Chapter 696

Bear-san Fighting Knights

I stood before the Knights.

One of the knights asked, “What?”

Following that, another knight reacted, “Bear?”

“What are you doing here, my lady?” (Knight ???)

“This is not the place for you.” (Knight ???)

“Or are you here for us?” (Knight ???)

“Sorry but, don’t waste our time.” (Knight ???)

“Go away.” (Knight ???)

Ignoring them, I tried to walk through.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t let you leave this place.” (Yuna)

With those words, I made a surprise attack.

Numerous bars of dirt were erected from the ground and surrounded the Knights like a jail. The rods bent in the middle and became a giant dome, blocking the ceiling.

“A magician!” (Knight ???)

“I’m sorry, but you’re going to have to stay in there for a while...” (Yuna)

As I was about to move on, a Knight drew his sword, slashed at the prison, and broke it.

Even though it was made of clay, it was still hardened by magic, so it should not have been that easy to break.

When I caught some bandits before during the King’s birthday celebration, I caught them the same way. So it was a surprise that the cage was easily broken.

“Little girl, do you know who we are and what we’re doing?” (Knight ???)

“Are you by any chance involved in the surrounding smoke?” (Knight ???)

His gaze changed, and he glared at me.

I was not following the agreed plan, but my decision to hold them back here was correct.

If I let these Knights go to the Guild Master and the others, they would have been in big trouble.

So, I have to take care of these Knights here.

That way, I could also do my part without worrying.

If they could escape from a regular cage, I had to trap them using bears.

With that plan in mind, I summoned earth bears from the ground and surrounded the Knights.

This time, I was not careful enough, so I could not encircle all of them.

But the ones caught would not be able to escape.

The bears surrounding them closed in, and I created a ceiling.

That captured about three of them.

The knight trapped in the Bear Cage swung his sword down toward the pillar bear, but his sword slash only bounced off.

“What the heck. I can’t cut it.” (Knight ???)

It seemed like they could not break my bear magic.

Bear magic was the strongest.

The Knights who avoided the bear enclosure tried to rescue the others that were trapped in the Bear Cage, but they failed.

I created more bear cages around the Knights trying to rescue trapped knights.

“Get away! Stop, or you will also be caught!” (Knight ???)

One of the Knights yelled.

Hearing the commands, the Knights moved away from the cage to escape.

They were quick in making judgements.

A Knight raised his voice to bark instructions to the surrounding Knights who were not trapped. This knight cut the first cage to escape and was not caught in the Bear Cage. He may be their captain.

“She may look strange, but she’s more powerful than the magicians around here. You need to brace yourself. Don’t underestimate her just because she’s dressed funny.”

He was different from the captain I met outside the city, but he seemed to be a good Knight, unlike the other Knights. He also didn’t insult me because I was a girl dressed as a bear.

The only thing that irritated me was him pointing out my outfit.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” (Knight ???)

“You little prick!” (Knight ???)

“...!” (Knight ???)

About three Knights attacked me without thinking. I guess they still have some sense of reason because they haven’t pulled out their swords.

A man who looked like a captain shouted, “Wait!” but it was too late.

I avoided the Knight’s arm and punched him in the stomach.

“Ronne-sama said she has nowhere to go.” (Captain)

“She was taken hostage by a man called the Lord of this town.” (Primme)

Ronne told us that she didn’t want to follow us, but I naturally wouldn’t mention that.

If I told them, we would be in trouble.

“The lord of this town...” (Captain)

“So, I will definitely bring my sister back. She’s an important member of my family.” (Primme)

“Family...” (Captain)

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but do you know where Ronne is in the mansion?” (Yuna)

“...” (Captain)

“”...”” (Knights)

The Knights exchanged glances.

“No, we don’t know. We only see her once in a while. Besides, the Lords won’t let me see her on our own.”

I guess we have to bring Noa with us, after all.

I wouldn’t have to take Noa with me if I had information on Ronne’s whereabouts.

“It can’t be helped then. You’re going to have to stay in there for a while. I’ll let you out when everything is over.” (Yuna)

“Who the heck are you, girl? Why did you have to beat us?” (Knight ???))

“I’m an adventurer who this fairy asked to rescue her sister.” (Yuna)

“An adventurer... How did you manage to beat us?” (Knight ???)

“You are asking how I beat you? Simple, even if the help of a fairy boosted your power, that didn’t mean your basic skills were improved. The only one who was decent was that Knight over there.” (Yuna)

I turned to look at the Knight, who seemed to be their captain.

I wondered if he was sitting because he was in pain from being knocked to the ground.

“Although you gained power, your actions and judgment are still below par. It’s a sign of laziness.” (Yuna)

The knights fell silent.

“And I’m sorry. Can you toss out your weapons? I don’t want you to attack me after I let you go. Or do you want me to burn you?” (Yuna)

I created a fireball and threatened them.

I didn’t want them to attack me after I let them go.

The Knights looked at their captain.

“...Okay.” (Captain)

The one who looked like the captain tossed his sword through the gap between the bears.

Then, the other knights threw theirs as well.

Now, they should not be able to attack us even if I release them later.

After capturing the knights, I called Noa, and she hugged me.

“What’s wrong?” (Yuna)

“I was scared, it made me think that if something happened to Yuna-san, I couldn’t do anything to help and would only be a burden.” (Noa)

“You know how strong I am, don’t you?” (Yuna)

“Yes, but that doesn’t change the fact that you were in a dangerous situation” (Noa)

“Thank you for your concern.” (Yuna)

I pat Noa’s head gently.

“Then let’s go find Ronne.” (Yuna)

“Yes!” (Noa)

“”Kuu~n””

“Sister, I’m on my way!” (Primme)

We started walking towards the mansion.

“But, will we still be going undercover, even though the knights here have already discovered us?” (Noa)

“Even if they did encounter us, it’s not like the Lord or Ronne saw us.” (Yuna)

“Is that how it works?” (Primme)

There have been games in which we have to infiltrate and kill enemies from behind to reach our destination.

The core tactic behind those games was that even if you were discovered, you simply needed to prevent those who saw you from telling others about you.

Those Knights in the cage couldn’t escape, so they should not be able to report us to their Lord.

The only way we could fail in sneaking in would be if the knights assigned to the city ground or those who went outside the town came back and discovered the trapped knights.

Currently, the Guild Master and the others were making a scene to attract the knights who were inside the town. On the other hand, those who went outside the city should have no way of knowing what was happening in town.

“And, look, if Ronne finds out we’re here, she might show up on her own. If she doesn’t show up, we can just let Noa do her best.” (Yuna)

“I’m worried that Yuna-san will ruin the strategy that the Guild Master and the others have worked so hard to come up with.” (Noa)

I felt like I was being told something terrible.

“Yuna, Noa, come on, let’s go!” (Primme)

I ignored what Noa said and followed Primme.

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