"So, what did you bring? I really want to eat so at right now. I miss the taste of chicken and its juicylicious wings. You know what I an, Okami, now, do you?"
"Change of course. We'll be vegetarians for this day onward."
"WHAT!" Ryoshi shouted. "What do you an veget-? You're kidding, right?"
I shook my head in response. "Did I ever tell a lie?"
Silence filled the air as I placed all the herbs, berries, and vegetables inside the boiling pot of soup. We could already taste the simring vegetables touching our tongue, but the smoke did not pack a punch.
It was what Ryoshi ntioned, having organic foods as our nourishnts was incomparable against crimson flesh at. I had nothing against vegetarians, but the two of us wanted so viands on our rice, paired with a splash of soy sauce to add colour.
"What happened to the boar? O-Or the rabbits you've told ?"
All Ryoshi could do was sulk in the corner while pouring the soup into his mouth. He was also thinking of all those dishes in his head while slurping the bowl clean. If my friend was a dishwasher in a restaurant, he could've aced all the plates in one go.
After filling ourselves with our green al, Ryoshi and I went to hit the sack. Since the two of us were living in the wilderness, the two of us planned duty roll-calls every six hours.
"Sa as last ti?" I asked.
Ryoshi gave a nod and went to the make-shift futon. I was the one on watch right now, so I prepared my post and warded off the insects near my place.
I placed all our equipnt and cooking tools in the [astral space] while cleaning every dirt I could find. The miscellaneous job took forever to finish, but I finally did everything I could to make the atmosphere less gloomy.
However, there were still things that I needed while watching the scenery. There were a lot of things left by Ryoshi and when we ate our bowl. The two of us made a ss and even left our leftovers in the open. By burying the residues underground, we could avoid getting spotted by those monsters lingering in the forest.
I took the temporary shovel with and shovelled the dirt to the sides. But upon seeing the orbs blinking from afar, I went to the sides and nudged Ryoshi's shoulders.
"Hey, can you lend a hand…?"
Instead of a response, Ryoshi growled in his sleep and turned to the other side. I could only frown in dismay, knowing that I had to do this on my own.
"Having your help would speed things up, you know?" I whispered, but Ryoshi's persistent snores kept annoyed. I was better off dealing with these anomalies than asking for anyone's help.
I heaved out a sigh and went to explore the woodlands once again. I did not mind leaving Ryoshi alone, knowing that he was a light sleeper. One slight touch on his hair, Ryoshi would burst his eyes open and scream to anyone near his face.
However, exhaustion hit him hard where my nudging hands never cracked his shell. And the monsters would growl near Ryoshi's ears, which would be enough to wake him up for good. So now, clearing out these pesky creatures of the wild was a job for to handle. Even though I hated it, these beasts landed in my duty hours.
Ryoshi would've done the sa thing if he was the one awake right now. I really wanted to save my strength and have my beauty sleep, but I guess the pipe dream needs to wait.
....
The bushes rustled with the wind as I returned to my campsite. All the dirt glued themselves on my face, as if I placed so lotion of so sort in my daily night routine. As I stepped foot near the make-shift tent, Ryoshi's figure welcod my eyes. A mixture of emotions greeted my sight as I heard the pestering snores of my best friend.
"Wake up."
I kicked the sloth on his side, jolting Ryoshi awake from the ground. As he turned around, his eyes widened in shock while welcoming into his imaginative world.
"I had a dream, Okami, that you were out in the woods, fighting against these monsters! Yikes! It was a really scary dream, and you were really, really mad at !"
"What a realistic dream you have, Ryoshi. Now, get off from my bed and do your duty." My stern face, accompanied by my low-pitch voice, escaped from my mouth.
I had my arms crossed the entire ti, which Ryoshi also noticed at the end of our conversation. That man moved to the side like a snail and cleared his throat.
"Six hours… right on ti," Ryoshi murmured, but I was already fast asleep.
...…..
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Ryoshi's Point of View
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Sothing was not right when I last talked with Okami. He was all cranky and sadistic, which was clearly like him, but not really. He would usually nag about sothing and snarl at about sothing. But right now, Okami was not in the mood to do all of those.
I perched on the side and watched the night sky. The stars in Code were incomparable from the ones we had on Earth. Thousands of buildings blocked the view, so seeing sothing like this was a blissful ti…
Not until the death ga showed up and ruined everyone's life.
"I just want to play video gas… and here I am, stuck inside this world, with him…"
Despite my rant, I was thankful enough for Okami. He was the reason I kept living in this world. If he had not co for my rescue, the elves could've ended my life. My family would've been sad to know that I'm gone both in Code and on Earth.
I recalled all the mories I have had in my life while gazing at the constellations. That one scene that haunted the most was the girl I accidentally killed with my arrows. I was new to this ga, and I wanted to help. But it turned out, I was still an underleveled character and ran away from the scene… like a coward.
After returning to that scene, I saw two girls, sisters, once again. I strumd the string from my bow and fired my arrow, only to see it hit the little girl from the older sister's arms. Once the bolt pierced through the girl's head… the older one ran away.
"Who wouldn't?" I said.
I filled my words with regret as I cradled myself to a fetal position. If I could turn back ti, I could've played this stupid ga first to save that little girl's life.
It was all my fault that the girl died. And if I were in the older sister's position, I would have held a grudge against that person… against .
"Are you… alright?" A voice from behind startled every cell inside my body. That sound ca through my eardrums, calling for my wounded attention.
I wiped the tears nearly falling from my eyes before turning around. The figure of Okami sitting on the ground sent shivers down my spine, thinking that I woke him up from his sleep.
"Sorry for waking you… I-I didn't an it."
"No. You didn't wake . I… can't sleep."
Okami went beside and stared at the vast heavens above. It was as if the ceiling filled itself with glitters all over the place, sparkling endlessly at every position.
"So what are you thinking about late tonight?" Okami asked, with his eyes still gazing at the stars.
A smile erged from my mouth as I gave him my response. "Nothing. Just… Thank you for saving my ass back then."
"The great Ryoshi thanking ? Wow! What a wonderful world I live in!" Okami straightforwardly exclaid, while flashing a grin. "I must be the luckiest guy on the planet!"
"Quit it, or I'll take that back!"
After our exchange, the two of us burst into laughter. We knew that all those bickering that we had was nothing compared to our friendship. Okami has always been my friend on Earth or even in this different dinsion. And besides, I also helped him rise up from his financial struggles and paid off his debt.
"What are you saying? If it wasn't for you, I would have been bankrupt until now! Your money saved … and my sister. That's why saving you would co natural, hm?"
"Then I guess we're even?" I asked, while chuckling.
"I guess we are."
Within a few minutes, the two of us talked about the mories of our past. It was a rollercoaster of emotions, but those all happened behind.
"We should look forward, Ryoshi. Getting out of here is still our primary goal."
With Okami's words, he returned to his mat and slept for eight hours. Despite pushing him to the side, that guy refused to open his eyes.
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