Chapter 47: The Bee Unable to Fly 2
When leaving the city, Piyo encountered a new type of non-human called Hanenashi.
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I know that the girl named Hanenashi that Piyo introduced me to is not human, but she is quite different from the type of people I have met so far. To put it simply, she is like a humanized bee.
She is about the same size as Piyo or even a little smaller, her surface is covered by a smooth shell, in addition to having spines on her legs and arms. She has hair similar to that of humans, but she has antennae growing on her head, in addition to her eyes being large and black, with almost no white part. A long tail extends from her rear as well.
When Hanenashi saw me, she seemed surprised and recoiled a little.
"It's okay, Hiro is a nice guy."
"Um, my name is Arisugawa Hiroaki. Nice to meet you."
What are they talking about... I don't know how to respond to Piyo's sentence, so I just introduced myself.
At that moment, the other three approached us, probably worried that I had not returned yet.
"Hatsu~ H-Hiro, stay away from her!"
Filiana suddenly shouted at me and grabbed her sword.
Startled by her alarming voice, Hanenashi moves even further away from us.
"Is it really that bad? From what I've observed so far, she doesn't seem that bad."
In this situation it seems that we are the ones who are intimidating her.
"That child is a humanoid Insectoid, we call them Honey Bee. Their strength is comparable to that of a Goblin or a Kobold, but they become quite formidable when they summon their allies."
It seems that this species of honey bee has claimed this area as their territory, and if they are by themselves, they would not pose such a great threat to travelers.
"No, don't bully her."
Piyo opens her wings and stands in front of Hanenashi. Seeing this, Filiana reluctantly put away the sword she was holding.
"It's okay, everyone is nice."
She then continued, speaking to the frightened Hanenashi in a gentle manner. Then Hanenashi began to speak in a low voice.
"I-I can't summon my allies."