Chapter 315

315 Bear-san Fights the Scorpion .

As the worms swells downstairs, we crossed the bridge .

[Even so, it’s bigger than I thought . ] Yuna

This is the norm when it comes to games . I wonder if it’s real or not .

If they say there are 100 floors underground, I’ll just have to beat it . To do so, I will definitely dig a hole .

[But, were almost there . We’re getting closer . ] Karina

Whenever the path splits once in a while, we follow Kalina’s instructions . We descended a considerable distance .

[This is?] Yuna

It’s sandy . Even though we are deep underground, the sand is falling .

When I look at the Bear Map, it seems like the pyramid is not right above us . It’s slightly off .

Is it falling from the desert?

[I think there’s something wrong with this . ] Jade

Jade-san looks at the sand .

I agree with Jade-san’s words . I use my Bear Detection Magic to check . Then, the name of the monster I’ve seen for the first time came out .

The name was Scorpion .

In a word, it will be a monster like scorpion .

[Yuna-chan, did you found something?] Mel

Mel-san asks . Not exactly to me, but to Swaying Bear .

She think it’s because of Swaying bear, that I can find the monster .

That’s why I’m behaving like that, too .

[Swaying Bear, did you find anything?] Yuna

Swaying Bear, who is good at acting, responded so .

I shot an air bullet to where the Scorpion’s reaction is . Then, a Scorpion as big as a wolf which had a dark color, came out from the sand .

This must be why this is a fantasy .

Why is there such a big Scorpion?

Jade-san quickly pulled out his weapon, but the Scorpion burrowed into the sand .

[Yuna’s Bears are really great . ] Jade

[But the Scorpion is a nuisance . ] Mel

[What are we going do now? Do you want to run?] Toya

[No, that’ll be dangerous as well . ] Jade

Jade-san shakes his head to Toya’s opinion .

The Scorpion is hiding in the sand . I don’t know in this world, but the ones in games are more intelligent than worms and they often sizzle until they come close .

When a prey comes near, the predator stutters the prey with a poisonous needle on its tail, slows its movement and preys on it .

Scorpions are fairly widespread and quite known for their detection skills .

I can dig it like a worm, but it’s a matter of how easy it is for Jade-san’s group to kill it like a worm . If it takes a lot of time to kill a single monster, other Scorpions may come together .

[Jade-san . Is it easier to kill it if I dig it up?] Yuna

[I’m sorry . I’ve only fought a Scorpion once . In the desert, it is rarely encountered because it only inhabits some other places . Also because the shell is too hard, it can’t be pierced by weapons other than Senia’s Mithril Knives or my Mithril Sword, but It might be possible with Toya’s sword . ] Jade

In other words, Toya has a role to play in battle .

Toya tries to say something, decided to close his mouth .

[Also, even if you get close to where the Senia’s knife can reach, the poison sting of the tail is still pose quite a threat . ] Jade

With a knife, you have to get close enough to touch it . Also, the Scorpion’s tail movement on TV was fast .

[How about Mel-san’s magic?] Yuna

[I’m sorry, I don’t know because I haven’t used it against that . ] Mel

I need to understand Mel-san’s magic . In other words, only Jade-san can fight in terms of strength .

[But it’s weakness is water . ] Mel

[Is that so?] Yuna

[Oh yea, in the moment you spray it with water, it will be stunned . Attack the scorpion during that time, its one way of defeating it . ] Mel

[Also its stomach is soft . ] Senia

Senia-san adds in its weakness .

Do I have to turn the Scorpion that crawls on the ground upside down?

Hmm, what should I do?

[Isn’t it okay to have Jō-chan build a bridge?] Toya

(TN: I’m gonna use Jo-chan instead of Little Miss or Miss or Little Lady . . Cause I’m being lazy and its the same thing anyways . )

[It’s no use because it can shoot it’s sting . ] Mel

Mel-san rejects Toya’s idea .

Then would it be good to make a bridge with side walls?

This time, there is a considerable distance . We can make it though .

But now that I think about it, I want to defeat it . There is a possibility that we will be caught while we’re advancing in a different area .

The characteristic of Scorpion is that it stiffens when exposed to water . Also its stomach is the soft spot .

The Scorpion is still hiding in the sand . Shooting poison needles .

Hmm, what should I do?

[I’ll go alone . ] Yuna

As a result of my thinking, I gave my answer to everyone .

[Yuna-san!] Karina

[Yuna-chan!] Mel

[That’s reckless!] Jade

Everyone was surprised at my words .

[It’s okay to make a bridge, but it’s troublesome to get attacked while I’m making it . ] Yuna

[But to attack it on your own… We will help you . ] Jade

[U~n, it’s not a monster we can’t beat . ] Senia

[Yeah, that would be good . We’re going to crush it quickly . ] Mel

I received the feelings of everyone .

Jade-san’s party .

I can understand that you’re not saying it just to look nice . But it’s still dangerous .

If you die on my watch, I’ll wake you up in a very nasty way .

[Well, easier said than done, but is it really okay?] Jade

[I have something I want to try and if that doesn’t work, I’ll try another one . ] Yuna

Honestly I can make the bridge .

[Yuna-san, please be careful . ] Karina

Karina looks at me worriedly .

[I’ll be alright . I’ll come back as soon as I beat it . ] Yuna

As I step into the sand, the scorpion moves quietly .

I can tell by my Bear Detection Magic . Its moving quietly like hunting for it’s prey .

I take out a cheap iron knife I bought earlier and let the magic pass on the knife . Then, I threw it at the scorpion hiding in the sand .

The scorpion hiding in the sand comes out of the sand, with a knife sticking on it . It seems that it was not fatal with just one knife .

I threw another knife at its face .

The scorpion got hit on its head and died… .

[Yuna-chan, you can detect it even if you are away from Swaying Bear?] Mel

[Because our hearts are connected . ] Yuna

When I said that, Swaying bear and Hugging Bear responded with at the same time .

[Of course, Hugging Bear as well . ] Yuna

For the time being, it turned out that even cheap knives could pierce the hard shell with some magic .

Water?

Stomach?

Weakness?

This is this and that is that . (Sore wa sore, kore wa kore . )

There is no problem if you can beat it .

But when I pulled out the knife that stuck into the scorpion, the blade snapped . It is likely to be a one-time disposable item .

Well, there is no problem because it was originally a disposable knife .

I think it can be defeated by magic, but to one shot it would be great .

Anything that uses a Bear Wind Blade will attract other scorpions, which can lead to messy combat . Then Karina would be worried once again, Jade-san’s party would likely join in the fight and it will be even more chaotic .

And they’re not to using magic as proficient as possible, like preventing the poison needle with earth magic .

So this time, I used a small knife and another small knife to reliably take down the monster .

[Jade-san, can you use this as monster material?] Yuna

[Oh, you can . The shell is tough so it can be used to make armor, the meat can be eaten and use as an ingredient . ] Jade

You can eat it?

Well, I’ve seen videos of people eating scorpion .

Japanese people seems to be unfamiliar with it, but I will collect them for later use . It may be delicious .

As we continue with our little adventure, I’m throwing magical knives at the scorpions that are hiding . I bought 100 knives, we should be fine with this amount .

I take out a knife .

Add magic power .

Check with Bear Detection Magic .

Throw at the Scorpion .

And repeat .

Generally, I can kill it with two or three shot . I just have to watch out for the scorpion’s tail .

Occasionally, some scorpions tries to hit me with their sting, but there is no blind spot for me .

I prepared earth magic in advance .

It seems that I used a little more than planned .

I have no choice but to take out the Mithril knife .

Throw it with magic .

The scorpion burst in a single shot . Oh, a power up .

As expected, this is a Mithril knife made by the dwarf Gazal-san .

There is not even one scratch after if I pulled it out . It remains a beautiful blade .

Unlike cheap knives, they have to be picked up again, but they can kill more efficiently than cheap knives .

If this is the case, I wish I had used a Mithril knife from the beginning .

And so, all scorpions are safely defeated . Now we can walk with Karina safely .

I return to Jade-san and others, who were collecting Scorpions .

[It’s over . ] Yuna

When I return, Toya and Swaying Bear are rushing towards me .

Eh? What?

[Look out!] Toya

I evade Toya with two or three steps sideways, who’s trying to grab me .

What’s up with that?

The question was immediately answered .

The moment Toya ran through where I was, a scorpion fell from above .

I was surprised and my response is delayed . However, Swaying Bear rushed to me, he stomped on Scorpion’s torso with his left foot and stomped on its tail with his right foot .

[Swaying Bear!] Yuna

I immediately returned to my sanity, I cut the scorpion’s tail with a mythril knife I took out from my Bear Puppet and stabbed into the torso .

The Scorpion stops moving .

I got a cold sweat .

As expected, I’m sweating badly .

Looking at Touya, he fell and plunged his face into the sand .

[Um, Toya . Are you okay?] Yuna

[I’m okay . Really, I’m fine . ] Toya

I was worried, you know?

Toya got up with sand on his face .

[Um… Thank you . ] Yuna

If Toya didn’t call out for me, I might have been attacked by a scorpion .

But Swaying Bear’s face is saying, quite the expression you have .

[Swaying Bear too, thank you . ] Yuna

I pet the head of Swaying Bear who protected me .

If I only pet Swaying Hear, Hugging Bear will get jealous, so I will also have to pet Hugging Bear .

[Hugging Bear, thank you for protecting Karina as well . ] Yuna

[Yuna-chan, are you okay?] Mel

Mel-san rushes in .

[I’m alright . Because Toya called out to me . ] Yuna

[But Toya, you noticed it well . ] Jade

[Ah, when I was watching Jō-chan, I felt like I heard a sound above . And when I looked up, it was about to fall . I wasn’t envious of jō-chan’s Mithril Knife so I wasn’t looking at it . ] Toya

And that’s his whole answer, right?

But it’s true that he helped .

[By the way, I was faster than that Bear . ] Toya

When Toya says a little happily, Swaying Bear whimpers with regret .

That’s true .

That’s really childish, though .

The feeling of gratitude I had before, simply disappeared .

If he did not made such comment, his recognition would’ve risen .

[Well then Yuna-chan . That knife…] Mel

Toya may not be concerned about it, but Senia-san seems to be interested in my Mithril knife .

[I saw Senia-san fighting with a knife before and your knife is also made of Mithril . ] Yuna

When I say that, Senia-san blushes a little and she looks happy .

Senia-san’s twin-knife style . (TN: Raw said nitōryū, but she is a knife user . )

It looks good .

In fact, I was supposed to make a knife only for Fina’s dismantling job . But I unexpectedly got a lot of Mithril, so I made another knife as a weapon .

[Can I have look at it?] Senia

I gave my Mithril Knife to Senia-san .

Senia-san looks carefully at everything from the blade to the handle .

[Very beautiful . And a good knife as well . ] Senia

[It was made by a dwarf named Gazal-san, back in the Royal Capital . If you like it, I’ll ask him to make one for Senia-san too . ] Yuna

[Gazal…] Senia

When I give Gazal-san’s name, she examines the Mithril knife as if she’s looking for something .

[……There it is . ] Senia

[What was there?] Yuna

Senia-san points to the part of the knife near the handle with a small finger .

Something is carved there .

[The weapon that the blacksmith Gazal-san made seriously, has a name on it . Its very famous because Gazal-san rarely carve his name to his works . I’m envious . ] Senia

Is that so . Gazal-san, I didn’t know that because he didn’t say a word about it . He could have told me .

[And there’s even a Bear Crest . ] Senia

[Gazal-san must have carved it because he have free time . ] Yuna

[Impossible . ] Senia

I told her that he carved it because he had free time, because I didn’t go there for a long time to get it .

[Damn it, I’ll have him make me Mithril Sword in the Royal Capital when I’m done with this request . ] Toya

Toya, that remark is a death flag .

Anyway, we have defeated the Scorpions so we continued .

Karina says it’s near .

Author’s Note:

With this, the 100 knives should never be said again . w

Next time, they found the crystal plate!

The search for the crystal plate is about to end, because it is can’t be helped even if I write it sloppily .

With this, the second anniversary is secured .

314 episodes (how far did you go?)

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Overall rating 94,851 (100,000 likely next year . )

A note in commemoration .

As a second anniversary,

As a new novel in [Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear’s SS Short Story], I’ve booked three episodes .

● The story of the gatekeeper who encountered the Bear .

● The story of Gentz who encountered a Bear .

● The story of an orphanage girl who encountered a Bear .

There will be three .

If you like it, please read it .

All 3 are posted at 0 o’clock on the 13th . I’m sorry if I wasn’t able to post .