"Then I guess all we have to do is kill the spiders in the village, right?" (Yuna)
I tried to be tough because I was in front of Deborane, but to be honest, I didn't want to fight. Fighting that big spider took a toll on your psyche. As expected, bear equipment didn't prevent mental damage.
That's why I wanted to leave everything to Deborane. However, since I couldn't do that, I would like to avoid cleaning up afterwards.
"I'll help with subjugation, but I won't deal with spiders." (Yuna)
I couldn't give up on this.
I'm sorry, but I don't want to put spiders in the bear box either.
Even among insects, spiders were one of the most disliked insects. I didn't want to think about bringing home such a big spider, and I didn't want Fina to dismantle it either.
Therefore, I decided to have Deborane take care of the spiders.
I didn't think you will be punished even if you do that much.
By the way, I buried the spiders I killed until they came to the village.
"Does that mean you're handing over all the spider materials to me?" (Deborane)
Deborane had a grin on her face.
Did he think I would want spider materials?
"I'll give you everything. I don't need it. I can't just look at it." (Yuna)
"That's true. In that case, we'll take care of the spider you killed." (Deborane)
Deborane grinned.
It's a disgusting smile, but the deal was done.
Disposing of it meant touching that spider with hand and stabbing it with a knife. Just imagining it was impossible.
For the first time, I might have respected Deborane.
"First of all, let me tell you that it's too late to ask for it later." (Deborane)
"I won't tell you. So, keep your promise. If you don't keep your promise, this is what happens." (Yuna)
I threw a straight punch.
Deborahne seemed to remember being hit by me, and her face twitches.
I was satisfied to see the grin disappear from Deborane's face.
"Wait a minute. Are you really going to let that young lady dressed as a bear fight?" (Chief)
The village chief, who had been listening silently, looked at me and asked.
"This bear is no ordinary bear, so it's okay. She's stronger than me." (Deborane)
"Are you stronger than Deborane-san?" (Chief)
"Just a little bit." (Deborane)
I had no intention of showing off my power because it's thanks to the bear equipment I received from God. But why did I get annoyed when people said I was a little stronger than Deborane?
After all, my first impression was bad.
They say first impressions were important.
"So, don’t worry." (Deborane)
At Deborane's words, the village chief looks at me with concern.
The village chief's feelings might be the same as the little girl standing around saying, "I'll defeat the monster." If a strange girl told me she was going to subjugate monsters, even I would be worried.
I looked at Kumayuru and Kumakyu and reassured the village chief, "These kids will protect me, so it's okay."
"Understood" (Chief)
When the village chief looked at Kumayuru and Kumakyu, he understood.
I was glad that he cared about me, but I was troubled by being held back.
"Then I'll defeat them. Kumayuru, Kumakyu, let's go." (Yuna)
""Kyuu~n""
Kumayaru and Kumakyu who were sitting on the floor stood up.
"Lanz, we're going too." (Deborane)
Deborane and Lanz, who were tending to their greatswords, also got up from their chairs.
Apparently, they would fight spiders together.
"Village Chief. When we leave the house, please make sure to close the door."
"Yes. Thank you, everyone." (Chief)
Deborane opened the door, and Lanz, I, Kumayuru, and Kumakyu left the house. Once we are all outside, the village chief bowed his head and closes the door.
"Don't be a hindrance." (Yuna)
I said to Deborahne who was walking in front of me.
It's annoying, but if I were to die, that would still make me feel bad.
Deborane didn't reply and readied her large sword.
A nearby spider reacts and attacks Deborane, who was walking in front, but with one swing of the great sword, the spider's body was cut in half.
"Who will become a hindrance?" (Deborane)
He turned around and said proudly.
It's annoying, but it seemed okay.
However, I wished the spider's legs would stop twitching even if it were torn in half.
I was grateful to Deborane for taking care of those spiders.
"Lanz, we'll go from the right!" (Deborane)
"Yes!" (Lanz)
"Okay, Kumayuru, Kumakyu, we'll go from the left!" (Yuna)
""Kyuu~n""
Starting from the village chief's house, Deborane, Lanz, me, Kumayuru, and Kumakyu ran off in our respective directions.
Normally, it would be faster to separately subjugate them with Kumayuru and Kumakyu, like when we subjugated Wolf, but for my mental stability, I asked Kumayuru and Kumakyu to escort me.
"Kyuu~n"
As soon as we moved, a spider moved its eight legs and crunched towards us.
Ugh, I still felt bad.
Even small spiders were no good, let alone big spiders.
Cutting up a spider with wind magic would make it look grotesque, so I tried shooting an ice arrow. The ice arrow pierced the spider's brain. It tried to move, but its legs stop and it collapsed.
It's better than chopping it up with wind magic.
Although its legs still twitched at the end.
It would be nice to burn it with fire magic though. Actually, I had only defeated it once using fire magic. The spider, engulfed in fire, moved for a while.
There were houses nearby and it would be a disaster if it caught fire, so I couldn't use fire magic. Earth magic was the same as ice magic, but ice magic had the additional effect of freezing them from the inside, so they fell down faster.
That's why ice magic was more effective than earth magic.
I moved around the village with Kumayuru and Kumakyu in tow.
Use ice magic to defeat the spiders that gather one after another. Maybe they thought the bait had escaped.
Six spiders surrounded us.
"Kumayuru! Kumakyu!" (Yuna)
When I called out their names, Kumayuru and Kumakyu began to move with their breathing and formed a triangular formation.
I would deal with the spider in front, and Kumayuru and Kumakyu would deal with the spider in the back.
I defeated two of them with ice arrows, and Kumayuru and Kumakyu also defeated two of them with wind blades from their claws.
After all, I felt safe knowing that I was protected by Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
When we moved to a large area, spiders gathered around us.
Even so, there were a lot of them.
When I used my detection skill, I noticed that there were new spiders coming from outside the village.
"How many are there?" (Yuna)
I was not talking about cockroaches, but as the saying went, if you see one cockroach, there are 100.
At least the saving grace was that other than being disgusting, it's not a very strong monster.
The thread spewed out by the spider was burned with flame, and an ice arrow was used to stop it.
Then, as I was successfully defeating the spiders, Kumakyu, who was behind me on the left, yelled, "Kyuu~n!"
When I turned around, a spider was about to jump from the roof of the house. Kumakyu stood in front of me and pierced the spider's body with its sharp claws.
If Kumakyu hadn't protected me, I would have been attacked from behind by a spider.
And I might have suffered lifelong trauma.
"Thank you, Kumakyu." (Yuna)
"Kyuu~n"
Kumakyu turns around.
"Ku-Kumakyu..." (Yuna)
When I saw Kumakyu turning around, I stepped back a little.
"Kyuu~n?"
Kumakyu's white fur was covered in spider blood.
There was blood all over his body from his arm which he stabbed the spider with.
That beautiful white hair...
Kumakyu approached me as if I were to praise him.
"Kumakyuu! Stop. Wait a minute. You're a good girl, so don't move." (Yuna)
"Kyuu~n?"
Kumakyu tilted its head and stopped walking.
If you hug me like that, I'd be in big trouble.
After confirming that there were no spiders around, I sent Kumakyu back. And summon it again.
A beautiful white bear appeared in front of me.
It's a secret technique that makes it beautiful when I send it back and summon it.
I was glad that unlike the game, there was no time penalty for summoning or resummoning.
"Kyuu~n?"
Kumakyu had a look on his face that says, "Why did you send me back?"
"It's nothing. Kumakyuu, thank you for protecting me." (Yuna)
When I approached Kumakyu, I hugged him around the neck and thanked him.
It had fluffy, beautiful white fur. After all, Kumayuru and Kumakyu had to be beautiful.
Kumakyu chirps happily.
Then, I ran around the village trying not to get surrounded by spiders and subjugated them.
Kumayuru and Kumakyu had defeated them with magic as much as possible and avoid close combat.
No matter how many secret techniques there were, I didn't want to see dirty dark circles.
When I got home, I'd give them a bath and give them some honey.
Author's Note
The joint subjugation with Deborane has begun.