“Huff, huff... C-can we take a short break?”

In a small, nameless village just a bit away from Frakshu, we were climbing a small mountain located behind it—Mirabel’s hometown.

For someone like me, who found it tough just to walk to the convenience store in front of my house, this was nothing short of torture. The pain Harold felt... well, saying it’s similar would be unfair, even to myself.

Objectively, this was a bit less painful than that.

“Are we taking another break?”

“Another break? I’m only doing this out of concern for you, Mirabel. Look how kind of a …