The Eldest Princess Walked the Way of Flowers
The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 22
...The Eldest Princess Walking Down the Way of Flowers - Chapter 22...
...Translator: Yonnee's...
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Chapter 22's
“Haa..”
Radis patted the horse on the neck and calmed him down before he went down.
Considering how many hours he ran, the sky was now black.
The same thing happens with the soil.
There was no light around him.
He was the only one in the vast field that was illuminated by this moonlight.
“……”
On the horizon of the field, Radis saw a completely black dark forest.
Even though such a bright moonlight shone down on the world below, the forest was completely dark as if it had swallowed all the light.
After tying his horse to a tree, Radis walked towards the forest.
This forest is strange.
He could not hear the sounds of insects fighting in the grass or birds crying at night.
And the scent that enveloped the air was not the fresh smell of grass and trees, but the smell of rotting soil and the smell of an unknown fish.
Reaching the edge of the forest, Radis reached out and placed his hand on the tree.
Although it was a place that the sun had to touch during the day, its skin was covered with thick moss.
Then, not far away, he heard a slow growl.
Radis sure.
“Hutan monsters...!”
He knew that the Marquisate of Russell was next to the monster forest.
But he could not believe that it was this close!
In his previous life, Radis wandered to the point of exhaustion in this vast forest.
The memory is still alive.
The grueling march that seemed to never end, the battle against the monstrous demonic monsters, was on the verge of dying from demonic energy.
But surprisingly, Radis never felt negative towards this forest.
Sometimes, this forest feels more like home than Tilrod's mansion.
The conquest must have been difficult, but there were also good times.
'Why doesn't the vice commander speak?'
'Do you not know the vice commander well? When he came to the forest he became quiet. He was different when he was outside.'
He never said anything because he was afraid they would know he was a woman, even against his comrades who followed him without a doubt.
'I believe you.'
Robert, the commander of the conquering squad, was as silent as he was, but sometimes he was as warm as the sun.
'Dee.'
But in the end, he ultimately failed to uphold his faith in her.
Robert…
Radis started walking as if he was going to find her somewhere in the forest.
“I'm back, but what should I say, what should I ask..”.
While walking with his head bowed, something rippled in the darkness so he raised his head.
Three green light beads stared back at him.
"Well…"
Radis looked around.
It's not alone.
Green lights appeared one by one in the darkness.
They were animals that he had often seen before.
"Three-eyed wolf."
As if to answer him, a huge wolf growled and came out from the shadows.
Twice as large as an ordinary wolf, it had two sparkling green eyes where it should be and its third eye was higher above its head. With just one glance, it was clear that it was a demonic beast.
“I can't believe you even came out to the edge of the forest. You must be very hungry.”
Radis looked around.
These monsters are never alone.
From as few as five to as many as ten or even twenty in their pack.
These were the bad guys who would annihilate the other group if they happened to meet.
Hearing this, Radis usually reached out to his side, yet he could only say, 'Damn it.'
He's with empty hands.
“Even if I run away.. it's too late.”.
Framed by black branches, the bright moon looked back at him as he looked at him desperately.
He doesn't know how he got here.
He didn't want to do it just because it was him. He also did not want to live like this.
It would be nice if he could live like David or Yurhi, not Radis?
In the name of carrying out the duties of a child, he was so embarrassed that he could only bow down. He was very envious of their lives where they had the love and respect of their parents.
But what can he do?
He is Radis.
Because like this, he had no choice but to live as Radis.
Grrr!
A wolf rushed towards him.
As if it was a signal, dozens of green eyes filled his surroundings.
Looking at that terrifying scene, Radis closed his eyes.
'If I die like this, then I don't have to suffer anymore.'
But then-
Radis' second heart, mana core, begins to beat.
With his eyes closed, he suddenly stretched out his hand and smashed something that came towards him.
Radis' eyes opened once more.
And he looked at his hand.
There, the color of the fire lit up.
Where as red as blood wrapped around his hands.
When she was a child, there were flowers she liked, and they were the same color.
No other beautiful flower can match its dignity.
High flowers that never sway, just towering and blazing beautifully.
After confirming the red mana, like the fire in his hand, a faint smile fell on Radis' lips.
“You're the same.”
The wolf rushed in.
In his hand, the corpse of the wolf lay limp, its head shattered.
But their attention is distracted.
For this hungry demon beast with low intelligence, the death of one of their kind became like a bait as it turned into a lump of meat for them to eat, and it became even more interesting than the enemy in front of them.
Radis joined in.
The hand with mana wrapped around it was like a heavy blunt weapon, or it could be a sharp sword.
Like a hungry beast, Radis knocked down the wolves.
He smashed the wolf's head, twisted their necks, and stabbed them in the chest.
At the same time, his expression was calm.
It was as if he had just cleaned his little room—cleared the surface, scraped the candles, tidied up the bed, and swept the floor.
On the contrary, this familiar move even felt boring to him, and he destroyed the wolf pack one after another.
Whimpering…
In an instant, the entire open ground was covered with the corpse of a wolf.
Those remaining survivors were unfaithful.
Whether scared or hurt, they run while limping and whining.
Radis stopped there and did not chase after them.
He's not here to hunt them down.
Amidst the corpses, Radis pulled out a mana stone from the third eye of each wolf, where he could sense their powerful demonic energy.
He did not forget to cover his hands with his sleeves while doing this.
Most of the mana stones he had obtained from the three-eyed wolf were as small as wheat seeds.
It would be difficult to obtain a high price for this since the three-eyed wolf was considered a low-level demon monster.
However, it was not strange that he would be expelled from the Marquisate of Russell tomorrow, so even this was something he appreciated.
“Yah, first then..”
Radis sighed, staring at his body that was covered in wolf black blood.
“I have to shower first.. then come back.”.
...* * *...
As he washes black blood in the river, Radis decides to meet Marquis Russell as soon as the sun rises so he can talk to him about what he couldn't say yesterday.
But he couldn't do as he had planned.
He caught a terrible wind that day.
Looking back, this was a reasonable result.
He had pushed his body too hard when it was not used to mana, and at the same time, he used too much mana, sweated a lot and then washed himself with a cold stream.
And most importantly, he returned on horseback, riding the cold wind without drying himself first.
It would be even stranger if he didn't catch a cold.
But something strange happened later.
Allen, who visited Radis for breakfast, learned that he caught a cold and suddenly had an expression as if he was about to faint.
"Call doctor!"
"I'm doing fine. It's just flu.”
"Bring him in now!"
Radis rarely visits doctors.
And what's more, it's impossible for a doctor to visit him for something as trivial as a cold.
The doctor Allen called was the official Russell family doctor.
Amidst the fever and all the commotion, Radis felt so grateful that he did not know what to do.
Even so, the doctor was not angry at Radis. He didn't mock her for coming here just for a cold, and neither did he make her feel intimidated by all the medical expenses.
The doctor kindly said that he would diagnose Radis and prescribe medicine for her.
Drinking the brewed herbs, Radis' stomach felt warm as he lay down on the soft bed.
She felt a little unwell from her fever and she felt pain all over her body as if she was being beaten, but even after all that, she felt a little.
When she was in the Tilrod household, no one took care of her even if she was ill.
Whenever Radis was sick, Margaret would just say, 'Rest and heal yourself.'
Radis always had to endure everything alone, whether it was when he had an upset stomach after eating stale food, when he had a very high fever, or even when his finger was broken while using a wooden sword.
"This is the first time someone's worried about me."
After his flares improved, Radis decided to thank Allen.
But the strange things continued after that.
“Mrs Radis, I'll help you change your clothes!”
"Do you want lemon water?"
“How about warm milk with honey?”
"I'll change the wet towel on your forehead!"
Two maids at once came to Radis' room in turn.
He fell asleep because of the medicine. Then when he opened his eyes, the servants were there, but he fell asleep again. And when he opened his eyes again, there was a different servant.
This was the Marquisate, so it must have been natural for the servants to take care of their guests specifically like this, but…
There are too many of them.
It seems like almost every maid in the house came to visit Radis.
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clarification: In his previous life, Radis was the deputy commander of the conquering squad, not the commander. Robert is the commander, and Radis (disguised as David) is the second commander. Sorry for the confusion, I should have researched the military rank beforehand;;
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