Vol. 10 Ch. 8: Meat-Eating Men's Meat Talk

Monica was at a loss atop the horse.

"My lady, please hold on tight."

Seated in front of Monica was Felix, dressed in riding clothes. He was probably accustomed to riding; the way he held the reins looked completely natural.

Monica sat perched sidesaddle behind Felix, clinging to his back.

The negotiations with the Kingdom of Falfuria seemed to be going poorly. However, both sides had apparently understood from the start that they would not be concluded in a single day.

Today's hunt had also been scheduled in advance as an opportunity to deepen their rapport.

However, when it was time to head to the hunting grounds, something disastrous came to light. All three of the people serving as guards—Monica, Nero, and Glenn—were completely inexperienced at riding.

Glenn could travel using Flight Magic, but he could hardly spend the entire hunt flying around overhead. Flight Magic consumed a great deal of magical power. (The reason Lin could fly around with Flight Magic for so long was that Lin was a spirit.)

Glenn was fairly athletic, but it would still be difficult for him to keep up with Felix and the others, who were accustomed to riding, from the outset.

Nero, being nonhuman, frightened animals, so the horses were too terrified for him to ride one...