Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu

ird food that bird monsters were especially fond of.
And so they would be prepared next time.

“Ah, but you are only able to befriend one monster…what will you do?”

“Hmmm.
I’d like to decide after seeing more of them!”

“Me too… It would feel bad to have to let them go after befriending them…”

“Alright, then let’s continue to search!”

They continued to go deeper and deeper into the forest, in order to find other kinds of monsters.
On the way, they saw more birds like the one that flew away, along with wolf-like animals and butterflies, frogs, and lizards.

“All of them seem to be animals here? I wonder if there are more monster-like creatures.”

“There are different areas, I think… But I think I would prefer a cute animal-type.”

“Me too!”

“Then maybe this is the best area.
Though, we’ve already seen a lot of it…”

Maple was about to ask them if there were any that they particularly liked, when a bear cub rushed past them.
There was a trail of light behind it, and there was something about it that was different from the birds and other monsters.

“Maple!”

“Yes! Let’s chase after it!”

The three of them followed the trail of light and moved around through the forest.
But as they advanced through the forest without a clear path, the glowing pawprints disappeared, and they lost it completely.

“Ohhh…no.
It seemed like a rare one too.”

“That’s too bad… I hope we can find it again.”

“Maple! Could you please help us search for it a little while longer!”

It seemed that they had decided who they wanted, and so Maple readily agreed.

“Of course! And not just one, but we’ll find two of them!”

Upon hearing Maple say this, Mai and Yui smiled happily.

“Maybe we should go deeper into the forest? That’s where we first spotted it.”

However, while Maple was very enthusiastic about starting the search, Mai seemed to be thinking about something.

“Ah…but, maybe we’re too slow to be able to catch it…”

“Oh… Yes, it was very fast when running away…”

As the forest was thick with trees and bushes, Maple could not move very fast even when she had Savagery activated.
Even though she could mow down players and monsters, it was difficult to navigate through the trees and chase something.

“Maybe it would be better to go back once and ask Izu.
It will just be sad if it runs away again.”

“Yes, it can’t be helped.
But I hope it’s not a first-come, first-served situation.”

“I’m sure it will be fine! Also, we can have Sally help us next time! Sally is a lot faster!”

Maple said to them.
And so they returned to the town.