112 - - well-prepared

Good day to you, too.

"Yes, you want to accompany me this time. ......"

"Thank you very much for accepting our invitation, Sara Lisa."

"Hey, Sir, would you like to listen to Moo's song?"

"What, yes, will you play me ......?"

"This place is full of caves, but it's all right... because Muteki no Moo has come... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..."

Luckily, they had a carriage reservation for the next two days, and Thor and his friends were once again in the wilderness.

They are spending more and more time in the maze than in the city these days.

Thor felt as if he understood a little how Garudo felt when he lamented the difficulty of talking to his daughter.

Not only because of the distance and time, but also because of the feeling that one's mind is being transformed if one stays in this place that strongly rejects the presence of others for too long.

Perhaps it was because of this that when the children stopped singing, the wooden box table in the center of the room burst into a round of applause.

"Moo-chan, you're so good today!

"Eh, heh, heh!"

"...... I'm starting to feel like going home."

"...... I've only seen you sleeping lately, too."

The child is in a good mood after being praised, and walks away with his small chest outstretched.

Thor and the others follow him into the wilderness that rejects so many.

The fourth time we have explored the wilderness, we again take the northbound route.

This time, however, the objective is to move forward with less hunting and gathering.

We kept walking against the headwind, killing only hard-to-avoid rock beetles.

We started mid-morning, but reached the center of Senbaegahara in the early afternoon and had lunch.

Long before the sun went down, we passed through a strange rocky area to reach a rocky hillock that sheltered us from the wind, and were able to start preparing our tents and dinner.

This was quite an improvement over the previous day.

Moe's leather shoes had a great effect on him, but Yuril also seemed to have been secretly gaining in strength.

And speaking of new equipment, Thor also looked very different.

He finally received the set of rock lizard leather armor he had asked for.

The white, tight-fitting, scaled upper garment, gloves and boots are also made of smooth rock lizard leather.

The hard-white copper sword he carried at his waist also had a white blade, so he was dressed all in white.

"Ugh, Thor-chan is too cool and dazzling!

"Yes, it suits you well."

"Thank you very much. I wish I could have got Mr. Yuril's boots in time.

I had asked a back-alley armorer to make the shoes from rock lizard feet, but he said it would take a little longer to finish them.

It might have something to do with the fact that I had not taken Moo with me for a while and my husband was not in a very good mood.

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, the group set out for the plains where a strong wind was blowing against us.

This is the place where we had turned back in the middle of the hike last time because we ran out of time.

This time, Mu, who was not tired at all, was fully awake and humming a tune in a good mood.

"Moo, To-chan, there's something over there!

"Oh, you know what I mean?"

"Yes. It's shiny."

Clinging to Thor's waist, the child poked the small crown on his head.

But in the direction indicated by Moe, there was nothing but an empty expanse of ground.

It seems that the small crown of thunder was a much better ritual tool than he had thought.

"We're going to shift our course a little. Are you all right?

Yes, you can still go.

How's Sora?

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh. Keep going, keep going, keep going!

Toll and the others continued to walk silently against the headwind, anticipating the rolling rock beetles in advance.

However, their pace was considerably faster than before.

This naturally led to the ash-eared woman's breath coming in before noon.

It was quite a sight to see her normally white, translucent skin flushed and wet with sweat, but her labored breathing made it impossible to say so.

The guide, Saralisa, sighs softly inwardly as she realizes that it is difficult to continue.

As before, or even worse than before, she is deeply disappointed with the results.

However, when Thor stopped and turned his head, there was no sign of resignation on his face.

With his usual nonchalant expression, he calls out to the girl walking at the end of the line.

"Okay, it's time to go. Sora, get that thing out."

Yes, sir. Please enjoy your meal, Mr. Yuril."

"...... hah,thank you ...... hah...... nk,nk,nk...... ...... phew."

The girl pulled out a small metal water bottle from her backpack.

As soon as he accepted the bottle and drank the contents, Ulille's breathing calmed down quickly.

Saralisa, who was downwind of the girl, was struck by the slight smell that wafted from the intake.

Physical restorative.

It is a medicine made by boiling down the drops of senbana flowers and has the effect of restoring lost physical strength, and is usually used to prevent shortness of breath after long periods of battle.

It is said to be a necessity for the vanguard, especially in the interior where there are many strong enemies where battles tend to drag on for a long time.

Saralisa was surprised that such a precious medicine was used just because she was tired of walking, but what was more remarkable was its high efficacy.

It would have to be in a very high concentration to recover so instantly.

It must have required a considerable amount of drops to make such a drug, but the attitude of Thor and his team, who spent their efforts without hesitation, was a little out of the ordinary.

In fact, in the hands of a good chemist, it is possible to extract the maximum efficacy from even a small amount of ingredients.

In addition to the medicines, the meals were also well prepared.

Dried fruits and nuts were divided into small portions and given to each participant so that they could eat them while walking.

We continued to replenish our energy without slowing down, and at times, we used restorative medicines to overcome our fatigue.

We kept going for seven hours.

Finally, without the guide's help, Thor and the others could feel the wind weakening.

The group finally relaxes and exhales deeply at the sight of a group of low mountains a few hundred paces away.

It has been a month since they first ventured into the windswept wilderness.

At last, Thor and his team have reached the far reaches of the wilderness.