Sitting in the last row of the bus, Furina happily swung his little feet.
"Heh~ Ancient towns, weddings, and desserts, just thinking about them makes me happy!"
Furina muttered, clearly full of anticipation for this wedding trip.
Similarly, Xavier also had some expectations in his heart, because he hadn't seen his old friend for a long time.
He also really wanted to know what his old friend's wedding would be like and if he was happy.
Soon after, the bus driver leisurely got into the car, and after slowly taking a sip of tea from his thermos, he started the vehicle.
"Is anyone else getting on? If not, I'm going to depart."
After a routine inquiry, the bus officially departed.
If one had to name an advantage of taking a bus, being able to see the scenery along the way would undoubtedly be one of them.
Sitting in the car, Furina felt the swaying bus and gradually fell asleep.
Perhaps his sleep was too poor last night, so Xavier also fell asleep.
"Bang!"
After an unknown amount of time, a sudden explosion startled Xavier awake.
It also startled Furina, who had fallen asleep resting on Xavier's shoulder.
"What's happening, what's happening? Did Hilichurls come to attack?!" Furina shouted loudly after waking up.
Everyone looked at Furina as if he were an idiot.
"Oh my god, an allogene!"
"Looking at him, he must be playing allogene."
Furina's face immediately turned red, and he also smelled a burnt odor.
Xavier sniffed his nose: "This is bad, could it be that the car broke down?"
Just as Xavier finished speaking, the driver got out of the car, cursing.
"Damn it, why is the car broken again? Didn't I just have it repaired? That guy must have used defective parts!"
Seeing the driver get out of the car, everyone followed to see what was happening.
The driver opened the hood and inspected it for a long time, finally shaking his head helplessly.
"Sorry everyone, our car is broken."
Hearing the driver's words, everyone was very dissatisfied.
An old woman complained, "What kind of broken car is this? How can it just break down? It's completely unreliable. How long will it take to fix?"
The driver also had a very bad temper and glared back, "You old hag, do you think I want to break the car? It can't be fixed today, hurry up and leave!"
Xavier felt that the driver was likely speaking in anger, so he quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Sir, please don't be angry. Tell us honestly, when will this car truly be fixed?"
The driver sat down on the roadside barrier, then propped one leg up and said, "The engine has a problem. It definitely can't be fixed today."
Xavier immediately felt utterly hopeless. If the engine had a problem, it would definitely need to be disassembled for inspection.
Just disassembling it would take half a day, let alone the entire process.
"Then what do we do? Refund, hurry up and refund!"
"Exactly, and you have to compensate us for our emotional distress, and the cost of wasted time must also be included…"
These passengers were not easy to deal with and naturally demanded compensation.
The driver, however, seemed accustomed to this situation, saying that any compensation claims should be directed to the company, not him.
Everyone cursed and grumbled. Some went back to the company to claim compensation, while others tried to find other means of transportation.
"We're doomed, Xavier, we're too unlucky!"
Furina hugged his head. He had thought he could wake up and eat delicious food, but he didn't expect to encounter such a problem.
Xavier inquired and found that they were still 200 kilometers away from their destination.
For the two of them now, this was not a small number.
Xavier sighed, "Let's just keep walking forward. Maybe we'll run into a bus going our way."
When he said this, Xavier was not very confident.
Because he didn't have much cash left, even if there was a bus going their way, it might not be enough.
As for going back to the company to demand money for compensation, that was an even worse option.
The only way now was to bite the bullet and keep going forward.
Although the road here was well-maintained, there was very little sign of human habitation along the way, only a few scattered villages.
Neither buses nor coaches were seen.
"No, I can't, Xavier, can we rest for a while!"
Furina was panting. He always felt like he was walking uphill the entire way, yet he couldn't see any slope.
"We've only been walking for just over an hour, and we haven't even covered 10 kilometers." Xavier stood with his hands on his hips, a look of disappointment on his face.
"But I'm really tired. How about we rest for a while? Maybe a kind person will soon ask us where we're going and take us to our destination!"
Furina still held onto this fantasy.
Xavier really couldn't argue with him, so he had to accompany him to rest by the roadside.
"Ah, it's still better to be a Slime. You can live your whole life peacefully just by sleeping every day."
"No need to socialize with others, and no need to worry about other troubles."
Furina took out the Dendro Slime, stroked its head, and suddenly sighed with emotion.
Xavier slowly said, "Yes, how good it is to be a Slime. From now on, you won't be able to taste desserts anymore."
Furina immediately said anxiously, "How can that be? If I can't eat desserts, my life is as good as over. No, no, it's still better to be human!"
Xavier covered his mouth and chuckled. He knew Furina would say something like that.
Just as Xavier was chuckling, a figure suddenly ran past quickly, almost stepping on the two people resting by the roadside.
"Damn it, are you in such a hurry to reincarnate?!"
Xavier stood up and gave a middle finger. The other person cursed back, saying something unknown, and disappeared around the bend.
Soon, another figure ran over quickly. This time, Xavier learned his lesson and pulled Furina to stand aside.
"And you, are you also in a hurry to reincarnate?!" Xavier cursed loudly again.
Furina was about to sit down again, but Xavier pulled him up.
"Wait a moment, based on my many years of experience, it's very likely that someone else will come in this situation."
Furina waved his hand and said, "How is that possible? Do you think this is a movie?!"
As soon as Furina finished speaking, another figure ran over, though much slower than the previous two.
This was a middle-aged woman around 40, running breathlessly while shouting.
"Catch… catch the thief!"
Xavier and Furina exchanged glances. So, those two earlier were thieves!
A sense of justice and mission suddenly surged into Xavier's heart, making his blood boil.
As a promising young man of the 21st century, how could he stand by and do nothing?
"Furina, you wait here, I'm going to catch the thief!"
After saying that, Xavier rushed out like a gust of wind and quickly spotted his target.
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