Edited By: MythosIX
Chapter 42
Though there is still one cart of food left, it is for that absurdly gluttonous bird.
Firo: "Food~~!"
The bird stuffs her head into the cart and starts devouring.
Firo: "Delicious~!"
I've heard the annoying phrase somewhere before.
However, the carriage went through quite a lot of abuse as various unreasonable actions are performed.
Raphtalia overcame her motion sickness, but the g-force from Firo's full speed is ridiculous.
My money has been accumulating nicely. I'm looking forward to meet the old man from the weapon shop.
I don't know where the other heroes buy weapons and armour, but I haven't found a shop that sells better equipments than the old man's weapon shop.
Firo: "Master~"
Squish...... Firo hugged me and pressed her feathers to my face
Raphtalia: "Muu......"
For some reason, after I sit down, Raphtalia also clings to me.
Firo: "Hehehe, everyone is nice and warm together"
Firo: "No~, if anyone should get off, it’s Raphtalia Onee-chan. Stop monopolizing Master!"
Raphtalia: "But..."
Naofumi: "I need to prepare medicine before we arrive at the east area."
In response to the large amount of medical herbs I've acquired, I started mixing treatment medicine zealously.
At the same time, Raphtalia entered the carriage. Rather than it being comfortable, it's preferable to sleeping on the ground.
Naofumi: "Now then."
I continue to work on the medicine while tending the fire.
Raphtalia: "Naofumi-sama"
Then I saw Raphtalia beckoning me to the carriage.
Naofumi: "What's wrong?"
Naofumi: "You too…? Honestly…"
Though they looked like adults, they are still children. Being lonely is a given.
Naofumi: "How bout you sleep with Firo in her human form."
That reminds me of the time she was crying non-stop at night… A considerable amount of time has passed since then.
Raphtalia: "Naofumi-sama… was there anyone you liked…? In your original world?
I don't get her intentions.
Naofumi: "What's up with you?"
Hmm… That fucking woman appeared in my mind, but there is no reason to get angry at Raphtalia.
Raphtalia: "Then… Is there anything else?"
Raphtalia: "O-Okay!...hmm?"
Raphtalia nodded with a smile, and returned to bed in the carriage with a puzzled face.
Naofumi: "Now then…"
I continued working for our next peddling trip.
Raphtalia Lv 39
No, these two are attackers. Especially Firo, who is more aggressive and agile compared to Raphtalia, obliterates enemies in the blink of an eye.
Raphtalia's attacks gradually speed up and are very reliable.
We arrived at the eastern area of the country.
Though, it's not particularly cold around here.
When I looked at the sky, the clouds are thick and the big mountain range slowly grows.
Firo: "Okay~!"
Raphtalia: "Okay"
Before we arrive at a farm village I also covered my mouth for a minimum amount of defence.
Villager: "…Is that person… peddling? Sorry, but in this village a plague is spreading *cough*… Please evacuate."
A villager explained to us while having a painful coughing fit.
Naofumi: "I know. That's why I came to sell treatment medicine."
… The situation seems to have become considerably tense.
My anxiety comes true, it seems the whole village needs medicine.
Villager: "It-It's the carriage of the famous holy bird! The village is saved!"
Uwaaa......Such high expectations.
It can't be helped.
Naofumi: "Where are the fellows who need medicine?"
I should use the most effective method of giving them the medicine personally.
Villager: "Here. Saint-sama
We were guided to a building where the people with the most serious symptoms were gathered.
There is a graveyard at the back and several brand-new grave posts were seen.
…No wonder this place smells of death. I'm sure this is an unpleasant atmosphere exclusive to graveyards and hospitals.
I shouldn't be conceited because I deciphered a mere Intermediate class recipe.
Still… It's unsettling. Even though the deciphering was difficult, the effects may not necessarily be that much better.
Villager: "Okay"
I woke up a woman who won't stop coughing and give the medicine little by little.
Was it effective? Colour returned to the woman's face. That's great. It seems to have worked.
Naofumi: "Next!"
When I looked up, all the villagers were staring at me with their eyes opened wide in surprise.
Naofumi: "What's wrong?"
Some time ago, he was coughing just as bad as the woman.
He's dead......?
What a relief, he's still alive. However, he was just having a coughing fit. Why has it stabilised?
Naofumi: "What happened?"
If the range increases, it will be too useful.
Just how much potential is hidden within this shield?
Villager: "O-Okay!"
Because the manpower is insufficient, the patients were carried into the vicinity by Firo and Raphtalia.
Villager: "Thank you very much!"
Even though I was thanked while being unable to fix the situation, I do not feel satisfied.
There is also a risk that we are infected.
Naofumi: "Give me the details."
The treatment master was compounding medicine to combat the illness and came by the isolation facility to help out.
Naofumi: "You, can you make High Class treatment medicine?"
Naofumi: "Hurry it up, the treatment isn't complete yet. They will relapse sooner or later"
Naofumi: "Wait"
I stopped the treatment master who is about to run.
Naofumi: "I heard you explained the cause of this sickness is from the mountains. Explain."
Naofumi: "What does that have to do with anything?"
It seems that excellent weapons or armour can be made with the materials of a dragon…
Treatment Master: "Here is the main issue. All the good material was taken and this deserted village was lively again thanks to it. However, the corpse of the dragon began to rot and a problem appeared. The adventurers who went to see the corpse got sick."
Treatment Master: "Most likely…"
Although all the materials of the dragon were taken, the corpse was left.
Some gourmets may want it, but adventurers have no use for decaying meat.
The entrails left behind, especially the liver will rot easily.
There's also the heart… It probably works very well with magic.
Naofumi: "Since the cause is known, you should quickly dispose of it."
Treatment Master: "By the time we noticed, the ecosystem of the mountains changed dramatically and poison was mixed into the air. Any common adventurer gets sick immediately. Moreover, adventurers were warned not to approach due to the epidemic."
Sigh…
Ren is the youngest hero.
Besides, that guy is the Hero most familiar with games.
It can be said that it is hard to tell the difference between a game and real life, this result seems to have been inevitable.
Treatment Master: "Saint-sama, what will you do?"
Treatment Master: "Yes. Medicine is scheduled to arrive shortly."
Treatment Master: "There is little possibility of them appearing because they are busy."
He seems to be referring to Motoyasu and Ren.
Treatment Master: "Yes…"
Naofumi: "How long will it be until you finish the medicine anyway?"
Naofumi: "Alright, I'll go get rid of the dragon corpse. Give the request fee to the country to me instead."
Thus, we went to dispose of a dragon corpse in a mountain.