E/N: Hi, everyone. We are unable to reach out to Attatin for around 12 weeks now. After waiting for so much time, we have decided to let our other long-time translator Kazumi translate a few chapters of Kuma. Once Attatin returns, he will take over again. I hope that he is healthy and doing well. Please let us know if you spot any errors. Thanks.
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Bear-san uses the Kryna-Hark Wand
“It’s about time that thing gets here, right?”
We are standing on the barrier at the entrance to the town.
“”Kuun.””
“I think it’s getting closer.”
The Slime was heading toward us, though I wasn’t sure if it was safe to stay here.
Now we just had to see if the Kryna-Hark Wand would work.
I prepared as much as I could before the Slime arrived.
In case I had to fight the Slime, I built a platform.
When the Slime arrives, the ground surface will be covered with the Slime, and there will be no footholds. The only footholds would be the tall buildings.
Even those buildings could be caught in the Slime. With this in mind, I erected cylindrical pillars with earth magic here and there in the town to secure footholds other than the buildings.
The buildings and the cylinders could be used to move around. Again, I was not sure how useful these would be, but I figured it was better to have them than to have nothing prepared
And the bear house where Fina and the others were supposed to hide was also set up outside the barrier opposite where the Slime was coming from.
“If you’re scared, why don’t you just stay inside?”
“No, I’m not scared.”
Mia was trying to be strong, but the idea of the huge Slime loomed over her. It would be strange if she weren’t scared.
I wanted them to stay inside the bear house, but Mia and Carol wanted to see for themselves, so they came out of the bear house.
“Fina could have stayed too, you know.”
“…I mean, I’m not sure if I’d be comfortable on my own. I’d like to stay with Yuna Onee-chan if I’m not in the way. But I’ll go inside the house if I think it’s dangerous.”
Yes, it may be unsettling and scary to stay inside the house while the outside of the house was in an uproar.
Then, as we waited for the Slime, Mia raised her voice.
“I can see it!”
Mia really had good eyesight.
So much so that she even noticed the reflection of the water in the distance when she said it.
“Well then, let’s move to the back barrier to bring the Slime into town.”
We got on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and moved to the other side of the bulwark.
“It’s coming in!”
“It’s disgusting.”
The slime moving like living water was creepier than I thought it would be. It wasn’t the cute, squishy, droplet-like Slime that appears in video games.
It was like a sticky liquid.
It was like Slime jelly, a toy I had seen in elementary school.
The liquid climbed up the barrier and entered through the cracks.
When it entered the town, I realized how big it was.
As a hermit, I had never been inside Tokyo Dome, so I could not tell precisely how big it was, but it was about the size of the dome that I saw on TV.
It was such a huge Slime.
I definitely wanted to avoid being taken in by it.
The Slime was moving slowly but gradually toward us.
I took the Kryna-Hark Wand out of the bear box, ready to use it anytime.
“I hope it works.”
Kagali-san mentioned, looking at the wand.
“Actually, do you think it will actually work, Kagali-san?”
“I’m not the one who created the magic circle. I don’t know if it will work at all or if it will only work to some extent, but we won’t know for sure until we try it.”
I guess so.
If we knew about it, no one would get anxious.
The first part of the Slime approached the center.
“Is that bluish dot-like thing in the Slime a magic stone?”
I could see a small blue dot, though it was too far away to see it clearly.
“Yes, I think so. It must have grown by multiplication or by the Slime sticking to each other.”