Road to Valhalla

Chapter 13: The Dog

Somehow, Chopper managed to drag me out of that place. There were ample supplies for dressing in that town. We took shelter in one of the vacant houses and treated our injuries. Chopper had lost his arm and every time I looked at it, I was in pain. He, having exhausted himself, went to sleep soon after. I foraged for some food and managed to find plenty of it. I thought it would be better if we had a nice meal before leaving and maybe even pack something for the road. It had begun to rain outside. When Chopper woke up, we had a hot meal which tasted heavenly. It is indeed true that hunger is the best spice.

"Are we leaving, Chopper-san?", I asked him over the meal.

"Yes"

"But what about...Azag? He's still at large. We haven't-"

"Lady said we have to kill Fennerick. She never spoke about Azag. So we're done."

"But even so, isn't it too careless?!"

"I'm returning you to Lady tomorrow. Don't make me repeat myself."

I truly felt like a baggage that he just wanted to get rid of.

We set out