Chapter 13

Chapter 13 – Bear-san Subjugates The Goblins

I left with Rurina-san in order to subjugate the goblins .

「I will ask just in case, but Yuna-chan, are you planning on going dressed like that?」

She looked at the bear and asked .

「Yes . 」

Geez, I’ve already given up .

「Is that so?」

She looked at my bear and sighed .

「By the way, where are the goblins located?」

「They are near a mountain village, six hours east from here . 」

「Six hours!」

「Yes, so it’s better if we leave soon . I want to arrive during the day . 」

Why are you telling a hikikomori to walk for six hours?

If it weren’t for the bear shoes, a distance like that would be forbidden .

「I have food and water, so it will be all right . 」

I’m not worried about that .

Incidentally, the place I had practiced magic was in the forest, near the west gate .

I sighed when I thought about the six hour walk .

If I had known the location, I would have refused .

It’s too late now .

I walk away from the town feeling depressed .

「Umm, can I ask something? 」

「If I can answer it . 」

「Why are you dressed like that? I don’t know how strong you are, but isn’t it a better idea for an adventurer to wear good protective equipment?」

Someone actually asked the question I had thought of before .

Q . Why are you dressed like that?

A1: Because I like this outfit .

(I don’t intend to tell such a lie)

A2: I answer honestly and say that this is the strongest protective gear .

(I’m not an idiot who would spill her own secret)

A3: I can’t use magic if I don’t wear this .

(I’m not an idiot who would announce her own weakness)

A4: I lie and say that this is a keepsake from my mother .

(That isn’t a reason to wear it all the time)

A5: I say that it’s ordinary protective armor .

(I wonder if this is safe?)

「That’s because it’s stronger than common protective gear . 」

「Is that so?」

「Although I don’t know the material it’s made from, the bear has good physical and magic defense . Also, this white bear is an item bag . 」

I had already shown the bear box when I was shopping, so there was no reason to hide it .

I will just make her think that the bear is better than common protective gear .

「Then, that black bear is?」

「Power enhancement? It amplifies my power . 」

I walked over towards the rock on the side of the road and hit it with a Bear Punch .

The rock shattered .

「I hit Deborane with this power, so it’s no wonder he has a swollen face . 」

Rurina seemed to be persuaded after seeing this bit of information .

「Then, do those shoes also do something?」

「Shoes? ……… . Yeah」

I just came up with a good idea .

I looked at the bear gloves and shoes .

I tried not to laugh and grinned .

「Rurina . 」

「What?…Those eyes…」

「Hey, do you want to get to the village a little early?」

「What are you talking about?」

She felt uneasy and took a little distance from me .

「It’s bothersome to walk for 6 hours, so we will do this instead!」

I snuck behind Rurina-san and tapped her behind her knees . As soon as she collapsed, I caught her .

It was a girl’s dream .

It’s the Princess Carry .

It’s not something that I’d want though .

「Hold on to me properly . It will be dangerous if you try to speak and bite your tongue . 」

After saying that, I start running .

「Hey ーーーーーーーー」

Fast, fast .

「Yuna-chan! Please stopーーーーーー」

I ignored her words and kept running .

She’s light, thanks to the bear gloves .

I’m fast, thanks to the bear shoes .

The bear shoes are also stopping me from getting tired, no matter how much I run .

We quickly arrived near the village .

「You are terrible, Yuna-chan . Even when I told you to stop so much . Even though it was my first time (Princess Carry)…I was scared . 」

Rurina stared at me with teary eyes after laying down on the ground .

「But, we have arrived early right?」

We arrived in 30 minutes, instead of walking for six hours .

「Did you perhaps like it?」

「I did not . But still, I didn’t expect to arrive so quickly . 」

It’s still morning, a long time before lunch .

「The truth is, I wanted to stay overnight at this village and hear the reports about the goblins . 」

「Then, let’s go subjugate the goblins right away?」

「Let’s see . If you are not tired, let’s go hear about the goblins from the Mayor . 」

We greeted the gatekeeper stationed at the entrance to the village .

「What’s with those clothes . Are you perhaps an adventurer?」

He looked at me once before asking Rurina-san .

What’s with those clothes = me .

Adventurer = Rurina-san .

I guess .

「We have come to subjugate the goblins that have appeared in this neighborhood . 」

「Only the two of you?」

He looks uneasy .

I’m not surprised .

There were a lot of goblins on the request, but only two women came .

Not to mention, one was dressed strangely .

He could only look uneasy .

「Yes . We want to hear the story, so could you arrange a meeting with the Mayor?」

「I understand . Follow me . 」

The soldier didn’t get rid of us . Instead, he took us to a house in the middle of the village .

「Mayor, are you in!」

「What is it, Roy?」

A man in his 50’s came out .

「The adventurers came . 」

「Oh, have you come to help us? What a relief!」

When he saw me, his voice became lower .

「Umm, I’m sorry, but only two people?」

「Yes, only the two of us, but rest assured that we will complete the request . 」

「Is that so?」

He looked at me with the same uneasy look as the gatekeeper .

After all, appearance is important, right~

A little girl who said she had come to complete a goblin extermination .

Even if I had been told that, I would also think that it’s impossible for a little girl .

「If possible, I want you to tell us the location of the goblins . 」

Rurina-san realized the Mayor’s feelings and changed the topic so it would not get worse .

「The goblins came from those mountains . I often saw them while I was hunting . 」

「I heard that there are 50 of them, can you confirm this?」

「One person fell victim to them in the mountains . That was when we saw them . 」

「Is that so . Then we will go take a look . If we don’t return by tomorrow, please contact the guild . 」

「I understand . Thank you in advance . 」

We left the village and headed towards the mountains .

「Yuna-chan, are you really okay by yourself?」

「It’s okay . I have only one request for Rurina-san . Please get the proof of subjugation and do the skinning . 」

「I don’t mind . 」

Pledge secured!

The proof of subjugation seems to be the Magic stone .

You have to cut the body open and take it out .

Un, Impossible!

It’s even more troubling because the goblins can’t be used as materials .

「Well then, let’s go . I will walk in front, so follow me . 」

I used my detection skill, the Observing Eyes of the Bear .

I see a lot of reactions in that direction .

It’s inconvenient that there is no map, but it’s nice to know what direction to go .

There are dangerous reactions straight ahead .

I decided to go and defeat it, whatever it was .

「Umm, I don’t mind following behind you, but please be more careful of the surroundings . 」

「It’s okay . I’m using detection magic, and there are no monsters nearby . 」

「Eh, you have such a magic?!」

「Surprisingly, there are a lot of goblins . 」

「A lot?」

「About 100 of them . 」

「Hey, 100?! Is that true?! That’s absolutely impossible for us . 」

「Why? There are only 100 Deboranes . 」

「Are you really saying that?」

「I am . 」

She sighed in defeat .

「I’m going to tell you now, if it gets dangerous, I will leave you and run . 」

「I don’t mind . 」

I’m faster anyways .

「Haa, is it really okay? You may have made a wrong choice . 」

We walked around in the forest for an hour .

In the meantime, we had met 20 goblins .

「That detection magic is convenient, letting you know the position of the goblins . It’s too unfair to kill them with long range magic before they even notice you . 」

「Get the stones properly . 」

「I know . 」

The goblin fell in front of Rurina, and she took out her knife to cut it . She got the stone and burned the corpse .

It was to keep the other animals and monsters away .

「It seems that the goblin nest is nearby . 」

I concentrated the detection magic at one place .

I will approach slowly now .

It was the same in the game . When subjugating a crowd, a surprise attack was very effective .

Before I was noticed, I used my strongest magic and struck the first blow against the unsuspecting monsters .

If it was in the game, the subjugation would be a success .

「It looks like those are the caves . 」

「Are you, by any chance, planning on entering those caves?」

Even I don’t want to enter a cave that has a crowd of goblins .

There were around five of them standing at the cave’s entrance .

Probably the guards .

「I want to confirm something, so wait here . 」

I recited the chant for wind magic and unleashed it towards the cave .

The wind magic passed through every corner of the cave .

「Confirmation done . Apparently, the only entrance to the cave is over there . I will go now, so wait here」

「Wait, are you really going?」

I cut off the heads of the five goblins before her voice reached me .

I then imagined a burning red bear .

「Bearfire」

A bear-shaped flame was thrown into the cave .

I followed it up with another spell .

「Bear Wall」

I sealed the entrance with a bear-shaped wall .

It’s finished .

Now I only need to wait .

「Yuna-chan, what did you do?」

「I shot hot flames into the cave, then sealed the entrance with a lid . Right now, the cave is burning hot and it’s also running out of oxygen, so they will start suffocating . 」

「Oxygen? Suffocating?」

Was oxygen possibly not known about in this world?

If so, explaining would be troublesome .

「Simply put, the inside of the cave is running out of air . 」

「Is that so?」

「Air disappears when lit on fire and sealed . Therefore, the goblins are now suffering from the lack of air . Nice and easy, right? Or did you think I wanted to fight the goblins inside the cave?」

Rurina-san shook her head .

「There’s time to spare and the goblins are busy, so let’s have a lunch?」

「You want to eat here?」

Don’t say that .

I won’t eat at a place where goblins can attack at any moment .

Though, I have detection magic, so I’m okay .

「We could also go back to the village, but isn’t that too complicated?」

「Yeah but…By the way, how long should we wait?」

「Normally, just a few minutes? I intend to wait until I can confirm that all the goblins have died by using the detection magic . 」

For the time being, Rurina-san processed the goblins at the entrance of the cave .

She then took out lunch from the bag that was on her waist .

That was the item bag, huh .

「How much space does that bag have?」

「This? It can’t take as much as your bear can . It only has enough space for about five wolfes . 」

Only that much?

If I think about it, this bear is a cheat item .

I ate the provided lunch, but it wasn’t good .

It was dried meat and lukewarm water . Apparently, the item bag doesn’t stop time .

I should have prepared a meal of my own .

After lunch, I used the detection magic .

「Hmm?」

「What’s wrong?」

「One survived . 」

「One…no way . 」

「Do you know something?」

「Yuna-chan, you said that there were about 100 goblins, right?」

「Un . 」

「It may be the Goblin King . 」

「Goblin King…」

Goblin King…the king of goblins, stronger and more intelligent than ordinary goblins .

「Un, it’s certainly possible, with 100 goblins around . 」

「It does not look like it will die, so we have to fight it . 」

「Impossible! The Goblin King is C-rank monster . It’s a monster that needs a party of C-rank adventurers to take down . 」

Even so, it’s a monster that can’t use magic and it’s only a little strong .

It would be dangerous if it hits me, of course, but I have no intention of getting hit .

「We should return to the guild and call for support . 」

「Un, it should be okay?」

「Yuna-chan, please . Please do as I say this time . 」

「Well then, I will go into the cave alone and fight . If I don’t come back out, call the guild . 」

「I won’t send you to your death . 」

「It will be fine . I’m moving the rock . 」

「Yuna-chan!」

I removed the bear wall, ignoring Rurina’s cries .

Hot air came out of the cave .

I dissipated the air using wind magic .

The entrance was still hot because of the bear flames .

「I can’t go inside if it’s like this . 」

「It’s impossible, so let’s return . 」

「Un? Apparently, the King himself is coming out . 」

「You must be kidding…」

「Rurina, hide in the back . 」

A huge goblin holding a red sword came out of the cave .

It saw me and roared .

This was the Goblin King .

I started the battle with Air Cutter .

The Goblin King waved his sword and cut through the spell .

I started running when it targeted me .

Fast .

I took a sword out from the Bear Box and blocked the Goblin King’s sword .

Heavy .

My power was slightly higher than the goblin’s, so it was pushed back .

The Goblin King swung down at me with one hand .

I defended against it with the white bear, regained my balance, and prepared to use magic .

I wonder if my level is lower?

If ordinary magic doesn’t work, how about the bear magic?

「Bear Cutter」

I imagine the sharp claws of a bear and shot them towards the Goblin King .

Three wind blades attacked the Goblin King .

He used his sword the same way as before and tried to destroy the magic .

However, the Bear Cutter did not disappear and hit the Goblin King .

「Hmm?」

It didn’t fall .

The Goblin King took on three Bear Cutters, but it hadn’t defeated him .

「Hard?」

However, I knew that I had hurt it .

The Goblin King roared in frustration and glared at me .

I started running .

I think it’s almost time to settle this .

I used Earth magic to create a pothole in front of the goblin .

No matter how intelligent it was, it couldn’t notice a hole right in front of it, especially if it’s head was full of rage .

The Goblin King can only see me .

He didn’t watch his steps and fell into the hole .

It might extinguish the flame again, so I shot Bear Cutters towards the hole .

「Bear Cutter, Bear Cutter, Bear Cutter, Bear Cutter, Bear Cutter」

It’s surprisingly tenacious .

I could hear screams from the hole .

It might have been trying to climb up, but the Bear Cutters had sent it back down .

I couldn’t hear the screams anymore after shooting the Bear Cutters .

I used the detection magic and saw that the reaction of the Goblin King was gone .

When I stopped casting magic, Rurina came out from behind a tree .

「Is it over?」

「I’m not getting any response from the magic, so it’s okay . 」

「I can’t believe it, you really did defeat it . 」

「It was unexpectedly tenacious, I was surprised . Well, I’m going to confirm that it’s dead, so stay away from the hole . 」

I raised the ground with Earth magic .

The Goblin King’s corpse came out of the hole .

It was dead, but its face still showed fear .

「It really is dead, right?」

「Yes . 」

I shot another Bear Cutter to make sure, but the Goblin King didn’t show any reaction .

「Then, let’s do this . 」

「Yuna-chan, can it fit into your item bag?」

「It can . 」

「Then, can I ask you to do it? It would be enough to bring the stone, but let’s bring the whole body, just in case . 」

I put the Goblin King into the Bear Box .

I also picked up the sword .

「Now, only the goblins in the cave are left . 」

「Then, let’s go when it cools down . 」

I cooled down the cave with water and wind magic .

「I think it’s okay to enter the cave now . After you . 」

「Umm, just to confirm, is the cave really safe?」

「It’s safe . Only, so many goblins died, so skinning them all might be difficult . 」

「Yuna-chan, help me…」

「I won’t . 」

It’s not like I can just slice up a body and take the stone from it .

「It’s dark in the cave, so be careful . 」

「I have a lantern, so it’s okay . 」

「Ah, then, please take this . 」

I produced a light with light magic .

「Please take it . 」

「I don’t know why it’s shaped like a bear, but I will gladly take it . 」

Rurina-san entered the cave alone .

There should be around 80 bodies in the cave . It takes one minute to take out the stone from a body, so it should take around 80 minutes just to gather the stones .

I think that it will take about two hours in total, with all the walking she will have to do in the cave .

I made a small house with earth magic and added a window for better ventilation .

I thought about the possibility of other monsters appearing and blocked the entrance .

They wouldn’t be able to enter through the window because it’s small .

Finally, I made a bed of soil and laid down .

It’s hard, but it’s not like I can’t fall asleep .

I will buy blankets next time .

I was mentally tired, so I fell asleep immediately .