Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

「Yelp, Yelp!」

「Buhahaha, oi stop it! It's ticklish.」

The red dog puppy was licking my face as its tail waved around.

「This puppy became like this as soon as it healed.」

The red dog started darting around, barking happily once its wound recovered.

It had been one day since I found this puppy in the forest.

Just as expected of the recovery power of the medicinal herb's spirit. Or maybe this fella's resilient life force. Well, it seems that the bird meat caught by Kinako was quite effective too.

Anyway, the red dog had recovered.

And now, this fella who was jumping around me was sticking out his tongue from his fangless mouth. There was no hostility at all. Perhaps this fella got attached to me quickly since he knew that I saved his life.

「Woof!」

I had also come to like this fella pretty quickly.

Man, this puppy was truly an adorable one for sure.

「ReLIghT, SToP PlayINg ArOUnD And StArt CooKing.」

「Hehehe, what's matter Kinako, are you jealous?」

「I'M NoT.」

「Sorry buddy, but rest assured, you're the fluffiest one here!」

「HumpH.」

After saying that, Kinako went to fish on the riverside.

Well, I couldn't keep dilly-dallying either. Kinako was right, time to prepare the meal.

「Woof, woof!」

「I have something to do, so wait over here like a good child okay… That reminds me that I haven't given you a name yet.」

I mean, this fella was the same as us, chased out from the forest. In short, he was our new travel companion.

「U~hm, let see…」

He might look like an adorable puppy with red hair right now but could grow like his big and ferocious red dog peers.

In that case, I needed a cool name for him. Definitely not an adorable name like its current appearance.

「Okay, your name is Beniwo!」

「Yelp, yelp! Woof!」

「Oh, do you like it? Man, I must be a genius in giving a name.」

It seems this fella liked the name Beniwo. He ran around my legs while swinging its tail.

「Now listen, you're not a stray anymore. You're our comrade, that's why best regards.」

「Woof, woof! MasTEr! Woof, woof!」

「Ooh, have you already accepted us as your comrade? You noticed when I called you after all.」

I mean, I did hear Beniqo say 「Master」 when I hugged him.

Maybe I started to understand the dog's language one of these days. It's just like how I could talk with Kinako.

Rather, I couldn't help but notice that Kinako's speech seemed to become more and more fluent as of late.

Oh, whatever. It must be proof of the bond between Kinako and me.

「Okay then Beniwo, I'll make sure to understand you as soon as possible.」

「Master!」

Hahaha, such an adorable puppy.

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In the coming days, I realized that our new comrade, the red dog Beniwo, wasn't just a mere adorable puppy.

「Master! Woof, woof, woof!」

When I woke up in the morning thanks to Beniwo's lively bark, I saw him rolling around before me in high spirits.

「A~h, morning Beniwo~… You've been quite lively since the morning.」

「Master!」

Beniwo spat out something from his muzzle in front of me who was still half asleep.

Oioioi, did he start to rebel against his Master?

However, upon a closer look, I realized that the thing he spat out was a sparrow-like bird.

「Did you, catch this for me?」

「Woof, woof, PrEy!」

「I see, that's amazing Beniwo! Good job!」

「Hehehehe, awooo!」

When I pet him, Beniwo rubbed his body to my feet while wagging his tail happily. Such a spoiled puppy. So adorable.

Since Beniwo did a really great job in catching this prey, it was only natural to give him a gift, so I plucked the sparrow-like bird's feathers and gave them to Beniwo to eat.

Oh, it seemed that Beniwo didn't catch this sparrow by mere coincidence.

When we walked in the forest, he followed behind us happily and then went away to somewhere every once in a while―― Only to return with prey like a small bird or a small rat.

Finally, when we were preparing for camping, he returned with a hare.

It was green, had short ears, and horns on its forehead, definitely like a hare or rabbit.

「Beniwo, you're awesome.」

「Woof, woof!」

「Pugugugu, HoRnEd RaBbiT, Is FaSt. HaRd To CatCh.」

Even Kinako acknowledged Beniwo's hunting skills.

Kinako was ill-suited for catching small and nimble animals such as small birds, rats, or rabbits. Even if he caught one, the amount of meat was far from enough for Kinako's huge body. The cost-performance ratio was too poor.

That's why Kinako's prey was mainly freshwater fish or medium-sized game such as deer.

Unfortunately, as we went deeper, we never met the deer-like animal called Jaja which had become the main prey of Kinako and his kin.

「I'll prepare this rabbit, let's share it among the three of us.」

Anyhow, it was thanks to Beniwo that we could get meat that was unobtainable with only Kinako and me. I mean, it was tough to only have fish as your meal.

Being able to eat meat even just a little bit was kinda like a wish to do a little better tomorrow.

===

Still, why did the puppy-like Beniwo who could hunt his prey like nothing, was abandoned by his pack? I got the answer to that question upon our second encounter with goma.

「Okay, those gomas are coming! We won't fall behind this time!」

I was equipped with nothing but a school bag during the previous encounter.

But the current me was different from before, look at this splendid iron spear. I got this from your boss. I'm different from small fries like you who are only equipped with crudely made stone spears and stone axes!

So, I readied my beloved spear and brandished it! And smash them, or so I thought since by the next moment, a wooden arrow stuck right by my flank.

Yes, it was an arrow.

「You coward, bow and arrow is cheating!」

They're cheating! I mean, ranged weapons were cheating!

Dammit, if you're a man, you should fight with a close combat weapon dammit!

「Bugugu, gubera!」

「Abuda, gozuba!」

「Nua~! Stop the bo~w!」

A few gomas were standing behind the one who wielded a spear and axe, sniping us from a safe distance. Since they kept firing arrows at me, I had no choice but to hide behind the tree.

Darn, this ain't the time to fight with a spear!

Their bow and arrow were crudely made, and their aim was shitty. But it still hurt like hell when their arrow hit me. This was reality, not a game. A single hit from their arrow might send me to the afterlife.

「UGRRRRRRRRR, WOOFWOOF!」

「AH, BENIWO!?」

Just when I was musing about how idiotic my overconfidence almost cost me my life, Beniwo barked like an adult dog despite being a puppy and then rushed at once toward the gomas.

「GUBAA!」

「DAGOBUN!」

Beniwo closed in quickly, running past the goma who brandished their weapon, heading straight toward the goma archer behind.

「WOOF WOOF! BOAN!」

Opened his muzzle as if baring his fangs, and then spit fire from his mouth.

「EH, BENIWO CAN SPIT FIRE!?」

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