"Roar-----!!"
A huge shadow burst out of the grass, and Duanmu Huai finally got a clear look at its true form.
It was a bear!
Come to think of it, Japan was rather strange. It didn't have much else, but it had plenty of bears and wild boars. As the saying went, one wild boar, two bears, three tigers. Wild boars and bears both ranked ahead of tigers, and Japan had all of them.
How amusing.
But... did this bastard look like he was afraid of it?
Seeing the black bear before him, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly and clenched his fists. What a joke. In Journey to the West, he had even dared to kill the Black Bear Spirit. What was there to fear from a mere black bear that hadn't become a spirit... Hm?
However, contrary to Duanmu Huai's expectations, just as the black bear was about to pounce, it suddenly slammed on the brakes and came to a stop. Then it stared fixedly at Duanmu Huai, let out another roar, and then—turned around and ran.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished into the bushes without a trace.
"..."
Duanmu Huai didn't need to look at the System Prompt to know what had happened.
So he couldn't be bothered to look. If he didn't, he could at least comfort himself by pretending the bear had been frightened away by his imposing aura, couldn't he?
At that moment, Sakuya poked her head out from behind Duanmu Huai and stared in surprise at the departing black bear. After a brief silence, she sighed with emotion.
"As expected of Big Brother..."
"..."
If you don't say anything, no one will mistake you for a mute.
With a dark expression, Duanmu Huai silently urged Sakuya onward. Although she was still somewhat