With Lorians party joining the group, the stability of Ogre subjugation increased.

With the increased assurance, Count Lykel appointed a hunter who knew the inside of the forest as the guide.

With a guide in hand, there was no need to delay any longer, so we headed straight for the forest.

Me, Frillite, the eight including Lorian, plus the guide.

A temporary subjugation squad made up of 11 people. Among them, Frillite and the guide were walking at the forefront of the subjugation party.

It was only natural, as the guide had to show the way, while Frillite was questioning him about the surrounding features, just in case something unexpected happened during the real action.

I looked over at Lorians Party.

In the game, it was a party of 4 people, but now it consists of 8 people.

I thought a party can have only a maximum of 4 people?

How did he get to 8?

Did he made two teams side by side?

Its surely different from the game in many ways.

If thats the case, the first team must be guys who walk proudly in front.

And the 2nd group is probably the ones following them with slight reservation.

It didnt take much effort to different the 2nd team from the 1st, but seeing that, it seems the party definitely has a hierarchy of some sort with its ups and downs.

For reference, Eri was in the 2nd team. She was walking at the back of the 2nd team.

It seems that her order comes at last.

It was when I was analyzing Lorians party, the punk came when I thought of him, it was Lorian who came up to me.

Its already strange that he approached, but as soon as he got closer, he also let out a strange tone among his words.

Cloud, let me give you one piece of advice.

Um?

I dont know how you got close to Frillite. But I recommend you not to get any closer to her.

What the? Just say things straight, dude, tut.

I mean literally. Know your place. You cant and shouldnt get along with her.

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It would be good for your personal life to not ignore my advice. Again, know your place, Cloud.

Lorian tapped on my shoulders and went back to his party. I pondered for a moment, then walked forward and poked Frillite on the shoulders. After examining the terrain around her, she turned her gaze to me.

Cloud? Do you have something to say? Im busy memorizing the surrounding terrain right now.

Lorian doesnt want me to mingle with you.

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Frillite tilted her head implying she didnt understand my meaning.

Realizing that I had explained too briefly, I unpacked it so she could understand more clearly.

That guy told me to cut contact with you. Otherwise, he wont leave me alone, yeah, that punk.

Cut? Cut contact with me?

It means severing our friendship. If I cut contact with you, you and I will no longer be friends.

Frillites expression hardened. Even her steps halted, her red eyes reflected my figure.

so what did you say?

There was a hint of anxiety in the voice that seemed to have been squeezed through. Man, shes even worried about something like this.

I curled up the corners of my lips.

Of course I told him to piss off. Ive been almost drinking and partying freely these days, does he think Im a fool? I will always be your friend, unless, of course, you declare the end of our friendship first.

It was then that her stiff expression loosened. She looks at me with a happy smile.

Yh? The reaction looked purer than I thought.

I thought that with Frillites personality, she would pull out her great sword and grab Lorian by the neck.

Its a little regretful, but I cant help it.

I have no choice but to ensue plan B.

Then, now that we have reconfirmed our friendship, should we do some shoulder-sharing?

Shoulder sharing? Is that what I think it is?

If you imagined putting ones arms on each others shoulders, you are right.

Then Im right. But why to do shoulder-sharing out of nowhere?

I just wanted to deepen our friendship a little bit more. If you dont like it, theres nothing I can do about it.

I dont hate it, but

She rolled her eyes and looked around.

I cant feel any strong monsters aura. Even if one appears, Lorians Party will be enough to hold for a while. There will be plenty of time to release our shoulders and get ready for battle.

Frillite thought about it, then she nodded her head as if feeling convinced in her heart.

I think it would be nice to bring our friendship closer.

Great. Then, right away!

I placed my arm on Frillites shoulder. Frillites body trembled. Her hand reaching for my shoulder stopped as well.

Why stop? Just confidently put your arm around my shoulders. If Im the only one with my arms around you, how can it be called shoulder sharing?

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I, I see. Dont rush, wait for me!

Frillites hand began to move slowly again, and she placed it gently on my shoulders, then she coughed lightly to erase her awkwardness.

Its more embarrassing than I thought it to be, this shoulder sharing thing. Do all friends usually do this?

Indeed, miss. Same-sex friends do.

Same-sex? Then

Frillites eyes narrowed little by little. I laughed and talked.

Even if we are friends of opposite sex, dont we go well together?

You tricked me

I didnt cheat. After all, were not just normal friends, are we?

Arent we normal friends?

A puzzled Frillite asked. I whispered in her ear.

We are friends who might get married someday.

I looked at her and winked mischievously.

Frillite was at a loss for words, so she looked blankly at me, and then broke into suppressed giggles.

Really, I dont know where your boldness comes from.

You dont want to share shoulders with me? If you dont like it, just let it go.

Leave it. What will change if you come and solve what you have already done? Stay like this for as long as you want.

As long as I want Then is it okay to stay like this for all day long?

Frillite replied with an impish smirk.

Didnt ask, do as much as you want. Just like you got drunk and kept your word, I will also keep my word. Especially if its something you said to a friend.

Hey, come on, it was just one big bottle.

I answered with a smile and glanced back to have a spectacle of my work. Not surprisingly, Lorian was staring at me with eyes that could kill.

Woohoo! Chap looks pissed, guess hes gonna move?

It seems like a pretty interesting situation would unfold, but I decided to put up with it.

Because there are too many people watching now.

Must try next time.

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After travelling through the forest for all day, the sun was setting, but we were still far from reaching the inner lake.

Now, we couldnt go any further, for the sun was going to set soon.

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Moreover its too dangerous to travel in the forest in dark.

Restricting ones field of vision is a bigger disadvantage than one can think. What if you are unfortunate enough to run into the ogre in such a situation? Just be prepared for complete annihilation.

Therefore, the subjugation squad decided to camp overnight and move again the next morning.

Hey, light fire.

Quite an overbearing tone, as if beating people with words.

But whoever spoke those words, her status deserved it.

Because she was the first princess of the Kingdom of Carta and the younger sister of Hero Lorian, Lorraine.

She resembled Lorian, with long chestnut brown hair and round orange eyes. She had a cute dimple with a face that was also round and beautiful.

But her personality was not round.

Far from being round, she was villainous.

yes.

Eri ignited the firewood pile that she had gathered with magic.

Ill start cooking.

A man with a large, clunky-looking impression trimmed the ingredients. He placed the well-prepared fresh ingredients into the pot and started cooking.

It didnt take long for a delicious smell to float in the air.

The finished soup was received by Lorian first.

Hes a Hero as well as the heir to the throne, so it was natural for him to receive it first.

After Lorian, it was Lorraine.

She is the first princess of the kingdom.

She holds the second strongest power after Lorian, so it was only natural for her to receive it in next order.

Next is Princess Lisbeth.

After that, Princess Marietta.

As the distribution progressed, Eris turn came at the end. She didnt even had anyone to distribute the soup to her. She had to scoop out the soup by herself and place it into her bowl.

Still, theres quite a bit left today.

Most of the times, there was hardly any soup left for her, so she either had to chew on jerky or nibble on hard bread. Sometimes when none of them were present, she had to prepare her meals by herself.

But today, they left quite a bit of soup. Among the other ingredients, there was also meat.

Probably because of the presence of other two Heroes.

Especially since Frillite was also present, it seems that they couldnt show discrimination with food.

Eri felt a little bit joyful in her heart, she was going to eat properly after a long time.

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