Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

"Maybe you're here!?

I see Kumayuru and Kumaku when Mia rings.

I check with my detection skills. Slime reacts.

"Yeah, I think I'm here"

Unfortunately, the hope of not following us was cut off.

So the concubines are going?

As we were discussing, we will return to the town as we draw the slime to ourselves.

Give Mia and the others more food, and let the horses that were in the demolition room go out, and we are also outside the bear house.

"Are you sure you're going?

Mia seems worried.

"It's okay. With these kids, you won't be caught up, so don't worry, I'll be back in town, attracting them well."

"I'm sure it's all right, but the lords should be careful."

We ride Kumayuru and Kumaku, and Mia and Carol ride horses.

"Well, I'll be there."

"I'll be waiting for you, come back soon!

Kumayuru and Kumayu, who carried us on board, run out to those who have slime reactions.

"Mia, are you okay with your sister and Carol?

"I think if you pull the slime towards us, we'll be fine."

We could be attacked by other demons, but we can't take care of them that far. And Mia and the others are adventurers. The two of us came all the way to Heshlag town. We should be able to deal with that.

"I can see you."

Mr. Kagari looks forward with a glance.

In the distance, I saw the water reflected into the light. Slime.

"Somewhat, you'd better turn around."

"Kumayuru, Kumayu, I'm going to make a big left turn."

"" Kuh-uh. ""

While maintaining a distance from the slime, pass through the left side of the slime in a different way, attracting the slime and taking it straight to the town of Heshlag.

Kumayuru with us on board Kumayu runs at a distance that is not attacked by the slime.

"If it's this big, I don't know if the slime is changing direction."

I'm not sure if I use my detection skills. The reaction of the slime is just dotted. If we move a little more, we'll know when we get a reaction.

I confirm the behavior of the slime with my detection skills as I ride on the back of the running Kumayuru.

"... yeah?

"Yuna, what's wrong with you?

Looking at my detection skills, the slime is making weird moves.

The stream of slime is divided into two parts so that the river being flowed is divided into two parts by a shield.

The slime that moves towards us and the slime that moves towards another.

"Looks like the slime is split in two"

"Oh, my God!

"This direction is where the Mias are!?

Mr. Kagari and Fina cease to speak in my voice.

"Can we split?

"I don't know that."

I don't know as it stands, but it feels like I'm reaching left or right.

I don't know what will happen eventually.

"When we split up, what happens to the magic props?

Finna's right. If we split up, what happens to the other half of the slime with no demon props?

"I don't know what's gonna happen, but it's not a good break. If there were any magic props toward the Mias, they would go after the Mias all the time. And even if I pulled the slime that came after the concubines all the way into town, it wouldn't make sense if there weren't any magic props. Now we should avoid the unexpected."

Breaking apart, each destruction floats in the back of the brain where it has become smaller, but is dispelled in Finna's words.

"Besides, even if we keep going toward town, Mia, my sisters,"

In the first place, even if we split into two parts, it doesn't change that it's a big slime.

It's also difficult to destroy each one without at least splitting it into 100 equal portions.

"In the meantime, we need to get back to Mia and the others. Kumayuru, Kumayu, flip it! Go back to Mia and the others!

"" Kuh-uh. ""

When Kumayuru and Kumayu flip, they rush out.

Mia point of view

"You're gone."

"Yeah. Are you okay?

Me and Carol drop off three people riding black bears and white bears.

"We both seem to care about Fina, so I don't think we're going to have to. Besides, I'm not sure about the three of them, but I think they'll be fine."

"Right. Mr. Kagari is a fox with strange powers, and Yuna can follow Kumayu-chan's many bears and defeat the Armored Knight, and Finna is adorable."

"It won't matter at the end."

"Heh heh, yeah."

It was a really strange threesome.

We shall move under a tree with shade and wait for the Yunahs to return.

All we can do now is pray that Yuna and the others return safely.

"What if the Yunas don't come back?

…………

It was a casual word, but Carol hasn't responded. I know for myself that there is no answer to such a question.

Kagari said he would escape even if he fled, but he also said he could fail and be taken in by the slime.

"At that time, I think I'll have to ask someone for help"

Carol thinks a little and tells me what she thinks.

When I say I ask for help, I don't think there are adventurers who can defeat that slime. Whether you want help from a knight or wizard held by the royal family, you don't know how many slimes will strike in the meantime.

But, like Carol said, I think that's all we can do.

"After I asked the city for help, would it be okay if I left the city right away?

If Slime comes after us, the damage can be minimized.

"I don't know. Even if we leave the city, as it is, we may strike those who are in the city. As things stand, I don't know if they're after us or if they're after us because they're people. If you find out where people react a lot, you might ignore us and head to the city."

If we were to strike the city, we might be able to escape, at the price of the lives of many.

Even if we could escape, we would have to carry the weight of many deaths for the rest of our lives.

There's no way I can withstand that weight.

"Carol, I'm sorry. This is what happened because of me."

Carol would never have gotten involved if she hadn't come with me.

Everything is my fault.

"Yeah. It's not Mia's fault. I said I'd follow you, Mia, because it's my will."

Carol has been kind for a long time. He's my only best friend. It makes me uncomfortable that I've gotten such a carol involved.

Since Yuna and the others have gone, time is running out. Long, short, restless. Even if we could stop Slime's demonic props, it would take two days to come back as soon as possible.

"Mia, have a cup of tea, relax a little bit"

Carol offers me a cup with tea in it.

"Thanks"

Drink up the tea at once.

I'm getting a little calm because of the tea.

But that's for a moment, and the horse hisses "heen".

"What!? What's the matter with you?

I rush over to the horses, stroke them, calm them.

"Mia, Mia!

"What?"

"Look at that one."

Carol's fingering hands are trembling.

At that trembling fingertip was a big slime.

"You must be joking"

"... slime"

How did the slime get to us?

"Maybe Yuna and the others were eaten?

You ate the Yunahs, so you set us a goal next?

"That's not true. Yuna and the others are strong. And I'm riding Kumayu and Kumayu."

Sure, I think you can get away from the slime with that inexhaustible running strength, that fast leg, those bears.

The moment I say so, something unpleasant comes to mind.

"Perhaps he made us flee?

If the Yunas are safe and the Yunas bear can get away from the slime......

"That's not true."

"Then why is Slime coming this way? Talk would have meant that Yuna and the others would have drawn Slime and taken him to the town of Heshlag!

"Yes, but"

Betrayed.

I believed you.

No, no one, their lives are important.

And to Yuna and the others, lives saved many times.

I can't help being abandoned.

I was just helpless.

"Mia, I'm running away!

"Ugh, yeah."

Me and Carol, on horseback, run away from the slime.

Again, I can see that Yuna's bear was unusual. Running a horse slowly wears me out. Like Yuna's bear, for a long time, you can't run.

Well, he's running with me and two Carols on board.

Keep running with the two of you on, and the horse will fall. In that case, we'll both be dead.

Only Carol, I don't want her to die.

I have to make a decision before the horse stops moving.

... I don't even have to think about it.

I will stop the horse and descend.

"Mia?

"Carol, go. Because if you're alone, you might be able to escape."

"I can't do that!

"If we don't, we're both dead."

"Then I..."

Carol tries to get off the horse, but I'm silent, slapping the horse's ass.

Did the horse hurt or run out with Carol on it?

"Mia!

At least just Carol.

Please tell me about your sisters.

Besides, someone has to tell you about Slime.

If Carol can meet someone, maybe she can tell them about Slime.

My death is not in vain.

It's death to keep Carol alive.

Slime comes closer.

It's like a moving hunk of lake.

"Hehe."

I've never seen a moving chunk of lake, but it's poorly expressed. I can't help it because I'm an idiot.

The laughter spills.

I'm afraid of the impending slime, so close your eyes.

If I get taken in by the slime, I guess I won't be able to help.

I wonder if it will suffer like in water. Or will my body melt?

I don't like both of them.

At the very least, I wanted to die without suffering.

"Mia!"

From somewhere, there is a voice calling my name.

That's crazy.

When I open my eyes, a black bear and a white bear run from right in front of me.

Why are you here?

"Mia, reach out"

Yuna's black bear gloves grasp the hand I stretched forcefully. Relieve yourself of its strength. I will remain on Kumayuru's back.

Yuna's back is warm.

You're a bear. It's natural to be warm.

Tears fall from my eyes at its warmth.