I couldn't relax yesterday because Prim and Rhone came.
That was why I had made up my mind from the morning that I would sleep and take it easy today, but that wish suddenly crumbled. This time, Cliff came to my house in the morning.
"……what?" (Yuna)
"Don't look so disgusted." (Cliff)
No, I wanted to. Normally, Cliff would never come to my house. I could only think that I brought trouble.
Above all, my plans to relax were thwarted.
"It's about that haunted house. I just came back the other day and couldn't talk to you. You'll have to report it to the adventurer's guild as well. It's a matter of mutual agreement." (Cliff)
Oh, is that so?
I completely forgot that I had received a request for a haunted house.
When I investigated, I found out that there was a fairy in the mansion, and for some reason I decided to go to the Fairy's Forest, and when I came back, I didn't report it to the Adventurer's Guild.
But I couldn't say that there were fairies in the haunted house.
"Cliff said he would take care of it. What happened?" (Yuna)
Cliff gave a simple explanation.
Apparently, the reason for the ghost disturbance was that a child had entered the mansion without permission and was playing.
"If you report that to the guild, the request can be accomplished." (Cliff)
"Is that why the guild agreed?" (Yuna)
"I did. Or rather, I let them. I can't say there was a fairy." (Cliff)
If it became known that there were fairies, there would be an uproar.
"Also, since I decided to buy that mansion, neither the Adventurer's Guild nor the Commercial Guild will complain." (Cliff)
"Did you buy that mansion?" (Yuna)
It was a fairly large mansion.
I thought some rich noble would buy that, but Cliff was a noble and a feudal lord.
"But what are you going to do with the purchase of that mansion?" (Yuna)
"That mansion is planned to be turned into a luxury inn. Thanks to someone, people of Mileela and Crimonia will be able to come and go." (Cliff)
When he said someone, he meant me.
"Especially recently, there have been people who are unable to stay at inns and are wandering around on the streets, and even pitching tents in places where no one is around. If things continue like this, security will deteriorate, so something needs to be done." (Cliff)
"But even if you turn your mansion into an inn, the cost of lodging will be high and no one will stay there, right?" (Yuna)
"We haven't decided on the details yet, but we're planning to make the top floor more expensive and the lower floors cheaper. There's also a servant's room on the first floor, so there shouldn't be any problems if we open it up to the general public." (Cliff)
Ah I see.
I guessed it was like a tower apartment.
The top was expensive, the bottom was cheap.
"There are also merchants who have money. If any nobles come, you can introduce them to them." (Cliff)
I guessed I was thinking about a lot of things.
"Thank you for coming all the way to tell me." (Yuna)
If I had been in Cliff's position, I would have called for him.
Considering that, it did interrupt my relaxing schedule, but it was tolerable.
"Huh, it doesn't matter. Sometimes you can't know anything about the city unless you see it for yourself." (Cliff)
This was something Cliff often said to Noa.
It was the same with my own city, but if you went to another city, you should really look at it and learn from it.
Learn about the good and bad of the city.
Take in the good and eliminate the bad.
These were the elements of being a good lord.
What about Noa?
Since Shia might marry somewhere else, I wondered if he was educating Noa as well?
"Quickly go to the Adventurer's Guild and report. Due to my request, I cannot show my face to the Adventurer's Guild."
He took such great care of me.
I thanked Cliff, cut short my plans, and headed to the Adventurer's Guild.
Indeed, when I walked around town, I felt like there were more horse-drawn carriages moving around and more merchant-like people.
Not only that.
They looked at me and "Bear?" "Bear?" "Bear?" "Kuma?" could also be heard.
They seemed surprised to see my appearance.
Crimonia was large. I didn't think everyone knew me. However, since I had traveled the road from my house to the Adventurer's Guild many times, there were only a few people who didn't know about me.
They also knew Kumayuru and Kumakyu and sometimes gave them food.
The fact that they were surprised to see my appearance, even though it was a familiar road, meant that they weren't a resident of this town.
Crimonia felt nostalgic.
While receiving such stares, I arrived at the Adventurer's Guild.
"What? A strange-looking young lady came in."
"Oh, cute."
"There are even strange girls like this in this town?"
The adventurer smiled and looked at me.
At that moment, there was a commotion within the Adventurer's Guild.
"You guys, stop it!"
"Do you want to die!"
"Stay away from that bear!"
"Did you forget the bear danger warning?"
The adventurers started to move all at once, grabbed the adventurer who laughed when they saw me, and covered his mouth.
"Hello, bear girl. Did you hear those idiots?"
"Uuuuuu"
The man's mouth was covered.
I decided to act like an adult here.
"I didn't hear anything." (Yuna)
Everyone was relieved by my words.
There was no point in going crazy if I said I heard it here.
I could read the atmosphere.
"But I think I'll hear it next time." (Yuna)
The adventurer understood what I was saying and nodded vigorously.
Anyway, I needed some advice.
"I'll tell these guys, so it's okay."
The other adventurers were also nodding.
I didn't intend to cause a fuss either.
Calmness was best in all things.
I headed to the reception.
"Yuna-san, I've been waiting for you." (Helen)
Helen-san, the receptionist, smiled.
"I'm glad no one was hurt." (Helen)
"It doesn't matter where you are, I won't get violent." (Yuna)
"No, Yuna-san has a criminal record..." (Helen)
Please don't call people like criminals.
It's self-defense.
"So, what about today?" (Helen)
"I'm here to report on the haunted house request I received earlier." (Yuna)
"That's about it. Cliff-sama is asking. May I have your guild card?" (Helen)
When I gave my guild card to Helen, she completed the request and gave me the money.
"But Yuna-san, I can't believe you used Cliff-sama as a messenger. You're going to do something unbelievable." (Helen)
"……?" (Yuna)
"I was surprised when Cliff-sama came. He also said he was Yuna-san's messenger." (Helen)
I had no choice but to go to Fairy's Forest. This looked like I sent Cliff, a noble and a lord, to report.
"Yuna-san, even if you have something urgent to do, please come out and report." (Helen)
"Sorry, I'll be more careful next time." (Yuna)
Actually, I had time, but I couldn't think of an excuse, so I left it to Cliff.
"If you want me to leave a message for you, please use someone else, not Cliff-sama." (Helen)
I talked to Cliff normally, but to the average person, Cliff was a person on a cloud.
For now, I had finished reporting to the Adventurer's Guild, so I decided to stop by Bear's Relaxing Shop.
When you arrived in front of Bear's Relaxing Shop, you would be greeted by a large bear holding a loaf of bread.
Next, when you entered the store, you would be greeted by a small bear.
"Yuna-onee-chan!"
After patting the cute bear's head, I headed to the counter and bought some bread.
If you looked around, you would see that it was thriving. The little bears were moving around, thinking and moving on their own without Karin-san giving them instructions.
"Yuna-san, welcome."
"Morin-san’s bread is as popular as ever." (Yuna)
"Pudding and pizza are selling well. The other day, an old man brought me cheese and he seemed happy."
If the cheeses were selling well, money would come into the village, and we could eat delicious cheese.
"They said they would raise more cows and make more cheese."
According to the story, Zelef, the royal chef, also bought cheese and used it to make new dishes.
While I would like to see more delicious dishes made with cheese, I also hoped that it didn't become so widespread that it became impossible to purchase or that prices raised.
As demand increased, availability became more difficult and prices would rise.
I hoped the old man would do his best to increase the supply.
The bread I bought went into the bear box. Next, head to Bear's Restaurant.
"Yuna-chan, welcome. Would you like something to eat?" (Seno)
As soon as I entered the store, Seno-san, who was inside the store, called out to me. At that voice, Forne-san, who was also in the store, turned to me and looked happy.
There were quite a few customers in the store, even during lunchtime. In Crimonia, there were also some people who came from Mileela and opened shops.
So, if you compared it to when it first opened, it seemed to have calmed down.
However, the old birds were not singing, so there was no problem.
"You haven't come to eat lately, so I was wondering what's going on." (Seno)
"I was away from Crimonia for a while due to work." (Yuna)
"That's right. So what do you want to eat?" (Seno)
Apparently, eating was a decision.
I was planning to go home and eat some bread, but I decided to eat bread for dinner and have lunch instead.
I ordered a grilled fish set meal for the first time in a while.
"Anzu-chan! I'd like a grilled fish set meal, please! For Yuna-chan." (Seno)
Seno-san raised her voice towards the kitchen.
"Yuna-san, you are coming!" (Anzu)
Anzu peeked out from the kitchen. She peeked out from behind, as if to peek at Bettle-san as well.
"Yuna-san, that was just right. I added the tempura that Yuna-san told me about to the menu. Do you want to try it? Or do you want to have the grilled fish set meal as you ordered?" (Anzu)
Tempura?
I taught Anzu how to make tempura.
It was very difficult to adjust the temperature of the oil for tempura, so she was having a hard time.
If the temperature was too low, it would be fried raw, and if the temperature was too high, it would burn. Frying time was also difficult.
There was no way to measure oil temperature, and it took experience.
So Anzu tried many times and was able to make delicious tempura.
"Then I'd like some tempura." (Yuna)
"I understand. Please wait a moment." (Anzu)
Anzu returned to the kitchen.
After a while, the tempura was brought out.
From vegetable tempura to shrimp and octopus tempura.
Pure white rice.
I bit into shrimp tempura.
It made a crisp sound. delicious.
All tempura was well-fried.
"Recently, tempura is very popular."
"Sometimes I help out, but it's hard because it's so hot."
"Just be careful not to get burned." (Yuna)
"Yes. I'm also careful not to cause a fire."
If the oil catches fire, it was a disaster.
Eating delicious food came with risks.
After I finished eating the tempura set meal, I headed to the orphanage.
Author's Note
This is Yuna relaxing for the first time in a while.
Translator's Note
I think I'm forgetting some of the characters name and spelling. I'll look into it later and make some adjustments.