Chapter 33 : "Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!"
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Koneko's eyes lost their focus as she remembered a dark point in her life.
The days just after Rias had taken her into the peerage were dark days indeed, full of cuddling and several near death experiences via hug. When she returned to the present, she gave Goku a very serious nod.
Seeing that he wasn't going to escape or be released anytime soon, Goku decided to get on with what his master had created him for, "Well hi! I'm Son Goku," He ignored the squeal of excitement from the woman holding him hostage, "and I need your help! Lately, something has been scaring off all the other animals and attacking me whenever I enter the woods.
Whatever this thing is it's a coward and only attacks when my back is turned! I need your help to take it down. Will you help me?"
"Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!"
Clearly, Rias hadn't lost any of her excitement yet and was very excited to actually go on a quest with THE Son Goku. It didn't matter to her that it was currently the Goku from the original Drag-so-ball and not the newest Z series.
It was till Goku! THE most influential character who practically created the shounen genre of manga and anime. It didn't matter what anyone else told her, that was what she believed and she totally forgave the bastard making the portals after this!
Koneko let out a little sigh, but didn't argue with Rias. She hadn't actually been in any other pocket dimension but the onsen resort, which she loved.
As far as Koneko was concerned, the person making these portals was the greatest person in the history of ever. Free all she could eat sweets anytime she wanted. If she weren't a devil she likely would have died from massive onset diabetes by now. Or, be really really fat instead of her usual tiny petite self.
Goku, having to the agreement needed, smiled brightly, "Then were off!" There's silence for a moment as Goku realizes he can't guide them while hanging in the air within the woman's arms.
He sighs and points to a small game trail leading into the forest, "That way!"
Rias, still adamantly refusing to release the tiny Goku, turns to face the trail he pointed out. A little more seriously, she addresses Koneko, "Koneko-chan, take the lead and keep your senses open for anything."
Not only was Koneko her Rook making the petite girl super strong and super durable but she was reincarnated from a race known as Nekoshou, a subspecies of Nekomata. Nekomata were, essentially, cat people yokai while Nekoshou were simply a stronger version of the Nekomata.
This meant that Koneko had enhanced senses, especially her senses of hearing and smell. Combining her sense and toughness made her perfect as the vanguard while looking for whatever was giving her adorable Goku trouble.
Koneko leads the way, sniffing the air as she moves. She admitted, if only silently in her head since she didn't talk much, that she was very impressed with this place. If she didn't know better, she would swear she was really outside in the woods.
She could smell the greenery, but also various animals. A small trail leading off the one they were on smelled like deer. Off to the side of the path she could see a small burrow with a pair of rabbis living in it. Far away, thankfully, she could scent the pungent odor of a skunk. She would definitely avoid going in that direction.
After walking for a bit, Goku spoke up in a soft voice, "We're getting close to the last spot where I was attacked."
Koneko sniffed the air and could smell a mix of animals and fresh water in the air. She nodded to herself. The large game trail they were on was so well tread because it led to a water source.
She thought it was a nice detail. There were too many different animal scents for her to pick which might be the attacker, but she did notice there were no predator scents. She could recognize all the other scents as they were normal animals, nothing out of her experience.
When they arrived at the small flowing creek, Goku began to struggle in Rias's grasp once more, "Okay, you gotta put me down! We could be attacked by the monster at any time!"
Rias pouted horrifically, but finally put her Goku doll down on the ground. Finally free from his captor, Goku quickly scrambled away from her while pulling the small red staff out of its holder on his back.
He looked around warily as he addressed the girls, "I was just doing some fishing when something hit me from behind and sent me falling into the river. Whatever it was stole the fish I'd caught!"
As Goku looked around for the culprit, Koneko perked up and looked behind him. As Goku caught on and went to turn, a large bear came out of the forest. The large bear moved faster and quieter than anything that size had a right to do.
It got to Goku before he could completely turn around and smacked him in the back with enough force to send the kid flying. While Goku got a flight lesson, his trajectory aimed at the creek, Koneko, and Rias focused on the bear.
Koneko used her excellent strength to push herself off the ground at high speed to intercept the bear's face with her fist. As Goku splashed down, Koneko's fist connected with the bear's snout. Despite the massive disparity in size and common sense saying what would happen, the bear's head snapped to the side with its body following shortly after.
It lets out a pained groan from the blow and comes to a rolling stop a few feet away.
As soon as it comes to a stop, the bear rears its head back and lets out a very loud roar that's cut off as Rias's Power of Destruction erases it. As everyone began to relax, answering roars came from deeper in the woods. It sounded like dozens of angry bears answered the call of the one they'd just gotten rid of.
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