Volume 4 Chapter 14 (1/2)

Volume 4 Chapter 14: Hard choice

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

Some dozens of minutes of running through the desert.

I reached the investigation point.

For a few minutes after that, I kept running around.

……Then, I noticed a white light and decided to check it out……

And it seems that that was the right idea.

Behind the wall of white light, which most likely was a barrier, was one man and a big snake. That matches the information given by Michaela.

「White snake and a man with short hair…… Yes, just as Michaela said. So you are Snake God and Edgar from the Archeology Guild?」

The one who answered my question was a man that was lying face up behind the wall.

「Ye-yeah…… And who… Are you? How did you get here……」

「Carrier Axel, who was hired to rescue you.」

Both the man and the white snake reacted to those words.

「Carrier, and that with the name of Axel……?」

「No way…… Flying carrier who the bards sing about?」

「I’m sometimes called by that name as well. I came after taking a request for your rescue from Michaela of the Archeology Guild. ……So, I don’t know which one of you put it up, but do you mind if I pass through the barrier? I can’t even approach since I don’t know if it’s even okay to touch or not.」

「Ah, ye-yes, go ahead. I【Permit].」

With that line from the white snake, I was able to get inside the barrier.

As I came closer to Edgar, he turned only his head to me and said.

「N-now I see. A mighty carrier, just as rumors said. So that’s why you could come even to those cruel lands… cough……」

After speaking only a few words, he coughed.

The dehydration is obvious.

And he wasn’t the only one in that state.

……The snake god’s scales also looked greatly withered……

I already knew that Edgar and the snake god would be severely dehydrated.

So I pull out two tubes from the transportation bag and stick them in front of the two.

「…For now, I brought miraculous water. Can you drink?」

「Yes. Thank you very much……」

The snake god took the tube in their mouth and started drinking.

The dried up scales immediately began regaining color.

Which means that there should be no problem with the snake god. Howeverー

「So-sorry…… That’s a bit too much……」

Trembling, Edgar took the tube and brought it to his lips, but it seems that he had no power left to drink.

As such, I brink out two additional tubes.

And sprayed Edgar and the snake god with them.

Hitting their bodies the miraculous water is immediately absorbed.

「I owe you… one.」

「It’s fine. For now, you should’ve recovered enough to drink by yourself.」

Merely spraying them with the miraculous water cures dehydration and recovers lost magic power.

While being glad that I heard about this from Michaela, I shower them with the water.

A few dozen seconds later.

「……Thank you, Flying Carrier-dono. I feel much better.」

Edgar recovered enough to sit up.

Looks like the situation is no longer critical.

「Good, good.」

「Yeah, but we have used too much water……」

「Really? Well, that can’t be helped. For now, I will check how much water i still have so we can return to the town, please wait for a bit.」

Thus, I decided to confirm the contents of the transportation bag.

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Hearing Axel the Flying Carrier, the snake god thought to herself.

……Ah, he probably can rescue only one of us……

The one who came to us though had enough strength to reach all the way over here and though was praised in many rumors as amazingly skilled, was still but a lone 《Carrier》.

With his physique, he can carry one person at most.

……He can’t possibly carry someone as huge as me.

Though we recovered from dehydration, it still doesn’t change that neither Edgar nor I can move freely.

Thus, it will require him to traverse the desert while carrying one of us. But with his build, it would be impossible to carry me.

…That’s probably the reason why he gave so much water to me.