I Became the Fiance of a Dragon in Romance Fantasy

20 – Hunting Contest (2)

The beginning of the hunting ground. Alan Aiden was on horseback, his head bowed, and he was swearing.

“Damn it, damn things… … !”

The swear words that he spit out were tinged with deep anger and hatred. After insulting Adilun and being beaten by Physis, no one around him tried to come to him as he had to fight for the territory. He was buried in an aristocratic society.

I couldn’t even find someone to help me with Yeongjijeon. Because Rodenov, like Ortaire, had the strongest power among the nobility within the empire.

Nobles are the ones who enjoy watching other people’s ruin, so they just happily laughed at Alan.

‘It’s crazy. I should have done that in an undetected place.’

‘How can I be so stupid?’

‘I recognized it from the time I hung out with the lowly merchants. What does the son of a poor man without dignity believe in and be so proud of?’

A strong bond as a central nobility? Nothing like that existed. It was a relationship where everyone used each other for their own needs.

Because of that, the only thing left in front of Alan Aiden was the abyss called ruin.

The knights of Rodenov are notorious for their ruthlessness. Alan never thought that the knights of his territory would defeat those who had been fighting monsters all his life.

‘Yes, if you’re going to die anyway… … I’ll feed you once.’

I thought about shooting a crossbow at Princess Rodenof, but that was already impossible. The place where the princesses are staying is guarded by knights, so their heads will fly off as soon as they show strange behavior. In other words, it is impossible to shoot a crossbow.

If so, what should I do?

Alan began to think of a way. Any way will do.

‘Damn it. If I’d been a little more careful, I’d just be hunting… … !’

He was a fan of hunting. If it hadn’t been for this, he would have enjoyed the hunt, but he just lingered at the beginning of the hunting ground and pondered over and over again.

But, suddenly, in his mind, what Lobelia had said before the hunting competition started came to mind.

[This hunting competition may be a bit difficult. In addition to simply catching a lot of game, the game with the highest score can be quite dangerous.]

‘If it’s a dangerous game… … It’s probably a monster. In particular, there are only a few knights participating in the hunting competition, but there’s no way they’d give a high score with only animals.’

What if I somehow find the monster and lure it to Princess Rodenov? What if he seduces Princess Rodenov with an arrow while everyone’s eyes are on him?

But he soon shook his head.

‘no. He said he was definitely deep in the hunting ground. It’s hard to lure him with my skills. I’ll die before I lure her and drag her to the place where the princesses are located.’

He continued to hover around the entrance of the hunting ground.

While he was circling the entrance and shooting arrows at appropriate prey as a way to vent his anger, a unique and small animal caught his eye.

‘What is that?’

It was the first animal he had ever seen. Since it was an event for the imperial family, there was nothing strange about having a unique animal, but the shape was too unusual.

It looked like a wolf cub with many eyes, its fur shone with gold, but its eyes were dark and muddy as the abyss. Also, there was a small horn attached to what appeared to be a head, but it never looked like an ordinary animal.

‘It’s a monster. If you look at it small, is it a baby?’

And the moment he guessed that it was a child of a monster, a plan popped into Alan’s head.

‘There’s a high possibility that that guy is the offspring of a monster deep in the hunting ground. If you secure that guy… … It is not difficult to lure the mother. Demons value their offspring, so they will definitely do everything they can to find them. Wolf-type monsters are especially sensitive to the smell of their cubs’ blood. I’ll come looking for you no matter how far away you are.’

After thinking, he swiftly fired his crossbow at the young monster. Although Alan had nothing to offer, his hunting skills were still at a usable level.

Wedge liquid!

The arrows from the crossbow flew ferociously and were pierced into the body of the baby monster.

‘done… … !’

He immediately rode the horse and secured the baby monster. The bleeding monster whimpered pathetically, but Alan didn’t care at all, and rather dripped the monster’s blood onto the road little by little.

for the mother to discover this.

* * *

At this level, it must have been quite deep, but there was nothing that caught my senses. If a real dangerous prey… … For example, if there is something like a monster, it must be normal when the senses fluctuate.

But nothing was caught. If so, there must be only one reason. The prey had left. In the end, it was a mistake.

Having said that, I have no choice but to go back. You may have lost your way, but you will have to find a place with many traces of people while expanding your senses.

Having caught a great number of game while coming to the depths, the carcasses of the game hung on the horse were piled up in piles, and the horse was in a state of exhaustion.

After reading the words carefully, I immediately turned my horse toward the entrance of the hunting ground.

* * *

“Adilune.”

When I turned my head and looked back, it was Princess Lobelia.

“Yeah. majesty.”

She said to me with a slightly wary face.

“Do you know who the princess was?”

I shook my head at Princess Lobelia, who was talking to me in a somewhat cautious manner.

“no. You’re the first person I see today. May I know who that princess is?”

“Aristata Glosuna. She is the eldest daughter of Duke Crocus Glosuna, the representative and prime minister of the central nobility.”

“… … ah.”

I finally understood why, as a princess, she spoke in a cautious manner. It must have been because it was embarrassing to have someone who was no different from a political opponent to Princess Lobelia suddenly talk to me.

She whispered softly in my ear.

“You’d better not be too friendly. The Glosuna family is a family that is frantic to unite the central nobles and drive out the local nobles.”

“Yeah. I’ll keep that in mind, Her Highness the Princess.”

Princess Lobelia then told her about Aristata Gloshna. Even though she was raised as a noble woman, her reputation itself is not bad.

She’s a bit nervous, but she’s a princess who takes care of her people quite well. It is said that he is not a person who is particularly bad at people below him.

Princess Lobelia seemed to be sincere when she regretted that if it weren’t for the opposing faction, they would have been able to become friends right away.

She had a fiancé named Asphodel Wayham, and Asphodel, the heir to the same central aristocrat, the Marquess of Weyham, is said to have a very bad relationship with Aristata. A man who drives all sorts of scandals.

She whispered in my ear, saying that knowing these basic information would be quite useful later.

“So, did you have a good talk with Physis? I even saw him dragging it to the terrace the other day.”

“Ah yes… … . Fortunately, I spoke well. I always wanted to talk to him about something I was a bit dissatisfied with.”

“Isn’t that because of me?”

Adilun shook his head at Princess Lobelia’s seemingly playful attitude.

“Never.”

“Ahahahaha. That’s fortunate. Anyway, are you looking forward to it? He even hung a handkerchief on Physis.”

“Actually, I don’t expect too much.”

“Yeah? really?”

“Yeah. Just three months ago, Physis was quite weak. I’m not sure right now… … It’s hard for a person to grow up in just three months. It’s true that they’re quite built, but there’s no guarantee that they’ll be good at hunting.”

“aha. okay.”

“By the way, when will the hunting competition end?”

“Why, are you bored?”

“Yeah. little… … .”

“Certainly it could be. For Adilun, who has only seen dangerous monsters in the north, hunting competitions that only hunt animals seem trivial or boring. Are there any hunting competitions in the North?”

“Nope. There is no separate hunting competition. In the first place, the proportion of monsters is higher than animals, so it is dangerous to try hastily. Instead of… … .”

“Instead of?”

“We have a subjugation war. I have to wipe out the monsters periodically.”

“aha. subjugation battle… … . I’ve heard of it. I heard that whenever the army of demons becomes stronger than expected, they form a subjugation party to subdue the demons? I know because there was a request for support from the center the other day.”

“Yeah. Exactly.”

“Has Adilun ever participated in subjugation?”

“Yeah. I went there once with my father.”

“Wow, really? Wasn’t it dangerous?”

“There was nothing particularly dangerous. And since I also deal with magic a little… … .”

“Magic! Come to think of it, Adirun inherited the blood of the ancestor dragon, right? Isn’t it a little bit out of line if it’s the blood of the dragon, the master of magic?”

“I’m still a little short of showing off my magic skills.”

“Still, just being able to handle magic is great.”

“Thank you for a good look.”

Princess Lobelia asked me various questions after that, and since I had nothing to do, I answered with sincerity.

* * *

Something strange started to take hold in my senses as I returned to the beginning of the hunting ground. obviously a human presence. And the other was the sign of a small creature.

Since the route had not yet been determined, I moved my horse in that direction, thinking that I could stick to that person and follow him.

But suddenly the sign of a person stopped, and I felt the sign of a small creature actively running somewhere.

The sign of the stopped person lingered for a while, then followed the sign of the creature again.

I zoomed in to see what was going on, and I was able to confirm that the person I was following was an unknown nobleman who had been beaten by me for insulting Adilun.

why is that guy here? Did you miss your prey?

The distance between him and me was quite far, so I paused for a moment. And I expanded my field of view to see what was in front of him.

Using mana to broaden my field of vision, I was finally able to discover what it was after.

A small wolf-type monster.

It seemed to be a baby monster.

The young monster must have received a fairly large wound, and was running away with blood dripping.

Something felt strange. Is there any reason to deliberately let go of a seriously injured baby monster? baby monster… … .

for a moment.

Having a baby means having a mother.

The moment I recognized that fact, I felt a creepy presence.