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Even If I End Up Hugging Them, It’s Uncontrollable
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The next morning, Leon and the others were gathered outside the city.
“We usually ride with three people, but… it shouldn’t be a problem if three more children join us.” (Henriette)
Henriette had prepared a carriage. It was drawn by a large, pure white horse, with a single horn on its head.
“A unicorn?” (Leon)
“Yes. Its name is Shear, and it has several times the horsepower of an ordinary horse.” (Henriette)
The unicorn was well-trained, and it waited with a dignified attitude for them to board. The inside was spacious, far more comfortable than a cheap inn room. The unicorn was said to be able to reach the destination in about an hour.
“One hour with a beautiful boy in a confined space… Haa haa.” (Tina)
“Riding together with loli and shota… If the carriage shakes and I accidentally hug them, it’s uncontrollable.” (Kanae)
“…You two should sit at the very back.” (Henriette)
The two who were thinking inappropriate things were pushed to the back by Henriette. At any rate, they set off toward Regina. As had been said, Regina was a small village.
First, they went to the village chief, who lived in the largest mansion. He was a man around 50 years old.
“Ah, Henriette-sama!?” (Village Chief)
He was surprised upon seeing Henriette.
“Could it be that you have accepted the request…?! But as you can see, this is a small village with nothing but hot springs. I don’t think we can offer a sufficient reward…” (Village Chief)
“No, we are here just as companions for him on vacation.” (Henriette)
The village chief sighed in relief.
Leon showed his guild card.
“I’m Leon, a D-rank adventurer who has accepted the request. Could you tell me more about it?” (Leon)
“Y-Yes.” (Village Chief)
For a moment, he had a look on his face like “A child?” but he began to explain. As stated in the request, recently, monsters had been frequently appearing around the village. There was a forest a little way out, but normally, those monsters lived in that forest and rarely left it.
“I see.” (Leon)
“Something might be happening in the forest.” (Henriette)
They decided to head out to investigate right away.
“However, exploring this vast forest and finding the cause will be quite a difficult task.” (Henriette)
At the entrance to the forest, Henriette said.
The reason this request wasn’t popular was because of the time it took to get to this village. Also, the investigation in the forest was ambiguous in its goal. If things went badly, they might end up wandering the forest for days without finding anything.
However, for Leon, who had mastered the [Thief King] class, investigation-type missions were one of his specialties.
“Don’t worry. My job is Scout.” (Tina)
It was Tina who said this proudly. Scout was a Class II job, a specialization or enhancement of detection and exploration skills from the Class I Hunter job.
“That’s why I’m good at finding and observing loli and shota.” (Tina)
Leon was more worried for a different reason.
Isn’t that a job she should absolutely not have taken?
By the way, the other two were Henriette, a Class II Sword Princess, and Kanae, who was a Mage. Henriette’s adventurer rank was A, while Kanae and Tina were rank B.
“Of course, I’m also good at finding monsters.” (Tina)
“Normally, that would be the main focus…” (Leon)
Even Leon, as expected, gave Tina a sarcastic response.
“But… are you sure it was okay to bring them along?” (Henriette)
Henriette said, looking at the twins.
“Perhaps it would have been better to leave them in the village…” (Henriette)
The twins clung tightly to Leon, and Tina muttered “I’m jealous”. Actually, they had said the same thing when they left the village, but the twins had firmly said ““No!”” and refused to separate.
“It’s fine. These kids aren’t ordinary children, you know.” (Leon)
“Well, I’m still a proper child, though?” (Kanae)
They stepped into the forest. Henriette took the lead, cutting through the vegetation with her sword to make it easier for the others to walk. It was a party full of strange individuals, but their leader, Henriette, seemed to be the only normal one.
“…Strange.” (Henriette)
By the time they had progressed quite deep into the forest, Henriette murmured.
“That’s right. Even though we’ve come this far into the forest, we haven’t encountered any monsters at all.” (Kanae)
Kanae also agreed with this.
“Tina, how is it?” (Henriette)
“There’s still no sign of monsters.” (Tina)
“As expected, it seems that some kind of anomaly is occurring.” (Henriette)
Even though the number of monsters had decreased in this era, it was strange that they hadn’t encountered any at all inside the forest. As they said, it seemed that some kind of anomaly was occurring.
Even Leon’s detection skill had not picked up a single monster so far.
…Should I try using a whistle to lure them out?
“Whistle—” (Leon)
Then, immediately after that. Leon sensed a massive mana approaching.
“Be careful. A monster is coming.” (Leon)
It was still about 500 meters ahead. However, it was approaching at high speed.
“The direction is southeast, I think.” (Leon)
“R-Really? Tina?” (Henriette)
“…? I don’t sense anything.” (Tina)
Tina tilted her head. It seemed that it had not yet entered her detection range. A few seconds later, she finally noticed it as well.
“! It’s here. Definitely southeast.” (Tina)
“Eh? Really? No way, did you detect it before Scout-class Tina…?” (Kanae)
“More importantly, it’s a monster! Everyone, be careful! It’s quite large!” (Henriette)
Right after Henriette warned them, it appeared, knocking down trees with cracking sounds. A giant spider. Its body height was two meters, and including its long legs, its width was probably 10 meters.
“This thing… It’s a Big Tarantula!” (Kanae)
“…It’s charging in!” (Henriette)
“L-Leave it to me!” (Kanae)
Kanae chanted a spell. Then, the ground rose up greatly, forming a thick earthen wall in front of the giant spider.
Perhaps because of its large size, it lacked the agility typical of spiders, and it crashed directly into the earthen wall. The wall collapsed, but in exchange, it succeeded in stopping the charge.
“Leon-kun, step back! We will take care of this monster!” (Henriette)
Henriette shouted this and used the collapsed earthen wall as a stepping stone to leap at the giant spider.
“Haaaah!” (Henriette)
The giant spider instinctively guarded with its front legs. However, Henriette’s sword slashed through its head, cutting through its leg in the process.
“Onee-chans, this time, a lot of small ones are coming.” (Leon)
At that moment, Leon detected the approach of other monsters.
“…Again, faster than me.” (Tina)
“Forget that, is it true!?” (Kanae)
“No doubt. I just detected them now as well. The number is 10, 20… No, this is bad, there are even more.” (Tina)
“This is bad! Henriette!” (Kanae)
“I-I know! But, the threads…!” (Henriette)
Spider silk wrapped around Henriette’s body, and she was desperately cutting it with her sword. The wounded giant spider must have recognized her as a threat and retreated, likely deciding to first immobilize its opponent with spider silk.
Then, they appeared. Baby spiders… Tarantulas.
Even though they were called baby spiders, it was only in comparison to the Big Tarantula. They were still much larger than a human. Each one alone would not be a significant threat to high-ranked adventurers like Henriette and the others, but…
“…Outnumbered. We’re in a pinch.” (Leon)
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