First of all, Lycaon, Jed, and Luiz were already confirmed people, so it didn’t matter.
The real problem was with the others.
Fresa cradled the potted plant where Reese was sitting and looked at each of them in turn.
Then, as if introducing themselves, they each began speaking.
“I also want to help…”
Jerome glanced at Fresa and mumbled.
Fresa was about to scold him but stopped, raising one eyebrow and staring at him before looking to the side.
Isaac, standing with his arms crossed, spoke.
“I’ve visited this place quite often for various reasons, so I will follow as your guide. At least I’ll be more helpful than this redhead.”
Jerome narrowed his brow at what clearly referred to himself but couldn’t say anything.
“You didn’t even notify us that you were coming,”
Fresa blurted out in disbelief, and Isaac shrugged.
“Sometimes things like this happen.”
“Well, since you came from afar, I suppose I can’t tell you to leave.”
“I didn’t expect such cold treatment after meeting after a long time.”
Fresa responded somewhat indifferently, and Isaac looked surprised.
Only then did Fresa break into a smile.
“It was a joke. I didn’t think Cade would actually come.”
“…Having stayed in the empire, you’ve gotten more playful.”
Isaac finally masked his surprise, muttering with his usual half-wry expression.
“If Cade came with us, it would be very reassuring. I know you’re busy with guild work, so I truly appreciate it.”
“Instead, I’d like to ask for a favor in business later, so please look upon it kindly when that time comes.”
“I’ll hear what you have to say and decide.”
Fresa gave a gentle smile at Isaac’s businesslike tone and looked back.
Lycaon, seeming displeased with Isaac and Jerome’s appearance, furrowed his brow, but as soon as he made eye contact with her, he changed his expression.
“Your surroundings are always noisy, Resa.”
“I really didn’t expect this this time either,”
Fresa scratched her cheek awkwardly.
She had only contacted Isaac as a business partner because her supply of medicine would be difficult for a while, and she had only mentioned Jerome helping Lauren, but she never expected it to turn out like this.
“Next to you…”
I wish I were the only one here.
Lycaon suddenly stepped closer and whispered softly, so only Fresa could hear.
Fresa widened her eyes and looked at him.
His expression was somehow more sharp than usual.
‘Could he be jealous?’
What a cute sight.
Fresa bit her lip slightly to hold back her laughter.
Lycaon looked serious, and she shouldn’t laugh at that.
“Shall we start now? Here’s the scroll you requested,”
The one who broke the mood was Isaac.
He handed over a scroll with the coordinates to the tail recorded on it.
It was exactly this scroll that revealed how Isaac learned about this journey.
The designated coordinate scroll leading near the World Tree was so rare that mage towers’ wizards, as well as Lycaon, had difficulty obtaining it.
All magic in this world was said to come through mage towers, but the World Tree itself was an unknown realm even to the towers.
However, Isaac, as the master of a guild that dealt with everything, possessed the scroll to the tail.
Actually, it seemed more related to the fact that he was a fairy hybrid who frequented the tail.
Anyway, after gratefully accepting the scroll, Fresa distributed one to each of the others.
“King!”
Clo, who had been sitting quietly next to Fresa, barked once, as if announcing his presence.
Fresa, holding the pot with one arm, hesitated for a moment.
‘What should I do with Clo?’
The reason she decided to bring Clo on this journey was one.
Maybe she could find a way to turn Clo back into a human from the tail.
She heard that only a few fairies and fairy-blooded humans lived there.
They might have knowledge different from humans.
Anyway, Risa was carrying the pot with her to stock her abilities, and she also brought Clo along.
‘Lycaon probably wouldn’t be able to since it’s for Clo’s sake, and Cade didn’t seem to like dogs.’
And asking Luise wouldn’t work either, as she couldn’t move freely as a guard.
In the end, only Jerome was left.
Fresa looked at Jerome.
“Jerome, please hold this dog and come with us.”
“Me? I?”
Jerome was startled and looked at Fresa.
“Why? Aren’t you afraid of dogs?”
“That’s…”
Jerome hesitated, unable to answer immediately, and mumbled awkwardly.
“Growl…”
Clo also seemed displeased with Fresa’s decision and showed his teeth at Jerome.
“Clo-san, please bear with it a little. To use the magic scroll, the user has to touch it, so it can’t be helped.”
“King…”
Clo reluctantly nodded when Fresa gently comforted him.
Jerome looked unsure and carefully picked up Clo.
Clo, with a displeased look, was held in his arms.
“Well, since everything’s ready, shall we set off?”
With Fresa’s cheerful words, everyone nodded, and it was finally time to depart.
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The scenery of the tail was unfamiliar to everyone except Isaac and Lycaon.
They were in a cool autumn, but the tail was already deep winter with snow falling.
Startled, Fresa was explained to by Isaac.
“It’s winter now.”
“Winter?”
“The tail’s seasons change once a year.”
I see. Then next year will be the Spring Year?
“Yes, that’s about right.”
It was truly amazing that the seasons changed annually.
When Isaac said they would go to the tail, he immediately suggested preparing a thick coat.
He didn’t explain why, but she assumed there was a reason, so she packed a winter cloak.
Perhaps Isaac hoped Fresa would see this scene with her own eyes.
‘It’s more dramatic than if he just told me.’
Surprisingly, Isaac seemed to be a romantic person.
“Resa.”
At that moment, Lycaon lightly touched Fresa’s cloak and put the hood on her.
“You’ll catch a cold.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Fresa felt a bit embarrassed because Lycaon approached so naturally, even though there were others around.
Jerome squinted and watched the two, but he only muttered under his breath, not saying anything audible.
“…Such a longed-for scenery.”
Just then, Reese, who had been sleeping, mumbled with a nostalgic tone.
“Oh, Lord Reese. You’re awake?”
“Yes. Thanks to you, I rested well. Are you going to look for your birth parents now?”
“Yes, that’s the goal. I need to meet them first to find a clue.”
Fresa suppressed her desire to look around the tail freely.
She was not here for sightseeing but had a clear purpose.
‘Plus, Lauren is waiting.’
Though Lycaon’s chosen mages were protecting Lauren, Fresa felt more secure staying close to her herself.
Lauren was calm despite Fresa’s absence, but Fresa herself felt anxious.
‘I’ll just gather some info and return.’
Her longing for her birth parents didn’t really exist.
She was simply curious about who they were and why she lost her family.
Fresa unfolded the note Lycaon had given her.
‘Charles Cotés, Fedor Cotés’
The names of her biological parents.
Seeing these names for the first time felt very strange.
Probably because they were the names of her birth parents, whom she had never heard before.
Fresa gazed at the unfamiliar snowy street, lost in thought, then quickly put her plan into action.
“Cade, Jed, I’ll leave the left side to you. Jerome, come along too.”
“Understood.”
“Yes. Please take good care of the Grand Duke, Fresa.”
“Got it!”
The three quickly responded and headed toward the houses on the left.
Their figures disappeared into the falling snow.
“We’ll check the right side.”
“Let’s do that.”
“Understood.”
Lycaon, Luiz, Reese, and Clo decided to look to the right with Fresa.
If they could find her biological parents’ house first, she could contact the Refined Sphere.
It was much better to split up.
Perhaps because of the falling snow, the tail was quiet.
Since the population of fairy-blooded humans was higher here, the buildings looked much like the village of Paro where Fresa had lived.
‘But it’s much smaller than Paro Village.’
Paro was a pretty small island, but this place, being a special village, felt even more cramped.
Fortunately, each house had the resident’s name written on the gate, but unfortunately, heavy snow made it take longer to read the names.
How many times had they repeated this?
“Are you not tired?”
“Are you okay?”
“Can you endure it?”
“King!”
Lycaon, Luiz, Reese, and Clo took turns worrying about Fresa.
It seemed she was quite frail.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Fresa responded quickly.
“I’m perfectly fine. Shall we move to the next house? I think this is the last one.”
If it wasn’t on the left, then this house was probably her biological parents’.
Fresa brushed off the snow from the nameplate and checked the name.
“Cotés.”
That was the name she was looking for.
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