Chapter 3
“But where the heck am I supposed to find where the people are? Mr. Si, maybe you have a navigational function?”
Gabi, who somehow made friends with Mr. Si, talked to him as she walk.
She wasn’t bored because she’s talking to him, but that doesn’t change the fact that she couldn’t get out of the woods no matter how much she walked.
【 I’m not sure what you mean, but there’s no such thing. Even if I do, I won’t do it. 】
At his words, Gabi clicked her tongue.
Mr. Si was surprisingly spartan. He just provided her minimal information about the quest, and when she inquired about it further, he simply replied, ‘Life is hard, so figure it out yourself,’ and refused to tell her anything else.
Wanting to complete the quest quickly, Gabi shaped some leaves and branches into a house, although it couldn’t be possibly called a proper lodging.
At the very least, she now has a temporary shelter when she has nowhere to go.
“Haa, I don’t know anymore. My leg hurts already.”
Despite the dirt, Gabi sat herself down on the ground.
She’s still within the school premises when she died so she’s still wearing her school slippers, which have now became tattered. She was so tired walking for a long period in these torn slippers. She’s about to graduate, so she’s basically been wearing the same slippers for three years.
Still, they should have at least changed her school uniform and this uncomfortable slippers when they transmigrated her.
When the moment of regret rushed in, she felt that this whole transmigration is so unkind to her.
Suddenly, Gabi heard some people talking.
“When are we going to arrive?”
“Just for a little while.”
The voices came from the three armed men in a distance.
They were on their way to Gabi, holding a map as if they had a clear destination somewhere.
‘It’s a person.’
After arriving here, she planned to run to the first person she sees, but now she gave up the idea and hid behind a bush before they came.
【 Other than this time, you might not meet another person 】
“That’s true, but what if they’re strange people?”
As Mr. Si said, the chances of meeting a person in the middle of a forest like this is slim. In fact, this is the first person she has encountered while walking in about 2 hours.
However, this is an unfamiliar place, they might be some kind of thug!
‘Should I approach them? If the need arises, then I’ll just have to subdue them.’
Even so, it might be better to talk to them than walk aimlessly alone—with this stingy Mr. Si.
Yeah, if they tried to kill me, I’ll just beat them.
Gabi grew wary, they might have a weapon and attack her if she approached them.
“Argh!”
Gabi, who was crouching in the bush, was pushed by an unknown force.
“Who just kicked me?”
She definitely felt someone kick her in the back, but when she turned around, no one was there.
“Who are you!”
When Gabi appeared in front of them, the three men immediately assumed a vigilant posture.
Gabi flinched for a moment when the men pointed their rifles at her, but she waved her empty hands frantically as if to say that she’s not a dangerous person.
“Is she a human being?”
“Of course, she is a human…”
“No, maybe not a human! Her outfit is strange.”
The three men remained apprehensive of Gabi and began whispering to each other.
Gabi looked down at her clothes as they spoke. Compared to hers, their clothes were certainly out of date.
Since the genre is romance fantasy, then the clothes these men wears is perfectly normal, and hers must be out of the ordinary. The skirt is also short, moreover, wearing a hat with a zip-up hood will appear odd.
【 Do you want me to give you a subquest? Something like ‘destroy the men in front of you’ 】
“Don’t fan a house on fire.”
The three men thought that Gabi, who seemed to be talking to herself, was a strange person, as if the window, Mr. Si, was invisible to them.
“She’s just a strange person. Don’t be concerned anymore, let’s go on our way.”
The blonde man in the middle waved his hand and moved his foot past Gabi, who was still on the ground.
Since she was already caught, Gabi got up and grabbed the man’s arm, intending to ask him to lead her to the place where they live.
Surprised, the blonde man shook Gabi’s hand off his arm, and another man slapped Gabi’s hand.
“This woman! Where are you holding His Highness’ clothes!”
Gabi was caught aback by the sudden hit and couldn’t say anything.
【 Name : Arnold Forester
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Height : 183cm
Weight : 74kg
ㆍ Note : The Male Protagonist of [The Crown Prince is a Hero] 】
A window appeared in front of Gabi, who was rubbing the back of her hand. It was floating in front of the blonde man, to be precise.
‘Is this the window Mr. Si sent? Quite useful.’
She wanted to question Mr. Si directly, but if she talk to herself, she would be treated like a strange person again.
In this vast world, the first man she met was the male protagonist. Gabi wondered if there was such a thing as fate. She thought if it’s him, he would definitely take her to a place where there are people.
As Gabi was preoccupied by staring at the tall and blonde Arnold, the man’s eyes swept through her and seemed to be telling her to ‘pull her eyes away’.
“Really annoying.”
Gabi was offended, but still, she clutched again on the man’s arm and kept on blocking his view with all her might. The man being held groaned and shook her hands again.
Gabi is a high school girl who has bad grades, but instead on fixing it, she focused on training her physical body.
Arnold swallowed and stared at Gabi, who was desperately clinging to him.
“……”
“Excuse me, Prince?”
As Gabi spoke to him, Arnold stepped back slightly and went on guard against her.
“Please help me!”
The unexpected plea for help surprised Arnold, who was alarmed because of the threat that this oddly-clothed person may have.
He tried to disregard the remarks of his own servants who furiously insisted on not dealing with this suspicious person, he did not want to become associated with her either.
But Gabi gripped the hem of his cloak so he couldn’t move.
“What kind of woman is this strong? Let go!”
“I’ll let you go if you say you’ll help me.”
Arnold, whose cloak was almost teared off, agreed and tried his best to free himself from Gabi’s hand.
He was pulling in reverse, so when Gabi let him go, he lost his balance and almost fall on the ground.
“Ha! Say, what do you want?”
Arnold, who corrected his staggered posture, straightened the wrinkles made by Gabi in his cloak.
“I am lost. Please tell me where there are a lot of people.”
He thought she would make a big request, but since it’s only like this, Arnold kindly pointed in the direction they came from.
“You can go over there.”
Arnold and his servants left these words and tried to go their own way, but were caught again by Gabi.
“Let go of His Highness, didn’t you said you would let go if we help you!”
“That’s what you said, but what if you’re not telling the truth? Take me there.”
“We’re busy!”
Gabi started arguing with the men again. They are having a hard time separating Arnold from the strong Gabi.
“It’s not too much for you guys to help one person.”
“How dare you…!”
“Okay, that’s not wrong.”
The servants were furious at Gabi’s words, but Arnold stopped them. Arnold raised the corner of his mouth as if he had remembered something.
“I can take you there, but we’re busy with the dungeon subjugation. Either wait here or follow us.”
“Your Highness, you’ll take this woman? She will simply hold onto your ankle.”
“However, we simply cannot afford to protect you.”
Arnold is on his way to subdue the dungeons that occur at an irregular designated location. No matter how ignorantly strong Gabi looked, she was just a woman anyway. So he thought of hurting her pride to make her give up.
“Sure.”
“Huh? You’re going to follow us?”
“Yes.”
Arnold, who was smirking, was taken aback when Gabi, who was supposed to be frightened, easily agreed to follow them. Even his servants were also taken aback and tried to scare her by saying that she didn’t know what a dungeon is like, but she firmly said that she would follow them without changing her expression.
Not to mention, Gabi worked as a monster-slaying hunter before so there was no reason for her to refuse since she already entered dungeons not just once or twice.
“Although you won’t be able to go out even if you cry and beg?”
“Yes, yes. Let’s go.”
No matter how much Arnold tried to scare Gabi, he ended up being the one to give up. As Gabi walked along, she noticed that Arnold keeps on looking at her.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Where did you get that clothes?”
“It’s a school uniform.”
Gabi told Arnold, who kept looking up and down.
“Hmn, it definitely looks like an academy uniform.”
On the way to the dungeon, Arnold and Gabi exchanged conversations, but as they walked and walked, they increasingly became quiet.
Gabi, who was breathing heavily, said that she couldn’t go on anymore, and when she was about to ask the servant who was leading the way with a map when they would arrive…
“We’re here. This is Barstow Cave.”
“It’s filthy far.”
The servant folded the map and spoke. Arnold was also catching his breath and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
So the men took a moment to breathe and just stood still in front of the cave.
“Aren’t you going in?”
Gabi asked them, who were standing still.
“It’s a low-grade dungeon, you’re quite lucky, woman.”
“My name is Kwon Gabi, not woman.”
Gabi snorted at Arnold’s words and went into the cave first without hesitation.
“Wait, go in slowly!”
Arnold tried to grab her as she entered, but too late, she was already out of sight.
The men who were actually nervous, swallowed and looked at each other. Arnold, who could not let Gabi go in alone, cautiously accompanied his servants and went into the cave.
Seems interesting..