Chapter 316

[Its just ahead . We’re close . ] Karina

Karina happily announced on top of Hugging Bear .

If we can recover it, we can safely go up the labyrinth . Then, replace the water magic stone and we’re done .

[I wondered what would happen after defeating the worms, but it was pretty easy . ] Toya

Toya, who’s walking in the front was saying such thing .

[What are you talking about? Yuna-chan built the bridge and could have killed the worms on her own . ] Mel

[It was Yuna who defeated Scorpion . ] Senia

[Because Yuna-chan is doing the hard part . ] Mel

[Sure, but we struggled as well . ] Toya

[Because Toya thinks it was an easy job . I would say it would have been hard without Yuna-chan . ] Mel

[If I had a Mithril Sword, the scorpion would be nothing . ] Toya

[Of course, It’s a very unfortunate story for Toya, now then are you buying a Mithril Sword when we return to the Royal Capital? It will also raise the level of the party members . ] Jade

[That’s right . If Toya has a Mithril Sword, Jade’s burden will be reduced . ] Senia

[No objections . ] Mel

At the time of the golem subjugation, he said, [It’s still too early,] but Toya seems to be growing .

Everyone gave their permission, so I thought Toya would be happy .

But his expression is subtle .

[Toya, what’s wrong?] Yuna

[……… No money] Toya

[Oi!] Yuna

I want to put a Tsukkomi on that .

Didn’t you said you’ll buy it earlier .

You didn’t have the money?

I want to ask him that for about an hour now .

[I don’t believe this . ] Senia

[Toya, is the worst . ] Mel

[That’s why I’ve been telling you to save up your money . ] Jade

[That’s the reason I’ve been telling everyone it’s too early…] Toya

Attempting to make an excuse, Jade-san slaps Toya’s back .

[I’ll give you a little bit . ] Jade

[Jade . ] Toya (TN: ship?)

Toya was pleased with Jade-san’s words .

Jade-san is so kind .

Mel-san, when she look at those two she sighs as if giving up on something .

[Can’t help it then . I’ll lend you too . ] Mel

Mel-san says with an embarrassed face .

[I’ll lend you . But if you don’t return it, I’ll make you eat my Mithril Knife . ] Senia

Senia-san takes out the knife and flickers in front of Toya .

[Wow, everyone, thank you . ] Toya

They’re messing around with Toya for saying such thing . It’s a good party .

I have some Mithril ore surplus when I defeated the Mithril Golem (Haribote) . Should I tell Toya?

Jade-san’s party have been taking care of me during the golem subjugation and this time as well . So, I’m glad to give them a little mithril ore, but I don’t think they’ll need it .

Toya is happy with everyone’s words and everyone is looking at him with a smile . I will not do anything extra .

If we can find the crystal plate without any problem, I’m not borrowing Toya’s words, but it was indeed easier than I thought .

We’re going down the slope .

[Its just ahead . ] Karina

Karina would be rolling by now, if she wasn’t riding on Hugging Bear .

After going down the slope, a straight path continues . As we walk down the path, we come out into an open space .

[This is…… . . ] Yuna

A large circular space expands . We came to a room of about the height of a 2-storey house . Intuitively, we are on the second floor of the room .

Looking at the center of the open-space area . There was something that should not be seen .

[What the hell’s this?……] Yuna

It is a swarm of scorpions that spreads into view .

And what’s in the center?

It has a black body, is covered with hard shell, has scissors that can easily pinched a human body, and its large tail is sharp like a needle .

If I’m not mistaking, its a Scorpion .

There is no doubt its a Scorpion .

But the size is completely different .

[What the, that’s a big Scorpion . ] Jade

The scorpions that were as large as a wolf looks tiny .

There are tens of meters in the size of the torso alone . The tail bends sharply and shakes, it also had big scissors that seem to be hard . And above all, the color is ominous . It has a pitch black color .

The color fuels the fear .

[There is such a monster?] Yuna

[I’ve heard about it, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it . ] Jade

Jade-san was surprised and observed quietly so that he doesn’t get noticed

I’ll check with Bear Detection Magic .

[Scorpion] is displayed .

Yeah, its pointless, so I’ll stop .

Its bigger than the other scorpions, so its a big scorpion, its black, so its a black scorpion or a dark scorpion, etc . .

[As expected we can’t beat it . ] Jade

[And the Scorpions around it are in the way . We can’t fight it normally . ] Mel

[Courage and recklessness are different things . ] Senia

We look around as we hide .

There are countless normal-sized Scorpions around a large Scorpion .

There are roughly more than 50 of them .

In the back, you can see a worm being eaten . This is the scorpion’s nest and may be a hunting ground .

Fighting here means fighting on the opponent’s home ground .

I personally want to fight that big scorpion . But if I fight in front of Karina, she might start to cry again .

I wish it was one-on-one .

I’m not borrowing Mel-san’s words, but the small (about a wolf’s size) scorpions are in the way .

[So Karina . The thing that we’re looking for, is it here?] Jade

Jade-san asks .

If it fell somewhere here, we have to pick it up .

Hopefully its not in the Scorpion .

Karina closes her eyes and tries to find the crystal plate .

Then she slowly open her eyes .

[… . . It can’t be . Is this for real?] Karina

She muttered in a small voice .

Karina descends from Hugging Bear and looks at the incredibly large scorpion .

[This has got to be a lie… Why now, when we’ve come this far?] Karina

[What happened, Karina?] Yuna

[Yuna-san…] Karina

Karina looks at me with a crying eye .

[The crystal plate . It’s in that big monster . ] Karina

[……You gotta be kidding me . ] Jade

[We can’t beat that . ] Toya

In Karina’s words, Jade-san and Toya looks at the large scorpion .

[There’s a big difference between looking at it and defeating it . ] Jade

That’s exactly what Jade-san says .

If it fell somewhere near it, I would be able to draw its attention using my and Mel-san’s magic, then it pick up and dash .

But if its inside the Scorpion’s body, then I’ll have to defeat it .

[If you want to defeat it, you will need to gather more adventurers or call high-ranked adventurers . ] Jade

[Can’t we defeat it with Mel-san and everyone here?] Yuna

Mel-san thinks a bit about my question .

[Um, it’s pretty tough . If we fight with our lives on the line, we might be able to win . But in that case, we’ll have to be prepared for sacrifices . If we fight it, someone may die . Even if you don’t die, you’ll be seriously injured . ] Mel

[But that is a condition that doesn’t count those little scorpions . Those little scorpion are in the way . ] Senia

Senia-san adds battle conditions to Mel-san’s words .

Sure, that small (not for me small) scorpions are annoying . If you went for a fight, they will definitely gang at you .

Even if you defeat the small scorpion first, you can’t imagine that there are so many of it and the big scorpion doesn’t look like it will stay silent .

[It’s better to turn back and ask for Balima-san’s opinion . ] Jade

[That’s right . As expected, we should avoid impossible fights . ] Mel

[We should head back first . ] Senia

[If only I have a Mithril Sword . ] Toya

No one responded into Toya’s monolouge .

Karina is staring at the big scorpion .

Well, is there a way to beat it?

If it didn’t have a small scorpions around it, it would have been nice to have it as a game . (TN: a trophy . )

The scorpions that are surrounding it are in the way . Should I attack the Scorpions from above and reduce the numbers first?

When I’m thinking of a way to defeat, everyone decided on returning .

[That’s fine for Karina-chan too, right?] Mel

[……… . Yes . ] Karina

Karina bites her lips, then she replies with a small regret .

Karina agreed, so everyone tried to back-track on the road, but I didn’t move .

[Yuna-san?] Karina

[Karina, return with Jade-san and the others . ] Yuna

Everyone has a surprised expression in my words .

[Yuna-chan, Are you going to fight it?] Mel

[Scorpions are different from worms . The shell is hard and it moves fast . Its too dagerous . ] Senia

[This is not the place to do the imposible . It will not be too late, even if we we talk to Balima-san . ] Jade

Everyone tries to stop me .

But there is the object in front of me .

I don’t think that big scorpion can be beaten by gathering adventurers in the city . It takes time to gather strong people from the Royal Capital and other countries .

Moreover, I have a Bear Cheat here . If I can’t fight it here now, when can I fight it?

I put my hand on Karina’s head with .

[Yuna-san…] Karina

[It’ll be alright . I can retreive the crystal plate . ] Yuna

Karina shakes her head many times .

[No good . Its seriously dangerous . It’s already good enough . I will report to my father . No matter how strong Yuna-san is, its still dangerous . You can’t beat such a monster . ] Karina

[Nope, you’re wrong, My job is to get the crystal plate and go up to the labyrinth with Karina . Besides my strength has been approved by His Majesty the King . ] Yuna

[Yu- Yuna-san… . . ] Karina

Karina holds my Bear Costume with her small hand .

I place my hand on Karina’s head and look at her .

[Karina, please . ] Yuna

[Are you really going to fight?] Mel

[If that’s the case, we’ll be right behind you . ] Jade

[Mel-san and the other’s job was to escort me and Karina to where we will be searching . The request has already been fulfilled . The rest is my job . ] Yuna

[If so, Yuna should return as well . ] Senia

[That’s right . No matter how important it is, you don’t have to fight for your life here . ] Mel

Senia-san and Mel-san tries to stop me anxiously .

I do not intend to fight with my life on the line . I’ll just fight because I have a Bear Cheat .

Not fighting here is an embarrassing act as a former gamer .

[If I feel that I’m not going to win, it’ll be fine because I’ll run away . ] Yuna

[Do you really want to do it?] Karina

[I guess Karina is the one going to take responsibility if anything happens to me . ] Yuna

I once again put my hand on Karina’s head .

[Yuna-san…] Karina

[……I got it . Karina-chan will take responsibility when we reached the top . That’s why Yuna-chan should come back properly . ] Mel

Don’t send people to their graveyard .

Generally, this is the situation where you raised a death flag and you know the person who left is going to die .

I will not die .

If I can’t do it, I’ll give up and run away .

[Hugging Bear, protect Karina . ] Yuna

Hugging Bear rubs his face against me .

[I’m going to sleep with you tonight . ] Yuna

Hugging Bear moves to Karina and sits down .

Today’s Hugging Bear is easy to figure . When I return, I’ll have to play with him a lot .

[Really now, don’t do the impossible . ] Jade

[I won’t . ] Yuna

As I walked to the passage where everyone came, I made a wall with earth magic to seal the entrance .

[Yuna-chan!] Mel

[Yuna-san, why did you blocked the path!] Karina

Karina was screaming from the other side of the wall .

[It would be terrible if the scorpions here pass through and chase Karina and the others . ] Yuna

If it notice me, it may climb up here .

If that happens, it will be the worst case scenario .

Moreover, it is to prevent Karina and Jade-san’s party from entering . I don’t know how the battle will turn up, but the cave may collapse .

I might end up using the full extent of the cheat . If possible, I don’t want to show them such appearance .

And if Karina saw how I fight she may cry again, I don’t want that .

If I close the entrance, I will not be able to return .

[I don’t understand . ] Mel

[Yuna-san…] Karina

Even now, Karina is crying .

That’s strange . I haven’t fought yet and she didn’t saw any dangerous scenes .

Was there an element that made her cry?

[Yuna-san… please don’t die . ] Karina

It’s okay because I have a Bear Cheat .

When I’m in a pinch, I’ll also use the Bear Gate .

I cannot possibly use it when everyone is on this side .

[Whether I can beat it or not . I’ll be back . Jade-san, please protect Karina . ] Yuna

[Yeah, just don’t overdo it Yuna . ] Jade

[I won’t . ] Yuna

[Jō-chan . When we return, let’s eat together . ] Toya

[It’ll be Toya’s treat . ] Yuna

[Yuna-chan, when you come back, let me ride on Swaying bear-chan again . ] Mel

[Just a little . ] Yuna

[I want to play a knife game after this . ] Senia

[Please take care of yourselves . ] Yuna

Somehow it’s like a send off party over the wall .

Stop it .

I’ll come back alive .

[We’ll be waiting for you upstairs . ] Jade

[I’ll be back, so don’t worry about it, just wait for me diligently . ] Yuna

Karina and the others left .

Now then shall we fight?