Chapter 298

298 Bear-san’s Journey in the Desert

Is there a good place somewhere?

I looked around with at the surroundings while riding Swaying Bear . (TN: neck turning sfx . )

I have no plans at this time, but I would like to set up a Bear Gate .

There’s no limit to how many I can install Bear Gates and it will not be wasted if made it .

But I can’t buy a house or set up a bear house in town, so I’m looking for a hard-to-find place outside of town .

There are still many rocks in this area, so if I want to set up a Bear Gate, its better to make it in a big boulder .

I moved away from the road and went to a big chunk of boulder .

It seems that nobody comes around here .

I stopped when I found a boulder that looks good enough .

Is this a good spot?

I magically drill a hole in the boulder where a Bear Gate will be set up .

Then, I set up a Bear Gate a bit deeper in the hole .

Finally, I covered the hole with Earth Magic and hid the Bear Gate .

Is this good enough?

Whenever I use it, the hole will be pitch black, but I have to hide it so it can’t be helped .

Then I head back to the road .

As I travel with Swaying Bear along the road, I saw some thin objects that were not visible from the boulder .

Is that a pillar?

From here, it still looks like a thin stick .

As I move closer towards the bar it gradually became thicker and larger, enough to be recognized as a pillar .

As I approach the pillars, the ground at my feet gradually turns into sand and the rocks gradually disappears .

When I arrive at the pillar, the whole area turns into sand and it seems like this is the real entrance to the desert .

The pillars are as big as a large tree, it has the thickness of four or five people holding hands around it .

The height is surprisingly high .

I looked up .

Doesn’t it look like a 10-storey apartment building in the neighborhood?

I tried to touch it, I don’t know whether it was made by magic or not, but it feels sturdy .

I want to challenge myself to make the same thing, but I don’t want to surprise anyone, so I’ll restrain myself .

And when I look ahead, the second pillar can be seen .

Certainly, if aim for the pillar, I won’t get lost .

No matter how much skills I have for Bear Map, I will get lost if I didn’t know the destination .

But with this, I won’t get lost this time .

I jump into Swaying Bear and head out for the second pillar .

[Well then, Swaying Bear . Aim for that pillar . ]

Swaying Bear started running after answering with .

When I look at Swaying Bear’s feet, he’s running on the sand just like on a normal ground without being buried in the sand .

As expected of the summoned beast that God gave me .

He runs fast and has a lot of stamina .

He can run on water, so there is no problem with sand .

Moreover, there’s a high quality of .

It is the finest gift .

It is a desert I’ve seen for the first time, but it may be a surprisingly beautiful landscape .

Perhaps that seems to be the impression that I have because of the Bear Equipment and the Bears .

Without it, I might have perceived it as a land of the dead and be forced to escape quickly .

As expected, there’s not so much in the desert .

I can see only sand .

Everywhere I look, it’s just sand, sand, sand .

There are only hills made of sand .

It is both beautiful and scary .

Looking up, the sun is blazing so severely .

Maybe taking off the Bear Costume, would make the surrounding hot enough to kill me .

My appreciation of the Bear Costume soar even more further .

[Swaying Bear, tell me if it gets too hot . ]

Swaying Bear speeds up after answering .

Apparently, he’s saying there’s no problem .

A black bear runs through the vast desert .

I imagine it’s a bit strange .

Whether in the original world or in the fantasy world, it may be the first time for having a bear in the desert .

If only I have a camera, I would take a picture to commemorate it .

The landscape is good, [The Desert and the Bear] .

Interesting combination .

Real photos, not synthetic . (TN: Photoshopped . )

It is a combination that you can never believe in this world or my former world .

Swaying Bear runs comfortably in the desert .

After a while, I arrived at the second pillar .

And I can see the third pillar ahead .

Certainly, if I head towards the pillar, I will not be lost .

Blitz didn’t said it, but traveling in the desert seems to be monotonous .

In other places, like the forests or the mountains a lot of things can be seen, but there’s only sand here .

There are very little changes in the dunes .

The rest of the scenery is similar .

Can I leave it to Swaying Bear and sleep?

Sleeping while moving in the desert, would look like mocking the people who are seriously traversing the desert .

Also using the Bear House and the Bear Gate .

Before going to the next pillar, I will switch Swaying Bear to Hugging Bear .

Swaying Bear had been running since we left the town .

He might be tired because he is running in the desert .

These children do their best for me .

I don’t want them to keep running endlessly, even if they have infinite health and stamina .

I have two Bears, Swaying bear and Hugging Bear, so I just have to switch them .

[Thank you, Swaying Bear . ]

I stroke Swaying Bear’s head to show gratitude and returned him to the Bear Puppet .

Then I summoned Hugging Bear .

The black bear doesn’t fit in the desert, but so as the white bear .

Black bears are in the mountains, while white bears are on the snow, that should be the image .

[Hugging Bear, are you all right?]

Maybe there is a possibility that the resistance is different with Hugging Bear .

Hugging Bear cried and rubs his head on me .

He looks fine to me .

For a moment, I thought Swaying Bear was strong in the heat and Hugging Bear was strong in the cold, but it seems that wasn’t the case .

Well, it seems that there is no such difference, because Swaying Bear can normally run on the snowy mountain .

But is it so hot?

I’ll try taking off my Bear Hood for a bit .

At that moment, the hot air slaps my face .

And I can feel my face getting hot .

[Ooh, hot!]

I immediately put on my Bear Hood .

[What’s this? This heat? This is not a place where people should be! Is Hugging Bear really okay?]

I’m worried and looked at Hugging Bear .

But Hugging Bear looks neither struggling nor stuffy .

He just have a cute face .

He looked at me with [What?] face .

He really looks okay .

I now respect the people who travel in places like this .

God, thank you for the Bear Equipment .

I really wanted to say that .

I used to have such an idea, I felt that God made me the way he wanted me to be, so I am half thankful for the Bear Equipment and I am also thankful for giving me Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

[Then, Hugging Bear its scorching but please . ]

I stroke the lower chin of Hugging Bear and climb on his back .

Later, I need to give thanks to Swaying Bear as well .

If I don’t, he might pout later .

When that happens, they will not even look at me .

Hugging Bear ran through the vast desert .

He ran smoothly and the scenery gets boring .

I took out a cold drink from the Bear Box and drank it .

Keeping the drink outside, will make it warm quickly .

So I’ll put it back in the Bear Box as soon as I’m done drinking .

I’m thankful to the Bear Box as well .

I can infinitely store things, big things like Bear House, I can also store cold things and it will never get warm .

I am really grateful .

When Hugging Bear is running, he cried and slowed down .

I thought it’s a monster, but there are people traveling on a lizard ahead .

Maybe those are the ones who started earlier than me .

It’ll be troublesome if me and Hugging Bear were seen, so I want to overtake without them noticing .

However, it is difficult to overtake in a desert with wide visibility .

I just need a place to hide and overtake, but I cannot find one in this desert .

There are only sand dunes everywhere .

What now?

Let’s look at the map .

If I proceed within expectations, it is very likely that I might be able to do it .

For now, let’s move without catching up .

Surprisingly, the lizard was running fast .

The speed was surprisingly fast, so I have to make a big detour to pass .

While I was wondering what to do, they stopped at a third pillar .

I will make a big detour and overtake them while they’re resting .

I’ll use the hills made of sand to hide and proceed carefully .

I could see a wolf-like shadow at the end of the dune, probably because of the detour .

Is that a Sandwolf?

I stopped and looked at it, but it’s too far to confirm .

If it’s going to attack, I’ll just kill it .

Now I’m weighing myself down, just to defeat the attacking and dangerous monsters .

Normally, a wolf will not attack alone against something like Swaying Bear or Hugging Bear .

Occasionally they may attack if they think they can win as a pack .

How about this time?

I used Detection Magic .

Sandwolves are scattered around .

Looking at the detection skills, Sandwolves gradually begins to gather in one place .

And they slowly moves toward us .

Apparently, they recognized us as a prey .

I can escape with Hugging Bear, however .

If they attack, they might be a good souvenir for Fina .

Sandwolves had a reddish brown fur .

Normal wolf is gray, snow wolf is white, and sandwolf is reddish brown .

I got off Hugging Bear so that I can fight at any time .

While standing in the desert defenseless, Sandwolves slowly began to surround me and Hugging Bear .

Their number is about 10 .

It seems they thought they could beat Hugging Bear with this number alone .

When a Sandwolf howled, they attacked us simultaneously .

I evade the attacking Sandwolf and hit a Bear Punch on it’s torso .

Hugging Bear also countered with a Bear Punch .

Double Bear Punches explodes .

In addition, I shot an Ice Arrow at the head of the attacking Sandwolf .

Hugging Bear’s sharp claws slashed a Sandwolf .

And within just a few seconds of the battle, all Sandwolves have fallen on the sand .

It’s a weak meat diet .

If it didn’t attack, I didn’t even think it would .

This time, the Sandwolves who attacked are the bad ones .

For the time being, I was able to get some souvenirs for Fina .