31 - The 31St Little Trip
"All right! Breakfast is ready!
I wake up Gon and Lars, who are still sleepy-eyed. Irimo wakes up early, so I give him some water and carrots to eat. He rubs his face against mine when I bring him some. What a cute horse he is.
In the morning, I served him fried eggs, vegetables, and baked bread, French fries made of sliced potatoes and deep-fried tofu, and for dessert, a takaimo I had made at the interval. The beautiful sunrise made me feel strangely motivated, so I made a large quantity of french fries and fried potatoes and put them in the infinite storage with zenzai (sweetened red bean paste).
Well, it's time to go. Since there is no sign of anyone on the map, it is safe to leave Lars out in the open. Then, I use the map to search for "Krulkan", who I assume is a member of Lars' family. I look carefully and... there they are. There seemed to be a herd of several dozen of them in the middle of the Juka Mountains.
It takes about 5 days to reach the Djuka Mountains from here through the forest. From there, it seems to be a day's climb up the mountain. If Ilimo's wings were used, the trip could be completed in a day, but unfortunately, Ilimo's flight time is limited to two hours, and even so, the day before, when he came to my place with those idiots on board, he was forced to fly for six hours.
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Normally I would have passed out and crash-landed long ago, but it seems that the fox forced me to fly there. I can't let them force me to do it again since I've been forced to do it again and again. I asked him if he should wait until he recovers, but he immediately said that I should send Lars back. He said that it would be no problem at all for him to walk. I am willing to accept his kind words, but considering Ilimo's situation, we are taking a much slower route this time.
We made good progress through the forest. To our delight, the forest monsters are attacking us. My skills are hidden from the public, and I have no H! and M!? and M! Well, if someone sees it, what's this guy? I know you will be wondering why I did this, but I was a demon, and some rather strong C- to B-ranked demons attacked me.
Naturally, I killed most of them instantly, but once in a while, a big rat of E rank would appear, and Lars would fly out and hunt it down. He would eat them as a snack for himself.
Lars usually flies along with us, but he disappears at any moment, so I was quite surprised at first. Well, with a map, we could figure out where he was without any problem, but he would go very far away chasing his prey, and when he came back, there was no one there, and we had to rescue Lars who was in a panic.
He is such a fickle guy, but when he gets tired, he comes fluttering to me for a "cuddle" and takes a nap in my arms. I was able to see such a slightly smiling side of him.
Fortunately, on the second morning of our second day in the forest, more than one Carsshalloree appeared after a long time. They were 50 meters away from us in the forest when we were about to have breakfast. I was about to catch them when all of a sudden Ilimo rushed toward Carsshalloreh. The giant bull also rushes toward Ilimo. This was truly a battle of horse versus ox, Unicorn Pegasus and Carr's Charolais. The result was a crushing victory for Ilimo, and the giant bull, pierced between the eyes by her horns, was killed without a trace. There were three horses left, and two of them fell prey to Ilimo's horns. One of the remaining cows saw the scene and ran away like a rabbit.
Later, Gon told me that the cows that Ilimo killed were all males, and that the one he let go was a female cow. It seems that three males were fighting over a female, and she was already carrying a baby. There are idiots in the cattle world, too. The point is that a cow interfered with the love affair of a cow, and was pierced to death by a horse.
It was a pity. Cows are best when they are female...".
Gong was the only one who regretted it.
Gon had successfully dismantled the giant cow. He turned into a human being and used the iron sword he borrowed from me to cut it into pieces. He told me that when he was a fox, he used to live under the eaves of a butcher's shop, and that he used to watch the butcher butcher butchering and butchering the meat every day. By the way, Gon, who has a big appetite, once stayed not only in a butcher's shop but also in a fishmonger's shop, and is said to have the skill to cut down both meat and fish. Now let's have him butcher some orc meat! He is surprisingly reliable.
However, the scene of a fox-faced man dismantling a cow in the nude is quite eerie. Since it is sure to be traumatic if you see it at night, we have made a rule that Gon's butchering is done only during the daytime.
After noon on the second day, more meat dishes were prepared. Even though he is a male, he is still a cassiarolee. The taste was not half bad. Three days of barbecue in the afternoon and grilled meat in the evening followed. I think it's time to stop eating meat for a while.
At night, we went to bed in my ward. The temperature and humidity were set just right, so everyone slept soundly. Lars seemed to like to sleep on my arm, and asked for it every night. I refused once, but he cried and got angry. I had no choice but to sleep with him in my arms, but he is really a crying dragon. I wonder if he will be okay in the future.
Finally, on the fifth day in the forest, just as the sun was beginning to set, we finally left the forest. Finally, we enter the realm of dragons.