In short, there is no need to dwell too much on things that have passed.
"If you work too hard, your hair will turn gray."
The young man took a deep breath and pushed back all the unfathomable mysteries in his heart.
Snap! Snap!
He patted his cheek twice, and the slight pain made him wake up a lot.
Where did Heimer and the others go?
The young man looked around and saw no sign of them, and it seemed very quiet outside, not like there was anyone there.
Those people should not leave me behind, but where did they go?
"Let's go find them...eh?"
Just when he was about to get out of the car and look for others, he subconsciously touched the belt around his waist and found that the dagger that was supposed to be on his waist was missing.
Where is the sword?
Don't lose this sword!
The anxious young man immediately got up.
He half-crouched on the carriage and kept groping around him. He was relieved when he found his dagger.
"Actually put it here? It seems that I was indeed asleep."
The dagger is actually placed in a corner on his left hand side, where it is easily visible.
However, the dim-minded young man thought that the dagger should be placed far away, and because the black scabbard on the dagger was very inconspicuous, he spent a long time looking for it.
Did I take this sword off my body last night?
The young man scratched his head and found that he had no impression at all.
I was really tired last night, and my memory of that time is also very vague.
He had almost forgotten what he said and did at that time.
"Stop worrying and go find them."
There is no point in worrying about these things all the time, as long as the sword is not lost anyway.
This dagger was given to him by Veracodo, and the young man didn't want to waste someone's efforts.
As soon as he got off the carriage, the young man walked to the front of the carriage and took a look.
I found that the black horse "Lightning" in front of the carriage was tied to a tree next to the horse's reins, nibbling on the grass on the ground leisurely.
"Hey! It looks like your injuries are okay."
The young man turned around and greeted the horse.
Thanks to this dark horse, they were able to escape yesterday. This dark horse can be regarded as a great contributor.
However, "Lightning" did not stop chewing the dewy grass because of the boy's words.
It just held its mouth full of grass, raised its head, and glanced at the approaching young man with one of its eyes.
Hiss~
"Lightning" found that nothing happened and lowered his head again, and continued to eat the grass on the ground.
"Um, is it an illusion? Why do I think you just said that I'm 'very annoying'..."
What's going on?
The look in the horse's eyes just now seemed a bit... arousing the desire to let his fist meet its face in a very friendly way?
If you could sum up the look this horse gave you in one word, it would be - short of a draw?
There is also a pile of fresh grass piled around the black horse, which must have been brought here by Zeref and the others.
It seemed that these people were not leaving in a hurry, and they did not appear to have been attacked. Otherwise, they would not have had time to prepare fodder for the horses.
Thinking of this, the boy's idea of looking for Heimer and others faded away.
After all, as long as the carriage and luggage are still here, they will have to come back eventually.
Huh~huh~
The two big nostrils of "Lightning" were blowing hard, seemingly in response to the boy's words.
"Can I take it to mean 'whatever you think'?"
The boy clapped his hands and walked to the side of "Lightning".
Looking at the horse up close, even if the young man was reluctant, he had to praise the horse's perfect posture.
His muscles are well-proportioned, not fat, and his limbs are not only strong but also slender. You can tell at a glance that he has excellent endurance and speed.
Perhaps the speed alone is not as good as the horse racing in the boy's impression.
But just seeing how this black horse was able to pull a carriage with several people and a bunch of cargo, running for several hours, made the wolf-headed people give up the pursuit, this performance was obviously not comparable to the horse species in his original world.
The pure black fur is quite beautiful, and if it weren’t for the hair loss in several places (probably from wolf bites and with ointment applied on it), it would really be a fine horse.
To be precise, even if it loses some hair, this dark horse named "Lightning" is still a good horse.
It is said that heroes have three loves: one loves magic weapons, the other loves horses, and the third loves beauty.
Although the young man didn't think he had anything to do with the hero, he still had a fondness for good horses.
After looking at "Lightning" for a few times, the black horse was still eating grass well, so the boy wanted to reach out and touch the mane on its back.
"Hello?!"
As a result, before the boy's hand even touched half of the horse's hair, "Lightning" hit him with his head.
Yes, just push it over!
This stupid horse simply thought of itself as some kind of creature with two horns on its head, but the boy didn't feel like he was wearing a red cloak.
"Uh...ah..."
That's right, the boy was pushed away like this, his body drew an imperfect parabola, and finally his whole body was smashed into the haystack.
The horse was probably merciless in the collision just now. He couldn't get up for a while and could only scream in pain for a long time in the haystack.
"You are so cruel."
The young man finally stood up holding his chest.
Although the impact was not light, I was still rough-skinned and fleshy. The place where I was hit was a little painful, but I felt that my body should be fine.
It was just that the culprit had no intention of reflecting on it at all. He turned around, pointed his horse's butt towards the grinning boy, and waggled his tail briskly.
"hateful!!"
Obviously this horse seemed quite docile before, but now the boy's good impression of it is gone.
"Forget it, let's not argue with a horse..."
Competing with a horse is a shame.
What's more, he is too embarrassed now.
The young man was walking swayingly while holding on to the carriage, and the brisk humming of the cheap horse came from behind.
"..."
I really don’t know where I provoked it, and it won’t do anything if I touch it... ugh!
The young man returned to the carriage, and as soon as he sat down, he untied his clothes to check his injuries.
There was a patch of red on the chest, but there was no bruise or swelling, and the ribs were all fine, so I guess it wasn't even a minor injury.
only--
"It stinks!"
Now his whole body is exuding a stench, and the odor is quite special, with a fresh grassy smell...
Was he pushed into the horse manure pile by that guy?
No, this shouldn't be a question.
It was obvious that he had been pushed into the horse manure pile by it! And judging from the heat, it was still fresh!
"Did that guy calculate the location accurately?"
When I think about my back being covered with horse manure, even a young man who has seen the world gets goosebumps all over his body.
Unexpectedly, I was full... No, I haven't eaten anything yet... I went to the carriage and teased the horse, but before I succeeded, I ended up like this.
With his embarrassed appearance, not to mention going to find Heimer and the others, the boy now had no choice but to avoid seeing them.
"That guy, I remember, I will definitely mix something in the grass you eat next time."
This was a meaningless statement, and the young man felt that given his own personality, he would definitely not give it laxatives.
Well, it’s hard to say what else to put in it, haha...
"There isn't much time, I have to take a shower quickly."
The young man took off all the dirty clothes on his body. He would have to wash them all later.
And all traces must be dealt with before others come back.
Then you can pretend like nothing happened.
If you are asked what the situation is, you have to think of a reason that can perfectly cover it up.
From the car, he only found a suit of clothes that was one size larger than his body. It seemed that his figure was considered small for that village.
There's no other way around it if you don't have suitable clothes. You can't hang around naked, so you can only make do with what you wear.
But looking like this, I am so unlucky that I don’t even have any suitable clothes!!
Now he has to find a place with water and wash his clothes and himself well.
I don't know if there is any water source nearby, just in case my luck is really "good" today.
Maybe he won't be able to find water until everyone else comes back.
"Why!"
The sighing young man was wearing clothes that were long enough to touch the floor, with a clean cloth draped over his shoulders and a pile of smelly dirty clothes in his hands.
If others see you like this, your face will be completely lost!
"Oh! Ah! What have I suffered from!"
With the black horse behind him neighing with joy of victory, the young man like a defeated dog embarked on the road to find water.