Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 124

(EP-124.2) Hunting #4

124 – Monster Hunt #4

As Aira said, the weather was very nice.

The sky was high, as the white clouds drifted in the vast blue. The pretty flowers on the flowerbed swayed gently under the sun.

This kind of weather was best for chilling in the shade by the riverside and eating the delicious chicken you packed.

... I’d like to take a day off.

In my mind, I also wanted to relax like the people languidly yawning over there. But my holidays were far off.

━Look, it’s Queen Aira.

━Is she going for a walk? It must be my lucky day today.

Then, I could suddenly hear whispers from the surrounding crowd with my sensitive fairy ears. Since Aira was taking a stroll, many people’s eyes and interest were naturally drawn in our direction.

Simply put, Aira’s mere presence attracted attention.

━It’s the first time I’ve seen the 2nd Ranked. I wonder how strong is she?

━You can try to see for yourself.

━I’m even afraid just approaching her. I think it will hurt my heart if I get rejected just by trying to talk to her.

They praised Aira’s strength and beauty, which made me wonder, how did Queen Aira look in the eyes of others?

“Theo.”

Aira suddenly called out, which took me out of my thoughts. Hwiiuuuu- Aira went on to say as she pressed her fluttering hair amidst the gentle breeze.

“Where is the dungeon?”

“Is my Queen thinking of going to the dungeon?”

“It won’t take too long. Well, it’ll be over before the evening or so. I also want to see how much you’ve grown, Theo.”

‘Oh.’

Aira, who seemed the most unlikely candidate, was the one who would end up going to the dungeon with me. Anyway, I opened a scroll that I had recently acquired from Kalira.

“What is that?”

“This is a map of the nearby dungeons. This should be the closest to our current location, which is like a cave.”

I quickly moved lest the fickle Aira changed her mind.

So Aira and I entered the forest near the South surrounding Ark.

“It is a peaceful forest.”

The confident Aira, treading through the greenery, languidly evaluated.

As far as I knew, this forest was called the “Rabbit Forest”.

Yes, Rabbit Forest.

It was a very peaceful name, giving off a fantastical image of fairies, animals and greenery coexisting in harmony.

And if it were a dungeon in a cave originating from such a forest, you naturally wouldn’t get the impression of ‘terrifying’.

Plus, even if the dungeon was more difficult than expected, I had nothing to fear because Aira would be coming with me.

However, such thoughts were stained when we arrived at the cave’s entrance.

“Is this the right way in?”