A few days after the cleaning hell with Fina. The day had come for Misa to come to Crimonia.
Noa listened carefully to Misa's schedule, and also asked me about my schedule.
Basically, I had freedom in my work, so I was always fine.
"Miss, it's been a while." (Gran)
"Gran-san, Misa, welcome." (Yuna)
Misa and her grandfather, Gran, came to the bear house.
It seemed that Gran-san was planning to hand over the lordship to his son Leonardo and live a retired life, but since his son was still unreliable, he was currently working as an assistant.
And this time, Misa was going to Crimonia, so it seemed she came along.
According to Cliff, Misa's father, Leonardo, told that Gran was being too soft on his grandson Misa, so he asked him what to do about it.
Is this what you call a daddy friend?
Come to think of it, Cliff's father, or rather, I wondered if Noa didn't have a grandfather.
I had never heard of it.
If something happened, I wouldn't feel comfortable asking about it.
Even I couldn't talk about my family.
"Yuna-nee-sama, it's been a while. Thank you for inviting me to go out this time." (Misa)
"I heard it's a trip for a few days. Where are you going?" (Gran)
"I haven't decided anything in particular, but I guess it's a secret trip. Don't ask Misa where she went." (Yuna)
"I'm curious." (Gran)
"It's not like she's going to a bad place, so don't worry." (Yuna)
As expected, I got in trouble when people talked about Land of Harmoni.
When sending the letter to Misa, Noa should have told her that it was a secret outing and that she would not tell her family.
"Well, I don't think you'll take her to a dangerous place, Miss." (Gran)
I was happy if he trusted me.
I looked behind Misa and Gran-san.
There were 4 female adventurers.
These were Marina and her party the female adventurers who were escorting Misa and Gran-san during the king's birthday festival.
"Yuna is still dressed as a bear."
Well, it was a cursed armor.
When I took it off, all my stats became 1, and I became the weakest in strength, attack power, mana, and speed, unable to even beat Fina.
That meant I could easily die.
Rather than saying it's the bear's curse, it's just that my basic ability values were at the bottom.
But I had fighting skills.
My physical strength and speed were at the lowest value of 1, but my combat skills were at the maximum value of 100. Even combat techniques were meaningless if you didn't have the physical strength and speed to move.
So I couldn't take off my bear gear.
"Well then, now that I've said my greetings to Miss, I'm going to show up at Cliff." (Gran)
It seemed that Gran-san came straight to my house as soon as he arrived in Crimonia.
Originally, he should have come to Cliff's place.
"Yuna-onee-sama, I will also say hello to Noa-onee-sama." (Misa)
"Yeah, we're leaving tomorrow." (Yuna)
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it." (Misa)
After the outing, I decided to take Misa home, and after talking with Cliff, Gran-san decided to go home with Marina and the others.
Misa waved and headed to Noa's house with Gran-san.
The next day, Fina and Shuri came to my house.
Fina and Shuri had gone out at Bear's Transfer Gate before, so this time I was planning to take only Noa and Misa with me.
However, Noa told me, "Fina and Shuri are also part of the ○○○○○⚪○ club."
I couldn't quite catch it, but I guess she's in some kind of club.
I asked Fina, but she looked away and said, "Hmm, what kind of club was that?"
"I’m looking forward to going out with everyone~" (Shuri)
Shuri seemed happy since she went out for the first time in a while.
I didn't take Shuri with me much, so maybe it was a good thing.
"Shuri, this time it's for Noa and Misa, so it won't be good if you act selfishly." (Yuna)
"Don’t say it~" (Shuri)
Shuri pouted.
When I went to get permission from Tilmina-san to lend Fina and Shuri this time, she said, "You can use it as long as you like."
"But, dad seemed lonely."
Apparently, the father, Gents-san, was feeling lonely since his two daughters were going out.
"Didn't Gents-san ask you where you were going?" (Yuna)
"He asked me about it, but my mom did a great job of fooling him." (Fina)
Tilmina-san knew about Bear's Transfer Gate, so I could take Fina around with her. And I felt reassured that she would cooperate with me.
I was glad I told Tilmina-san about Bear's Transfer Gate.
However, it hurted a little to know that her husband, Gents-san, was also silent about it. She might be able to tell Gents-san about Bear's Transfer Gate.
"So, Yuna-onee-chan, have you decided where to go?" (Fina)
"Hmm, for now, I guess it's Mileela town and Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)
There were also desert towns, elf villages, the royal capital, and even towns that were on the way to elf villages. I cleaned with Fina, so I didn't have to worry if I suddenly had to go there.
I was just thinking slowly.
While Fina and Shuri were playing with Kumayuru and Kumakyu, Noa and Misa came.
"I have been waiting for you" (Yuna)
"Fina-chan, Shuri-chan. It's been a while." (Misa)
"Misa-sama, thank you for your time today." (Fina)
"Misa-nee-chan, good morning." (Shuri)
Fina and Shuri seemed happy to see Misa after a long time.
It had been a while since they met, so they were a little happy.
"Also, Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan." (Misa)
Misa hugged Kumayuru and Kumakyu.
"I wanted to meet you" (Misa)
"Kuu~n" (Both Kuma)
She looked happy to see Kumayuru and Kumakyu after a long time.
Noa was quietly watching over Misa.
"Don't you want to hug, Noa?" (Yuna)
Normally, whenever she saw Kumayuru and Kumakyu, she would immediately hug them.
"Yes. I'll give it to Misa today." (Noa)
"You look like a big sister." (Yuna)
"I'm Misa's older sister." (Noa)
She said this while puffing out her chest.
Noa and Misa were not related by blood, but Misa called her "Noa-sama," so maybe she wanted to act like an older sister.
"Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan, please take care of me as well." (Misa)
"Kuu~n" (Both Kuma)
I would like to enjoy Kumayuru and Kumakyu a little more, but I wanted to leave soon, so I called out to them.
"Then let's go now." (Yuna)
"Yes"
We moved to the room with Bear's Transfer Gate.
"I heard from Noa-nee-sama yesterday, but is it true that when you open this bear door, it leads to another place?" (Misa)
"It's limited to places where this door is installed, though." (Yuna)
"Still, it's amazing. You have such a magic tool." (Misa)
"I think Noa has told you about it, but it’s a secret about this door." (Yuna)
"Yes. It seems difficult to deceive, but..." (Misa)
"By the way, was Noa okay? Didn’t Cliff ask you a lot of questions?" (Yuna)
"That's okay. I told you I was going to Fairy's Forest. So, I'm sure he'll be able to mislead Misa as well."
Indeed, Fairy's Forest also had a Bear's Transfer Gate.
It wasn't lying.
Indeed, this might be the best way to mislead Cliff.
"So, Yuna-san. Where are you taking us?" (Noa)
"For now, let's go to the nearest town, Mileela." (Yuna)
I said that and opened the door to Bear's Transfer Gate.
I opened the door, and it led us to Bear's Transfer Gate in Mileela.
"Is this the town of Mileela?"
Bear's Transfer Gate was located in a hidden room next to my room on the third floor of the Bear House in Mileela Town.
They wouldn't know from here.
"You can tell by looking outside." (Yuna)
I took everyone with me and moved to my room next door.
"Look outside." (Yuna)
When I said that, Noa and Misa ran to the window, followed by Fina and Shuri.
Noa opened the window and looked outside.
"It's the sea." (Noa)
"It’s really Mileela, isn’t it?"
"It's strange."
"It's sea~" (Shuri)
The four of them looked happy as they looked at the ocean for the first time in a while.
The sea view from this house was the best.
"Then let's go to town." (Yuna)
"Yes"
"Let's go"
"Yay~" (Shuri)
All three people except Fina shouted in joy.
It looked like Fina would be in a position to watch over the three of them.
We left the bear house. I kept Kumayuru and Kumakyu small so as not to create a commotion.
When I said it was noisy, I meant it because if it's loud, it's noticeable.
After leaving the bear house, we proceeded along the road.
It's a prime location with the coast in front of us if we went straight.
There was a bear slide there, but it was currently closed.
The swimming season was over, so there's no need for it now.
"We all went swimming a while ago."
"I want to play with you all again."
"I hope you come next year."
I was thinking of doing an employee trip every year.
That way, Anzu could see his family at least once a year.
Of course, if Anzu wanted to see his parents, I was willing to close the store any time.
"I’m looking forward to next year." (Noa)
"Me too" (Misa)
Noa and Misa looked happy.
"Have Fina and Shuri been here since then?"
"No, I'm not coming. Yuna-nee-chan is the only takes my sister, so I'm always at home." (Shuri)
"Is that so?" (Noa)
Noa looked at me and Fina.
"That's not true. It's been a while since I came to Mileela either." (Fina)
Fina denied it.
The other day, we came to clean the bear house, but we didn't go to town, so I didn't think it counts.
"But, sis. You often go out with Yuna-nee-chan." (Shuri)
"I'll have to listen to the details about that."
"Yes. I have to ask."
Fina was approached by three people.
"Yes, yes. Don't embarrass Fina. We couldn't talk about that gate, and we're all going now." (Yuna)
"Uh, I understand." (Noa)
"But I'm curious about where Yuna-onee-sama and Fina-chan went." (Misa)
"Me too!" (Shuri)
"I'll talk to you later."
"It is a promise"
Well, I would tell them as much as I could.
When I walked through town, I got a lot of looks, but no one talked to me.
There seemed to be an unspoken rule in Mileela town that people wouldn't cause trouble for me, so they didn't come here. It helped me. After all, I was not good at standing out.
Noa and Misa wanted to see the ship up close, so we headed to the pier. The morning fishing season seemed to have ended and there were not many people around.
Meanwhile, there was Damon-san, whom I had saved on the snowy mountain before.
"Miss, it's been a while. What happened?" (Damon)
"I came to play with these kids." (Yuna)
When I looked at Fina and the others, the four of them bowed slightly.
"I saw you before. If that's the case, would you like to get on the ship?" (Damon)
"Are you sure?" (Noa)
Noa reacted before I did.
"Oh, of course." (Damon)
"Actually, I wanted to ride it again." (Noa)
"Me too"
"I’ll ride too!"
Following Noa, Misa and Shuri also raised their voices.
"Then, I'll accept Damon-san's kindness and let me ride too."
Not only the three of them, but Fina also looked happy.
This was Noa and Misa's second time on a boat, but they seemed to be enjoying it after a long time.
Of course, Fina and Shuri looked like they were having fun too.
Author's Note
Thank you to everyone who watched the anime.
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* Thank you to everyone who reports typos.
Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.