Itās the second day of my daily life in the forest. Before retiring for the day, I want to be a bit more familiar with the Grandy and Blue Grizzliesā ecology. Iām relying on the moonlight to see; itās a bit dark but I can still make out what Iām writing. I wonder if itās become a habit this past month, but I feel uneasy if Iām not keeping my thoughts in a diary.
Day 2 With the black rabbit leading the way, I quickly arrived at the monstersā dwelling.
Inside were two Blue Grizzlies along with one Grand Grizzly. Of the two, one appears to be a cub with its small stature. The other one has a large build so itās probably the parent. Although it was written in the book that Grand Grizzlies like to move in groupsā¦ Could these two types of bears be part of the same monster group?
Seeing as there hasnāt been much development in this past hour, I should wrap things up for today. As usual, the rabbit is riding on my shoulder.. but since youāre cute, Iāll permit it.\nDay 3 Iām observing their habitat again. Just like yesterday, they arenāt moving. Nothing noteworthy happened, guess thatās it for today. I wonder what this rabbit actually is and why it keeps following meā¦ It understands my words and is able to sense danger, which is very convenient. I have an endless amount of doubts about it. But itās cute so whatever.
Day 4 My stomach hurts.
Day 5 As expected, the water was no good. It was very reassuring to have the rabbit at my side while I was suffering from stomach aches.
By the afternoon, my condition improved and I continued observing the bears.\nLooking down at them from a tree, the bears seem to be on a hunt today. Even though I havenāt seen them for only a day, it feels like itās been a long time. As for the hunt, it felt like the Grand Grizzly was leading the Blue Grizzly cub. Somehow, the sight of it was calming.
From watching them today, I learned that they basically eat anything. They also brought down a Fall Boar, a wild boar monster, with ease.
Am I really capable of taking them down?
Day 6 I encountered a monster today. The black rabbit led me to a place with clean water and just when we were heading backā¦ the rabbit started trembling. What appeared was something akin to a tsuchinoko; a gigantic snake. I donāt know the name of this creature so for now Iāll call it a giga tsuchinoko, or rather Iāll just shorten it to Giganoko. Its abdomen was thick and its body was around 7 metres long. Slithering on its belly, it came directly for me while I froze in fear. Of course, I ran. It chased after me persistently but I managed to get away. Just as a precaution, I also took a detour on the way back.\n\nI have a bad feeling about this.
Day 9 In the morning, the rabbit seemed scared so I decided against setting out and took a longer rest on the tree. I considered fetching my water canteen from the ground but it was risky, and thereās no substitute for my life.
Nevertheless, isnāt this rabbit too emotionally attached to me? Even if I healed its wound, would one normally be this attached? To be honest, I want to take it home.
Tomorrow, once the Giganoko goes away, Iāll start hunting the bears.
Day 10 In the end, I wasnāt able to hunt the Grand Grizzly. Itās not that my desperate attempts at a strategy failedā¦ I didnāt even have to chance to use any.
Right in front of me was the cruel sight of a Grand Grizzlyās messy, half-eaten corpse.