While the group had squeezed in two breaks while traversing the highway in the forest, they were able to reach the town almost on schedule around evening. The escort mission of Gaviik’s party end’s here.
“Ah, it’s finally over. Let’s drink some liquor!”
“The self-made alcohol in this kind of small town is usually good right.”
Together with the rest of the party members they went into a tavern where they could get food. Within the bustling tavern a girl was busily running around taking orders, from time to time she would slap away the hands of some drunks that would go for her ass.
While his subordinates were relaxing, Gaviik, Mandel and Ref were busy splitting up their profit from this job, while they were working out fine details such as finding the next job procuring equipment and other such things. Since their pay got reduced for reimbursing the destroyed carriage, they were only left with a small amount.
Since they had used up all their medicine, their pay would be even less since they’d need to resupply on medicine. If they didn’t have the medicine the Hornbear left behind then they would’ve been deep in red. Just where did that mountain of potions come from? That was the question they had–
“Captain! Vice-captain and strategist you’re too stuffy, smile some more~!”
“This smell of wild plants, it’s delicious! It seems like the spice of Nachtome has been used.”
“Oh well…”
“Well, I guess it is fine to go along with them from time to time.”
— Together with his subordinates in the tavern, they forgot all about the hardships on this mission.
While Gaviik’s party was relaxing in the tavern, Kou was fishing in the lake close to the village while hiding in the forest.
It’s impossible to make intricate things with the Hornbear’s paws, but something simple like attaching a line and a hook to a pole he can, he’s also able to easily get the items from his dimensional storage and put them together.
It shouldn’t be that hard to catch something while fishing as a Hornbear.
[—– Or so I thought, I guess it really is impossible in the end. It seems like the fish are scared and won’t come close.]
He was able to use the fishing technique like he thought, but if the most important thing is missing, the fish coming closer, then there is nothing that can be done. He might be able to use it if he were to make a pose as if he were thinking about life. While he was thinking about jokes like that, he felt a human presence coming closer to him from the town.
[Someone is coming…?]
Putting away the fishing rod, Kou, who had hidden himself within the lush plants and trees, looked toward the small road that branches of from the highway.
“Kuma-chan, I wonder just where you are~.”
Karen was walking around the small road connected to the lake with meat shish in both her hands. It seems like she wanted to let the Hornbear eat some of the food too, so she came to give him some. While Karen was doing that, three thugs had followed her from town staying near her.
“Yo, beautiful.”
“Walkin’ around on yer own in the woods middle in the night, you got a death wish?”
“Hm?”
If they knew that Karen was part of Gaviik’s party, then they wouldn’t even think of laying a hand on her. Why this happened; the three of them were deciding whether they should go to the tavern or play at the brothel, then they saw her walking around waving meat shish in both her hands and decided to target her.
Having a cheeky cat-like beautiful face, maybe she has had some alcohol since her face seemed glossy, she’s filled up in all the right places and because she tried to hide that, the places seemed more tightened, which aroused them further.
When Karen tried to turn around, one of the three men threw his arms around her.
“Hi~yaaaaa”
“OOH! She got a nice body on her.”
The man, who had grabbed Karen whose hands were occupied, went on and put his hand under her clothes, he groped her breasts which are plump and soft as he expected.
“Iya~aan, I’m not someone that does that kind of work you know? It’s bad to do something like that!”
—– And when she had said something airheaded their desire got further stimulated, making them even more raring to go. The moment when the three men tried to take Karen into one of the bushes, a giant shadow appeared from amongst the trees. A slightly dull white body appeared with a wolf’s head and a black horn.
“Ah, Kuma-chan.”
“Hi~i!”
“Ha, it’s a Hornbear!”
“It’s a monster! A monster appeared!”
To the appearance of a large monster that isn’t supposed to appear near a town like this, the three thugs immediately ran for their lives without a second thought.