“This way, we can reach the town quickly.”

Ermine said proudly, leaving Zeke and the others stunned.

“This can’t be real…” “Wait, are you sure it’s okay for us to see something like this?” “Shouldn’t this be kept secret for safety reasons?”

Zeke mumbled, and Alex sighed in exasperation while Cloud looked at Ermine with concern. They all seemed like good people.

Honestly, I didn’t think Ermine could make a carriage either. At most, I was expecting something like a saddle for the Pegasus.

But considering that adamantite was one of the materials, I should have realized a carriage could be made with alchemy. I messed up!

I’m relieved that Zeke and the others seem like good people, but now that they know Ermine can casually produce such rare materials, someone might try to kidnap him.

With someone of Zeke’s build, it would be easy to scoop up Ermine and carry him away.

But when I mentioned this, Ermine just laughed, “I don’t think that’s possible.”

“Why not?”

“Hmm, it’s hard to explain. How about this: Zeke, right? Try and catch me.”

“…Okay.”

Zeke tried to catch Ermine, but strangely enough, his hands kept slipping through, missing him entirely.

“Let me try!”

Alex and Cloud joined in, and the three of them tried to grab Ermine. But just when they were about to succeed, Ermine would slip away again.

“What the heck? What’s going on?”

After several failed attempts, Alex stopped moving.

Why can’t they catch him, even with three people? It was like trying to grab an eel with bare hands; their hands kept sliding off.

“Mei is the same. If I don’t want to be caught, I won’t be, and attacks won’t land either.”

Wow. Isn’t that an amazing ability? Wait, doesn’t that mean we were actually safe when we went into the forest?

“But what about when you’re unconscious?”

In response to Zeke’s question, Ermine stroked his whiskers and said, “Hmm, something will probably work out.”

“Seriously? That’s way too vague!”

I couldn’t help but call him out, and Ermine looked a bit troubled.

“Well, I won’t know until it happens. But it’s fine, if worse comes to worst, Koko will cause a huge ruckus and we’ll be okay.”

That doesn’t make me feel safe at all.

“If Koko causes a huge ruckus, it seems like an entire town could be destroyed.”

“Not just a town, but a whole country!”

“That’s even worse!”

“Hahaha!”

It’s not something to laugh about! If a country gets destroyed, it would be a disaster.

Look, even Zeke and the others look pale.

“Anyway, we should avoid that. Especially you, Ermine. Stop pulling out all sorts of things in front of others.”

“But Mei asked me to…”

Seeing Ermine’s whiskers droop, I couldn’t help but feel guilty.

After all, it was me who said I wanted to go to town, and Ermine pulled out the materials for the carriage.

“Ugh… I’ll also try not to casually ask Ermine for things anymore, so let’s both be careful.”

“Okay~”

I still don’t know much about this world, but I’ll try my best not to stand out.

“Well, once Cloud is feeling better, I’d like to head to town.”

“I’m fine now.”

“In that case, before we go, I think I’ll gather some things that might sell in town.”

Maybe I can get some recipes from Cloud while we’re at it.

“Cloud, could you tell me which things would sell?”

“Of course.”

We walked past the large carriage that appeared by the entrance and headed to the garden.

I wonder what would sell. The golden fruits could fetch a high price, but since they’re Koko’s staple food, it’s better to exclude them.

Healing herbs are used in alchemy, and as for the rest…

Huh? What’s that glowing over there?

There was a faint bluish light next to the healing herb patch that I’d never seen before.

That area has clovers, where bees often gather to collect nectar.

I looked closely at the glowing spot.

There were only regular clovers.

I had hoped for something like golden or rainbow-colored clovers. Too bad.

Oh, but wait, this one has a lot of leaves. I wish it were a four-leaf clover.

I picked the clover and counted the leaves.

“One, two… seven leaves?”

That’s quite a lot.

“What?! Did you find a seven-leaf clover?!”

“Huh, huh?”

Zeke’s sudden outburst surprised me.

“Seven-leaf clovers are called Seventh Clover and are popular with adventurers because they bring great luck. I can’t believe we found one here!”

Ermine suddenly clapped his hands.

“Congratulations, Mei! It’s your lucky time of the week. Your harvest will double, so hurry, hurry!”

What? What’s going on?