"Tragic"—that word fits the scene of the brutally mutilated corpse.
It was the monster, the Grand Grizzly, that I was told to defeat by Rose. Its limbs were twisted in unnatural directions, and its body bore wounds as if bitten by so large creature.
Nearby, another Blue Grizzly was left in a similar state.
"...This shouldn't be."
"Kuu..."
"This is too much..."
Seeing the two monsters killed so rcilessly without being eaten filled with frustration.
Not because I was robbed of my prey.
What angered was sothing entirely different.
"...Rose is going to kill ."
I hadn't witnessed the bears being killed. But from the extent of their mutilation, it was clear they had been overwhelmingly overpowered.
In this vicinity, I knew of only one monster capable of doing such a thing to a Grand Grizzly: that snake resembling a Tsuchinoko.
If the Grand Grizzly that got thrown into this forest was killed, I couldn't prove to Rose that I had defeated it.
"Kyuu..."
"...This is bad, really bad...!"
Maybe I could pull out a fang or sothing from the bear and present it to Rose, possibly bluffing my way through, but knowing that absurd woman.
If she suspects my behavior, she'll imdiately uncover the truth.
In a flurry, I started punching a tree, the cracking sounds audible, but my mind was too clouded by confusion to care.
Just then, a rabbit's alert cry reached my ears, which were incapable of calm thought at the mont.
"! Is it him!?"
As I was about to flee, a small blue figure erged from the bushes, causing to lower my guard.
"Guu..."
"A Blue Grizzly's cub?"
What erged was a Blue Grizzly about one ter in length.
It ignored completely and approached the corpses of the two bears, crying mournfully.
"......Guu..."
"....."
I'm not exactly a comndable person.
I've never helped anyone out of goodwill, nor have I belittled soone out of malice. I was just an ordinary high school boy who did nothing, albeit one who had beco sowhat stronger after being endlessly bullied by Rose. But my essence hadn't changed.
No matter what, I'm just a stubborn high school boy.
I don't like admitting defeat to Rose.
I don't like having my prey taken from .
I don't like my efforts being wasted.
But more than that... I can't stand the sight of this small bear crying before .
"Hey."
"Guu!?"
I know it's contradictory.
Originally, I was supposed to defeat the Grand Grizzly. I might have even contributed to the current situation.
But—
"The enemy will be avenged. So watch. I'll give you the finest snake at."
This is my pride; I'll be the one to defeat that snake.
I won't run away this ti; I'll fight.
―With a firm determination, I turn my back on Koguma and set out to face the most vicious enemy ever.
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