The smartest person grumpiest bear becomes the lowest noble in another world!!!
Brum brum
The engines revved and a spill of oily smoke spat into the cold night air, the cherry red paint on the moving truck was blotched in places from over zealous use of an automated car wash service. Truck-kun mulled over the latest order in a long line of increasingly bizarre and demanding requests from otherworldly entities, but it was a living. The decepticon sticker plastered over his rear bumper plate shimmered in the crimson glow of a half cracked tail light. The cargo was empty, but the delivery was about to go down.
The road was secluded and dark, trees lined either side of the lightless stretch for what could be an eternity. Truck-kun lurked behind the only other source of light, a billboard for the local McDonalds, seven miles along the road. The delivery order stated the target jogged on this road every night from 9 pm til 10, just enough endorphins to keep that genius level mind ticking over til morning. He rolled into the pitch black bitumin and sped down the road, flicking his headlights into highbeams, catching sight of a human figure up ahead. The reflected light from the fog revealed an empty cabin, Truck-kun had no need of a driver, for he was the truck.
He'd done this countless times now, more then he would admit, it was becoming shamefully common. The Isekai gods had glommed onto a pattern that worked, and rather than put some thought into how they pulled their heroes from the mortal plane, they sent a sms to Truck-kun. Still, a Truck had to keep diesel in it's belly somehow. A simple swerve and activate the soul deliverer, and the job would be done.
He shrieked as his brakes engaged, swerving into the gravel shoulder of the road, catching sight of a larger shape looming over the human, slashing upon it with terrible claws. Oh shit, that thing was in the way, and more besides, the human's throat was slashed out by the gruesome claws of a massive grizzly bear. It was too late to disengage the delivery now, the front bumper of Truck-kun impacted the bear leaving both worse for wear as the soul of the wild creature was transported to some far flung alternate dimension where ridiculous and overused tropes would occur. Truck-kun would rather watch American idol than subject himself to the vageries of some escapist tripe. Limping down the road to a nearby repair shop to get his front bumper replaced, Truck-kun set about texting an apology message to the Goddess who had ordered a veritable genius and instead been delivered a hungry bear.
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Bears do not concern themselves with the concerns of mortals, or immortals
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Bear roared as he went to rend his prey's guts from it's torso, the darkness of night giving way to an ever brightening and unexpected early dawn that quickly became a solid wall of pain. For a moment he floated in an endless expanse of that blinding light, uncomprehending of what bizarre event had snatched him away from his first proper meal in two days. Where prey had once been plentiful he had found the humans encroaching deeper and deeper into his territory of late, and the deer he had been so fond of becoming scarce. To put further misery into his troublesome life, the elder bear had even had to contend with those same humans trying to hunt him. The undisputed lord of the forrest realm! He snarled to himself as the endless light of every star gave way to solid wood beneath his leathery paws, and the muted dimness of candlelight. There before him sat a human, soft and pink, but emanating an aura of power that filled Bear with animalistic dread.
Averse to fire and stricken by fear, he growled and lifted himself up upon his haunches, making himself big to seem more a challenge. The human woman didn't seem scared of his theatrics, so he swiped at the air powerfully and roared loud enough that spittle rained across her form."Sit down please," said the Goddess, and Bear found himself sitting without thinking, or moving if he thought about it. He blinked, for he had never met a human who spoke Bear, or a Bear that spoke Bear."This is quite the pickle Truck-kun has left me in, and the target dead besides, for which we have you to thank," she prattled onwards and onwards, a veritable brook of words bubbling from her mouth like a spring thaw. Bear finding his mind wandering as he sniffed the air, smelling honeysuckles and oak, the babbling sound of the Goddess an unconcerning buzz in his twitching ears. As black eyes searched the room for an escape, of which there seemed to be none, he found himself settling back on the woman for she had begun to exude an air of irritation as if he had the bad graces to cross into her hunting grounds.
"Well?" she asked, and Bear found himself speaking for the first time ever. "Well what?"She gasped in exasperation "Didn't you listen to a thing I said?" Bear shook himself all over and growled a curt "Nope". Her scent said angry, but Bear couldn't tell a single thing from human body language, should he be remorseful? It wasn't in his nature, so he merely blinked and waited.The Goddess gave an indignant shriek and launched into what must have been another rendition of her world altering speech, for which Bear did not care, though he made sure to pay enough attention to wait for the question at the end which would free him from this tree hole. Half the things she said had no translation into the thoughts of a bear, so he grunted a few times to seem interested like when he had found a particularly honey filled hive nestled within the hollow of a tree.
"You can have one boon to help you in this quest, what would you have to aid you as a human noble?" she said, her tone flicking upwards at the end which seemed to be important to her speech.Bear growled, a human? "Like forrest fire I'd be a human. I want to stay a bear" he growled, still unable to stand from where he sat to fully express his rage at such an injustice."You wish to remain a bear? But how will that work, everyone will lose their minds."To which Bear sat and pondered, the solution so simple, though he cared not one bit what this quest was. "Then for my boon, I'll stay a bear, but no one will see."The Goddess blinked, a slight twitch in her eye that Bear did notice, and congratulated himself on noticing. A clear sign of human approval?"Very well, waste your boon. Do not forget your quest, or I will be ruined" she said, and Bear felt reality melt away into cold all-encompassing starlight once more.
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smartest persongrumpiest bear becomes the lowest noble in another world!!!Brum brum
The engines revved and a spill of oily smoke spat into the cold night air, the cherry red paint on the moving truck was blotched in places from over zealous use of an automated car wash service. Truck-kun mulled over the latest order in a long line of increasingly bizarre and demanding requests from otherworldly entities, but it was a living. The decepticon sticker plastered over his rear bumper plate shimmered in the crimson glow of a half cracked tail light. The cargo was empty, but the delivery was about to go down.
The road was secluded and dark, trees lined either side of the lightless stretch for what could be an eternity. Truck-kun lurked behind the only other source of light, a billboard for the local McDonalds, seven miles along the road. The delivery order stated the target jogged on this road every night from 9 pm til 10, just enough endorphins to keep that genius level mind ticking over til morning. He rolled into the pitch black bitumin and sped down the road, flicking his headlights into highbeams, catching sight of a human figure up ahead. The reflected light from the fog revealed an empty cabin, Truck-kun had no need of a driver, for he was the truck.
He'd done this countless times now, more then he would admit, it was becoming shamefully common. The Isekai gods had glommed onto a pattern that worked, and rather than put some thought into how they pulled their heroes from the mortal plane, they sent a sms to Truck-kun. Still, a Truck had to keep diesel in it's belly somehow. A simple swerve and activate the soul deliverer, and the job would be done.
He shrieked as his brakes engaged, swerving into the gravel shoulder of the road, catching sight of a larger shape looming over the human, slashing upon it with terrible claws. Oh shit, that thing was in the way, and more besides, the human's throat was slashed out by the gruesome claws of a massive grizzly bear. It was too late to disengage the delivery now, the front bumper of Truck-kun impacted the bear leaving both worse for wear as the soul of the wild creature was transported to some far flung alternate dimension where ridiculous and overused tropes would occur. Truck-kun would rather watch American idol than subject himself to the vageries of some escapist tripe. Limping down the road to a nearby repair shop to get his front bumper replaced, Truck-kun set about texting an apology message to the Goddess who had ordered a veritable genius and instead been delivered a hungry bear.
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Bears do not concern themselves with the concerns of mortals, or immortals
​
Bear roared as he went to rend his prey's guts from it's torso, the darkness of night giving way to an ever brightening and unexpected early dawn that quickly became a solid wall of pain. For a moment he floated in an endless expanse of that blinding light, uncomprehending of what bizarre event had snatched him away from his first proper meal in two days. Where prey had once been plentiful he had found the humans encroaching deeper and deeper into his territory of late, and the deer he had been so fond of becoming scarce. To put further misery into his troublesome life, the elder bear had even had to contend with those same humans trying to hunt him. The undisputed lord of the forrest realm! He snarled to himself as the endless light of every star gave way to solid wood beneath his leathery paws, and the muted dimness of candlelight. There before him sat a human, soft and pink, but emanating an aura of power that filled Bear with animalistic dread.
Averse to fire and stricken by fear, he growled and lifted himself up upon his haunches, making himself big to seem more a challenge. The human woman didn't seem scared of his theatrics, so he swiped at the air powerfully and roared loud enough that spittle rained across her form."Sit down please," said the Goddess, and Bear found himself sitting without thinking, or moving if he thought about it. He blinked, for he had never met a human who spoke Bear, or a Bear that spoke Bear."This is quite the pickle Truck-kun has left me in, and the target dead besides, for which we have you to thank," she prattled onwards and onwards, a veritable brook of words bubbling from her mouth like a spring thaw. Bear finding his mind wandering as he sniffed the air, smelling honeysuckles and oak, the babbling sound of the Goddess an unconcerning buzz in his twitching ears. As black eyes searched the room for an escape, of which there seemed to be none, he found himself settling back on the woman for she had begun to exude an air of irritation as if he had the bad graces to cross into her hunting grounds.
"Well?" she asked, and Bear found himself speaking for the first time ever. "Well what?"She gasped in exasperation "Didn't you listen to a thing I said?" Bear shook himself all over and growled a curt "Nope". Her scent said angry, but Bear couldn't tell a single thing from human body language, should he be remorseful? It wasn't in his nature, so he merely blinked and waited.The Goddess gave an indignant shriek and launched into what must have been another rendition of her world altering speech, for which Bear did not care, though he made sure to pay enough attention to wait for the question at the end which would free him from this tree hole. Half the things she said had no translation into the thoughts of a bear, so he grunted a few times to seem interested like when he had found a particularly honey filled hive nestled within the hollow of a tree.
"You can have one boon to help you in this quest, what would you have to aid you as a human noble?" she said, her tone flicking upwards at the end which seemed to be important to her speech.Bear growled, a human? "Like forrest fire I'd be a human. I want to stay a bear" he growled, still unable to stand from where he sat to fully express his rage at such an injustice."You wish to remain a bear? But how will that work, everyone will lose their minds."To which Bear sat and pondered, the solution so simple, though he cared not one bit what this quest was. "Then for my boon, I'll stay a bear, but no one will see."The Goddess blinked, a slight twitch in her eye that Bear did notice, and congratulated himself on noticing. A clear sign of human approval?"Very well, waste your boon. Do not forget your quest, or I will be ruined" she said, and Bear felt reality melt away into cold all-encompassing starlight once more.