407 Bear-sanās Trials, Witnessed By Rojina-san.
Rojina-sanās POV
The Bear-girl thrust the two knives that Ghazal had made into the center of the magic circle and poured her magic power into it.
[Whatās that?] Rojina
The magic circle shines dazzlingly. Iāve never seen a weapon made it glow like this before even with my creations. I glanced at Guildmaster next to me, whoās just as surprised as I am.
While we were distracted by the light of the magic circle, I saw the ground rising up in front of the Bear-girl.
[Missy. Look ahead!] Rojina
When I warned her, she immediately pulled the knives out of the magic circle.
The soil creates a form, a humanoid form with a large body and it transformed intoā¦ A golem?
How could such an opponent come out on the first round against a knife! Though itās true, the knife that Ghazal made was a good one. While the Bear-girlās ability is good, it should only be the performance of the knives that would be judged. It is said that the magic circle examines the strength, weight, and sharpness of the weapons. And the amount of magic power added to the knives. From there, an analysis will be made and it will prepare a suitable test subject.
A golem is not the kind of trial that shows up on the first try, especially with the knives. When the golem swung its arm down to the ground, the ground quaked and the shock vibrated.
I told her to run away, but the Bear-girl doesnāt want to. So I have no choice but to advise her.
[Missy, that thing should be hardened by magic. If you attack it thinking that itās just a pile of dirt, itāll bounce back at you!] Rojina
The opponents that appear here are composed of magic power that has been stored for a year. The hardness is proportional to the magic power used.
Iām not sure if she heeded my advice, but she clenched her knife and started running towards the golem. Sheās fast in that hard-to-move bear outfit. In an instant, she closes the distance between her and the golem. The golem flailed its arms around, but she dodged those with ease.
Amazing. Sheās not scared? Even a grown man would be afraid to approach a golem. Moreover, to have the courage to get close to a golem wielding such a brutally, rugged arm? And yet, sheās able to see right through it and dodge it effortlessly.
Normally, it would be terrifying just trying to approach that.
The Bear-girl dodged the golemās attack then slashed it several times with her knives. Her arms were moving so fast, I couldnāt tell how many times she slashed it. When she stopped moving, the golemās arms and legs fell off. Itās hardened by magic, you know! So it should not be soft enough to be cut so easily.
Then the bear-girl went behind the golem, which had lost one of its legs, then cut off its head. And just like that, the first trial was over.
[ā¦Rojina, those knives were made by Ghazal, right?] Guildmaster
[Yeah, thereās no doubt about it. But putting the knivesā sharpness aside, itās that girlās ability which defeated the golem.] Rojina
If you ask me if I can do the same, thereās no way that I can.
[I get that. Missy, sheās making the most out of her knives.] Guildmaster
Even if you have the ability, a dull knife couldnāt cut that golem. And even if you have a sharp knife, you canāt cut that golem either if you donāt know how to use it. Itās no good if either the weaponsmith or the user is lacking the skill.
While weāre talking, the next trial is about to begin. A new layer of soil rises up at a distance from the Bear-girl. It forms a shape ofā¦
[ā¦ā¦Armored Knight.] Rojina
It wears armor, it has a sword in its right hand and a shield in its left. She has to deal with them with two knives that have a short reach. Moreover, five of them appeared.
Thereās no way she can win.
Itās like fighting against five knights. The body is hardened by magic power, so itās harder than real armor.
Even one-on-one is already a disadvantage, but there are five of them. Normally, this would be impossible.
Thereās something different about this trial from the ones Iāve known. Itās as if theyāre trying to measure the Bear-girlās ability.
Even though she was surrounded by armored knights, she was able to dodge their attacks with that hard-to-move outfit. Not only does she dodge, but she also uses one of her knives to catch the heavy sword that is being swung down. Itās a smooth evasion. A sword and a knife are not only different in size but also weight. You have to have a lot of skill to be able to catch it. Normally, the knife would have been flung away.
[Oi oi. How can she move so lightly? And sheās parrying that armored knightās sword with her knife.] Guildmaster
Guildmaster is looking at her in amazement.
I had her slice a steel rod for a test, but her ability was unimaginable in contrast to her appearance.
The Bear-girl dodged the armored knightās attack by waving the knives in her hands as if she was dancing. And then, she attacked. She made sure to hit the joint of the armored knightās weak point. Then, one by one, the armored knights fell. It was an unbelievable sight to see.
And the Bear-girl defeated five armored knights.
The Bear-girl takes a deep breath and exhales a little, but she wasnāt short of breath after moving so much.
[Missy, are you alright?] Rojina
Even though she was able to parry the attacks, she couldnāt parry all of them. That alone must have put a strain on her arms and wrists. But despite my worries, the girl smiles back at me and says, <Iām fine>.
I could understand what Ghazal meant when he said she was an excellent adventurer. Indeed, sheās an excellent adventurer in the true sense of the word.
And itās not just her ability. The knives were made by Ghazal. She can slash against the armor knights with ease. You canāt do that with a blunt knife.
I wonder what it is? A feeling of envy for Ghazal, welling up from deep within me? I look at the knives that the Bear-girl is holding. I wonder if I could make a better knife than the one Ghazal made. And if so, I wonder if a more difficult trial would have appeared.
Why am I not hammering a sword? Why is the weapon that the Bear-girl is carrying not mine? When I think about what Iāve been doing for the past few years, I start to feel miserable. I clenched my fists tightly.
[Youāre one hell of a girl, Missy. And Ghazal, you made a very good knife.] Guildmaster
I am both happy and jealous of the praise my disciple received from Guildmaster.
Then, shortly after the Bear-girl defeated the armored knights and catch her breath, the next opponent started to appear.
What appeared was a large lizard monster. It was over 10 meters long from head to tail. I had seen it in a monster encyclopedia. Iāve also heard stories of large monsters appearing in trials. But it must have been at the fifth trial for most of them.
A long tail and hard scales. If itās anything like the monsters I know, those scales are not going to be easy to breakthrough.
The lizardās tail has hard scales and each scale overlaps with the other. Moreover, each scale is like a sharpened blade.
[Rojina, are you sure you donāt want to stop the trial? That one is impossible. She may not be seriously injured, but she can still be hurt.] Guildmaster
Comparing the Bear-girl and the monitor lizard.
The monitor lizard is over 10 meters long and a girl dressed as a cute bear facing off each other. It looks like food is being placed in front of the monitor lizard.
If she gets hit by that big tail, it would end in a single blow.
But she didnāt even try to escape. She started fighting instead.
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Yunaās POV
A huge lizard appeared in front of me.
I donāt know what itās called, so Iāll use my detection skills.
But there was no response to the detection skill. Apparently, the monsters at the Gate of Trials donāt respond to the detection skill.
I donāt know what itās called, so Iāll call it a monitor lizard.
The battle with the monitor lizards begins.
And Iāve been trying to get closer to it for a while now, but I canāt. It moves fast for its huge body. When I approached it from behind, it swung its long tail. When I tried to approach it from the left or right side, its large claws attacked me. And a huge mouth awaited me in front.
Hmmm, what a pain.
Each strike of the tail is heavy and sharp. When it swings horizontally, it makes a sound like cutting the air, and if it drops it vertically, the ground trembles. Even more annoying is the fact that each of its scales is a sharp blade. If I catch it normally, I will receive damage.
Its tail swings so fast that I can barely keep my knife in place, let alone stab it.
If the knife were just a little bit longer, I could reach it. I canāt get close to it subtly.
On the bright side, at the very least, the scales are not flying towards me.
If I could use my bear puppet, I would hold it down or hit it, but I canāt do that. If I do so, the trial might end abruptly. I want to avoid the possibility of the trial ends.
So, what do I do now?
[Missy! If you canāt defeat that, just go back to the magic circle, stick the knife in, and the trial will end.] Rojina
You should have told me that before we started. Iām not going to give up, though.
Itās been a while since Iāve been to an event this exciting. I have to enjoy it.
I ran in a clockwise direction. The monitor lizard spun its huge body and swung its long tail around. Oh no. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The tail extended quickly. So I hastily crossed my knives to block it.
[Missy!] Rojina
I was blown away, but I twisted my body and landed on my feet with my bear shoes. If I hadnāt been wearing bear gear, I wouldnāt have been able to catch it with my knives, nor would I have been able to land safely, and I would have simply hit the ground hard. I donāt know how the damage is calculated here, but I have to make sure I donāt take unnecessary damage.
But can I really take this thing down with just a couple of knives?
I calmed myself down, clenched my knives, and observed the monitor lizard.
As expected, its weak point is its back. On the front, a large mouth awaits, and on either side are limbs with sharp claws. The back has a tail with sharp blade-like scales. The effective range of the tail is 180 degrees to the left and right. It can only bend upward about 90 degrees. It cannot reach the back. Unlike the Big Scorpion, thereās no threat on that part. The only drawback is that I canāt use magic against it.
Well, just because I canāt use magic doesnāt mean I canāt use the bear cheat.
I kept my distance from the monitor lizard. Then, I ran towards the monitor lizard. The monitor lizard crawled towards me. Iām not very good with reptiles, so Iāll settle this quickly.
I timed my jump at the oncoming monitor lizard.
The monitor lizard raised its head and tried to eat me, but it could not reach me as I flew higher than it can reach. I landed on its back and thrusted the Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear Knives, both of which were filled with magical power, into its back.
The back was not as hard as the tail, so the knives dug deep into it.
At that moment, the monitor lizard vanished, it probably admitted its defeat.
Hmmm, the victory condition is not very clear. If itās a normal monster, it wouldnāt be defeated like that. Well, if itās a win, then Iāll take it as a win.
When I looked at Rojina-san, I saw him and Guildmaster looking at me dumbfoundedly.
Oh, I was so excited to be able to participate in the event, that I forgot to hide my abilities.
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