Book 1: Chapter 5
* Adventurers *
「…Is he asleep?」Dante asked, while adding branches to the bonfire.
「Yes, looks like it.」Mimino answered, sitting next to the sleeping Reiji.
Everybody took turns to keep the bonfire alight. Dante was in charge right now, but Mimino had been watching over Reiji until he fell asleep.
「A slave child, huh… I think there was a skill orb mine around this area.」
「I don’t care where he came from. To think someone forced such a small child to work as a slave… And till he became so thin… He was eating that cheap meat like it was the most delicious thing he had eaten in his life.」
Mimino reached her hand and brushed aside Reiji’s hair from his eyes.
「Mimino. Reaching out to the poor is your virtue, but keep it moderate.」
「…Is that a general view? Or is it wisdom of your experience?」