Each person chose a kimono, and Sakura and Suzuran-san helped them change into their clothes.
"It's difficult to wear."
"That's not true. It's easy once you get used to it. Now that I mention it, Noa and the others' clothes seem to be more difficult." (Sakura)
Noa was being dressed by Sakura, and Misa was being dressed by Suzuran-san.
Fina and Shuri had worn it once, so they were giving way to Noa and Misa.
Me? The last one was fine.
"Tie this with string and it's done." (Sakrua)
A bright kimono with beautiful flower patterns.
Combined with Noa's golden hair, it had a gorgeous look.
Misa had also been changed by Suzuran-san.
Her flower-patterned kimono and silver hair stand out, creating an indescribable beauty that was completely different from me and Fina.
"Noa-sama, Misa-sama. You are so beautiful." (Sakura)
"Thank you"
"It's a little embarrassing."
Noa and Misa blushed.
"Sakura-sama, I think you can leave it as is, but let's take this opportunity to change the hairstyle." (Suzuran)
"I agree" (Sakura)
Sakura nodded at Suzuran-san's words.
"My hair?" (Noa)
"Yes, please wait a moment while I prepare it." (Suzuran)
Sakura and Suzuran-san began combing Noa and Misa's hair.
"Noa-nee-chan and Misa-neechan, it's nice to have long hair." (Shuri)
Shuri touched her hair.
Both Fina and Shuri had short hair.
"Both Shuri and I have been growing our hair without cutting it lately." (Fina)
"Is that so?"
"I was thinking of making it longer like Yuna-onee-chan…" (Fina)
Fina said shyly.
She had said before that she wanted to grow her hair long like me, but I never thought she would actually do it.
However, it seemed like it would be a while before her hair got as long as mine.
While talking with Fina and Shuri, Noa and Misa's hair was being styled.
"Yes, it's completed." (Sakura)
"This is done too." (Suzuran)
Noa's and Misa's hair were completed.
It was tied behind the head and a hairpin was worn.
The figure looked like a different person.
"There's a mirror here, so please check it."
A full-length mirror was placed at the end of the room.
Noa and Misa moved to see themselves.
"...It doesn't seem like it's me." (Noa)
"Yes. Even though my clothes and hairstyle have changed..." (Misa)
Noa and Misa looked embarrassed in front of the full-length mirror, but they had smiles on their faces.
"Thank you, Sakura." (Noa)
"Thank you too, Suzuran-san." (Misa)
"It seems like you were happy, so I'm happy too." (Sakura)
"Now then, let's dress Fina, Shuri, and Yuna-sama." (Suzuran)
"Have you decided what clothes to wear?" (Shinobu)
"I want to wear clothes like Shinobu-neechan." (Shuri)
Shuri said while looking at Shinobu.
"My clothes?" (Shinobu)
Shinobu looked at her clothes.
"Yeah!" (Shuri)
"Are there any clothes that Shuri could wear? How about I look in my house? But not now." (Shinobu)
"I do. Don't you remember what Shinobu tried to make me wear?" (Sakura)
"Ah, something like that happened too."
It seemed that both of them had remembered something.
"...I'm sure it's in the back here." (Sakura)
Sakura began searching the back of tsudzura.
"That’s terrible, keeping it so deep inside." (Shinobu)
"It can't be helped since these are clothes she won't wear. Shinobu must have forgotten you gave her in the first place." (Yuna)
I cut Shinobu's words in half.
Then, Sakura found clothes similar to what Shinobu was wearing.
It's definitely a Shinobu-like outfit.
"Then I'll be changing Shuri's clothes." (Shinobu)
"Then I'll get her changed." (Suzuran)
Suzuran-san put a hand on Fina's shoulder.
"P-please." (Fina)
Fina bowed her head.
"Then, I'm Yuna-sama." (Sakura)
Sakura looked at me.
There was no way I could run away from Sakura.
I gave up and decided to change clothes.
In that case, I decided to choose a different outfit than last time.
Oh, of course, I would summon Kumayuru and Kumakyu, who had turned into cubs, just in case.
Suzuran-san was surprised, but she said, "It's cute," and patted their head.
"Hehe, I'm happy to be able to spend time with Yuna-sama again." (Sakura)
Sakura said as she dressed me after taking off my bear costume.
"It's a small happiness." (Yuna)
"That's not the case. Even if I want to meet Yuna-sama, I can't go to see her. So... I would appreciate it if you could show your face when you come to Land of Harmoni." (Sakura)
"...Yeah, I'll come see you when I come to Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)
"Really? It's a promise." (Sakura)
And then I finished dressing.
"Yuna-san, you're beautiful." (Sakura)
"Fina-chan is cute too." (Suzuran)
"Shuri..."
"Whatever, Shuri is cute too. Shuri, hold this." (Shinobu)
Shinobu made Shuri hold something.
"This is how you're going to set up." (Shinobu)
Shinobu gave Shuri a kunai and made her pose.
"It’s cool." (Shinobu)
"Shinobu, don't let Shuri carry anything dangerous." (Sakura)
"Ugh, I'm sorry." (Shinobu)
After being scolded by Sakura, Shinobu tried to get the kunai back from Shuri, but Shuri probably liked it and wouldn't give it back.
"This is cool. I want it." (Shuri)
Shuri looked at the kunai with sparkling eyes.
"It's fine if it's just one..." (Shinobu)
Shinobu looked at Sakura and me to confirm.
"Yuna-neechan" (Shuri)
Shuri looked at me with begging eyes.
"If you're going to let me take care of it for the time being." (Yuna)
"Hooray!" (Shuri)
This wasn't the line I was saying when I gave her a knife for dismantling, but it's something I'd like to confirm with Tilmina-san.
For now, I put the kunai in the bear box.
After changing our clothes, we checked ourselves in front of the full-length mirror, but as expected, I felt embarrassed.
I knew it's weird to think it's more embarrassing than wearing a bear costume, but I knew it's strange.
While looking at myself in front of the full-length mirror, I noticed Sakura looking at something in the mirror.
When Sakura turned around, she saw that Noa and Misa had taken off their clothes.
"Maybe Sakura is interested in Noa's clothes?" (Yuna)
"Is that so?" (Noa)
Noa reacted to my words.
"No, that's not it...However, just as Noa and the others say our clothes are rare, I also think that your clothes are rare." (Sakura)
"That's true. There is distribution with those countries, so you can sometimes see them dressed as normal adults. However, it's rare for children of Noa's age to come to this country. Although I still see clothes like Fina and Shuri, I have never seen children wearing clothes like Noah and Misa." (Shinobu)
Well, there might be times when children of merchants or ordinary children came to the Land of Harmoni for some reason, but I didn't think it's very likely that a foreign noble's daughter would come.
"Then, would you like to try on my clothes?" (Noa)
Since they were about the same height, she could wear it.
"Is it okay?" (Sakura)
"Of course" (Noa)
Sakura's change of clothes began this time.
Noa deftly changed Sakura's clothes.
"Noa, I see you've changed your clothes." (Yuna)
"Yuna-san. Are you making fun of me?" (Noa)
"I'm not making fun of you, but I have the impression that nobles have maids to help them change their clothes." (Yuna)
I had an image of a maid preparing the clothes for her and saying, "Young lady, let's wear these clothes today."
"What's with that strange impression? It's true that I get help getting dressed up for parties and such, but I usually get dressed myself. To begin with, even when we went out together, I have changed clothes myself." (Noa)
If you asked me, that's certainly true.
The first time I went to the royal capital with Fina and Noa, she changed clothes by herself, at Shia's social gathering, and when with fairies, she changed clothes by herself.
"No, I haven’t forgotten, but I have an image of a noble…" (Yuna)
It seemed like a bad preconception had emerged.
"Of course, I'll change my clothes by myself." (Misa)
When I glanced at Misa, she answered me immediately.
And just like that, Sakura's change of clothes ends.
"It’s kind of embarrassing." (Sakura)
Sakura, wearing Noa's clothes, looked embarrassed when she saw her appearance.
"It feels kind of fresh."
"You don't look like Sakura-sama." (Shinobu)
Shinobu expressed her thoughts to Sakura, who was wearing Noa's clothes.
"It suits you." (Yuna)
"Yes, it suits you." (Noa)
"Don’t you think it suits Sakura better than Noa?" (Yuna)
"Yuna-san, that's terrible." (Noa)
"I'm just kidding. You both look good together." (Yuna)
"But everyone changes with just one outfit." (Fina)
Fina looked at everyone.
"I think so too. Especially Yuuna-san." (Noa)
All eyes were on me.
"That's right. You always wear bear clothes."
That being said, everyone was wearing the same clothes.
Even if I thought it in my heart, I didn't say it.
"What is this? It doesn't move. It's heavy." (Shinobu)
Shinobu suddenly started making noise, and when I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw that Shinobu was trying to pick up the bear suit I had taken off.
"What are you doing?" (Yuna)
"No, I thought it would be a nuisance if it was here, so I thought I'd carry it to the same place as Noa and the others' clothes. But this thing won't move at all." (Shinobu)
When Noa and the others heard this, they tried to move my clothes, but it wouldn't budge.
"It's true. It doesn't move at all."
"It's heavy."
"Maybe you don’t train enough?" (Yuna)
I asked everyone to move away, and I easily lifted the bear's clothes.
"I can't believe, that's a lie." (Shinobu)
"Yuna-san is amazing." (Noa)
There's nothing particularly amazing about it.
However, bear equipment was not transferable, so no one but me could even carry it around.
As an exception, Kumayuru and Kumakyu were possible.
However, Kumayuru and Kumakyu could not be equipped.
"I had no idea that Yuna was training like this." (Shinobu)
"Training?" (Yuna)
What are you talking about?
"You practice by wearing heavy things on your body. I do this a lot too." (Shinobu)
"Is there such training?"
"I train by attaching heavy objects to my body. Once I get used to it, when I remove the heavy objects, my body becomes lighter, and I can move faster than usual." (Shinobu)
Ah, I had seen it in training scenes in manga and other places.
Apparently, she actually practiced with heavy weight bands attached to her ankles and arms.
I didn't know much about it though.
"Yuna was always training wearing such heavy clothes. I think I've discovered a little bit of the secret to Yuna's strength." (Shinobu)
No, because you don't understand it at all.
"So, Yuna-san. You always wore a bear suit." (Noa)
Because it was different.
Because without bear equipment, I would be the weakest.
"That's why you were so strong." (Misa)
Well, it's true that I was strong thanks to his bear equipment, but it's not what Misa thought.
"Yuna-neechan is amazing!" (Shuri)
It's not amazing.
"Through the accumulation of those days, you became stronger."
No, I'm not.
"It's frustrating. I'll wear something heavier too." (Shinobu)
To begin with, bear clothes weren't heavy. It's rather light.
I stopped talking about such nonsense and put the bear suit in the bear box.
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.