Book 5: Chapter 8
Zerry-san and I hired a carriage to journey to the Lev Magic Empire as soon as possible. But when the information that the Empire had “collapsed” started circulating, horse-drawn carriages to the Empire suspended operations. The only ones making trips to the Empire were carriages of caravan merchants who saw this as a business opportunity instead.
In a village near the Empire, Zerry-san decided to continue riding on a caravan carriage — by taking on an escort request to get on board — and I decided to “run” ahead first. There are only a limited number of roads that horses can take, but on your own feet you can take many other paths.
Humans are surprisingly capable of doing many things.
「Are you sure about this, bochan?」
「Yes, I’ll probably get there in a day.」
「Are you going to run for an entire day?」
Zerry-san wore an unpleasant expression. I think she will be able to keep up with me, but she doesn’t want to overdo it, it seems.
「Well, I’m sure you can solve all the problems on your own, bochan. There’s no reason for me to go there.」
She seems to have excessive expectations of me.