Chapter 146
We spent that night at Yis’s house again . As we were all exhausted, we quickly ate some of the street stall food I took out, then bathed and went to bed . Both Daniela and I were tired from the work of the day . On top of that, I had used up so much magic, that I fell into a deep sleep until morning .
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When we awoke, Yis had prepared breakfast for us . It was scrambled eggs, fried bacon and baked bread . Simple but it made the most of the ingredients . And sometimes, that was the best . It was definitely something to take note of .
“Thank you . That was delicious . ”
“That’s a relief . I wish you could eat more…but I believe you are leaving?”
Yis said as we were drinking some coffee . I was surprised that coffee even existed in this place . I had not had caffeine in so long…but it was apparently a popular drink near the imperial capital .
And so I savored my first cup in ages .
“…Yeah . We’ve bothered you for two days already . ”
“I really do not mind . But I suppose that’s a different matter . ”
He said with a laugh . That made me happy . It always did . But we were traveling . Daniela and I intended to travel the world . We couldn’t stop halfway down the road .
“Thank you . You’ve been a great help to us . ”
“These past few days have been very good . Thank you . ”
Daniela and I bowed . Yis was scratching his cheek as if a little embarrassed by all of this . But Mido and Marco looked sad as they looked at the ground . I patted them both on the head and they raised their heads and smiled .
“By the way, Mido . I heard from Mister Yis that you and Marco came to this village together?”
“Yes, we did . I don’t remember it at all, but Marco led me all the way here . We’ve lived with Yis ever since . ”
“I see . I see . That was very smart, Marco . ”
Marco barked happily as I scratched him . On close inspection, the forest wolf’s eyes were a fiery red . Forest wolves usually had brown eyes… Perhaps that was the difference between them . Interesting creatures…these monsters .
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“Mido . We’re going to leave now . You and Marco take care . ”
“Yes…you too Asagi . And Daniela!”
“Aye . Goodbye Mido . Eat a lot and grow tall . ”
“I will!”
“Ruff!”
Mido said cheerfully as he hugged his wolf . I could only imagine what had happened to him up until he arrived in this village . And I hoped it would all turn out well .
“Regar has been holding onto the lesser wyvern materials for you . Go and collect them before you leave . ”
“Yes, of course . ”
I had to collect them . It was being given to use as a form of gratitude from the people here . Yes…maybe I would have matching necklaces made for Daniela and me once we reached a big city…that’s a great idea .
“Also, one warning . ”
Yis suddenly looked very serious as he looked at us and continued .
“There is one town that you will most certainly have to pass when heading towards the imperial capital . Unlike this village, it can be quite dangerous . You should be careful . ”
“Is that right… Things were pretty safe for us up until now . That makes me a little anxious . ”
“It is unusual for the empire… That is one place where the military seems to lack control . A town of shadows . So be on your guard . ”
“Yes, I understand . ”
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That was a little worrying… But as long as we knew beforehand, it should be alright . We would be prepared for possible trouble .
After that, Daniela and I returned to our room to prepare for our journey . I put on my armor and carried our belongings outside so we could lightly clean up the room . Just a small show of gratitude . I was glad once again that I had bought a broom .
Once that was done, the only thing left was to leave .
“Well, we’ll be going now . Thanks for everything . ”
“Thank you . ”
“Be careful . And if you ever find yourselves near us again, do stop by and say hello . ”
“Yeah, of course . See you, Mido, Marco . ”
“Yes, see you again!”
“Ruff-ruff!”
We shook hands and hugged and said our goodbyes . There was a little regret, but we had promised to meet again . So I wasn’t sad .
And so we left Yis’s house and headed for the farm . The fences were still broken, but they had been temporarily mended, it seemed . Perhaps the lesser wyvern blood had evaporated or returned to the earth, because I didn’t see any red anywhere . Regar’s house was next to the farm, and he immediately answered and opened the door when I knocked . He stood there with a big smile on his face .
“Ah, you sure kept me waiting! But I won’t do the same to you two . Here are the materials . Take ‘em!”
There were three large bundles next to the door . Wings, scales, hide etcetera .
“Thank you . We’ll take good care of it . ”
“No, no, no . Don’t take care of it . You’re much better off selling it as soon as you get the chance!”
He said with a laugh . He was very kind to offer such advice even as we were leaving .
Daniela picked up the bundles as I opened the hollow bag . It looked like they were being sucked into it . We repeated this three times and then we were done .
“Well, well, well . That is convenient . And pretty expensive too, I wager?”
“I’m not quite sure? It was a gift, you see . ”
“Ah, indeed . ”
Regar stared at the bag thoughtfully .
“And that is a cute doll . Did you make it?”
“That was also a gift . It was from the grandchild of a village chief who helped us out before . ”
I touched the small figure that Merica had given me . I always felt better when I looked at it .
“Hehe . It seems that many people are fond of you . ”
“Many people are too kind . ”
“Hahaha . Well, perhaps they see something that you don’t . In any case, even I am sad that you are leaving . However, I know better than to try and stop someone who is traveling . ”
Regar put his hands on my shoulders and embraced me .
“See you around, Asagi . And you too, Miss Daniela!”
He gave Daniela a hug and then waved his hand .
“Take care, Mister Regar!”
“Let us meet again . ”
We waved goodbye and then left . It really was a nice town . They were sad to see a pair of Adventurers leave after only staying for three days .
As we walked through the village towards the east, people stopped working to wave at us . All of them were smiling . By the time we were out of the village, I was almost ready to cry .
“I’ve been feeling way too sentimental recently…maybe I’m getting old . ”
“Asagi, you know very well that we do not talk about age . ”
We headed east after leaving the village . There was supposed to be a wide river that was a two days walk from us . The town we were headed towards was by this river . Of course, this was all according to Daniela’s information .
“It must be the town that Yis was talking about . You cannot cross this river without going through the town . ”
“Hmmm… A rare and dangerous town within the empire, huh? …And what’s it called?”
“Uh…I believe it was called the Riverside Town of Nicora . ”
“Riverside Town…Nicora…”
It was a pretty name . But it was apparently the worst… I didn’t really want to go, but we had no choice… We would just have to be careful .
“Well, we have two days if we take our time walking . That will leave us plenty of time to be prepared . We can talk about how we will handle things on the way . ”
“Indeed . This will be my chance to shine . Prudence . Providing is preventing . Prevention is better than a cure . I’m the master of all those things . ”
“Aye, I will be counting on you then . ”
Daniela’s career as a traveler dwarfed my own . But this was my moment . After all, I worked the night shift every night without knowing if there ever would be a robbery . I was sensitive to danger . But then again, I have a history of getting stabbed, so maybe I wasn’t the most trustworthy . Asagi Kamiyashiro . The sad, night-shift, Adventurer .