"It's just that the journey was tiring, we ran into plenty of demon beasts along the way and got a bit banged up."
"And what if we actually run into them, but they refuse to come back? Can we really force them to return? There's more of them than us, plus they're all the same race, with some family ties too."
"How about we just report back and say they ran too fast for us, we couldn't catch up?"
"Exactly! If we keep chasing, we'll be in Delisha City's territory soon. Their mercenary teams are brutal, and they're always capturing us beastmen. It's way too risky."
"..."
Listening to them talk, O'Casey felt like there was some sense in their reasoning.
But...
