Survival Strategies of a Corrupt Aristocrat: Volume 2 [Complete] by Wanta

Author:Wanta
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

Chapter 5: Fourth Village’s Forest

Five of my soldiers arrived, so I left the processing of the man-eating bird to them and we entered the forest.

Gwynt was the vanguard, walking ten meters ahead of us. He used footprints, scratches on trees, and sound to gather information from his surroundings, so we would hinder him if we were too close. This meant that, unfortunately, I ended up in the very uncomfortable position of being sandwiched between Adele and Julianne.

“Are you sure you are not too close to my husband, Adele? It would be hard to fight that way.”

“Do not worry. This is the perfect distance for protecting Master Jack. You are not my principal, Lady Julianne, so could you please stay farther away? You are obstructing my duty.”

“I am also here to protect my husband, so I am afraid I cannot comply.”

They were quarreling over me.

With all I had done, I could understand Adele’s longing for me. However, for someone who had been forcefully engaged to me, Julianne’s attitude was incomprehensible. I’d rather her to like me than hate me, of course, but it was quite unsettling that I couldn’t understand her thought process. The fact that she wasn’t a character from the game didn’t help, as I couldn’t speculate her personality and tastes.

I could only hope that Adele and Julianne’s relationship wouldn’t deteriorate too much. After all, I didn’t want to die because I was involved in a catfight.

“Are you forgetting where we are? If you don’t want to die, get serious,” I said with a note of anger in my voice.

Adele and Julianne understood that I wasn’t joking and cut off their dispute. Adele stopped gluing herself to me and moved behind me, while Julianne took some distance until she was around five meters away. We were finally back to our original formation.

From there, we walked silently to preserve our stamina.

I climbed over a fallen tree and used my dual swords to cut branches out of our way before wiping the sweat on my brow with my sleeve. I had a load on my back—my Twin Hydra Blades, which I had brought in a bag just in case—so I was getting tired more quickly than usual.

I had expected the forest to be overflowing with monsters, but we hadn’t encountered a single one so far. I was wondering if it was because of Gwynt’s scouting or something else when Gwynt suddenly stopped. Then he thinned his presence and disappeared between the bushes.

“Dear, Gwyn—” Julianne quickly moved next to me, but I stopped her by putting my index finger over her lips. Her face suddenly flushed so hot and red I could almost see it go up in smoke. The situation didn’t call for leisurely chitchat, however, so I ignored her reaction and readied my swords while staying on guard until Gwynt came back.

The wind blew, and the trees quivered in the breeze. I became more attentive to the changes around me and started to feel more tense. As I was fearing that a monster might suddenly attack us.

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