I came close to the village and used my detection skill.
"Woa" (Yuna)
There are many spider reactions.
Are there a lot of spiders?
Just thinking about it makes me shiver.
I want to go home. I want to pretend I didn't see it.
But that's not possible.
"Kumayuru, Kumakyuu, let's go slowly." (Yuna)
"Kyuu~n"
…I thought I was properly prepared.
I wasn't going to be surprised if they showed up.
However, there is a difference between seeing the image and seeing the actual thing.
"Gyaaa~" (Yuna)
The moment I saw the spider that appeared in front of me, I screamed.
It's a big spider.
There's about the size of Wolf.
Even the palm-sized tarantula you see on TV makes you shiver, but a wolf-sized spider is impossible.
I could see its eight legs and mouth moving on its pitch black body, giving me goosebumps.
"Bear Cutter" (Yuna)
The spider is split into three equal parts and dies.
I accidentally used bear magic and overattacked it.
When you look at the spider, which has been split into three parts, you can see that its legs are twitching.
"Ugh, I want to go home." (Yuna)
Previously, there were anime and manga where girls were put into insects to make them become magicians, and girls were thrown alive into a large number of insects to feed them. I got goosebumps when I saw that.
If someone did that to me, I would definitely go crazy.
I don't even want to look directly at it.
Just imagining seeing a giant spider's face right in front of me gives me goosebumps.
It's Terrible. It may be the worst enemy ever.
I feel depressed when I think that I have to go to a place where there are many spiders that I don't like.
Then, while arriving at the village, I screamed many times every time I encountered a spider.
I finally reach the village, but I feel like I'm about to have a mental breakdown.
"I want to go home" (Yuna)
I don't know how many times I've said this.
I want to go home, forget everything, hug Kumayuru and Kumakyu, and sleep.
I want to have fun with Fina and Shuri.
…But looking at the current state of the village, I can't say that.
Spiders roam the village, and houses are wrapped in spider threads.
It's like they're trying to keep the people inside the house out.
Check using detection skills. There are people's reactions.
They're stuck in the house, but I feel like They're alive.
I'm relieved that I made it in time, but I have to do something about this mess by defeating the wandering spiders.
It feels like a fight, and the threads it spits out are a pain, but you can defeat them without too much trouble.
The question is whether my spirit will last until the end.
If I check with detection skill, there are quite a few in the village. 30? 50? It seems like more than that. It's also a pain to count.
Well then, I don't like it, but shall we start killing spiders?
"Kumakyuu, Kumakyuu, please stand behind me." (Yuna)
""Kyuu~n""
This time, I will have Kumayuru and Kumakyu by my side.
Normally, it would be faster to subdue them separately, but if I were to be covered by a spider from behind, I would be mentally damaged.
If that happens, it will be a lifelong trauma.
I feel like I'm going to faint just thinking about being possessed by countless large spiders.
Therefore, I will ask Kumayuru and Kumakyu to be my bodyguards.
"Kumakyu, Kumakyu. Please protect me." (Yuna)
""Kyuu~n""
The cries of Kumayuru and Kumakyu sound like "Leave it to us."
Because I believe in them both!
We move through the village while defeating the spiders wandering around the village.
The spider's body is soft, so it's easy to defeat it, but I wish its legs would stop twitching after defeating it.
I don't like it because it feels like it's going to come out in my dreams.
Today, I'm going to sleep hugging Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
If you sleep with Kumayuru and Kumakyu in your arms, you will definitely not see them in your dreams.
Even if Fina and Shuri ask me to lend it to them, I plan to refuse, even if I become a demon this time.
As you move through the village, defeating spiders, you hear a man's voice.
"Hey! Get out of the way!" (Deborane)
Are they fighting?
Maybe they're an adventurer?
I remember a man who came to the village asking for help saying that he was rescued by two adventurers.
I wonder if it's that adventurer who's fighting.
In other words, after saving the man, instead of running away, he headed to the village that was being attacked by spiders.
Moreover, even when he sees this situation, they does not run away but fights.
Respect.
Maybe I can leave everything to that adventurer?
It would be nice if I could leave it to them.
"Kumayuru, Kumakyuu, let's go." (Yuna)
""Kyuu~n""
There's a possibility that it's a villager, so for now I head towards the direction where I can hear the voice.
"There it is." (Yuna)
A large man with a goblin face is fighting a spider, brandishing a large sword.
Another man who seems to be an adventurer is protecting a family from behind.
I feel like I've seen that goblin face holding that great sword somewhere before?
Where was it? Now is not the time to think about it.
The goblin face is surrounded by spiders, and behind it are a man, woman, and child who appear to be a family.
I run and attack with wind magic from behind the spider, cutting it into pieces.
A strange colored liquid gushes out as it collapses.
"Are you okay?" (Yuna)
When I asked the goblin-faced adventurer, he looked at me with a surprised expression.
After all, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.
"…You're a bear." (Deborane)
I thought he was surprised by my appearance, but it seems that's not the case.
And you? That means you know me.
It seems my memory is not wrong.
"Why is the bear girl in a place like this?" (Lanz)
The man who was protecting my family behind me also seems to know about me.
Certainly, this man looks familiar.
"Um, are you okay? I came to help you. Also, have we met somewhere?" (Yuna)
"…you" (Deborane)
"Did you forget about Deborane-san?" (Lanz)
Goblin face gets angry and the man who was protecting his family says the name of the man who looks like Goblin face.
Deborane, Deborane.
Sounds familiar.
It's stored somewhere in my brain.
But it won't come out of that memorized drawer.
"Did you forget the face of the man you punched when you came to register as an adventurer?" (Lanz)
…Pon
"Goblin" (Yuna)
"It’s Deborane!" (Deborane)
I remembered. I remembered.
This is the adventurer who approached me when I went to register at the adventurer's guild. And then I decided to get revenge.
It's a nostalgic memory.
I haven't seen much of the Adventurer's Guild lately, and I haven't met Deborane, so I forgot about it.
I believe the man behind Deborahne's name is Lanz?
Rulina and Gil are former members, and they said they broke up, but they were in a place like this.
"Why are you two here? We're far from Crimonia." (Yuna)
"You, why are you here?" (Deborane)
"When I went to defeat a tiger wolf in a nearby village at the request of the capital, a man from this village asked me to help him because his village was being attacked by spiders." (Yuna)
"Then that man is safe." (Deborane)
It seems like these two were the ones who helped that man after all.
"He was tired, but he's fine." (Yuna)
"I see." (Deborane)
Deborane looks relieved.
"Deborane-san, Let's leave here now." (Lanz)
Lanz says while looking around.
The people around me are safe now because I defeated the spiders, but I don't know when they will gather.
"Ah, that's right." (Deborane)
While I was wondering what to do, Deborane called out to me.
"You come too." (Deborane)
Why? I wanted to say that, but I'm protecting a family behind my back and I want information, so I decide to go with him.
What I came to was the village chief's house.
"Bear!" (Chief)
The man inside the house is surprised when Kumayuru and Kumakyu enter the house.
This person looks like the village chief.
"These bears are fine." (Deborane)
Deborane says that, and without waiting for permission from the village chief, she sits down on a chair and asks for water.
The village chief gives water to Deborane and Rands, who are tired. Deborane and Rands drink it all in one gulp.
The family who had been attacked thanked Deborane and were allowed to rest in the next room.
"So, what about that cute little girl and the bear dressed as a bear?" (Chief)
The village chief looks at me and Kumayuru and Kumakyu beside me.
"Ah, even though she's dressed like this, she's an adventurer." (Deborane)
"An adventurer?" (Chief)
Deborane said I was an adventurer.
When I think back to when we first met, it's quite an improvement.
"Also, this black and white bear are this guy's pet." (Deborane)
""Kyuu~n!""
Kumayuru and Kumakyu squeal in protest at Deborane's introduction.
"It's a pet, right?" (Deborane)
""Kyuu~n""
Once again, Kumayuru and Kumakyu raise their voices in protest.
Since the conversation is not moving forward, I will intervene.
"These kids are my precious friends. So, as long as you don't do anything, you'll be fine." (Yuna)
When I say that they are friends, Kumayuru and Kumakyu happily chirp, "Kyuu~n!"
The village chief looked troubled, but he didn't ask any more about Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
"So, I guess it's okay for you to help me subdue this spider?" (Deborane)
Deborane asked while processing the spider thread and blood that had wrapped around her sword.
"That’s my intention, but is it necessary?" (Yuna)
You might be told not to do anything unnecessary, or to ask for your help.
"It's necessary. Lanz and I can't use magic." (Deborane)
Oh, he honestly asked for help.
It seems like he didn't say no to protect his pride when the lives of the village's residents were at stake.
Even I don't pick a fight unless someone attacks me. After all, I'm an adult.
"Then tell me the situation." (Yuna)
According to the village chief, a spider suddenly appeared and attacked the village.
Deborane and Lanz were working near the village when they rescued a man who was being attacked by a spider, and then they came to this village.
My goblin stock has gone up.
I respect him for coming to the village instead of running away.
Apparently, on Deborane's instructions, the village's residents locked themselves inside their homes.
So the residents were inside their homes.
When I think about it, I once again think that Deborane is also a proper adventurer.
"Spiders have a habit of wrapping their silk around food and preserving it before eating it. If they're inside the house, they won't be eaten right away." (Deborane)
Most of the houses were hanging by a thread.
"It doesn't feel good, though. In the meantime, their life are guaranteed." (Deborane)
It's also called waiting for your turn to eat.
But as Deborahne said, it's not like you can eat it right away, so you have time to deal with it.
"Then I guess all we have to do is defeat the spiders in the village, right?" (Yuna)
If so, the original purpose remains the same. All you have to do is defeat the spiders that attacked the village.
Author's Note
That's how she met Goblin (Deborane) again.