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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 28
Chapter Title: Emergency Rations
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After some time, Lellia finally gathered herself and cautiously began to explore the cabin's interior.
*I found it!*
She found the magically preserved emergency rations hidden beneath the wooden floorboards next to a small table.
The small glass bottles appeared empty, but each had a label affixed to it.
The labels indicated the type of food inside. These bottles, imbued with a mysterious magic, would produce ready-to-eat emergency rations whenever they were broken.
They were special glass bottles developed by Elizabeth herself, enchanted with magic designed specifically for preserving food.
It was an incredible spell, capable of preserving food in its freshly made state for up to a hundred years.
*It’s even more amazing seeing it in person...*
Her mother had been a rather eccentric mage who loved inventing all sorts of peculiar magical items.
This was one of those inventions.
Lellia stuffed several glass bottles into her bag without even checking the labels.
She wasn’t in a position to be a picky eater.
*What a relief.*
It was partly out of relief at having found food, but she found herself smiling for another reason as well.
Hiding something in a space beneath the floorboards was a common enough idea, but she couldn't help but attach a special meaning to it.
After all, she had also hidden something precious under the floorboards of her small tower.
Thankfully, it seemed no one had discovered the spot where Elizabeth had hidden the food. There were no signs of it having been disturbed.
*Emperor Perseus probably doesn't know about this place.*
In the original novel, Yuriana was the one who discovered various magical items in this cabin.
*This food was also something Yuriana was supposed to find...*
Lellia felt a pang of guilt, but she quickly shook her head.
*Yuriana has plenty to eat, even without this... It should be fine if I take it.*
In any case, for Lellia, this was a matter of survival.
Pushing her hesitation aside, Lellia secured her bag.
*Right now, I have to focus on my own survival.*
After securing the food, she began searching again, wondering if there might be anything else of use.
*There was something else here, I'm sure of it...*
The novel hadn't gone into detail, but it mentioned that Yuriana found something special here.
Emperor Perseus had smiled as he watched Yuriana boast about finding a treasure.
And it was then that he began to see the warm-hearted and gentle Yuriana, so much like his late wife, as his own daughter.
*...I should head back for today.*
Worried that someone might come, Lellia pushed aside her reluctance and left the cabin.
*I'll come back in a few days and search more thoroughly.*
Anxious not to be seen, Lellia hurried back to the tower.
That night, she ate the emergency rations her mother had prepared and cried a little.
It tasted so fresh, as if it had just been made, that she found it hard to hold back her tears.
