After exploring Mileela town all day yesterday, we decided to go somewhere else today.
"Where are we going today?" (Noa)
"Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)
"Land of Harmoni is the name of the country that does business with the town of Mileela, right?" (Noa)
"You're studying well." (Yuna)
I patted Noa on the head.
"Of course. As the daughter of a feudal lord, I study about the town my parents ruled." (Noa)
"Then, what do you learn?" (Yuna)
I asked Noa, who said she was studying, a problem.
"I heard that rice production is increasing. And... soy sauce and miso. Right now, it's just food, but my father said he was talking to the Commercial Guild and would purchase other items as well." (Noa)
It seemed like she was studying hard.
I had also heard Cliff's story.
"There was a wind chime in it. Father seemed to like it. That wind chime was the one he bought at the Land of Harmoni." (Noa)
"Noa-onee-sama showed it to me yesterday, and it sounded really good." (Misa)
I remembered that I didn't buy Misa a wind chime.
I would have to buy it when I went to Land of Harmoni.
"A door can only go where you put it, right?" (Noa)
"That's right" (Yuna)
"So, Yuna-san took a ship and went to the Land of Harmoni?" (Noa)
Ah, I couldn't help but thought so.
Actually, I just happened to pass by the Land of Harmoni when I was on the Targui moving island.
"Hmm, it's a bit different though. Maybe we should go here first." (Yuna)
"Here?" (Noa)
I took everyone and moved to the room where Bear's Transfer Gate was located.
Then, I opened the door to Bear's Transfer Gate on Targui Island.
"Where is this?"
"Is this Land of Harmoni?"
We were inside the bear house set up in Targui, so we didn't know where it was.
I told Fina and Shuri, who had come before, to remain silent.
"Remember when we all went on a trip to Mileela town?" (Yuna)
"Of course, I remember it because it was fun."
"Yes, me too."
"Do you remember when we talked about the moving island?" (Yuna)
"...Yes. I remember."
"That's what the fisherman said."
"This is the moving island." (Yuna)
"Is that so!"
Noa and Misa were surprised.
"There are a lot of delicious fruits." (Shuri)
Shuri said as if remembering the fruit she ate.
"Has Shuri ever come?"
"Yes. Kumayuru-chan and Kumakyu-chan and I picked a lot of fruits." (Shuri)
"Uh, I wanted you to invite me too."
"Is enviable"
"Well, for now, let's take a quick walk before heading to the Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)
We left the bear house.
Then, Kumayuru and Kumakyu, who were cubs, were made to grow up.
Noa and Misa rode Kumayuru, and Fina, Shuri, and I rode Kumakyu.
"This is that moving island..."
"So, when I was on this island last time, I happened to pass by the Land of Harmoni and was able to put that door there." (Yuna)
"I see." ()
We went to the coast.
I told them not to go down from Kumayuru and Kumakyu because there were cliffs.
Noa and Misa looked at the ocean.
"I can't see anything."
"It’s always the sea."
What you could see from the coast was the horizon.
The sea continued forever.
On the other hand, I was glad that I couldn't see land. If I had seen it, they might have said I wanted to go.
I wanted to go too.
However, even if I could see them, I wouldn't take Noa and the others to places that might be dangerous.
"The wind feels good."
"Where is this place?"
"As expected, I don’t even know that." (Yuna)
I unfold the bear map, but there were only dots. The surrounding area was displayed in black.
"It's strange how the island moves."
I decided to keep the fact that this moving island is the legendary Targui a secret.
Even if I talked, I would only startle them, so I kept quiet.
At Noa and Misa's request, we went fruit picking, as there were fruits that grew regardless of the season.
Once the two were satisfied, they decided to head back to the Land of Harmoni.
"That's right. First of all, let me tell you that there is a child named Kagari-san in the house we moved to..." (Yuna)
Hmm, how should I explain?
As expected, I couldn't tell them Kagari-san's secrets.
"Does Yuna-san's house in Land of Harmoni have a child named Kagari-san?" (Noa)
"We met at Land of Harmoni, but for some reason she lives alone." (Yuna)
"The child is alone!" (Noa)
"That’s so cruel."
"Oh, don't worry. There's someone taking good care of her." (Yuna)
"I see. Do Fina and Shuri know about that child?" (Noa)
"Um... yes." (Fina)
"Yeah. I know." (Shuri)
Fina and Shuri had met Kagari-san before. So, no need to worry, Noa and Misa would meet her for the first time.
By the way, I contacted her a few days ago to see if there was anyone to take care of Kagari-san.
"I hope you don't mind me because she's different from normal children." (Yuna)
"I don't really understand, but I understand."
"Yes. I understand too."
I opened the door to Bear's Transfer Gate again.
When the door opened, Sakura was sitting straight on a cushion, reading a book, and Shinobu was relaxing. Then there was Kagari-san who was drinking alcohol in a distant place.
"We've been waiting for you, Yuna-sama." (Sakura)
"You're late."
"You're finally arrived"
"Kagari-san aside, why are Sakura and the others here?" (Yuna)
Just in case, I contacted Sakura using Kumaphone.
I didn't want to be surprised if I suddenly went there.
"I heard you were coming, so I was waiting for you."
"I've been waiting since yesterday." (Shinobu)
"Shinobu, you don't have to say that."
"I’m sorry." (Shinobu)
Apparently, they came because I told him I was coming.
"Yuna-san? Who are those people?" (Noa)
Noa called out to me from behind.
Ah, that's right.
For now, I had Noa and the others moved from Bear's Transfer Gate.
The Bear's Transfer Gate in Targui was located inside the Bear House.
Everyone took off their shoes, so they moved directly onto the tatami mat.
"Fina, Shuri, it's been a while. And those are two of Yuna-sama's friends. My name is Sakura. Nice to meet you." (Sakura)
Sakura greeted them politely.
"I'm Noir." (Noa)
"I'm Misana." (Misa)
Noa and Misa also introduced themselves.
"I heard that you are of a higher rank than Yuna-sama. Noir-sama and Misana-sama." (Sakura)
"Yuna-san, who is she? She has nice manners though." (Noa)
Even if I kept quiet, they might find out later, so I talked about it.
"Maybe she's the niece of the king of this Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)
"Is that what she is!?"
"I have nothing to do with the royal family right now. Please treat me like a normal Sakura." (Sakura)
Noa and Misa looked at me confused.
The other party was of royal bloodline. I didn't think it would be easy to do that even if I were asked to treat her as a normal Sakura individual.
"Fina and Shuri, what do you call her?" (Noa)
"I called her Sakura-chan." (Fina)
"Sakura-neechan." (Shuri)
"That's right" (Noa)
Noa made a determined expression.
"Please call me Noa. I'll call you Sakura too." (Noa)
"Then please call me Misa. Well, I'll call you Sakura-san." (Misa)
"Alright, that's fine." (Sakura)
After introducing themself to Sakura, Shinobu came over.
"I'm Shinobu. I'm Sakura-sama's bodyguard. Nice to meet you both." (Shinobu)
It's light, it's light.
Well, that's Shinobu.
And finally, everyone's eyes turned to Kagari-san who was drinking alcohol.
"Yuna-san. Could that girl be drinking alcohol? It smells like alcohol. It's not, right?" (Noa)
I was underage and didn't drink, so I didn't know. I had seen places like Crimonia that had beer-like drinks and wine-like drinks.
However, maybe what Kagari-san was drinking was something similar to sake.
"Kagari-sama, please stop drinking." (Sakura)
Sakura headed over to Kagari-san and took away the alcohol.
"What do you do?" (Kagari)
"Uncle has also told you to refrain." (Sakura)
When I first asked her about it, she said not to drink with a child's body, but I guessed she had given up.
"I said it's fine as long as no one is looking." (Kagari)
"Yuna-sama's guests are watching" (Sakura)
Kagari-san looked at Noa and the others.
"I have no choice." (Kagari)
Kagari-san reluctantly followed Sakura's advice and stopped drinking alcohol.
"Yuna-san, is that person Kagari-san? Kagari-sama? Is that girl also a high-ranking person?" (Noa)
"Hmm, that's right. It's like she has a status, but she doesn't. However, she is someone who is valued by the king and other people." (Yuna)
"Kagari-sama is an important person in this country." (Sakura)
"That's right. She may be such a little kid, but she's a really amazing person." (Yuna)
"You don't need to explain that." (Kagari)
Kagari-san stood up and came over to us.
"Concubine's name is Kagari. You can call me whatever you like, but Kagari-chan is the only thing you can't do." (Kagari)
I wondered if someone called her Kagari-chan.
Well, she's actually older than anyone else here.
That being said, maybe she would get angry if I called her grandma.
"Yuna. Aren't you thinking something strange?" (Kagari)
She's sharp.
"I'm not thinking about anything." (Yuna)
"Well, then I'll call you Kagari-san, the same as Yuna-san." (Noa)
Noa seemed like a bland name.
Misa followed suit.
It felt strange to use the "san" name on someone who looked younger than us. There's nothing I could do about this.
"Kumakyu-sama, Kumayuru-sama, it's been a while. It's nice to meet you." (Sakura)
Sakura patted Kumakyu and Kumayuru on the head.
"Kuu~n" (Both Kuma)
"So, Sakura and the others were waiting to greet us?" (Yuna)
"Yes. I received a call and headed on my way." (Sakura)
"I only told them that I might be going around here." (Yuna)
"It was my choice to wait, so please don’t worry about it." (Sakura)
No, I'd be concerned.
They ended up having to wait more than a day for the meeting.
At least if we hadn't stopped by Targui, they wouldn't have had to wait so long.
"Also, I wanted to check on Kagari-sama." (Sakura)
"Suzuran come here every now and then, so they say it’s okay." (Kagari)
Anyway, Kagari-san hadn't returned to her original form yet.
She might stay like this for the rest of her life.
It's a secret that Kagari-san had the brain of an adult but the body of a child, so there's no way I could ask her in front of Noa and the others.
"So, Yuna-sama. What are we going to do now? Do you want to go to town?" (Sakura)
"I want to take a hot spring bath, so we'll rest here today." (Yuna)
"Is there a hot spring?" (Sakura)
Noa asked.
From the way she spoke, Noa seemed to know about hot springs.
I wondered if it's over there somewhere.
"Yes. There is a natural hot spring. You can enter it whenever you like." (Sakura)
Sakura answered for me.
"Um, first of all, where is this place? I can see the lake outside the window."
"This is a building located a little far from the city where we live." (Sakura)
"By the way, this mansion was given to Yuna by the king."
"A mansion?"
"Did you receive it?"
Noa and Misa were surprised.
"Yuna-san, I want to go to the lake." (Noa)
"I'd like to see the inside of this building." (Misa)
"I'm going to rest here today, so you can come and play. But you mustn't leave Kumayuru and Kumakyu." (Yuna)
"Shuri, Fina. You've been here before, right? Please show us around." (Noa)
"Yes!"
"Yeah! It's this way."
Noa and the others ran out of the room.
Author's Note
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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.
Translator's Note
I trimmed most of the Author's Note that are expired (passed the mentioned date) or unrelated to the chapter or story.
This chapter seems that there will be part 2, but there's only part 1. The original post was published at 14 May 2023 by the author. The next chapter has a different title.