Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

0026 Confession

The clenched fist, swung in a swinging motion, transformed into a heavy, gray-skinned foreleg, striking the Blue Velociraptor's jaw and knocking it onto its back.

"Do you know how long I struggled to keep the car steady all the way here?!"

With a loud shout, Green Grass climbed onto the neck of the fallen Velociraptor.

"I paid attention to every pothole on the road so that Li Ai could sleep a little longer, but you woke him up!"

The other hand raised by the green grass has now transformed into the forehoof of a herbivorous dragon.

"On my tow truck!"

Thud! Thud! Thud! ...

Between alternating, powerful thrashings of its two front hooves, the blue Velociraptor's eyes swelled and blood gushed from its nostrils.

"The grass is beating up the Velocidrome?... Hmm, looks like I'm still half asleep."

Li Ai muttered something, pulled her head back out the car window, and was about to lie down again when her phone suddenly vibrated twice.

Congratulations! Green Grass has mastered the new move, [Green Grass Chaotic Fists]!

"A new move... wait! This isn't a dream!"

Li Ai suddenly sat up.

Before I could even get out of the car after picking up the snake bite, I heard the mournful cry of the blue Velociraptor and the sound of its claws scurrying away.

"I won, meow!"

"The grass is amazing, meow!"

"Meow meow meow!"

...

The ambulance crew on the roof cheered.

The grass, bathed in the twilight, sighed, looked down at its blood-stained forehooves, and its expression revealed confusion.

"Green Grass, are you alright?"

Upon hearing Li Ai's call, she nervously hoisted her front hooves behind her back, and only after confirming that they had transformed into her white hands did she swing her arms back in front of her.

"Sorry, I woke you up."

"It is indeed your fault."

"ah..."

The grass bowed its head in grievance.

"If you hadn't pulled the cart so smoothly the whole way, I wouldn't have fallen asleep."

After Li Ai finished speaking, her face, bathed in the glow of the setting sun and green grass, was tinged with a dark red.

My phone vibrated twice. I took it out and saw that Qingcao's favorability rating had reached 10 hearts.

However, the other party still did not confess their feelings. Instead, they went to the car and put on a tow lock.

"This doesn't feel good."

Although Li Ai didn't set an upper limit for affection level, the confession after 8 hearts is the ultimate enhancement for the monster girl in terms of affection level.

Li Ai wasn't sure what would happen if Qingcao, who already had 10 hearts, continued to improve and failed to confess her feelings, especially after witnessing Qingcao's chaotic punches.

"Could it really be love turning into hate...? My Blue Velociraptor Helmet should be able to withstand a few hits, right?"

Having made the worst-case scenario plan, Li Ai did not return to the cargo compartment, but instead sat in the front cab of the truck where the driver sat.

"Green Grass, is there anything you want to say to me?"

"No... the truck is too heavy. This time, I'll go into Kokot Village and deliver it to the Chamber of Commerce."

After thinking for a moment, Qingcao offered her advice.

Monster girls are indeed not suitable to enter human villages, but as long as Qingcao doesn't transform herself, no one will know that she is a monster girl.

"That makes sense. Buka and I can pull the flatbed cart, but this is a bit difficult... Thank you, but as your partner, don't you have any opinions on this?"

"No, how could there be?"

Qingcao gripped the lock rope tightly, his fingers turning grayish-white.

buzz~

The phone started vibrating continuously.

Li Ai opened the alarm clock and, instead of an increase in favorability, found it was for dinner time, which relieved her.

"Actually... I think Li Ai, you are a very reliable person. Although you sometimes seem a bit strange, you always think of others and will stand up for your partners in times of crisis... It's not just me who thinks so. Sunny, Cecilia, Mitsuba, the rescue team, and Lizard all have similar opinions."

"And about the lizards?"

Li Ai was also surprised when she thought of the lizard that had become as fat as a ball.

What I feel may not be accurate.

"Alright, since you've answered directly, I'll answer one of your questions too."

The grass, now secured with a lock, paused, then turned to look.

She was bathed in the setting sun at the end of the road, and at that moment she seemed to have merged into it.

Her lips trembled a few times before Qingcao mustered her courage and asked, "Why are you so keen on spending time with monster girls?"

Li Ai was somewhat surprised to discover that it wasn't a confession.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Because I am a hunter of love, and this is my duty."

"I learned a lot about humanity from Cecilia and Mitsuba. Your rare talent and hard work are what made you a Love Hunter, but no one knows your motives..."

Qingcao's voice trailed off, then she suddenly turned and walked forward, seemingly regretting asking the question.

"Reality is ultimately different from games."

Li Ai sighed inwardly.

Clearly, the monster girl in the game doesn't bother to find out why the protagonist wants to approach her and become her partner; she's just happy and content.

"Everyone, sit tight, I'm about to set off!"

Sensing Li Ai's hesitation, Qingcao stopped asking questions.

But then Li Ai suddenly spoke up: "When I was a child, the monster girl saved my life."

"what?"

Qingcao was stunned. According to her understanding, the place where Li Ai was before did not have any monster girls, let alone monsters.

"I also find it unbelievable, and no one else wants to believe it. For a long time, I myself didn't believe it, but it just happened..."

Li Ai looked at the end of the road, where only half of the setting sun remained, and began to recount her memories.

The story begins with the same nightmare that I have every time I fall asleep, when pain assaults my body.

Along the mountain road, on a rainy day, a golden fireworks display exploded in the sky, forming tree shapes.

The parents talking in the car, and the AD calcium milk being handed to them.

Of course, there's also the source of the nightmare: that large truck speeding against traffic at a bend at the foot of the mountain.

Sizzle~

The car, its front end dented from the impact, spun several times on the road before crashing into a rock and coming to a stop.

The burning car emitted wisps of white smoke in the rain.

The car was filled with black smoke, and the young boy cried out for his parents in the front seat, but received no response.

Only the deformed and displaced seatbacks in the front row pressed against his body.

He reached out and hooked the handle, trying to open the door to catch his breath in the thick black smoke, but the crushed door was impossible to open.

Only heart-wrenching cries for help echoed endlessly.

"At that moment, I thought that if someone could save my family, I would pay any price."

"How could such an evil truck exist in the world!"

"Green Grass said angrily."

"Then she appeared..."

As Li Ai spoke, her eyes began to lose focus, as if she had truly returned to that scene.

Boom!

The car's rear door was torn off like a piece of paper.

An arm covered in black spikes reached in, its five sharp fingers clawing and groping in the smoke.

Even though the sharp claws looked terrifying and were definitely not human, Li Ai shouted loudly because the only hope of salvation was right in front of her.

"Help me!"

"Woo woo woo meow~"

Li Ai heard Ai Lu crying and then looked to her side.

The ambulance team member, Elu, who was listening, had already surrounded him.

Perhaps it was the story of the rescue that deeply moved the rescue team, as many of the Ailu were already crying.

"How touching, meow! You two must have become best friends by now, right?"

Kabu speculated.

No, not at all.

As Li Ai spoke, her forlorn expression revealed a deep sadness.

baah~

As the sharp claws gripped Li Ai's neck, the dense spikes on his arms and wrists also pierced into his chest.

The feeling of extreme pain and salvation arriving at the same time intertwined, forming a kind of unique and intense stimulation.

Li Ai was completely speechless at that moment, and could not even breathe on her own.

"Where's the golden tree... Oops, you've been pricked."

Seeing the blood flowing down the thorns on her wrist, the woman with a pair of huge curved horns on her head and two protruding tiger teeth swung her other arm, which had dragon claws.

Once the thorns on his wrist were flung off, he switched hands and lifted Li Ai up.

However, as the thorn was pulled out, even more blood overflowed from the numerous bloody holes in his chest.

"Uh... this minor injury will heal quickly. Where is that golden tree?"

Li Ai, enduring the pain, raised her hand and pointed to the front cabin of the car, which had already shrunk considerably.

The woman's yellow vertical pupils contracted, and she turned her head to look.

"They were already dead when I arrived, so there's no point in dragging them out... Why are you crying? Is it really worth it for such a small injury?"

The woman seemed quite confused by Li Ai's display of pain.

"People in this world are so fragile... Could I have come to the wrong place?"

Realizing something, the woman released her sharp claws.

Black wings covered in thorns unfurled, and it soared into the clouds against the wind and rain.

"Is she a monster girl too?"

The grass was unbelievable.

"Yes, but in my world, no one was willing to believe me. So much so that when I was in the orphanage, I felt that I was too sad and started hallucinating. It wasn't until I grew up that a game called Monster Hunter World was released."

"It feels like there's no connection, meow."

Kabu was puzzled.

"Yes, I was working that day when my friends in the gaming group said that the new Elder Dragon cover monster is just a regular Elder Dragon with no attribute control whatsoever."

Li Ai originally wanted to say "useless," but seeing Qingcao listening attentively, she immediately changed her words.

"I really wanted to see what such a pathetic Elder Dragon looked like, so I asked the other party to send me a picture. After seeing Nergigante... my life was completely changed."

"Nergigante?"

Kabu looked at his companions, who all looked bewildered.

Despite spending their days in the wild dealing with hunters and investigators, the rescue team had never heard of this monster's name.

"Because she saved you at the most crucial moment, that's why you strive to become a love hunter, longing to reunite with her. I understand."

After Qingcao finished speaking, he transformed into a monster and began to drag the truck forward.

Li Ai's phone vibrated twice, and she opened it to take a look.

Green Grass's confession ended in failure, but her affection level remained at 10 hearts.

The attribute leap brought by the confession directly raised Grass's rating from 1.3 stars to 1.9 stars, and the racial upgrade cap also reached 3 stars.

"I didn't receive the confession, but it showed as a failure. It seems that the determination of a confession is made by the monster girl. Perhaps Qingcao thinks that this level is already a confession."

Seeing the truck steadily moving towards the setting sun, Li Ai sighed softly.

The leap in confession was quite significant; the grass pulled the cart much more easily and steadily now.

Their speed also increased significantly, and they entered Kokot Village before the sun had even set.

The chamber of commerce receptionist was both happy and disappointed to see the trucks fully loaded.

The good news is that the warehouse has a lot of low-value material inventory that can be replenished, but the frustrating part is the inventory work.

However, the Love Rescue Team brought him good news this time: all the supplies collected had undergone preliminary screening and classification during the collection process, making inventory much easier.

After the settlement was completed, the truck's revenue for the day was a full 6480 z.

After deducting some necessary expenses, earning 5000 z a day is quite easy.

Li Ai treated the Love Rescue Team to a hearty meal in the guild hall.

Then they returned to the sheep village hut and began planning their next move.

"The only problem right now is that we can't collect materials continuously in the same area. The area around Yangkuku's training location will probably be exhausted in two days, given the cats' efficiency. We can only go deeper..."

Looking at the map on her phone, Li Ai was torn between continuing her training or making money.

Suddenly the door was opened, and Qingtian jumped in.

"Li Ai, what did you do to the grass today?"

"No, what's wrong with her?"

Li Ai was very puzzled. He had rejected Qingcao's feelings by talking about his past experiences, but the affection level did not decrease, and the other party did not do anything unusual.

Listen.

Sunny pointed out the window.

Thump~ Thump~ Thump~...

A series of rapid, impactful blows were heard.

"This is..."

"After the grass was unloaded from the truck and ate some grass leaves, it started beating up the big tree, and it's still doing so now."

"I thought it was you, but it's just grass. That's definitely not normal."

Li Ai suddenly realized.

"Do I often beat up big trees...? I think so."

Thinking back on her past acts of venting her anger by hitting trees, Qingtian realized that Li Ai was right.

"She's probably practicing the 'Green Grass Fist' she just learned... You'll be traveling with the truck tomorrow."

Li Ai suddenly thought of a solution.

"Great! My skill level has improved a lot. Let's have a fierce competition tomorrow."

"It's just you and Green Grass. I'm getting off halfway to train with Sheep Kuku."

"Huh? Doesn't that mean there are no humans on this truck?!"

The sunny weather was a pleasant surprise.

"Yeah, think about it carefully, why does it have to be a human accompanying you? There are rescue teams for gathering, and you don't need a guide to pull the cart with grass. Both of you are quite strong, and you wouldn't be afraid even if you encountered a Blue Velociraptor. You're practically... the two ruthless merchants of Senqiu!"

"Oh~ the Mori-oka Business Duo, what an impressive title."

Sunny's eyes lit up, and she immediately became interested.

"Of course, no matter how powerful the monsters around are, none of them dare to roam freely on the Kokot Village trade route. But you are different from Green Grass. Not only can you travel freely, but you will also not be punished by the hunting commission."

"Why is it that seemingly ordinary things sound so exciting when you talk about them..."

Qingtian began to ponder.

"Don't think too much about it. You should know that when the fire dragon breeding season comes in March, the sky above Senqiu will be full of fire dragons. It will be very difficult to travel safely on the trade route at that time."

"Okay, I've already asked you to pay for the new skin I bought. Remember to pay for it."

After saying that, Qingtian ran away.

Before long, another sound of wood being struck was heard.