Since it was a soft magical beast, the battle continued without even the sound of clanging swords. Occasionally, I could only hear the pattering of footsteps and the frightened whinnying of horses.

After a few minutes had passed like that, Irena nervously twitched her hand as if to open the window.

“It’s going well, right?”

“It’s just a slime. Yaaawn.”

As I was yawning from boredom, the carriage door suddenly opened.

Click-

I turned my gaze with my mouth still open to see Demian who had become a green monster. Behind him, Sion and Lionel were in the same state.

“Hmm.”

As I quietly closed my gaping mouth, Demian opened his. It was obvious what was coming. Nagging.

“Miss. You need to review the etiquette book before going to the Kalschmitz residence.”

“As expected.”

“What do you mean ‘as expected’?”

“That kind of thing. By the way, what if I had been completely n*ked when you flung open the carriage door? You should read ‘The Proper Butler’s Demeanor’ again.”

Demian sighed and pressed his brow firmly. For reference, “The Proper Butler’s Demeanor” was an introductory book for obtaining a butler’s license.

As I was celebrating my victory today with his sigh as background music, I suddenly noticed a black shadow behind them. I calmly opened my mouth.

“So, did you take care of all the magical beasts?”

“Yes.”

“It doesn’t seem like it.”

As I pointed to the back with my finger, the three men drew their swords again.

Through the undergrowth, house-sized magical beasts were swarming and approaching. Lionel muttered as he brushed up his silver hair that was stuck with bodily fluids.

“Why are orcs here……”

Though the shadows made it hard to see clearly, I could vaguely make out figures that seemed to be over 2 meters tall.

Having heard that orcs were quite strong magical beasts, I was starting to get worried.

“Will it be possible?”

“It has to be possible.”

They aimed their swords with serious expressions but couldn’t hide their tension.

Moreover, their numbers were steadily increasing.

“Seems like they’ve gathered all their relatives too.”

As I was wondering if this place was a famous human restaurant, Sion, who was holding his sword and staring straight ahead, said quietly.

“Lady Lora. In the worst case, you must escape no matter what.”

Irena also nodded slightly and clenched her trembling fists.

“Don’t leave anything that sounds like last words, okay? We’re not going to die today.”

“Of course not.”

Demian answered with a smirk and adjusted his grip on his sword. By now, the orcs had approached very close.

The mouth of the largest and ugliest orc, who was swinging something like a club, opened.

“Sheek- Hand over everything you have. Sheek-“

“Then, sheek- I still won’t let you live.- Sheek-“

“They’re quite honest.”

As I rummaged through my bosom and spoke calmly, Demian sighed faintly.

“Miss, please don’t be so calm and really escape.”

“Sheek- Answer quickly. Sheek-“

Thump thump thump thump-

The ground shook with the sound of approaching orc footsteps. As the magical beasts approached, Sion and Lionel kicked off the ground.

Thud-

“Shee-Kraaak- Sheek- Die! Human!”

Sion’s sword pierced the eye of an attacking orc. Angered by this, the orc charged forward, snorting.

“Sheek-! Die! Sheek!”

Thump thump thump thump-

Other orcs also attacked all at once. It seemed too much for just Sion and Lionel to handle.

“Miss. Remember what I said.”

Just as Demian, who had been defending the carriage, was about to rush out.

“Found it! Duck your heads!”

I shouted loudly as I tore a scroll in my hand, and the three men instantly lowered their bodies.

Riiiiip-

BOOM-

“Uwaaa- Sheek- Magic! Sheek!”

BOOM-

“Chief- Sheek! Save me! Sheek! Run!”

BOOM-

“Kieeeeek-!”

“Cough- Cough-“

All kinds of magic spells were fired, and dust spread, seemingly covering the sky.

Irena coughed in the swirling dust. The place where the magic spells had passed, which were so numerous I couldn’t even remember which scroll I had torn, was silent without even the sound of ants.

“What on earth……”

There was only someone’s voice and a dusty view.

After a moment, as the dust settled, what became visible was ground dug deep enough for two people to stand in and trees that had disappeared. In the still slightly hazy air, I could see the bewildered expressions on people’s faces.

“Hehe. Was it too strong?”

Perhaps tearing 10 scrolls at once was a bit much.

I grinned at the four people standing with incredulous expressions.

“Money really is the best, right?”

Everyone was wrapped in silence, at a loss for words.

***

After that, the magic scrolls continued to be very useful.

Since I had many that were sent from Kalschmitz and ones I had bought, I tore them enthusiastically whenever even slightly strong magical beasts appeared.

However, as we went further, the number and frequency of magical beast appearances increased. The initial thrill of tearing scrolls disappeared, and later, my hands were aching.

“Why do they travel in such large groups?”

“Miss! There’s a wyvern over there! This time, we really need a magic scroll!”

At Demian’s urgent voice, I looked up at the sky, and indeed, a wyvern was flying around.

The wyvern was a very strong creature that shouldn’t have appeared in this area.

Why did these absurd situations keep happening?

Pause-

As I was rummaging through my pocket looking for a scroll, I suddenly felt a chill down my spine.

I tilted my head sideways toward those who were shouting urgently while looking this way.

“We’re in big trouble.”

“What?”

Everyone’s attention focused on me, and I pulled out my empty hand from my pocket and waved it.

“I’ve used them all.”

“What?”

“The scrolls, I mean.”

“What?”

Kieeeeek-

Even at this moment, the wyvern was circling in the sky, looking for prey.

Ah, we’re doomed.

Kweeeeee-

Flap flap flap-

“Sheek- I smell blood. Sheek- The smell of our kind’s blood. Sheek-“

“We… won’t… leave you… be…”

To make matters worse, the orcs I thought we had completely finished off earlier, along with other unnamed magical beasts, began to close in around us.

“Come on. This isn’t even a dungeon, why do magical beasts keep appearing?”

Looking around in disbelief, I could see that everyone was visibly exhausted from the continuous fighting.

No scrolls left, and too many magical beasts.

This time, it was truly a life-threatening situation.

“All… return… to… darkness…”

A skeleton-like creature drawing something like a magic circle while creaking spoke.

Demian, uncharacteristically anxious, wiggled his fingers and said.

“That’s a skeleton.”

So that’s a skeleton.

Usually, such creatures were final bosses, so what was this implausible appearance? My head hurt.

“Am I really on my way to high society right now?”

Perhaps we had taken a wrong turn and were heading toward the Demon King’s castle?

“Yes, you are.”

“Does everyone go to the Grand Duke of Kalschmitz’s residence like this? Risking their lives?”

High society shouldn’t be more important than life itself.

Anyway, I really shouldn’t get involved with the Grand Duke’s residence. I resolved that if I survived, I would never set foot there again. This was now my forty-fifth resolution.

“Of course not. The number of creatures… this has never happened before.”

Demian answered as he shot forward. Then he sliced off the head of an orc.

Clang-

“Sheek- Die. Sheek-“

An orc, enraged by its comrade’s death, swung its club.

He ducked slightly to avoid it, and Sion, who was cutting down another orc nearby, turned and deflected the club.

“Shee-aaak- Sheek-“

BOOM-!

“Sion! Behind you! There’s a skeleton next to Lionel!”

“Ugh-!”

BOOM-

“Demian! Be careful!”

As I was earnestly giving directions from the back, the skeleton’s eye sockets flashed. Its gaze was directed at Irena. It was moving its finger joints, drawing something in the air.

Swooooosh-

It became a black sphere and headed toward Irena.

Everyone was too busy dealing with the magical beasts to notice her.

“Irena! Dodge!”