Chương 73: Chapter 72

Nina looked out of the carriage window, staring at the outside world with dim eyes.

"Are you okay, Nina?" Rosa, who was sitting across from her, asked with a gentle smile. Nina simply shook her head. It had been a month. A month filled with training, preparations, and countless procedures meant to prepare her to become the Foreign Star. During that time, she had also faced the scrutiny of several nobles. Many of them wished for Nina to take on a surname. However, Nina had firmly refused.

She understood that in this world, saints or individuals chosen by prophecy, even if they were originally commoners, often received a surname that elevated them into nobility. But Nina did not want that. If she eventually returned to the outside world, she did not want a noble identity restricting her choices. After some cooperation, they were able to create a believable explanation surrounding the Foreign Star.

They created the prophecy, adjusted the explanation behind her abilities, and established that her ability as a seer allowed her to receive fragments of future information. Her other abilities were explained through the existence of support identities and other related circumstances. The story they created to justify everything was surprisingly well constructed. There were no obvious holes. It was the type of explanation that people would naturally accept. And that was the strange part.

Nina had originally believed that whoever created this identity had simply been incredibly skilled at creating a believable story. However, when she eventually learned the truth, she was completely stunned. The person who had created this entire identity... Was Seraphina and unbeknownst to her. The Saintess had taken the beliefs, assumptions, and interpretations that people had formed across previous timelines and used them as the foundation.

Instead of forcing the world to accept something new, Seraphina had simply recreated what people had already convinced themselves was true.... When they departed, Seraphina had provided them with a modified carriage. It contained a spatial pouch filled with different foods and supplies. She had also prepared horses and assigned around sixty elite knights to accompany them. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.

Each knight carried their own spatial pouch, though they were instructed to use them only during emergencies. Before leaving, Seraphina had also suggested that Rosa join Nina and travel with them to meet the Hero's Party. When Nina heard this, she could not hide the skepticism on her face. After all, Rosa had only recently awakened her ability. Dark energy constantly surrounded her, capable of cutting through objects with ease, even though she still preferred using a short blade.

Because of this, Rosa instructed the knights to keep their distance from her during training. Eventually, they arrived at the location where the Hero's Party was waiting. When the Hero's Party saw Nina's carriage and the number of knights accompanying her, they were slightly surprised. However, they did not pay much attention to it. That was until Nina noticed someone familiar. Someone extremely familiar. When she heard his name... Ronin. Her mouth nearly fell open.

Before the tense atmosphere could continue, another person arrived. It was Furen Boswe. Furen approached while waving at everyone. When she noticed Rosa Roosevelt standing there, her eyes briefly scanned over her. For some reason, she felt a sense of danger. Not killing intent. Something else. Looking over toward Nina, Furen gave her a small nod. The members of the Hero's Party each had their own methods of transportation.

However, Rosa explained that since she had only recently awakened her ability, she did not possess a spatial mount or anything similar. Because of that, she traveled together with Nina. Meanwhile, Nina, who was completely pretending to be a proper seer, simply remained inside the carriage. After traveling for some time, they eventually reached the forest. Remembering that this forest was connected to a major event, Nina finally decided to perform her duty as the seer. She quietly approached Rosa.

"Everyone needs to be prepared."

"There is a monster approaching."

"It is slightly weaker than a Calamity-level threat, but its intelligence makes it nearly comparable."

"If we are careless, there will be casualties." Most people did not take her warning seriously. However, the leader of the Hero's Party, Crown Prince Ronin, stepped forward. For a long time, he had been trying to find a way to break through the restrictions placed upon him. He wanted to warn everyone about this event. He wanted to create a plan before tragedy occurred. But every possible path had reached a dead end. He could not change anything.

He was afraid that the same situation from the past would happen again, resulting in countless casualties. Then he saw Rosa Roosevelt. The Roosevelt family was a family his mother had trusted. And she had casually mentioned the incoming beast as though it was simply information provided by the Seer. While the others laughed at the warning, Ronin opened his mouth.

"Fine." It sounded as though he was testing the limits of what he could do. But when he felt no resistance... His eyes lit up. For the first time he was able to began forming the strategy he had always wanted to create. A short while later, one of his companions approached him.

"You're not seriously taking that person seriously, are you?"

"She is probably just someone paid to say this."

"You know the Duke would never allow his precious daughter to participate in something like this." Ronin looked at the strategy he had finally written down. With Nina's group providing additional guards, the plan was finally possible.

"If it is not the world itself stopping me..."

"Then I do not need to worry." He looked toward the person.

"Even if that may be the case, we still need to prepare."

"It is better to be overprepared than underprepared when dealing with something like this."

"I do not want any of you to die." The person nodded before leaving. The party continued forward. At first, they only encountered small creatures, which they defeated easily. Then came the second encounter. The third. The fourth. The fifth. Each time, the monsters became weaker. Eventually, some people began laughing at Nina's prophecy. Then... The monster appeared. Rosa calmly snapped her fingers.

The horses pulling the carriage were immediately placed into her spatial ability, and a mirror appeared, allowing those inside to observe the outside world. The knights assigned by the Saintess moved according to the plan. Guided by Crown Prince Ronin, they began their attack. Rosa watched the battle unfold before turning toward Nina.

"Hey."

"I'm going out to help them."

"It will give them some field experience."

"Don't worry."

"I'm not leaving you here alone, okay?"