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First Battle of My Life
Translated by AmaLynne
Edited by AmaLynne
「WhoooaaaAAAAAAA!」
When I realized that I had encountered a monster, a scream naturally came out of my mouth.
It was no wonder.
No matter how much body-enhancement magic I was able to use, this was my first encounter with a monster.
There was no way I could keep my cool.
「Guruaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!」
The big bear lifted his thick arms with sharp claws menacingly.
The bear’s huge body looks even bigger than it already is.
「Whoaaaaaaaa, whoaaaaaaaa, whoaaaaaaaa, whoaaaaaaaa!」
Sam fell on his buttocks and repeated his scream.
「Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm downnnnnnnnnnnn!」
Knowing it was dangerous, Sam turned his back on the bear and ran away.
In the meantime, he struggles to calm himself down.
Fight it.
You have to fight.
What are you going to do, run away here?
Aren’t you going to be an adventurer?
「―――Don’t run away, Sam!」
I barked to myself and stopped in my tracks.
Behind me, a large bear is roaring and chasing me.
There is fear. I was terrified.
But more than that, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for myself that I couldn’t do anything but run away.
What am I going to do by running away? Are you going to go back to that house and cry?
There was no such option.
What was the point of practicing magic?
It’s to get out of that house, it’s to go on an adventure in this other world.
I didn’t want to get stuck here.
「Living in a house like that, bullied by my brother, scorned by adults! No, you don’t!」
Sam turned around with fear in his eyes.
There was a huge body in front of him that was about to attack him.
Calm down, calm down, calm down.
His body was still strengthened.
I now have the strength to snap a large tree.
There’s no need to be afraid of this one bear.
「―――Brace yourself, Samuel!」
I clenched my fists with all the strength I could muster.
Lower your hips and take a stance.
The rest is all about spirit and guts.
「Come at me!」
「Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!」
The bear barked and swiped his arm.
With a roar, Sam ducked under the approaching giant arm and jumped into the bear’s bosom.
「UwooooOOOOOHHHH!」
Then, with all his strength and magical power, Sam swung his arm.
―――Shudder!
「Huh?」
The end was instantaneous.
Sam was simply stunned by the scene in front of him.
Sam had intended to punch the bear’s huge body with all his might.
However, Sam’s fist had cut the bear’s body in two in a horizontal line.
「Wh-What the hell happened?」
There was no answer to that question, of course.
While Sam was making a dumb face, the bear’s huge body slid sideways from his stomach and rolled on the ground, spreading a lot of blood and guts.
「…won, right?」
Looking at the reddish ground, Sam muttered to himself.
The bear, which had fallen in two, did not move a muscle.
「Won. I, I, I won!」
Looking at the guts scattered on the ground, I was convinced of my victory.
「I did it, I did it, I beat the monster.」
Sam repeated over and over as if to himself.
He squeezed his trembling hand and put all his strength into it.
The small hands of this nine-year-old had managed to defeat the bear monster, which was bigger than an adult, with just one blow.
「―――I can do it!」
Sam rejoiced with a trembling voice.
「With this power, I can get out of that house! I can explore the world now! I can―――I can live free!」
It had only been a few days since his reincarnation.
Sam had succeeded in taking a new step forward.