Chapter 116 (1/2)

Ch 116 -- After All, We Prefer Meat

”I'm seeing more and more signs of people around.” Fer said at a lunch break, four days after we left the city of Claire. ”We'll maybe get to Doran tomorrow afternoon.”

”Tomorrow, really? That's sooner than I expected.” I looked at the map I had been given by Rodolpho-san, the head of the Adventurer's Guild in Claire, tracing the route between that city and our destination, the Dungeon City of Doran. Had we really covered so much distance in only four days?

”Yes. I've been running faster than usual.” Fer said complacently. So he's in a hurry to get to Doran, a city with a Dungeon? I wonder why. Not.

”Doran at last?” Dora-chan commented. ”It's a pretty big city from what you've told me, I'm looking forward to seeing it.”

”I'm looking forward to the dungeon-” Cute battle-maniac Sui-chan chimed in, saying out loud what I suspected the other two were really thinking.

But, a dungeon... is it really a good idea to rush headlong towards a place where monsters abound? I sighed. Because Fer, Sui and Dora-chan were all looking forward to going into the dungeon in Doran I'd have no choice but to accompany them. I'd need to be prepared though, safety first after all. I decided I'd need some more of Sui's Deluxe High-grade Potion in case I got injured. I had Healing Mushrooms in store but Sui's Deluxe High-grade Potion seemed to work better so I'd get her to make more of that for me. Hmmm, maybe it would be a good idea to make a variety of potions, the basic, intermediate and regular high-grade types too just in case.

”Sui? Can you do something for me?”

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”This looks like a good place to stop for today.” Fer said as he came to a halt. The sun was going down but it wasn't really dark yet.

”Why?” I asked. ”Will we get to Doran tomorrow if we stop now?”

”Yeah, easy. Earlier I figured we'd make it some time tomorrow afternoon but I've been going faster than I expected for some reason and even if we stop now we'll get there before noon.”

I could guess the ”reason” Fer was hurrying towards Doran but had he really cut so much time off the trip? I wondered just how fast Fer could go if he didn't have me on his back. Anyway if he said we'd be at Doran tomorrow then that was probably right.

”I'm hungry. Flying so fast like this all day long makes me hungry.” Dora-chan said as he collapsed onto the ground beside Fer. I thought he had eaten his fill for breakfast, and lunch too come to think of it. Was he really hungry?

”That's right. If you move so fast like this you burn through a lot of food.” Fer firmly agreed. I suspected he was just over-eating but then again we had been travelling very fast. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt on that since I was simply freeloading on his back.

”Sui also got hungry -”

Sui-chan... Sui was also eating a lot but she had missed breakfast and lunch today, asleep in her bag.

”Food.” Fer declared.

”Food, like the big guy said.” Dora-chan agreed.

”Dinner-” Sui said.