Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 183 Searching for Water
Ogata, who also had no appetite, quietly put away his rice ball.
"Then let's go find some water first." Ogata said softly, "I'm thirsty too. Let's go, let's set off now."
Apart from drinking some rainwater yesterday using a small bamboo tube that Atachi had carved out on the spur of the moment, Ogata and Atachi have not had a drop of water since they got up this morning.
Both of their lips are now a little chapped due to dryness.
Ogata and his companions had just been searching around the village. In addition to collecting usable supplies, they were also searching for reliable drinking water.
But after searching every corner of the village, Ogata and A-Machi couldn't find even a well.
Atachi stood up, stretched hard, and complained unhappily:
"It's so disappointing. The village we just visited didn't even have a well."
"Let's go around the village we just visited." Ogata stood up and patted the grass on his butt and legs. "Since there is a village here and there is no well in the village, it means there must be a river nearby. If there is no water source nearby, only a fool would build a village here."
"Shall we walk around the outskirts of the village..." Atachi sighed with a hint of fatigue and stretched his ankles.
"Be patient," Ogata said soothingly, "We'll have a good rest after we find some water."
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Ogata and Atachi walked side by side in the woods outside the village.
They pricked up their ears, listening for the sound of flowing water nearby, as well as for footsteps approaching them or any strange noises.
Ogata and Omachi were very lucky - they didn't hear any strange noises coming towards them.
At the same time, they were very unfortunate - they walked for a long time but did not hear the sound of gurgling water.
As Ogata continued to walk silently side by side with Atachi, he suddenly felt something pulling at the right sleeve of his haori.
"A-Ming, what's wrong?"
Ogata turned his head and looked at Atachi, who was walking on his right and grabbing the right sleeve of his haori with the thumb and index finger of his left hand.
"That... Ayi..."
Ating blushed slightly.
"I need to go pee...can you wait here for me?"
"Pee?" Ogata raised his eyebrows. "Aren't you the same as me, having not had a drop of water since this morning? Where did you get the urine?"
"I haven't had a drop of water since this morning, and I haven't gone to the toilet either." Ating said unhappily, "This is all the rainwater I drank yesterday!"
After sighing helplessly, Ogata turned sideways with his back to Atachi.
"Go ahead. Come back soon."
"Well...I'll be back soon."
Ah-Ming covered his stomach and walked quickly towards the dense bushes nearby.
However, just before entering the dense bushes, Atachi stopped as if he remembered something.
Then he turned back and cast a wary look at Ogata.
"Don't sneak up here to peek or eavesdrop," Ating warned. "If I find out you dare to peek or eavesdrop, I'll smash your head."
After saying that, Ating patted the cannon behind her.
"I'm not a pervert who's interested in how girls use the restroom!" Ogata said unhappily. "Go pee now. If anything happens, call me. I'll rush to your side immediately."
" By the way - if I hear your cry for help and run to your side, and I accidentally see you without pulling up your hakama in time, don't blame me for seeing you naked."
After sticking out his tongue at Ogata, Atachi didn't stop at all and hurriedly slipped into the dense bushes.
From her hurried footsteps, it was not difficult to tell that she seemed to have been holding it in for a long time.
Ogata, who had nothing to do, placed his hands on the hilt of the sword at his left waist and looked at the scenery around him.
Since landing on the island, Ogata has never been able to take the time to appreciate the scenery of the island.
Now after taking a closer look, Ogata discovered that the scenery of this island was quite beautiful, with lush trees everywhere.
You can always see butterflies flying in the air.
For example - there are currently three butterflies flying within Ogata's field of vision.
Looking at the three fluttering butterflies, Ogata thought to himself:
——There are so many butterflies on this island... Is this why it is called "Butterfly Island"...
Just as Ogata was silently admiring the beautiful sight of the butterflies flying in front of him, a rustling sound suddenly came from the direction where Atachi had just left.
As soon as Ogata turned his head towards the sound, he saw Atachi pushing aside the bushes and walking straight towards him quickly.
"Have you finished peeing? That was quick..."
"I haven't peed yet!"
"Since you didn't have a urinary tract, what are you doing back here?"
"I..." Ah-Ming put away the unnecessary emotions on his face and said seriously, "Just now I wanted to run to a place far away from you to relieve myself, but on the way I saw a... very strange person... That guy looked too creepy, so I ran back to find you."
"A weird person?" Ogata frowned. "Come on, take me over to have a look."
"Um……"
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A-Machi led Ogata through the thick layers of bushes.
After leaving the layers of bushes, the two stood in a relatively open forest again.
After coming out of the bushes, Xu Fang saw - under a big tree not far ahead, there was a person kneeling...
This person had his back to Ogata and Atachi, facing the tree trunk, with his back bent and his head lowered.
He was wearing ordinary dirty clothes, and judging from his clothes, he seemed to be just an ordinary civilian.
His body was rising and falling slightly—and he was breathing, still alive.
Looking at this person, Ogata's brows slowly frowned.
Then he slowly drew out the katana from his waist.
It was exactly the same as what Ating had just said—this person was a weirdo.
Although his face could not be seen, he exuded an extremely unnatural aura.
"Hey!" Ogata shouted, "Are you an islander here?"
As Ogata asked loudly, Atachi, who was standing behind Ogata, silently pulled out the wakizashi from her waist.
At the same time, he used his left hand to take off the iron cannon on his back.
After Ogata's shout, the strange man paused.
Then he slowly turned his head and looked at Ogata and Atachi.
After the weirdo turned his face around, Ogata and Atachi both saw a flash of purple light - the weirdo's eyes were actually a very strange purple color.
Looking at the strange purple eyes of this weirdo, Ogata and Atachi both thought of what Inamori had said to them yesterday: the pupils of a cannibal are purple.
