I left the village that was being attacked by spiders and returned to the village that was being attacked by wolves and tiger wolves. Then, Kumayuru, who was on board, sent back before entering the village.
This village had also been attacked by wolves and tiger wolves a few hours earlier, so I saw villagers working on their destroyed houses and fixing fences.
When I headed to the village chief's house, I found a man standing in front of the house.
"That girl from back then!" (Jimmy, see chapter 628)
A man in front of the house noticed me and ran up to me.
Well, it's someone from the spider village who came to ask for help.
"So, what about the village?" (Jimmy)
The man grabbed my shoulder.
So close.
"We defeated the spiders that were attacking the village, so it's okay." (Yuna)
"Is it true!?" (Jimmy)
"It's true. There's no point in telling a lie that will soon be exposed." (Yuna)
"I guess so." (Jimmy)
The man looked relieved and released his hand from my shoulder.
"So, everyone in the village is okay?" (Jimmy)
"I think it's probably okay." (Yuna)
I couldn't deny the possibility that they might have been killed by the time I got to the village, but looking at the situation in the village, it seemed like no one had died.
Deborane was letting the villagers escape into their homes. I thought that initial move was good.
I didn't like it, but many lives were saved thanks to Deborane and the other.
"At first, I was worried when a girl with a strange appearance like a young lady told me that she was going to subdue monsters, but the village chief was right." (Jimmy)
"That's why I told you not to worry." (Chief)
The village chief spoke from behind the man.
He seemed to have noticed that I had come back, so he came out of the house.
"No, when you look at this young lady, you wouldn't think she could fight monsters." (Jimmy)
"Well, I guess so." (Chief)
The village chief looked at me and nods at the man's words.
"But I told you about how this girl defeated Wolf and Tiger Wolf." (Chief)
"That's right, though." (Man)
The man looked at me again.
"Thank you so much, Miss." (Man)
The man sheepishly thanked me while scratching his head.
"Ask the village chief for the rest of the details." (Yuna)
"Okay. So, about the request fee..." (Man)
The man looked a little reluctant to say anything.
He asked for help, but he didn't have money. That's what it felt like.
"If it's a request fee, it's fine." (Yuna)
Maybe I was no good as a true adventurer.
Adventurers risked their lives to fight and earn money. If someone did that for free, there might be people who complain, "That adventurer didn't take money," or "He helped me for free."
However, you couldn't help but called it hypocrisy, but you couldn't tell people who were in financial trouble to donate money.
To begin with, I didn't have any trouble with money, and my purpose was to enjoy this other world to the fullest, not to extort money from people who were in trouble.
"But it's just this time. Next time, make sure you have the money ready before you make the request." (Yuna)
I emphasized that this was just this time.
If I didn't make that clear, I might be asked for it a second or third time.
"I'm sorry. I can't offer you great hospitality, but if you happen to be near the village, please stop by. Really, thank you very much." (Jimmy)
The man bowed his head, thanked the village chief, and headed back to his village.
I also told the village chief that I was returning and would depart for the royal capital.
I rode Kumayuru and Kumakyu and returned to the royal capital. All that's left to do was report to the adventurer's guild and went home. Maybe I would be able to get home before it got dark.
"Y-you're back? And what about the village? What about Tiger Wolf?" (Man)
When I arrived at the Adventurer's guild, there was someone waiting for me.
This morning, he came to the Adventurer's guild to ask for help subjugating Tiger Wolf.
Apparently, he's been waiting for me at the Adventurer's guild ever since.
"It's okay. I subdued it properly." (Yuna)
I felt like I'd said this line many times today.
"Is it true?" (Man)
"It's true. We have proof of the Tiger Wolf that was killed." (Yuna)
Unlike the spider, Tiger Wolf was retrieved at Sanya-san's request, so it would be easy for him to believe.
"Th-that’s good." (Man)
The man looked relieved.
She might have been alone and worried until I returned.
I was glad you came back early.
"Yuna-chan, welcome home" (Sanya)
Sanya came.
Apparently, the receptionist saw me and called Sanya.
"Then you won’t ask me how it went." (Yuna)
She didn't seem worried about this at all.
I didn't think it's okay for you to be a little worried, but Sanya-san, who knew about the 10,000 monsters and the elf village, might not be worried about subjugating Tiger Wolf.
"I have subjugated the Tiger Wolf. There is something else I would like to report." (Yuna)
"Another matter? Understood, let's talk in my room. But first, let's confirm the subjugation of Tiger Wolf and process the reward." (Sanya)
The man of the village also checked on the subjugated Tiger Wolf.
The man thanked many times and apologized for using abusive language in the beginning.
The man bowed his head and left the Adventurer's guild.
It seemed that he would return to the village first thing tomorrow morning.
And then, as promised, Tiger Wolf was picked up by the Adventurer's guild.
The guild staff who came to pick it up were surprised because it was in such good condition.
At the same time, I was told that they also wanted some wolves, so they asked me to get them.
"So, what is the other report?" (Sanya)
I moved to the guild master's room and told her about the spider.
"A king spider in a swarm of spiders. Ha, thank you, Yuna-chan. The king spider is a troublesome monster, so I'm glad we were able to subdue it early. If Yuna-chan hadn't been there, I don't know how much damage would have been caused." (Sanya)
Deborane was told to run away if he saw a king spider. That's probably how dangerous it was.
"Besides, I don't even want to think about fighting in its hunting grounds." (Sanya)
As with anything, there were places where you could have an advantage.
This time, we fought inside the village, so it worked out somehow.
If other spiders, including the King Spider, were to fight in a place where the spiders were good at fighting, it would be doubtful whether they would be able to defeat them.
Well, if you didn't mind burning down the forest, turning them into a barren forest, or attacking without considering the damage, then it's possible to defeat it.
"Then, in this case of Wolf and Tiger Wolf, the Spider and King Spider entered the place where Wolf and Tiger Wolf lived, and Wolf and Tiger Wolf ran away, and there was a village beyond that." (Sanya)
Sanya confirmed this while looking at the map.
The two villages were nearby.
If that were the case, Wolf and Tiger Wolf might have been victims as well.
"So, how about searching the forest?" (Yuna)
"You can submit a free request. Then we will decide whether the adventurer accepts it or not depending on how much the village can add to the request fee." (Sanya)
The adventurer's guild would show them the possibility that there were spiders in the forest, and the adventurers would then have to kill them, and the guild would buy the materials.
If the amount was worth it, the adventurer might accept the request without additional money from the village.
But this time they were planning to sell the spider materials and used the money to complete the request, so maybe it's okay.
"Then, I think an adventurer named Deborane will bring a report and spider materials, so please take care of that." (Yuna)
"But it would be a waste to give away all the materials." (Sanya)
"Because I hate insects." (Yuna)
Even normal spiders were bad, but a spider the size of a wolf was impossible. I didn't like spiders, so I didn't want to touch them or see them.
"Hehe, Yuna-chan was such a cute girl that didn't like insects." (Sanya)
"You're a girl." (Yuna)
That's rude. Regardless of whether she's cute or not, she's a girl.
"I'm just kidding. There are many female adventurers who don't like insects, so there's nothing to be ashamed of." (Sanya)
Of course, some women liked insects, so I thought it's different for each person.
"By the way, what about Sanya?" (Yuna)
"I'm an elf who grew up in the forest." (Sanya)
"It's okay then." (Yuna)
As expected, she was an elf who lived in the forest.
"Hehe, but it's impossible if it was big." (Sanya)
She said with a smug look on his face.
Well, I didn't think anyone could handle an insect that size.
I didn't think there's anyone out there who liked that, regardless of gender.
When I thought about it that way, Deborane who fought even though he was bathed in spider blood was amazing. What's more, since they'd taken care of the dismantling process, I would let whatever happened to me at the Adventurer's guild went away. In the first place, I had forgotten.
"Then, when that adventurer named Deborane comes, I'll listen to him and deal with him." (Sanya)
I would leave the rest to Sanya and returned to the bear house.
When I saw the bear house, I felt relieved.
It's different from the bear house in Crimonia, but when I saw my own home, I felt like I'd come home.
When I entered the house, Fina greeted me.
"Yuna-onee-chan, welcome home." (Fina)
"I'm home" (Yuna)
"Welcome home" and "I'm home" used to be a bit embarrassing, but now they had become commonplace.
I guessed that just meant that Fina was home more often.
"Yuna-neechan, welcome back~" (Shuri)
"Yuna-chan, please go home." (Tirumina)
Tirumina and Shuri also called out to me.
It's nice to have someone home when you come home from work.
Then, Tirumina was preparing dinner, and Fina and Shuri were arranging the plates on the table.
I tried to help, but everyone told me, "You're tired after coming home from work, so please sit down and wait." I sat in a chair.
...Am I a father coming home from work?
No, Fina's father is Gentz-san. I was not that old, and I was of a different gender, so I'd like to think of myself as a big sister coming home from work.
Then, they had dinner prepared by Tirumina, took a bath with Kumayaru and Kumakyu who had turned into cubs, and gave them honey as promised.
Even when we slept, we slept together.
Shuri seemed to want to sleep with Kumayuru and Kumakyu, but I asked her to hold back this time.
When I crawled into the futon and spreaded out my arms, Kumakyu and Kumakyu fell into my arms.
I held Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
With this, even if I dreamed of being attacked by a spider, Kumayuru and Kumakyu would surely help me. I felt like I could sleep in peace.
I had promised to sleep with Kumayuru and Kumakyu, but I was myself and there was something about the spider, so maybe I wanted to sleep with them.
And thanked to Kumayuru and Kumakyu, I never had nightmares about being attacked by spiders.
Author's Note
Farewell Deborane. We won't forget you.
So, say goodbye to Deborane.
Deborane is also one of the adventurers who fought against many monsters and survived.