Kagari-san and I had returned to the Land of Harmoni.
"A lot of things happened." (Kagari)
"I was just going for a quick walk." (Yuna)
At first, I was curious about the land that I could see from Targui, so I thought I'd come a little closer.
I never thought it would turn out like this.
"I guess you are loved by the God of Troublesome Things." (Kagari)
Stop, God, I don't want you to do that.
But when I thought about the God who brought me here, I was troubled, even though it's not an impossible story.
When I came to this world, I got caught up in a lot of things.
My motto was to laid back and relax.
"Then I'll go home too." (Yuna)
"If you need anything, please contact me. If I have free time, I'll go out with you." (Kagari)
I wondered if Kagari-san had some free time after defeating the serpent.
Maybe she's just hanging out to kill time.
It's not something I'd say no to, so I'd gratefully accept her words.
"Please do so then." (Yuna)
Once I closed the door of Bear's Transfer Gate, I opened the door of Bear's Transfer Gate to Crimonia. Me, Kumayuru, and Kumakyu returned to Crimonia.
I returned to my room and collapsed on the bed.
After all, the Crimonia house was calm.
The next morning, I headed to the orphanage to meet Fina.
Early in the morning, she was often at the orphanage helping Tilmina-san with her work.
When I arrived at the orphanage, I headed towards the bird house.
I could hear the cheerful voices of children. Things like moving birds or cleaning.
When I entered the bird house, I heard the children's voices moving the birds and cleaning them.
One of the children noticed that I had entered the hut.
"Yuna-onee-chan!"
A single voice made everyone turn.
"Everyone is working hard, that's great." (Yuna)
I patted the head of the girl who walked up to me.
Then, one after another, they gathered around me.
Apparently, everyone wanted a pat on the head too.
I patted everyone on the head.
"Look, I know you're happy that Yuna-san came, but you have to take good care of birds." (Liz)
Liz came and warned the children.
I smiled at the children.
"Good luck with your job" (Yuna)
"Yeah" (Children)
The children went back to work.
"As always, people gather when Yuna-san comes."
"You haven't shown your face lately."
It couldn't be helped because a lot of things happened.
"Is Fina here?" (Yuna)
"I think she's counting eggs with Tilmina-san." (Liz)
I said goodbye to Liz and headed to the hut where Tilmina-san was.
Eggs were managed in this shed.
When I entered the hut, Tilmina-san, Fina, and Shuri were counting eggs.
"Fina, is it okay for Commercial Guild?" (Tilmina)
"Yeah, it's okay." (Fina)
"The eggs from the store are fine. Shuri, how much is the cracked egg and the leftovers?" (Tilmina)
"Um, 34 pieces." (Shuri)
Shuri answered immediately.
It was also possible to perform calculations.
The cracked eggs are used in shops and eaten at orphanages.
If you were making something like pudding, there was no problem as long as there are only a few cracks.
"Then take it to the director." (Tilmina)
"Yeah, got it." (Shuri)
Shuri took the egg and turned to the door.
I met Shuri's eyes.
"Yuna-nee-chan!" (Shuri)
Fina and Tilmina-san also looked at me when they heard that voice.
"Oh, Yuna-chan, were you there? I wish you'd called out to me." (Tilmina)
"Because you were at work." (Yuna)
"Yuna-onee-chan, welcome back" (Fina)
"I'm back" (Yuna)
"When did you come back?" (Tilmina)
"Yesterday." (Yuna)
As I was reporting my return to Fina, a person from the Commercial Guild came to pick up the eggs.
Tilmina-san asked them to confirm the number of eggs and gave them a signature.
After confirming that there was no problem with the number of eggs, the guild staff carried out the eggs and loaded them into the carriage outside the hut.
Fina and Shuri also helped, and in addition to the eggs to be handed over to the Commercial Guild, they also load eggs to be transported to the store.
The Commercial Guild also transported eggs for use in the store.
Mylaine-san graciously made me an offer, so I accepted it.
"It's just a pass, so don't worry about it."
That's what she said.
I also helped carry the eggs to the carriage, and all the eggs were loaded onto the carriage.
"Thank you for your business" (Fina)
"Thank you" (Shuri)
Fina and Shuri saw off the guild staff.
The carriage started moving.
With this, Tilmina-san's work was finished.
Tilmina-san said she's going to show his face to the director, so I went with her.
When I went to see the director, I found her and Neaf-san surrounded by young children.
The director said that taking care of the children had become easier since Neaf-san came.
Liz was the oldest. Neaf-san seemed to be taking care of the younger group.
I gave a brief greeting to the director.
Tilmina-san told the director that she's finished work and said she's going shopping with Shuri, so we parted ways and I started walking with Fina.
"So, where have you been? You said it was somewhere cold." (Fina)
I talked to Fina a little bit once when I was buying cold weather gear for Lise-san.
As a side note, I went to Targui with Kagari-san.
I saw a land and decided to go there.
The city and its people were frozen by the ice dragon.
About the remaining six people.
One of those six people was a girl, and we gave her cold weather gear as a gift.
And fighting the ice dragon together with Kagari-san.
In the end, the ice dragon left.
Fina's expression changed every time we talked.
"So, what happened?" (Fina)
"After the ice dragon left, the ice in the city melted, and the frozen people began to move." (Yuna)
"Are they alive? Good." (Fina)
Fina felt relieved as if it were her own.
"But it's strange. A person who has been frozen for three years is starting to move." (Fina)
I agreed with that.
Ice dragon ice might be different from normal ice.
Well, it's better for a person to be alive than dead.
Lise-san and her group had also been suffering for three years. That's why I wanted them to be happy.
"Is it okay if I freeze myself in the store's freezer?" (Fina)
"It's dangerous, so please stop." (Yuna)
It's something you shouldn't do even if you're only half joking.
It was only because they were frozen from the cold air filled with the ice dragon's mana, and maybe they would die if they froze normally.
So, I seriously stopped her.
Fina also seemed to understand and said, "I won't do it."
"Then you didn't defeat the Ice Dragon." (Fina)
"Maybe you wanted to dismantle? In that case, I'll do my best to defeat it for you." (Yuna)
"I don't think so." (Fina)
Fina is passionate about her work.
I thought she wanted to try dismantling the ice dragon, but it looked like she wasn't.
"In the first place, we don't even know where the ice dragon is usually, so it's impossible to even go and defeat it." (Yuna)
"Ugh, Yuna-onee-chan, you're so mean." (Fina)
Fina puffed out her cheeks.
"I'm sorry. But there are some ice dragon scales, if you don't mind, would you like to take a look?" (Yuna)
"Well, I'd like to see it..." (Fina)
She answered shyly.
Fina worked in dismantling. She might be curious about the material of the ice dragon.
Fina and I headed to the bear house to see the scales of the ice dragon.
As expected, I couldn't show it while walking.
When I returned to the bear house, I immediately gave her the ice dragon scales.
"...it's pale and beautiful." (Fina)
Fina held the scales with both hands.
"Shall I give it to you?" (Yuna)
"I-I don't need it." (Fina)
"There are a lot of them, so just one is fine." (Yuna)
I picked up a lot at that time.
I shared it with Lise-san and the others, but there's still some left, so there's no problem giving it to Fina.
"Instead, if I bring back the ice dragon scales, mom and dad will be surprised." (Fina)
"Even if they see it, they won't find out it's an ice dragon scale." (Yuna)
They'd probably never seen it in the first place.
"If people see such beautiful scales, they'll ask what happened." (Fina)
"That’s appropriate." (Yuna)
"Besides, do you know how valuable ice dragon scales are?" (Fina)
"As I thought, is it worth it after all?" (Yuna)
"It's ice dragon scales. Even if I wanted it, I wouldn't be able to get it. In the first place, the only person who would try to fight an ice dragon is Yuna-onee-san." (Fina)
Terrible.
"If the story spreads to the Adventurer's Guild, there will be an uproar."
After all, it would happen.
Let's keep quiet.
If I was short on money, I would sell it.
I didn't know if that time would ever come.
I had money from selling at the dismantling event in the royal capital, and money from tolls for the tunnel connecting Crimonia and Mileela, so my money was accumulating more and more.
Maybe I could buy a castle or something.
Even if I could buy it, I wouldn't.
In the first place, cleaning seemed troublesome, and management seemed troublesome as well.
A servant? I didn't like living with other people.
In the first place, living in a castle didn't suit me.
"Then, if I show you the ice dragon's horn, it'll be a big deal." (Yuna)
"Is there horn too?" (Fina)
"There's also eggshells." (Yuna)
I also told her about the background.
As expected, the horn was big so I couldn't show it to her, but I could get the eggshell out inside the room, so showed it to her.
"So big" (Fina)
Fina looked at the cracked ice dragon egg shell.
"There's a baby ice dragon in here. I never thought you'd defeat a baby ice dragon..." (Fina)
"What do you think of me? As I said earlier, they promised to leave once the ice dragon baby was born, so I haven't done anything." (Yuna)
"If it's Yuna-onee-chan, I think she'll fight." (Fina)
No, even I have some sense.
"This is what I picked up after the ice dragon left." (Yuna)
Then, Fina asked me about various things about the Ice Dragon.
After all, I guessed she wanted to do dismantling.
Author's Note
She's back in Crimonia.
This is a report that she has returned to Fina as usual.
Volume 20.5 of the book and volume 10 of the paperback version will be released on May 2nd.
The number of copies published for volume 20.5 is much lower than that of regular volumes, so if there are readers who are thinking of purchasing it, it might be a good idea to make a reservation.
*Additional note 4/17, 22:30
We announced the volume 20.5 in the activity report, so please take note of it.
[Release schedule]
[Figure]
Fina, Nendoroid On sale January 20, 2024
KDcolle Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! Yuna 1/7 scale On sale March 31, 2024
[Book]
Volume 21 of books scheduled to be released on May 2, 2024. (Next volume, 21 volumes planned, under construction)
Comicalized volume 11 released on December 1, 2023.
Comicalized Gaiden Volume 2 released on March 5, 2024.
Paperback volume 10 scheduled to be released on May 2, 2024. (The application deadline for the BIG acrylic stand giveaway campaign of Yuna and Sanya on the cover is August 20, 2024, and will be given to 20 people by lottery)
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Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.