A VR Travel Story That Makes You Want to Be Humiliated

Chapter 277: By Wire (1)

Flora is like the mascot of our party.

He is the only wizard, is in charge of the party's firepower, and is also the magician.

If I were to choose one of the greatest attributes of Flora, who has many attributes, it would be that of being the princess of a ruined country.

Simply translated, the setting is that she was the princess of a ruined country.

It was the setting that formed the basis of the character Flora, and it was also a setting that was quite familiar to me.

It was said a long time ago.

The setting of being a princess, a prince, or a high-ranking noble of a fallen country was not that rare.

The war against the Demon King's army that invaded the entire continent lasted for nearly a hundred years, and during that time, there were only one or two countries that fell.

It was rare to see a beautiful girl like Flora with abilities, but the setting itself of being a survivor of a ruined country could often be encountered as play time accumulated.

I've seen it a few times too.

So it was late to realize it.

To me, it's just one of the character settings in the game. How would the setting of a princess of a ruined country come to me?

The peaceful daily life with family that seemed like it would continue every day disappeared overnight.

Not only was I separated from my peaceful daily life, but I was also separated from my beloved family and could never see them again.

As someone who has never lost a family member, I could imagine how great the pain was, but I could not fully understand it.

But I could tell that it would be a heartbreaking pain just by imagining it.

I'm sure Flora did the same.

It was buried deep in his heart for a long time, but the wounds buried there must have remained.

It was an eternal pain that I had no choice but to get used to.

Okay. It was supposed to be like that.

Flora, who had been slowly healing her wounds as she spent time with Asil and I and developed personal relationships at her academy, happened to hear news of her family's survival.

Although I wasn't able to confirm their last appearance, how did it feel to hear that a family member I thought was clearly dead was alive?

Even without trying to guess, seeing Flora's smiling yet crying expression made me feel exactly how she felt.

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"Ugh, hehe... After... Haha... "

While listening to her saint's detailed story, Flora burst out crying and did not stop until she left the saint's office.

We didn't even try to stop.

It was because I felt a clear feeling of happiness in her tears.

The family I thought was dead was alive. It was crying with no reason to try to stop.

People passing by us glanced at us, but the gaze was familiar.

It wasn't until Flora had almost reached her inn that she could stop crying.

According to the original plan, after meeting the saint, I would have gone straight to the adventurer's guild to get promoted to B rank, but I couldn't go to the guild with a crying Flora.

Anyway, I received confirmation of completion of the request. All you had to do was go to the guild at any time, even if not now.

The cultist request had just ended, and the information that suddenly came in was so big and important that we decided to take some private time.

It was a time to relax, but it was also a time to organize my thoughts.

That evening, at the table where everyone was gathered, Flora wiggled her fingers and hesitantly opened her mouth.

"Uh, hey, Soira. "Our next destination hasn't been decided yet, right?"

"Yes."

Originally, our party had a strong tendency to decide on a destination at the right time.

Sometimes he moved simply for travel purposes, sometimes upon request, but he rarely acted with a long-term purpose in mind.

It was the same even now.

We had just completed one request and had no plans at all about what to do from now on.

Since I finished the request today, I would probably spend the next day or two taking a good rest, watching for rumors and new requests, and heading to a place that looks interesting.

If it were us normally, we would have done that.

"Well, then. Have I thought about it? Our next destination. That is... "

Flora rolled her eyes here and there and could hardly speak clearly.

Of course, not only I but also Asil fully expected what Flora would say.

I'm probably asking you to join me on my way to see my family.

And I could understand why I could hardly say that.

The place where Flora's country, the Vale Kingdom, was now the site of the 'former' Vale Kingdom, was still the forefront of humanity.

This also meant that they would face the powerful forces of the Demon King's army head on.

Even though Flora may have felt a little more confident about her choices recently, it must be a lot of pressure to suggest something that would put his life on the line.

Although I understand this situation, neither I nor I knew what Flora had to say.

Because this was something Flora had to do.

After hesitating for a while, Flora was finally able to get the point across.

"Okay, next destination is the Kingdom of Vale!! Could... Is there... ?"

Although his voice became increasingly quieter as he went back, what he wanted to say was clearly conveyed.

Before answering, I glanced at Asil.

Asil was also looking at me. An expression of determination.

Well, I thought so. I just checked it out just in case.

I nodded to Flora.

"Good. Then, let's get a good rest today, get ready tomorrow, and leave the day after tomorrow."

"It's going to be a little busy tomorrow."

Asil responded to my words as if nothing had happened.

But Asil also knew where he was going next. The tip of the fork shaking slightly showed Asil's nervousness.

It was probably a consideration so that Flora would not feel pressured.

"Uh. "Gwae, are you okay?"

Flora asked back, as if she couldn't believe that she had been willingly accepted after speaking out.

"Are you okay. "We are colleagues, right?"

I'm... Daro?

Although it was a slightly outdated sensibility, it was also a sensibility that worked well.

Seeing the moisture in Flora's big pink eyes, she quickly changed the topic.

I know it's emotional, but if you start crying again, we'll be in trouble. Why did he become a crybaby?

"Let's rest and do nothing today. "It's only been a few hours since our cult member's request was completed."

"And it's already night. What are you talking about as if you are taking a big break? Anyway, it's time to go to bed after a while."

"So, I'm saying let's take a break until then."

I had a trivial chat with Asil and checked on Flora's condition.

Flora's face was bright red as she quietly picked up a piece of meat with a fork and moved it to her mouth, but luckily she didn't.

After she finished eating, she went straight to sleep like she said.

She didn't really need to sleep right away, but she was tired.

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"Potion."

"I took care of it."

"Sleeping bag."

"I took care of it."

"Seafood bibim sauce."

"I took care of it..." No, why is he here? "I never imagined I'd see him here too."

The next day, Asil and I checked everything and packed our bags.

Flora headed to her magic supply store to get a catalyst to use for her magic. Since we didn't know anything about magic catalysts anyway, I sent him to go while we packed.

As I spent a whole day purchasing and organizing the necessary items, Asil's grumbling voice began to creep in.

"Soira. Why do I have to organize this? "Can't you just dump it into your inventory?"

"Ah."

"Oh?"

In an instant, the air became cold and the way Asil looked at me became cold.

I urgently made an excuse.

"Oh, no. Even if you take it out of your inventory, you can't take it out when it's not there, right? First, we need to check whether something is there or not."

"Hmm... "

"That's right. And it's not something that only I use. "You and Flor need to know what you have, so you don't ask me for it when you need it."

"That's true."

Fortunately, my desperate excuse seemed to work and Asil shook his head in agreement.

Of course, what I said wasn't just an excuse.

I just came up with it in a hurry, but it was all true. So there is nothing wrong with me.

As I was wiping away the cold sweat running down my back without anyone noticing, Flora came back.

"I'm here! Soira, I'm here!"

"Flora. "Did you buy everything?"

"Huh. Here!"

Flora smiled brightly and held out the basket in her arms.

At first glance, it looked like catalysts in various forms such as powder, leaves, and liquid were divided into compartments.

I don't know what the catalyst is used for, but if I bought this amount, it would have been quite expensive.

Flora has now learned social common sense in her own field. I returned the basket, thinking I must have bought it well at the market price.

I can't put the catalyst in my inventory anyway.

This is because, although it goes in when you put it in, there is no guarantee that you can take out the catalyst exactly when you take it out.

I don't know their names and I don't know how to distinguish them.

Asil and I shared the list of items we had prepared in advance with Flora, and each of us took out the supplies we would like to carry with us and packed our bags.

For example, potions. You can't come to me and ask me to take out a potion when you're in a hurry.

The night deepened like that.

Tomorrow is the day to depart for the former land and front line of the Kingdom of Vale.