Vermillion

The next day.

Before noon, the merchants assembled in an out-of-town square.

As Kay was checking her luggage with Eileen, Dagmal, armed with a composite bow on the short sword, approached her as she raised her hand.

"How you doing, Kay?

"That's not bad."

"Is that so?"

Nodding on the nigga side many times, Dagmal turns his meaningful gaze to Eileen and hisses his voice.

"So, how was it?

Kay laughed as if she were hung up,

"…… Thanks to you, it went well."

"Ooh! How far have you been? This is it?"

Quick and somewhat obscene, Kay turned a blind eye to Dagmal.

"…… that's a proper step."

"Kah, you're tough."

It was Dagmal who slapped his forehead properly and laughed for a while, but accidentally sighed and tightened his expression.

"Well, that's fine. Kay, and Eileen, both of you listen to me."

Sudden serious tone, apparently talking about work. Kay and Eileen listen to each other with their strange faces, even as they make fun of each other.

"... I want you to be in a different mood on the journey from here to Wolvern. I stopped at a pioneering village about two times along the way, but that's a pretty nasty land pattern. They cut through the woods and the beasts come out day and night. There is no such thing as banditry in shame, but there are also hordes of hunting wolves (houndwolves) that have been attacked. Anyway, make sure you don't damage the cargo wagon."

Whenever Dougmar is heavily armed, that seems to be the reason.

"Copy that."

"I'll do my best…………………………."

The hunt is against Kay the Hand, and Irene, who doesn't have an effective flying tool other than a throwing knife, doesn't float. Eileen is a type that specializes in interpersonal combat, so if she's a human monster opponent, she's not very good at situations like fighting horns and herds of beasts.

"Especially the witchcraft of the lady, because I'm counting on you!

Dagmal, who grinned nicely, leaves with his hands flickering. In fact, Irene, who lays low that magic cannot be used during the day, had what a vague look on her face.

"…… ma," Fei Long (Wyburn) "But unless you come out, I'll take care of it."

Pomp your back round your confidence, Kay, to encourage you.

"… That's true. That's not true when you need witchcraft."

Eileen laughed lightly as she either regained her mind or carried a wooden round shield.

The caravan leaves the town of Euria as planned.

Except for guys like Holland, who also worked in business during their stay, they've all nourished their English in the past two days, and the face of the caravan looks lively. Especially though the riders' escorts guard their surroundings with their bows in one hand, they can afford to chat to each other to the extent that they are out of shoulder strength in a good way.

During his stay, Pierre apparently repaired the carriage in earnest and said he was not worried about any more breakdowns, so Kay was supposed to go back to his original place - next to Holland's carriage. Naturally, it's Irene who lines up next to her.

"Nevertheless, that stall garret was delicious."

"It was a better town than I thought"

"Right! Let's come back!

"Hmm. I'd like to go to the temple again."

There was no such thing as an old conversation between Kay and the others, and I watched the two of them bickering naturally with raw warm eyes around them. Prior to departure, Kay's "results report" to Dagmal meant that the conversation had spread throughout the caravan. Fortunately, Kay and Eileen are both focused on each other's conversations, and they don't realize they're being observed.

By the way, Alexei said he cared about being drunk and exposing himself to ugliness yesterday, or he made a big deal of himself in Pierre's carriage.

Towards the fortress city of Wolvern, the caravan heads north all the way.

As you take the streets along the river, capturing the large serpentine Aria River in your right hand, you fall into the illusion as if you were continuing your previous journey. Only one thing, if I were to mention the difference between Satina-Euria, would be the surrounding vegetation. Unlike the Morra River coastal region, where meadows were spreading as soon as they passed through the woods, this one has deep forests everywhere - the "Lanacell Great Forest".

Broad-leaved trees flourish, and the forest, where the sun is blocked, is dim, and even with Kay's eyes, it cannot be seen to the back.

But the richer the forest - it seems.

He also turns his attention to the woods as he talks to Eileen, but he saw the beast several times earlier. Of course, birds have the appearance of small carnivores similar to foxes, deer, and cats.

Holland says Wolvern's ruling "Akrand" territory has secured a wealth of land by opening up the forest. Trees become material as they are, and beasts become daily food. The variety of herbs is also abundant, and the black soil of the forest is transformed into an excellent field if cut out. The upcoming stop in Kaizumi Village can also be considered the front line of such development.

"To be clear, you're subtle as a business partner. Originally, the pioneering village was sent to people who were chased by debt, the second son of a farmer, and the third son. One way or another, there are many poor people."

Holland is the one who says so and voyages. The village you're going to stop at seems to be a less profitable business partner the more other pedestrians go through.

"Well, they need supplies, and pedestrians are the bearers of logistics. I don't know how to keep it out of the way."

"My husband is a merchant."

Busy with business talks, Locke can't even rest his body, and to Holland, who looks like a fool because of his tiredness, Eileen goes along and hammers him.

Kay was also listening in silence, but suddenly, his eyes were tickled and a dazzling light struck him.

"Ugh, what is it?

To Kay's eyes, powerful but delicate, the light is too strong. If you look, Edda had a pranky grin on the carriage. What was held in its hand was a palm-sized metal disc.

"Ah, that! Could it be a mirror!?

Eileen, who noticed what she was trying to do, pulls her horse over to the carriage so she can eat it up.

"Yeah! Mirror!

"Edda!! I told you not to bring that up!

Looking back, Holland, whose voice is absurd. Edda, who shrugged her body, said, "I'm sorry!," he said, trying to fly softly and fleeing to the shadow of his front.

"Do it right! Because if it cracks, it's hard!

"Ha ha..."

Only a stubborn voice returns. "Not at all!" said Holland in a prickly rage, re-gripping the reins.

"Husband, are you an item?

Irene sparkles her blue eyes and looks intrigued.

"Oh, that's what we're carrying from Satina. Originally built in the mining city of Gallon. I hid it from my bad daughter so she wouldn't find it... but it looks like she caught the load while she was in Euria."

"I see. It's expensive, isn't it?

"Well,... something like twenty silver coins at retail prices. Small size, but good quality. It doesn't rust."

"Hee-hee..."

Eileen's face, nodding with her hands on her chin, seemed clear with the idea, "That's not that expensive..." Holland just realized that

"Oh, no, I'm sorry. That's what I was asked to do. I can't sell it."

…… Well. "

Irene is openly disappointed. Holland turned a meaningful eye to Kay, saying, "Well, if I had any luck again......" etc. Kay snorts back at it, secretly solidifying his resolve: "When we get to Wolvern, let's rely on Holland". A few dozen pieces of silver coins would buy them instantly.

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Then for a while, the peaceful journey continues.

Notably, about an hour from Euria, a large deer wandered out into the streets was enough for a forward escort to bow it. Everything else was fine and the Kays felt clapped out just because they had been noticed beforehand by Dagmal.

but.

In the evening, when we arrived in the first village, such peaceful air blew away with one blow.

"…… what is that? What the hell is going on?

On the other side of the street, seeing the village in sight, Holland in your podium shouts a surprise.

Pioneering Village was a little small fortress surrounded by the walls of Marutai.

But part of that wall, as if it had been blown up by an explosion, is heavily drilled and destroyed. The villagers, who looked like they were in shock, were seen holding wood in their hands and proceeding with the restoration work.

For one thing, the caravan decides to enter the village and ask the residents about the situation.

"It's been a hell of a coin -"

With a seeping face of tiredness, it was a man named Elidoor who started explaining. Apparently the village chief in this village, Kay's first impression was that he was "young for a village chief". Probably in the late thirties - although the physique is the muscular one, it can always look like a troubled face because of the eyebrows that have become eight letters, and it doesn't look like a dependable breeze at all.

Elidoor's explanation didn't really get the guidelines because of his tiredness, or because his head wasn't spinning so fast, but to sum up the story, this is what happened.

Beginning, yesterday at noon.

One of the villagers found a handsome beast in a forest outside the village.

It was the most bizarre beautiful animal in the world, as long as three meters. Body resembling a horse, beautiful fur showing a green gloss, a long, sharp, pointed corner. It had an aggressive atmosphere, but had deep wounds to his legs and belly, and he said his breath was constant at the time the villagers found it.

The villagers, who at first glance perceived that it was not just a beast, went to the village to summon their companions, and succeeded in stopping and seldom beating them.

I took the peeling angle with great joy that this would sell absolutely high, and the meat that was about to rot was called a celebration and we all ate it. It was just baked and seasoned with salt, but the meat seemed very delicious.

The oddly colored guts that were unlikely to be eaten were discarded, bones and other 'leftovers' were treated to the warehouse just in case, and the villagers fell asleep with great satisfaction - and that was good to go.

The tragedy happened the next day, yesterday evening.

Suddenly from the back of the woods, I thought I heard a terrific roar, and a giant monster like never before appeared.

Over the walls of the village, big enough to see his head.

"- Bear, it was. It was a big bear."

Slowly, says Elidoor.

The bear, who smashed the wooden wall with one swing of his arm, headed straight to the warehouse where he had placed the 'leftovers', but was mad that all that remained was bone and skin, and struck the villagers as they were -.

"Six people, eaten. Three men, two women and one child. They ate the whole thing and barely left a body.... There were two injured, but they were all dead by morning."

In the wake of the tragic incident, which is said to have taken place from the mouth of Elidoor, the faces of the caravan draw their faces and calm down.

"……… What are you going to do?

To Holland's inquiry, Elidoor just took a heavy sigh.

"I sent some people to Wolvern this morning. Horses have also been eaten, so I have no choice but to walk...... But in the first place, I don't even know if help will come, and if you can believe the story first."

"Uhm..."

Holland roars as he looks at the collapsed Marutai barrier. Indeed, it is an incredible story for Russia, such as a bear that is even taller than the Marutai wall, which is about 3m. But if you look at the walls and houses that were actually destroyed, you can quickly see that it is not like a legal helix.

"We're in danger too……………."

"You should run away…………"

The merchants began to consult with a whispering voice, making Elidoor look pale when she heard it. When the caravan - specifically the warriors of its escorts - could escape as it were, it was more obvious than to see the fire that the village would be destroyed.

"Wait. Don't abandon us!

"…… I know how it feels, but I'm sorry they piled up gold coins like that."

It was Dagmal who opened his mouth on behalf of the escort. Seeing the collapsed wall, the expression seeped with sympathy and pity.

"I mean, shouldn't we run faster than that?

"Oh, no............!

"Yes, let's run! He's not the one we can handle with our power!

"I think he's going to be the one who's going to hit that wall..."

"How about running away with the village faces too?

"You might come after me………"

"……… Don't bother."

"Hey! Can you stay with us and be a fool!?

The surrounding villagers get together and join the story, and the place starts to make noise.

Softly out of the group, Kay walked one person towards the collapsed wall.

Approximately the villagers who proceed with the repair with faces like they half gave up, first running their gaze to the ground outside the wall. Large footprints left behind without having to look for them. Kneeling in, I glanced against my palm, the size of the 'bear' leg was slightly over fifty centimeters.

Observe carefully the soil trampled along the shape of your toes, the trees in the woods that are folded down from the roots, the huge claw marks engraved into the walls, and them.

"What do you think, Kay?

Voice from behind. I don't even have to look back, it's Irene.

"... right. Eileen, could you take a look at that wall over there? The hairs are pinched."

"Well, which one?"

Irene jumped up and mounted Kay's finger-differentiated round-tailed wall, about two meters high from the ground. The villagers around them are flabbergasted by the leap that even light contractors can't make, but Eileen doesn't care.

"……… Bingo"

It was caught in the gap between the walls, pulling through the hairs of several beasts.

"It's getting dark already, Kay. You used to look like this."

"Sort of. Give me a loan."

Eileen handed it to me. I see it in the sunset sky. Gobbly, tough, glossy dark red hair.

"There's only one type of bear in this color..."

"But as far as I can tell by the story, it's a little small, huh?

"Maybe he's a young individual. Isn't that why you came out here?

"I see…………………."

They dropped their gaze on the hair in their hands, looked behind the woods, and both clouded their expressions.

"What are you going to do? I can [track] it."

Look up at the sunset sky, Eileen.

"... we can decide for ourselves. I guess it's good to talk to your employer."

If it's just Kay and Irene, we can handle whatever we want ourselves, but when we think about the caravans and the villagers, we can't just act on our own. The two return to the disputed village of debate.

"It's a waste of time! Let's leave the village!

"Please, don't abandon me! I need your help!

"Isn't it dangerous to get away poorly now?

"It might be easier to fight if we were still together…………"

"No, no, it would be too dangerous! It's a monster that smashes that whole wall in one shot, isn't it?

Apparently, the face of the caravan is also divided between the escaping factions and those who stay in the village. There was added a sobbing villager who said, "Help me horn to horn," and the discussion presented exactly the appearance of chaos.

"I'm sorry. Can I ask you a few questions?"

In the meantime, Kay raises her hand and asks Elidoor, who gave her a more serious atmosphere than she had ever been in the wrong place. As if he were a dead man, Elidoor slowly circled his neck,

"What...?

"What about the bear, the back length was at least 4m, the fur had a dark red colour, any white patterns around the neck like spots? And he had unusually long jaw fangs and burning red eyes."

To a sudden specific question, Elidoor looks like he's eaten. narrowed his eyes to trace his memory, he

"... I'm sorry, I don't know the color of my eyes, I was desperate to escape. The body hair, I think, looked red, the fangs... right, it looked longer down there. The pattern... Hey, guys! Were there any white spots around the bear's neck? What color were your eyes?

"…… I don't remember."

"If you ask me, I think there was..."

"I didn't even look into your eyes..."

The villagers answer to Bosoboso, muttering. Elidoor turned into a sorry troubled face.

"…… sorry. They don't seem to remember very well."

"Then how was the barking? Wasn't that such a heavy bass that sounds from the bottom of the earth with 'GOOOOOOOOO'?

"Oh, I remember that! It was like that, even if I just remembered it, it would tremble......"

To imitate Kay, Eridore nodded gawdly many times. "As good as it gets," said Kay, who is good at arming up.

"……… do you have any idea?

On behalf of everyone who had been quiet at some point, Holland asks. "Oh," Kay agreed.

"As far as I can tell, it would be ten to eighty-nine."

That, conclusive words undoubtedly caused some upset to everyone.

"The Great Bear (Grandurus)".

"The Dragon of Land" is a giant monster known as "The King of the Forest", which binds with "The Great Lizard of the Forest (Green Salamandel)".

The difference with a normal bear is its physique first. Secondly, a strong fur and thick muscles provide an off-grid defense. You can't scratch one with a semi-subsidible weapon, and even if you break through the skin and let it scratch you, it won't lead to a fatal injury because it's inhibited by a layer of muscle and fat.

It's not as poisonous as a "forest lizard" or as bracey as a "flying dragon," but the "big bear" boasts a simple and immense strength with its defense and arm. Unlike the pigsty "Forest Lizard," he was also highly intelligent and feared by players as a very hard opponent to fight in the game because he could take comparable tactical action against man-made monsters such as ambushes and retreats, misleads using traps and footprints, throwing rocks and trees for long-range attacks, etc.

And the situation around here seems the same in this world, where everyone, except Eileen, turns back a little after hearing the name "Big Bear".

"…" Big Bear "?"

"No way, it's impossible"

"To boulders. That is……."

But that's a flash, too. The face of the caravan immediately regained his mind and smiled at Kay's thought, "There can't be that," he said.

"There's no way the beast of [Deep (Abyss)] is going out to a place like this. No matter how many woods you say you've cut, this is close to the streets."

To the suspicious Elidoor, Kay nodded,

"Sure, it doesn't usually come out like this. But basically, - this isn't limited to" big bears, "it's something I can tell all bears - because they have a strong obsession with prey. Once you decide to eat, they'll chase you everywhere.

The "Green Beast" that your houses have set up is a monster called "Ishkai" that lives [deep] because of its characteristics. The meat is delicious and the guts are nutritious. Perhaps the Big Bear chased him away. "

"So... the village was attacked because we killed Ishkay?

"Hmm. Either way, it's true that it was coming close. Sooner or later, it might turn out the same way."

"Is that so...... at the time I got here nearby, it was the end of my luck...... damn"

Elidoah frowned and mourned with a sad look. Even as Kay, sympathy cannot be forbidden, but at least there is no denying that Ishkay was a cause of the village raid.

"... I get the logic, Kay. Isn't" Big Bear "a giant monster like Koyama? From what I've heard, this time it seems like he's too small... in the sense of" big bear. "

Dougmar in an incredible way as he sees the warehouse of a village that is crushed by no skin completeness. Kay laughed unexpectedly when she heard the expression "there are as many as Oyama".

"The" Big Bear "adult beast is definitely big enough to look up at, but it still won't be over 7m long. Still big enough...... the guy who attacked this place would be a young individual who just nested because of his size. Because the sophisticated" Big Bear "won't come out of his territory, and he won't do the kind of hema that lets his prey escape in the first place. Earlier, I found dark red beast hair, but this color is also unique to the Big Bear."

"That's like saying it like you've seen it before, right?

"…… Sort of."

In response to half-hearted Dagmal's words, Kay kept his shoulders small and shrugged.

"Rabbit is also a horn, and in any case the opponent is a monster that smashes the wall with a single blow. Whether you want to escape or fight, it is advisable to make an early decision. They move most vigorously at dusk and in the morning, in the dark hours."

When Kay says that as she looks up at the sky stained with cedar, everyone finally looks at each other in trouble.

"I… as the head of the caravan, I want to avoid the risks as much as I can, but I don't want to abandon the people of the village."

Earlier, Holland, who had been stuck between the merchants and the villagers, divulged his thoughts.

"Kay, can you give me your opinion? I don't know what to do with you."

"That's true………………"

Often, with everyone's attention, I turn my thoughts around. Nevertheless, the policy had already been decided. When I ask Eileen with my eyes, I nod back with a serious face.

"……… I propose to fight"

Naturally, the surroundings were squatted. "It's dangerous!" and silence the noisy merchants with Holland's bare hands.

"Reason?

"Harder to escape, rather dangerous. The bear's nose works, and the wagon can barely move in the dark, can it? At night, the Big Bear attacked me while I was on the move. Then it's still easier to intercept in this village, which I know will come."

"Uh-huh............. Especially so."

"I also thought about leaving the horses in the village as two or three horses and running away in the meantime. This will only buy time for horses and carriages to sacrifice. Eating people means remembering the taste of people's meat. Sooner or later, if you're hungry, you'll follow the smell of the caravan. If so, the next person to suffer is the village of the north or the town of Euria… Either way, the battle cannot be avoided. You might be able to impersonate the others."

Eileen smiles bitterly at Kay, who says things in an extremely light tone, and Holland has a sinister face. Even with him, the villagers don't want to abandon him, but they won't be able to sacrifice the cargo wagon of the caravan. Now, I can't even get someone else to impersonate me.

"But who can fight and win?

All this time, Alexei listens in silence in the corner of the group, questioning her with a roughly harsh look.

"I have also participated in several 'big' hunts on the eastern border, but it was the first successful operation with a huge trap and dozens of manpower. Even after careful preparation, there were many victims, let alone that" big bear "this time around. How can you do that without getting ready to rock with our current power?

"I can do it."

On Kay's behalf, Irene replied.

"Especially the Big Bear, which goes well with my witchcraft. Kay's bow then pierces the skin of the" Big Bear ". It may take a while, but we're the only ones who can take it down."

Definitely, and somewhere proud, Eileen.

As the saying goes, if witchcraft is available, the Big Bear is easy for Eileen. Because by manipulating and wrapping shadows, you can unilaterally take away your vision. All you have to do is cut Kay from a distance and kill the "big bear" who's going blind.

Even a "big bear" with strong vitality can die a blow if it destroys the heart or the brain. There may be some damage to the village's facilities while it is rampant, but the rest of us won't even wind up as long as we keep an eye on it. When the opponent is in a herd, the target of witchcraft increases and cannot be used that way for magic and catalyst reasons, but this dastardly tactic is effective for almost all monsters if you are a stand-alone opponent.

But enemies whose 'blind spots' do not work also still exist. That's a monster of reptile descent, including the Great Forest Lizard. They, with their thermal sensing organs, together with their initially poor eyes, carry out precise attacks, even when they seal their vision.

From that aspect, it could be said that this time the opponent was a "big bear" rather than a "forest lizard" in a certain sense.

"I see, has there been magic………………"

"I don't know what I can do..."

The face of the caravan, who places a great deal of trust in Eileen's witchcraft - even an excess - brightens his expression as he sees some hope. In contrast, the villagers, unaware of the circumstances, saw the big-language blonde girl and the merchants convinced by it, rather darkening the colour of anxiety.

"What's this girl saying? You think it's just the two of us?

Eh, and Irene with her chest stretched, the villagers with their frigid eyes.

"No, this young lady actually looks like a magician."

"It's also a handyman who destroyed a massive narcotics organization on his own."

Even though the merchants follow with the faces they find out, the suspicious atmosphere still doesn't disappear.

"Ma, the Hundred News says only at first sight. Little lady, give it a try!

Where did the fright go earlier, and one of the merchants on track stirs Eileen up. What the hell do you want me to do to him? But Eileen got on with it, too,

"Right. In the meantime, shall we also explore in Kumano's position? If you know where you are now, it's easy to set up an operation, right?

Saying so, I borrow "Big Bear" hair from Kay's hand and remove the catalyst from his chest with the opposite hand.

[Mi dedicas al vi tiun katalizilo.]

and pun, and in the shadow at the foot, crystal shards are swallowed.

[Maiden krepusko, Kerstin. Vi sercas la mastro, ekzercu!]

The shadow of Irene trembled and stretched toward the woods as a straight pitch-black line. [Tracking] magic. The villagers round their eyes, the merchants look excited, Kay looks faceless, each watching -

"- What, that?

However, Irene raised her dumb voice when she saw the shadow immediately returning to her human form. At Eileen's feet, the shadow lady, posing for you, paints a letter with her finger on the nearby ground.

"Antau okuloj"

Kay and Irene simultaneously pulled their faces into the raised letters.

"What is it? What's wrong? What's wrong?

"What does it say?

Faster than answering everyone's questions.

Zun,.

From behind the woods, heavy noises.

"Apparently, we've had too much chat..."

Calm Kay's groaning, the villagers who were repairing the walls, return to the village with a face as if the end of the world had come.

Zung, Zung and approaching ground sound. There, the noise of the falling of the trees mixes.

"... it's your turn."

Ha, and Irene smiles.

From the darkness of the forest, the monster of red eyes appeared all the time.

- Big.

The thoughts of those who are on the spot are gathered together in one word.

Dark red fur. White spotted pattern around the neck. raised shoulder muscles. A sharp fang protruding from his mouth. Long nails with as many mowing sickles as each one.

Body length would be better than 4 meters. Young individuals - Kay said - but the strength they deserve to be called the 'King of the Woods' is seeping into the surrounding space.

Stopped in front of the village, the "Big Bear" narrowed his eyes as if he were going to stare at the humans.

And, as if to intimidate you, with a tremendous amount of voice, bark.

To the roar of suppressing the sky, the warrior of the escort shook up, the merchant and the villager lost their hips and the horses of the carriage fell into a state of panic.

A much more powerful "big bear" on his lower limb rolls up the earthen smoke and storms the village as he growls further. The holes in the walls that were about to be repaired with wood were literally made into wood dust, blind to humans, and aimed at the back of the village. A carriage lined up and horses connected to it.

The beast was hungry.

And I ate it yesterday, and I think back to the taste of my prey.

- More fat four-legged beasts than poor two-legged walking monkeys.

What a wonderful thing, today's hunting grounds are politely lined up with seemingly sloppy prey. "The Big Bear" ran as he raised the roar of joy.

In contrast, Kay moves.

Pi, and a sasquatch in the shadow of a nearby cabin sprang to the blown finger whistle as soon as possible. Kay, who often wandered his right hand as he jumped on its back, pulled a single arrow out of the saddle's arrow barrel. Slightly blurry design with colorful decorations - this is a special Arrow Craftsman Montane design.

Squeeze into a breath and let go.

Pewy Peepy Rollo and bustling, the arrow flies at the tip of the "Big Bear" nose. A blow he didn't intend to hide, a stabbing kill, and the unintentionally reacting "Big Bear" threw an arrow down in his front leg reflexively.

The broken arrow, but the leg of the beast stops. Ahead of a frigid red gaze, there's a bow cavalry across a brown horse. Not even frightened by his own beauty, he just turns to one of his awakened eyes.

That, too calm, wounded the pride of the king of the woods. Was earlier sharp killing also, or twelve enough, a threat? He clearly recognized the little one in front of him as the 'enemy'.

Again, turn to Kay, and the "big bear" reverses his whole body's hair. He stood up with his hind legs and raised his hands to heaven as if he were going to do long live. It's an intimidating act to make your body look even bigger. and a bright red mouth was opened,

――――

Again, a growl with a torn tympanic membrane. Several villagers lose their minds and the caravan horse starts to rumble to escape.

But in the meantime, only one, Sasquatch, was flat in front of the Big Bear.

Or he knew it well.

My husband who crosses my back is better.

That there is less room than a beast that can bark...

With Sasquatch's back, Kay pulls a bow. A blue arrow-winged arrow, connected there. "Long Arrow" for Longbow, specially ordered for Montan.

Kay squeezes the string with all his might to bring out the best power of Dragon Scale Through (Dragon Stinger), staring at the "Big Bear" with a cold eye.

Pippin ', in the air, the surrounding people hallucinated a single line drawn between Kay and the Big Bear.

Unleash.

Silver light gushes.

Straight ahead, but "stealth" did not cause any killing, which was sucked into the left chest of the Big Bear.

"- Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?

With a shout that can be both stunned and puzzled, the "big bear" with his hand on his chest greets him loudly. Then he tried to keep rolling and started walking towards the woods.

but before running a few steps, the force falls all the way out of its legs and collapses from its face to the ground.

Zu, the sound of shaking the ground. With a groan, the swollen "Big Bear" breathed out blood. Gradually make the movement weak and eventually stop the movement altogether.

"Hum,"

Kay shrugs as he serves the arrow barrel as he prepares the third arrow.

"- Looks like you're lucky you ruptured your heart."

It's like other personnel. The words crept into the heads of all those who kept their mouths open.

And - with time, that turns into understanding.

"Ohhh...... Ohh!

The first to raise a pleasant cry was one of the guard warriors. And from the catching up of understanding, in turn, he starts to tide his cheeks and scream. Holland approaching the corpse of the "Big Bear" with a surprise, Dagmal still distracted, Elidoor cuddling and weeping with other villagers, "You've never heard of tailoring the" Big Bear "with just one arrow!" and Alexei with great excitement.

It's just that the enthusiastic faces are approximate.

"……… My turn."

Eileen was laughing bitterly at Kay for one.

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After that, under Kay's direction, it became "Big Bear" demolition time.

Though the greatest threat here was expelled, it did not change the fact that there was a big hole in the village wall, so it was a task while burning the bonfire in a grand way. The fur is stripped to avoid scratching as much as possible, and the eyeballs used as the material for the magic prop are trimmed out, and the fangs and nails are also collected, while preserving some of the guts used as the material for the medicine. The work was extremely difficult only because the original was giant, but the villagers, the guard warriors and the merchant apprenticeship were able to join forces and manage to finish safely.

The material of the "Big Bear", which can also be described as a living legend. It was Holland's view that fur in particular would generate enormous profits.

"Do you have fur in such good condition! If you peel it off, you'll get a hell of a value......!

Holland is excited to expect me when I get to Wolvern.

This time, this "Big Bear" was retained by Kay on his own, so the profits derived from it became Kay's exclusive carriage, but there was not a single one to object to it. With the meat of the bear in a pan and surrounding the burning fire, the merchants shook the liquor and the banquet and sprinkled with it until late at night.

And when the feast was missed.

Kay, lifted as a hero by everyone and drunk by lumps, fell asleep in her tent.

"Ah, no more - I can't swallow, I'll go around"

"Kay's not sloppy. He's already down."

Her face turned bright red. Yeah, yeah. Next to the roaring Kay, this one swallowed too much and a little red Irene on her face made her cheeks dull.

"... hey. And Kay, you did a great job."

"Uh-huh. No way - I never thought I could take it down with one blow, either. You're lucky."

Heh, and Kay smiles in a good mood. drunk, but the words were, undoubtedly, from the heart.

"There he is, because he's been so crazy and intimidating, it was easy to do."

"Such delicious situations are rare."

"Well, if you don't, you can't snipe a heart."

Like the first arrow you let go, if you just let go of the arrow normally, you'll be stuck in the air. "Big Bear" has as much physical ability and reflex nerve as it can. But this "big bear" was still young and inexperienced. Assuming he was a sophisticated individual, he would not have imitated Kay before he attacked him with a flying tool to show off the gap.

Kay often stared at the fabric of the tent with half a laugh sticking to his face, but he accidentally said, "I've made up my mind!" and turn back to Eileen.

"Hey, Eileen. I made up my mind."

"Yeah? What?

"I'm going to be a hunter!

Irene blinked at Kay's sudden proclamation.

"……?

"Like this one, you go around helping people who are in trouble with the beast."

What do you say, it's nice, and Kay laughs innocently like a child.

- I felt full.

Looking back on his previous life, Kay thinks with a drunken head that he would have been praised and appreciated by others so far.

Until now, one way or another, it was just raw being kept alive -.

With that in mind for the rest of his life, Kay came alive, frightened by the sudden wind that could blow at any moment, as if to protect the candle fire about to go out.

But can a raw being decaying merely to preserve it, in caricature, in peace and security, be called raw at all costs?

- Or isn't that very much the same as being dead?

How about now - and Kay thinks that way. So full. It's shining. As if the world is blessing me with glitter.

I wouldn't have thought of taking risks and putting myself in danger for someone else in the red a while ago. But now, I even found the phrase "risking my life" appealing.

"I can't believe everyone praised me, appreciated me, and lived... Isn't it nice"

The word "desire for approval" blurred the back of my brain. But I didn't think it was okay. What's wrong with that? I can't...

"Yeah. I think it's good. I think it's really nice."

In a gentle tone, Eileen affirmed. with a smile and a merciful grin.

Kay smiled back, struck by a severe drowsiness.

"Right? … So, Eileen, …… support me."

"Yeah. I'll back you up."

"…… Thank you."

Keeping a smile on her face, making sure she was sucked in, Kay fell asleep.

"Phew."

Thanks to love, Irene keeps an eye on its sleeping face.

"…… Good night, Kay."

I gently reached out and gently stroked Kay's head.

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In the carriage of a certain front carriage, the young girl was wrapped around a futon.

Titty, and the sound of a bonfire playing. The girl was playing with a mirror in her hand, reflecting the flaming lights on her front.

- And in the mirror, the figure of an old woman with long clothes woven in her feathers is reflected.

"Oh, Edda or. You haven't slept yet?

"…… Grandma"

Heidemarie crawls up to the carriage. With the mirror gently lying on his pillow, Edda hit a small turnaround.

"Hehe. Come on, let's play."

A gentle hi-demary takes the mirror and puts it in the trunk of the carrier.

"Holland will piss you off if he finds you."

"... I'll be careful. I'll be fine."

"This is it."

Unexpectedly laughing at Edda. Swirl into the futon next to Edda and take a long sigh.

"…… today, I'm really surprised."

"Hey!"

Edda is making her eyes shine.

"Kay's stay, it was amazing!

- Edda was in a front carriage when the "Big Bear" appeared.

I was so scared that I was going to faint at the appearance of a monster coming this way with all my might.

But because it was so, Kay looked like a hero, standing in front of the "big bear," or only with one arrow.

- No.

Without a doubt, for Edda, Kay was the hero himself in the story.

"Absolutely. He really is a big person……………………………."

Likewise, Heidemarie, who picked up her life, had the same sentiment as Edda, although she didn't put it in her mouth.

…………

Often, silence persists. Edda looked excited and punched him over and over again.

"……… Can't you sleep?

"... yeah. I can't believe I'm talking about today."

The idea of Kay's being cool comes to mind at a young age.

And then Irene's smile came to mind, and it broke brittle and brittle.

"…… right, Grandma. Tell me something."

"Talk, hey"

To Edda's request, Heidemarie often thought, "Hmm."

"... right. Well, let me tell you about the legend of" The Mirror of Emergence. "

"A clue to depression?

"Yes, this is the story of a strange mirror and a certain man.... Once upon a time there was a man..."

Heidemarie speaks out.

"The man was so weak, he'd always just slept in bed. Little could move, he loved talking about heroes, talking about knights who had defeated dragons and warriors who had been active in the war, all over his family.

But one day, there was a real war in the country where he lived, and life became bitter, and his family spent less and less time with him. After sparing time, he had no choice but to have a day of fantasy and enjoy himself and only, whenever, to play in his dreams.

In his dreams, he was a hero. He was a fine warrior active in the war. A body that is strong, brave, and unlikely to be what it is today. Thinking he was, he spent most of the day dreaming... "

Edda frowned small at the gentle narrative of Heidemarie.

"…… That's sad. One of them."

Heidemarie laughs small.

"... right, if it stayed that way, he was just a sad person.

But one day, he dreams strangely. A large mirror, as long as my height. It was a dream opposite it.

The mirror showed one brave warrior. And when he saw it, he thought, "Oh, this is who I am." The warrior remained the fantasy he dreamed of every day and assumed he was himself.

And when I woke up from that dream - his body had truly changed to that of a warrior I had dreamed of. "

Here, take a breath.

"... What he dreamed of was' The Mirror of Emergence '. Legendary loss that was brought about and mourned by the use of heaven in ancient times.

The mirror is innocuous everywhere and it is said to reflect the soul of a person. He's been dreaming too much for so long that his soul has changed. "

"... so you've become a hero, like you thought you were?

"Yes... he got the 'hero figure'. And he was as strong as a hero, as he had imagined -.

Feeling better, he went out to war, as he had envisioned himself. And he raised his name, martial arts, and appeared in sight... "

"Heh! So?

"…… and he died in the war"

Edda's smile solidified in one word of Hydemarie.

"……… Why?

"I hit a flow arrow, and I'm dead. He was strong as a hero, he acted like a hero, but he wasn't the hero in the story. No matter how strong he was, he was only one human being... so by chance, boring, he died"

…………

"I'm still talking about human beings, having a way of life that suits their height..."

Heh heh, he raises his voice and Heidemarie laughs small. In contrast, Edda, wearing a futon, looked "Mmm-hmm."

"... Kay's is a hero."

Eventually, pompous.

Edda shrugged as she watched the front of her head and the shadows swinging in the bonfire flames.

"…… I don't know."

Heidemarie answered:

"…… right. He's a hero."

Saying so, I gently stroked Edda's head.

"At least for us, you know... He was really brave today. I think he can be a hero.

Edda. Time to go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, it's early. "

"……… yeah."

Close her eyes very closely and Edda wears the futon back on.

"……… Good night."

"Good night."

At night, it gets better...

†††

The next day, while suffering from a terrible hangover, the caravan left the village.

He was out of town with all the villagers and was dropped off. Although he was a little embarrassed and had a headache, Kay responded comfortably to it.

Yesterday's determination was once again forcefully engraved in my heart...

From there, to the point of clapping again, it was a peaceful journey.

Without encountering any beasts such as this in particular, over the course of the day, we arrive in the next village in the evening.

Even without a leak, Kay's hero Tan was told, a huge "big bear" fur was shown, temporarily people from all over the village gathered at Kay, and Irene was jealous of Kay being thired by her village daughter - and so on - but the day was largely over with no problems.

It happened the next morning.

There was a young man who woke up early in the morning and picked Kay up from the tent.

It's Alexei. A serious expression sometime.

Alexei pulled out her hipster dagger before Kay was surprised to see what was going on.

Lift the glittering silver blade in front of you and open your mouth heavily.

"- The warrior of the people of the snowfields, the son of Sergei, Alexei"

good, lowly voices that resound,

"Your Highness, Kai, the hunter of Zhu Bow, seeks one maiden together, my lover"

What? Leaving Kay confused, Alexei continued her mouth.

Therefore, in the name of my ancestor, Alexandre,

Still, my watery eyes stare,

- Sign up for a duel.