Chapter 75.

‘What ……’

The rising 3% favorability was surprising, and froze as I alternated between looking at him and the top of his head.

The open-eyed bear’s head gazed at me, red eyes bent. Callisto looked like a demon fresh from hell.

“…… Is this fun?”

“Sure. It’s fun to watch Eckhardt’s mad dog run scared, isn’t it?”

“Ha. Dead animal carcasses that have to play that kind of prank?”

“I don’t think that’s the word of someone who carries a stone bow until he dies.”

‘Damn you guys.’

While clenching his fists and glaring angrily at him, suddenly cold drops of water “snapped” down on his forehead.

“Huh?”

Clatter – suddenly the sky darkened. While arguing with the crown prince, the sky became unusual. Dark clouds came in an instant and covered the sun.

“It’s a thunderstorm.”

The crown prince grunted, and it didn’t take long for those unsettling words to become reality.

Brush and pull, brush and pull – the number of raindrops falling began to grow exponentially.

“Your Highness, thank you again for saving me, then, goodbye.”

I hurriedly greeted the crown prince. Before it rains, it’s imperative to leave the forest in a hurry. I don’t want to stay in this damn hunting ground for a while longer at all.

Hurriedly, I turned around and moved my feet. Ta, ta. The guy was still following me by the bear’s head.

“Where are you going?”

“Leaving the hunting ground.”

“And it’s going to rain soon?”

“So have to get out before then.”

I replied clumsily. He cocked his head, the corners of his mouth turning up.

“The male daughter seems to have forgotten that this is the center of a deep forest littered with fierce beasts.”

I ignored him and just went my way.

Because with that thought in mind, if the makers of the game had a conscience, they should have only arranged for one contingency.

But at that moment, what voice swept through the mind.

[Reward: Giant Bear Skin and Gall Bladder, Fame +50, Favorability +5%]

I stopped in my tracks. So it seems that although I met the crown prince, the name of the crown prince was not written on the reward. That’s why I didn’t expect him to save me.

”…… Then, before leaving the forest, there might be another unexpected event like this where the object of the reward isn’t specified, so in addition to the crown prince, there’s also the possibility of encountering another male main character.”

Madness ……!

The idea of seeing them in turn was more frightening than the contingency of encountering a fierce beast.

I shivered and stopped. Then hastily took out the cloth bag wrapped with beads from my pocket, turned the stone bow, and embedded the beads in the grooves.

Click, click, click ……

“What are you doing?”

Seeing me, the Crown Prince walked over to me and asked.

‘Don’t worry, go your way.’

Swallowing hard the words that were about to pop out, he opened his mouth.

“As you can see, I’m loading the stone bow.”

“Why?”

“You know. As His Highness said, there may still be fierce beasts on the road.”

The Crown Prince seemed speechless and let out a laugh.

“That kind of crude weapon can’t deal with large animals, male daughter. Didn’t you know that even after just experiencing it?”

“Thank you for your concern, but I’ll take care of it myself, Your Highness.” I didn’t want to travel with this guy at all, so I replied absentmindedly.

Just follow the system’s words anyway. Plus, the beasts that walk in the forest know how to avoid pouring rain, so it’s just for precautionary purposes anyway.

“It seems like you haven’t become proud because you were lucky enough to catch some demons yesterday.”

But the crown prince who didn’t know the inside story said rudely.

“That kind of stone bow is a weapon that can’t even harm small animals or people. It’s not for killing.”

“Will we get to see fresh ones become food for bears this time? If so, then it looks like I’ll have to follow the male female.”

The guy added cruel words with a smirk. I frowned tightly. Then all of a sudden, it struck me that he knew a lot about the stone bows.

“…… How do you know that?”

“What?”

“My stone bow is not for killing.”

“That’s all the magic I felt. So it should be allowed to enter the palace as well.”

I looked at him inexplicably.

Brush pull-

It was pouring rain.

“Ha……”

I looked up at the sky in anger.

‘Why so unlucky ……!’

The plan to leave before it poured down rain went out the window. It seemed like a huge bird flew out from behind a tree trunk.

Looking up at the dark sky, I felt like crying again. I hate getting wet. But I couldn’t do anything but stand and watch the rain fall.

At that moment.

Brush pull – something heavy was placed over my head.

“Come here and put it on.”

Suddenly it felt warm on my wrist. The Crown Prince caught up with me a few steps ahead and gently grabbed my wrist.

“Uh ……”

The Crown Prince pulled me to where he said I should be. The horse wisely took shelter from the rain under a leafy tree.

He placed Bear’s Head on the saddle, then he leapt forward and mounted the horse. Then held out his hand to me.

“Come up.”

Drops of water ran down from his wet, blonde hair. Because of taking off the red cloak he was wearing, he was unknowingly soaked by the rain.

“If you leave by walking, you’ll become food for the beasts before you can get out.”

“That’s a cloak enchanted with waterproofing and coldproofing magic, wear it and go back together.”

I looked blankly at the man’s broad hand that was held out to me. Then I noticed the red cloak he draped over me.

The option of going back with the Crown Prince had never occurred to me.

“May I have it, Your Highness?”

“Like a little mouse in fear of a cat. If not, you can shoot the stone bow and walk over.”

He turned his head and said without hesitation.

Can I even speak if I refuse twice?

With sarcasm in my heart, I panicked and slung the stone bow back onto my back. Tightly tying the cloak that the crown prince put on me.

Although it feels about the same height, the cloak is as big as a quilt. If I ride a horse and run fast without organizing it properly, it might blow up.

“…… Thanks.”

Finally, I tied his cloak tightly, mumbled a small thank you, and raised my head.

The Crown Prince’s hand extended to me hadn’t been withdrawn.

Just the moment I tried to slowly take his hand in mine.

Brush pull- Somewhere over there in the woods, something flew at an alarming speed.

Stab-.

And, it plunged into the Crown Prince’s chest without deviation.

“Hiss–”

A howling sound came from the horse that was startled by the surprise attack as it collected its front hooves. The hand extended towards me disappeared.

“Your Highness ……?”

I looked at the Crown Prince who had fallen off his horse and stared in panic.

“I …… Your Highness!”

Finally, as he landed miserably on the floor, I quickly ran towards him. No one had noticed what had happened.

The Crown Prince, who had his eyes closed, had a face as white as death.

“Your Highness, Your Highness! Please open your eyes!”

I frantically shook the Crown Prince’s body. But the Crown Prince didn’t move. …… He had an arrow stuck in his left chest.

Fear. Very scared. This is not a game? It’s just a game, why? ……

Cried out. For the first time in my life, I saw a brutal scene that made me stop thinking.

“Your Highness, please, please, cheer up ……”

“…… It’s noisy.”

Happily, it wasn’t dead yet and opened its eyes, revealing red pupils.

“Don’t nag. Not dead yet.”

“Ah, your highness!”

I was really relieved. Then I remembered that the male lead doesn’t die.

But Callisto was drawn so realistically when he was hit by the arrow that I really thought he was dead at that moment. No matter how annoying the guy is, I don’t want him to die in front of me.

The Crown Prince looked at the crying me and smiled slightly.

“Looks like you gave me something extraordinary.”

Then, he pulled off the arrow on his left chest and handed it to me.

“This is ……”

A thin, small, round ornament. Embedded in the arrow is the golden magic tool I gave him.