Chapter 312: 312 Bear-san, Makes Karina Cry.

Aiming at the sands that were packed with worms, I shot my wind magic. The worms pops out of the sand and dances in the air.

The worms then fell like a fish washed up on land. Mel-san treats them to a magically mortal wound. Jade-san and the others stabs them for the finisher.

We repeated this many times.

[Mel-san, dont fall.]Yuna

Mel-san is carrying out magical bombardment with one hand on my shoulder, while her knees are on the back of Swaying Bear.

Mel-san looks at the direction of my Bear Puppet and fatally injures the worms with precise timing. The rest is a simple collaboration between Jade-san and the others.

Thanks to Mel-sans attack, Jade-sans burden had been reduced.

[Yuna! Are there still more?]Jade

Out of breath, Jade-san asked me from behind. Even with Mel-sans help, the burden that they take is not zero. Their physical strength were gradually decreasing.

Looking at the Bear Detection Magic, its about half less than their initial number. We defeated quite a lot, but.

We still have a long way to go.

It looks like there were so many astoundingly large number of worms gathered around the pyramid.

[Theres more, were not even close to it so theres more.]Yuna

If you look at the area where the worms corpses are, its obvious to see where we didnt pa.s.s yet.

Some of which came together and recognize us as bait, but there are still a lot of worms.

[Uragan! Are you still all right?]Jade

[Well, were going to be okay! Who do you think youre talking to?]Uragan

When Jade-san checks on Uragan, he answers with a mean tone. Hes like a barbarian putting up the bravado air.

But its better than making a weak cry.

So then, Ill go and make you squeal, lets dig up the rest of the worms.

[Follow me!]Mel

Mel-san, whos riding behind me, told everyone.

I dug out the worms one after another. However, this is a trivial work.

Id be happy if this was something that could be eaten like a fish. Worms arent happy either.

The same work continues.

[Hey, bear!]Uragan

Uragan is shouting in the back, but Im not listening.

[Hey, black one!]Uragan

My name is not black.

[Are there still]Uragan

The voice in the back is getting smaller.

[Yuna-chan, behind]Mel

[Its almost time.]Yuna

[Im begging you Please stop ]Uragan

[And thats it.]Yuna

The final air bullet was driven and the worm around here was the last one.

Looking at behind me, everyone is falling out of breath.

However Uragan, who kept wielding his sword throughout the ordeal, seemed to have a lot of guts.

But in the end, he was complaining in a weak pacified tone.

Aside from Uragan, his party members have stopped, due to exhaustion.

[d.a.m.n, its been a long time since Ive moved like that.]Party Member

[I I cant move.]Party Member

Uragans party were out of breath and were now lying on the back of the Ragaroot. However, they looked terrible and they somehow managed to follow.

But if you really couldnt do it anymore, I would do it by myself.

Unlike Uragans party, Jade-san and the others thought theyd be okay.

[I dont want to do that ever again.]Toya

Toya was complaining while almost fainted on his ride.

[But I never wouldve thought Id really kill such a large amount of worms.]Jade

Jade-san said that while watching the worms lifelessly lying around.

Roughly, about 500 worms had been killed.

It was certainly quite a lot. However, its still few compared from that incident at the Royal Capital.

With this, we were able to subdue almost all of the worms around the pyramid. Even if I confirm it using the Bear Detection Magic, there were hardly any of them left.

I think that its fine to leave them be if its just this much.

In the first place, its troublesome to move around just to defeat a single monster.

[Dont take it in the pyramid. Youre gonna have to dismantle it here.]Jade

Jade-san mercilessly said to the tired Uragan.

[Do.. Dont be stupid! Youre gonna let us do this amount alone!?]Uragan

[You made a deal. Ill give you half of Yunas share and half of our share, so youre going to do the dismantling.]Jade

Jade-san looks at Uragan.

Did you possibly knew the number of worms, Jade-san?

Is that why you made a deal like that?

Jade-san has to go into the pyramid with me and Karina anyway. But the worms processing is very essential. Did you think that by giving half of your share, you can get paid without partic.i.p.ating in the dismantling work?

[You did said that, but]Uragan

Uragan saw the countless worms lying on the desert sand.

Will they make it before the end of the day?

Well, unlike the wolves, worms have very little usable material, so if you take out the magic stone, youll just have to burn it to keep the other monsters from getting close.

So it shouldnt take much time to dismantle a single worm. However, the amount is large. Also were in the middle of the desert.

Its a place where you dont want to take your sweet time doing dismantling work.

[I think youll be fine after doing a few minutes of work.]Jade

[d.a.m.n, Ill do it. But well get a better share.]Uragan

Certainly, in this subjugation, they seem to have earned more than a few rewards. Uragan, who noticed it, reluctantly accepts Jade-sans words.

His party did not complain because their leader Uragan consented.

Well, if you dont do your best at dismantling work, youll be in trouble if the other monsters came.

For the time being, Ill go back to where Karina is.

The original purpose is to take Karina into the pyramid. However, the worms was almost exterminated, so we can proceed to the pyramid with a peace of mind.

While were moving towards Karina, Swaying Bear turns to the right.

[Whats wrong? ]Yuna

The sand moves.

A worm?

Im looking at the Bear Detection Magic, there is indeed a worm at a distance.

Swaying Bear cries with caution.

[Swaying Bear, its okay.]Yuna

If it comes here, Ill kill it. You can leave it alone.

Huh? I think, a small sand dune is getting closer and closer. The movement of the sand gradually grows. Everyone noticed that.

[What?]Uragan

The moment I thought that a small wave of sand had occurred, the sand surged and a huge sandworm emerged from the sand.

[What the!]Jade

[Theres such a big one?!]Uragan

A sandworm about the size of a worm that I killed before appeared.

So this is what made Swaying Bear wary.

It was a big sandworm that appeared, when I thought it was just a normal sandworm. The Bear Detection Magic also only tags it as sandworm.

As was the case with the bees the other day, I want it to be able to distinguish between ordinary worms and big worms. This is where the Detection Magic is not flexible.

I faced the worm.

Maybe its a parent or something? The parent is here, because the normal worms corpses are gathered?

Or was it born here?

Even so, the worm gets worse as it gets bigger. That sticky saliva was the most unpleasant.

[Yuna-chan!]Mel

[s.h.i.+t, lets get out of here.]Uragan

[Yuna! What are we going do now?]Jade

Mel-san is screaming behind me.

Uragans party wants to run away.

Jade-san is looking at me and Uragan alternately.

They seem to be thinking about either fighting or fleeing.

If you think about the future, it is better to just kill it. I will decide immediately.

[Im going down, everyone go to Karina.]Yuna

Here it is easier to fight alone than to fight several at once.

I got off Swaying Bear.

Because it is troublesome, I will end it quickly.

I know how to kill large worms.

[Yuna-chan, me too.]Mel

[Mel-san wait there with Swaying Bear till I come back.]Yuna

If Swaying Bear is not nearby when Im finished with this, itll be troublesome to return to Karina.

[Yuna, are you really going to be okay?]Jade

[Ill be alright.]Yuna

After answering Jade-san, I started running alone towards the worm. The worm perceives me as bait and squeezes through its body, screaming from its large mouth.

Did you mistake me for a bear?

The one-sided battle between the Bear and the Sandworm begins.

I lined up the Flame Bears. Countless Flame Bears appear before me.

[Bears, Go!]Yuna

Secret technique, internal destruction.

As I swing my arms forward, the Flame Bears jumped out and flew towards the mouth of the big sandworm. Then, they rushed into the mouth of the approaching sandworm while shedding it.

I cant see it, but the Flame Bears were moving around inside the worm, burning it. The worm struggles to match it and tossed its body around. It hit its body so many times on the sand.

It is impossible with ordinary magic, but my Flame Bears does not disappear so easily. They will move if I order them, so they will go all the way.

Monsters with large mouths are the fastest to destroy from the inside of the body. If you have other important materials inside your body, then I cant use this secret technique.

But right now, you dont have any other essential materials so there is no problem.

Worms are also stupid. It became like this because you want to eat the bears. If only you slept in the sand obediently, this would have never happened.

The giant sandworm slams its body onto the sandy ground just to suffer even more.

At that moment, when I thought it was over, the back part of the worm bends and suddenly attacks me. I thought it could be defeated with that, thus my reaction was a little delayed.

I tried to defend quickly with my Bear Puppet, but I got blown away from the impact.

I was rolling around in the desert with a sound <

korokorokorokorokorokorokorokoro

>.

Though it doesnt hurt, its a bit eye-catching.

When I got up, I fluctuate a little.

There is no injury to the body. As expected of the Bear Equipment.

But you know as they say, dont let your guard down.

I thought I defeated it, after looking like that, I thought that took care of it.

[Yuna-chan!]Mel

Mel-san, whos riding on Swaying Bear is running towards me.

[Yuna-chan, are you okay?]Mel

[Im okay, I blocked the attack. I just briefly turn my eyes away when it happens.]Yuna

[Just briefly turn your eyes, you say I think it blew you off quite a distance.]Mel

Shes looking at me astoundingly.

Well, it would have been really dangerous if I have no Bear Equipment.

Looking at the worm, it seems that the last attack was the last drop of its power, then it gradually weakened and slowly falls to the ground.

Finally, it stops moving.

I was careless and got hit once, but I was able to subjugate it safely.

We approach the big sandworm and smacked it with my Bear Puppet to see if it is dead and make sure it doesnt move anymore.

Then we went back to Jade-san and Uragan.

[Did you really defeated it?]Uragan

Uragan looks alternately between me and the big sandworm.

The big worm cant be left to Uragan, so it ended up in the Bear Box.

This time, I may be able to use it when Im fis.h.i.+ng for another Kraken. But sandworms are different than normal worms, so how does its taste then?

Well, Ill try using it as a bait and if I cant catch it, should I just throw it into the sea?

I cant leave it here, it cannot be processed.

Then the big sandworm disappeared.

Uragan was surprised with his eyes wide open. He tried to ask me something, but he couldnt, so I ignored it.

When Jade-san saw such a scene, he gives an explanation or something to Uragan.

[Suddenly, a worm in that hand]Uragan

[Just give it up.]Jade

I heard you said give up, but what are you giving up?

I want to ask Jade-san a little.

..

Im not convinced, but Ill head back to Karina at once.

Upon returning, Karina was crying heavily.

[Whats wrong? ]Yuna

Why is she cying?

Karina rubs her eyes, jumps off of Hugging Bear and rushes to me.

[Yuna-san!]Karina

I got off of Swaying Bear and hug Karina.

Karina grabs my Bear Clothes with her little hand.

[Maybe Senia-san did something?]Yuna

I asked her while looking at Senia-san whos riding on Hugging Bear, Karina shakes her head.

[I didnt do anything. Its Yuna who made her cry.]Senia

Senia-san said something unclear. When did I made Karina cry?

Until recently, I was just killing worms.

I didnt made Karina cry.

If someone made her cry, it would be Senia-san who was on her side.

[Yu- Yuna-san..]Karina

Karina is crying on my chest.

I asked Senia-san, [Why?]

If I dont know the reason, theres no way for me to comfort her.

[Because Yuna went alone to face the big worm. So Karina here, started making noises and flailing around it was so hard to stop her. She kept screaming

.]Senia

Oh, that means you were worried for me.

[And when Yuna was blown away by the worm, she cried so hard. Karina kept saying

.]Senia

Ah, does it look like that from the outside perspective?

If a big worm appears, everyone should flee, but

I went and faced a big worm alone.

I went and got blown away by a big worm.

The death flag is rolling up.

I am fighting, but to me its nothing.

[Im sorry to make you worry. But youve already heard that Im strong. Im still okay.]Yuna

Karina knows about the Kraken. She doesnt have to panic just because a big worm came out.

[Its different between knowing and seeing. Going alone to face such a big monster]Karina

She looked up Shes looking at me.

Her eyes are bright red.

[I, I thought Yuna-san would get eaten.]Karina

Shes pleading with tears.

[

Fu~tsu

(sniffle sfx.), when you were blown away I thought you were gone.]Karina

Karinas tears doesnt stop.

I took out my handkerchief from the Bear Box and wipe her tears.

You really seemed to be worried.

[Thank you for worrying for me.]Yuna

I stroke her head until Karina calms down.

For some reason, she has a strong sense of responsibility, but we cannot forget that Karina is an ordinary 10-year-old girl.

For Karina, the big worm is a terrifying monster.(TN: With that size, I think generally all people does)

Authors Note:

Seen from a distance, its no wonder Karina is worried if Yuna confronts such a big worm alone and then gets blown away.

Next time, were finally going in the pyramid.