Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz) - Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 200)

Chapter 189: Cheeko's Superpower

Barrett and Steve were chatting, each holding a cup of coffee, sipping as they talked. Barrett's spatial ring held a large stash of distilled water, and the water tanks on the three-masted warship Emerald Sandboat also stored several tons of pure water.

In the desert, the most precious thing was the source of life—water—and right now, they weren't short on it.

This was the fifth day of their journey through the Eight Greed Kings desert. So far, everything had been perfectly calm, and the three-masted warship was steadily sailing deeper into the sands.

Cheeko hopped over to EeDechi's side, rubbing back and forth against her pant leg. It looked up at her with pleading eyes, wearing an expression like it wanted to meow but held back.

"What's wrong? You want some crystals?" EeDechi asked, scooping up the kitty.

Cheeko shook its head and let out a couple of soft, sweet meows. EeDechi figured it wanted to write something, so she pulled out her parchment, inkwell, and quill, spreading them out in front of Cheeko.

Cheeko grabbed the quill in its mouth and wrote: {I think I have the runs.}

The runs? EeDechi was a bit surprised. Cheeko wasn't a cat in the usual sense—it could devour any substance, didn't need to eat or poop—so how could it have diarrhea?

Cheeko kept writing: {This has never happened before. Ever since we left Moonstone Hollow, I've noticed that sometimes, when I eat too much, I feel like I need to let out water, and my butt's always damp.}

EeDechi set Cheeko down in front of Barrett and the captain, and the three of them discussed what might be going on.

Barrett turned Cheeko's butt toward himself and took a look. Sure enough, the slightly puckered hole above Cheeko's two little balls was damp, with droplets of water clinging to the balls.

Forced to stick its butt up, Cheeko's tail swished back and forth uneasily, looking all embarrassed.

"This..." Barrett was stumped too. He'd killed plenty of magical beasts and monsters, and he was damn good at plunging a knife into a beast's neck, but treating one for sickness? That was way outside his wheelhouse.

Barrett aimed right at Cheeko's cat butt, steeled himself, and took a deep sniff. To his surprise, the water coming out of Cheeko's butt was completely clean, with no smell at all.

Barrett shared his discovery with EeDechi and the captain, but the captain didn't have any ideas either.

First Mate Bill Hades sauntered over and plopped down with a thud. This first mate was a rough-and-tumble sort, sporting a bushy beard and always carrying a curved blade at his waist.

"You guys teasing the cat?" Bill reached out his broad, calloused palm and gave Cheeko's head a hearty rub.

Barrett filled Bill in on Cheeko's situation.

Bill propped his chin in thought, then flipped Cheeko around, dipped his index finger onto Cheeko's hole, and... stuck the finger in his mouth, savoring it carefully.

"Taste good?" Barrett asked hesitantly.

Cheeko's hole caught off guard by the assault, it arched its back in tension, nearly hissing with fury.

"No flavor." Bill shrugged. "Just like water—real clean water."

"It only started after Moonstone Hollow," EeDechi said.

"Moonstone Hollow, now that's a fine spot. Our merchant caravan's been there too—their sand onion roasted lamb is out of this world." Bill smacked his lips, unclear if he was reminiscing about the lamb's flavor or the taste of the water from Cheeko's butt.