A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 317

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 317

 

“Who could it be? It’s not one of Luciano’s subordinates, is it?”

 

Livia’s voice echoed through the cave.

 

Aleric replied in a low voice.

 

“Well. Just from her appearance, she looks ordinary.”

 

“Right, Livia. Why would one of Luciano’s subordinates be collapsed in the middle of Roxe Forest? And so defenseless at that.”

 

With the members’ murmuring behind her.

 

Tie carefully placed a wet cloth on the woman’s forehead.

 

The skin her fingertips touched was burning hot as if scorched by fire.

 

Tie drooped her eyebrows and looked up at Tesetan.

 

“Father, this lady’s forehead is really hot.”

 

“Yeah. She seems to have a severe fever.”

 

Tie looked down at the woman with a face full of worry.

 

Tightly closed eyelids.

 

A face flushed red from the heat and cracked, split lips.

 

“It must hurt so much…”

 

But she couldn’t heal her.

 

It was because of opposition from some members.

 

‘Isn’t it a bit much to use healing supplies on some woman we don’t even know? Even if we have holy oil, we should save it for now.’

 

‘I agree. She might be someone related to the Order…’

 

Tie pouted her lips while looking at Veil, who was one of them.

 

‘Bad Brother Veil.’

 

The cold Veil had even argued to take the woman back to where she originally was.

 

But in the end, the opinion settled on ‘let’s watch over her until the woman regains consciousness.’

 

Tie, who had been staring intently at the woman’s face, whispered in a small voice.

 

“Tie knows. This lady isn’t a subordinate of the Order.”

 

The woman didn’t give off the ominous aura that surrounded Mel or Serafina.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Ugh…”

 

The woman’s motionless eyelids trembled.

 

Tie was startled and stepped back.

 

Meanwhile, the woman’s unfocused eyes stopped on Tie, and

 

“…Rene! You’re safe!”

 

The woman reached out like lightning and pulled Tie into her arms.

 

“Huh?!”

 

At the sight of Tie struggling, the members jumped up from their seats.

 

Then the woman stiffened and muttered.

 

“No, I can’t. At least Rene…”

 

The woman hurriedly hid Tie behind her.

 

Then she picked up a sharp stone fragment nearby and pointed it at the members.

 

“D-don’t come! If you come closer, I’ll cut you!”

 

Despite her trembling voice, the woman’s eyes were desperate.

 

Without even turning her head, she shouted to Tie.

 

“Rene, I’ll handle this, so run away! If you don’t run, they won’t leave you alone!”

 

Tie’s eyes widened.

 

Meanwhile, the woman screamed and charged toward the members.

 

“Ugh…! Huk!”

 

However, Livia, who intervened in an instant, caught her wrist.

 

The stone fragment flew far away and the woman’s gaze wavered.

 

Livia said calmly.

 

“Why don’t you calm down? There seems to be some misunderstanding.”

 

The woman who was subdued in an instant moved her lips.

 

Her eyes looking at Livia shook hazily.

 

“Misunderstanding…?”

 

As if trying to confirm something, the woman’s gaze moved to Tie.

 

Soon she muttered in a barely audible voice.

 

“…You’re not Rene?”

 

She looked at Livia again.

 

Her gaze moved from Livia to Veil, from Veil to other members again.

 

The next moment.

 

“Please… please help me!”

 

She collapsed to the floor as if crumbling.

 

Her hands touching the cold stone floor trembled pitifully.

 

“I don’t know who you are, but in the village, where I escaped from, my niece is, I mean the prison…!”

 

The woman who was rambling closed her eyes tightly and burst into tears.

 

“A young niece is left alone. Because I couldn’t bring her, sob, please…!”

 

“So, you’re saying there’s a village near here?”

 

At Veil’s question, the woman nodded weakly.

 

Veil stared at the woman with meaningful eyes.

 

“That’s strange. I heard there are no villages inside Roxe Forest. There should only be a sanctuary.”

 

The woman who hesitated raised her gaze.

 

Then she answered with an anxious voice.

 

“That’s right. But there are villages outside Roxe Forest.”

 

“Wait a minute.”

 

Livia interrupted the woman.

 

“Outside Roxe Forest. Are you saying you came here alone from outside Roxe Forest?”

 

The woman hesitated and nodded.

 

“Yes. Why do you ask? I walked for about two days to get here.”

 

“That’s impossible.”

 

Raul interjected.

 

He looked at the members with a serious face.

 

“Where we are now is the center of the forest. It’s impossible for an ordinary woman alone to get here from outside the forest in just two days.”

 

The members nodded.

 

When they exchanged glances, the woman urgently raised both hands.

 

“W-wait a minute. No!”

 

She drooped her eyebrows.

 

“You all seem to be mistaken about something. This isn’t the center of the forest…?”

 

The cave became quiet.

 

The woman continued speaking urgently.

 

“I know Roxe Forest well. This is the eastern edge of the forest, so if you go further, you’ll reach a village. That’s exactly where I escaped from…!”

 

Basto let out a groan.

 

Then Valentis stepped forward.

 

“Edmund, the compass.”

 

Edmund nodded and offered the compass they had been using to gauge direction.

 

After checking the compass needle, Valentis raised his head.

 

“Do we have another compass?”

 

This time, one of the paladins raised his hand.

 

“Here it is, sir.”

 

A moment later.

 

After comparing the two compasses, Valentis spoke.

 

“…That woman seems to be right.”

 

The members stared at Valentis.

 

Meanwhile, relief crossed the woman’s face.

 

“It seems we took the wrong path. We’ve been going in the wrong direction ever since leaving the shrine.

 

As Valentis said, the two compasses were pointing in completely different directions.

 

Veil, who confirmed this directly, let out a groan.

 

“Damn. I didn’t realize because we can’t identify direction with the naked eye.”

 

As he said, the expedition had been unable to scout the surroundings since leaving the shrine.

 

The massive forest stretched endlessly, making it impossible to be certain of their current location.

 

Also, Luciano’s magic energy had made all the auras in the forest hazy, which was another problem.

 

“Then how do we get to the center of the forest?”

 

It was the moment Victor muttered this.

 

“Wait, I have a map!”

 

The woman, who had been silent for a while, shouted urgently.

 

She looked around at the members with desperate eyes.

 

“It’s a map that people living on the forest’s edge have been making for a long time. Of course, the areas restricted by the Order are missing, but if it’s the path to the center, surely…!”

 

The woman’s voice trembled desperately.

 

How long did the silence continue like that?

 

Tesetan opened his mouth.

 

“Are you certain you know the way to the village?”

 

The members stared at him with surprised expressions.

 

But Tesetan was just turning the compass in his hand this way and that.

 

“These compasses, looking at them again, they’re not broken. They just can’t function properly because of Luciano’s magic energy.”

 

He raised his head.

 

“We can’t continue the journey in this state. We need a map.”

 

“Exactly! If you help me, I promise you the map!”

 

A light of hope appeared in the woman’s eyes.

 

Taking a deep breath, she spoke quickly.

 

“For that, you’ll need an explanation of the situation first, I know! I’ll tell you everything from now on! Everything!”

 

After taking a deep breath, she squeezed her eyes shut and opened them as if trying to collect herself.

 

“My name is Ophilie. In the village where I originally lived…”

 

She touched her shortened hair with trembling hands.

 

“…I was branded a heretic and escaped just before being tied to the execution platform.”

 

Tie, who had been listening quietly, tilted her head.

 

“Vanity? Veil oppa, can you be tied to a vanity?”

 

“…I’ll explain later, so just stay quiet for now, child.”

 

Tie had no choice but to nod.

 

Meanwhile, Ophilie continued speaking.

 

“Our village is rotten to the core. The elder with overwhelming authority brands anyone he doesn’t like as a heretic, and his followers wield violence like bloodthirsty murderers.”

 

Ophilie clenched her fists tightly.

 

“For reference, I became a heretic after refusing the proposal to become the elder’s eighteenth wife.”

 

Tears welled up in her eyes.

 

“…Those evil villains. I gave them everything they asked for, from the jewelry my parents left me to all the money I earned this year!”

 

Ophilie’s voice trembled.

 

“The elder’s followers changed their words at the last minute! They clearly said they would persuade the elder for me!”

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