Chapter Two: The Bear in the Forest

The following day—

As promised, Lunetta had cast her magic on their bag, which now swallowed up everything—from the tent Livio had procured to the blankets he’d brought from home. So much fit inside that it was enough to make Sophie uneasy instead.

“Wait, it can still fit more?” Sophie asked.

“We could probably fit Matcha in this thing!” Livio laughed.

Realizing he was actually in danger of being swallowed up as well, Matcha hurriedly raised his head and gave an unhappy whinny before jabbing Livio with his muzzle. If a bag could swallow up a whole horse, it was a veritable monster.

Incidentally, thanks to said monstrous bag, Matcha’s load had grown considerably lighter, but even then, Sophie was still unable to ride on horseback. And it was only natural that Vyce, who now joined them for their journey, had brought along a horse of his own.

So just what became of Sophie, you ask? The hero who came to her rescue in her hour of need was—quite surprisingly—Lunetta.

It all started when Sophie looked at the bag and remarked, “This is amazing! How does it work?”

Wholly and singly focused, Lunetta launched into an unstoppable explanation. As she spoke, Sophie chimed in and followed up with additional questions—only to prompt another relentless explanation.

Vyce shook his head in dismay. “C’mon, that’s enough outta you for now, little lady.”

Sophie, of course, couldn’t justignore Lunetta. More than that, however, it was simply fun just getting to hear what she had to say, so Sophie pitted herself against Vyce in a way Lunetta wouldn’t notice.

Even Lunetta herself, however, stopped talking when she saw all the townspeople had come out en masse to see them off.

“The heroes who vanquished the monsters are about to depart!” the townspeople shouted.

Lunetta gave an airy wave—it was perfectly fitting behavior for the fiancée of a king...even if the long dress