Eastern part of the kingdom, Azurite territory.
This is a region facing the eastern part of the continent, which is the most inhabited demon zone, and it is a land that serves as a wall to protect the human sphere from invading monsters.
After leaving the school, I was shaken for about half a day.
Finally, they arrived in front of their destination forest, and the carriages carrying the students stopped one after another.
Although it is not far from the royal capital, this is already the eastern part of the kingdom where many monsters roam.
The surrounding atmosphere is also somewhat somber.
"Oh, why do I have to go through such a hard time!"
The Ojou-sama jumped out of the crowded carriage first, and in a fit of rage, she slammed the cushion she was using while moving into the ground.
The horse-drawn carriage owned by the school was far inferior in comfort to the duke's carriage that she usually used, and in addition, considerable damage had accumulated on the Ojou-sama's buttocks due to the long travel on rough roads.
"With this many people, the school can't arrange a carriage just to carry one Ojou-sama, and it's training including transportation, so it can't be helped, right?"
"That's not what I'm asking!"
Next, I picked up the discarded cushion and answered calmly while brushing off the dirt, but apparently the Ojou-sama didn't like it.
In the first place, the training itself is a joint three-grade program.
The Ojou-sama, who is a sophomore, should have participated last year, so she must have known that this would happen...
"Everyone, get out of the carriage and gather here!"
"Look, Ojou-sama, let's go."
"Hmph..."
The order of the teacher in charge was called, and as the students gathered, the Ojou-sama shrugged her shoulders angrily and went alone.
"Oh my goodness..."
Seeing this, I shrugged my shoulders, threw the cushion into another space, and immediately followed the Ojou-sama.
"As I explained beforehand, you will now have three days to travel through the forest where this monster lives to the city on the other side. If you don't arrive by then, of course you'll be deducted points, but that doesn't mean you can't do it. If you decide that it is impossible to continue training due to injury on the way, give a magic signal to the sky. We teachers are scattered in the forest and keep an eye on them, so we rush to them immediately. Do you have any questions so far?"
"Yes, yes!"
When the teacher looked around at the students, a girl with characteristic pink hair raised her hand widely.
"Oh, you're sure you're Maria for two years, what?"
"Yes! Wouldn't killing a lot of monsters be a plus for your grades?"
"Oh, yes, no matter how many miscellaneous fish you kill, you can think about it a little bit if you kill the big one. However, it is forbidden to rush to achieve success and do nothing. The goal this time is to get through the forest safely. Do you have any other questions? If not, start with the team that is ready!"
When the teacher gave the order, each student dispersed to go to his group.
(I wonder how this happened...)
Maria involuntarily sighs.
Reincarnated as the protagonist of the otome game "Jewel Princess" aka Juepuri, which he loved in his previous life, and prepared and challenged to capture the reverse halfend, his school life was generally going well.
It was difficult to raise your stats in parallel with the favorability of the six targets of your attack, but it was not impossible with the knowledge that you have circled the game many times in your previous life.
Thanks to this, each hero's likability event was digested smoothly.
But now, something unexpected is happening for Maria.
What did you just say!"
"Didn't you hear that?" I told her that I was there enough to escort Maria. You're supposed to be the prince's bodyguard, aren't you?"
"Can you entrust Maria to a soft bastard like you? You can even exterminate the miscellaneous fish monsters in the vicinity!"
"You're the only one who can wield a sword, so you can charge into a horde of demons and act as a decoy."
"What!?"
"Are you going to do it?"
Sparking each other are Leon, the son of the Knights Commander, and Julius, the son of the vizier.
They were both members of Maria's reverse harem and should have gotten along well until now, but lately they have been at odds like this.
Moreover, not only them, but also the other members except Prince Albert are getting sour.
Stop fighting with both of you!"
"Hmph, looks like you've saved your life."
"I'm glad I didn't have to smash those ugly glasses."
Somehow getting in between the two of them avoided the immediacy, but they both turned their backs and went in different directions.
"Huh..., it wasn't like this before..."
I sigh again.
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of arbitrations between the targets of the attack in this way.
We are still managing it, but we will have to think about countermeasures in due course.
I thought it would be an easy win as long as I knew the game, but it didn't work.
And the problem plaguing Maria wasn't just the discord between the targets.
It's about the characters called hidden targets.
Crow, the butler, who follows Isabella, the villain's daughter.
Prince Dietrich of the Empire who hid his identity and studied at the academy.
The capture of these two hidden characters has not progressed at all.
These two are only hidden characters and have a slightly special strategy.
Crow completes all of Isabella's harassment events, and Dietrich raises all of Maria's stats to a certain value, and each special event will occur and a capture flag will be raised.
However, even though the conditions of both should have already been achieved, the important event does not occur.
Thinking that it was something they had missed, they tried to use every means they could think of to increase their likability, but neither of them showed any interest in Maria until the last event of the semester, the expedition training.
(I wonder if this changed the scenario because I moved on my own?) Aa~, they were both favorite characters~)
Since they are hidden characters, the reverse harem end itself can be achieved without the two of them, but they have become the "main character", and it is natural that they want to capture everyone.
(It's okay. There's still time, so you just have to conquer it before the scenario is over. At the very least, I need to free you from that insidious and proud woman.)
"Whoa!?"
"Kyaa
Perhaps because she was bored thinking about this, Maria was suddenly hit by someone from behind and lost her position.
"Maria!? Hey, what are you doing!"
"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"
"He was talking to me so I didn't notice, please forgive me!"
Prince Albert, who was nearby, runs up to Maria and rushes at a pair of schoolboys who seem to have bumped into her.
Maria remembered something about the event.
"Al, forgive them because they didn't mean anything wrong, because I don't care."
"I can't help it if Maria says so, and you thank Maria for her kindness. You can go."
"Ha, yes, excuse me!"
Glared at by Albert, the two schoolboys run away as if fleeing.
（... It's there.)
After seeing them off, Maria secretly checks the contents of her luggage so that no one else can see it.
Maria gave a small smile when she saw that among the countless healing pills and survival tools there was a "bag" that she didn't remember putting in.
"Isabella, I'm back."
After the teacher's explanation, we were waiting for the members of the group to gather, just like the rest of the group, when a pair of male students ran up to the Ojou-sama.
"Oh, so what happened to the end?"
"No problem, I've prepared what I wanted."
"Yes, fine, go down."
When the Ojou-sama talks to the men, she makes them go down.
In order to replace them, I approached to tell them that I had finished checking the assembled members.
"Ojou, what's going on now?"
"It's not a big deal, but I wonder if all the members of the group are all there?"
Based on my experience, I am probably trying to do something again, but I can't force myself to ask what the Ojou-sama doesn't want to talk about.
On the contrary, he immediately asked me about the situation of the group, and I corrected my stance.
Normally, the three seniors should have taken the lead, but of course, the Ojou-sama is in charge of the entire group.
It's no surprise that she's a Ojou-sama who hates being instructed by someone more than anything else.
"No, not yet, the other four or so haven't arrived."
"You're not trying to keep me waiting, who the hell isn't coming?"
"That's..."
"Hey, it looks like we're the last ones."
It's okay for the Ojou-sama herself to wait, but she hates being made to wait.
As I was thinking about how to appease the Ojou-sama with a blue streak on her forehead, it seemed that the rest of the members finally came.
"Hey, that's..."
"You're from the Empire..."
Seeing this, the other members buzzed slightly.
They were students from the Empire, including the guy who had come to recruit me before—I guess I said Dixen.
Seeing them, the members of the kingdom become more vigilant.
No matter how good the relationship between the current kingdom and the empire is, until recently they were so killed that they were called nemesis.
By the time they were born, the war between the two countries would have ended, but many of their relatives and friends had lost their lives to the Empire.
It would be impossible for them to be wary of Dixen, who are people of the Empire, who grew up being taught such circumstances.
"It's late! I didn't waste my time because of you."
"I'm sorry about this, my lord didn't finish his preparations."
"I'm not talking to you!"
"Well, calm down..."
Meanwhile, as if she knew such a disturbing atmosphere, the Ojou-sama approached the male student who said that she was the lord of Dixen.
Dixen stood in front of such a Ojou-sama and tried to calm her, but there was no way that the Ojou-sama could stop her.
"Isabella, they are from the Empire! I am against having them accompany me!"
"Yes, Isabella-sama knows how much damage they have done to our country!"
The other members recklessly give their opinions to such a Ojou-sama.
I don't know what they mean, but I have to say that their judgment is stupid in this situation.
"Shut up!"
「... Huh!?"
The already stressed Ojou-sama cheered, and at the same time, everyone in the room was forcibly silenced by the aftermath of the magic emanating from her body.
"I'm the one who allowed them to join my group, even if you have any complaints about it?"
"So, but..."
Despite receiving such threats at close range, there was still someone who tried to give his opinion to the Ojou-sama.
Perhaps he hasn't been able to make a calm judgment, but it's not quite amazing.
Originally, I could have praised her, but unfortunately it is not good for her mental health now.
Let's shut up for a moment.
"What are you!? Don't disturb me!"
If you stand in front of a male student who is still trying to give an opinion, you will be threatened with magic along with swearing, but it is like a breeze compared to the Ojou-sama's.
"Your decision is absolute, or are you going to go against the opinion of Ojou Isabella, the Duchess's daughter?"
That's why... I'm sorry."
It was easy to understand even for him who was not calm with blood rising to his head, and if he explained it carefully, he would understand what he was doing, and his face would turn blue and go down softly.
When I saw that there was no problem, I turned around and turned to face the Ojou-sama.
"Ojou, the other groups have already started to leave, so let's leave too."
"Well, we're all ready, aren't we? Group 4, we're leaving!"
When the Ojou-sama gave the order, the students gathered there carried their weapons and went into the forest.
"No, you saved me earlier, Crow, let me thank you."
As I was making my way through the woods, Dixen tapped me on the shoulder from behind.
They should have been on the verge of killing each other before, but I don't know what this man who talks to me as casually as ever is thinking.
It is also unclear why he decided to accompany the Ojou-sama, and it is better to be vigilant.
That being said, I didn't do it for Koitsu.
"I only obeyed the Ojou-sama, and no matter who you are, I will only accept it as long as she approves."
"Oh my goodness..., you still can't get tangled, but I'll ask you this time."
"If you think so, why don't you not sell oil in a place like this and be vigilant about the surroundings?"
"Yes, I understand."
It's just the beginning, so I wonder if it's okay like this.
As I stared at Dixen's back as he walked away, I only prayed that this training would end safely.
Combat Events:
Occasional combat events occur in the game.
Here, the parameters of the heroine trained in the daily part are greatly involved, but after all, it is an otome game event, so the difficulty level is relatively easy.
You should have enough stats just to capture normally, and the target of the party member is strong enough to do it without any problems.
If you only raise the status of [Charity], which affects the effect of recovery, you can capture it. (other than Crow Root)
If you still lose, it's usually game over, so you need to be careful...