Chapter 316: 316 Bear-san finds where(currently) the crystal plate map is.

[Its just ahead. Were 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 were done.

[I wondered what would happen after defeating the worms, but it was pretty easy.]Toya

Toya, whos walking in the front was saying such thing.

[What are you talking about? Yuna-chan built the bridge and could have killed the worms on her own.]Mel

[It was Yuna who defeated Scorpion.]Senia

[Because Yuna-chan 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 Yuna-chan.]Mel

[If I had a Mithril Sword, the scorpion would be nothing.]Toya

[Of course, Its 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

[Thats right. If Toya has a Mithril Sword, Jades burden will be reduced.]Senia

[No objections.]Mel

At the time of the golem subjugation, he said, [Its 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, whats wrong?]Yuna

[ No money]Toya

[Oi!]Yuna

I want to put a

Tsukkomi

on that.

Didnt you said youll buy it earlier.

You didnt have the money?

I want to ask him that for about an hour now.

[I dont believe this.]Senia

[Toya, is the worst.]Mel

[Thats why Ive been telling you to save up your money.]Jade

[Thats the reason Ive been telling everyone its too early]Toya

Attempting to make an excuse, Jade-san slaps Toyas back.

[Ill give you a little bit.]Jade

[Jade.]Toya(TN: s.h.i.+p?)

Toya was pleased with Jade-sans words.

Jade-san is so kind.

Mel-san, when she look at those two she sighs as if giving up on something.

[Cant help it then. Ill lend you too.]Mel

Mel-san says with an embarra.s.sed face.

[Ill lend you. But if you dont return it, Ill make you eat my Mithril Knife.]Senia

Senia-san takes out the knife and flickers in front of Toya.

[Wow, everyone, thank you.]Toya

Theyre messing around with Toya for saying such thing. Its a good party.

I have some Mithril ore surplus when I defeated the Mithril Golem (Haribote). Should I tell Toya?

Jade-sans party have been taking care of me during the golem subjugation and this time as well. So, Im glad to give them a little mithril ore, but I dont think theyll need it.

Toya is happy with everyones 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, Im not borrowing Toyas words, but it was indeed easier than I thought.

Were going down the slope.

[Its just ahead.]Karina

Karina would be rolling by now, if she wasnt 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 s.p.a.ce.

[This is..]Yuna

A large circular s.p.a.ce 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-s.p.a.ce area. There was something that should not be seen.

[What the h.e.l.ls this?]Yuna

It is a swarm of scorpions that spreads into view.

And whats in the center?

It has a black body, is covered with hard sh.e.l.l, has scissors that can easily pinched a human body, and its large tail is sharp like a needle.

If Im not mistaking, its a Scorpion.

There is no doubt its a Scorpion.

But the size is completely different.

[What the, thats 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

[Ive heard about it, but its the first time Ive seen it.]Jade

Jade-san was surprised and observed quietly so that he doesnt get noticed

Ill check with Bear Detection Magic.

[Scorpion] is displayed.

Yeah, its pointless, so Ill 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 cant beat it.]Jade

[And the Scorpions around it are in the way. We cant 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 scorpions nest and may be a hunting ground.

Fighting here means fighting on the opponents 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.

Im not borrowing Mel-sans words, but the small (about a wolfs size) scorpions are in the way.

[So Karina. The thing that were 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 cant 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 weve come this far?]Karina

[What happened, Karina?]Yuna

[Yuna-san]Karina

Karina looks at me with a crying eye.

[The crystal plate. Its in that big monster.]Karina

[You gotta be kidding me.]Jade

[We cant beat that.]Toya

In Karinas words, Jade-san and Toya looks at the large scorpion.

[Theres a big difference between looking at it and defeating it.]Jade

Thats exactly what Jade-san says.

If it fell somewhere near it, I would be able to draw its attention using my and Mel-sans magic, then it pick up and dash.

But if its inside the Scorpions body, then Ill have to defeat it.

[If you want to defeat it, you will need to gather more adventurers or call high-ranked adventurers.]Jade

[Cant we defeat it with Mel-san and everyone here?]Yuna

Mel-san thinks a bit about my question.

[Um, its pretty tough. If we fight with our lives on the line, we might be able to win. But in that case, well have to be prepared for sacrifices. If we fight it, someone may die. Even if you dont die, youll be seriously injured.]Mel

[But that is a condition that doesnt count those little scorpions. Those little scorpion are in the way.]Senia

Senia-san adds battle conditions to Mel-sans 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 cant imagine that there are so many of it and the big scorpion doesnt look like it will stay silent.

[Its better to turn back and ask for Balima-sans opinion.]Jade

[Thats 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 Toyas monolouge.

Karina is staring at the big scorpion.

Well, is there a way to beat it?

If it didnt 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 Im thinking of a way to defeat, everyone decided on returning.

[Thats fine for Karina-chan 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 didnt move.

[Yuna-san?]Karina

[Karina, return with Jade-san and the others.]Yuna

Everyone has a surprised expression in my words.

[Yuna-chan, Are you going to fight it?]Mel

[Scorpions are different from worms. The sh.e.l.l 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 Balima-san.]Jade

Everyone tries to stop me.

But there is the object in front of me.

I dont 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 cant fight it here now, when can I fight it?

I put my hand on Karinas head with

.

[Yuna-san]Karina

[Itll be alright. I can retreive the crystal plate.]Yuna

Karina shakes her head many times.

[No good. Its seriously dangerous. Its already good enough. I will report to my father.

No matter how strong Yuna-san is, its still dangerous. You cant beat such a monster.]Karina

[Nope, youre 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- Yuna-san..]Karina

Karina holds my Bear Costume with her small hand.

I place my hand on Karinas head and look at her.

[Karina, please.]Yuna

[Are you really going to fight?]Mel

[If thats the case, well be right behind you.]Jade

[Mel-san and the others 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

[Thats right. No matter how important it is, you dont have to fight for your life here.]Mel

Senia-san and Mel-san tries to stop me anxiously.

I do not intend to fight with my life on the line. Ill just fight because I have a Bear Cheat.

Not fighting here is an embarra.s.sing act as a former gamer.

[If I feel that Im not going to win, itll be fine because Ill 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 Karinas head.

[Yuna-san] Karina

[I got it. Karina-chan will take responsibility when we reached the top. Thats why Yuna-chan should come back properly.]Mel

Dont 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 cant do it, Ill give up and run away.

[Hugging Bear, protect Karina.]Yuna

Hugging Bear rubs his face against me.

[Im going to sleep with you tonight.]Yuna

Hugging Bear moves to Karina and sits down.

Todays Hugging Bear is easy to figure. When I return, Ill have to play with him a lot.

[Really now, dont do the impossible.]Jade

[I wont.]Yuna

As I walked to the pa.s.sage where everyone came, I made a wall with earth magic to seal the entrance.

[Yuna-chan!]Mel

[Yuna-san, 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 pa.s.s 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-sans party from entering. I dont 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 dont want to show them such appearance.

And if Karina saw how I fight she may cry again, I dont want that.

If I close the entrance, I will not be able to return.

[I dont understand.]Mel

[Yuna-san]Karina

Even now, Karina is crying.

Thats strange. I havent fought yet and she didnt saw any dangerous scenes.

Was there an element that made her cry?

[Yuna-san please dont die.]Karina

Its okay because I have a Bear Cheat.

When Im in a pinch, Ill also use the Bear Gate.

I cannot possibly use it when everyone is on this side.

[Whether I can beat it or not. Ill be back. Jade-san, please protect Karina.]Yuna

[Yeah, just dont overdo it Yuna.]Jade

[I wont.]Yuna

[

J-chan

. When we return, lets eat together.]Toya

[Itll be Toyas treat.]Yuna

[Yuna-chan, 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 its like a send off party over the wall.

Stop it.

Ill come back alive.

[Well be waiting for you upstairs.]Jade

[Ill be back, so dont worry about it, just wait for me diligently.]Yuna

Karina and the others left.

Now then shall we fight?

Authors Note:

They safely found the location of the crystal place.

The rest is just defeating the scorpions.

Thank you for reading the SS version

And it was a bit disappointing about the posting date.

Posted on October 12, 2016 at 22:45.

If you think that it will be October 13 when one episode was posted, it is time to make a reservation.

I thought it would be the same day, but I was a little disappointed.

* Sorry, my next submission may be 1-2 days late.