The forest where Jane intended to hunt was outside the Spirit Forest(This place that only Elves could enter).
Right on the border between the Spirit Forest and the forest outside, there was a thick wall of fog that surrounded it.
Some strong elves were even standing guard there.
They naturally found Jane when she was about to walk out of the Spirit Forest.
"I intend to hunt for a while. Can you may let me pass?"
Jane asked with a smile.
The elves who were guarding looked at each other.
"Cannot you train at the training ground as usual, Princess?"
Jane glanced at the stern faces of the guards.
Were the elven princesses and princes forbidden to leave the Spirit Forest for some reason? But I didn't come across such a rule before...
Jane narrowed her eyes slightly.
She then remembered about how she not see Alyvard-guy anywhere since now. It's odd considering how attached that guy toward Jane.
Could it be...
She suspects this has to do with Jane's backstory or because of what she had previously told Alyvard.
"I just wanted to try some of the archery moves I had just learned. The movements will be too complicated. It would be difficult for me to train if I only relied on the target in the training area."
Once again, Jane discovered suspicious eye contact between the elven guards.
It seems that her guess is correct.
There was some kind of instruction that had been given to these guards beforehand to hinder Jane if she intended to go out of the Spirit Forest.
The Elven royal family moves very fast, huh?
Although it was annoying, Jane didn't mind giving up on this.
At least, in this way, she can estimate what the other party is able to know and do.
"Alright, you can pass the Spirit Forest. However..."
Unexpectedly, the elven guards instead let Jane go.
However, there is one condition.
"We will be in charge of escorting and keeping you safe during the hunt, Princess."
"... Thank you. It seems like I've troubled you."
Jane somewhat surprised, but still manage to appear calm and nodd at the elven guards with smile.
"Not at all. This was our task from the beginning."
Jane at first wondering if her guess is wrong, but immediately found out the reason when she thought about it.
As long as these guards were watching her, the chances of Jane escaping should be quite small.
After all, Jane was very weak for an elven princess.
Perhaps, from the beginning, Jane had been deliberately arranged so that she could not have too much power.
The reason was probably to limit the possibility of Jane gaining too strong an authority because just having a Blessing was already a hassle. If Jane had greater power besides that, wouldn't the authority of the royal family be sidelined?
After all, Goddess Grassia was the most important thing to the elves.
Jane, as someone who received the blessing of Goddess Grassia, was certainly an important figure as well.
Of course, this is still only Lena's conjecture based on his character backstory and the type of civilization and politics of DOL.
Keeping what she was thinking only in her mind, Jane walked out of the fog wall with the elven guards.
Jane didn't notice the strange grin on the face of one of the elven guards who followed her.
***
Horned Rabbit.
Weak monsters with tasty meat and horns that are useful enough to make regular weapons or accessories.
At this moment, a Horned Rabbit was walking through the forest carefully.
Its pair of brown ears twitched every time it caught a sound.
Right at that moment, its ears caught the sound of the air splitting.
The rabbit managed to avoid the arrow that was aiming for the side of Its body and ran in fear.
"Ugh..."
Jane, perched on a tree, lowered her head.
This is her tenth failure.
Lena is very bad at archery because this is the first time he plays a character who uses arrows as weapon.
Jane could hear the whispers of the guards who followed her.
"Isn't the Princess's ability quite good before?"
"Did the Princess fail to catch the Forest directive?"
"It should be because the Princess is not used to shooting at live targets."
'Forest directive'.
Among the elves in DOL, this refers to the elves' ability to shoot with precision which usually almost always hits their target as if the entire forest itself is helping them.
Jane became embarrassed because of all their comments.
She took a deep breath.
She knew she had failed many times just because her mastery of the arrow wasn't enough.
As long as she stays calm and keeps practicing, then she will definitely get better.
After all, this is DOL.
In DOL, although this game upholds realism, there are the most unrealistic elements in this game.
It is no matter how hard a character is in mastering something, as long as the Player continues to hone their skills, then in the end the character will still be an expert in it.
That's right. Every effort that the Player puts into it will never be wasted in DOL.
Therefore, despite feeling embarrassed, Jane managed to calm down.
She picked up her failed arrow hitting the Horned Rabbit and began searching for other prey.
After a few minutes of walking through the forest, Jane found another target.
This time, it was an ordinary squirrel.
Not monster.
"Shooting ordinary animals as an initial target should be fine, right?"
Jane hid behind a tree trunk and pointed her arrow at the squirrel perched on top of another tree.
This time, Jane didn't immediately release her arrow.
She calmed her mind and heart.
Calm, very calm.
The sound of wind-driven leaves, the sound of insects, the sound of river water from a distance... After Jane calmed down enough, she became able to hear everything.
This is the typical hearing ability of the elven race.
Then, Jane's Innate Skill, Nature Affinity, activates automatically afterwards.
Jane widened her eyes as she saw a faint stream of greenish energy that she could now see with her eyes.
This green energy feels very comfortable and warm, but also powerful. It is like describing how nature itself is tender and loving but sometimes more terrifying than anything.
This green energy entered Jane's arrow.
Then, Jane released her arrow.
-Stab!
She once again failed to hit the target this time.
"Wha-"
However, her arrow managed to penetrate the tree and flew so far that it was unable to be seen.
The frightened squirrel has long since disappeared.
Silence enveloped Jane and the others.
Only two people who became happy with what happened.
The first person is of course Jane.
Then, the second person is...
***
A Player with the Player name Blob is Rock sends a private message to his Player friends.
Blob is Rock: "Elven Princess is here."
Blob is Rock: "And this is the elven princess who is rumored to have the blessing of the Goddess Grassia. She's also quite strong."
Blob is Rock: "We're going to get rich, buddies."
***
At the same time, Jane suddenly received an Event notification.
[Some Players who don't know that you are a Player are after you!]
[Event: Stolen Elf Princess.]
[The Elven princess, Jane, is attacked and kidnapped by traitors among the Elven guards. You are brought in with the intention of being sold to a high-level player who has a unique penchant for r*ping female from Elves and others races. Run before it's too late!]
"Hah?"
Jane's reaction was too late.
When she received the Event notification, a needle had been shot into the necks of Jane and the elven guards.
Overwhelming drowsiness attacked her.
Just before she fell, Jane was grabbed by a hand.
When she saw the face of the person who had captured her, Jane discovered that the attacker was one of the elven guards who had escorted her earlier.
At that moment, Lena finally remembered that some Players did commit this kind of crime in DOL.
Kidnapping, theft, murder, and sexual harassment towards NPCs.
Sometimes they even do it to fellow Players.
That's why the DOL Rating is 18+.
Being too tired of all the activities of the day, Lena forgot about it.
The terrifying smile on the Player who attacked her is the last thing Jane could see before her consciousness faded away.