Dong Anning's wish?
Although Kubota did not know why he had suddenly asked this question, he gave the matter serious thought before answering, "Beautiful scenery and delicious food."
Whenever he ran into Dong Anning, Dong Anning was either already on the road or preparing to set out.
Moreover, whenever they met, Dong Anning would talk about the delicacies he had recently obtained. If the Crystal-Eyed Race could eat them, he would proactively share them with Kubota.
Thus, in Kubota's eyes, the answer hardly needed thinking over. Dong Anning's wish was to travel alone through beautiful scenery and taste every kind of food.
Dong Anning let out a soft laugh upon hearing this. "You're right, but not entirely."
"Oh?"
Dong Anning said, "You've overlooked a very important factor. Compared to setting out, what I prefer more is... going home."
Returning to the Origin Point of his journey held a weighty place in Dong Anning's heart.
It meant that he still had somewhere he could return to.
Rather than being a drifting, disorderly wanderer.
"And I do like beautiful scenery and delicious food, but I don't really like setting out. Long journeys, unknown risks, and the socializing I don't want but still need... they're all exhausting." Dong Anning sighed. "They all consume my inner energy."
Kubota fell into thought.
He knew that the "inner energy" Dong Anning spoke of was not actual energy, but mental strength.
It could also be described as the endurance needed to maintain a normal state of mind.
Once too much mental strength had been expended, he would wilt, become listless, and lose all enthusiasm for anything he did.
To Dong Anning, setting out, interacting with others, facing and dealing with all manner of unknown situations during solo travel were all things that consumed mental strength. Only beautiful