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"Hugo. Hugo."

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　My eyes are fixed on the big boar in the field.

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　It's poking its nose into the field I've created, picking at the vegetables in the soil and eating them.

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　They are eating them with a crunching, munching, delicious taste.

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　It's no wonder.

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　All the vegetables I've bred and nurtured are delicious.

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　But among them, they seemed to prefer the hatsuka.

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　Did they like it because of its chewy texture?

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　I am amazed at how people like Valkyrie can eat such a tough food without a care in the world.

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"But still, it's a big boar, just like a big boar."

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　Just by looking at it from a distance, you can't help but notice its large body.

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　It was probably about 3 meters long.

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　It is different from the wild boars I know.

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　Moreover, it has two big tusks next to its snout.

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　No one would survive if they were stabbed by those tusks.

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"So, what do you do in such a case?　Can anyone fight it?"

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"No, you can't. It's like your bow and arrow won't pierce it.

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"Seriously. What are you going to do about it, Bite-Bro?

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"Ars, you've got to do something."

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"Don't be absurd. Maybe we should ask a nobleman to exterminate them.

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No, I don't think they will come. Even if there is damage from the boars, it is the hatzkas that are being eaten. I don't think the nobles will send a force for that. Nothing can stand up to the boar.

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　What the hell is that?

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　If we can't rely on them when the time comes, what's the point?

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　But it's true that so far the only real damage has been done by hatka.

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　Even if they sue, the aristocrats may not take it seriously if they are asked to mobilize just because they are fed with the scraps of vegetables that are sold to the poor farmers.

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　We'll have to do something on our own, after all.

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　I mean, it seems that my brother Byte has left the whole thing to me.

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　If he's longing to be a hero, I hope he'll do his best to kill the monsters.

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"Well, we'll just have to do something about it. ....... I'll think about it."

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　I suppressed my desire to complain and decided to think about killing the big boar.

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　I was going to think about how to get rid of the big boar.

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"All right, look, Valkyrie. Let's stick to the plan!"

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"Cuey!"

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　Giant boars ravaging the fields.

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　I devised a plan to get rid of them... and they continue to gobble up my precious harvest.

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　But I'm afraid to go through with it.

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　That's because I have to get in front of the big boar.

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　It's not every day you get to see a wild creature of nearly three meters.

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　It has two sharp tusks as powerful weapons.

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　Perhaps, if it were to be hit by a rushing attack from such a huge body, it would only be a matter of time before it grazed me.

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　I was shaking with fear even though I was about to go.

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　Valkyrie may have sensed my trembling.

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　She waited patiently for me to calm down.

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　I felt Valkyrie's body heat as our bodies touched.

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　Then, strangely enough, I felt less scared.

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　Finally, I took a deep breath and called out to Valkyrie.

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　Valkyrie sensed that my fear had calmed down to a controllable level, and began to move as if in response to my voice.

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　A boar and its offspring, snuffling and snorting, eating a hatz-ka.

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　Then I, riding on Valkyrie's back, approached from afar with a running start.

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　Each time the Valkyrie's feet skimmed the ground, its speed increased.

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　The scenery around me started to flow behind me faster and faster, until I finally reached my top speed.

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　I felt a wall of air hit me with a thump.

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　It was the first time for me to ride a Valkyrie running at such a high speed.

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　But I manage to hold on to my body and keep riding without being swept off.

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　The body of the big boar, which had been visible from afar, became clearer as it got closer.

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　It is still large.

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　The boar noticed me and Valkyrie approaching and turned his face to me.

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　I squeeze my thighs together and squeeze Valkyrie's body between my thighs.

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　His left hand gripped the reins tightly, and only his right hand was thrust forward.

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　I breathe in time with the movement of the running Valkyrie, which is rocking up and down.

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　Then, I concentrated the magic I had been working on beforehand into my right hand.

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"Scatter!"

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　The big boar raised its guard against us as we approached.

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　I fired my magic at the back of the Valkyrie as it ran past us.

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　A stone the size of a golf ball shot out from the palm of my hand.

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　And it wasn't just one stone.

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　I fired several stones from my right palm at the same time.

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　He shouted "shotgun shell," but he did not spell it out.

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　It was a spell cast entirely from an image in his mind.

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　If they had touched the ground, they could have used magic with a wider range of effect, but now, when they did not touch the ground, they could only send small stones flying.

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　Moreover, the magic was used on the moving Valkyrie.

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　It is impossible to aim properly.

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　To compensate for this, he fired several stones at the same time.

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　Boom!

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　That's what it sounded like.

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　It seemed that the shot had hit the big boar.

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　The boar ran quickly across the road.

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"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

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　However, the boar, which should have been hit by a shotgun pellet, was momentarily thrown off its posture, but immediately stomped the ground with all four feet and let out a loud cry.

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　His voice was tinged with anger.

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　It seemed that he had done some damage, but not much.

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"Let's get out of here, Valkyrie!"

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　With a thudding sound of footsteps, all of the big boars, with the attacked individuals in the lead, gave chase.

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　With a sound like earthquakes in the background, Valkyrie and I began to flee.

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