Chapter 8

I am Alraune.

A monster girl who is a plant.

This time, I have been entrusted with the task of providing my nectar in exchange for food rations and bodyguard services. My life surrounded by bees has just begun.

It’s like being an idol who is worshipped. No, perhaps I’m a princess. Occasionally, some of them try to attack me, but I drive them away by hitting them with my vines. I punish the naughty ones.

By the way, worker bees are all female, right? That means the bees who protect me like knights are female knights.

The bee circle is a garden of lilies. Is this like an all-girls school?

With me, Alraune, at the center, the female knights gather. If they gather individually, we should give them names. Let’s call our club, no, our circle, the Forest Lily Society.

Good afternoon.

Hey, which bee are you, Miss?

What, you’re called the queen in the hive? Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for always sending me female knights.

On this occasion, please make me your adopted sister and let us form a sisterly bond. I wish to live under Your Majesty’s protection. So, please appoint me as your sister. If you do, I will call you “Onee-sama” as a sign of respect. By the way, in French, sisters are called “sœur.” It’s strange knowledge that only otaku accumulate. Good afternoon, Onee-sama.

Just a moment ago, a bee tried to pollinate me and was knocked to the ground. That bee must be the villainous lady character. If she does something foolish like that again, she will meet a bad end by being eaten by me. There’s no guarantee of reincarnation, so be careful with your life and don’t choose the wrong path.

Occasionally, some of them try to attack me, but they are all good children if we all get along. Look, right now.

This monkey-type monster, Barbaffe, which I defeated yesterday. Today, its companions came to avenge it, bringing the entire clan to pay their respects.

A group of over twenty monkey monsters. Moreover, they seem to have intelligence and are equipped with swords, spears, and even bows. Isn’t that a bit too dangerous?

I can’t handle them alone. My vines were cleanly cut by the monkeys. This is the first time.

So, I decided to send a distress signal. I over-healed my vines and stretched them high into the sky.

Then, something flew through the air, approaching from somewhere.

Here come the female knights. My friends, the bee-type monsters, Zolombine, appeared like SPs. About a hundred bees, each larger than a monkey, faced off against the twenty armed monkeys.

It was a crushing victory. No matter how many weapons they had, it was impossible to withstand the simultaneous attack of a swarm of bees. The monkey family was annihilated.

When I noticed, a white bird had flown in from somewhere and was pecking at the monkey corpses. It looked like a crow painted white. Poor monkeys, being pursued even by birds.

Well, you there, white bird. I’ve never seen you before, so let me taste you a bit.

Ah, too bad, it flew away just by moving my vines. But it’s not a problem. There’s plenty of food prepared here.

Some of my bee female knights were also defeated and fell to the ground, but I will comfort them. Of course, with digestive fluid!

Nom nom.

Tonight’s dinner is raw monkeys and raw bees.

The bees don’t seem to mind that their companions’ bodies are my food. It’s amazing, even for the sake of nectar.

The bees carried half of the monkey family back to the hive. They must be having a family dinner. How nice, I always eat alone.

While eating quietly by myself, I will think about the future.

After experiencing the danger of pollination, I have made a decision. This is my goal for the future.

I don’t want to do dangerous things anymore. I don’t want to be betrayed or killed.

So, I will create a paradise where I can live comfortably.

A large forest rich in nature, with many friendly plants growing abundantly. Surrounded by animals and monsters who admire me, we will all live together peacefully and happily.

I will spend my quiet plant life while photosynthesizing.

This current situation is the first step.

I will expand the forest’s influence at this rate and secure a safe and peaceful plant life.

On the night I set my goal,

I saw something strange.

It happened when I was sleeping soundly with my bud closed.

Suddenly, I felt the temperature around me rise sharply.

If I were human, I would have been drenched in sweat. But I don’t have to worry about that now.

When I woke up in my bud, I felt something pass overhead.

It looked like a burning plane flying through the sky. It was a glowing, mysterious object, an unidentified flying object, but not the kind that comes from space.

I wondered what that was, but it was nighttime, when plants and trees sleep. Flowers have their bedtime, so I didn’t open my bud and went back to sleep.

I think it started from that day.

The rain stopped completely.

I didn’t know yet.

The words I always whispered in my heart, “I want water.”

For me, a plant, that feeling was very important.

I would experience it literally, to the core of my being.

Thank you for reading.

I plan to update two stories a day tomorrow.

Please look forward to it.

Next time, someone please teach me how to pray for rain.