First of all, let's praise Pochi.

"Yo~s.h.i.+ yos.h.i.+, Pochi, well done. The battle had become easier thanks to you. You really did a good work"

I stroke Pochi, praising him.

Pochi is happy too, swinging his tail a lot and licking my face.

I praised Pochi for a while, and when it's over, I begin to drain the blood of the rabbits that Pochi killed.

Then the captain called out to me.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't you see? I'm draining the blood"

"I know that, but why did you start doing that?"

"Naturally, it's because I'll take it home"

"Will you bring it home? In that case, isn't okay with only the ears?"

"Only the ears?"

"Yes, that's right. It's the ear that sells the highest of this Blade Rabbit"

"Is that so? By the way how much is it?"

"That's so. If the condition is good, is it about 2 or 3 thousand yen? If it's bad it will be discarded"

"Really? 2 or 3 thousand yen?"

I look the state of the rabbits here.

The rabbit which Pochi first caught only has its throat bitten and there are no other scratches.

Because the second one was swung around with its ears clenched in his mouth, the condition of the left and right ears isn't good with its whole body scratched.

And there is the rabbit that I caught, however, there were no scratches because I was able to successfully cut off only its neck.

For the time being, I drain the blood of all the rabbits and decided to cut out the four ears in good condition.

The three rabbits were put in the rucksack after the blood drain finished.

The problem is the cut ears.

How can I bring them back?

They will damage the rucksack if I put them in and I can't just walk with them exposed.

The captain talks to me when I was in trouble.

"For the time being, how about putting them in a corner? It will not get in the way if you bring them when you return to home"

"Is it okay to leave them alone?"

"Probably it will be okay. There is no other Seeker here so they won't be stolen"

"……That's so. Then, I will put them here for a moment"

The ears were put together in the corner of the road.

"Then, let's advance a little more"

Said so we go ahead.

After a while, the captain came beside me.

"The previous battle was pretty good"

"Thank you"

"After a few more times, it will be acceptable to go down"

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that's right. Judging from ability, the beginner's cla.s.s is already over. I can't say intermediate level, but there is no problem even if I say average cla.s.s. It's been less than a week since you became a Seeker, right? You are a genius"

"Th-thank you"

The members who were watching the situation were surprised.

"Eh~, that’s weird. The captain is praising him"

"That's true. It's rare that the captain praise people"

"That means, he is really a genius. If so, I wonder if I can put a collar on him now"

"I guess he will never go out with a frus-tra-ting ferocious woman"

"What!"

"It began again"

"It's as usual. Leave them alone"

Two people are starting to fight against each other, the other two were looking with amazement.

But, it won't last long.

After a while, the enemy also appeared.

This time it was a mixture of rabbit and rat.

There are one rabbit and four rats.

Also, it was supposed to be Pochi's and my opponents.

I decided to make the rabbit my opponent and the rats Pochi's.

As I mostly grasped the behavior pattern of the rabbit, I look at the timing and slash it.

It seems that the timing is a bit delayed, I couldn't hit its neck successfully, instead the torso is broke up halfway, so the result didn't change and it was over.

In Pochi's side, he was incomparable to his opponents.

He flipped back the rat that body slam into him, even though it tries to bit him, he can see it calmly, lightly avoid it, and crush its head.

That was Pochi, but at the same time I killed my rabbit, I counterattack.

I hold the nearest rat, swing around and hit a nearby rat.

I cut the one that faltered from behind.

Then, Pochi bites the neck of the rat which he was holding and attack a nearby rat.

I also head to the remainder and wield the Tsuruginata.

The Tsuruginata smash the head of the rat and the rat was killed.

The rat that Pochi attacked by biting its throat was dead.

We finish killing them safely and take a breath.

"It seems like there's no problem in dealing with this number"

"Yeah, this is still okay. If there are dozens like the first floor, it would be tough"

"Ah, indeed. ……Eh? By the way, how did you pa.s.s the first floor?"

"How did I pa.s.s?"

"That hordes of rats"

"I killed them?"

"……How did you do that?"

"At the beginning I spread a bait and attacked after diverting their attention"

"Ah, I see. In that case you can defeat it, right? ……Please wait a minute. Did you say at the beginning?"

"I said that, but what?"

"How are you killing them now?"

"I am challenging normally and killing then?"

It seems to be some sort of issue, but apparently, it seems to be a problem.

It seems that the captain's face is at loss.

At the same time, I mutter something small.

"That~, what's wrong?"

I called out to him and it seems he finally pull himself together.

"No, it's nothing. So, how long it takes to finish killing the rats?"

"E~to, that is. Depending on the number of rats, but is it about thirty minutes to an hour?"

"Just you and that dog, Pochi, right?"

"Yeah, that's right"

"I see"

"That, is there any problem?"

"No, no, there is nothing wrong. It's alright…… Let's return"

"Eh? Return? Understood"

I didn't know why we would return, but there is no denying to return after being told.

Returning the people from the SDF gathered, they were saying something in low voice, but I couldn't hear it clearly.

What I heard was that they said "That huge group" and "Impossible"

I didn't understand "Impossible", but "That huge group" is likely that large group of rats.

When we returned, I didn't forget to bring my rabbit's ears, I take them tightly.

Then, I thought that we would return with the magic formation but that wasn't it and we arrived at the stairs.

"Let's go to the first floor. Is there still hordes of rats in plazas that we have not gone yet?"

"Yes, there should be"

"Then, let's go there"

That said, we climbed the stairs and head towards the plaza that we haven't gone yet.

And, we arrive in front of the plaza where there are a horde of rats.

"How is it? Can you defeat this number of rats?"

I confirm the number of rats in the plaza.

Because the rats are moving, I don't know the exact amount, but I can estimate a rough number.

The number of rats should be 30 to 40.

This number is less than normal.

I can take care of this.

"Yes, it's fine if it's that much"

"Is that so? Then, please fight"

I turned my eyes toward Pochi and was going to fight.

But, just before that, a man stood in front.

It was the government officer.

"Please wait a minute. This person just became a Seeker. It's reckless to fight this number of rats!"

"But, he seems to have already do it"

The captain turned to me to confirm, so I nod.

"Look, he said that too"

"But"

"Also, if we judge it to be dangerous, we will go to help"

"……If you say so"

Reluctantly, the government officer stepped back.

"Excuse me. I'll take my time. Then, once again please"

This time, I was able to head to the rats without being disturbed by anyone.

When we approach a rat, all the rats start threatening us.

This number of rats makes a lot of pressure, but I continue without fear.

Then, the rats were getting close to some extent.

I hold the Tsuruginata to intercept the rats.