"Torotaro" has a thick and soft back, and although he was scared before sitting on it, the feeling of speeding at the moment brought a new experience to Alex. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Wow - it's so windy!"

Her hair fluttered back in the wind, and Alex had a rather happy expression.

Although the mountain road was bumpy, Torotaro's running was smooth. Hill and Alex sat on it with their bodies bent over, not as Alex had expected.

"That's a good one." Alex turned her head to look at Ciel with an excited expression, "Not only is it fast, but it also looks very stylish - can we bring it with us later?" ”

"Torotaro can't be seen by outsiders, so there's no way to get close to the human settlement."

Ciel gave her a blank look.

"Alex, I don't have common sense."

"Hey! Didn't you insist that it wasn't a monster before? ”

Alex, who was accused for no reason, had an unacceptable expression on her face.

“.…..”

"Don't turn your face away, give me a good answer!"

“…… Because,There may be stupid people like Alex.,Take Torotaro as a monster without authorization.。 ”

Hill blinked, responding in a serious manner.

"You guy, take advantage of the chaos to classify me as a fool!"

"Alex, the town is here."

"Don't ignore me—"

"Torotaro" slowed down and finally came to a steady stop in front of the town.

After stopping at the entrance of the town, the giant bear slowly spread its limbs and lay on the ground, its back only about two meters away from the ground as its soft belly fit perfectly on the grass, and Ciel and Alex jumped lightly from it.

"Torataro, thank you."

Ciel gently stroked the bear's head, and the difference between the two bodies created a strong contrast.

This bear is inevitably too human, and Alex can't help but think of it when she looks at the giant bear who deliberately lowers her body and bends her head to be stroked by Hill. Three or four meters tall is considered an easy way for a professional like Alex and Hill who is above level 15 to jump off unscathed, but even so, he deliberately bent down, and "Torotaro" showed amazing intelligence.

In Alex, no, it should be said that in most people's perception, monsters should be more brutal and vicious, more aggressive. As for the nature and origin of monsters, humans and other races have never stopped speculating and exploring them. The earliest recorded experimenters were a group of human mages who, after using spells to control a level 20 ironclad dragon, tried to test it on all aspects - including hearing, sight, and basic structural problems. This part of the experiment went fairly well, but further exploration could not be carried out, as upon death, the monster would immediately turn into white light and disappear, and the crusader would gain experience. As for how this mechanism works, it is impossible to know how. After the second great racial integration, the intelligent race society continued to progress. In recent years, the Gakkai has also begun to use new technologies to conduct experiments and research on monsters. Although there has been no significant progress, a consensus was quickly adopted that monsters are not intelligent themselves, although they are sapient. Their behavior is more akin to experience and instinct than to the product of thinking and logic.

Is it just experience and instinct that can make "Torotaro" behave so humanely? Alex looked at the giant bear that was being groped on the head and quietly stretched out its claws to try to steal the scarf around Hill's neck from behind.

In other words, this bear is inevitably too clever. Alex remembered the time when it gestured to herself with a GoodJob gesture, and at that moment she almost thought she had accidentally taken some strange drug.

"Alex, let's go."

Ciel pulled his scarf back from Torotaro's paw and spoke to Alex.

"Well, you're not going to take it into town, are you?"

Alex looked up at the bear standing upright on its hind feet, following behind Ciel. When it stood up, its head was even higher than the wooden sign that stood like a gate in front of the town. The curved part of the top is written with the name "ordinary town".

"No problem, it won't cause a riot in the town, right?"

Alex's mind is a chaotic scene like a monster tokusatsu movie.

"It's okay." Hill is full of confidence for some reason: "Everyone, they all like Torotaro very much." ”

Is that really the case? Despite her suspicions, Alex followed her back into town.

However, as soon as they walked into the town, when "Torotaro" was still cautiously lying down and burrowing from under the curved wooden sign.

"Ciel! My chicken coop built outside the town lost two more chickens yesterday, what's going on? ”

"And me, the vegetables I planted in the garden at the foot of the mountain were also stolen."

"Mine is a condiment like chili peppers—"

Seeing them, the men and aunts who were working on the side of the road suddenly surrounded them and protested.

"......Didn't you say it was popular?" Despite presenting a different scene than she had imagined, Alex turned her head to look at Ciel.

"No, it's not."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on "Torotaro", Hill defended himself.

"Don't look at Torotaro with that kind of gaze, it wasn't Torotaro's doing."

"No, no matter how you think about it, there can't be any other prisoners." Alex complained calmly: "Meat, vegetables, and seasonings are really a balanced and healthy meal." ”

Hearing Ciel's words, the surrounding residents glanced at each other.

"Ciel, it's not that we don't believe you, but as this little girl said......"

"yes, while Hill wouldn't have done such a thing, the bear can't say for sure. With such a large size, it is inevitable that there will be times when you are driven by hunger. ”

"Otherwise, who would be suspicious besides it?"

In the face of everyone's questioning, Hill blinked lightly with an expressionless face.

After a moment of silence, he spoke softly:

"Master."

"Huh?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"The master did it."

"No, Miss Sierra is the owner of the tavern." Alex had an unacceptable expression on her face: "Even if you put the blame on her, everyone won't believe it-"

"Is it Serra?"

"I see, it's very convincing."

"If it's Serra, there's no way to do it."

Everyone showed expressions of agreement.

"The credibility is so low! How the hell is that guy perceived? Alex couldn't help but complain.

"If it's Serra, we'll have to think we're unlucky." The man in charge shook his head, then raised his head and looked at "Torotaro": "I'm sorry, I suspect you without evidence." ”

"It's the same now, there's no evidence, huh? But Miss Saila has been confirmed as a prisoner. ”

"Well, let's go our separate ways."

Smiled at "Torotaro", who was touching the back of his head and making a humanized movement, the man turned around and raised his hand to the crowd and said.

The crowd gradually dispersed and walked away, and the road in front of them soon became empty.

"Now, Ciel, is that really going to be the guy who did this?"

"Alex, do you suspect Torotaro?"

“.…..”

So it is better to say that it is doubtful than to be completely convinced. Even so, looking at Ciel's face, Alex couldn't get the words out of her mouth.

"But, without the slightest evidence, Miss Sierra has been convicted of being a prisoner."

"Master, you are trusted by everyone."

Ciel nodded.

"It's true that it's trusted in the exact opposite sense -- in the sense of stealing chickens and dogs, to put it bluntly."

The two of them said as they walked along the road. The tavern of the operator of Sierra soon appeared in front of him.

"Wow, it's Mr. Torotaro!"

A figure lunged towards her, and "Torotaro" expertly stretched out his paw to catch her, and then placed it on his shoulder.

"Brother Ciel, Sister Aiegs, hello."

With a happy smile on her face, Melly waved her hand to greet Ciel and Alex below.

“…… It's Alex. ”

Delusion? Compared to last time, the number of mispronounced words in the name seems to have increased casually......

"Torotaro, you're here to play with Melly."

The huge body was obviously unable to step into the tavern, and "Torotaro" stretched out his right palm and made an OK gesture.

"This bear is about to become a sperm."

"Torotaro is just a little smart." Ciel responded to Alex's words, "Let's go inside." ”

The tavern was empty, and Ciel and Alex made their way through the halls and backyard to the kitchen.

Serra's brisk hum could be heard from the kitchen, and Hill gently pushed the door open.

"Oh, isn't this Hill? Ah, and Alex. ”

Serra turned her head to greet them familiarly, still stirring in the pot with a spoon in her hand.

However, the two who were greeted did not respond to her, and their eyes looked across the room in the direction in front of Serra, where the pot on the stove was steaming and emitting the enticing aroma of some kind of food.

――Specifically, the aroma of chicken.

"Is it really you!?"

Alex couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Apologize to me! Apologize to the one who had fantasies about you and defended you a few minutes ago! ”

"Huh! What's wrong!? Serra looked surprised, "Why did you yell at me as soon as you came in?" Robbers? Are you going to take my food? ”

"What do you thief tell me?"

Alex had an unbearable expression, and she suddenly stretched out her right index finger and struck a detective-like pose-

"You stole the ingredients in that pot!"

"Y-What proof do you have for that!"

Serra was visibly shaken.

"Master, only a prisoner would say something like that." Hill calmly pointed out.

"Ahh Sierra hurriedly covered her mouth.

"Hill is right, and that's not all......" Alex looked around in the posture of a detective, and finally fixed her eyes on the side of the board, where chopped carrots, potatoes and other vegetables were piled up, and next to some condiments.

"Why did all the ingredients that were just stolen appear to you in the same way? You cow! ”

Alex pointed at Serra, who was so loudly accused that large beads of sweat appeared on Serra's forehead.

"No, it's not! It's a conch girl! It was the Conch Girl who put these in the kitchen! ”

"Conch girls won't steal other people's vegetables!"

"Hmm......"

Faced with this incomparably correct opinion, Sierra could not help but be speechless.

"Humph! It's just vulnerable. ”

Alex, who had won her first victory in a verbal confrontation with Serra, crossed her arms with a smug expression.

"It's okay."

At this time, Ciel, who was silently watching from the sidelines, suddenly opened his mouth to comfort Serra.

"I've always believed that the master is coming."

"Ciel—"

Serra jumped up and hugged Ciel, desperately smearing tears and saliva on him.

…… I'm better not to complain about the meaning of "believe".

Looking at the scene in front of her, Alex thought silently in her heart.