We said our thanks and left the village.
"We couldn't ask her the name of the country or the city." (Yuna)
"I don't think there's anyone who doesn't know the name of the city or country they live in." (Noa)
If you lived in Japan and asked a passerby, "What kind of country is this place?", the answer would be "Huh?". At the very least, it wouldn't seem out of place if we looked like traveling merchants or adventurers who came from afar, but we were a strange combination of a strange girl wearing a bear costume and a girl who grew up in a wealthy family.
"I see. If this is an unknown land, I wouldn't know the city of Crimonia." (Noa)
Noa could clearly understood what I wanted to say.
Noa was quick-witted for her age and had great understanding.
"Well, for the time being, I was able to get information about fairies, surrounding monsters, and the town, so there's no problem. Above all, the old lady was happy." (Yuna)
"Huh, this is all thanks to me though." (Prim)
Prim proudly puffed out her chest.
Prim seemed happy too, so I was glad I stopped by.
"So, Noa. Can you feel Prim's sister's mana?" (Yuna)
Noa closed her eyes, became still, and slowly pointed.
"It’s over there." (Noa)
"I guess I won’t be going to the town I heard about after all." (Yuna)
I knew it was different from the moment I heard it from that man.
"But, Yuna-san. If I remember correctly, this direction is..." (Noa)
Noa seemed to understand as well.
It was in the opposite direction from the town that man told me about. In other words, it was also the direction where the monsters were there.
Why is there a monster in the direction I'm heading...?
Those weren't Cliff's words though. Was I really prone to trouble?
No, that was not true. This time, there just happened to be a monster on the way to my destination.
"Let's decide whether to avoid it or continue on until we get close to it." (Yuna)
I had detection skills. We might be able to avoid the monsters and escaped. There were also Kumayuru and Kumakyu, so we should get close to them before making a decision.
Noa also nodded, and we each got on Kumayuru and Kumakyu and started running in the direction Noa showed us.
"By the way, can monsters see fairies?" (Yuna)
"Hmm. Sometimes I've come out of the fairy's forest and encountered monsters, and some of them reacted well." (Prim)
"Does that mean monsters can see fairies?" (Yuna)
"I don't know." (Prim)
"Why?" (Yuna)
"Is Yuna idiot?" (Prim)
"...idiot?" (Yuna)
Once again, I was called an idiot.
"Then let's ask Noa too. Noa, what would you do if a monster was nearby?" (Prim)
"I'll leave. I'll run away." (Noa)
"That's the thing. Even fairies will leave if they see a monster." (Prim)
"Even though they can’t see yourself?" (Yuna)
"Maybe they can see, right?" (Prim)
Certainly. I couldn't say that they couldn't see.
"As I said earlier, there are monsters that react to me. They may be able to see me. Or they may be sensing my presence. They may be sensing my mana, or they may be able to smell me. Maybe. Actually, I don't know why monsters react to me. Unlike people, I don't understand monsters' words." (Prim)
I couldn't argue.
You couldn't ask a monster, "Can you see me?" and even if you did, you wouldn't get a response. On the contrary, you might be attacked.
Even if the monster reacted, it might be a presence, a smell, or a feeling of mana. And, as Prim said, they might be seeing it.
But in reality, only monsters could understand.
If it was a smell, I might move my nose, and if I could see, I might move my eyes. But with danger looming, it was difficult to confirm.
"Also, just like humans, monsters can't enter the fairy's forest, and we haven't had many encounters with them." (Prim)
I guessed it was the same thing as I never met a wild animal in my original world.
Even as we talked, Kumayuru and Kumakyu continued to run slowly. Then, Kumayuru and Kumakyu let out a cry and stopped.
"Why did you stop all of a sudden?" (Prim)
Prim screamed above Kumayuru's head.
I used my detection skill.
"Looks like there's a monster." (Yuna)
It was just like the information I heard in the village.
"Yuna-san, what should we do?" (Noa)
It was easy to defeat. However, I would be showing Noa my bloody side, and she might be scared.
However, Prim had one opinion.
"I'm sure we can avoid something like that. No matter how many kids there are, it's still dangerous." (Prim)
Prim said while patting Kumayuru's head.
Noa and I looked at each other.
"..."
"……Ah"
I understood what Prim was thinking.
"Come to think of it, Prim-san didn't know about Yuna-san, right?" (Noa)
Certainly, we had not talk about it.
"Prim-san. Yuna-san is very strong and can defeat monsters." (Noa)
"Really?" (Prim)
Prim looked at me with an unbelievable expression.
"Well, not all monsters, though. But I can defeat the wolf that that man told me about." (Yuna)
Prim looked at me incredulously.
"That's why my father allowed me to go." (Noa)
"Come to think of it, that's what you said. I thought it was because of this mysterious bear." (Prim)
Prim looked at Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
"Actually, I thought Yuna would refuse. It would be dangerous, and she's a small girl. I thought she might come, because these kids are here." (Prim)
"Yuna-san is a very strong adventurer." (Noa)
"I'm sure an adventurer is someone who defeats monsters, right?" (Prim)
"You know very well." (Noa)
"I've seen her before. But, I don't think Yuna looks like that strong of an adventurer." (Prim)
"That’s what I hear often." (Noa)
"Then, what are we going to do? Are we going to continue like this? Or are we going to take a detour? Personally, even though Yuna is strong, I don't want her to push herself too hard." (Prim)
"That's right. Noa is here too, so let's take a detour." (Yuna)
"Yuna-san, I'm not special." (Noa)
"It's not Prim's words, but there's no need to push ourselves and take risks." (Yuna)
It would be terrible if that village were attacked as revenge because I entered Wolf's territory. It would be nice to defeat all the wolves, but the purpose this time was different. The purpose was to find Prim's older sister.
There was no need for me to break the rules that that village had followed.
"That's why I'm going to proceed while. Kumayuru, Kumakyu, avoid the places where the Wolf are there." (Yuna)
""Kuu~n""
Kumayuru and Kumakyu replied and started running.
Kumayuru and Kumakyu also had the power to detect monsters, so if I left it to them, we would be fine.
We bypassed the place where Wolves were there and moved on.
"Yuna-san, if you keep going like this, there will be a mountain." (Noa)
It was not as high as the mountain that goes from Crimonia to Mileela, but there was a small mountain ahead.
"It's in that direction, isn't it?" (Yuna)
Noa asked Kumayuru and Kumakyu to stop running, closed her eyes and concentrated.
"Yes" (Noa)
There were no paved mountain roads, so climbing even a small mountain could be difficult. But we have Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
Kumayuru and Kumakyu while carrying us, ran through the mountain, took a break at the top with a nice view, and then headed down the mountain.
By the time we got down the mountain, it was already evening and it was starting to get dark, so we decided to stay the night once we got down the mountain.
"It looks like Prim's sister went quite far." (Yuna)
"If it wasn't for Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan, it would have been difficult." (Noa)
"Yuna, Noa, thank you for coming with me. I don't think I would have been able to do it alone." (Prim)
"I think I made the right decision not to go alone." (Yuna)
"Right. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to do it." (Noa)
"Thank you." (Prim)
""Kuu~n""
"They're there too." (Yuna)
"That's right. Thank you, too." (Prim)
Prim flied over Kumayuru's and Kumakyu's heads and patted each of them on the head.
Kumayuru and Kumakyu cried happily.
The next day, we continued to avoid monsters and dangers as we moved forward.
If I was alone, I would go straight ahead, and if there were monsters, I would defeat them, but this time, safety was my first priority.
When things were going well, Kumayuru and Kumakyu cried.
"What!?" (Prim)
Prim, who was sleeping on top of Kumayuru's head, almost fell.
I looked at Kumayuru's and Kumakyu's reactions and immediately used my detection skills.
There were monster reactions and human reactions.
There were dozens of wolves as monsters and there were 5 people's reactions.
"Looks like there are monsters ahead. And people too." (Yuna)
"Are they being attacked?" (Noa)
"There may be adventurers fighting." (Yuna)
"But if they were a normal person." (Noa)
The worst thing you could do was to worry about it and then it was too late. It was not too late to judge after seeing it.
"Oh, are you going to help?" (Noa)
"If they were to be found dead later, it would leave a bad taste in my mouth." (Yuna)
I didn't intend to help everyone, but now that I knew, I couldn't ignore it.
"Kumayuru, Kumakyu, hurry!" (Yuna)
""Kuu~n""
Kumayuru and Kumakyu ran at great speed, and soon Wolves and a human came into view.
The moment I saw that figure, I gave instructions to Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
"Kumayuru, Kumakyu. Hide behind that rock." (Yuna)
"Yuna-san, what happened?" (Noa)
I put my finger to my mouth. Actually, I was just holding a bear puppet to my mouth, but Noa seemed to understand and closed her mouth.
Kumayuru and Kumakyu moved behind the rock diagonally to the right.
I climbed down from Kumayuru and peeked from behind the rock.
Knight-like people were fighting a pack of wolves.
Author's Note
Yuna finds a knight fighting Wolf, but hides. Will it come out good or bad?