Afterwards, you finish exploring Leffi's former home and return to your original goal of searching for honey, feeling good about the unexpectedly good material.

Where do you get the honey that Leffi seeks?

　I ask her as she flies next to me.

"The location of the nest itself changes because I destroy it halfway, but it's easy to spot because of its characteristics.

　Well ...... I don't know about that part, so I'll have to leave it to Leffy.
　I don't know about the habits of bees.

　But this is how I got something good, thanks to Leffi. I've got to get fired up and get some honey for her.

Dude, let's go for it!

"Oh, what, are you fired up?

Yeah. I got a good one thanks to Leffy. I'm gonna do my best to get some honey.

I'm counting on you. I'm counting on you. --Hmmm. I found it.

"What, already?

　--I was taken by Reffi and glided down a cliff deep in the mountains.

　In front of it, there is a decent-sized pond, if not a lake, whose water is golden and somehow sprinkles the surrounding area with a sweet scent.

　Could this scent be .......

Could this be ......

Hmm. This is the honey pond...

　Leffy said with a happy face at this sweet smell.

...... I thought the honey came from a beehive.

　The scent coming from the pond was the very scent of honey, which is often spread on pancakes.

　...... In other worlds, can honey come from the pond? Is that so?

Well, yes. When they find a suitable place for a hive, they build a pond to store the honey there. This is it.

　...... I see. The bees of the other world are quite bold in building their hives.

　--It's a good idea to make a hole in the ground like this to make a pond.

　I wonder how large the bees are that make a hole in the ground like this, make a pond, and accumulate this much honey there.

　And there is no sign of the bee, nor can I find what looks like a beehive.

...... uh, Mr. Leffi. Where is the owner of the pond?

　When he asked fearfully, Reffi looked up at him with a grin.

"I'm counting on you, Yuki.

　At the same time as she says the same words as before, a myriad of buzzing feathers come out of nowhere and jump into your ears.

　At the same time, the search skill conveys a great deal of harm to me.

　As I turn my head in that direction, I see a bee that is slightly larger than I had imagined.

　More specifically, each one is about the size of a large motorcycle, a rather ridiculously large bee. The stinger in its tail is now the domain of Lance.

　They are crawling out of a huge hole in the cliffside in front of you in a swarm.

Hey, hey, this, hey, what?

　Me, confused and speechless.

　Perhaps that hole in the cliff is the nest. I wonder how many of them are stuck inside, and they're coming toward me in a straight line, hostile.

I'll get honey, you deal with them.

"Whoa, geez, really?

　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about, but I'm going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

You'll be able to find out more about it at ....... It's your turn?

"Ah! En, please! It's maximum firepower!

　I instantly concocted a magic power and poured it into the flame of sin and activated the magic circuit.

　As for En, the way she handles herself in battle is basically the same as before.

　However, since I poured the magic power into her, the time it takes to activate the "Red Flame" skill, rather than the magic circuit, has increased significantly.
　In addition, because she has her own magic power, she can keep her "Kaen" running for five minutes without me pouring my magic power into her, and it's much easier to control the flames she creates.

　And perhaps because of the ease of control, you can expand the range of the flames produced, as well.

　At the same time as I cut the first bee that pounced on me in half, a huge roaring flame is generated from her body, setting the rushing bees ablaze in unison.

　The hot air that rises in the air surges the temperature of the area, and you can feel the heat all over your body.

　The effect seems to be outstanding, and the bees, caught in the roaring flames like a tornado, drop down, their bodies burning.

　Hmm, it seems that the fate of the mushi type is still the same as the fate of the hono type.

All right! Fire is the best for bugs--whoa! Beware!

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier by using the same kind of tools and techniques you've been using for years.

　It's not that you can't have a good time with them, but you can have a good time with this.

"Oh, that's right. Be careful with those needles. They're very sharp and will pierce just as easily through iron and are very poisonous. If you snatch it, you'll be dead in less than a minute.

"Say it first!

　You thought you could handle it, but you didn't!

　But with the serious roaring fire of me and En, the number of enemies should have been reduced by a large margin - but they're gone!

　Apparently, while I was tsking at Reffi, it seems to have escaped from the swirl of flames in a mass.

　The bee swarm is still alive and well, and it seems to have set its sights on me with its weapon as its first target of attack, only for the swarm to come at me.

　The uncanny sight of the insects swarming around me gives me goosebumps as I pay attention to their tail attacks and use the "Red Flame" to intercept them.

"Oh, shit!

They're learning and becoming more and more intelligent, since I destroyed so many hives and stole their honey. Thank God. I usually spend a lot of time kicking them to the curb before I can get any more honey, but now that you're with me, it's a lot easier to collect.



"You! These guys are wasting their time to work together, it's your fault!

　As one bee rushes forward, they attack simultaneously from all sides, leaving me nowhere to run, or they hide behind their allies and attack at every opportunity, like assassins.

　Moreover, as creatures that live in a swarm, the bees' leadership is so consistent that even if one of their allies dies, they will not disturb their progress.

　As Leffi said, they are highly intelligent and give the impression of a whole creature.

　It's an utterly disgusting enemy.

　It's just too creepy to be gathered by a bug of this size. I can't stop getting goose bumps from now on.

　Oh, no! I'm going to be a real bug hater. I'm going to be a bug killer.

Kaka, my friend, do that for me.

"Don't call me a partner when I'm feeling good!

Oh, and do it a little further down the line. If you fight too closely, the honey will be impure.

"How far does this guy go for honey?

　d*mn it, ...... but I said I was going to hang in there. ...... My a**h*le of a few minutes ago!

　And Refi, remember that when you get home!



　--After that, I'm still rolling on the ground, flying through the air, fighting the bees with my whole body.

　There are more than a few dozen dead bodies on the ground, but there are still more than twice as many enemies flying around and attacking me in the sky.

Hey, Mr. Leffi! Are you there yet? Aren't you finished collecting yet?

A little bit more, a little bit more: ......

"Hey, what do you think you're going to eat? Don't do that, get on with it and help!

"Oh? Are you sure you want to say that? Show a little more respect to me, or it will take a long time to collect.

"Yes, that's a lie! Beautiful and beautiful Lefi-sama! For the sake of my fragile body, let's see what you can do!

"I don't like it because it makes me feel sick.

"You ehhh?

　You'll be able to see how desperate I am, and Leffi smiles amusedly for a moment, then finally sits up and looks like she wants to say goodbye.

　The look on her face is very annoying, but if I say something now, I feel like I'll be left alone, so I grit my teeth and hold back my words.

You can't help it. I'm going to show you some of my power.

"Whatever you want to do, do it fast!

　When I shouted with a scream, the great Haorong-sama gave a fearless smile and then opened his mouth wide.


It's not a good idea to have a good time.


　--It was a beam.

　The next time I thought an enormous amount of magic had gathered in her mouth, what I saw in my eyes was a thick, specime-radiant, literal "Hakai Kosen (・・・・・・・)" shot from her mouth.

　A roar that shook the air.

　You can't help but cover your ears with your hands.

　The bees that were hit by the beam no longer become charcoal, but completely disappear from existence, and the cliffs behind them disappear in a circle, as if they were gouged out, with the blue sky visible on the far side.

　And the bee that was hit by the aftermath of the game, though it wasn't directly attacked, was blown off and fell to the ground, twitching and twitching.
　Could it be that a sonic boom was coming out of the beam?

　It's not as if they were completely killed off, but with ...... reffi's blow alone, there was no one else to move there except us.

"Hmph, you see, Yuki. This is the dragon tribe's greatest and most powerful attack, the 'Dragon's Roar'!

　I opened my mouth, looking at the devastation around me with a smug look on my face, I couldn't help but keep a straight face as I opened my mouth.

...... I understand that your attack is great. But, Leffi.

What

"Shouldn't you have launched that attack in the first place?

Well, you're right. Since you so bluntly refused me when I asked you to join me, I thought I'd give you a little bit of a kicking.

"I knew it was a personal grudge!

　My longest cry echoed everywhere in the blue sky.


　　　* * * *


"Hmm ...... ah ...... hmmm, hmmm!

　A lusty gasp.

　Huh? Huh?" my eardrums are tickled with a feverish breath.

"Yuki, I, I, I, I am the evil one, hmm! ...... Sorry. So, uh, will you let go of my hand? Ta, please.

"Ah, ...... the best hug pillow ever, man.

"Yup, Yuki? Do you hear me? Hmmm, hey, if you're listening, can you respond to ......?

Not listening, not responding.

"Yuki!

　I completely ignored the red-cheeked, woozy, pleading Reffi, and crawled my fingers on its wings, burying my face in its wings, trying to enjoy the feel of it to the fullest.

　--The night I finished collecting honey, I said, "Yeah, Lefi. I'll take care of your wings from time to time, so let them out." I tricked her into letting the wings appear and then used them as a pillow to get back at her, playing with her wings on the futon.

　I know from personal experience that wings are basically free to come and go as they please, but when touched by others, the senses become a little more sensitive and cannot be put away.

　You can't put the wings away with my current touched up and squirmy body, even if I wanted to.

You're going to be able to find out the best way to get the most out of your newborn baby.

"Ugh, shucks, tail slurping. ......!

"Okay, I'll play with the wings. I'll play with the wings then.

"Oh, well, that's more like it!

　And so I continued to enjoy the Lefi Pillow until I fell asleep, with her teary-eyed body on fire at my side.


　Speaking of which, the honey I picked was very tasty.