VS Lucky Beast, Part 2

[I have encountered many errors, but I now know what has happened. ―Currently, the concentration of Sandstar Raw in the Park far exceeds the concentration of Sandstar.]

Friends gathered around Boss, which was walking with small steps in front of Kaban, listening in.

"That thing he called Sandstar Raw, just what is it nanoda?"

"Hmm, wouldn't that be that black Sandstar perhaps?" Fennec helped out Common Raccoon, who didn't know about the topic.

[Furthermore, according to the other Lucky Beasts, there seem to be more Friends that grew aggressive just like "Brown Bear" and "Campo Flicker" in every area.]

"Th-That's…" Serval let out a sad voice.

"How do you know this?"

[Even when separated, we Lucky Beasts are connected. We can do things like tell each other what we have seen and send messages.]

Answering Kaban's question, Boss' eyes shone a rainbow color, and then continued.

[In the Snowy Mountain Area, it seems that "Silver Fox", who went to check the state of the extractor, was biting Friends who were trying to use the Hot Springs. In the Waterfront Area, "Margay", who was preparing for PPP's concert, attacked the members of PPP during their rehearsal.]

Hearing the reality of things, everyone was at a loss for words.

"Silver Fox-san and… Margay-san…!?"

"There's no way noda! I mean, Margay was… a bit strange at times, but both of them are incredibly smart, and I could talk to them easily noda! There's no way that they could've done that noda!"

"That's… the same as Brown Bear-san. As well as Campo Flicker…"

Common Raccoon was livid, but became quiet at African Wild Dog's serious expression.

[Those were just a few examples. Even in places that Lucky Beasts don't know about, the situation seems to be the same. In the case of "Silver Fox" and "Margay", similarly to "Campo Flicker", it appears that Friends have managed to contain them before they could cause much damage.]

The rainbow glint disappeared from Boss' eyes, returning to their regular color.

[Since this is the first time that such a phenomenon occurred, there is no solution for it in the manual. Truth be told, this is beyond my control.]

"F-For some reason… I've got a bad feeling…"

Troubled, Giraffe sat down on the sofa. She spoke how attacking Campo Flicker became too much of a burden on her mind and body.

"...While Celliens do attack Friends, there hasn't been a case like someone getting killed. ―It could be the same thing as stopping being a Friend, but…"

Tightly clenching her fists, African Wild Dog expressed her thoughts in a seemingly exacerbated way.

"But, Brown Bear-san's actions― Those were, without a doubt, attacks to take someone's life. Same goes for Campo Flicker's attack, she wounded Giraffe."

"Even though Friends do challenge each other to measure their strength, they would absolutely not go as far as to injure their opponent."

At Gray Wolf's words, which continued after African Wild Dog, Kaban recalled Lion and Moose's groups from the Plains Area. They were indeed fighting each other. And they were certainly trying to avoid taking it too far.

"Why has it become this way…? How can we get everyone back to normal?"

Seeing Serval, who always wore a smile on her face, speak in a weeping tone, Kaban pursed her lips.

"Lucky-san, we're going to the Library. Maybe we'll learn something if we speak with Professor-san, who knows a lot about this Park."

[You will go out knowing that it is currently dangerous outside, is that correct?]

Kaban nodded. Seeing that, Boss turned towards the Lodge's entrance.

[Understood. The authority is yours. I will take supportive actions in accordance with your decisions.]

Kaban reassuringly gripped her bag's shoulder straps, and turned towards the standing Friends.

"I'll go to the Library with Lucky-san. Giraffe-san, since you're in a bad state like Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey-san, please rest in a room. African Wild Dog-san, Wolf-san, I'd like for you both to keep an eye out for the injured two."

"Roger."

"Although I'd like to accompany you… I'll leave it to you."

Having nodded her head at the agreeing duo, Kaban turned her head to see Serval and was subsequently surprised with her being right in front of her eyes.

"H-Hweh!?"

"I'll be going with you as always, Kaban-chan!" Serval firmly announced, raising her eyebrow.

"B-But…"

"After all, until now we've always been together on our adventure! At this point, we can't be splitting up! Since it's dangerous, I'll tag along!"

Kaban reflexively smiled at Serval, who approached even closer.

"Thank you, Serval-chan."

Having waited for a moment, Common Raccoon spoke up.

"Of course, Arai-san will join you as well noda! As promised before, Arai-san will cooperate with Kaban-san noda! Declining is not an option noda―!"

"Since Arai-san is going, then I should follow as well―"

Fennec stood behind Common Raccoon, who drew closer towards Kaban.

"If Arai-san were to go alone, the she'd definitely cause Kaban-san troubles―"

"That's not true noda―!"

Seeing Common Raccoon rebutting while flailing her arms, Kaban felt the tension and doubts in her chest alleviate a little.

"Alright then… Let's go."


Hello, this is PoGu. Apologies for the hold up. Admittedly, I've sunk a bit too much time on Limbus Company.

Anyway, since FF doesn't like any kind of link anywhere, I'll instead leave directions on how to find the original work.

First method is to search for "「けもの」の本能" and find the link that leads you to a Japanese site called "kakuyomu".

Alternatively, you can go to the kakuyomu site and add "/works/1177354054882921926" to the domain.