Chapter 185 - Blood to Verify Herself (2/2)

Should I try it?

”I suggest you not to do it. It's forest. Blood can attract any unwanted animals or things. It's not as if we are going into an evil cult, right? There's no need for you to shed some blood over it.” Sanji hastily denied that idea.

I frowned. That made sense. But, I really had no idea how and when we would get to the village.

”Let's keep walking. If we can't reach this village after the sun sets, we will camp for the last time here and return first thing in the morning tomorrow.” I told them.

”What about the creese, then?” Tom asked.

”Well, we will gather some information first before we enter the forest again. If my father really came here, there must be some people who know my father. He is such a chatterbox that I doubt he didn't make friends here.” I said casually as I continued my steps.

”Are you even allowed to say that your father is a chatterbox?” Sanji chuckled.

”He is not here, is he? And it's only between us. I doubt both of you will tell my father about this.” I smirked mischievously at them. ”Also, I didn't say it like it was a bad thing, so I refuse to feel guilty.” I laughed at my own stupid reason.

”Well, I didn't hear anything.” Obviously, Tom was playing deaf. But from the way the corner of his lips curled up a bit, I was sure he really wanted to laugh.

”Don't just save yourself!” Sanji slapped his shoulder in fake annoyance.

”What? What are you talking about?” Tom flinched and moved away from Sanji in a fake oblivious expression.

I laughed even harder seeing these two's interaction. Their fake expressions were so obvious but they went with their bantering. It looked so funny, but I knew they purposely did that.

The atmosphere between us had just started to feel tense. It was hard to maintain our sanity after staying in the forest without any idea where our destination was. That's why the joke was needed to help us relax our tense nerves.

The sun was leaning towards the West horizon quickly. I couldn't see it in this dense forest, but at least I knew that the sky had started to darken. In less than thirty minutes, the sky would entirely darken up. We needed to find a place to set our tents before it became darker.

”Hm?” My eyes caught something not too far away from us. ”I think I saw a clearing.”

”Let's go! We need to hurry before it becomes dark.” Sanji hastened his steps, followed by Tom and me.

I did see a clearing. Therefore, I rushed forward to lead them to it. However, as I got closer to it, my steps flattered as amazement filled my mind.

Sanji and Tom were seeing what I was seeing and they, too, stopped in their tracks. We approached the clearing that I saw with eyes full of expectation. There was worry as well as fear inside, but there was also anticipation in our eyes.

However, as we got closer, I was stunned. Did we really find the right place?