114 ポータリィム防衛戦 結末 (2/2)

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.