The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 106 Part 2
After a while, Zofie and Luna also group up with us, and in no time at all, we exterminate all the black dogs.
「We did it, haa, haa, we defeated that many monsters.」
「Haa, haa, Paula, I believe I defeated more than you did. Moreover, there’s a treasure chest. Yay, it’s a low-grade red potion.」
「It’s still too early to rejoice, the scent of blood might attract other monsters, after all. I’m good at dismantling, so I want you all to bring the monsters you’ve defeated to me.」
「「「Roger that.」」」
「… ugh, it hurts, damn it.」
It seems that Juke has been bitten in several places by the black dogs, and is having difficulty to just walk. As he is, he will hinder our march.
「Luna, please heal Juke with sacred magic.」
「…If you say so, Sei-sama….」
Lunamilia seems a little reluctant. While she is treating Juke, everyone else brings over the corpses of the monsters one after the other. I use my craftsmanship to dismantle them one after the other into magic stone, meat, and fur. In the meantime, it seems that Juke’s treatment is over.
「Saint… sama.」
「No, I’m not a saint.」
Juke, who has fully recovered thanks to Lunamilia’s sacred magic, is staring at her with feverish eyes. The focus of his gaze is, of course, her breasts. While Lunamilia was doing her best weaving her magical energy, he was putting up a tent on his own crotch. Lunamilia is giving Juke, who is treating me in a rude manner, the cold shoulder, but he doesn’t seem to notice.
Juke, who has been healed with sacred magic, doesn’t only get his wounds healed, but his complexion has also become better than ever. Had he always been in bad shape?
「Now then, both the dismantling and treatment are done, so let’s get going, shall we? I think it would be better to head for the safe area as soon as possible. Juke, the leopard-stripped newt’s zone or the fan eagle’s zone, have you decided which one we’re going to head to?」
「Huh?! Who died and gave you, a porter, the right to decide things on your own? I’m the one who decides the direction of the party, so don’t say anything unnecessary.」
「… Lunamilia used up quite a lot of magical energy to treat you, you know? Are you saying that despite that, you still don’t want to go to the safe area?」
「Huh, Lunamilia did?! I see, then let’s head to the safe area right away. The fan eagle’s zone is closer from here. Alright, let’s go.」
「「「…..」」」
I have something to say, but for the time being, it looks like we are heading for the safe area, so I will refrain from saying it. Though, I am a little concerned about the fact that the atmosphere in the party is turning for the worse.
After that, we spend around three hours wandering through the forest and fighting numerous monsters, but we are getting nowhere close to the safe area. Paula asks what everyone must be thinking.
「Juke, you’re lost, aren’t you?」
「S, stop saying stupid things. We’re almost there, so just shut up and follow me.」
「「「…..」」」
Hmm~, this is bad. It looks like we are completely lost. It is still only past noon, but if we continue to get lost and end up having to camp for the night in the forest, that would be tough. Unlike the safe area, we would need to have someone stand guard at all times, and if it turns into a battle, we would have to fight amidst the darkness. I wonder if there is anyone who can use light magic other than me.
「Hey, Juke, the forest comes to an end there. The safe area in the fan eagle’s zone is in the meadow, no? It’d be better to leave the forest first, don’t you think?」
「So noisy! How many times do I have to tell you: stop telling me what to do, until you understand, you porter?!」
「I agree with Sei-sama.」
「Me too.」
「Me too~. Honestly speaking, I’ve gotten tired of forest.」
「I think so, too. Even if we can’t make it to the safe area, being in the meadow would be much preferable than being in the forest.」
「I’ll do as Sei says-pyon.」
「If we get out of the forest, maybe we’ll be able to figure out where we are-konkon.」
It seems that everyone agrees with me. If we continued to follow that guy, we would truly end up getting stranded. After deciding to leave the forest without listening to Juke’s opinion, we start walking toward the grassland area.
「Ah, hey, you guys, where the hell are you going without your leader?! Hey, wait up!」
When we ignore Juke and go out of the forest, from there, we can see the entrance of the labyrinth in the distance. Are you for real? That damn Juke, we were just going around in circles in the area of the forest we came into at the beginning, weren’t we? It is already past noon, so I am getting hungry.
「Alright, shall we have lunch? If this place is close to the entrance, we know the way to the safe area.」
「Yes, Sei-sama.」
「Sigh, after all that walking, the place we arrived at is the entrance, huh? I’m hungry.」
「I’ll cut the vegetables.」
「I’ll cut the meat.」
「I’ll watch the surrounding area-pyon.」
「Me too-konkon.」
「Ah, hey. Don’t decide things on your own again….」
With each and every one of us moving as we please, we prepare for lunch. As I have the girls cut the meat and vegetables, I build a simple hearth with earth magic and prepare the pot and fire. For the firewood, I already have some in my storage. Since time passes in the storage, it might be a good idea to cut some trees in the forest to make firewood while we are at it.
We are making a meat-vegetable soup with quite a lot of meat. I also add a fair amount of salt into it. Other than that, we also grill meat on skewers. It seems that Juke is fine with only meat, but we decide to have bread, meat, and soup.
「It’s delicious, Sei-sama.」
「It truly is, I feel like I can eat as much as there is to it.」
「To think I can eat so many vegetables in the labyrinth….」
「Another serving of vegetable soup, please.」
「So tasty-pyon.」
「I’m satisfied-konkon.」
Everyone is eating their meals with relish. Cooking and eating the monster you hunt together with everyone. It is a pleasure that you can only enjoy if you are in a party.
「Tsk.」
Juke is chomping down on the meat single-mindedly. He is the only one who says they don’t want to pay for the bread, vegetables, and fruits, and there is no one who wants to share theirs with him. It seems that as he gets stubborn about it, he ends up getting isolated from the rest of the party. He is the leader, so I hope he could resolve this difference on his own. However, if he can’t get into the party’s circle of friendship by tomorrow, I guess I will give him a helping hand. As expected, if the atmosphere in the party gets bad, there is a risk that it would hinder us in battle. Well, to be honest, there would be no problem even if we were to fight without Juke, but every time that guy gets injured, we would need to rely on Lunamilia’s treatment, which in turn would increase the burden on her.
After finishing our meal, we start walking toward the safe area. It seems that not only us, our other comrades know the way there as well. Along the way, we pass through a place where the fan eagle appears, so we cannot afford to neglect our vigilance to the sky above.
We fight against monsters several times, but we are able to deal with them without any problems. With this party, I don’t think we will have a hard time unless we get surrounded by a large number of monsters. However, perhaps you could say as you would expect, there are many cases where Juke, and only Juke ends up suffering some injuries. Perhaps spurred by a sense of rivalry with the other members of the party, he tends to step too far ahead by himself. Being too conscious of the women, perhaps he is trying to look good in front of them. As long as he doesn’t suffer a serious injury, there is no way I will ask Lunamilia to use sacred magic, which consumes a lot of magical energy, to treat him. At least until we make it to the safe area, let’s have him bear with it.
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Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter
Speed up schedule by 10 hours
Current schedule: Every 90 hours
Juke is juking every rizz opportunity