CH 207

We had successfully boarded, but in actuality, it wasn’t until a few days later when the ship took off.

Because we didn’t expect to gather all the materials for the ship this quickly, the preparations for things like food were not yet ready.

「The monsters’ good points, unexpectedly, there are some. Their meat would become delicious food, their hide can also be used as material, and we can raise our levels by subjugating them. I don’t know where they come from, but there won’t be a food shortage if we have this much.」

Waki earnestly said this as he dried the meat of the monsters that were hunted. The trained monkey next to him helped him while guarding the meat from the cat that stretched out its paws from time to time.

The girls were chatting leisurely as they sorted out their luggage. 

「If we’re careless, we might end up being the monsters’ food though. What was it, survival of the fittest?」

Smiling, Nanase waved the foxtail around, and Waki’s cat and Yoru, who was sitting on my shoulder, threw themselves at it. Usually, we had a mutual understanding, and he also walks on his two hind legs so I sometimes forget, but Yoru was a monster who had strong feline instincts. 

Kyousuke, who was smoking meat a short distance away, came over. Thanks to Kyousuke who possessed the high-leveled『Flame Magic』, not only was there dried meat, but there was also the addition of smoked meat and the variety of food had expanded.

「How is Zeal-san doing?」

While subjugating the Orgun, I did not fight together with Kyousuke and Zeal-san, so I did not know how Zeal-san’s fighting spirit was broken.

However, I remembered that he was always carefully maintaining his sword as if it was very important to him.

「According to Kurou, it was broken cleanly, so it could be repaired to how it was before, but it seems that it could no longer be used in combat. Either that or turn it into daggers like me.」

He could go to town to get a new sword, or have Kurou make one, but neither of these two choices could be done immediately. 

Since you couldn’t obtain weapons after defeating monsters like you would in a game, everyone maintained their swords properly, but if there were intense battles one after another, then no matter how you maintained it, it wouldn’t be enough.

As a result of using “Yatonokami” to go through the dungeon where physical attacks were nullified, my sword, which was on the verge of breaking, could only become two daggers.

Kurou, who had an unpleasant look on his face, told me that it was a miracle that I didn’t die. 

「Is that so….」

Although Kyousuke did well to take down the Orguns, Zeal-san, who was in that state where he was at a loss at what to do, could’ve been killed.

It was because of Kyousuke that the two of them were able to come back safely.

「Actually, I heard a little about it from Zeal-san. It seems that that sword was given to him by Commander Saran.」

My eyes widened in surprise.

That meant that it could now be called a memento. Come to think of it, I had also gotten “Yatonokami” from Commander Saran.

「Commander Saran’s…. That is troubling. In addition, if you think about what we’re about to do, it would be better to turn it into daggers, but unlike me, it’s probably easier for Zeal-san to use a longsword.」

It had been a short period of time, but even I could see that Zeal-san wholeheartedly trusted and respected Commander Saran. I remembered seeing him happily taking care of Commander Saran with an exasperated look on his face. 

「Maa, the one to decide is Zeal-san. If it were Kurou, he’d probably come up with an alternative.」

I turned my gaze back towards the meat, not looking at Kyousuke who tilted his head in confusion.

At this rate, we will be able to depart in three days.

「An alternative?」