Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

You ask out of curiosity, "Did they succeed?"

The blacksmith shook his head gravely: "...No one will return. The difficulty of slaying a dragon far exceeds your imagination."

The blacksmith opened his mouth, but before he could even sigh, Qin Che interrupted him with his words.

"It's difficult, not impossible." Qin Che noticed the blacksmith seemed to know what he was talking about, so he went along with it: "After all that buildup, you should know how to slay a dragon."

“Uh…” The blacksmith shop owner paused for a moment, then turned to look out the window.

“There’s a cave on Mount Nasda, and inside lies the ‘Sword of the Hero,’” the blacksmith turned to you and continued, “Legend has it that only it can challenge Skager. But to this day, no one has been able to find that cave. You…”

The implication is, are you capable?

Why isn't it working?!

"Where is Mount Nasdaq?" You take out a map to check, but the boss points to the majestic mountains outside the window.

"That's it. Finding the 'Sword of the Hero' is the only solution to slay the dragon." He said this with a hint of longing and anticipation in his voice.

You and Qin Che exchanged a glance.

"We've got the clues, let's go." You took Qin Che's hand, then glanced at the broken sword with disdain.

After bidding farewell to the blacksmith, you embarked on your journey to find the Sword of the Warrior.

After passing through the town, you arrive at the trail leading to Mount Nastas.

When you actually step into this lush, tree-lined mountain, your initial confidence instantly crumbles.

The broken sword that Qin Che brought out has now become your hiking stick.

"Sigh..." You couldn't help but sigh again.

You stopped at the foot of the mountain by a grove of trees, and Qin Che pulled you, who was looking dejected, to sit on a large rock by the roadside.

"What's wrong? You were all so enthusiastic just now, saying you'd definitely impress the blacksmith. Now look at you like this, worried you won't be able to find the sword?"

You took off the cumbersome helmet from your head, rubbing your ears which were starting to feel numb from the pressure: "My original gaming mindset misled me. Look at this mountain, so high and so big. We've been walking for so long, and we haven't even reached halfway up. Finding a cave on this mountain is just too difficult!"

"Gagaga..."

You look up and just then see a flock of crows flying overhead.

You poked the solid soil with your broken sword and said irritably, "Why do I always feel like these crows are laughing at me too?"

Qin Che curled the corners of his mouth, gently tossed the change the blacksmith had given them, clenched it in his palm, and whistled.

You looked up at Qin Che: "What? Are you trying to cheer me up by whistling because I'm unhappy? You should at least whistle a tune."

Qin Che raised his hand and smoothed your messy hair.

"Want to hear some music for a while? I'll play it for you. I have important business to attend to now." With that, Qin Che looked up at the horizon.

"coming."

You're a little confused: "What's coming?"

You follow his gaze toward the horizon, but you can't make out what it is. You only feel that a dark cloud is slowly pressing in your direction.

The sky, which had been clear and sunny just moments before, suddenly turned gloomy, as if it had been covered by an invisible hand.