Chapter 5 – That incident that happened in the Morcus’s estate (1)

Jade quickly packed his baggage after returning to his hideout.

His empty bag was now filled with items he needed, yet the more he filled, the more he desperately wanted a subspace bag.

Even if it was small, he was sure that he could fit more items into a subspace bag than a regular bag.

“I’m definitely going to buy one this time.”

-If you don’t have enough money, let’s get it from those kids! Or, ask for one of the subspace bags they already have!

“The best thing would be to buy it from the Magic Tower as well as shop for other items.”

-Sounds good! I love seeing new things!

Celestine was happy just thinking about it.

She had been summoned to this world many times before, but it was mostly to fight, never to sightsee.

There was a reason why Celestine and Elestra continued to stay summoned in this world.

Ggyu?

“Eat a lot while we’re here, Hwid. You won’t be able to eat Black Drake meat for a little while.”

Ggyu!!

Although it couldn’t speak, it nodded its head as if to respond to Jade.

It understood what he had said.

And, as if to verify that fact, Hwid followed Jade down to the basement and ripped off a piece of the Black Drake’s tail to eat.

It was slowly thawing the ice with its thunderbolts.

-Whoever raised it has done a magnificent job!

“Help with the thawing. If it continues, it’s going to end up burning the meat.”

-It eats the burnt meat well though? It probably likes the difference in texture.

“You think so? Well, it DOES need to practice controlling its power.”

Jade smiled as he watched Hwid concentrate and slowly thaw the ice.

It was because it was growing up rather quickly for a one year old.

If it was human, they would barely be able to walk, but Hwid was running around fighting against Orcs and Dire wolves and eating them.

-Why are you taking the teeth?

“Since we may run into a dwarf, we should at least be prepared with basic gear. That way I can lower my mana consumption.”

-Are you sure you don’t have some obsession with efficiency disorder?

“I’m just doing the best I can, and besides, what are we going to do if we just leave it here? We should use what we can.”

Jade pulled off a moderate-sized tooth from the Black Drake’s skull.

And, thinking of selling some as well, Jade pulled off two more teeth and placed the three teeth into his bag. As they were placed inside, the bag looked as if it was about to explode.

-We really do need that subspace.

“I’m telling you it’s absolutely necessary. Not only do they have great capacity, but they’re also very light.”

-Let’s take some medicinal herbs too!

Celestine took the lead and headed towards the stairs.

This was all in case Jade had forgotten.

With Sylph’s help, Jade carried a huge buck back to the cave. As he stared at the party that he had left there, he could see they were resting but were still filled with anxiety.

And, as for the two siblings, they were either asleep or dead as they were unable to wake up.

“You came.”

“Go ahead and start cooking the buck first. I will go mix the medicinal herbs I brought with me.”

Heinze’s eyes grew wide as he had been meditating to suppress his internal injuries.

Then, his eyes landed on the buck that Jade brought back with him.

Although it wasn’t enough to fill the stomachs of the big knights, it was more than enough to appease everyone’s hunger.

“Cough! Thank you for bringing the buck with you, but we can’t start a fire. We’re currently in an unspeakable situation.”

Heinze cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment.

He knew very well how strange it was to be asking for help but not giving enough detail.

However, he was unable to tell Jade their circumstance as he didn’t fully trust him yet.

Jade was a formidable person that Heinze wasn’t sure he could win against even if he was at full power, so he didn’t want to show any weakness.

“I understand, since everyone has their own circumstance. Nor, am I curious. I’m just showing a bit of good faith as a fellow human being because this is who I am.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“However, it’ll be best that you guys eat. At this rate, you guys will pass out before we even get to the Morcus estate. If I calculate the distance from a normal, strong man’s perspective, it’ll take at least two days to reach our destination.”

“Two days…..”

Heinze dwelled on Jade’s words.

Two days could be considered long or short.

However, the one thing he was sure about was the time was much shorter than he expected.

“As long as we don’t run into any complications, if we leave tomorrow morning, we’ll be able to reach the Morcus estate by the following night.”

“Perfect.”

“Only, if we’re constantly able to move without anyone passing out. So, eat. You don’t need to worry about the smoke. Sylph.”

With Jade’s summon, a cute spirit appeared.

As Jade had purposely summoned her to be visible, Heinze’s eyes shook.

He now understood why Jade was confident with them eating the buck.

“I apologize for the late introduction. My name is Ince.”

“My name is Jade.”

Heinze naturally used his alias because his real name was well known.

And, if Jade by chance knew who he was, it would complicate their situation even more, so he chose to use his alias instead.

“Your accent sounds like it’s from Paulstein.”

“That’s right. When I was young, I lived on Baron Leon’s land, although I’m currently living by myself in the Great Forest.”

“Is it to train yourself?”

“Pretty much.”

Heinze stealthily and inquisitively interrogated.

He had naturally grasped information from Jade.

Of course, his eyes were fixated on the buck, since he was trimming it.

As for the knights, they were getting drinking water and the bonfire ready.

“As expected, there are many people who come to the Great Forest to become stronger. Especially the ones that have run into a wall.”

“And, a lot of them die.”

“But there are some that overcome that wall, since they face trials that are life threatening.”

“Either way, the probability is about half half, so whether they succeed or fail, eat this. It’ll help alleviate your internal injuries. Although you won’t fully recover, you can apply the rest of it onto your external injuries.”

Mixing the medicinal herbs that he had brought; Jade separated the medicine onto two plates and gave one of the plates to Heinze and the mage.

It was medicine to help with internal injuries, but instead of drinking it, Heinze gave it to the mage first.

“Wow, it’s really effective. It makes me feel somewhat better.”

“It’s best to go to a temple for internal injuries. I only now how to administer first aid.”

“Even with this I’m very thankful, since I don’t feel any more pain.”

Noticing that the mage was fine, Heinze also took a sip.

As he did, he felt his body getting better, just as the mage had said.

Gulp!

After a while, the buck was fully cooked through the bonfire.

As oil dripped from the meat, an amazing smell filled the insides of the cave. And, as it did, everyone within the cave swallowed their saliva.

Not having eaten a decent meal the past few days, the meal before them was a sumptuous feast.

“Eat.”

“Thanks.”

Jade spoke as he poked at the buck meat with a dagger. And, hearing his words, Heinze was the first to reach out and cut the buck meat.

He was first preparing portions for the two siblings.

Once he was done, the knights and mage then reached out and did the same.

“Sniff!”

“This is so good…..”

“How long has it been since out last meal…..”

Tears began to form around the eyes of the knights as they hastily ate the buck meat.

Jade had only sprinkled some salt and pepper onto the meat, but the meal tasted better than any other meal they had ever tasted.

They carefully ate everything without leaving a single piece of cartilage.

“So good…”

“It’s okay right?”

“Yeah, it’s sooo good. Even though there’s barely any seasoning on it.”

The siblings were also impressed.

They would have never looked at buck meat in the past, but right now, it had a heavenly taste to them.

That’s why the two ate their meal without care.

“Mmm!”

“Huhu. So good.”

“I wish I could just fall asleep after eating this….”

“We can’t do that. We need have someone standing watch.”

Everyone had a languid expression now that they were healed and full.

They were unable to contain their body’s wants.

However, Heinze was the only one who was able to maintain a stern expression.

“I can have Sylph on standby for night watch.”

“Even still, we MUST have one person switch off.”, Heinze firmly spoke.

He did not deny the convenience of having a spirit, but he did not fully trust Jade yet.

That’s why he decided to number the knights for the watch.

“If it’s one at a time, it shouldn’t be too bad.”

“I will stand watch as well.”

The mage merrily raised his hand.

He couldn’t be active in the battle due to his injuries, but he was fine enough to take part in the watch.

In addition, he had an alarm spell available for use.

However, the siblings were exempt from participating.