The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up Trash - Volume 5 - Chapter 245

Chapter 245:

Starved for Sleep

“So sleepy…”

The wind howled all night long. The rattling windows scared me so badly that I couldn’t sleep. For some reason, the hollow whooo noise stirred up anxiety in me.

“Good morning… Are you okay? You didn’t seem to get much sleep last night.”

“I’m okay. I slept a little in the morning.”

“Let’s take it easy today. We’ll just go to the guild to tell them about the snow blooms.”

“Okay.”

I did a little light stretching to trick my weary muscles into thinking they were awake, then we went to the first floor for some breakfast. Inside the dining hall, we found all the other guests seated and talking.

“Good morning,” we said to the people as we passed. They greeted us in reply.

I headed straight for my spot at the table, but Druid joined the circle of adventurers instead. Every morning, they would exchange information. Since I was still a child, I wasn’t allowed to join them, so the morning report had become one of Druid’s daily tasks.

“Good morning.” I greeted Dola, who was serving breakfast, and sat in my seat. Everyone always sat in the same seats—I suppose they got used to the same spot after a few days.

“Good morning. Did you manage to get any sleep during the storm last night? Hm? Ah, judging by your face, that’s a no.” Dola smiled.

Did my face really look that bad? When I looked in the mirror earlier, all I’d seen were some faint circles under my eyes. “Do I really look that ugly?” I asked, feeling a little concerned.

“You’ve got circles under your eyes, and your complexion is a bit dull. You don’t look well, kid.”

Come to think of it, my coloring was a little off. Oh, so I do look that bad.

“Are you sure you’re okay? Do you have a scratchy throat or chills or anything?”

I thought for a second, but nothing came to mind. I shook my head.

“Well, if you’re feeling even a little ill, you let me know, okay?”

“I will, thank you.”

Maybe I should drink one of Flame’s potions just in case? I’ll ask Druid later.

“Something wrong?”

“Dola was worried I caught a cold because my complexion looks so bad today.”

“Ahh, yes. I can understand why.”

So I guess Druid noticed my face, too.

“I was a little worried about it, but you seemed well enough so I thought I’d just keep an eye on you. You do look a bit worse now than you did earlier this morning, though. After breakfast, you should take a po…uh, we’ll talk later.” He shrugged his shoulders.

Druid was probably about to mention Flame’s potions but realized it wasn’t a conversation we should be having in public.

While we ate breakfast, I asked him if there was any news.

“There’s a group of adventurers who deliver meat four times a month to Hatow and the other villages and towns nearby, but they suddenly lost touch with one of their members who was supposed to get here two days ago. They made the basic preparations for winter weather, but they probably didn’t think it was going to be this cold. They’re going to send a search party.”

“Oh dear.”

I thought back to how cold it was yesterday. Even though we had a furnace powered by a red magic stone in our room, it still felt colder than usual.

“Let’s go to the adventurer guild in the afternoon. They’ll probably be busy this morning.”

“Okay.”

Oh, I wonder if that family got back okay last night. I looked around the dining hall and found them in the farthest corner of the room. The kids looked tired, but everyone seemed all right.

Back in our room, we found that Sora and Flame had finished their breakfast.

“We’re going to the adventurer guild in the afternoon. Would you like to come with us?” The three jiggled in reply. Gosh, they’re so cute.

“Want some tea?” Druid asked. He was already in the middle of making some.

“Yes, please.”

“Oh, about what we were saying earlier…”

“Hm?”

“You might be coming down with a cold, so you should take one of Flame’s potions, just in case.”

If I got sick, I’d worry Druid and throw off our plans. It was best that I take some precautions.

“Okay. Hey, Flame, I’m just going to take one of your potions, okay?”

Flame sleepily awakened where it lay on my bed. Despite the default glare in its eyes, the slime was still wonderfully cute.

“Teryuuu…” it sang sleepily.

Can I take that to mean “Sure thing”? I stared at Flame…and the eyes it had fought so hard to keep open gradually closed shut.

“Here you go.” Druid handed me a potion he’d taken out of the magic box while I was waiting for Flame to respond. I poured it into a little cup and gulped it down. I felt a surge of lightness in my body as the potion took effect. I guess I really was starting to get sick.

“Are you okay now?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. Flame’s potions are the best.”

“Okay, then let’s take it easy until after lunchtime. If you want to sleep, go ahead. Not getting enough sleep is bad for your health.”

“Thanks.” Now that I was full, sleepiness was overtaking me. There was no use in me powering through the day anyway. “I think I’ll take a little nap.”

“Okay, sleep well.”

I got in bed and lay down, then Druid gave my head some pats. I closed my eyes, reveling in the soothing feel of his touch.

I was jolted awake. I sat up in bed and stretched my arms as I looked around the room. Druid was gone. I looked over to his bed and saw all three creatures asleep in a pile together. Then I glanced at the window to see warm light flooding into the room. Had the cold gone away today?

Click.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.”

Druid entered the room, bringing the delicious aroma of bread with him. That smell always made me hungry.

“How are you feeling? Your complexion looks much better.”

“I’m totally fine now.” I didn’t feel sluggish at all. I was sleep-deprived no more.

“Glad to hear it. We still have some bread from yesterday. Are you okay with eating that for lunch?”

“Sure, thanks.” I slapped the wrinkles out of my clothes. Hmmm, why are wrinkles so difficult to get out? I probably should have changed clothes before I took my nap.

As we ate lunch, we talked over our plans for the rest of the day. Well, I say “plans,” but we were really just going to the adventurer guild.

“If you’re tired, you can always stay at the inn, you know.” Druid offered.

“Don’t worry, I’m okay now.”

Though Druid was quite worried about me, I managed to convince him to let me come along. I looked over at the creatures, and my eyes met with a very sleepy-eyed Ciel. Was it even fully awake?

“Are you sleepy? You can stay at the inn if you want.”

I was going to take them with us, but they looked too tired. It worried me a little to leave them behind, but I knew they were smart enough to hide if someone came by.

Mew! Ciel yipped unhappily.

“You want to come with us? Will you be okay?”

Mrrrow.

“Pu! Pu, puuu.”

Sora sounded sleepy, but they both wanted to come along. And Flame was…in a deep sleep. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it sleep so deeply before.

“I don’t think the three of them got much sleep last night,” Druid said.

“Really?”

“They were worried about the wind. Every time there was a big gust, they woke up and looked around just like you did, Ivy.”

I nodded in understanding. I had woken up with each gust of wind. That explained why they were so sleepy and lethargic today.

“We should probably take Flame with us, too. I don’t think it’s in any shape to put up much of a fight if anyone breaks into our room.”

The slime really was in a trancelike sleep. There was a chance somebody might discover it.

“Okay, let’s all go to the guild together, then.”

“Pu! Pu, puuu.”

Mrrrow.