A bed! This is great. My legs are sore. My feet are cramping. I'm tired after a good night's meal. The bed isn't as big as the one in my bedroom, but that doesn't stop me from jumping into it. Everything is luxurious compared to when I was in Aru Village. Even having a roof over my head is enough for me.
"Don't jump on the bed!"
"Right! I'm sorry!" [Diana]
"Good. Now go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow"
"I will! Thank you, Granny!" (Diana)
I'm still worried about Tio. I can't help but feel sorry for her. I know what it's like to be kidnapped. I saved Siti from the false Hydra once, and now hopefully I can save Tio as well.
Before I fall asleep, I look at the Grasshopper Golem's glow. It still has the same intensity, so I can only assume that the carriage has indeed stopped for a while. Isn't this the perfect time for me to... No good... My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier. I don't think I have the energy to chase after them. Before I fall asleep, I told the Grasshopper Golem to wake me up if he senses any movement from his family members. I don't know how the little grasshopper golem will fare, but I can only pray.
"You are becoming more and more powerful, Diana, and you are beginning to learn more and more about the world. Your conversation with the Goddess through her favorite daughter the other day was unexpected but welcome, and now you have found my daughter, but it will be a long time before..." [?]
"Ouch! Grasshopper Golem! Why did you bite my nose... Your glow! Oh, no!" [Diana]
What was that dream again? Isn't that the voice of the fairy queen Titania? Not good! I can't concentrate anymore. I can hear granny asking me if everything is all right. How long have I slept? 3 am and the carriage is moving? I am going to run after it myself! The granny tries to stop me, but I'm sorry.
"Sleep" [Diana]
I am very sorry. I will definitely apologize later. I'm not doing it on purpose, but just like what Sas said, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Since I already asked the grandmother which road leads to Gastrium, I should take the road. Some of the village guards are patrolling. I'm sure they'll stop me from following Tio, so I quickly activate my invisibility spell and sneak past them. Unlike the castle or any of the noble houses, they only have a simple barrier, simple enough that I can easily manipulate it in my sleep. Now I'm worried about what will happen to this village if someone tries to hurt them.
This time, since I am following the correct route, I feel like I am actually gaining some distance. I don't know where the border is between this village, which is under Aunt Amleth, and Gastrium, but I feel like I'm entering an unknown land. Think. I'm sure the half-hafling-half-golem head librarian or Mr. Caprio told you about it. If I'm not mistaken, that land is
[DANGER] [DANGER]
"Fireball!" [Diana]
What is it? Is it some kind of monster? It came out of a large egg-like structure. It's using darkness to hide itself well. It also avoids my search magic. I can't sense it with my eyes or magic, but my blessing tells me that it's circling around me right now, and when it tries to get closer, my blessing warns me with
[DANGER]
"Fairy Queen Titania Blessing! Help me! Make this strange creature sleep!" [Diana]
"..."
It falls asleep as I directly touch its head and pull out a powerful sleeping spell and reinforce it with Fairy Queen Titania's blessing. It fell asleep instantly, and without wasting a single second, I used my earth magic to impale it, penetrating its heart. It's still scary how powerful a simple sleep spell from Fairy Queen Titania is. This creature doesn't make a sound. It dies in its sleep.
"Light" [Diana]
I used a ball of light spell to get a better look at that black colored creature. It's really strange looking. Its head is unlike anything I have ever seen before. Its tail is like a scorpion's, a long one. Its body is made of black colored goo, or maybe it turns into goo after I kill it? I'm not sure, just as I'm about to take a closer look, the grasshopper golem bites my nose again, and I start sprinting again.
As I continue, I can see that the sun has begun to rise, and with it, I can see from a distance, a line trying to enter a city. I guess that's Gastrium.