Explosion!

"we're heading back to Freedom town!"

Hearing Elric say those words, the three of them couldn't help but be stunned after all they had already planned to go to both slime heaven and the bat caves to hunt the beast's there for materials.

Thinking of this, the three of them quickly gave Elric a look of doubt

"Hey I know what you're thinking, but look around you, we're out of supplies, our carriage was sacrificed earlier to create a distraction plus we've lived in a cave for over a month. And now, Considering our huge consumption over this month, do you think it's worth it to continue the Journey in such a state?"

Sensing their doubts Elric calmly answered them after all he was the one who proposed the journey in the first place, the least he could do was give them a reason for calling it off.

And as he expected, immediately after he finished speaking, the doubts on three of their faces immediately disappeared.