CH 16

Good morning. Quite a refreshing morning we have today.

Yesterday I went straight to bed after meal, and it was morning the next thing I knew. Time just flew by. Just how fatigued I was.

Think I'm going with salad and french fries for breakfast...

Gotta make some snacks too.

After breakfast, I went and stocked up more foodstuff just in case.

I'll use up all the space I have in the refrigerator.

There's now enough to sustain Alma and me for one week easy, but who knows how long it's gonna take for this town to be back to normalcy after the Stampede, so might as well.

Also no telling if we're getting surprise visitors like yesterday.

There's some food from the guild provision we got, but most rations don't taste good...

People are distributing fliers and making announcements regarding the incoming Stampedes all over the town.

I did right shopping early. Even saw some stores closing up this morning.

My fund is finally starting to run dry. Can't hunt magic beasts in the forest since it's been closed off. I could easily gather more than 100 pieces of herbs if I tried though, guess that's what I'll do.

I can just imagine receptionist Neia-san's scream, but this is a time of emergency, forgive me.

And now we're currently heading to the guild carrying a heap of herbs.

I collected them from multiple spots, so the soil condition should be well kept. Hopefully.

I went through the usual swinging western door and headed for Neia-san's counter.

"Welcome! Are you here to deliver herbs!?"

She sounded high spirited, her frightened face was nowhere to be seen.

"Yes... Somebody's full of motivation today."

"I am! With Stampede day growing closer, getting as many herbs as we could will help saving the wounded when the time comes!"

She's doing her best to reduce casualties huh.

Her enthusiasm is obvious not just from her words but also gestures.

I can feel a strong determination from her, a far cry from her usual timid self. I might have underestimated her a bit.

It should be fine then no?

"Come at me with 50 or even 60 of them! I'll take care of it all!"

"Man, look at how dependable you sound. Then, here you go please."

BAM

Neia-san's face stiffened up when she saw the sack that gave out that noise as I dropped it on her counter.

I've gathered 173 pieces of herbs. Around five times the usual amount. Carrying them all the way here was quite the hassle.