Chapter 107

We finally left the sewers .

[There seems to be no presence of anyone around the area . If we were to go through the forest, we could hide ourselves for the time being . ]

[…Do you think the horses are safe?]

[I think they should be alright . ]

We already anticipated that we would need to travel fast and prepared some horses to ride on .

However, they were currently unguarded and were leashed inside the forest .

I can’t help but feel like they would be stolen .

We have prepared two horses .

It seems that we could have a carriage as long as we had the money to buy one .

However, we may have to leave them before going inside the Demon Zone .

Considering that they may end up being disposed of, it would be too wasteful to buy it .

Most of all, horses were less noticeable and could easily adapt in situations .

I turned towards my back .

[Did you explain those two about our situation?]

[I briefly explained to them before you arrived earlier . ]

Seras gave a quick explanation of the information she had disclosed towards them .

It seems that there were no problems in sorting out the information that could be given .

Seras is also excellent in situations like this .

I spoke towards the two people following behind us .

[We have already prepared horses in the forest . One of them would be ridden by the both of you, Eve and Liz . ]

[Understood . I’m sorry… I guess you originally planned to use one horse for each of you?]

[No, you’re mistaken . ]

[Mhmm?]

One of those horses were really prepared for Eve even at the start .

We’ve already prepared them assuming that Eve will follow us .

[I don’t have any horse riding skills at all . That’s why, I’ll be riding behind Seras . ]

If there were two people sitting on a horse, it can’t be helped that the speed would drop .

Well, it’s still better than walking .

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The forest spreads outside the wall providing as a natural barrier for the royal capital .

We were walking through the forest .

We proceed with care while making sure we make as little noise as possible .

Currently, Eve was dressed in the cloak I had bought before .

Her eye-catching leopard head is covered with the hood .

The were-leopards were a rare race .

They were not someone that you could be usually seen .

In short, Eve stands out .

She needs to hide her body until we enter the Demon Zone .

[I wish she could transform her into a human form but…]

Seras’ power of altering appearance can only be used for herself…

[Could I have a sec?]

Eve spoke .

It looks like Liz is talking with Seras behind us .

They seem to be getting to know each other .

[Were there things you want to hear about?]

[Umu . ]

[And, what do you want to hear first?]

[I’m still going to tell you the whereabouts of the Witch of Taboos is . However, I still have something I want to know . ]

I remembered Eve’s words before .

“In exchange for some conditions, I would tell you the whereabouts of the witch . ”

Is she talking about that aforementioned conditions?

[I want to ask you why you want to meet the Witch of Taboos . ]

[I have a spellbook written in ancient characters that I couldn’t decipher… I’m looking for someone that could read these characters . And, I thought that the Witch of Taboos may be able to read what’s written here . ]

I heard that the Witch of Taboos is “someone who knew too much” .

Spells that were forbidden by the goddess .

Those who knows about these information .

They may have become risks for that f*cking goddess .

Therefore, the witch hid in the Demon Zone to escape from the grasps of the goddess’ hands… .

I guess that should be enough for me to think that it’s quite possible .

[You don’t intend to catch the witch, huh? It seems that she doesn’t plan to hurt her too . ]

[Well, that’s as long as she doesn’t try to harm us first . ]

I could see the night sky through the gaps between the leaves and branches .

The moon that had been shining our path became concealed behind the clouds .

The clouds began blocking the moonlight .

Thereupon, the forest increasingly enclosed in darkness .

We also didn’t use any kind of illumination .

However, Eve’s steps remained steady .

There were no hesitation in her steps .

I believed I was already used to the darkness .

However, I could see from Eve’s way of walking that she could probably “see” more than me .

[Do you have night vision?]

[To some extent, yes . ]

Great hearing .

Night vision .

Eve’s abilities would be really useful hereafter .

[Even you step into the darkness without any hesitation . Most humans are afraid of darkness . ]

[Various things happened, so I got used to the darkness . ]

[What about you, Seras Ashrain?]

[Well, I could make a light sou