Chapter 254: Escape Guide
254 – Escape Guide
…At the moment, the inside of the cave is calm.
We’re no longer leaving right away and are staying here for now instead. At this rate, we’ll be able to recover our MP in here. By the time the guard changes shift in the evening, we’ll have plenty of MP to humanise again.
Having the sacrifices guide us should be more reliable, and we’ll be able to surprise the manticore this way. When searching for it, I’d like to avoid being noticed first, or letting the villagers see me and cause trouble. So far our interactions have gone okay, but that’s because we’ve been interacting with children who have yet to solidify their worldviews, so I can’t imagine it would go so well with adults.
The atmosphere in the cave is worse than when we were humanised. The children are watching cautiously while maintaining their distance.
The eldest girl from earlier is sitting closest to me. It’s as if she’s not frightened, but rather it looks more like she’s taking responsibility for what she said earlier.
My MP is gradually recovering as we rest. At this rate, we’ll be full in a few hours. That should be fast enough to fight the manticore. If nothing unexpected occurs, we should be able to be led to the manticore without problem.
“Dragon-god…sama, umm, you, why exactly are you in here? You could break out at any time… Even now…”
The eldest girl timidly calls out.