"Ugh, it's cold. It's too early for camping, isn't it?"

Still putting dead grass in the turbulent fire, strengthening the weakened fire, it warmed the cold body.

Although the sun has started to rise, the temperature has not yet risen.

The weather looks good today, and we need to collect berries to make a treat for Phine who got into a fight.

If you're out camping too much, both Fine and the teachers will be worried, so if you can, collect them today and go home.

However, at this time of year, the people at the foot of the berries are collecting them, and there is only one left in the back of the mountain.

I saw a beast path with snow remaining in the back.

I'm just picking berries, so if we can get down to the bottom before the sun goes down, that's fine.

The heat of the fire also warmed up my body, so it's time to go.

When I put the soil on and put out the fire, I decided to go a little deeper into the mountain.

After going down the snowy beast path for a while, I saw the berry colony I was looking for.

I get close to it immediately, and when I tear it apart, I throw it into my mouth while tasting it.

Yeah, maybe a little sour. The sweetness is good.

If I turn this berry into a berry pie with plenty of berries, it's going to be a sweet and sour treat.

Just by imagining the flavor, my stomach makes a cicada sound.

It's important to taste it, so it's good to have one more room.

Using the excuse of tasting, I took nourishment into the body that complained of hunger.

Yeah, it's delicious. It's ripe enough.

After finishing the tasting, I pull out the nearby grass and start knitting the bag that holds the berries.

This was also taught by an adventurer who was a graduate of the orphanage.

To be an adventurer, I was told that I should be able to use everything around me.

Place the carefully knitted berries in the grass bag.

There were a lot of berries growing in the mountains without anyone coming to collect them, and the bag of grass quickly became full.

Alright, if this is all--

The moment the bag was full, and I was about to leave, the grass swayed behind me and made a noise.

There's a sign of a creature!?

I immediately grabbed the wooden sword at my waist and hid my breath in search of the opponent's sign.

It doesn't seem like a human... it's an animal, but I feel a lot of hostility.

But there's only one sign.

A carnivorous beast? A monster? Which one?

"It seems like we can defeat a wolf that's detached from the herd..."

VOOO!!

Rising from the swaying grass was a gigantic bear with grey fur.

Aw, a bear!? A lie, a hibernating bear!? You're lying about running into me in a place like this!

I just wanted to compliment myself for barely screaming.

The giant bear, nearly twice its size, shudders with a wooden sword.

However, in his head, he was violently predicting the next bear's movement.

Shit, it's coming! First, avoid it!

If I hit that nail, I'll never be able to move. When that happens, it's over.

The giant bear's big hands, who recognized me as the enemy to defeat, slashed through the air.

Rush into the opponent's pocket while bending over to escape the attack range of his hand.

You wouldn't be able to attack me so easily here.

And it's also within my attack range.

When I grabbed the wooden sword again, I aimed at the sharp part of the bear and ran a continuous spike.

VOOO!!

"Shit! It's not working!?"

The thrust of the wooden sword that I unleashed did not exert its power by the thick fur and fat of the giant bear, but only bought the anger of the opponent for a mischief.

Furious and mad, the bear did not try to strike with its claws, but ran for the body.

I'm done with that! If we can't do it, we're losing our heads!

I turned my body around the bear and slammed the wooden sword into the empty cerebral space.

The stiff feeling of the skull was transmitted through the wooden sword.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! It's still moving!?

The bear slapped in the sky is frantic with pain and swings its sharp clawed hands all over the place.

Irregular and unreadable movement!

A clear, hostile attack disrupted predictions and slowed the body's response.

"Shit! It's inevitable!"

Irregularly swung hands approach, but they approach at a speed that is too slow to dodge.

If you want to reduce the power of your attack a little bit...

Grabs the impending bear's hand with a wooden sword and parries it to deflect momentum.

The parry seemed to succeed, but the wooden sword was not strong enough and broke halfway.

"It broke... but it seems that the attack on the body was avoided."

Fatal injuries were avoided, but the wooden sword that I had always loved broke in half, making me more worried about escaping the bear.

VOOO!!

The bear, who was frantic with pain after being struck by the sky, seemed to be recovering from the pain and regaining calm, barking at us with clear hostility.

I can imagine the opponent's movement! We just have to jump in and stick it in the bear's mouth trying to bite!

"There!"

In an instant, he predicted the movement of the opponent, aiming at the wide open mouth of the flying bear, and pushed the broken wooden sword with all his strength.

The tip of the wooden sword, which was broken and standing slowly, torn the soft mouth and penetrated the skull, with the help of the momentum leaping from the bear.

The red sword and red blood falling to the ground.

Every time the blood flowed, the bear pierced its mouth with a wooden sword and shook its body.

Eventually, when my body trembled heavily, the force that supported my weight disappeared.

Whoa! I'm going to be pushed to the ground every time.

I pulled the broken wooden sword out of my mouth and dodged it behind me so it wouldn't be covered by a bear.

"Phew, I managed." "I can't believe there's a hibernating bear..." It was unexpected. "

I was holding my hand on my lap to regulate my breathing after a close fight, and I heard a voice from behind.

"Ah, Alfine! Are you all right?" There's blood everywhere! * giggle *, bear!? "

Turning around, there was a figure of Finn.

I tried to say the words of apology that I had been thinking about for a long time, but I couldn't say them because I didn't have any sweets for apologies.

"No problem, I can't be behind the bears." What can I do for you? "

I'm sure he came looking for me worried, but he took a nervous attitude.

"Ah, I wish I had made you something delicious..."

The relief Finn came looking for and the loss of the opportunity to apologize have left me wondering what I should do.

"Yes, I have an errand." Well, I'm sorry about yesterday. I wish I had listened to Alfine more properly. I was the reason for the fight. I'll hear more about Alfine from now on. Will you forgive me? "

I was wondering what to do, and Finn bowed his head and apologized to me.

I was lost in the loss of the solution I had come up with, and I was relieved by the step he had shown me.

"If Finn says so, I'll forgive you. But in the future, please tell me beforehand."

"Oh, I will." The teachers were worried, so let's go back to the orphanage. "

The relationship with Finn didn't break, and I felt relieved when I got back.

After all, Finn stays with me forever.

Yeah, let's go back. I picked a lot of berries, so I'll make some sweets for Finn.

"Huh? Confectionery? Ah, yeah. I'm looking forward to it. Rather, what will this bear do?"

A giant bear corpse that fell to the ground.

If it's this big, we can all eat more, and the dean's teachers might be happy with it.

I'm sure you're mad about camping outside, so you'd better have a souvenir.

"I think I'd like to take it home." Finn, can you help me? "

"You're going home with this big bear!?" Well, well, I'll do my best. "

Then, while dragging the giant bear that Finn and I had defeated, we went down the mountain and met with the doctors along the way. They were very angry, but in the end, it was intact, so we talked about being forgiven for doubling our service work in a month.

The bear I brought back was dismantled by everyone, and the fur and the liver of the bear that I had peeled beautifully were sold to be used as operating funds for the orphanage.

The only thing I was unhappy with was that the berry pie I made for Finn didn't taste good.

I tried to make it according to the recipe of Professor Feria, but I wonder why it was not sweet and the sourness of Egmont was so great.