Volume 10 - CH 3.3

Part 3

Tidying up the food, they once again departed.

Unlike stagecoaches where a substitute horse would be prepared at the location, they would be relying on the current horse that was pulling for them.

They couldn’t work it too hard.

They decided the camping site ahead of time.

There were also post towns, but as expected of a highway that connects to a large city, its public safety was good, and the weather wasn’t bad either.

Buying only water and horse fodder, they decided to sleep outdoors on the outskirts of town.

Although they were sleeping outdoors, it was was in the carriage’s passenger cabin. It was more pleasant than a poor inn.

*Fura* Sylvie, who had gone outside, had came back inside of the carriage.

「I set a trap out around us. One where a sound will be made if any wild animals or thieves come close.」

「So you didn’t go to the toilet.」

She blushed.

「N, no I didn’t.」

「It’s just the two of us. It really helps that we don’t have to do a night watch.」

「Diablo-san, does your group always go with the shift system?」

「That’s how it is, but Shera often ends up falling asleep on her turn. That is why we avoid quests where we would have to sleep outdoors for several days.」

While saying that, Diablo lied down on the bench.

Although it was cramped as a substitute for a bed, it was several times more pleasant than the damp ground or the rugged gravel.

「MP won’t recover unless you sleep after allー.」