I Became a God in the Refrigerator

63. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

The appearance of Planet Frey loomed below.

With Han’s manipulation, the view expanded rapidly.

As things seemed to be winding down, the sight of elves resting by the fountain came into view.

“Everyone seems to be doing well.”

Having confirmed that the elves were fine, Han now turned his gaze towards the beehive where the night buzzards were.

Inside, the sleeping queen bee was visible, exhaling a soft breath.

[“Fee… Feee….”]

It was a rare moment of rest.

Since the Nightbloom Queen Bee had arrived here, today might be the first true rest she had ever experienced in her life.

Now, even the life of the Nightbloom Rabbit Bees seemed to have settled into its own orbit.

One might call it a period of stability.

The young bees began to fulfill their roles diligently, and thanks to that, the Queen Bee, who now had some spare time, gradually regained her vitality.

The sight of the Queen Bee’s wings and leg hairs, once dusty and dull, now gradually becoming glossy, was a good omen.

It must have meant that they had overcome the crisis.

“Oh? Isn’t that an egg?”

Even better news would be the birth of another egg.

It was a rare occurrence.

If all went well, by early tomorrow morning at the latest, a new bee would hatch.

Then, a new member would be added to this place.

“Oh dear. Another round of hard work begins.”

However, with the increase in members in the square, one must be willing to endure that to some extent.

Of course, she was more than willing to accept it.

Whoooo.

Hane widened her view and looked around.

“Ha-ah!”

At that moment, she saw Yumina in the distance.

She zoomed in for a closer observation.

Whoosh!

She saw a large fireball forming at the tip of the staff she held out in front.

But the fireball, which was about to burst with a rough noise and swell in size, soon shrank back down and quietly disappeared.

It was a magic cancel action.

Repeating such spellcasting and canceling, Yumina found herself alone honing her magic in the darkening forest.

It seemed that Yumina was dedicated to training her magic.

“It hasn’t been long since finishing farm work. Diligent, Yumina.”

The staff in Yumina’s hand was a combat staff she had obtained from the goblin sorcerer before.

“Ha-ah!”

Unlike her usual frail appearance, it had a somewhat vigorous and powerful aura.

Recently, Yumina had been diligently continuing her magic training and efforts.

Perhaps Yumina, in her own way, had unknowingly made up her mind.

She must have realized that without firm determination, she wouldn’t be able to join in the tower conquest.

[Clang! Clang-clang!]

[Creak!]

Beside her, young wolves were frolicking in the grass field.

Wolves hiding among the tall bushes, crouching and chasing each other.

As if playing tag, two would run away while the other would dash out to pursue.

It was a hunting game.

They frolicked together, their playful antics making Han smile involuntarily.

Although they had grown a bit in stature, it seemed that their inner selves remained as youthful as ever.

“Haah….”

Yumina hesitated and sat down on the grass, looking tired.

Sweat glistened on her forehead.

It seemed that their magic training was coming to an end.

Han fetched water from the fountain and handed it to Yumina.

“Oh! Thank you, God!”

Yumina gratefully bowed with her hands together, and Han chuckled as he gently ruffled her hair.

Everyone was putting their best effort.

They probably wanted to secure this miraculous ground they had barely obtained, so that it would not be taken away by monsters again.

Han hoped it would stay that way.

***

[Biiing!]

Finally, the second egg hatched.

“Wow! It’s a baby bee!”

“Oh. To already have two offspring. It truly seems like a year of plenty.”

…Is it really a year of plenty?

Mmhm, that little one. Always talking back.

Anyway.

Han turned his head from the elves and his face lit up at the sight of the baby bees in his hands.

“Oh my. This little one is adorable too.”

Twitch. Twitch.

The baby bees expressed joy towards Han.

Their long ears, folded in half, resembling rabbits, allowed them to convey emotions and greetings.

They were called Night Bunny Bees.

Whoever named them did a good job.

They were exactly as their name suggested.

Han gently stroked the baby bees while the Queen Bee, who extracted bodily fluids and eggshell pieces, was praised.

“You’ve worked hard too.”

[Biiing.]

The Queen Bee, her ears flicking in contentment, received compliments.

Clearly, her responses were sharper than before.

Perhaps it was due to the trust built up while being with Han, but more likely, it was because her strength was gradually returning.

Even the Queen Bee was beginning to relax a bit.

[Biiing!!]

At that moment, Han chuckled as he heard the chirping cries of the baby bees starting to cry out.

The frantic chirping reminded him of the first worker bee he had raised before.

As he brought the honey closer, the little one seemed to quickly realize it was time to eat, sniffing a few times before starting to feed.

“Yes, yes. Eat a lot.”

Eating well meant growing well to become an excellent worker.

Now, even the queen bee seemed to trust and entrust the baby completely.

Except for the moments when the baby bees would come close and show affection by touching him, she expanded the hive and focused entirely on her tasks.

It seemed that all of this was just a matter of experience and trust.

Of course, by now, Han had his own ways too.

Hadn’t he been taking care of only the baby bees for the past dozen days?

It was around that time.

Just as he was collecting pollen and honey from the flowers nearby, the first worker bee returned.

*[Buzz?]*

The first worker bee tilted its head.

After briefly watching the second one, who had been feeding, and Han, it quietly approached and nudged him before joining in to feed together.

“What’s this?”

It was a somewhat peculiar situation.

With two baby bees clinging to the same honeycomb, it was bound to happen.

Could it be that it was feeling jealous?

“This one, why is this one, who has already finished eating, acting like this? Go away.”

Han turned his hand to express his refusal.

Taking care of one baby bee was already overwhelming, there was no room to tend to another.

*[Buzzzz.]*

Then, the first worker bee’s antennae drooped.

It looked as if it had given up.

Seeing this, Han chuckled wryly.

“Well, what can you do? Alright, you.”

He comforted the first worker bee by petting it.

Unlike regular insects whose instincts were everything, these bees had emotions and affection.

They had things they liked, things they disliked, and sometimes they even showed favoritism.

Considering they were still young, he thought it might be worth indulging their tantrums a bit.

“Just pretend we’re making a bit more honey, that’s all.”

As Han started to reassure it, the first worker bee’s spirit quickly revived.

*[Buzzzz!]*

Flapping its wings again in a usual manner, it flew up and out to carry out its duties.

Han then looked at the second one, who was quietly feeding.

Such an adorable little bee.

“From now on, your name is Second.”

Ding!

At that moment, the system alarm rang.

“…?”

Curious, I checked it out.

[The name of the Night Booth Rabbit Bee will be fixed as ‘Second.’]”

I was puzzled by the sudden alarm.

“Wait, I could even name it?”

[The change is not possible.]

“You should have said that first!”

***

It had been quite some time since Han reached level 5.

In fact, this growth in levels did not simply refer to a typical RPG game level.

It meant something more fundamental.

Along with systematic growth, it also signified a bit of added freedom.

For instance, the significant expansion of vision was one of the noticeable changes.

Initially, Han’s vision was limited to just the city, but now it had developed significantly beyond comparison.

Whoosh!

Han narrowed his vision.

In an instant, the square where the elves lingered shrank, and the city came into view.

He then raised his gaze to a high altitude where he could even see the clouds below.

Everything around him was visible.

The vast snowy plains he had once passed through.

Han’s vision had expanded widely enough to reach beyond that.

The effects of leveling up were clearly felt.

Places that were previously unseen and unreachable were now within his sight.

At this rate, as he continued forward, the range and expansiveness would only grow larger.

“Shall I explore the surroundings far and wide?”

And so now.

Han began to explore the direction where the ‘dungeon’ she had visited before was located.

Gooooo-

His gaze reached the forest covered in snow.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, not even the usual sound of snowflakes falling.

“Is this where the Ice Troll’s dungeon that she entered back then was?”

[That is correct.]

“If one isn’t aware, it’s impossible to tell. Who would think a troll is hiding here?”

At first glance, it just seemed like an ordinary snow-covered forest.

But if someone unknowingly entered here.

Then, the visitor would undoubtedly have no idea, even up to the moment when the troll’s giant hand disguised as a topographical feature of the forest suddenly struck.

Just like she did back then.

“A place where survival is exceedingly difficult.”

Han looked at a particularly large tree covered in snow.

But that wasn’t a tree.

“…Now that I see it, that’s a troll disguised as a tree, isn’t it?”

Upon closer inspection, it was clear.

For instance, fingers sticking out beyond the snowy white eyes.

Or glimpses of purplish feet, frozen solid like ice, peeking out from under the snow-covered torso.

Traces previously unnoticed were now faintly emerging here and there.

[Rumble-]

The trolls’ low growls.

So faint that if one didn’t listen carefully, they could easily miss it, like the whisper of a breeze.

The dungeon disguised as a snowfield.

Even Irina, who had survived in this world for a long time, had failed to notice their presence until just before being attacked.

It couldn’t be anything but a truly terrifying place.

“…Wait a moment.”

However, there was an even more chilling fact.

“Now that I see them, these creatures seem to be more than just one or two, don’t they?”

Han’s expression hardened.

In the short time he had checked around the forest, he counted as many as three of these entities.

Which meant these creatures were more than just one or two.

Clearly, this was no ordinary dangerous place.

Nevertheless, they couldn’t just leave it be.

“Someday, we’ll have to deal with them.”

Leaving them be might lead to disaster someday.

Dungeon break.

Monsters from the dungeon slipping out through the opening, gradually widening the gap, intensifying the collision with the original native planet.

The ant colony dungeon they had encountered before was exactly that.

If Irina hadn’t stopped it back then, what was initially just one might have grown to two, three, becoming unmanageable later on.

To prevent such a scenario, they had to put a stop to it here someday.

But that time wasn’t now.

The elves weren’t ready to face these creatures yet.

If possible, they needed to prioritize enhancing the elves’ strength a bit more.