After talking with Balima-san, Karina and I left the office.
"Yuna-san, thank you for letting me know." (Karina)
"I’m sorry for keeping quiet." (Yuna)
"No, I can understand things that we can't talk about without my father's words." (Karina)
Noa was good, and the daughter of a nobleman in this world was quick to understand.
They were very different from the son of a stupid aristocrat in Misa's town.
"But there is a magic circle like that." (Karina)
"It's my own magic circle, so even if you draw it the same way, you can't use it." (Yuna)
"I see." (Karina)
Karina looked a little disappointed.
When I drew bear's contract magic circle in mana, Karina watched with interest.
She had said that she was interested in magic circles, so when we made the contract, she seemed puzzled.
"Yuna-san, please come see me anytime from now on." (Karina)
"I told Karina and Balima-san, but if we come here too many times, other people will get suspicious." (Yuna)
"It's okay. Most people don't know if Yuna-san is a resident of the city or not." (Karina)
"But I dressed like a bear." (Yuna)
"No average person would imagine dressing up as a bear every day."
"…………" (Yuna)
I couldn't say anything.
That's true.
The average person wouldn't imagine dressing up as a bear every day of the year.
I might even think about wearing it sometimes. Since I wore it every day, I assumed that other people felt the same way. If it were someone else, they wouldn't think that the bear clothes were casual clothes.
"So, I think the only ones who will be suspicious are mother and the people at home. In that case, father and I will deceive them." (Karina)
That's reassuring.
While we were talking, we returned to the room where Fina and the others were.
When I entered the room, I saw Fina and the others wearing the store's bear uniforms.
"Why are you dressed as a bear?" (Yuna)
Everyone laughed and misled my question.
Furthermore, Karina started wearing the store's bear uniform and joined Fina and her friends.
Even though they hadn't met for a long time, it seemed like they had become good friends.
When asked about that, Noa replied, "We're a group of bear lovers."
Then, they chatted happily until they went to sleep.
I covered Shuri's bare futon.
Noa and Misa slept well.
Did noble daughters also learn how to sleep?
Fina was normal as always.
I grabbed a chair, moved near the window, and opened the window.
The stars were beautiful.
The starry sky seen from Land of Harmony's house was reflected in the lake and was beautiful, but the starry sky seen from here was also beautiful.
I guessed it's because the air was clean.
That's it for this trip.
I planned to return to Crimonia tomorrow.
I was thinking of going to the royal capital, but if Ellelaura-san found out about it, Cliff might find out about it, so I decided not to do it this time.
"Yuna-san, can't you sleep?" (Karina)
"Karina?" (Yuna)
When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw Karina standing there.
I did not notice.
"It's not like that. I was just looking at the starry sky before going to bed." (Yuna)
"Yuna-san is so romantic." (Karina)
"...Am I a romantic?" (Yuna)
This was the word that didn't suit me the most.
"Yuna-san looking at the starry sky was so beautiful. However, because she was dressed as a bear, I couldn't really describe it." (Karina)
Try to imagine it.
A girl in a bear costume looking at the starry sky.
Far from being beautiful, it wouldn't be strange if it turned out to be a funny picture.
"I'm going to bed now, so Karina should go to sleep too." (Yuna)
"Yes" (Karina)
Karina and I went back to bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, everyone woke up dressed as bears.
The bear rate was 100%. However, when everyone except me changed their clothes, the bear rate suddenly dropped.
Noa and Misa were also going back to Crimonia, so they wore their usual clothes.
Then, we greeted Balima-san and others.
"Yuna-san, please come anytime. You are welcome."
"Yeah, I'll come again." (Yuna)
I had to buy some curry spices.
Not coming was not an option.
Yesterday, when I told Balima-san that I was going to buy curry spices, he had prepared them for me.
When I tried to pay for it, they said, "It's a souvenir," but since there was a lot of money, I said, "I'll pay for it," but they said, "I can't accept money from the benefactor who saved the town." He refused to back down, so I reluctantly accepted it.
"This is my father’s feeling, so please accept it." (Karina)
"But if this happens every time I come, I won't be able to come again." (Yuna)
If we didn't stop this kind of thing somewhere, we both would be in trouble.
Most of all, I was afraid that it would become commonplace for me to receive it myself.
I couldn't take Balima-san's feelings lightly, so I said, "Thank you. I'll accept it just this time," and I accepted it.
After greeting Balima-san, we headed back to my house in the town of Dezelt.
"Um, Yuna-san. Is it okay to be with Karina?" (Noa)
"That moving door is a secret, right?" (Misa)
"I think people will get suspicious if she come with us." (Fina)
Noa, Misa, and Fina spoke in whispers.
Karina was a little behind me, having a friendly conversation with Shuri.
"If that's the case, then it's fine. I want to come and go freely from now on, so yesterday I used contract magic on Balima-san and Karina and told them about the gate." (Yuna)
I explained that when Balima-san called me yesterday, I told him about Bear's Transfer Gate.
"So that's it" (Noa)
It seemed like she was worried about me.
"Thank you for worrying about me" (Yuna)
"Hehe, in that case, I can give her that." (Noa)
"Give her?" (Yuna)
"It's nothing" (Noa)
Noa panicked and looked away.
Suspicious.
Then, Noa said something in a whisper to Fina and Misa, and then headed towards Karina who was behind them.
I wondered what?
I was curious about Noa heading towards Karina, so I followed her, and Misa started talking to me.
"So, Yuna-san. We're going back to Crimonia, right?" (Misa)
"Yeah, we stayed quite a long time." (Yuna)
Town of Mileela, Land of Harmoni, Elf Village, and this Town of Dezelt. There were other places I hadn't been to, such as the royal capital, the dwarf town, and the Town of Laruz, which had a large river. When I went to the Town of Laruz, I wanted to take them on a big ship.
Well, maybe I would leave that for another time.
To Cliff, we were supposed to be visiting the fairies, so we couldn't stay too long.
While I was talking with Fina and Misa, I heard Karina's voice thanking me from behind, saying, "Thank you. I will treasure it."
I wondered what's going on and I tried to turn around, but Fina and Misa pulled my arms.
"Fina, Misa?" (Yuna)
"What is that?"
"Is it food?"
They pointed in a misleading manner.
When I looked at the tip of Fina's finger, I saw something that looked like a round fruit that I didn't even know about.
When I asked the staff at the store, they said it was a fruit after all.
When I took a bite, it's soft, sweet, and delicious.
"Ah, Yuna-san, Fina, Misa, just the three of you are sneaky." (Noa)
"It's true. Sister, I'm eating something." (Shuri)
Noa and Shuri, who were behind me, came over.
The staff at the shop laughed and gave Noa and the others a bite.
It would be bad to leave without buying it, so I decided to buy it.
There are many ways to use fruits, and they are delicious, so it's okay to eat them.
I also bought for Noa and Misa.
Fina also bought it to eat with Tilmina-san and Gentz-san.
"So, what were Noa and Karina talking about?" (Yuna)
"We were just talking about something important." (Noa)
"Something important?" (Yuna)
"It’s a personal matter, so I won’t tell you anything." (Noa)
If someone said it was a secret, you couldn't really ask.
Maybe there were things children talked about that I, as an adult, didn't want to hear.
As an adult, I didn't force myself to listen.
Then, Karina also tried to change the subject.
"I've been wondering since we met, but are you two from upper class families?" (Karina)
Karina turned to Noa and Misa.
I noticed that Karina was trying to change the topic, but as an adult, I decided to go along with it.
"That's right. She's from an upper class family." (Yuna)
"I guess so." (Karina)
"Did you know?" (Yuna)
"The way the two of them spoke and ate was different from normal children." (Karina)
I guessed it depended on the environment you grew up in.
Also, they said that children looked like their parents.
Noa, Misa, Fina, and Shuri were also had kind parents. So, they had growing up to be a good girl.
The nobles who lived in the same town as Misa were cruel to both their parents and their children.
When I thought about it, and when I thought about my parents, I also became a terrible child.
However, there were some children who grew up fine with their parents as teachers.
Let's turn those parents into teachers and become a fine... decent... hikikomori who doesn't cause trouble to other people.
I lowered the hurdle.
Then, we all came to my house, talking with each other.
"Actually, I thought Yuna-san might be coming, so I came to her house several times." (Karina)
"Is that so?" (Yuna)
It was dangerous.
I didn't see her when Fina and I came to clean.
However, since we ended up speaking, it might have been just the difference between being early or late. We entered the house and moveed to the room where Bear's Transfer Gate was located.
"Is this a movable door?" (Karina)
"It's a secret." (Yuna)
"Yes, of course. However, even if I tried, I would only be able to say 'bear', so I can't talk about it."
After that contract, the maid came and when Karina tried to talk, she kept calling out "bear" and the maid had to hold back her laughter. Karina's face turned bright red when she was told, "Young lady Karina, you are cute."
I opened the door to Bear's Transfer Gate.
Noa and the others looked at Karina.
"Karina, it was nice meeting you." (Noa)
"Yes, me too. Next time you come, please take it more slowly." (Karina)
"Of course" (Noa)
"I would like to ask Yuna-san a favor." (Karina)
"Fina-chan and Shuri-chan, I was happy to see you again." (Karina)
"Yes, me too." (Fina)
"Karina-nee-chan. Let's ride the bird together next time." (Shuri)
"Yeah, let's ride together." (Karina)
Noa and the others waved and passed through Bear's Transfer Gate.
I would be left alone.
"Yuna-san isn't going?"
"I have to lock the door." (Yuna)
If I left Karina in the house like this, she would leave without locking the door.
"Then I'll do it for you." (Karina)
"Then I guess I'll ask you a favor." (Yuna)
"I'll clean it so you can come anytime." (Karina)
"You don't have to clean it." (Yuna)
I handed over the duplicate key.
"Then please lock the door." (Yuna)
"Yes" (Karina)
I passed through Bear's Transfer Gate and closed it.
Author's Note
I am very sorry.
Next time, I will take a day off.
Sometimes I've made a lot of mistakes due to lack of checking, but sometimes I just don't have the time.
Sorry for the excuse.
I am currently working on the following book.
After discussion with the person in charge, the next book to be released will be 20.5 volumes.
This is a book that collects store benefits.
I was writing the story for the web version at the same time as checking it and writing new material, but I ended up making a lot of mistakes due to lack of checking.
For that reason, I would like to give myself some time, so I will be taking a break next time.
I think that future posts will probably be posted with frequent breaks in between.
Please note that.
— Kumanano (20-Sep-2023)
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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.