"Hey bring some firewood you dumbass."
"Can the person doing all the work get some respect here?"
"No."
We were joking and enjoying our day out or it was supposed to be. It seems we took few wrong turns and now we are lost in the middle of the Raji forest.
This forest is dangerous and only a few known people are able to survive the forest. My uncle recommended us this forest to train and relax from the work we have been doing with the royal knights.
Yesterday I and my friend came to the edge of the forest to enjoy the view and no strong monsters are found at the edge of the forest.
Today as per the pap provided by my uncle we started to travel inside the forest to the designated training stations. But seems there was an error and we got lost. Now it's already about sunset and we are making camp.
"Ok, enough talking help me with the firewood Ragani."
"Ok, ok"
I and my best friend Rose are just having fun and trying to forget that we are lost.
It has already been 3 days since we got lost and there is no sign of us getting out of here. The knights have gone out to find fruits or some animals to hunt and secure food. Athens maids are starting to get anxious as we are lost with no sign of rescue.
Rose had sent her summon The shadow eagle to inform our family and the guide of the problem of being lost.
"RUN!!!!! GET OUT OF HERE "
we hear the screams of the knights who had gone out hunting.
"RUN THAER IS AN OGRE KING APPROACHING ."
"RUN RUN RUN RUUUUUUNNNNN....."
the screams just stop. Then we see the head of a big ogre.....
*panic*
everyone who was here is in a state of panic. Running here and there.
"Rose let's run awayyy....." I screamed at the top of my voice and ran towards her.
"Everyone towards the forest where it can't catch us"
Rose directed everyone to run towards the forest but it's too late.
"AHHHHHHH!"A really bad scream came from behind I turned towards there and saw all the maids and remaining knights on the ground vomiting blood and screaming for help.
'there is no help. they will just die here. am I to going to die here.'
Only these thoughts came to mind.....
"Ragina you run towards the forest I'll catch up to you. "
Hearing her call I got out of the state of mind and replied to her.
"What do you mean by catch up, you are coming with me"
"No I need to distract that thing don't worry about me I'll catch up I promise."
I can see that she is lying and doing this so I could survive. I could see tears in her eyes which filled my eyes with me too.
"I'll be waiting for you. Don't break your promise or I'm going to hate you for the rest of my life"
With tearful eyes, I ran towards the forest. But in few seconds the ogre king started following me.
'oh no Rose'
"Rose ROse ROSe ROSE..."
"Help meeeeeeee"
"HELP MEEEEEEEEEE"
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"HELP MEEEEEEEEEE"
With a loud scream, the girl woke up all covered in sweat.
"Good morning. would you like breakfast."
I greeted her with a bowl of fruits and a gentle smile.
"Who are you? Where am I? And where is my friend?"
With a sad and worried tone and expression.
'grueee' her stomach rumbles in a loud sound
"fufufu, first let's eat and talk after. Ok."
I recommended she first eat and replenish the energy and then talk.
"ok"
In a small voice and an embarrassed expression, she agreed to eat.
"Thank you for the food."
She thanks me and keeps staring at me. I already know what she wants so I take in a deep breath before answering her previous questions.
"So to answer your question I'm Andy an A-rank hunter sent by the guild to find you and everyone with you. And this is the campsite you all stayed at according to my report. About your friend, I found a girl in armor at an unconscious state maybe she is your friend...."
Hearing me say about a girl in armor she flinched and asked me
"That girl where is she..."
" She is sleeping right now in the tent over there. And you please finish your food, plus there is someone wanting to talk with you."
"And a lit of questions for you young lady " from behind Ria with Fina and Rina enter bringing firewood and some fruits.
" Ria sister what are you doing here?"
She asked with widen eyes filled with happiness and sorrow looking towards Ria and the others.
"Well it was our party who accepted to rescue you, we arrived here just this morning with the knights. And the person whose neck you are strangling right now is our boyfriend and the fourth member of our party."
Realizing that she was still strangling me asking about her friend just a few seconds ago she slowly lets go of me and runs towards Ria and hugs her with eyes filled with tears.
"I was so scared Ria. Everyone was attacked, and I couldn't do anything. I was so afraid, even Rose stayed behind to distract the ogre. "
She kept on crying for a few minutes before...
"Why the heck are you crying so loud Ragina?"
The girl I saved with Ragina came out of her tent where she was sleeping with an annoyed expression.
"Rose is that really you... ROSE"
With all the tears she jumped tried jumping on Rose but she just dogged.
"That's for not helping me collect the firewood"
"Ouch!!!! damn it Rose not in front of Ria"
both girls started laughing and Ragina went for a hug.
"I'm so happy that you are alive and ok."
Ragina hugs her tighter...
"Ouch!!!!!"
"What happened??"
"Nothing Just a few of my ribs are broken"
"Oh no! I'm so sorry....."
They both started talking and laughing until she remembers what Ria had said a few minutes ago.
"Wait a minute Ria you said this guy is "Our boyfriend" or something right??"
"Well yes, he is. Well Fina Rina and me."
"Mistress Rihanna where should we put these fruits."
Before Ragina had time to process the new given information she was met with another shock.....
"Oh my!!! It's lady Ragina she is awake. EVERYONE, SHE IS AWAKE...."
"OH MY!!!! SHE'S FINALLY AWAKE."
"You guys all are alive"
Ronika found that everyone she thought died was all alive just hurt.
"Yes we are Lady Ragina, it seems that this gentleman rescued and treated all of us alone."
With a surprised expression, she looked towards me with an expression of gratefulness and gratitude.
" So the reunion is over then let's get down to business"
A loud voice of Ronin could be heard by everyone over there.
"That's right Ragina please cooperate with my dad and Andy."
"Wait questioning?? didn't we just got lost and got unlucky....."
Ronika was not able to understand what we were trying to ask and was a bit confused so I intervened and answered her quarry
"Actually you guys didn't get unlucky or whatever it seems that you were deliberately made to come here, I also found a summoning circle for the monster that was chasing you guys. We also confirmed 3 of your escort knights and few maids who you all claim to have been crushed by the ogre king are missing with no trace like they were all in the scheme of getting you killed and only you killed and you see many of them are not seriously hurt"
"Oh no!!!!"
The maid listening grasped as she was shocked after hearing the new development.
"Not only that we have reason to believe the map was deliberately sabotaged for you to get lost but after trying to investigate the map we were told only the one the map was issued to could open it at it is you who it was issued to...."
"So you want me to open it. Ok, Rose bring me the map. "
"Miss Ronika thank you for understanding."
"No problem as it was me who got her life in anger and dragged everyone in it."
"Here you are Ronika."
"Thanks."
"Ok then let's open it. DISPEL SPELL CAST {#@@%@@%}. And done here you go Mr. Andy"
"Ok then here I go too Black rift. Miss Ronika please place the map on the Rift. "
"Ok"
"Everyone gets back, I'm starting the analysis."
Everyone got back then I started my analysis...
"This magic...It cannot be."
Wosh...
A crest flew out of the map.
"Andy, what happened?"
"Ria this crest you know what it is right?"
"Yeah isn't that the same one on....."
"Yes, it's the same one The House Crest Of Soulless Family....."