Participants [Part 2]

Your Highness? With all due respect, the most crucial thing for monster hunting is [knowledge]. It is precisely because I understand the danger that I must go

Emma wouldnt give up even if Prince Edward opposed her. An opportunity to enter a forest with monster appearances didnt come very often. Even Emma wouldnt be allowed to tag along and observe the hunt if her father, older brother, plus her uncle, Arban, or a helper from her clan didnt just happen to be all present. She understood the dangers, but conversely, she knew the specific methods to deal with them.

To put it bluntly, Emma was confident she could be more useful than the prince.

Nii-sama! I want to protect rather than be protected!

Wha You You even said something that sounds like, I want to love rather than be loved I understand how you feel, but Marion, this is not a game.

However, Emmas insistence was pretty much drowned out by the arguing sound of the Bell siblings, two romantics from a lineage of knights.

Arthur didnt seem pleased with Marions goal to be a female knight. To Arthur, who had been indelibly ingrained with the Spirit of Chivalry, his younger sister Marion was among the list of people he needed to protect, so it couldnt be helped that he felt that way.

I know well enough that its not a game! Last year, I came first in the exam for Practical Skills for Hunters [Beginner level]. Im also taking Monster Science this year. I believe I am fully qualified!

Uhh Even so, its still a no! We can never predict what will happen if we encounter a monster, right?

Marion refused to back down even after that, but Arthur never agreed. In the end, the girls werent allowed to go to the forest with monster appearances.

were screwed.

Screwed, indeed

Lord of Palace, Leonard, quietly muttered while the Acting Lord of Palace, Arban, shared the same sentiment.

The girls participation got canceled in the bustle and commotion.

Leonard and Arban had envisioned that with the girls at the back, His Majesty might develop a desire to protect and wouldnt attack the monsters recklessly. But alas

Letting the belligerent king (a layman in monster hunting) let loose was already frightening.

The problem was

If Emma doesnt join

She wont come will she?

She probably wont come

Koumei-san.

Although the threat by the king was also part of the reason, Leonards compliance to let everyone enter the forest roamed by monsters was largely due to the cats presence. He originally intended to have Koumei follow from the shadows as it was easier to hide in the forest.

That was to be prepared for unseen emergencies.

However, if Emma had to stay at the camp, Koumei would most likely stay too.

Koumeis priority had always been Emma, while others were only treated perfunctorily.

Also, it isnt going to be enough, right

It wont be enough, indeed.

Leonard and Arban sighed.

The most dangerous thing when encountering a monster, above all else, was having someone with no knowledge of monsters on the team.

Arthur mentioned earlier about monsters being unpredictable. However, Emmas brilliance in predicting monsters surpassed the rest of the people.

In other words, without Emma, their fighting power would considerably decrease.

Even when their physical strength was exhausted, or even when they couldnt use their swords, just having Emma with abundant knowledge of monsters around would lessen their burden by a lot

Many species of monsters in Skyte didnt appear in Palace. Like so, George, whose amount of knowledge was concerning, could be considered to can only exert half of his fighting power. Without the assistance from the knowledgeable William, Leonard and Arban couldnt rest easy taking their eyes off of George.

Saying I want to take Emma along in this current mood doesnt seem plausible, huh, Arban.

It sure doesnt feel so.

The participants for the special hands-on practice in the forest with monster appearances:

The king (the problem child).

The prince (the ex-offender who cut a slime).

The Stuart family menfolk (with Georges ability halved).

Arthur (the one who reduced the groups fighting power).

Monster Science and Practical Skills for Hunters teachers (the ones relied on by everyone but looked even more anxious than the rest).

At times like these, it feels like a dangerous kind will pop out ahahah, no way, right. Just joking.

Please dont say something so scary.

Arban furrowed his brows at Leonard, who was laughing awkwardly.

Raising a flag is the Stuart familys forte.

Authors corner:

Crisis: Serious

Doctor: He is in a pretty critical condition.

Crisis: ?! Doctor?! Can you do something about it?!

Doctor: He has somehow managed to survive until now because the comicalization has reached the slime arc, but

Crisis: I-It cant be that he?

Doctor: The comic is also about to move past the slime arc

Crisis: No way Serious has no more screen time after that arc, you know?

Doctor: I am terribly sorry, but

Crisis: UWAAAAAAHHHH!

Sir Comedy: Hm? Its my turn? Seems like Im gonna be busy.

Rom-Com Geeky Lady: Ohohoho. After the slime arc is the academy arc Im faithfully waiting for the dazzling academy lives of the male students in full illustration.

The author, who while writing, accidentally touched the smartphone screen with her finger and deleted around 1000 words, thus falling into agony for half a day: The last backup time was last night?! You gotta be kidding me!!