The Coachman and the Young Lady — Chapter 1

TO ROSA-

I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE BACK IN LEVEIN!

I’M GLAD MOTHER ALLOWED ME TO TAKE ART LESSONS FROM YOU.

I’LL COME TO THE ESTATE ON THE DAY WE AGREED ON,

SO WHEN WE MEET, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN VOLPORO.

YOUR DEAR ELLIE.

MISS, YOUR LUGGAGE IS IN THE BACK...

HAVE A SAFE TRIP, MISS!

THANKS, EVERYONE~

ARE YOU REALLY THAT HAPPY TO BE GOING TO SEE ROSA?

Yeah!

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE SEEN HER~

AREN'T YOU CURIOUS ABOUT HER, TOO? SHE'S STILL OUR COUSIN.

I DON'T KNOW. ROSIE KIND OF SCARES ME....

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE BACK BEFORE DINNER TOMORROW, RIGHT?

WE'RE HAVING DINNER WITH EDWARD.

I KNOW. I'LL BE BACK IN TIME~

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT LINNIE TO GO WITH YOU?

COME ON, IT'S ONLY TWO HOURS AWAY ANYWAY~

I'M NOT A LITTLE KID ANYMORE, SO DON'T WORRY!

ALL RIGHT, THEN. COLE.

PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF ELLIE UNTIL YOU REACH ROSALINNE'S ESTATE.

YES, YOUNG MASTER.

WHOA, WHOA-

WE CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER, MISS.

THE MOON IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE CLOUDS...

IT'S GOTTEN TOO DARK TO KEEP GOING.

We're Practically There. Something Must Be Deliberately Stopping Us From Getting There.

FIRST, THERE WAS A LANDSLIDE!

AND NOW WE'VE TAKEN SUCH A HUGE DETOUR ON A TRIP THAT'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE TWO HOURS, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T ARRIVED!!

THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE COUNT'S

IF WE GO BACK, WHO KNOWS WHEN I'LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO SEE HER!

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE MY PLANS TO MEET ROSA FALLEN THROUGH ALREADY...?

IF I DON'T SEE HER THIS TIME EITHER, IT'LL PROBABLY BE A LO~NG TIME BEFORE I GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

ROSA SAID SHE BROUGHT BACK SOME DELICIOUS FOOD FROM VOLPORO, TOO...

I REALLY WANT TO TRY IT THIS TIME!

I HEARD THE BREAD FROM VOLPORO IS SO DELICIOUS~

THERE'S A CABIN NEARBY THAT WE PASSED EARLIER,

SO LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT THERE AND SET OUT AGAIN TOMORROW, MISS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S INSIDE, SO I'LL GO TALK TO THEM FIRST—

HMM?

Ah, yes...!

Mm, more... Harder...!

AH.

GOOD HEAVENS, WHAT ARE THEY...

!!!

NO!! DON'T LOOK, MISS!!!

Haa...

Haa...

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL HAVE TO SLEEP IN THE CARRIAGE TONIGHT.

OKAY....

HAH.

OF ALL THINGS, SHE HAD TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT....

?

COLE... I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK—

MY CORSET IS UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN I TRY TO SLEEP....

COULD YOU LOOSEN IT A LITTLE FOR ME, COLE?

PARDON ...?

MAYBE THE FOOD I ATE BEFORE WE LEFT HASN'T DIGESTED PROPERLY...?

I'M FEELING A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE... HAHA....

AH....

...UNDERSTOOD.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT.

COLE....

TH-THEN!

I'LL GO KEEP WATCH OUTSIDE!

HAAH....

COLE...?

HOW FAR DID HE GO TO KEEP WATCH?

-TO ELLIE

YOU SAID COLE BECAME YOUR COACHMAN, RIGHT?

DOES THAT MEAN HE'S COMING WITH YOU THIS TIME?

IT REMINDS ME OF THE ADVENTURES WE HAD WITH COLE WHEN WE WERE LITTLE.

WHEN WE MEET AGAIN THIS TIME, I WANT THE THREE OF US TO GO ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

THE LUSH FOREST OF REQUEL, FILLED WITH FLOWERS.

THE GOLDEN STONE YOU FOUND.

RIGHT, AND—

...COLE?

WE FOUND A MUSHROOM, TOO.

AND IT WAS A VERY BIG MUSHROOM.