A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 37

Translator: Shaini | Editor: Darling

‘Nnn….nice weather! Feels like a good day to depart.’

“Fufufu~n”

She subconsciously began to whistle. Selesina was the only one in the room right now so that much should be fine.

She looked out of the window to see a carriage and the coachman hired for this trip. He was carefully doing a final check of the condition of the carriage.

“Thank God, he seems like a good man.”

Odette came in to begin preparations while she was looking outside the window.

“Good morning Lady Selesina.”

“Good morning Odette. You’ve grown exponentially since the first time you became my caretaker.”

“No…………I still have a long way to go.”

Odette shyly shook her head when Selesina praised her excellence. According to Odette, she had finally reached the starting line.
“I have to do my best in order to catch up to Anna.”

“Thank you. It really is a great help to know that you’re doing your best. We’ll be leaving for the great shrine today so I’ll be in your care.”

“Yes!”

Selesina changed into her usual rose red dress and white jacket and sat in front of the dresser.

Odette immediately began to comb her hair. She braided the hair in the front and curled the side to make a bun on her side.

Satisfied with the image in the mirror, Selesina thanked Odette and stood up. She would have breakfast now and then leave.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve gone out together Sele.”

“Yes.”

Seeing Soratek smile so cheerfully Selesina also responded with a smile.

Soratek was going to accompany her on this trip. He came to pick her up. They were now going to head to the great shrine via Selin village.

Hisui, Anton, Odette, and Gisele would be riding the carriage that Selesina had prepared… Soratek had prepared 2 carriages. Selesina and Soratek would be riding in one. The other one was for Soratek’s entourage. Additionally, 2 escorts would also be going with them on horseback.

It had been a long time since Soratek had last gone out with Selesina so he was really excited internally even though he pretended to be calm.

“Come to think of it, it’s going to be the second time that you visit Selin village right?”

“Yeah. I heard that potato chips are all the rage in the town of Harmil these days.”

“Everyone in the village is doing their best.”
“Ever since a branch of the Picott company opened in the village, the flow of goods has improved. Compared to the time when there was nothing at all I’m so happy right now…….”

“Sele, you’re working very hard, almost too hard. The flower of the great tree also bloomed within 4 months………… I’m worried about how far my lovely fiancé is going to go hereafter.”

“Lord Soratek……..”

She smiled gratefully. She was thankful that he cherished her so well.

‘As expected of a main capture target.’

If she didn’t remember that she was a villainess then she would have been knocked out by that smile.

‘My face feels hot.’

Selesina put her hands on the window and asked Soratek if she could open the window.

“I would like some ventilation. Is that okay?”

“Ah, of course…………. The wind feels good.”

“That’s right. This area……..Ah!”

“Sele?”

The scenery visible from the window had the grasslands in front and a forest at the back. There was a hill to the left.

Further ahead is the Shacksford territory which is adjacent to the Rinklat territory.

Selesina’s tension was rising right now due to the place. There is a hill here, although it’s actually a cliff.

‘There is a plant monster at the base of the cliff!!’

“Lord Soratek, can we stop for a little bit here?”

“Are you tired? Of course, I don’t mind.”

Soratek immediately nodded and informed the escorts in front of the carriage window. The carriage slowly came to a stop and the coachman opened the window.

Soratek got down first and then helped Selesina alight. She felt a pleasant breeze when she alighted the carriage.

Selesina stretched her spine and called out to Hisui.

“Hisui can you get my bow?”

“Yes.”

Soratek looked at Selesina curiously when Hisui nodded. They had stopped the carriage to take a break, was she going to practice in a place like this?

Well, Selesina understood what was going on in Soratek’s mind.

One of Soratek’s escort came to the front.

“If you want to hold a lesson then I can go with you?”

“Thank you for your consideration Mr. Wilfred but that shouldn’t be necessary.

Soratek’s knight escort Wilfred Alice.

Golden hair with a little sky blue and sky blue colored eyes. He is a gentleman who is always smiling. He has a lot of support from women.

He has a calm disposition. His concentration and speed are excellent among the 3 solitaire knights. He is also good at quickly entering the opponents opening with a rapier sword. 

Listening to Selesina’s words he nodded and agreed.

“Practicing drawing the bow is also very important.”

“Umm…….”

She had apparently made a mistake. Selesina concluded that it would be faster to show them than to explain it to them so she went with Soratek and Wilfred up the hill near the cliff.

Looking down into the cliff Selesina found that there were many monsters that she could target.

‘Yes, perfect!’

“I’m going to aim for that.”

Soratek and Wilfred looked down to where Selesina was pointing.

“………Trent fairy?”

“I see. That’s certainly good for practice.”

Once they were convinced Hisui came with a bow.

“Thank you for waiting Lady Sele. An arrow with fire magic will work well on the Trent fairy so I’ve prepared that as well.”

“Thank you Hisui.”

Soratek takes in a breath when he sees Selesina move towards the target.

“I heard that you wanted to practice the bow on the way but I didn’t think that it was this serious Sele.”

“I’ve only just started practicing recently my hit rate is quite low. It’s really embarrassing to let you see this Lord Soratek so I would prefer it if you could wait in the carriage……”

Since he had already confirmed that it was a safe practice method, Soratek could take a break……..or so Selesina thought but Soratek shook his head.

“Everyone is an amateur at first so you don’t have to worry.”

“……..Yes.”

Soratek gently nudged her back and told her that it’s alright. Selesina nodded slowly. If she wanted to defeat monsters in the way she would definitely be seen hereafter.

‘I must defeat 1000 monsters for the sake of the village!’

This wasn’t the time to brood. Selesina fixed the arrow and drew the bow.

*Whoosh!

“Uwahh, it hi~~hit!”

She subconsciously hit it with good power~~! She wanted to shout out. If she suddenly hit it because Soratek was there then she might have fallen due to surprise.

Soratek praised Selesina with a smiling face and told her that it was amazing.

Wilfred told her that it was wonderful.

“You did it Lady Sele.”

“Yes.”

Hisui gave her another arrow and prepared the bow to shoot once again.

The Trent fairy that she just hit wasn’t defeated yet and was flailing the branches like arms.

Trent fairy.

A small tree with consciousness with mid-range magical attacks. However, unlike adult Trent fairies, these ones cannot move. That’s why it was normal to defeat the Trent fairy from outside of its attack range in the game.

‘However, I cannot get the materials if I shoot from the top of the cliff…’

You can use the materials that the Trent fairies drop once they are defeated but it was difficult this time since she had to climb down the cliff in order to obtain them.

That’s why she would regretfully leave them behind this time.

“Ehh! Um”

She shot the second arrow and the third arrow. The fairy was defeated by the third arrow. She had wanted to defeat it in one shot but it was obviously impossible currently.

“That’s the way Lady Sele.”

“Thank you Hisui.”

Hisui stood next to her and supplied her with arrows and Selesina continued to attack the fairies.

Aren’t Wilfred and Soratek busy watching Selesina from behind? Wilfred gave her some advice.

“When you shoot the arrow, your shoulders rise so you should use full power to release it and drop them. In that case, you will be able to draw the bow more.”

“Shoulder………yes! Thank you, Sir Wilfred.”

He not only explained the posture but he also carefully explained to her how to aim. Does he use a bow even though uses a rapier? She wondered. But Knights must be going through general training.

She shot many arrows to defeat the Trent fairy.

Her second shot pierced the Trent fairy and shot it down.

“………..Ah!”

“Ohh, you did it Lady Sele.”

Wilfred who was watching from the side was pleased and he applauded since she was able to defeat the Trent fairy in 2 shots instead of 3 this time.

“If the skill of the user increases then the power of the same weapon will naturally increase.”

“I………grew a little didn’t I……..”

“……That’s right.

Even by defeating these, you will end up growing whether you like it or not.”

Saying that Wilfred looked to the bottom of the cliff with distant eyes.

The Trent fairies seemed to have dropped a lot of material. There were probably ……….about 100 materials.

Selesina also felt that maybe she overdid it on the first day.

‘But it was a little fun……….’

There was no choice but to do this.

“There aren’t many arrows left so let’s stop for today. Besides if we don’t go to the next town soon then we may have to camp outside.”

“Yes, I’m sorry for making all of you go along with me.”

“No. Becoming Lady Selesina’s strength is the best.”

 When she was about to tell them that they should return to the carriage, 1 Trent fairy came into her vision.

“………….Will I be able to defeat it?”

She muttered seriously and took out a spirit ball with the magic of fire. With this, she should be able to defeat it in one blow as proven by the game. At the same time, she remembered that she could acquire a skill if she were to defeat a monster in a single blow.

She had completely forgotten about it since that was a skill that she had acquired in the game accidentally.

“I haven’t tried it’s power yet so isn’t this good?”

When everyone turned to go back to the cliff, a pillar of fire suddenly ignited. The Trent instantly turned to ash leaving a scorched circle on the ground.

“……..Fuaa.”

That was a huge flame for a moment there. She had panicked but luckily there was no fire so she was relieved.

‘I was surprised since it is so powerful…….’

“What is that!!”

Soratek screamed and immediately ran towards Selesina. He then looked at the scene and looked at Selesina.

“Sele?”

“I’m sorry Lord Soratek. I remembered that I had never used the spirit ball that I bought for self-defense before so I used it just now…….”

“Ahh, so you used the spirit ball……”

“But please do tell me before doing something like that. It makes me worry.”

“Yes…….I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful hereafter.”

“No, I’m not angry. Let’s go back to the carriage.”

Escorted by a gently smiling Soratek, Selesina boarded the carriage.

The carriage started once again to reach the place where they had planned to stay.

At night –

Selesina who was alone in the room could barely hide her grin.

She started the system.

Asgarl System [Start Up]”

Selesina Rinklat

Great Tree Owned: Level 5

Guardian Beast: Toi

Territory Owned: Albard Kingdom, Rinklat Territory District 2

People: 18

Great Tree Skill

Fertility Blessings Level 3 -Vegetation grows well in a 5 KM radius around the great tree and soil quality has improved.

Sweet Nectar: Level 2 – The great tree emits a sweet scent and attracts butterflies and bees.

UP! Blessings of the Amulet Level 2: No monsters come within 3 KM of the great tree.

Territory Named: Yield increases

Specialty of the village: The recognition of the village increases

NEW! One-hit KO: Attack power increases