Chapter 315
315 Bear-san Fights the Scorpion .
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As the worms swells downstairs, we crossed the bridge .
[Even so, it’s bigger than I thought . ] Yuna
This is the norm when it comes to games . I wonder if it’s real or not .
If they say there are 100 floors underground, I’ll just have to beat it . To do so, I will definitely dig a hole .
[But, were almost there . We’re getting closer . ] Karina
Whenever the path splits once in a while, we follow Kalina’s instructions . We descended a considerable distance .
[This is?] Yuna
It’s sandy . Even though we are deep underground, the sand is falling .
When I look at the Bear Map, it seems like the pyramid is not right above us . It’s slightly off .
Is it falling from the desert?
[I think there’s something wrong with this . ] Jade
Jade-san looks at the sand .
I agree with Jade-san’s words . I use my Bear Detection Magic to check . Then, the name of the monster I’ve seen for the first time came out .
The name was Scorpion .
In a word, it will be a monster like scorpion .
[Yunchan, did you found something?] Mel
Mel-san asks . Not exactly to me, but to Swaying Bear .
She think it’s because of Swaying bear, that I can find the monster .
That’s why I’m behaving like that, too .
[Swaying Bear, did you find anything?] Yuna
Swaying Bear, who is good at acting, responded so .
I shot an air bullet to where the Scorpion’s reaction is . Then, a Scorpion as big as a wolf which had a dark color, came out from the sand .
This must be why this is a fantasy .
Why is there such a big Scorpion?
Jade-san quickly pulled out his weapon, but the Scorpion burrowed into the sand .
[Yuna’s Bears are really great . ] Jade
[But the Scorpion is a nuisance . ] Mel
[What are we going do now? Do you want to run?] Toya
[No, that’ll be dangerous as well . ] Jade
Jade-san shakes his head to Toya’s opinion .
The Scorpion is hiding in the sand . I don’t know in this world, but the ones in games are more intelligent than worms and they often sizzle until they come close .
When a prey comes near, the predator stutters the prey with a poisonous needle on its tail, slows its movement and preys on it .
Scorpions are fairly widespread and quite known for their detection skills .
I can dig it like a worm, but it’s a matter of how easy it is for Jade-san’s group to kill it like a worm . If it takes a lot of time to kill a single monster, other Scorpions may come together .
[Jade-san . Is it easier to kill it if I dig it up?] Yuna
[I’m sorry . I’ve only fought a Scorpion once . In the desert, it is rarely encountered because it only inhabits some other places . Also because the shell is too hard, it can’t be pierced by weapons other than Senia’s Mithril Knives or my Mithril Sword, but It might be possible with Toya’s sword . ] Jade
In other words, Toya has a role to play in battle .
Toya tries to say something, decided to close his mouth .
[Also, even if you get close to where the Senia’s knife can reach, the poison sting of the tail is still pose quite a threat . ] Jade
With a knife, you have to get close enough to touch it . Also, the Scorpion’s tail movement on TV was fast .
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[How about Mel-san’s magic?] Yuna
[I’m sorry, I don’t know because I haven’t used it against that . ] Mel
I need to understand Mel-san’s magic . In other words, only Jade-san can fight in terms of strength .
[But it’s weakness is water . ] Mel
[Is that so?] Yuna
[Oh yea, in the moment you spray it with water, it will be stunned . Attack the scorpion during that time, its one way of defeating it . ] Mel
[Also its stomach is soft . ] Senia
Senisan adds in its weakness .
Do I have to turn the Scorpion that crawls on the ground upside down?
Hmm, what should I do?
[Isn’t it okay to have Jō-chan build a bridge?] Toya
(TN: I’m gonna use Jo-chan instead of Little Miss or Miss or Little Lady . . Cause I’m being lazy and its the same thing anyways . )
[It’s no use because it can shoot it’s sting . ] Mel
Mel-san rejects Toya’s idea .
Then would it be good to make a bridge with side walls?
This time, there is a considerable distance . We can make it though .
But now that I think about it, I want to defeat it . There is a possibility that we will be caught while we’re advancing in a different area .
The characteristic of Scorpion is that it stiffens when exposed to water . Also its stomach is the soft spot .
The Scorpion is still hiding in the sand . Shooting poison needles .
Hmm, what should I do?
[I’ll go alone . ] Yuna
As a result of my thinking, I gave my answer to everyone .
[Yunsan!] Karina
[Yunchan!] Mel
[That’s reckless!] Jade
Everyone was surprised at my words .
[It’s okay to make a bridge, but it’s troublesome to get attacked while I’m making it . ] Yuna
[But to attack it on your own… We will help you . ] Jade
[U~n, it’s not a monster we can’t beat . ] Senia
[Yeah, that would be good . We’re going to crush it quickly . ] Mel
I received the feelings of everyone .
Jade-san’s party .
I can understand that you’re not saying it just to look nice . But it’s still dangerous .
If you die on my watch, I’ll wake you up in a very nasty way .
[Well, easier said than done, but is it really okay?] Jade
[I have something I want to try and if that doesn’t work, I’ll try another one . ] Yuna
Honestly I can make the bridge .
[Yunsan, please be careful . ] Karina
Karina looks at me worriedly .
[I’ll be alright . I’ll come back as soon as I beat it . ] Yuna
As I step into the sand, the scorpion moves quietly .
I can tell by my Bear Detection Magic . Its moving quietly like hunting for it’s prey .
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I take out a cheap iron knife I bought earlier and let the magic pass on the knife . Then, I threw it at the scorpion hiding in the sand .
The scorpion hiding in the sand comes out of the sand, with a knife sticking on it . It seems that it was not fatal with just one knife .
I threw another knife at its face .
The scorpion got hit on its head and died… .
[Yunchan, you can detect it even if you are away from Swaying Bear?] Mel
[Because our hearts are connected . ] Yuna
When I said that, Swaying bear and Hugging Bear responded with
[Of course, Hugging Bear as well . ] Yuna
For the time being, it turned out that even cheap knives could pierce the hard shell with some magic .
Water?
Stomach?
Weakness?
This is this and that is that . (Sore wa sore, kore wa kore . )
There is no problem if you can beat it .
But when I pulled out the knife that stuck into the scorpion, the blade snapped . It is likely to be a one-time disposable item .
Well, there is no problem because it was originally a disposable knife .
I think it can be defeated by magic, but to one shot it would be great .
Anything that uses a Bear Wind Blade will attract other scorpions, which can lead to messy combat . Then Karina would be worried once again, Jade-san’s party would likely join in the fight and it will be even more chaotic .
And they’re not to using magic as proficient as possible, like preventing the poison needle with earth magic .
So this time, I used a small knife and another small knife to reliably take down the monster .
[Jade-san, can you use this as monster material?] Yuna
[Oh, you can . The shell is tough so it can be used to make armor, the meat can be eaten and use as an ingredient . ] Jade
You can eat it?
Well, I’ve seen videos of people eating scorpion .
Japanese people seems to be unfamiliar with it, but I will collect them for later use . It may be delicious .
As we continue with our little adventure, I’m throwing magical knives at the scorpions that are hiding . I bought 100 knives, we should be fine with this amount .
I take out a knife .
Add magic power .
Check with Bear Detection Magic .
Throw at the Scorpion .
And repeat .
Generally, I can kill it with two or three shot . I just have to watch out for the scorpion’s tail .
Occasionally, some scorpions tries to hit me with their sting, but there is no blind spot for me .
I prepared earth magic in advance .
I have no choice but to take out the Mithril knife .
Throw it with magic .
The scorpion burst in a single shot . Oh, a power up .
As expected, this is a Mithril knife made by the dwarf Gazal-san .
There is not even one scratch after if I pulled it out . It remains a beautiful blade .
Unlike cheap knives, they have to be picked up again, but they can kill more efficiently than cheap knives .
If this is the case, I wish I had used a Mithril knife from the beginning .
And so, all scorpions are safely defeated . Now we can walk with Karina safely .
I return to Jade-san and others, who were collecting Scorpions .
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[It’s over . ] Yuna
When I return, Toya and Swaying Bear are rushing towards me .
Eh? What?
[Look out!] Toya
I evade Toya with two or three steps sideways, who’s trying to grab me .
What’s up with that?
The question was immediately answered .
The moment Toya ran through where I was, a scorpion fell from above .
I was surprised and my response is delayed . However, Swaying Bear rushed to me, he stomped on Scorpion’s torso with his left foot and stomped on its tail with his right foot .
[Swaying Bear!] Yuna
I immediately returned to my sanity, I cut the scorpion’s tail with a mythril knife I took out from my Bear Puppet and stabbed into the torso .
The Scorpion stops moving .
I got a cold sweat .
As expected, I’m sweating badly .
Looking at Touya, he fell and plunged his face into the sand .
[Um, Toya . Are you okay?] Yuna
[I’m okay . Really, I’m fine . ] Toya
I was worried, you know?
Toya got up with sand on his face .
[Um… Thank you . ] Yuna
If Toya didn’t call out for me, I might have been attacked by a scorpion .
But Swaying Bear’s face is saying,
[Swaying Bear too, thank you . ] Yuna
I pet the head of Swaying Bear who protected me .
If I only pet Swaying Hear, Hugging Bear will get jealous, so I will also have to pet Hugging Bear .
[Hugging Bear, thank you for protecting Karina as well . ] Yuna
[Yunchan, are you okay?] Mel
Mel-san rushes in .
[I’m alright . Because Toya called out to me . ] Yuna
[But Toya, you noticed it well . ] Jade
[Ah, when I was watching Jō-chan, I felt like I heard a sound above . And when I looked up, it was about to fall . I wasn’t envious of jō-chan’s Mithril Knife so I wasn’t looking at it . ] Toya
And that’s his whole answer, right?
But it’s true that he helped .
[By the way, I was faster than that Bear . ] Toya
When Toya says a little happily, Swaying Bear whimpers with regret .
That’s true .
That’s really childish, though .
The feeling of gratitude I had before, simply disappeared .
If he did not made such comment, his recognition would’ve risen .
[Well then Yunchan . That knife…] Mel
Toya may not be concerned about it, but Senisan seems to be interested in my Mithril knife .
[I saw Senisan fighting with a knife before and your knife is also made of Mithril . ] Yuna
When I say that, Senisan blushes a little and she looks happy .
Senisan’s twin-knife style . (TN: Raw said nitōryū, but she is a knife user . )
It looks good .
In fact, I was supposed to make a knife only for Fina’s dismantling job . But I unexpectedly got a lot of Mithril, so I made another knife as a weapon .
[Can I have look at it?] Senia
I gave my Mithril Knife to Senisan .
Senisan looks carefully at everything from the blade to the handle .
[Very beautiful . And a good knife as well . ] Senia
[It was made by a dwarf named Gazal-san, back in the Royal Capital . If you like it, I’ll ask him to make one for Senisan too . ] Yuna
[Gazal…] Senia
When I give Gazal-san’s name, she examines the Mithril knife as if she’s looking for something .
[……There it is . ] Senia
[What was there?] Yuna
Senisan points to the part of the knife near the handle with a small finger .
Something is carved there .
[The weapon that the blacksmith Gazal-san made seriously, has a name on it . Its very famous because Gazal-san rarely carve his name to his works . I’m envious . ] Senia
Is that so . Gazal-san, I didn’t know that because he didn’t say a word about it . He could have told me .
[And there’s even a Bear Crest . ] Senia
[Gazal-san must have carved it because he have free time . ] Yuna
[Impossible . ] Senia
I told her that he carved it because he had free time, because I didn’t go there for a long time to get it .
[Damn it, I’ll have him make me Mithril Sword in the Royal Capital when I’m done with this request . ] Toya
Toya, that remark is a death flag .
Anyway, we have defeated the Scorpions so we continued .
Karina says it’s near .
Author’s Note:
With this, the 100 knives should never be said again . w
Next time, they found the crystal plate!
The search for the crystal plate is about to end, because it is can’t be helped even if I write it sloppily .
With this, the second anniversary is secured .
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A note in commemoration .
As a second anniversary,
As a new novel in [Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear’s SS Short Story], I’ve booked three episodes .
● The story of the gatekeeper who encountered the Bear .
● The story of Gentz who encountered a Bear .
● The story of an orphanage girl who encountered a Bear .
There will be three .
If you like it, please read it .
All 3 are posted at 0 o’clock on the 13th . I’m sorry if I wasn’t able to post .