The Tanaka Family Reincarnates

Chapter 382

The Countess’ Counters [Part 4]

“Please, please get on the carriage quickly, now, immediately! We are going home. Let’s leave this place (the campsite with the huge beast everyone insisted to be a cat where monsters could appear anytime now) as soon as possible!”

“Ah, heyy! We haven’t said goodbye to everyone, Caitlyn!”

“Ah, heyy! We haven’t said goodbye to everyone, Catherine!”

The twins flapped their feet to resist their guardian heading toward the carriage, but the guardian remained unwavering.

“If we live, you can meet them in the academy! If we live, that is!”

“ “Geez! What in the world!” ”

The moment the twins clamoring noisily got on the House Simmons’ carriage, it immediately departed at the speed of light.

“Me-me too. Um, let me at least say goodbye…!”

“Francesca-sama, can you not see that? That huge beast!”

“Like I said, Koumei-san is a cat…”

*slam*

“Oi, depart, hurry!”

House Delacour’s carriage departed at the speed light as soon as the guardian made Francesca get on the carriage almost forcibly.

“Woah, so fast… Sure enough, noble young ladies are really well-protected, huh.”

George was impressed when he saw how they picked up the young ladies forcibly without a pause and immediately retreated.

“I said it loud and clear that Koumei-san is a cat, right?”

“Meow!”

‘Why won’t they believe me?’ …Emma waved her hand at House Simmon and House Delacour’s carriages that were disappearing into the distance while petting Koumei’s soft fur.

“Ah, Marion-sama, is it alright for you to not hurry?”

‘That reminds me…’ William realized Marion was still beside him and asked whether it was fine for her to be here.

“Hm? Oh, it’s because several knights also ride House Bell’s carriage together with us. We plan to return after they are clear on the next course of action.”

Marion answered with a nonchalant smile, but the expressions of all the remaining knights revealed how much they wanted to retreat immediately.

“Is that so? ‘Though this is also quite the case for us, I’ve been thinking that every young lady is overprotected, isn’t they~”

Upon hearing William’s thoughts after seeing the guardians picking up their young ladies with pale faces, Arthur bursted out laughing.

“PFFT. No, well. I’ll tell you what… They were the more normal ones, okay?”

House Stuart was the weird one.

Who in the world could still be calm having their precious young ladies come out of the forest roamed by monsters while riding on a huge beast or walking beside it.

As the Second Prince’s escort, Arthur fully understood how House Simmons and House Delacour’s guardians felt.

“Your Majesty, please make haste. Her Majesty the Queen must be waiting for you, must she not?”

“Oh, mmhm, you’re right…”

Melsa hastened the king to also return quickly.

While thinking, ‘the Countess’ gaze seems so cold and heartless…’ the king also obediently headed toward the Royal Family’s carriage.

“Your Highness, Your Highness shall go too.”

“Y-yeah. You’re… right…?!”

Urged by Arthur, Prince Edward headed for the royal carriage after the king. However, Edward stopped in his tracks as he felt reluctant to part with Emma just like this.

“Um, Emma… Wha—!”

The moment Edward turned around, thinking of leaving after exchanging a few words of parting with Emma, he couldn’t believe his eyes at the sight entering his vision.

“Your Highness? What’s wrong?” asked Arthur.

“…That, what is that?”

The prince’s gaze was not on Emma but on the forest behind her.

A huge pillar of fire no one must have ever seen before was burning the forest.

“Huh? What’s that… Why is it burning…?! Y-Your Highness! Hurry, to the carriage!”

Arthur’s smiling lips tightened into a straight line in a split second.

“HuH?! What is that thing?!”

“Nii-san, that’s—?!”

Leonard and Arban also noticed the strange phenomenon in the forest and intuitively turned around to escape.

“The fire spreads so fast! Everyone, get on the carriage quickly!”

Normally, even if you poured plenty of oil on the trees in the forest, the fire wouldn’t spread this fast. The forest area engulfed by the fire kept expanding at a tremendous rate.

The surrounding temperature rose sharply from the heat of the flames, and by the time they felt it, the campsite was already surrounded by fire. It was already too late when they noticed it.

“Wha—!”

“Huh! Eh? EHHHHH?!”

“Mew?!”

Then, the pillar of fire in the forest depths gradually drew near the campsite.

Just as the family felt relieved after leaving the forest, they were hit by another turmoil.

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Author’s corner:

Crisis: Serious! You… You’ve worked hard in places I don’t know, haven’t you…

Serious: No, it’s a crisis, after all (*blush*)