There's a strange smell in the air, is everything alright?

When I put the rock that blocked the entrance to the cave to the hive into the item box, I found that there were more than thirty Madaraguntai bees around the entrance. There was also a source of smoke near the entrance, so the bees that had fallen here were completely dead, having inhaled a lot of smoke.

The strange smell might be due to some smoke left in the air. It's not good for you, so you might want to cover your mouth with a cloth. We haven't completely ventilated the area because some of them are probably still alive... and we don't want them to recover. I'm sorry.

Masaru is wearing a mask that looks like an eye cap with holes for the eyes, which he used to cover his face when he wore his ghillie suit. You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.
Lancelot and the rest of Cook's platoon also cover their faces with the cloths they carry in their pockets for healing.

I'm not sure what to make of this. .... I'm sorry.

I'm not sure what to say.

You're an assassin, though. Cook replied.

Cook replies, and everyone agrees.

"So what brings you all the way out here by yourself?

Lancelot's face clearly says "Why didn't you take me with you?" but he ignores it and answers.

I'm not a soldier or a knight of Greitas, and I don't have the right to give orders, and I don't get ordered around. But I can't just go home by myself and say I don't know anything, and if I say I'm going to fight a defensive battle and keep waiting, how many days will it take? So why don't you just go yourself? That's when it hit me. I got the idea.

If you say you've had a flash of inspiration, you can go to .... "If you come in a crowd, you'll find them.

If a bunch of people show up, they'll find you. But if I told you, you wouldn't let me come alone, would you?

"......... Ugh.

The world is like that. There are people who can't wait if they are interested in something.
The quality is worse than a dog's wait.

"Okay, let's go! The smoke effect is wearing off!

"......... deceives. "You cheated.

You fooled me. You fooled me.

You got it wrong. I did.

We all chuckled as we followed Lancelot, who reacted quickly and walked a little faster to the back.

And by the way, are you going to kill all the bees?

Masaru's unexpected words stopped everyone in their tracks again.

"What? You've come here for that, right?

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm getting another headache. I've got another headache.

I'm just asking, "Hey, hey... aren't the demons here a resource? I'm just asking... I'm just asking...

I'm just asking if these demons aren't a resource..." Everyone stops moving at the words that come back to their heads.

What do you mean? What do you mean? What do you mean?

"Well, I'll explain it to you as we walk to the back, okay? I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. ......... First of all, I saw the records in town, and these bees can be used to make special arrows, right? I'm sure you're not the only one. But they're demons.

But they're demons.

But they're demons. "Monitor lizards, wind quail, horned rabbits are demons. I thought if you knew how to deal with them, they could be a resource for the city. "How to get along?

"How to get along with them? ......... How to get along with these evil monsters? .......... I'm sorry.

I'm sure you didn't know about their habits. ......... In conclusion, depending on the conditions, they will not attack people. It's just a matter of time before they do. I don't know.

While everyone stopped and looked at each other in astonishment, Masaru put the completely dead bee monster in the item box.

"I've been observing these guys and you know they carry their prey alive, right?

Yeah, that's why they're so afraid of being caught alive as food. Yeah.

Oh, yeah! They're so smart! They pick the ones they can carry, attack them and catch them as food.

"......... What are you trying to say?

Why do you think we don't see this demon until this time of year?

Why? ......... Why? I didn't even think about that. I didn't even think about it.

He grinned and pointed his finger at the rolling demons.

Have you noticed that a few demons have been falling into the cave at a time?

"......... I think there were five a while ago, three before that and five before that. I'm not sure.

Guy folds his fingers and checks his memory.

"Let's cut the crap and get straight to the point. Each of these guys is a platoon. In other words, these demons are hunting by selecting their prey with their own carrying capacity in mind. In other words.

"So you're saying the bigger the pack, the bigger the prey?

Yeah, I think that's why the city wasn't targeted until the whole herd was bigger and there were more platoon units. I think that's why the city wasn't targeted until the whole group was larger and there were more platoon units.

......... So, every year the city is attacked by .......... I'm sorry.



"It'll take about a year for the platoon to grow after we defeat them and make it difficult to maintain them. "If that's true, then these guys should be on .

"If that's true, then these guys are .... Yeah.

If that's true, then they'll be much safer to deal with as a resource if we smoke out their nests like this to reduce their numbers before they grow. This time no one spoke up.

This time, no one spoke up. No one even thought about the fact that they were looking for a way to coexist with this dangerous monster instead of exterminating it, or that they had already created such a way, or that they were living with it as a matter of course.
They were aware that even monitor lizards could be used as meat, but they had never thought of increasing their numbers or protecting them, which made them realize that they really needed to learn something.

There should still be two queens in the back if they really want to split. We should hunt one of them, leave a few workers and caretakers around, and leave this time. If there aren't two queens, then the swarm just got bigger and the size of the platoon got bigger. Eventually.

In the end, there was no sign of a bee brood, and Masaru clucked his tongue as he silently finished the thinning process and returned to the city. Thus, the city's resources were newly increased.