Day 77: Which way should we go?
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Water Serpent, 29th day.
Weather: Rain
Hmmm. It’s a new morning.
When I opened my eyes, Ms. Noa was next to me… It’s rare for her to sleep in.
Alright, I’ll do my best today to make breakfast!!
Thinking this, I went out of the tent. However, my brother had already started cooking.
He was working expertly with just his right hand. Also, I didn’t know he could cook!?
…I feel somehow defeated. It is humiliating.
The breakfast was surprisingly good… What is wrong with him!?
After eating, we talked about what to do next.
While we had reunited with Ms. Noa, the problem of not knowing our current location was still not solved.
However, there were good things too. Ms. Noa had gathered some rock dew grass!
She had found them by accident while searching for us. Now we could just focus on returning!!
In any case, we wanted to decide on a direction to go.
It would be easy if the sun was out, but it was raining unfortunately…
While troubling over it, I remembered something.
I think I read in a book, that you could tell the direction from the ring in a tree stump?
We are in the mountains, so there are a lot of trees… I might as well try it.
…I cannot find a tree stump.
That makes sense. No lumberjacks would come all of the way out here to the mountains to cut down trees.
As I was about to give up, Ms. Noa suggested that I just make one…
But it’s not so easy… I don’t even have an axe, do I?
Then, use magic! Ms. Noa said as if it was nothing. And then she held up her right hand towards a tree.
In the next instant, there was a sharp sound that seemed to cut through the air.
A moment later, the giant tree began to fall with an eerie creak that echoed around us.
Uh, Ms. Noa is a quarter elf, right…?
To have elf blood and yet so easily knock down trees…
W-well, now we have a tree stump!
Now, it’s time to check the direction! If I remember correctly, the part where the gaps between rings is most narrow is the north?
Hmm…this is actually quite difficult… Is it this side?
As I had trouble deciding, my brother gave some advice.
He said we should try other methods as well.
My brother then taught me a method of using moss and tree branches.
According to him, moss tended to grow on the north side, and branches were fewer to the north.
The side of a tree that had more leaves was the south.
I see. Combined with the tree stump, we might be able to figure it out!
Alright. We decided on a direction, so it is time to leave.
As I had a general map inside my head, it should be fine.
If we continued north from this mountain area, we would come out onto a large town road.
And then we just had to follow it…there was no problem at all.
Tonight, we would camp out in the rain at the foot of the mountain.
Ms. Noa and my brother made dinner.
I offered to help, but both of them stopped me with all of their power… Why!?
It was vegetable soup, bread, salad, and meat skewers.
…The most impressive meal yet!! What is the meaning of this!?
Ahh!?? Ms. Noa and my brother were praising each other’s cooking and becoming friendly!?
Tsk… One day, I will become a good cook as well! Just wait and see!!
Hehe. Still, it is so much more fun when we are all together.
Today’s earnings and expenses:
Rock dew grass (Requested item)
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Balance: 59 silver, 45 bronze
30 cat coins
(≧ヘ≦) Hmph. I know I could do it if I practice!!