made a sound of pain, but he answered calmly without hesitation.

“I’m still fine. Calluses are starting to form on my hands and with a little more practice, it won’t hurt when I pull the string anymore.”

“Just a little bit of that bastard!!! Hey, do you know I said the same thing before?! I’ve already shot over 100 arrows since then!”

“But most of them were outside the bull’s-eye. You have to practice to improve your skills. Didn’t Your Highness ask me to treat them harshly until I got better?”

“Didn’t you say that you are getting better in terms of skills? Beginners say that just hitting the target is a big deal! I can see you’re getting closer and closer to the center!! Now it’s time to stop resting.”

“So you have to work even harder now. In the competition, you will be shooting from a horse instead of standing still as you are now. So it’s good to get a little sense.”

“aaa!!!”

In the end, Orcus screamed. It was a very different thing for Orcus, who was always quiet and elegant in the imperial castle, to act like this, so Noel saw his twin brother and sister in a frenzy with sparkling eyes.

“Then let’s go back to the practice range. Tomorrow, shouldn’t we go hunting in the forest like Her Highness the Princess?”

“It’s okay!! It’s okay!! Let only Noel participate in the competition! Aren’t I a wizard in the first place? Why can’t a wizard use magic?! This is definitely a problem!”

It was very easy for him to make an arrow hit the target’s center if he used magic. Of course, it was natural that this was not a contest of martial arts, not magic. To Orcus’ words, Damian replied as follows.

“Our Elena is a wizard too. As Her Highness knows, she shoots well without magic.

At Damian’s words, Orcus stopped talking.

When he told the story of Elena, Orcus’ eyes seemed to light up again. The first time he held a bow in the lord’s castle, he seemed to recall the overwhelming defeat in a casual confrontation with Elena. Both of them had never held a weapon before, so it was purely a difference in talent, but it was difficult for Orcus and his pride to accept it easily.

Orcus didn’t resist that much anymore, but Damian stood on his right side and grabbed Orcus’ right forearm as if preparing for the unexpected. Then Damian and Noel’s eyes met. Noel immediately stood to Orcus’ left and grabbed his forearm as well as Damian.

“hehehehe…”

Noel sees Orcus’ face and suddenly starts to laugh. At her sudden reaction, their eyes naturally turned to Noel, but she shook her head saying it was nothing and let her gaze slip away.

the way to the gym. Noel stepped slowly and tried to recall the memories of coming to Krause’s castle again.

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