Chapter 458 - 451. Tracing Steps
"Phew--now I can make dinner without worry," Bassena let out a breath of relief and tapped on Kei’s shoulder, who was wiping the cold sweat on her forehead. "Talk with Ron and send tomorrow’s planned route to HQ."
"Yes, Sir."
Bassena stretched out and walked away to the camp’s makeshift kitchen with Naoya. It was kind of funny that the one in charge of kitchen duty was the Commander, but Bassena wouldn’t let Zein eat something below his standards, so it was a win for the whole squad.
While waiting for the food, Zein used the time to guide the espers, including Naoya, whose kitchen duty was done after he finished preparing the ingredients for Bassena to work on.
"Aah...direct guiding is still the best," Zhan exhaled slowly and closed his eyes in delight as the soothing sensation washed over him, calming all of the tension caused by adrenaline pumping non-stop for the whole day.
"I know you can do it, but...it still amazed me to this day that you can really guide us all even with Commander on the line," Gus said. "Regardless of the size of your vessel, are you not tired, Zein?"
"It’s fine as long as I’m not fighting directly," Zein said. "A lot of guides don’t realize this, but physical stamina correlates greatly with mental capacity."
"Oh, oh--I know that!" Zhan snapped his fingers. "A healthy mind comes from a healthy body!"
Zein raised his brow in contemplation. "I don’t know that idiom, but well...if your body is low in stamina, you get tired easily. And tired people get cranky easily."
"I can vouch for that," Gus smirked while glancing at the spearman.
"What?"