Chapter 25 (1/2)

Mabbo, Fairy, Schwarz13, Yakult

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25 Megane-kun, bewildered by the glowing Megane

—Found it

Half a day since I delved into the woods and I finally discovered the hare's nest I did ht outside and ions of the forest I ignored every animal and insect I could harvest and continue on h they appeared to dwell around this vicinity; as I could find their gnaws on the grasses and their still-warm excrements, it was hard to chase after their footprints They cover their latest tracks with even newer traces, obviously bedeviled any possible pursuer However, I ed to find a cave—a nest on the feet of a small cliff

After I made sure that there is nobody inside, I invaded the cave to look around

Frorass, the color of the shed fur, andhare's nest that is still being used up until a little while ago The hares are a rare exaical beast, so there's no fleshy or boney leftover here That established one thing

Once I've learned thus far, itits tail

After I rip and scatter about the deodorizing leaf as to expunge my presence from the nest, I climb a tree and stationHares are diurnal creatures They'll return to their nest once the sun sets

I waited for a little while As the sun goes down and the trees cast their shadows, the forest is now enveloped by darkness, and the hare is co ho ears possess sharp hearing And on its s that resembled canine teeth Yeah, that's a splendid rabbit

These hares are big for a rabbit, but they're s as a wolf However, they're more sly than a wolf could be On top of that, they're quite the battle crazed that they tend to attack anied they couldn't win, they'll flee as fast as a rabbit could So, if one is to kill it, one has to kill in one attack, not giving any chance to escape

Ideally, that's how it should be…

—Well, I should be able to do it like a walk in the park, though

I'm a hunter, ould I face my prey eye-to-eye?

「……」

The hare checks its surroundings, flinching its ears to probe any noise Once it confirmed there's no enerab a single arrow fro that I have prepared beforehand, s it ith the powder that stored within It's a fine powder of dried Hozumushroom As it works fairly quick, it kicks in no time if you shoved it into the body Another trait of this mushroom is that its effectiveness wears out proportionally fast as well The liquified version actually works better, but the powdered one is what needed if the prey has to be ready on the next day And it has to be, since it's a present

Of course, I have no intention to just sit around when the paralyzing toxic is on the effect A rabbit with a dulledduck In other words, it's h, that hare most likely will flee if it misses But, I'm very sure that shi+shou will pounce at me if I missed even with this circuh

…Yosh, it's a contest

I pairarrow and hold them withthat hangs on 』, the one to ward off Redbears froht vision 』 into the nest

…………

Yeah, it stinks It stinks even to up here despite there's quite a distance between

No need for h its nose isn't as good as a Redbear, that stench is too muchIt leaps out full alerted, as to find where did the attack co at its neck

「Gyuu!?」

Good, it went through

I jump off the branch after it's confirmed that the arrowhead pierced the hare's neck

「—Gyooooooo!! 」

As it discovers the ene hare raises a wrathful shriek All that's left is to chasetoxic kicks in, at best it'll just quicken the toxic circulation

I carried the dead hare with one shoulder then retreat to the river, bloodlet it there

The sun has set As I've predicted before, it'll be ht by the time I reach the capital After I fill ht nap

After the world is completely blanketed by the starry sky, I open my eyes and continueout on the starry sky It seems like it'll rain either tomorrow or the day after It's been a while since the last rain, so itso then carry the hare onuntil I found the way back

—It was then, a probleuard That really surprised me that I almost tripped The rabbit alaerous on many levels

「What is it now?」