Chapter 436 - 436 Bear-san, Fights Kamaitachi, Part 1 (2/2)

Did they feel safe when they entered the forest?

There’s a narrow path, so we continued on.

I’m in the lead, and Swaying Bear is behind me. Shinobu is walking at the rear.

[I’ll protect your back, Yuna.] Shinobu

[It’s okay, Swaying Bear already got my back.] Yuna

<Ku~u ~ n>

Swaying Bear replies, with <Leave it to me> cry.

[U~u, that’s so cold. I want you to tell me that you’re leaving that to me too.] Shinobu

There was no way I could trust my back to someone I had just met.

And more importantly, she was an overly suspicious ninja. A ninja will do her best for her master, but I don’t think she’ll risk her life for me, whom she’s only known for a few days. In the first place, if I don’t know what Shinobu is capable of, I can’t trust her.

The only ones I can trust my behind to are Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

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While I’m checking my detection skills, I slowly close the distance between me and the Kamaitachi.

Two of them are nearby.

Swaying Bear makes a small <ku~u ~ n> sound.

[Are they nearby, perhaps?] Shinobu

Shinobu asked in a quiet voice as Swaying Bear cried.

[They’re here.] Yuna

They are in a position with some vegetation a little further ahead.

I used my detection skills to check the distance and direction, then shot two ice arrows in the direction of the Kamaitachi’s reaction. Then the reaction of the Kamaitachi disappears from my detection skill.

It seems that I hit them safely. If they cannot see it, they can’t avoid it, so it’ll hit.

I went to retrieve the defeated monsters.

[Did you kill it, by any chance?] Shinobu

[Just two of them. But it looks like some of them are still out there. I’m going to move carefully so they won’t notice me. Don’t make a sound.] Yuna

If they move that fast through the forest, it will be troublesome in many ways. The best thing to do is to defeat it before it can move.

[I’m good at moving quietly, so I’ll be fine.] Shinobu

Being good at sneaking around is scary since you can be a stalker. But then again, ninjas are in the business of gathering information, so maybe they are a kind of stalker in a sense.

Once I collected the Kamaitachi I’ve killed with the ice arrow, I head to the next one.

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Every time Swaying Bear makes a small <ku~u ~ n> cry, I defeat the Kamaitachi.

We proceeded through the forest, while defeating the Kamaitachi, and had already killed about ten of them.

[I don’t have a turn.] Shinobu

I wanted to see what Shinobu could do, but I didn’t want Kamaitachi to notice us and run away.

After successfully defeating them, I fired an ice arrow at the next one, which caused the vegetation to rustle, so the Kamaitachi moved.

It was avoided for the first time in a while!

They came out of the vegetation, and their fur has a different color.

[Silver?] Yuna

What jumped out of the vegetation was a silver-haired Kamaitachi.

[Is that a silver kamaitachi? That’s a troublesome one.] Shinobu

Shinobu has an annoyed look on her face.

[What do you mean by that?] Yuna

[Think of it as an incredibly strong variant. They move fast and have keen senses, so it’s hard to hit them. Also, that Kamaitachi’s attacks can even cut through a cheap iron armor.] Shinobu

That sound’s pretty bad.

But the detection skill only labeled it as Kamaitachi. Couldn’t that be a Kamaitachi subspecies or a Silver Kamaitachi?

[It looks like there are two of them.] Yuna

Coming out of the grass, there were two silver Kamaitachi.

[Can I trust you with the other one?] Yuna

I’ll ask Shinobu to work a little. If she refuses or runs away, that’s fine. That’s just how far she’s come.

[I’d like to decline, but I can’t, can I?] Shinobu

[You said you’re going to assist me, didn’t you?] Yuna

[……Roger that.] Shinobu

Shinobu didn’t say no but smiled and accepted. Maybe she was confident that she could defeat it.

[Don’t worry about me, I can take it down.] Yuna

[Do your best.] Shinobu

[Swaying Bear said one of them was around that tree.] Yuna

I used my detection skills to see which direction they ran off in and let her know.

[Thanks.] Shinobu

Shinobu pats Swaying Bear’s head.

[Swaying Bear, do you want to return?] Yuna

I showed him the bear puppet.

Swaying Bear cried <Kuu-n> and shook his head.

[Then, can you handle the other kamaitachi?] Yuna

There’s another reaction from Kamaitachi a short distance away.

It would be troublesome if they showed up in the middle of fighting the silver kamaitachi.

Swaying Bear cried and looked happy at my request. It seems that he is happy to be relied on by me.

But I’m worried about him alone, so I decide to have Hugging Bear summoned as well.

I didn’t want to summon him because of Shinobu, but I have to reduce the danger to Swaying Bear.

I summoned Hugging Bear from the white bear puppet in my left hand.

[A white bear?] Shinobu

[Hugging Bear, Swaying Bear, please take care of the other Kamaitachi around us. But if there are any silver dwarfs, I’ll take them down, so steer clear from them.] Yuna

<<Ku~u ~ n>>

Hugging Bear, just like Swaying Bear, has a <leave it to me> expression.

[All right, let’s go.] Yuna

[Are you ignoring my questions?……] Shinobu

I knew that Shinobu had been looking like she wanted to ask about Hugging Bear earlier. But now was not the time to explain.

As soon as I start moving, everyone followed suit.

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Author’s Note:

Shinobu and I are going to fight Kamaitachi together.

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Volume 8 will be released on December 22.

I’m sorry for the delay, but I’ve written the book information for volume 8 in the activity report.

You can also click on the image of the volume 8 book to go to the publisher’s book information website.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.