My aim is to go to Otorwa(オトルワ) Town.
It's the closest town to Ratomi Village.
There are several villages up to Otorwa, but there are peddlers trading with Ratomi Village so I don't plan to stay long.
They won't bother searching for me this far, but I'm still worried.
Just thinking about getting caught in the next village irritated me.
There is a road connecting each village.
However, because I don't want to get seen as much as possible, I walk on the animal path near the village road.
...
This is bad!
I desperately moved my leg.
To run even if it's only slightly faster.
There is a rumbling* sound, coming to me from behind. (T/N: idk what sound effect is appropriate)
I don't have a leeway to see what's chasing after me!
What I understand is….if I stop I'll die!
What do I do, what should I do?!
Umm, in this case, let's escape to the top of a tree.
...There are no trees to climb!
Next is... not good.
It's catching up.
AH! T, tree discovered!
Absolutely, I'll made it there!
I run desperately like I was going to die, and climb the tree in frantic
I did it….. I'm saved~.
My body is covered in sweat.
I'm glad it's not a monster that can climb a tree.
I might have let my guard down a little after leaving the village.
If I don't fix it, the forest might become dangerous.
Let's stop here for the day and take a rest.
I'm tired and can't move my body.
Anyway, I wonder what's chasing me?
...Haah.
I'm worried about the future.
...
I was scared, and couldn't sleep much.
It can't be helped.
For now, let's just get down from the tree.
Eh?
So high!
I was surprised after checking where I was.
It seems that I had climbed up to the very top of a tall, big tree.
…..I'm afraid to go down.
I got a lot of scratches and cuts, but I was able to go down…..that's a relief.
Four degraded potions were used to heal the wounds.
This potion seems to have deteriorated a little too much.
I look at the village road.
After a little thought, I decided to go on the animal path.
This time, I proceed with caution.
The pace will slow down, buy life is more important.
I walk while gnawing the dried meat.
I'm worried that the smell might attract monsters, but I can't help it, I'm hungry.
...
I was chased many times, but I was able to barely escape.
My injuries are increasing, but my life is alright.
There seems to be more ferocious animals and monsters in the forest than I had imagined.
There's no choice but to be aware of their presence quickly. (もっと早く,気配に気付けるようにならなければ.)
On the eight day, I was able to arrive at a place where I could hear crowds of people.
It seems that I finally arrive at the vicinity of the neighboring village.
However, since I have decided to avoid it, I will go around the village.
I went a little way around so that I couldn't be seen from the village, and found myself in a wide place.
This is a garbage dump.
I look at the garbage while paying attention to the presence of people and monsters.
There's a magic bag.
It's a degraded version, but I definitely want it.
I found that there were ten magic bags that were thrown away.
I'd like to take it all…..but it will become a burden.
When I'm looking at the garbage for a while, I felt the presence of people coming closer.
There's a rock close by, so I hide myself to see what's going on.
"Hurry it up!"
"I know!"
There was a clatter, and after a while the presence went away.
It's a child's voice, it seem they came to practise throwing away something. (子供の声だった,おそらく練習した何かを捨てに来たのだろう.)
I'm glad, they didn't notice me.
The new thing that got thrown away seems to be a potion.
I put some potions into a bag that is hung over my shoulder.
I was troubled, but I decided to bring the ten magic bags with me. (迷ったけど,10個のマジックバッグを持って移動した)