". . . Please, Donkey, pull the cart for us."
Seraphine whispered into Donkey's ears.
"Seraphine, do you want to enslave me? Me, a purebred horse? Hee-haw!"
Purebred horse? This Donkey needs to look at himself in a mirror. The fur on his body is completely filthy and as brown as dirt.
"Hey, Donkey, don't bray so loudly! My ears almost exploded."
Dorian covered his ears with two leaves.
"Dorian, you're just like Donkey, because you're the only one who understands what he says. So, find a solution to this problem."
I'm getting tired.
"Kaela, don't worry, I'll solve this situation."
Good boy, only one animal understands another.
Dorian approached Donkey.
". . ."
"Hee-haw!"
Dorian brayed.
"Hee-haw!"
Donkey answered Dorian's words. . .
What kind of madhouse is this?
My brain split in half to avoid going insane from watching these two animals.
"Dorian!"
No answer.
"Dorian!"
I poked his shoulder.
Breathe, Kaela!
"Idiots, what is wrong with you two!!!?"
"Cough!"
Ow, my throat!
"Kaela, you asked me to talk to Donkey, and now you're complaining?"
"Dorian, I asked you to do something else."
"Cough!"
I hurt my throat. I need water.
"Hahaha, I understand your pain, my friend Donkey."
Dorian succeeded?
"Kaela, I have Donkey's answer."
Dorian removed the leaves from his ears and looked at me. . .
"Hee-haw!"
"Dorian, you're completely useless!!!"
I don't have any tears left to cry.
"A horse like me, elegant and fragrant, having to pull four idiots who don't understand my noble bloodline. What cruelty."
Killing the Demon King must be easier than having a conversation with these abnormalities.
"Yeah, we're going to have to walk."
Seraphine tried to convince him again, but failed miserably.
"We could help, but we're the ones who fixed the cart."
Cement, you brought us nothing but headaches.
"Hahaha, don't worry, Lyra Fluxhart is here to charm this Donkey who refuses to help us conquer the Demon King's Kingdom."
Lyra, good luck! You're going to need it.
"Hmm, hmm!"
Lyra kneeled before Donkey.
"Noble Horse, lend your magnificent body to pull that two-wheeled vehicle. I know we are not worthy of using a whip on you, but I promise I will be gentle."
What kind of conversation is this, Lyra?
"Thump!"
"When do we start working?"
What? How?
"Why did this Donkey obey Lyra?"
"Hahahahaha!"
Lyra and Donkey walked away laughing at me.
Are they conspiring against me?
". . ."
"Great, everything ended up solved just like I thought."
Cement, you were the one who should have asked Donkey, since you were the one who came up with this idea.
"Kaela, let's go. I want to get my powers soon so I can create the demon chicken army."
Lyra is overwhelmed with happiness.
"Wait, we don't even know how to get to Asterium."
I didn't even ask how to reach the city. Donkey delayed our entire day.
"Get on already, you idiots. Don't get the wrong idea, I'm helping because I'm a noble Horse."
Taking orders from a Donkey, now that's something.
"Kaela, have a safe journey. I hope you succeed in defeating the Demon King."
Brick, I thought the wrong things about you.
"Thank you, Brick. Someday we'll meet again and have a conversation."
Many things happened here in this forest, but in the end, we survived.
"Mommy, don't let Kaela leave. I want her for myself."
Stay away from me, disgusting bear.
"Kaela, you will face many challenges, but I see an enormous fighting spirit within you. I believe you will soon find answers to your problems."
Ah, Xiu, if I hadn't turned into a woman... Maybe, maybe.
"Kaela, what are you thinking about?"
Huh?
"Oh, some thoughts just appeared. Nothing important. Cement, you didn't say how to get to Asterium..."
"Kaela, do you want to know?"
"Paft!"
"Hee-haw! Hee-haw!"
"Cement, you bastard, nobody hits me..."
"Clip-clop, clip-clop!"
Donkey dashed away.
We left without any directions on how to reach Asterium.
But there is one thing I know: it was beautiful seeing Donkey receive that whip strike.
For the first time, we were officially on the road.
Unfortunately. . . with that group.