Volume 4 Chapter 15

Volume 4 Chapter 15: Return Home

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

Michaela, along with Daisy, were in a lookout cabin on the path leading from Eniado to the desert.

「There were some dozens of minutes until the estimated time for the return of Saki-san and Berzelia-san…… And several hours for Axel-san……」

The visibility is bad enough with the purple storm alone. When the night falls the sense of direction would be completely lost.

In this storm, the amount of miraculous water one can carry becomes the time limit.

Thus, the estimated time of return was set for each participant.

Though it’s unknown who will return first.

……Anyway, just come back safely, please……

It was when she thought that.

「Ah! Michaela, look! Here they are!」

Daisy raised her voice and pointed in a certain direction.

Prompted by those words she looked that way and thereーー

「Axel-san……?!」

She saw Axel-san approaching at an incredible speed.

But not even an hour passed yet.

……But with that speed, I can tell that he already visited the investigation point……

The speed was that abnormal.

Unless he lost the way, he surely should’ve reached the investigation site.

……In that case, the reason for his return is either him running out of water or accomplishing the goal……

And while thinking that, Michaela, along with Daisy, left the hut.

「Hey, over here, my friend!」

Outside the hut Daisy shouted, waving her hand, and it seems Axel noticed that, as he changed his course.

Keeping the same speed he reached the hut.

「Daisy and Michaela-san. So you were waiting here.」

「Yeah, all we have left to do is a discussion on future plans, and we can do that anywhere, and waiting here we can get feedback on the progress faster. And if something happened near the city we can react right away.」

「I see. Thank you.」

As Axel spoke with Daisy his tone was pretty much the same as before.

Even though he ran at such a speed through the desert, and on top of that, through a sandstorm, no signs of fatigue or thirst could be seen.

This is absurd. However, there was something that bothered Michaela even more.

「We didn’t do anything to be thanked for. ……I’m glad that you returned safely……!」

「Yeah. ……But, well, I’m not the only one who came back.」

「So you meanーー」

「Yeah, I certainly fulfilled the request, Michaela-san.」

Then, he put the transportation bag on the ground and greatly stretched it.

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Almost half an hour of shaking inside the transportation bag. Though he recovered to some extent, still exhausted Edgar lay there on his side with the eyes closed, butーー

「We arrived, Edgar.」

With those words he was pulled outside.

「Uh……?」

What he felt first was the wind, a few levels weaker than the one he felt in the desert.

Hitting various buildings and barriers it weakened to something like this. He often felt this wind when he was in the town.

……By arrived, you don’t mean……

With those thoughts Edgar opened his eyes.

Then, he saw a familiar city. And not only that.

「Chief Explorer! Are you okay?!」

He also saw familiar people.

That was a colleague from the same guild, who was supposed to wait at the town, Michaela.

「Ye…Yeah. Somehow.」

「Thank goodness…… A 《Doctor》will come right now. Let’s head to the hospital after you take an examination together with the snake god.」

It looks like all the arrangements were already made. Nodding to her with 「Understood」, Edgar once again looked over his surroundings.

It’s not a dream. His hometown, Eniado, is right in front of his eyes.

「So I managed to come home……」

「Seems so, Myers. I didn’t think that I will see this sight once again.」

The voice of the snake god came from the side.

Turning there, I saw her being pulled out from the transportation bag by Axel. Andーー

「With this, the transportation is over. You two, how do you feel?」

After pulling out the full length of the snake god, Axel then turned this way, and asked leaning over, as I was lying on the ground.

Looking at himーー

「Tha-thank you……」

Edgar involuntarily cried.

To some degree it was probably influenced by finally getting water that he wanted so much, but he couldn’t stop tears.

As if his will to endure disappeared all at once.

「To tell the truth, I thought that it was over…… To think I will see this town once again……」

「Axel-san. Thank you for saving both me and Myers……!」

「Don’t worry. That’s just a request that I took as a carrier.」

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Soon, hospital personnel, including 《Doctor》, as well as the archeological guild’s staff, arrived on the road leading from the town to the desert.

As they carried away Edgar and the snake god after a short examinationーー

「Uwaaー. So it’s master after all.」

「Kuh…… Even though I gave it my all. I still was too late……」

Such voices came from behind.

Turning around, I see Berzelia and Saki.

「Oh, welcome back.」

「Yeah, thank you, Master. But, I wanted to be the one who says that……!!!」

「Receiving a welcome back from husband is nice, but…… Kuuh…… I guess I have to train more……」

Both of them were clenching their fists, shaking.

Since it’s not a race there is no need to worry about such stuff, is what I would like to say, but since they are showing some desire to improve themselves, I guess I’ll just leave them be. And around the time I had such thoughtsーー

「Anyway, looks like Axel finished the request.」

「A person that Grace described is being carried away, and people from the archeology guild are also kind of happy.」

The two said, surveying the surroundings.

It looks like they immediately understood the situation.

「Axel is really amazing. You made it faster than us and actually accomplish the task.」

「No one knew that the missing people would be at my search location, it’s just luck. Our task was to search through the desert, so everyone fulfilled their duty.」

Yes. This time I just happened to be lucky. Everyone else also did their best to finish the request. And while I thought that.

「Ah, Master. Your pocket, pocket! The usual one again.」

Berzelia said, pointing at my chest. I looked there, and indeed, the skill sheet in my chest pocket was shining. Pulling it out I unfold it, andーー

【Emotional Delivery Completion Condition Achieved――Carrier Level Up]

【Skill acquired. Transportation bag grade EX 2.2 Augmentation 200% Up Elasticity ratio 100% Up!]

Seeing the usual characters.

「Oh. Another level up, huh.」

It seems that new places give new sensations, making leveling up easier.

「Master’s growth is so fast. I can’t lag behind as well……!」

Looks like this also motivated Berzelia, which is good in its own way.

And while I exchanged such lines with Saki and Berzeliaーー

「Everyone, thank you very much for your help on this occasion.」

Michaela approached and bowed to us.

「Not only did you take a dangerous request, but you even saved my colleague, I’m really grateful to you. 」

「Oh, well, we took the request on our own volition, so don’t mind it.」

Even Edgar being saved is thanks to him holding out long enough in the sandstorm.

「All I did is carry them to the town.」

「But that is what was impossible for us. And since you did that, it’s only natural for us to thank you.」

Michaela said with a smile.

「We certainly will repay you. We will use the full force of the archeology guild for that. We already talked it over with Daisy-san, but concerning the raw materials, please allow us to contact you again when the situation calms down a bit.」

「Yeah, sure. Just proceed as it suits you.」

「Yes. And for starters, as simple gratitude that the archeology guild can show right now, we arranged a banquet at our bar. We prepared a lot of famous local specialties for a celebration, so we would be happy if you could come with us.」

「Oh, that is nice. We did a lot of physical work after all.」

While running through the desert I could quench my thirst with the miraculous water I had with me, but hunger is a different matter.

「Then, we shall enjoy your hospitality, Michaela-san.」

「Yes. Please do.」

And like that, we joined the archeology guild’s celebration, receiving gifts and words of gratitude from the guild’s staff, as well as delicious food.