In the land of twilight, I heard that the sunset here is the most beautiful in the whole continent.

The early winter mist enveloped the maple forest, and the sound of horses' hooves crushed the red maple leaves on the ground. These are two brown horses from the North who have left their homeland and come to another land. The first snow had just fallen in the north as they left, and months later they had only met this icy mist.

The mist drenched the mantle of the fast horseman, a layer of crystal moisture adhered to the horse's mane, and the horse's mouth and nose spewed white gas, and half of their faces were hidden behind the mask.

The man had red eyes, and he tugged at the reins, and the horse slowed down. The horse that followed them also stopped, and they stopped by a stream. Both horses carry heavy bags, indicating that neither of them is a short-distance traveler.

……

As we can see, Orlan and Yuria have left Sutton Lil, left the North, and have even left the kingdom of Astra.

They are now in a small country called the Land of Twilight, a country that is smaller than the name on the map. Compared to the vast Astra Empire, it was at most a chestnut next to a watermelon.

The closest way to Sollund is through the Twilight Country, not counting the Oran Mountains.

"It looks like the fog won't dissipate for a few hours, so let's take a break here and have something to eat. I'm getting wet from the inside out if I run like this, and I'm just going to roast over a fire, and Julia will hand over this meal to you this morning. Orlan pulled off his mask and exhaled a hot breath.

"Alas...... How am I again. Oran, the food you cook is delicious, why don't I leave this meal to you. Julia lowered her hood, her long, fiery red hair coiled over the back of her head. She pleaded with Orlan with a bitter face.

It's not the first time that a similar scene has been made, how to describe it, when the two of them first walked together, they were like a couple in love, both Oran and Yulia were diligent.

They hunt alone and cook alone; One person carries water, one person does laundry...... They rode over thousands of mountains and rivers, and together they lay on the grass and counted the stars...... Ahem, in fact, the weather is too cold, if you don't go to the village and don't have a store, you have to sleep in the wild when two people must huddle together to keep warm.

But just as all couples will have problems, there will come a time when their enthusiasm will cool down, and they will start to shirk their responsibilities and then show their most lazy side without reservation.

If it's okay at night, Orlan won't say a word about Yulia's requests after he returns. But during the day, Oran obviously inherited the habitual lazy and tired character of his predecessor. That's why they often travel at night and rest during the day.

"But I've been doing it for days, damn it! Why am I so unprincipled at night? I'm always confused by your rhetoric. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with him, and in order to realize our great journey, we must stick to the things of principle. ”

"Hmph, your principle is to be able to delay for a moment and never advance a second, right, hahaha. I've never seen a fool like you who can quarrel with yourself. ”

"You won't be able to get married in the future! In the end, she will only become an old witch. ”

During the day, Orlan and Yulia quarrel increased day by day...... And at night, Oran, who never talks nonsense, would hold his forehead and tell Yulia to ignore him.

"It's not always a way to stalemate like this, let's use that method to fight the winner!"

"Okay."

Because the stomachs of two people are already seriously protesting their actions.

"Scissors, rock, paper!" The two spoke in unison.

"Oh, no. You're slow just now! Best of 3 games! ”

But then it became a best-of-five game......

In the end, there was no way, Orlan was still the one who was bullied, so he had to obediently look for food. Yulia went to gather firewood.

However, the sound of sparse grass broke the leisurely routine.

A fat boar sprang out with its fangs arched and an arrow stuck in its buttocks, and then rushed towards Yulia without hesitation.

"Leave it all dead!" Oran, who had run back from a distance, stretched out his fingers and shouted in shock. This sentence almost knocked Yulia and the man chasing the boar to the ground.

The man on the horse was armed with a small crossbow, which usually had short feathered arrows and was more lethal to lightweight-armored men at short distances. But it can be much more difficult to deal with larger targets.

Especially this kind of wild boar with rough skin and thick flesh, the arrow nailed in the ass will only make it run away like crazy in pain, and it will not bleed much.

But the man on the horse did not understand the meaning of Oran's words, and in her eyes it was now a ferocious boar crashing into a weak woman with no power to restrain the chicken. So she must not sit idly by, she must save this woman. And the behavior of that cowardly silver-haired man is simply shameful.

Boom! Poof! With a howl and twitch from the boar, the smoky beast rolled and came to a halt in front of Yuria.

"Oh my God, you ruined woman! What did you do to this boar, and the thunder pot that was ten gold coins each! Orlan rushed over with a shout, feeling sorry not only for the burnt ingredients, but also for the gold coins.

"I, wasn't I nervous just now? And then I threw one away, and you have to thank me for not blowing up this stupid pig to the sky. Hmph, isn't our dinner settled? ”

"Your wild boar is worth so much."

……

The woman who had already untied her cloak and pulled out her sword from behind her back and rode her horse froze in place, obviously thinking too much about her heroic act of saving beauty. And now it's still being hung aside by the two, and they can't say anything.

When Oran and Yulia were arguing, they were finally embarrassed to find that the white-haired woman had been staring at them for a long time.

"This wild boar is mine, but for your sake, I can give you half of it." The white-haired woman's voice was cold and even a little arrogant, and that tone was not just about wild boars, as if she was saying that this territory was hers.

"Ahem, may I ask which mountain this lady is from, is this toll a little unfair?" Orlan stepped forward with his waist and chest held out.

After all, there have been too many similar things in the past few months, and there have been a lot of encounters with those bandits and bandits who stand in the way, although most of the time it is the kind of dealing that kills them.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, mountain? All the hills here are mine. ”

"Heh, what a big breath, I'm going from south to north...... Ouch, Yulia, what are you kicking me for? ”

"Your Excellency is not a thief, is you, do you want to ask Your Excellency?" Yulia interrupted Orlan's nonsense and asked, because the white-haired woman didn't look like a thief in her dress and demeanor. At least not an ordinary bandit.