Chapter 16: Grim Reapers Lunch Box

Chapter 16: Grim Reaper's Lunch Box

After noon, the entrance to District 2 became deserted again.

Adventurers who had taken a break scattered around the dungeon in search of monsters.

As for me, finally being able to get my break, I’m going to eat the bread and apple I brought with me.

[Someone, help me carry someone wounded! Anybody!?]

Just as I was about to bite down though, I heard a voice calling for help from within the dungeon.

It wasn’t that far away from here.

It would be dangerous, but I just couldn’t abandon them.

Holding the Flying Snake card in my hand, I ran toward the voice.

The deeper I went into the dungeon, the louder the voices became.

It seemed that there was still a battle going on.

[Where is it!? Where are you!?]

[This way! Our porter got hit in the leg. Please get him to safety.]

I went toward the voice and found 5 adventurers engaged in battle with a rhino-like monster.

In the vicinity of the room, there’s a boy lying on his back.

It was the same boy who had come to my stall.

[Regal, get a hold of yourself!]

[Uuu...... Ngghh......]

The adventurers are fighting while trying to protect Regal, and they seem to be having trouble moving freely.

[Quickly take him away!]

[Alright.]

I picked up Regal and headed back the way I came.

When I returned to the entrance of District 2, I examined Regal’s wounds.

The flesh of his thigh was split open and blood was pouring out.

[Mirai-san, please give me some restorative tea.]

Restorative tea is a drink, but pouring it over the wound would also be effective.

Cutting apart the cloth in Regal’s trousers near his wound, I poured the cooled restorative tea over it.

[Kuh!]

Perhaps feeling the sting from his wound, Regal bears with it with some tears in his eyes.

The bleeding had stopped slightly, but the wound was still not healed.

[More restorative tea.]

[I don’t know. With a wound this bad, I don’t think he can be healed with just restorative tea.]

Even so, I want to do what I can.

[If it’s money, I’ll pay for it, so I’d like to have some more.]

[What’s the matter?]

A voice suddenly called out in the dungeon, and the Grim Reaper appeared out of the darkness.

[Huh?]

[H- Here...... I’ll give you this......]

Minerva brought out a cute light blue lunch box.

The side of the box has a picture of a cat walking in a meadow.

[However, what about your lunch, Minerva? You won’t have anything to eat though?]

[Don’t worry. I have another one.]

Saying this, Minerva took out a different colored lunch box, a pink one this time, from her luggage.

Matching lunch boxes......

[Sorry. I’ll eat them without reservations then.]

[Umu, I made two of them by accident.]

He apparently made two by accident.

How is that even possible?

Well, whatever. One of my good points is that I don’t sweat the small stuff.

Yep, I’m singing my own praises.

Opening the lid, I found sandwiches and fruits neatly arranged.

The sandwich had sauteed chicken, vegetables and bacon.

[Whoa, these look delicious. Minerva is good at cooking huh.]

[It’s no big deal......]

[Alright then, let’s dig in. Ah, I’ll buy you some tea. Mirai-san, I’d like some tea for him.]

[Y- Yesh!]

The tea was handed to me by Mirai-san with trembling hands.

[It’s alright, he looks and sounds scary, but in reality, he’s not such a bad guy.]

[I- Is that so......]

[What are you doing, Yuusuke!? Stop talking to other women and come over here already! Being swayed by the allure of a mature woman......]

He started grumbling about incoherent stuff.

Was he getting irritable from hunger?

[Are you some possessive boyfriend or what? Saying stuff like that could cause misunderstandings.]

[Not like I care.]

[Geez. Anyway, I’ll start eating. Oh, this is tasty!]

[You think so? Ufu...... ufufu......]

Even if you giggled ufufu like that......

With the way he looks, it just feels like some vicious criminal laughing.

Sorry.

By the way, why is this guy wearing a mask?

Does he have a burn scar by any chance?

If so, it would be better not to ask questions carelessly.

He may be a man, but he probably wants to hide such scars.

In any case, as we ate lunch, I don’t know why, but Minerva seemed to be in a good mood.