Departure!

Tomimi had wanted to act cute, but Gavial rapped her on the forehead.

"Ha? And you call yourself an Archosaur?"

Though Gavial had not put any force into that punch—by Archosaur standards, anyway—Tomimi still looked deeply wounded.

"Archosaur... sob... Gavial really has forgotten our original name..."

"Our original name?"

Bai Ye had sidled over at some point.

"Hm? Oh, I forgot. Teyakau, that's right." Gavial suddenly remembered.

"Teyakau..." Bai Ye repeated Gavial's words.

"Ever since we left this place, we haven't used the word Teyakau in a long time. Here, we don't distinguish ourselves by race."

As she gathered medicinal herbs, Gavial explained to Bai Ye.

"If we go by race... let me think. I'm an Archosaur, Zumama is a Phidia, and there are Liberi too... Mm, probably those three."

Bai Ye nodded to himself. That made perfect sense.

"But here, we all call ourselves Teyakau. In our language, it means 'brave and skilled warriors.'"

Gavial continued.

"Teyakau, so that's what it means!" Bai Ye suddenly understood.

"Mm. And although I doubt you'll need it, we call this place Akahulla. In our language, it means 'a land thick with lush forests.'"

With that, Gavial carried the herbs in the bowl away to brew soup. She also patted Tomimi on the butt.

"Alright, quit sniveling. Go wake up your men too. It's time to set off."

"Mm... Okay!" Tomimi ran off with a flushed face.

What the hell were you blushing for?!

"Would Miss Victorique like some?" Gavial asked as she brewed the soup. The strange scent of the herbs spread with the rising steam.

"Please, absolutely do not make me drink that... I hate bitter things." Bai Ye waved a hand. "But Doctor definitely needs it."

"Haha, it was prepared for Doctor in the first place. By the way, what