Chapter 106

Bear-san Goes To The Bee Tree

I arrived at the forest where the bee tree was located by riding Swaying Bear . According to Helen-san’s story, the tree was at the center of the forest, and I would understand which tree it was when I saw it . She said that the view was breathtaking . What did she mean?

I thought that a giant beehive was something more revolting than beautiful, though .

I used detection magic to confirm where the monsters were before I entered the forest . There were about 15 orcs . There were also goblin reactions a bit further ahead . It seemed that neither information was false .

I headed towards the orcs, because I thought that was where the bee tree would be .

I rode Swaying Bear without hesitation . After I had advanced for a while, flower petals started to dance in the air around me . I continued to move forward, and when I left the forest, I was greeted by a colorful field of flowers .

The spectacle was so beautiful that I nearly forgot to breathe . Flowers that were red, blue, yellow, orange, and many other colors were blooming all around me .

The field expanded endlessly . The flowers were spread out everywhere . It was a scene I couldn’t have believed could be found inside a forest . A giant tree was standing in the middle of this scenery .

Was that the bee tree?

「It’s huge… . 」

Still, there were things destroying this beautiful landscape . The orcs were eating honey, and their ugly faces were dripping with drool .

Those bastards, how dare they eat my honey?

When I thought about killing them and leaving the forest, goblins rushed out from my right . They continued to run towards the orcs . The goblins, holding wooden poles and knives picked up from an unknown location, attacked the orcs .

Was it possibly a turf war?

Well, since I had seen both groups with my detection magic, I had intended to kill them all, so this was great, and less trouble for me .

There were many more goblins than orcs, but the difference in power was too large . Goblins died after receiving just one heavy blow from an orc . Still, with their numbers, many goblins could attack one orc together . The battle was surprisingly even .

I thought of attacking when it was clear who would win, so I decided to wait and see, but I had to drop that idea after a few seconds . The orcs and goblins were crushing the flowers while they fought . The place where I could get honey was… At this rate, all flowers in the area would be crushed by the time the battle ended .

As I got ready to act, Swaying Bear stopped me . Two black shapes rushed out from the forest on my left . The black bodies were heading straight towards the orcs and goblins .

They were, without a doubt…

「Bears!?」

Yes, the two figures that entered the fray were bears .

A big bear and a small one .

The bears attacked the goblins and the orcs, who both hesitated after their attack .

The goblins, who couldn’t continue to fight after the number of enemies increased, ran away .

When the orcs saw that the goblins had ran away, they changed their targets and started a new battle .

There were 15 orcs and two bears . The difference in number was too big .

When a bear attacked one orc, there was another orc that attacked the bear from the side . The orcs attacked the bears with clubs, and the bears, who couldn’t defend themselves, were taking hits . I didn’t really want to save the bears, but they were surrounded by the orcs .

「Hmm, what should I do?」

In other words, there was a three way battle for the honey .

I didn’t know who was the first one here, though .

What should I do then?

Well, I thought it was okay for me to kill the orcs, the goblins, and the bears .

I was a bit reluctant to kill bears, though . Not to mention, there was no way I could kill them . It would be like killing Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear’s friends .

As I was thinking about what to do, the bears’ situation became more and more dire . They weren’t losing, though . They knocked down the orcs in front of them and killed them by biting their necks .

Those bears were strong .

If it were one on one battles, they wouldn’t lose to those orcs . There were a lot of enemies, though .

The second the bears wanted to change targets, their movements became dull . A red orc appeared by the giant tree . It was an orc subspecies, an orc of a different color that also appeared in the game . They were several times stronger than the normal orcs, in regards to their offensive abilities and durability .

One of the bears attacked the red orc, but he was struck down by the club the orc was holding . If the club had been a sword, it would have been a fatal strike . That still didn’t mean the bears weren’t in a dangerous situation .

The second bear rammed into the orc, but the red orc didn’t even budge . The red orc wanted to strike it down, right there, but at that moment, I started to move .

I fired a long distance water bullet, like a sniper . The water bullet hit the red orc, and the orc staggered .

The bear that was struck down shakily ran away into the forest . The other bear chased after it .

The red orc that was left standing there alone didn’t notice that the attack came from me . He attacked a fellow orc with his club, as if he was venting his anger . The orc that was hit was pulverized .

It wasn’t something that made me feel comfortable, so I left, riding Swaying Bear .

Was the bear okay?

It had been struck by that club .

It was strong enough to obliterate an orc .

I became worried .

We reached the two bears without me needing to tell Swaying Bear where to go . No, to be more accurate, there were four of them . If they were a family, it meant that they were a married couple, right?

The big one was Papa Bear, and the little one was Mama Bear .

One of the adult bears was collapsed on the ground, and the second one was looking at us and started to intimidate us .

Swaying Bear let me down and went towards the bears .

Could he communicate with them?

As I was thinking about that, the two parties were nodding, and it looked they had reached a mutual understanding .

What did they talk about?

Swaying Bear came back and used his nose to push my body towards the collapsed bear .

「Do you want me to heal his injuries?」

Swaying Bear let out a small cry .

「I understand . 」

It was Swaying Bear’s request . I didn’t want to refuse that . Also, I couldn’t just leave an injured bear alone .

I used healing magic on the collapsed bear . When I did, the bear got up slowly, and after the other bears saw that, they happily rubbed their bodies on Papa Bear .

After seeing that, it wasn’t possible for me to kill this bear family anymore, even if it meant that I couldn’t get the honey .

Swaying Bear entered the bear circle, and they seemed to have started some sort of conversation .

Of course, because I couldn’t speak Bear language, I didn’t understand any of it . Were the bears having a friendly conversation? Swaying Bear was the only outsider, and I would be troubled if he became timid again, so I summoned Hugging Bear as well .

After I summoned Hugging Bear, he instantly entered the circle and joined the conversation .

After a while, their conversation ended . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear came back . They came to me while crying with cute voices, as if they wanted to request something .

「What? What’s the matter? Do you want me to kill the red orc?」

They let out [Ku~un] cries .

It was okay for me to kill it, but the problem was what came after that . Even if I killed the monsters, I wouldn’t be able to procure honey if the bears were there, right?

The parent bears started moving again, leaving their children behind .

Was it possible that they wanted to fight the red orc again?

As I was thinking about what to do, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cuddled up to me .

「I understand . I will go and think about what to do afterwards . For now, we should just kill the red orc . 」

Were they happy with my answer? Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried out happily .

We went after the parent bears, and exited the forest where the bee tree and the flowers were .

The orcs were encamped around the giant tree . The red orc was also amongst them .

The parent bears were slowly approaching the orcs . The orcs noticed them, picked up their weapons, and looked toward us .

When the red orc cried out so loudly that the cry resounded in my head, the orcs started to rush toward us .

The bears stood their ground, ready to meet the enemies .

Hmm, the two of them seemed to want to have a go at it, but it was okay for me to just kill the orcs, right?

I shoot a Bear Cutter and cut off the heads of the approaching orcs . When the red orc saw that, he roared with even a louder voice .

「Shut up!」

Thanks to how loud it was, I unconsciously closed my eyes . The red orc and other orcs immediately started running .

The parent bears, Hugging Bear, and Swaying Bear also started to move .

Ah, are you two leaving me?

It seemed that they didn’t plan to quit being my guards, though . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear properly dealt with the orcs that came towards me .

The problem was the target that the red orc was headed towards .

He headed for Papa Bear .

He struck at Papa Bear with his club . From the side, Mama Bear started to run in order to tackle the orc . It turned into a free-for-all fight, so I couldn’t use my magic .

Papa Bear managed to dodge the club .

The red orc’s club scattered the flowers and was stuck in the ground . Mama Bear attacked the red orc from the side . She slammed into him, but the red orc didn’t budge at all . The red orc raised his club once again . Papa Bear rushed in to attack, since the target of the club was Mama Bear . Before Papa Bear could attack, the club had already struck Mama Bear’s back .

*Puchi*

Mama Bear cried out and collapsed . At that instant, the Papa Bear attacked the red orc . The red orc used the club to hit Papa Bear from below, on his flank .

*Puchi* *Puchi*

The parent bears both collapsed at the red orc’s feet, crying .

The red orc tried to deal a finishing blow with his club while drooling .

I moved the moment he raised his club .

I hammered a Bear Punch into the red orc’s side . The orc rolled on the ground, crushing the flowers .

It had been a long time since I last snapped like this .

My mood turned bad when I saw the bears getting hit .

If a bear attacked a human, I would fight them . Bears were fierce, and they ate meat .

Still, I wanted to protect these bears right now .

It was possible that they would attack humans in the future, but right now, I wanted to protect them . I didn’t know what would happen in the future . At the moment though, I was excessively driven by the urge to kill this red orc .

The red orc got up and looked towards me .

I would fight in place of the bears . I would make him feel the same pain the bears felt .

I took one step towards the red orc . The red orc swung his club towards me .

If you want to have a battle of strength, I will accept it .

I caught the club with the White Bear Hand . There wasn’t much of a shock . I was able to stop it easily .

This is for Mama Bear . I drove a Black Bear Kuma Punch into his unprotected flank, and he lost his grip on the club because of the pain . The club was trapped in the White Bear’s mouth . I then placed it in the Black Bear’s mouth .

The red orc managed to regain his posture and glared at me for the first time . He wasn’t looking at me as food, but as an enemy .

It was too late to look at me like that now .

I will show you who’s above you . You will be dead by the time you learn that .

I raised the club over my head and struck the red orc with it . The red orc tried to catch the club like I had .

Do you think you can do the same thing as me?

I pulverized the red orc’s arm .

This is for Papa Bear .

The red orc let out a soundless cry .

You have done this to others a countless number of times .

The red orc turned around and tried to flee .

There’s no way I will let you flee . I made a wall using earth magic, and the path to escape was closed off . The red orc finally looked at me with the eyes full of fear . The red orc had no more will to fight . In the end, I cut off his head, and the battle was over .

When I turned around, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear had almost finished the orc extermination . I approached the collapsed bears and healed them . There was absolutely no way I could kill these bears now .

The bears got up and rubbed their bodies on me, maybe to show their gratitude?

「Hey, please don’t attack the humans who come to pick up honey, okay?」

I asked, even though I knew the words wouldn’t come across . I had never wanted to understand a bear’s words as much as I did today .

I had no other option but to move the bears to a safe place, huh .

When I was thinking about that, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear approached the parent bears and started their conversation .

The bears turned around and started to push me towards the bee tree .

「Are you asking me to go and fetch honey?」

Swaying Bear answered the question for them .

I approached the bee tree . The bees flying around the tree didn’t attack me . I took a pot out of the Bear Box and carefully collected honey .