[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? Yunchan built the bridge and could have killed the worms on her own . ] Mel
[It was Yuna who defeated Scorpion . ] Senia
[Because Yunchan 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 Yunchan . ] 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
Senisan 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
[Yunsan…] 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
Senisan 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 Balimsan’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 Karinchan 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 .
[Yunsan?] Karina
[Karina, return with Jade-san and the others . ] Yuna
Everyone has a surprised expression in my words .
[Yunchan, 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 Balimsan . ] 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
[Yunsan…] 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 .
[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- Yunsan… . . ] 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
Senisan 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 .
[Yunsan…] Karina
[……I got it . Karinchan will take responsibility when we reached the top . That’s why Yunchan 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 .
[Yunchan!] Mel
[Yunsan, 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
[Yunsan…] 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?
[Yunsan… 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
[Yunchan, 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?