Unlike the Elven Village, nights in Taiger Forest were extremely terrifying and eerie.
There was no light here.
There were no beautiful sights here.
There was only a forest shrouded in darkness.
Moonlight and starlight were obscured by towering trees.
There were no calls of birds, beasts, or insects around, only waves of seemingly suppressed magic power and vicious aura.
At this hour, the only things still active in Taiger Forest were nocturnal monsters.
And nocturnal monsters were usually carnivorous, all exceptionally vicious and sinister. Moreover, this was the depths of Taiger Forest, where the monsters lurking nearby were all extremely high-level. Even Legendary-tier powerhouses would need to be especially vigilant and cautious when moving through such a place at such a time.
Yet under these circumstances, a little girl, a mysterious little beast, and a human noble youth were strolling through the forest without a care in the world.
"Hmm-hmm~~ Hmm-hmm~~ Hmm-hmm-hmm~~~"
Walking at the very front, Milu skipped along and hummed a strange little tune like an elementary school student on a spring outing, looking utterly out of place amid the eerie surroundings.
"Yawn~~~"
Lid, lying atop Milu's head, kept yawning. Rather than looking sleepy, she simply seemed bored.
"..."
Shien followed the two with narrowed eyes, saying nothing as he kept telling himself not to mind it, not to mind it. The moment he started complaining, he would lose.
But Shien really was beginning to regret it.
He regretted following this girl and beast out of the Elven Village.
*Was I stupid? Wouldn't soaking in a natural hot spring have been better? Wouldn't watching elf girls have been more pleasing to the eye? At worst, I could've gone home and played some games beneficial to physical and mental health with Roxie, right? Why did I come out