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Our destination was a small village to the east.
It wasn't too far. In terms of time, it would take about three days.

Compared to the last journey that took more than half a month, this felt incredibly short.
Shin Hanbyeol was a bit disappointed by that.

‘I wish it would take as long as last time, like half a month...’

Well, they’d probably stay in the nearby village for a while, so Hanbyeol decided to take comfort in that.
Fortunately, the knights had loosely organized the group, so she ended up being on the same team as Yor.
This time, though, it wasn’t just the two of them like last time when they were hunting imps, so it seemed less awkward. Being with a ‘man’ 24/7 without much conversation was good, but also a little strange.

In that sense, the number of people was just right this time—neither too few nor too many.
There were only about 40 to 50 people organized to go after the demon in the north.
Since it was just for investigation, they didn’t need a large number of people.

The unusual thing was that all the clerics had been attached to this team.
It seemed that the demon in the north had mental-affecting abilities, so having the clerics along for purification could be helpful.

Because of that, the actual combatants were only about 30 adventurers, including the second knight commander, Odelia.
It seemed a little underwhelming to have so few for capturing a demon... but since this was mainly for investigation, Hanbyeol decided to let it slide.

"Ha... I’m glad you’re with me, Hanbyeol. It’s better to have you next to me."
"Thanks, I’ll be counting on you."

After the team was organized, Hanbyeol had a quick conversation with Chae-rin and Haneul.
Since they had been together a lot recently, they greeted Hanbyeol with odd expressions, but they seemed happy to see her.
Hanbyeol smiled for a moment, thinking she was speaking a little more than when they first met.

"Of course."

The next morning, they set off for the small village in the north.

Three days passed quickly.
The distance wasn’t long, and there weren’t any major events, so the time seemed to fly by.
Sleeping in the carriage was a bit uncomfortable, but it was the most comfortable carriage she had ever been in so far.
Since they had a cleric with them, the knights had gotten a pretty high-quality carriage.
It was a luxury fit for noble guests. Thankfully, that meant Hanbyeol was able to travel comfortably.

‘By the way... none of the clerics are making trouble.’