Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

"——Ugh! Why are you here?!"

Mimiya showed a somewhat shocked expression, but the other party ignored her expression and walked straight into the house. He picked up some messed up clothes attentively and put them on the bed.

"As for why, they all say the princess is here in person. As the princess of the King's Forest, wouldn't it be rude of me not to come and say hello?"

"That's true, but this, that... things are not what you think. I am not..."

"Also... although we know that the princess didn't grow up in the forest, as guards, you have the obligation to teach her the right ideas. Such inappropriate underwear..."

The forest princess wearing a flower crown had a troubled expression on her face.

"Uh, uh, these, these are from my friends!"

Mimiya hurriedly hid the pioneers' underwear under the quilt and awkwardly changed the subject.

"Also, I didn't expect you to know all this..."

"Hmm? So what if you know?"

She responded with a somewhat confused look.

"No matter who you are, you can't live in the past forever, right?"

"If someone else said it, it would be fine, but when you say it, I always feel a sense of disillusionment..."

This forest princess was very different from what she had imagined.

As mentioned before, Mimiya did not come from the same forest as the fairy archer, but from a remote village further south. She naturally had awe and felt inferior to these noble people from the upper forest.

However, the feeling she gave her now was like that of an elder sister in the family...

That’s right, just like those “older” brothers and sisters who are used to lecturing their younger siblings whenever they do something wrong, this one is the same.

"To be honest, you—"

Once this started, words like a narrative poem began to flow.

"My skin looks a little rough and my hair is messy. Do you know how to control your nighttime diet? Are you taking good care of yourself?

As the close attendant of the princess guarding the palace, do you have a complete grasp of this knowledge and can you teach her to be an elegant lady?

Besides, if I remember correctly, you seem to be doing a dangerous job like an adventurer. You seem a bit reckless, is that okay?

Like my sister, when I asked her if she had avoided any strange commissions, she replied that she had accepted the wrong commission. Has she ever made such a small mistake?

Also, although other races are now active in the human kingdom, if mortals plot, they will not even be a match for the demons in the Four Worlds.

So you must be extremely careful and don't let the princess be plotted against by those with ulterior motives. Ah... you don't have to remember this sentence, after all, the princess will be returning to the Golden Forest soon."

It was not until a long time later that the forest princess wearing a flower crown, who was extremely elegant even when preaching to strangers, straightened her posture slightly.

"In that case, am I talking too much?"

"..."

Mimiya said nothing for a moment.

He didn't feel angry after being lectured by a stranger, but instead felt so overwhelmed by the sense of déjà vu that he could hardly raise his head.

It was not until a while later that she shook her head and whispered, "No."

Seeing that she didn't seem to mind her "overstepping her authority", the Forest Princess wearing a flower crown breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry. Because you're so similar to my sister, I unconsciously applied the same standards I have for her to you."

"I am me and she is her."

Mimiya replied somewhat awkwardly.

In response, the flower-crowned forest princess narrowed her eyes, her cheeks softened, and her smile deepened.

"Even that aspect is very similar. If she knew I was comparing others to her, she'd probably react the same way. But... lately, she's been less likely to act like a spoiled brat than before. I guess she's grown a little bit."

Her laughter was as ethereal as wind chimes, giving people a feeling very similar to that of the fairy archer.

"My sister will certainly appreciate your care. I wonder if she has caused any trouble to the princess?"

Mimiya groaned, "Hmm," and the man's bold behavior suddenly came to her mind.

"She might be a little impatient when doing things, but she's surprisingly a nice person and has helped everyone a lot, so... I think she's pretty good."

These words surprised the Forest Princess wearing a flower crown. She tilted her ear slightly, a hint of surprise on her cheek.

"That's... unexpectedly high praise! I had hoped that if there were other, more skilled hunters in the team, I would have been forgiven for leaving my sister behind. But I never imagined she would actually be able to serve the princess like this."

Even this seemingly "derogatory" "trap" that will hit you hard if you agree with it is so similar.

When Mimiya didn't know how to continue her story, she caught a glimpse of a forest maid half-kneeling at the door.

She seemed to have half of her body hidden in the shadows, and only half of her hair was left long, as if she was deliberately covering something.

Some bad memories suddenly came to mind.

"Ah, you noticed..."

The forest princess wearing a flower crown spoke vaguely with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"She is actually..."

"I remember her."

Mimiya came up to her and looked at the other half of her body hidden in the shadow. It looked a little thin, as if it had suffered long-term abuse and was malnourished.

Without hesitation, she knelt on one knee, keeping her height the same as the maid's.

"I didn't have time to tell you before, but... the princess asked me to tell you that she has already dealt with everything down there."

The maid looked at her with trembling eyes, and Mimiya spoke again in a heavy voice.

"Not only goblins, but also trolls and darklings... They have all been fed into the carnivorous plants."

Hearing these words, a tear welled up in the maid's left eye.

Her hair swayed, revealing her previously covered right cheek. The bruise that was originally swollen like a grape had been healed by the princess before, and no scar was left.

But even so, some injuries will not heal so quickly.

People often say that time can heal all illnesses.

But if even time is sick, how painful it would be for the nearly immortal forest people.

……

"Thank you. The child's mental state has been poor. Since being sent back here, he has had difficulty living on his own because of those things."

The forest princess wearing a flower crown had a sad expression on her face. She felt more lonely than sad about the maid who had gone away.

"Don't thank me. It wasn't me who saved her. It was Okbolg and the others who saved her, and the princess..."

"Yes, of course I know. But I still want to thank you..."

The room has a door leading to the terrace.

Vines support the outward-facing branches and leaves, forming a foothold. This unique aesthetic design of the forest people is needless to say, but the scenery before us is even more worth mentioning.

The forest village exists in this huge empty area in the sea of ​​trees that looks like a skylight.

Looking out from the terrace, one has a panoramic view, and the wind blowing through the entire space never stops.

This is the best guest room in the entire village, almost on par with where the patriarch lives. The forest princess wearing a flower crown also held down her hair that was blown by the wind and slowly turned to look at Mimiya.

"Before I came to visit, I was actually worried, both for my sister and for the princess who I had never met but was about to decide the fate of all the forest people—"

She narrowed her eyes, gently placed her elbows on the guardrail formed by the vines, and leaned her weight on it.

"Perhaps this may sound outrageous to you, but... I simply cannot imagine the scene of a new moon appearing in the sky."

The forest princess wearing a flower crown spoke in a lonely tone, yet with a certain sense of panic.

"Do you think I'm a coward? As a member of the royal family, I should be a candidate, but I'm actually afraid of something like this."

"..."

Mimiya also understood what she wanted to say. The long lifespan of the forest people meant that they could learn many philosophies of dealing with people in the world.

There is no need to get emotional and make a fuss about such an established matter.

However, this is her past and she would never bring up the topic.

Perhaps, after removing the initial excitement, she began to realize that she seemed to have unintentionally committed some unforgivable mistakes.

Is this something wrong?

It's not wrong. The forest people have indeed waited for too long. Their vision of wanting someone to inherit the throne and lead the forest people to continue is by no means false.

But is this matter really blameless?

She also apparently ignored the opinions of many of the parties involved, acting rashly and imposing her own ideas on others.

Seeing Mimiya's lost expression, the forest princess wearing a flower crown also lowered her eyes. If there was a man present, he would surely kneel on the ground and vow to remove her sorrow.

The princess of the Kamimori people exudes an unconcealable grace even in her every move.

This is also reflected in the princess. Even if she does nothing and just sits there in a daze, she seems to be the center of the world.

Perhaps she did such an inconsiderate thing because she wanted to share in the glory.

"I'm so... ashamed. I said some disturbing things for no apparent reason. Please don't take it to heart. I'll..."

Before the forest princess wearing a flower crown could finish her words, a deafening cry as if coming from underground rang out.

Following this thunderous roar, a large number of birds could be seen flying above a part of the forest, and countless trees were broken, raising a large amount of dust.

"Please go to a safe place immediately. I need to reunite with the princess!"

Mimiya quickly stood in a position to protect the Forest Princess, with a firm expression under her surprised gaze.

“But…”

"There is no time to lose. Please act as soon as possible, even if you have to crawl, please move in time!"

"You're asking me to crawl on the ground...?!"

"After all, a giant like that would cause as much noise as an earthquake."

At Mimiya's urging, the group of people who had simply put on their clothes from the bottom of the cave also saw the monster that caused the huge shock.

San Yueqi opened his eyes wide, as if he saw some guests from a prehistoric documentary come into reality.

It was a huge dragon beast.

Its pillar-like feet sank into the ground, and its thick rope-like tail swung with a whistling sound.

The fan-shaped plates growing on its back moved with the muscles, its torso like a giant wall was wrapped in thick hide, its spear-like horns easily cut down trees, and its throne-like back was no less than fifteen meters long.

The giant beast turned its vine-like flexible yet thick neck and opened its jaws full of sharp teeth.

"MOOOKKEEEEEL——!!!"

"I see."

Xing said this in the shaking air with an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"Is that an elephant?"

"No, no, I absolutely don't think that thing is an elephant."

San Yueqi shook his head repeatedly, and even the fairy archer was shocked.

"This is the thing that cuts off the river?"

Having said that, this was the first time in her life that she had seen such a giant beast.

But everyone who lives in this forest of kings knows that it has had many names in history: Aimeela Ntuka (water beast killer), Mbiyele Mbiyele Mbiyele (board bearer), and Ngema Monene (snake god).

It was the monster that my brother mentioned earlier that threatened the safety of the village, Mokla Mbembe (the thing that cuts the river)!

When it suddenly attacked, everyone subconsciously looked at the person who could make the decision.

The young fairy princess, Nashida.

At this moment, her flowery eyes were staring at the other person seriously, and then she spoke.

"Well, it doesn't look like a vegetarian dinosaur."