Chapter 21 (2/2)

It was an inspection. There is an elderly woman and some people in the cart wearing a captain’s hat.

The guard’s gaze rested on one of the girls.

Eighteen or nineteen? She had long red hair, which is peculiar in this area, and pale cheeks. She had bright green eyes.

After a year or two, she’ll probably be considered famous for her beauty.

The man who is evaluating other people’s faces even when he was at work asked while thinking about that.

“Where are you from?”

The red-haired lady answered.

“Halstead Castle.”

“Oh, I see.”

The guards passed them.

A colleague approached her with the record.

“Where did they come from?”

“…”

The guard hesitated.

He heard it clearly and passed it, but he suddenly couldn’t remember it.

Then, it occurred to him belatedly.

“Bysen Castle.”

“Ah.”

Another guard recorded.

Then the cart ran away, leaving them behind.

The 19-year-old Leticia leaned out of the window with her arms half out and looked outside.

She looked relaxed and curious.

“I heard it’s a bad day to go! Why is it so crowded?”

Casaro screamed as soon as they arrived at the market. Ahead of Erden’s return, she was all giddy.

“Everyone must be here to see the best chef in the North.”

Leticia jumped off Casaro’s wagon while shaking her hands.

She didn’t know the day would come when she would grow taller than this pirate grandmother.

Time went by so quickly.

In 15 days, she has filled the seven years as he had promised. The Halstead Castle will be having their Lord back.

Castle Halstead is already excited about the warm welcome party.

Everyone in the village prepared their backs. In addition to welcoming Erden, the castle also prepared a grand dinner to make the castle visible from afar. That’s why they came all the way to this market.

“Is this it? Anything better than this?”

Casaro tried to buy everything but she chose the finest of all. The ingredients on the Emperor’s table cannot be more desirable and shiny than that.

Leticia followed her assiduously.

It took her half a day to get her legs together before she could barely catch up.

Then it is when he is about to return to the castle.

“All these things are just one denny! The first person to get here it’s theirs!”

The dealer’s stand stood out. She glanced casually, and one thing caught my eye.

Leticia’s eyes widened.

A long square object. a colorful wrapper and Korean alphabet ‘Energy’ was clearly written on it.

It is an energy bar.

When she was a test-taker in her previous life, it is often treated as a substitute for meals.

Leticia couldn’t take her eyes off the object, which is naturally entangled among the odds and ends of this world. After butane gas, it was the first time she saw another water gun on the other side.

How the hell do these keep popping up?

She is so curious about it.

“Go ahead and load up.”

Leticia sent Casaro and her servants far away. And asked the merchant.

“Where did you get this stuff?”

“Well, I’m not sure it was just mixed up.”

“Lies. It’s very different from other objects, you see?”

“Hmm. Do you happen to know what this is?”

It was when they were talking while looking at each other’s eyes.

A harsh voice came from beyond the noise of the market.

“That’s some kind of dog talk! I haven’t heard from any of those damn Halstead castle bastards in seven years?”

Leticia was awfully surprised.

Unconsciously, she turned her head and looked at it.

There was one creature wearing a hooded cape. She couldn’t tell if it was human or demon.

Anyway, she is looking onto this person and that person is prying into Halstead’s whereabouts. It was a voice full of hatred.

The energy bar is not important now.

Leticia crept behind the standee’s pillars. Someone is aiming for Halstead.

There are only 15 days left before Erden returns. I just need to hang in there a little longer.

A crisis has arrived.