After making sure that Marné-san had grown and giving her the corpses of the Giant Monkey, the Goblin King, and _Two-Headed Snake, I returned to Crimonia.
The money was to be paid later, but it looked like it would be a considerable amount for the Goblin King, Giant Monkey, and Two-Headed Snake.
Should I buy something?
In my original world there were a lot of games and manga, but in this world I couldn't think of anything I wanted.
There were no new computers or games consoles.
If I were an aristocrat, I would probably buy expensive dresses and jewelry, but I didn't want that.
"Yeah"
I had no idea what to do with the money.
Still, I never thought the Two-Headed Snake magic stone would have such an effect.
So, if they use the magic stone from the Giant Serpent I defeated in the Land of Harmoni, will they be able to talk to people further away?
Moreover, there were five large magic stones. It might be possible to talk to five places at the same time.
The question is, how far away you can talk to someone.
It would be amazing if it's like Bear Phone, regardless of distance.
Maybe I'll ask Marné-san next time I go to the royal capital.
While thinking about such things, I was lying on my bed holding Kumayuru and Kumakyu in their cub forms.
No one would get angry if I overslept.
I wouldn't get in trouble if I didn't get out of bed.
I had been getting up early lately, so rolling around in the morning was a happy moment.
Although the white bear mode could help relieve my physical fatigue, my mind also needed some rest.
I sometimes wonder if the effect of this white Bear Equipment is to relieve my fatigue and make me work like a horse.
However, if you ask whether it would be better if it had no effect, the answer is that it would be a problem if it did not exist.
I was lying in bed thinking about this, and eventually the sun was overhead.
I had been lazing around without having breakfast, so I was starting to get hungry.
Although I had food in the Bear Box, I decided to eat at Bear's Relaxing Shop to check out the store and have lunch.
I hadn't told Fina that I was back, so I would go see her after I eat.
I sent Kumayuru and Kumakyu back and came to the store.
It was lunchtime, so the store was crowded.
A girl in a bear uniform came running up to me.
It had been about 10 days, but so much had happened that it felt like it had been a long time.
"Are there any seats available? If not, I can sit in the back room." (Yuna)
At the back there was a break room for employees, where they took turns to rest.
The girl looked around.
Suddenly, I saw another girl waving near the wall.
"It looks like that place is empty."
She took my hand and led me to an empty seat.
"Thank you, you two. Also, I'd like the usual bread and juice, please." (Yuna)
"Yeah"
"I'll bring it right away."
Usually, you would choose your bread from the bread display area, buy it, and then eat it at your favorite seat.
However, the bread section was crowded, so I asked the girls for help.
The girls brought freshly baked bread and orange juice from the back.
"Thank you" (Yuna)
After thanking them, the two happily returned to work.
I nibbled on the bread while looking around the store.
Delicious.
It's peaceful.
Children dressed as bears roamed the store, while customers happily devoured bread, pizza, cakes, and puddings.
Recently, things had been brutal, with battles against the ice dragon and the Giant Monkey.
Seeing a peaceful world made me feel calm.
People need time to relax.
As I was eating my bread and looking around, a poster nearby caught my eye.
There was a poster or flyer about the size of an A4 sheet of paper on the wall.
The contents caught my eye.
"Looking for participants for Reversi Tournament" (Poster)
Reversi tournament?
It said the date and time and that applications should be sent to the Commercial Guild.
"Yuna-san, welcome. Have you finished your work?" (Karin)
While I was looking at the poster, Karin-san arrived.
"It's finished." (Yuna)
"Now that you're the owner of the shop, I don't think you need to take on dangerous adventurer jobs." (Karin)
Even without working as an adventurer, I had enough money to live a fairly wealthy life.
Well, that had been the case since I first came to this world.
Being an adventurer was just a way to kill time.
Plus, I needed ID back then.
"I just couldn't refuse this time." (Yuna)
I could have refused, but I was glad I accepted this time. I might have regretted it later if I had been informed that Marné-san was missing.
I had felt that way, likely because I had become familiar with Marné-san.
"I'll let mom and Elena-san know that Yuna-san has returned." (Karin)
"But first, can I just tell you what this is?" (Yuna)
I pointed to a poster that read, "Looking for participants for Reversi Tournament."
"Huh? By any chance, Yuna-san, you didn't know about it? It's been there for a while." (Karin)
I was so busy that I didn't even notice it was there.
"That poster was requested by Lianna. She said she was going to have a Reversi Tournament and wanted to put up a poster." (Karin)
Lianna was a female staff member at the Commercial Guild who took care of me when Mylaine-san was not there or was busy.
She helped me with the honey and the playing cards.
After that, she made a Reversi for me and asked if she could sell it, to which I agreed.
Of course, I would get a portion of the profits. There was something like a patent.
So if something similar was made somewhere and a profit was made, it would line my pockets.
"Why would Lianna of the Commercial Guild ask you to do something like that? And what about the tournament?" (Yuna)
"I don't know the details either. It seems that Lianna came up with it and asked me to make a poster to recruit participants. I think Tilmina-san knows the details." (Karin)
An event like this was about to take place without my knowledge.
I hadn't been at Crimonia recently, so it was understandable that I didn't know.
"It looks like Tilmina-san has just arrived."
When I looked at the entrance of the store, I saw Tilmina-san, Fina, and Shuri just entering the store.
"Ah, Yuna-oneechan!" (Fina)
"Really." (Shuri)
As Shuri tried to run away, Fina grabbed her arm to stop her.
"Don't run in the store." (Fina)
"Ugh, sorry." (Shuri)
Fina, Shuri, and then Tilmina-san arrived.
"Tilmina-san, are you eating?" (Yuna)
"Yes, and to check on the store, you see." (Tilmina)
Apparently, they were the same as me.
"Well then, I'll get back to work. Please take your time, Tilmina-san." (Karin)
Karin-san said and went back to work.
"Yuna-oneechan, welcome back." (Fina)
Fina, who I had been planning to meet, came over to see me.
"I'm back" (Yuna)
"Yuna-chan, you've come back." (Tilmina)
"I came home yesterday and was just lounging around on the bed until just now." (Yuna)
"So you got hungry and came to the store, didn't you." (Tilmina)
She said this while looking at the table where the bread was placed.
The detective had came here.
"That's part of it, but I hadn't been to the store for a while so I thought I'd come and see how things were going. I was also thinking of going to see Fina afterwards." (Yuna)
"Hehe, that's good timing then. So was work hard?" (Tilmina)
"Yuna-neechan, where did you go this time?" (Shuri)
"Are you hurt?" (Fina)
Tilmina-san, Shuri and Fina each asked.
"Well then, shall we eat and listen to Yuna-chan's story?" (Tilmina)
Tilmina-san decided for herself.
"I'll go get some bread." (Fina)
"Me too!" (Shuri)
"Wait. You probably don't have the money." (Tilmina)
Tilmina-san followed Fina and Shuri.
Then Fina who had bought bread sat down in chairs near me.
"So, this time you were summoned by Ellelaura-sama and went to the royal capital?" (Fina)
"Yes, apparently someone named Marné-san from the Ministry of Magic wanted to meet me." (Yuna)
A brief explanation of Marné-san.
I went deep into the forest far from the royal capital to collect medicinal herbs for Marné-san, who worked at the Ministry of Magic.
Meeting an adventurer.
Fighting monsters and other things.
Naturally, I didn't mention the magic circle.
"Giant Monkey!?"
"It was very strong." (Yuna)
"You mean dismantling for Fina?"
"No, I gave it to someone called Marné-san." (Yuna)
"Yuna-neechan, how big is Giant Monkey?" (Shuri)
"It's so big it could eat Shuri in one bite." (Yuna)
I opened my mouth wide and pretended to eat Shuri.
"Yuna-neechan's mouth is small." (Shuri)
I did it to scare her, but she wasn't scared.
On the contrary, they laughed at me.
"By the way, Tilmina-san, there's the Reversi Tournament." (Yuna)
I turned my eyes to a poster on the wall that read, "Looking for participants for Reversi tournament."
"Oh, that? You didn't know, Yuna-chan? I thought for sure it was something Fina had said." (Tilmina)
"I thought mom was telling you." (Fina)
It seemed like they both thought they were communicating with each other.
"But, why's a Reversi Tournament going on?" (Yuna)
"Reversi sales are so good that they're planning to hold a tournament to boost sales even more." (Tilmina)
Reversi was selling well.
As expected, it was a toy that sold well in my original world too.
It seemed to be popular in this world too.
"But it seems like there aren't as many participants as we expected." (Tilmina)
"Really? Aren't they selling well?" (Yuna)
"Yes, it was selling well, so I thought there would be a reasonable number of participants." (Tilmina)
They were not here yet.
It was not the toy I envisioned, but it was still sad.
For the time being, in this world, I was the one who came up with the idea.
"So, Lianna said she wanted to consult with you, Yuna-chan." (Tilmina)
"Lianna asked me when Yuna-oneechan would be back. I was going to tell Yuna-oneechan, but she said it's okay because she's not in a hurry." (Fina)
So that's why you didn't contact me through Bear Phone.
But just because I got a call didn't mean I could come back, so it would be the same thing.
Author's Note
*This will be a short story. I hope you bear with me.
*In the web version, the cake is made by Elena, while in the book version it is made by Morin's relative, Nerin. I apologize for any confusion to readers who have read the book version.
*The latest chapter, chapter 132, of the "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear" comic has been posted on PASH UP! neo.
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Book 21 released on February 7, 2025. (Next volume, volume 22, in the works)
The 12th volume of the comic was released on August 3, 2024. (The release date for the next volume, 13, has not yet been decided.)
Comicalized Gaiden Volume 3 was released on December 20, 2024. (The release date for the next volume, Volume 4, has not yet been decided.)
The 11th volume of the paperback edition was released on October 4, 2024. (The deadline for the campaign to win a big acrylic stand featuring Yuna and Shuri on the cover is January 20, 2025. 20 lucky winners will receive a prize.) (The release date for the next volume, 12, has yet to be decided.)
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Some of the kanji have been corrected to match the book, so please understand that there are some parts that have not been corrected.