Chapter 384: Stroll
「 I just tell them,「 『Pardon the intrusion. Commemoration of Exploring With Everyone By the River Es Number 6, Number 7. 』 【Teleport】—『Pardon the intrusion. Commemoration of Exploring With Everyone By the River Es Number 8, Number 9, Number 10, Number 11. 』 【Teleport】. 」
「 Your teleportation doesn’t use mana ーas if, right? And what’s up with that ‘exploration commemoration number thing?」
Hauron is right, 【Teleport】does consume mana. However, the spirits’ and my 【Teleport】only use a miniscule amount. Some spirits with tangible bodies can’t even use 【Teleport】, but it’s not an absolute impossibility.
「The exploration commemoration part is the spirit’s name. 『Pardon the intrusion. Commemoration of Exploring With Everyone By the River Es Number 12. 』 【Teleport】. 」
「Wait, wait a minute!! That’s too sloppy! Wayyy too sloppy!! And what’s with this speed!? 」
Hauron was saying something, but let’s just ignore him.
「Alright, I think we’re almost there since we’re already here. We can go slower now. 」
The temple relief is an art that depicts snakes emerging from jars, their bodies transforming into flowing water. One theory suggests that two tributaries merged to form the Es River. The map now shows the point where two rivers converged.
I’ll come back later to name the spirits around that area again. Everyone is here with me right now, so I can’t just focus on the spirits.
The spirits didn’t approach us, but smart-looking hippos aggressively attacked us. Dinosso took one down with his sword, and Khan slashed at the hippo that I kicked away.
「Hmpf…. 」
Khan glanced at the annihilated hippos and snorted.
「So this is what monsters are like around here, huh.」
Dinosso said as he flipped one of the monsters over with the tip of his sword and checked it out.
「The hippo monsters that look like these are very tough and they’ll charge at their enemies, but actually, they don’t really move around. They only barrel towards you if you get too close to them. Oh, and soft-shelled turtle monsters are hiding in quagmires, so it’s kinda gross. 」
「Hmmm. 」
Dinosso put away his sword while looking around.
「Can I just go home? 」
Retze said with a grave expression.
「It’s fine, the spirits are guarding you properly, so don’t worry, okay? 」
「But I can’t see them… 」
Retze’s eyes were glazed over as he responded to Hauron.
「Well, it’s true that you’ll feel safer with a body guard you can see, huh. Ehem, 『Doggy, are you there? 』 」
「Did you call me, Human? 」
A jet-black dog appeared out of thin air. His ears were still standing upright as usual.
「Yup. Uh, can you guard Retze for one day? I’ll give you mana now and after we’re done too. 」
I tried transferring mana to Doggy and he received it.
「Mm. It has been a considerable while since I last savored the essence of human mana, save for the recent incident. Among the annals of time, yours stands out akin to ambrosia. Your wish shall be granted.」
Doggy declared before trotting to Retze.
Ah, how enviable, Retze looked like he’s walking a ginormous dog without a leash, so cool.
「Oy, Khan and Hauron are about to collapse…. 」
「I don’t even know how to react. 」
Dinosso and Retze.
「Fuhahahaha!! Worship me, Human!! 」
Doggy declared while looking like he’s howling.
「Stekar, the God of Tempest and War is… 」
「Beside Retze… 」
Khan and Hauron.
That’s right, you toss your neck back and purse your lips when you howl, huh. So cute.
「Based on everyone’s stories, Doggy is probably the strongest guy around here when it comes to fighting, so I think you’ll be safe with him. 」
I got a feeling that Es absolutely surpasses him in power, but maybe it’s a different thing from battles.
「Can’t I go home..? 」
「Wait. It hasn’t even been a quarter of an hour yet. 」
Retze and Khan.
「Are you dissatisfied with my, this great Doggy’s guardianship!? 」
Doggy puffed his chest out and barked out.
「Cough! 」
Dinosso managed to stop himself from spurting!! Ack, he didn’t!!
「Dissatisfied my foot, what nonsense… 」
Hauron averted his eyes.
「Uh, I just wanted to protest that you’re far too overpowered to be a mere escort… 」
「Oooh, so that’s what it is, huh! No need to fret, other than the lovely Es, everything is but a trivial existence to this Doggy! 」
Doggy was elated after hearing Retze’s mumbling beside him.
「Maybe we should get going if we’re going; Khan and Hauron are getting weaker for every ‘Doggy’ coming out of you guys. 」
Dinosso commented.
「Fuhahahahaha! You must be trembling in fear just by hearing my name, but today I pardon you! 」
Doggy seemed to be enjoying himself.
We continued on our way, trekking the riverbank as we climbed upstream of the River Es,with the strangely swaying Khan and Hauron in tow.
「I guess we can see it anytime soon. 」
「What? 」
Dinosso asked back.
「The place where the two rivers converge. 」
「Mm, you must be referring to the Eye of Black Es and Breastmilk Es, the birthplace of the vortex, huh? 」
Doggy responded to my question.
「Black, B-Breast? 」
Black must literally mean the color, but what about the breastmilk? 」
「Mm. It’s the sacred milky white river. 」
Doggy nodded his head pompously.
Breastmilk Es!? What’s up with that naming, huh..!
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Hauron… calm your tits. You people are just as bad, just on a different axis. Besides, Jean has mod support, unlike you.