Isekai Taneuma

In the darkness of the forest, Feng was steadily advancing without hesitation.

The forest of giant trees, not less than 50 meters high, barely passed through the light, blocked by lush leaves far above. Due to the inability to photosynthesize, the grass barely grows, and the ground is covered with ferns and cockroaches. It was very easy to walk thanks to it, but the fact that the grass could not grow meant that the soil was loose, so mud like a puddle appeared everywhere, and once the forest was dark, it was occasionally taken off.

Due to the weakness of the soil and the effects of the rainy season, some trees were exposed like mangroves with roots at the end of long years, and one day one such giant tree suddenly became unbearable and collapsed, often encountering a scene lying in the way. The appearance of a giant tree falling a few meters around the outer circumference was overwhelming, but what is more surprising is that the huge tree falls into the sun, and the weeds grow densely to compete.

The weeds, stretching as if they were incredibly competing over where all these seeds were buried, are rooted on fallen giant trees. Insects gather to suck on the nectar of the flower, and birds chirp. Only a dense area of weeds is somewhat higher than the surrounding area, probably because these roots do not allow the soil to flow. It was like a microorganism swarming with animal death, leaving plants and animals feeling the mystery of life unchanged.

However, as soon as the time passes and the holes in the sky become blocked, the weeds that drive out the cedar cockroaches and grow strong as nutrients even the fallen giant trees disappear without a trace. As if it were a bubble of boiling water, it appeared and vanished, vanished and appeared. Life begins in its closed circle, from where there is nothing, and returns to where there is nothing.

Gargantuar spoke from behind as he slowly walked through the woods picking mushrooms and medicinal herbs that were occasionally found while thinking vaguely about the nature.

"Boy... are you used to hunting?

"What? No, not at all."

Feng, who had completely forgotten his existence, shook his head in a sudden voice. I was caught by the smell of alkaloids and forgot, but Gargantuar was accompanying me in the middle of a hunting match with the bees. The Beast King seemed to be mistaken when he saw Phoenix walking without a doubt.

And Feng denied, and the king of beasts leaned his head,

"Looks familiar with walking."

"That's because I'm used to picking wild plants."

I see. But hunting animals is not like taking grass and trees. If you don't be careful, you'll get away with it. "

He's the same man who only speaks the minimum required... but if he doesn't behave more carefully, he'll be embarrassed if his prey gets away. Feng is walking around too unsuspecting, so he advises me not to do that.

Feng thanked him for it.

"No, it's fine. We're still moving to the point, and we're not looking for prey."

What?

"You have to catch as much prey as you can in this fight, right?

"Yes, but... what are you going to do?

After being a little lost, Feng remembered that one day he had to explain, and decided to show off his karakuri. Feng is saving himself the trouble of finding his prey and trying to take advantage of the Alliance's request. Gargantuar was a little confused.

"Isn't that cheating?

"That's true if you compete from where you find your prey, but wasn't that the rule? Besides, if you say you don't care about the type of prey, isn't it normal to find out where the big ones are as far in advance as possible before you go?"

"... maybe."

"If you're still cheating, you can go back now and advise the bees to do the same."

"Mhh...."

Gargantuar lost his word. Certainly that would be fair, but if it did, the bees would undoubtedly try to hunt recklessly, at their request, out of confrontation with Feng. However, there is no way that bees can hunt such prey nowadays, and even if they fail, they could die in the worst case scenario. It wakes up as bad as it gets.

"So I didn't tell you how to hunt until I got here. But the Beast King. This is human hunting."

"... okay. I'll see how you do it."

Gargantuar had to admit to Feng's method. But that brings me to another question....

"But, boy. You think you can hunt that kind of prey?

Feng continued without answering the question, as usual, eating only the roadside grass. Having no hunting experience, he lived in the city until recently, however poor and used to walking in the woods, he didn't seem to be able to hunt the beast very much.

Gargantuar, himself an adventurer, is well aware of the viciousness of the Alliance's crusade. In the first place, even the Beast would be in danger of requesting help in the woods. Even a veteran adventurer, Feng, a beginner, cannot defeat a struggling opponent.

I can't help it... Gargantuar sighed. If you fail, you will have to defeat your client's beast instead. He made up his mind and silently followed Feng as he slowly sang a nose song or something.

In this way, the feng came from their village to the next village, which sandwiched the river. The legs of the Wesen were only an hour away, but even the feng with a curly leg was eating all the roads and grass, so when it arrived, the day was tilted a great deal.

Even though I left early in the morning, I wonder if it's all right to just leave like this from the first day....

The Beast King was anxious, and the chief of the requested village came to greet him, and found him there and rounded his eyes.

"Mmm! Gargantuar? Why are you here?"

This village is just next to the Gargantuar settlement, and there is always an exchange. But just because there is an exchange doesn't mean we're close. The immediate proximity means that territory can be covered. Besides, the same werewolf has a strong rivalry.

Therefore, even if the village asks the Alliance, Gargantuar will not normally respond. And vice versa... he's somehow a rival today. It is natural that the head of the neighboring village should be suspicious.

The Beast King said looking a little troublesome.

"I don't accept requests. It was this boy who got it."

"A boy...?

It was not until the head of the neighboring village said so that he realized that there was a phoenix next to the Beast King. I had eyes on my long-standing rivals, and even if there were weak people there, I couldn't see them. However, they say it was the person who received the request. I think he's making a mistake.

"Humans. Is it true you've been asked to do this?

"Yes, and I need you to tell me where your beast is right away."

And the chief frowned,

"Uh-huh... you don't look like an adventurer at all, but if you have a gargantuar, you're okay."

There is a sense of confrontation between the neighboring villages, but I wonder why they buy the strength of the kanban and the beast king. The chief of the neighboring village was worried about Feng alone, but in the worst case, I decided to talk about the request thinking that Gargantuar would defeat me.

"What... grizzly!?

The target of the assassination is a bear unique to this world, known as Grizzly... The official name is Hyirodokutsuma. It is a giant bear living in a mountain rising in the middle of the continent, and is said to be larger than 3 meters in length. It is thought to be a time of fairly good appetite due to lunchtime eating and now waking up from hibernation.

Because the habitat is alpine, it would not normally appear in a lowland forest like this, but if there is not enough food for some reason, it may come down from the mountain and ruin the village... but it is still quite rare to come to the north like this.

In the neighboring village, the bear has settled in the territory and is struggling to deal with it. No one in the village has enough power to fight such a giant bear. If you fight in large numbers, you will win, but it is not intact, and it is very risky. However, if the bear continues to take the hunting grounds, the victims will eventually suffer from a lack of food.

So they asked the Alliance to help them from afar... but the next village's high-ranking adventurers came unexpectedly, and the next village chief seems to be enjoying it.

"It is regrettable to expose the shame of the village, but you will be fine. Kill him now and go home."

The head of the neighboring village, who seemed to trust the yakinikan and rivals, fluttered sideways like a tundelier and ran such a line. Gargantuar didn't try to hide his grumpy face.

"That's what I'm gonna do."

and returned it. However, Feng rushed in.

"Hey, don't go on talking alone. I'm the one who got the request, right? Gargantuar, please don't touch me."

"But boy. We need to get rid of it as soon as possible."

"Isn't that why you said I'd do it? Mr. Gargantuar, this is my prey. In order to win the battle against the bees, I must defeat him alone. If you put your hand in it, it would be fraudulent, wouldn't it?

"Uh-huh... but..."

"But I don't have a scarf. But I know you're worried... so if you're going to kill me, you can put your hand in it, but until then, please be patient."

"... if you say so. But are you sure you're okay?

"It's okay. I don't think that's going to happen."

Feng said that confidently, the head of the neighboring village seemed a little interested,

"You look confident. Is there a secret?

Feng nodded.

"It's not a big deal, but I have this rifle... and I have a watchdog."

Watchdog?

Where is Gargantuar? I twisted my neck. Feng thought it was about you... but of course I didn't say it.