NOVEL WEB Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: Kuro's Feelings (Part 2)
Chapter 16: Kuro’s Feelings (Part 2)
I received words from Bonus.
Yes, Bonus talks to me! Whenever Bonus speaks to me, I feel so happy. I’ve been able to understand more and more of what Bonus is saying. However, it’s very unfortunate that I can’t speak like Bonus does. Still, I feel like my thoughts are getting across. How delightful! Whether in the cave or in the outside world, feelings I’ve never experienced before well up from deep within me and become uncontrollable. And as I move my body like that, Bonus always laughs. Seeing that, I feel happy again.
Come to think of it, I had a senior. Pink senpai. At first, I thought Pink senpai looked delicious. But I was told by Bonus not to eat it, so I just watched. But in reality, Pink senpai was amazing. Pink senpai instantly obliterated the immensely large and powerful creature that attacked us. Despite being smaller than my palm, how strong could Pink senpai be? So cool!
And then life with Bonus in the hideout began. Bonus taught me various things at the hideout. How to clean myself, how to gather food, cooking, and many other things. It’s unbearable… It’s incredibly enjoyable. I never thought such enjoyable things existed in that dark cave. Bonus doesn’t steal food from me or hit me. We eat together and talk. And the food Bonus cooks at the hideout is unbelievably delicious. I’m so glad I met Bonus. I want to be with Bonus forever.
After a while, I went to a place with many Bonuses and two-legged creatures. It’s not as comfortable there as it is in the hideout. But as long as I can live with Bonus, that’s fine. Bonus seems to be here for the first time and has been looking worried all along. Indeed, Bonus is very weak. And since there are rough two-legged creatures around, I have to protect Bonus somehow. I’m weak, but I also have a knife I got from Bonus, so I think I’ll manage somehow. Despite looking anxious, Bonus was moving around a lot. I don’t really understand, but it seems like Bonus wants to try something here. Come to think of it, before coming here, Bonus gave me something called clothes. Clothes are good. First of all, it’s nice to be warm at night. And when I put on the clothes, I feel like my shape has changed a little. Have I gotten a bit closer to Bonus’s appearance? I encountered a scary two-legged creature once. Until now, I thought I could protect Bonus somehow with the knife I received. But this two-legged creature named Marie is something I can’t deal with. Pink senpai’s attacks are strong, but it seems difficult to hit. In the end, Bonus gave her chocolate, and they seemed to become friends. The chocolate is really delicious. Indeed, if you eat that, you might become friends.
After that, I walked around various places and saw various things. It was enjoyable to see various things, but the food at the hideout is tastier. In the end, I spent about two days in the town, and today I’m returning to the hideout. And on the way back, we were attacked by them.
We left the town, and after a while, I was surrounded by three men. The man behind tried to steal Bonus’s belongings, so I tried my best to do something about it. But I was just dragged along the ground and couldn’t do anything at all. In the end, they stole the belongings and I ended up rolling on the ground. My whole body hurts, but more than that, I was shocked that Bonus’s belongings were stolen again. I’ve been stolen from again.
“Wait a minute! Give Kuro’s backpack back! Wait… I’ll do as you say, so wait!”
“Don’t waste your breath! Put your hands up… Don’t move from that spot!”
“Ouch, it hurts… A-Alright…”
Seeing Bonus, who was dragged around, panicking and trying to move, I was hit when I attempted to do so. Blood flowed from Bonus’s head, and with a pale face, Bonus sat down. At that moment, I suddenly remembered the dead body of the small companion I saw in that cave.
At that time, I only felt a vague sense of discomfort, but now I’m terribly scared and furious. It was unbearable to see Bonus, crouching weakly, overlaid with that small corpse. I’ve always been deprived of various things. Are they now going to take even Bonus from me? No! I won’t allow them to take Bonus from me!
The man who had been dragging me around wasn’t looking this way anymore. Slowly walking up from behind, he lunged and repeatedly stabbed a knife into the neck. A tremendous amount of blood gushed from the neck. He collapsed forward, convulsing, and fell to the ground, unable to even make a sound.
“Hey, what are you doing!”
“Stop! Don’t come any closer… I’ll kill you! Stay where you are!”
The other two started to panic as they saw us. It worked. Lowering my stance once, I sprinted towards Bonus. Then, leaping over Bonus’s head, I surprised everyone. I lunged at the man who had hit Bonus. Using my legs to hold him down, I quickly stabbed the knife into his eyes without aiming much, focusing on repeatedly stabbing.
After stabbing him several times, the man collapsed. I stepped back and looked around. Bonus had a pale face but was alive. It seems like Bonus managed to stand up somehow. Oh, thank goodness. The man with the axe was shouting something while looking back and forth between us and Bonus. Bonus said something, so I quickly turned around—.
The next moment, everything flashed before my eyes, and the man with the axe disappeared. Oh, it’s Pink senpai. I stabbed the man who was still rolling around and screaming several times in the throat, and he immediately fell silent.
“Hey, Kuro, you okay?” Oh… it’s Bonus’s usual voice!
I rushed to Bonus, who was still bleeding a little. And Bonus was staring blankly at me with a face I’ve never seen before, so blue. Oh no, this is bad! I have to stop the bleeding quickly somehow. Without knowing what to do anymore, I wrapped the cloth that Bonus bought for me around the bleeding area. Somehow it seems to have stopped?
After a while, Bonus’s complexion improved slightly. Thank goodness… oh, thank goodness. This time, we weren’t robbed.
Feeling relieved, my body suddenly became heavy. I feel more tired than I’ve ever felt before. Is this what Bonus always means by “sleepy”? Even so, as I managed to walk with Bonus, before I knew it, we had arrived at Triangular Rock. Unable to stand anymore, I sat down in the shade of the rocks, thinking I should rest for a while, and then my consciousness faded away.
And when I next regained consciousness, I had changed a little from before.