Chapter 200 Whats Her Name? 1 (1/2)

”As great as the Emperor of Anemoly was in welcoming us, I can't believe he won't lend us even the smallest of carriages!”

Renee whined. She felt the mud on her leather boots begin to harden as she walked. The dirt that came along with the mud covered her dry skin making her face contort with annoyance.

Rod didn't seem to be fazed at the amount of mud that accumulated on his legs as he continued to walk across the forest. He brushed off some stray branches as he spoke.

”That man in red most likely told the emperor not to give us one. He probably thought that we'll use it to run away after pretending to search for awhile. Well, he's not wrong.”

Rod laughed lightly as he proceeded to walk along with the group until the dense trees slowly thinned out. And at the end of the forest, they saw the village they've been looking for.

”Why are we even going to this small little village? If we're planning to escape, why not go to a smaller country?”

Rod grabbed a small white damp cloth in his sling bag which he used to clean his muddy legs. Then, halfway through his cleaning, he answered her.

”This village near Eldora Academy is after all the nearest to the border. This is probably the farthest we can go from the royal capital. We already somewhat 'searched' all the parts that were near to the capital so if we start another search in this town, we can make it seem as though we're still searching in other parts of Anemoly that are near the borders. And then, after a few days of pretending to search, we can run away undetected to Edseria where that guy won't find us. We can always pass through the Poisoned path like last time. It didn't do us any harm last time so I bet it wouldn't affect us much the second time we pass through it as well.”

After Rod thoroughly cleaned his legs, he gave two other damp cloths to Nol and Renee for them to follow suit. Nol followed obediently while Renee hesitated for a full moment.

”What if he's got people spying on us? What makes you think that that really handsome guy wouldn't chase after us once we try to escape?”

Despite her serious tone, Renee couldn't help but giggle at the end.

Oh, how she wished he'd chase her…

She'd never been so hung up on a guy before but she knew that her type had always been handsome men who were strong and confident. Hence, she dated quite a lot of adventurers back then. But she'd usually immediately break up with them whenever they ever lose in a fight. After all, she wouldn't want to have a loser as a partner. And just as she was about to lose all hope to find her ideal man, the man in red suddenly appeared with all his regal aura.

He was truly a powerful man! Both in ability and in his connections as well. After all, how many people can make the Emperor bow to them?!

She's never even heard of such a thing happening until she saw it herself!

With that kind of power, he's the best candidate she could ever find to make her experience the best life of luxury. And so, with that, she's not going to let the moment slide.