Chapter 54 – Bear-san Catches The Thieves!

Chapter 54 Bear-san Catches The Thieves!

Late at night, Hugging Bear moved and woke me up.

Hugging Bear?

I rubbed my eyes.

Fina began to stir restlessly next to me.

In order to avoid waking her up, I used detection magic.

There was someone at a slightly distant location?

I observed for a while, but there was no indication of movement.

Hmm, it wasnt there when I went to sleep.

Had Hugging Bear reacted to that presence?

Hugging Bear, if it moves, let me know.

Since they might have just started camping out at that location, I requested Hugging Bear to watch it and went back to sleep.

There was no reaction from Hugging Bear after that, and I didnt wake up until morning.

When I woke up in the morning, I used detection magic, but it had not moved from that spot.

I ate breakfast without worrying and left when the sun rose.

I used detection magic again, for the last time.

The stationary party had begun to move.

If the other party were also travelers, it wasnt strange for them to move out at sunrise.

I advanced towards the Royal Capital without worrying about it.

The party followed behind us at a constant distance.

When we stopped for lunch, the other party also stopped.

If we picked up our pace a bit, the other party also sped up.

What should I do?

It didnt give me a good feeling when they were following us like this, and speeding up when we did.

In conclusion, we were being targeted, right?

If we were attacked, would it be at night?

Evening approached while they maintained the same distance from us.

Everyone began to prepare to camp out again.

Marina, can I have a moment?

Just in case, I decided to give a report to Marina, the leader of the bodyguard mission.

What is it?

Its not good news, but we might be attacked by thieves tonight, so please be a bit more careful.

...Wait, what is that supposed to mean?

They have been following us since last night, so I suspect that it is likely for them to attack us tonight.

If you had already noticed, tell me earlier!

Even if I told you, nothing could be done about it. Its not like we can speed up, and theres still a considerable distance to the Royal Capital. In addition, we dont know when they will attack, and I was concerned that staying alert for a long time wouldnt be possible.

That might be the case, but at times like this, we should head to the Royal Capital even faster.

We would be done for if they attacked us when the horses became exhausted. In which case, moving around as one would expect is better.

Do you have any good plans?

Well, if its only thieves and such, itll be fine, one way or another. Just, itll be troublesome if people moved selfishly. If possible, I would like everyone to stay with the carriage.

So then, will it really turn out alright somehow?

Wont it?

Hey!

With that, Ill leave it to you.

As dinner ended, night arrived.

Now then, shall I sleep until the thieves come?

While I was sleeping, Swaying Bear woke me up.

Swaying Bear?

As my head gradually cleared, I remembered about the thieves.

When I used detection magic;

Oh, theyre here, theyre here.

4-, no, 50 people?

They were gathering steadily.

In order not to wake Fina up, I slipped out from Swaying Bears embrace.

If the thieves do come, Ill tell them to protect everyone.

Though, its not like I would mind if they didnt come.

So, theyve come?

Marina came over.

You were awake?

After you told me that thieves might come, there was no way I could sleep.

Well, as for the thieves, roughly fifty of them are gathered a short distance away in this direction.

50 people...

Well then, Ill be going. I dont think anything should happen, but please take care of everyone.

Are you really going by yourself?

Its because I want those girls to keep sleeping, you see.

I glanced over at Fina, Noa, and Misa, who were all sleeping while being embraced by the bears.

The three of them were sleeping quietly.

I ran towards the thieves in the darkness, while dressed in the Black Bear Dress.

The thieves had only gathered, and had not moved yet.

Were they waiting for everyone to get together? I didnt really understand, even after watching them, but there was an opening while they were gathered.

I approached stealthily.

The Bear Shoes allowed me to run up to the thieves without making a sound.

What?!

By the time they noticed, it was too late.

I had already invoked the magic.

Shotgun!

Compressed balls of air attacked the thieves.

One person, who had been riding a horse, was dismounted and flew off backwards.

Another person next to the horse was blasted backwards, leaving the horse unharmed.

That was because the horse wasnt bad.

The balls of air gathered the entire group of thieves into one place.

I executed earth magic next, without a moments delay.

A countless number of earthen rods thrusted upwards from the ground, surrounding the fallen thieves.

The thieves recovered, got up, and tried to run away, but because of the earthen rods, they couldnt get away.

There was no way to escape; not through the front, the back, the left, or the right.

The only way was above them.

However, in order to cover the top, I used earth magic to cap it off.

Damn it! It wont break, even with a sword! Someone, use magic!

Some of the thieves used magic, but it was reflected by the barrier of the cage; the situation inside had became quite serious, due to the reflected magic.

Stop using magic! Well die!

Damn it! Just what the hell is happening?!

Someone, use light magic!

What they could see, illuminated by the light, was a large cage imprisoning them.

Good evening, everyone in the thief group.

They finally noticed my presence when I spoke to them.

What is it, you bitch?!

Let us out of here!

Do you think youll get away easily, after doing such a thing to us?!

Were these guys stupid? Or maybe fools? To not even understand their own positions, in this situation where they had been imprisoned.

LaTest novls on (n)velbi/(.)co

Though I caught the thieves, I could not take them out of the cage.

For now, lets use water magic to pour water on them and shut them up.

The next time you open your mouths, Ill stick fire magic inside.

Shut up! You should know, were the Zamon Bandit Group-

Fire~

I tossed a giant ball of flame into the cage.

Ouch! Hot! What the hell do you think youre doing?!

A magic user inside used water to put out the fire.

I told you, didnt I? That if you opened your mouths, I would stick fire magic inside. Are you idiots? Morons?

You bitch...

He tried to say something, but I didnt give him the chance.

Next, I raised a 30cm tall prop in all four corners of the cage.

I attached wheels accordingly.

There wasnt a suspension spring or something similar for moderating vibrations.

I wasnt really thinking of the ride quality, so it didnt really concern me that the uneven road would probably cause it to shake considerably.

For the time being, this mobile cage had been completed.

The problem was the power source needed to pull the cage.

I had thought of using horses for power, but because of the shotgun magic, all of the horses had run away.

Since I hadnt injured them, they would probably live.

I considered my next plan for a power source to pull the cage.

A thought came to mind.

However, the problem was that it stood out.

Come, Bear!

I invoked earth magic and summoned a giant bear made of earth.

It was a 3-meter tall bear golem.

When I subjugated the tiger wolves, I had summoned flame bears and water bears.

I remembered that, at the time, I was able to move them according to my instructions, so I was able to complete golems for each type of bear.

I could summon bears made of flame, water, earth, ice, and wind.

What the hell is that?!

The thieves began to shout.

Shut up. The next time you open your mouths, Ill make this bear attack you, okay?

When I said so, the thieves all fell silent.

Since they had finally quieted down, I had the summoned earth bear golem pull the cage.

When I returned to the carriage, everyone was already awake.

Chapter end