"Though I know you mean well, my best buddy, could you give me a heads-up before carrying me? And could you lift me just a teensy bit higher? My feet are still dragging on the ground!"
Itto hollered as Lin Ze carried him on his back.
"Hey, Cowherd, why'd you have to grow so tall? You're so huge that even the Traveler has trouble carrying you."
"Hey, Flying Lavender Melon, listen to yourself! I've absorbed nutrients well since I was a kid, so I grew up big and mighty. It's not like I got to decide that."
"You little squirt don't even walk anywhere. Easy for you to talk when you're flying and your butt doesn't hurt!"
The little squirt gleefully flew a little higher, deliberately circling in front of Itto.
"Hehe, Paimon's butt didn't get bitten by ants, so of course it doesn't hurt!"
Paimon's words made the others laugh.
"Hey, hey, hey, guys, that's going too far! You're still laughing? You're supposed to feel sor-ry for me! Oh, my poor butt. I wonder if that medicated oil will work."
Lin Ze carried Itto into the room. The moment he set him down, Itto let out a howl and sprang straight up.
"So many ants! Quick! Quick! Traveler, pick me back up! I don't want the soles of my feet getting bitten!"
Looking at Itto, who had returned to his original in-game outfit and was wearing wooden sandals with his toes exposed, Lin Ze couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Pfft, hahaha!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Itto. As long as you don't step on these bullet ants, they won't bite you."
Hope returned to the room, swept her gaze around it, and handed the bottle of red medicine she held to-
-Lin Ze.
"Apply this medicine externally to the bitten area.