And? Why do I have to dress like this?”
Hiiro wasn’t wearing his usual red robe. He was dressed in thick, white work clothes from head to toe, with a net covering his face. He was even wearing dense leather gloves.
This is that, isn’t it? The clothes beekeepers wear in order to collect honey.
“Hey, old man. Could the honey here be produced by bees?”
“Bees? I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the honey here is made by Honey Bees.”
(TL: Hiiro is saying Bee in Japanese. Arnold says it in english)
Those are bees all the same, is what Hiiro wanted to shout out. But there was something he wanted to confirm before that.
“Old man, didn’t you say the honey was something the 『Bearnt』people produced?”
“Ah? Did I say something like that?”
“You definitely did. To forget what you said yourself, are you going senile, pervert?”
“It’s been a while since you said it you bastard! Who’s a pervert!?”
“Ga ha ha! The thing we make isn’t the honey. We make 《Honey Confectionaries》.”
Max, dressed in the same garb as Hiiro says this. He’s probably going as well.
“Hm? I think there was an MP restoring item called 《Honey Candy》. Is that one of your products?”
“Yeah, that’s an item made by mixing in the flower 《White Iris》. We breed those flowers selectively and control the flow of the product in the world.”
“I see. And? Why do I have to dress like this?”
“Of course, because you’re going to go gather the honey, right?”
“Cut the crap, sexual deviant.”
“Ah, he changed my name again! I really don’t like this change!”
“Anyways, I’m not going.”
Saying that, Hiiro throws his gloves at the ground.
“Don’t worry. Right now, the Honey Bees shouldn’t be here. There’s no danger. C’mon.”
“Say that from the start… Is what you thought I would say? This Old Man has the resolve to get stung repeatedly in order to retrieve delicious honey for me, his lord.”
“Gununununu! Why would I get anything for you!? And when did you ever become my lord!?”
“’Twas a joke.”
I know, but still I’m angry!
Watching the two quarrel, Max goes to Muir.
“Are those two always like that?”
“P-pretty much…”
“I see…”
Hiiro ditches the work clothes, and once again dons his red robe. He seems to have absolutely no intention of going. Seeing him, Arnold begins smiling.
“Oy, oy. Are you sure about that, Hiiro?”
“Ah?”
“Of course, I could infiltrate the Honey Bee nest, take the honey and come back to let you eat it. It would probably be plenty tasty.”
“…What are you trying to say?”
“But do you know when Honey Bee honey, 《Honey Syrup》 is tastiest?”
“…”
“That’s right after it’s taken out of its holding area.”
Upon hearing those words, Hiiro’s index finger twitches for a moment.
“What’s more, look at this.”
Saying that, he takes out a biscuit from a bag.
“This is a biscuit specially made by the 『Bearnt』 people. You’re supposed to douse it in 《Honey Syrup》 the second you obtain it. Ah~ the taste of it is heavenly.”
“………”
“How unfortunate. It seems you’re not going, so you’ll have to make do with the lesser quality 《Honey Syrup》 afterwards. Meanwhile, we’ll be savoring the best quality of goods… wait, what?”
Hiiro disappeared before his very eyes. Arnold looks everywhere to find him. But what comes into his vision is a full equipped Honey Gathering Expert.
“I’ve said this time and again, but mention that first. Now then, let’s go already Little Girl Kidnapper.”
“W-who’s a kidnapper you damn brat!”
Watching the two quarrel, Max goes to Muir.
“Are those two always like that?”
“P-pretty much…”
“I see…”
These two also follow closely behind Hiiro.
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Hiiro, who had lost to his appetite, resolves himself to go through some trouble. His face is warped with the desire to eat the best quality food as he hurries towards the Honey Bee nest.
He was relieved that the place was supposed to be close by, but when he finally arrived, he stared at his destination in dismay.
In front of him was a big… very big bee hive. Its size was around that of a house.
“Oy, isn’t this a little too big?”
“Hahaha, actually, this is my first time gathering honey as well… This is a bit surprising.”
Watching the two,Max lets out a hearty laugh.
“Isn’t this to be expected? Honey Bees are about as big as babies. How would they live without a nest this big?”
“I think the books said they were around 30 Tails long.”
Hiiro searches through his memory and produces this information. By the way, this world’s measurement of Tail is about the equivalent of a centimeter. The only thing different is the name.
“Well then, should we go in?”
Max says this, and He leads Hiiro’s group to the other side of the hive. There, they find an area with something that looked like a handle sticking out.
Max places the large bag he had with him on the ground. He firmly grasps the handle, and pulls it with all of his might. As if it were a desk drawer, the section of the hive is slowly pulled out.
Immediately, the air fills with the sweet smell of honey. Enough to make Hiiro and his companions gulp unintentionally. After he pulled out around half of the drawer, Max stopped.
“Hey, look.”