Bear-san, Discusses The Future
I welco the morning typically without being woken up by Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. Hugging Bear, who’s rolled into a ball, sleeps comfortably beside . Apparently, the sli didn’t co and attack us.
When I look at the bed next to , Fina is unusually sleeping while hugging Swaying Bear. Kagali-san is also sleeping with a child-like face. It’s a face that doesn’t really look like an adult’s.
But I can’t let them sleep forever, so I wake them both up and then had them move downstairs.
I asked Fina to go and wake Mia and Carol up, as she did yesterday, while I prepared breakfast.
A great day must start with a good breakfast.
If you are hungry, you will not be able to co up with good ideas, and you will not have the strength to fight.
There’s even a saying, ‘You can’t fight on an empty stomach’.
When breakfast is on the table, Fina arrives with Mia and Carol. We eat breakfast and talk about our next step.
“The sli didn’t co?” (Mia)
“It didn’t co. Unless, this house is already inside the sli.” (Yuna)
Mia looked out the window at my joke.
“Stop scaring .” (Mia)
“I’m just kidding. Besides, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear are here, and they’ll tell before it cos to that.” (Yuna)
Mia looked at the normal-sized Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, who were curled up, and when she felt relieved, she sat back in her chair.
“So, what are you going to do now?” (Mia)
“We’re going to stay here and see what the sli does.” (Yuna)
While Fina went to wake up Mia and the others, I briefly discussed with Kagali-san.
“Why? If it’s not after us, that ans we’re safe now, right?” (Mia)
“We’re still don’t not sure about that. Maybe the sli was sleeping at night.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san explains on my behalf.
“Do slis even sleep?” (Mia)
“Well, monsters sleep, don’t they? Even slis need to rest. I think it’s rare to find a creature that keeps moving non-stop.” (Kagali)
There are delicious fishes in the sea that will die if they don’t keep swimming, you know.
But, just as Kagali-san said, there are not many creatures that can actively keep going non-stop.
If you move, you will get tired. This is true for any living creature. So, Kagali-san and I decided to observe the sli a little longer.
“So you’re saying that if I attack at night, I can defeat that sli?” (Mia)
“Mia, I think the sli will move if you attack it. Even you would wake up if you were attacked while you’re sleeping, wouldn’t you?” (Yuna)
“Yeah, but…” (Mia)
Of course, it may be slow to react, slow to wake up, and so on, but it will no doubt wake up if we launch an attack.
If we do attack, it should only be when we can take it out within the first blow, like when I took out a flock of wyverns a while back.
The forr is far more manageable if you ask which is easier to defeat, a sleeping wyvern or an active wyvern.
“Besides, how are you going to fight in the dark? The fact that it’s night ans that we also have to fight in the dark.” (Kagali)
Of course, there are no streetlights and no lights at all. The only light source is from the moon and stars. But if there were clouds, it would be so dark that it could be called pitch black.
It’s perilous to fight in that environnt.
“Then illuminate it with light magic and fight it.” (Mia)
“You’re a hopeless fool, you know that? Shine a light on, and you will also wake up the sli.” (Kagali)
“U~u“
Mia chokes on her words in response to Kagali-san’s reply.
I don’t really know how the sli judges light.
That giant sli might also discern other things such as brightness, temperature, or even ultraviolet light, but there’s no way of knowing that.
Either way, it’s not like light magic can cover all the darkness, so fighting in the dark is still pretty much dangerous.
If the opponent wakes up, the sneak advantage disappears. On the contrary, it can even beco a disadvantage.
“Ano, what if the sli doesn’t co?” (Carol)
Carol asks quietly.
“In that case, I think you and Mia can go back to your town.” (Yuna)
If we confirm that it won’t chase us if we keep this much distance away from it, then there will be no problem returning to town.
“What about your group, Yuna-san?” (Carol)
“We’ll do sothing about that sli.” (Yuna)
“What are you supposed to do about it? Just because you’re strong, Yuna, it doesn’t an you can defeat a sli that enormous.” (Mia)
“I talked to Kagali-san last night about sothing I want to try with the sli, so I’ll give it a shot.” (Yuna)
“You an, like, dropping sli in the ocean? If so, I’ve thought of that too.” (Mia)
Mia said confidently.
“……”
“……”
“……”
The room beca quiet.
“You do know that most of the sli’s body is made of water, right? So if you do that…” (Kagali)
Kagali-san says in amazent.
“I don’t even want to imagine it.” (Yuna)
“That’s why I told you last night, Mia-chan.” (Carol)
“I- I’m just kidding. I just thought I’d point out to you that it’s impossible if you were thinking about it by any chance.” (Mia)
Mia tries to fake it by whistling… she can’t even whistle.
She was earnest about it.
But I don’t think the sli would drown by taking in seawater.
“Then what are you going to do?” (Mia)
“I can see two ways to do this. First, destroy the magical tool inside that sli. If that is the thing that’s giving the command to purify, we can stop it.” (Kagali)
“You an, if we destroy the magical tool inside the sli, it won’t co after us?” (Mia)
“It’s a possibility.” (Yuna)
You won’t know until you actually try it.
It could be possible that purifying humans have beco so ingrained in their bodies that they can’t break the order.
“So what’s the other one?” (Mia)
“Mia, you’re the one who found that wand, right?” (Kagali)
“You an the wand that the skeletal corpse had in its hand?” (Mia)
Mia speaks hatefully.
“Yes. If we use that wand again, there’s a chance that the sli will stop.” (Yuna)
“And to do that, you need to get close to that sli back in that town?” (Carol)
Carol seems to understand what I’m trying to say.
“It would be worthwhile to go back to the town and check out the sli.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san smiled, and Mia stood up.
“That’s it! If it’s Kryna-Halk’s wand that stopped the sli, then you can use it again to stop it from moving. Actually, I thought that one, too.” (Mia)
“You’re lying.” (Yuna)
“Don’t lie.” (Kagali)
“Etto…” (Fina)
“Mia-chan…” (Carol)
Everyone seed to understand that it was a lie.
“Fufu, if you know how to deal with slis, slis aren’t scary anymore.” (Mia)
Mia’s expression, which had been dark until now, suddenly brightened.
“So, if sothing happens, what will you guys do?” (Kagali)
“If sothing happens?” (Mia)
“If the sli does appear, will you stay here? As I said before, whether the sli cos after us or not, Yuna and I will deal with it. To be clear, your presence will not be helpful, and I cannot say that I can l protect you.” (Kagali)
Not being able to protect yourself is dangerous.
Even I can’t promise to protect them.
“Yeah, but you don’t have to say it so bluntly.” (Mia)
“But even if we stay here, there’s a possibility that the sli will co to us.” (Carol)
Carol asks what worries her the most.
It was also within expectations.
“We’ll get close to the sli and draw it away.” (Yuna)
If we pass near the sli, I think it will chase us without reacting to Mia and others in a distant position.
It’s more about the food that’s near than the food that’s far away.
“But what about, Fina-chan.” (Carol)
“I’m taking her with . Fina is the only one I have to protect no matter what. I’ll have her by my side.” (Yuna)
I need Fina to be by my side when I escape at the bear gate.
Besides, if Mia and Carol are not there, I can use the bear gate without worrying about anything.
“I understand. If the sli cos, we will stay here and wait for everyone. That’d be enough, right?” (Carol)
“That’s right. We can’t go back to our town like this, so I’ll be waiting for the sli subjugation report. But if you know you can’t defeat it, you have to run away.” (Mia)
“That’s obvious. I’m still young and my life is just beginning, so I can’t afford to be killed by a sli.” (Kagali)
Is that a joke, or is Kagali-san showing her kindness in her own way?
Is this the part where I laugh?
She looks like a little girl, but she’s a fox who has lived for hundreds of years, so it’s hard to judge.
But I agree with Kagali-san’s words.
A sli will not kill , and I refuse to live my life being chased by it.
I’m not going to abandon Mia and Carol either.
“If it cos to it, I can just fly away. Besides, Yuna and I are the best of partners. I trust my life with her.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san looks at .
We fought the Orochi together in the Land of Harmony. We know each other’s strengths.
The only problem is that Kagali-san is not in her best form.
However, Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear, and even Fina reacted to Kagali-san’s words.
“Kuu~n”
“I have been with Yuna-oneesan longer than Kagali-san…” (Fina)
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried in protest, while Fina muttered in a low voice.
What is this, a triangular relationship, or rather, a quadrilateral relationship? If we consider Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear as individuals, then a pentagonal relationship?
No, no, no, I don’t need such a quagmire relationship.
Then, as if waiting for us to finish our discussion, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear stood up, looked outside, and cried “kuu~n”.
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Author’s Note:
Do slis sleep?
At any rate, the girls were able to get a good night’s sleep.
[Countdown]
About 3 months to go until the air date of the animation. (Season 1)
※ As always, thanks to everyone who has reported typos.
Please note that so of the corrections of kanji characters have been made in accordance with the book, so there are so parts that have not been corrected.
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