When I woke up in the morning, my body screamed in pain.
It hurts when I raise my arm and it hurts when I bend my leg. Itâs full-blown muscle pain. I rubbed my legs and arms in the bath yesterday, but it seems that it didnât work. Itâs funny, I shouldnât have played enough to get a sunburn yesterday, but I have muscle aches all over my body. When I move my body, I get severe pain in various places. I canât walk as it is.
When I asked Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear for help, they anxiously cried and snuggled up to me. But even if they come to me, the muscle pain didnât go away. I picked up my bear puppets that were on my pillow and wore it. After I put it on, I used healing magic on the part where my muscles are aching. The pain gradually relieved. It doesnât hurt anymore when I bend my arms and legs.
Thanks to the bear magic!
Thatâs how the morning of the third day went.
The children ate breakfast then went to the harbor to ride the boat. I waved my hand and saw off the children. Everyone, including Noaâs group. The director said she wants to stay in the bear house, but she was taken by the children.
Only me, Fina, and Shuri are left in the bear house.
[Is it really okay for the both of you not to go with them?] Yuna
[Yes, Iâm going with Yuna-oneechan.] Shuri
[Donât you want to get on the boat, Shuri?] Yuna
[Yeah, I wanted to ride the boat. But I also want to see Dega-ojichan.] Shuri
After what happened yesterday, I decided to go around to greet everyone in Mereera. Of course, that includes Dega-san. Upon hearing me say it, Fina and Shuri said they wanted to go with me.
[Also, we already got on the boat when we came here before.] Fina
Thatâs why I took Fina and Shuri to Dega-sanâs inn. Anzu said I donât need to say hello, but thatâs not the case. Greetings are necessary because I am taking care of his daughter.
We walk leisurely from the bear house. I did not return Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to the bear puppets.
When we arrived at the inn and went inside, his muscles welcomes us.
[Welcome. Un? Bear girl?] Dega
[Dega-san, itâs been a long time.] Yuna
When I gave my greetings, Fina and Shuri bowed down and said hello as well.
[Oh, you all look lovely today. I was very surprised because Anzu suddenly came back yesterday.] Dega
[Did you receive a letter?] Yuna
[I got the letter, but it didnât say anything about her coming back. She thought I would be worried if she wrote it. I just didnât expect for Anzu to come back to town so quickly.] Dega
By the way, did she mentioned that?
[When I heard that she was there, I thought Iâd go to your house, but Iâm too busy.] Dega
[As expected, youâre getting a lot of customers now, didnât you?] Yuna
[Yeah, but when I told Anzu to come back here, she refused. She told me, .] Dega
[Thatâs not good. Iâll be in trouble if Anzu doesnât return with us.] Yuna
[No good. If you take Anzu-oneechan, we wonât be able to eat delicious food.] Shuri
I quickly tried to stop Shuri. But Fina also nods a little
Dega-san put his big hand on top of Shuriâs head.
[Half of it was just a joke. Rest assured that Iâm not going to take Anzu back.] Dega
[Really?] Shuri
But half of it was serious.
[Iâve heard that Anzu was happily doing her own thing. If she had a hard time and was crying, Iâll take her back.] Dega
[Isnât more appropriate to say that she shouldnât come back until sheâs a full-fledged chef?] Yuna
[I canât say that to such a cute girl! If that is my son, Iâll kick his ass and take him back.] Dega
Apparently, fathers in every world are sweet to their daughters.
[But donât tell her that I said that because itâs embarrassing.] Dega
Even though the muscle dad looks embarrassed, it doesnât have a MOE factor, so stop making that face.
[But Anzu seems to be doing alright, so Iâm relieved.] Dega
It seems that Dega-san heard everything about Anzuâs shop from the guests staying at the inn. The seems to be famous as it is. He also heard it from the people who travel from Mereera to Crimonia and back.
Apparently, Dega-sanâs information about Anzu only came from rumors and gossips.
[Keep it a secret to Anzu.] Dega
But doesnât that mean that Dega-sanâs information is also flowing to Anzu?
Well, itâs good that information flows to each other. They donât have to worry.
Then we talked about how Anzu is doing in Crimonia and then, we went to the next place.
[Are we going to Atora-san next?] Fina
[Atora-oneechan?] Shuri
[Last time, she was very angry when I didnât show my face to her.] Yuna
In the first place, I donât know the reason as to why she got angry just because I didnât show up to her.
The reason why I didnât meet with her at that time was that I donât have anything else to do. Maybe thatâs why I had a long life in solitude.
(TC: Sorry canât help it.)
Normally, do I just say hello?
Thatâs why we went to the Adventurerâs Guild to meet Atora-san.
When I entered the Adventurerâs Guild, I got gazed at for the first time in a while.
[Why is there a bear here?] Adventurer1
[Donât you know? The bear lady is on a trip with her store employees.] Adventurer2
[Why do you know that?] Adventurer1
Thatâs right. Why do you know that?
[I saw the leaflet about the storeâs holiday. Iâve confirmed it. Iâm a regular customer of that bakery and cafeteria.] Adventurer2
An adventurer declares proudly.
But did the leaflet mention the reason for the holidays?
I donât remember much about the details. However, itâs possible that Anzu and the children informed them normally. Even so, Iâm not saying they shouldnât talk about why weâre taking a break from the store.
And as Iâm wandering around, a male guild employee noticed me.
Etto, Iâm sure this person is.
[Yuna-san. Itâs been a long time.] Sei
[Se, Sei-san, yeah, itâs been a long time.] Yuna
Dangerous, dangerous. His name didnât pop out for a moment there.
However, Sei-san responded with a smile, whether he noticed it or pretended not to notice it.
[Is Atora-san here? I thought Iâd say hello since Iâm here in Mereera.] Yuna
[Yes, sheâs here. Please head to the back room.] Sei
With Sei-sanâs guidance, we head to the back room where Atora-san is.
The other guild staff was bowing. I donât need that. Thatâs why we hurried into the room.
[What? If itâs work, turn it in the afternoon.] Atora
Atora-san said to us while facing down.
[Thatâs not it, Guildmaster. Yuna-san came.] Sei
[What about Yuna?] Atora
When Sei-san answered, Atora-san, who was doing some paperwork at the desk, looked up.
[Yuna! And also Fina and Shuri!] Atora
[Atora-san, itâs been a while.] Yuna
Atora-san is still dressed with a lot of exposed parts. She can do it because she is confident in her body. Well not really, but it looks like I canât do that.
[Did you just come into town?] Atora
Apparently, Atora-san didnât know I was here.
Sei-san said, and left the room.
[Iâm here since yesterday. And so, I came because the last time, you were complaining when I didnât come to say hello right away.] Yuna
[I wasnât complaining about it. I just felt bad when Yuna, who took care of me didnât show up.] Atora
Thatâs why this time, Iâm showing up like this.
[So whatâs up? Did you come here to play with Fina and Shuri again?] Atora
I briefly explained why we came here.
[So itâs an employee trip with children. Yuna still does strange things.] Atora
Was it really that strange?
Well, even if the others think itâs weird, I just do what I want to do. Iâm not bothering others. Yes, the moment I thought so, Tirumina-sanâs face came to my mind. I shook my head from side to side and shook off Tirumina-san from my head.
Tirumina-san should be enjoying this trip as well, so there should be no problem.
And today, she went on a boat ride with the children. Tirumina-san was asking how to catch seafood. As I have said. Sheâs definitely enjoying it.
[Even so, it looks like youâre busy.] Yuna
[Well, the security of the town was also given to me. So Iâm a little busier than usual.] Atora
[Youâre also doing that?] Yuna
[The new mayor says itâs difficult to get around. There used to be a small guard, but the town was not as big as it is now. When there arenât enough people, they hire adventurers to turn it around. And because I manage the adventurerâs guild, if I take over security management, they can save a lot of trouble. Besides, I ask the adventurers for matters that the guards can not handle, and the monsters around the town. The advantage is great because the information can be transmitted faster, but the disadvantage is that I get too busy.] Atora
Atora-san said so with a laugh, but her expression says otherwise.
[And now that there arenât enough people, I have to help as much as I can.] Atora
The number of workers is increasing, but it seems that the number of jobs escalates.
[By the way, Atora-san, Iâve been meaning to ask you. Why isnât the area around my house, hasnât been cleared yet?] Yuna
The trees around my house remained uncut. The path was paved with cobblestones and surrounded by forests on the left and right, and there was a Bear House on the way. To describe the current situation, my Bear House looks like a temple or a shrine.
[Ä, are ne...] Atora
Atora-san slowly diverts her gaze from me.
[They said to leave that as it is.] Atora
[Why?] Yuna
[Because, since you built such a huge bear structure, no one can build a building nearby. Nobody wants to build around it, since the atmosphere is preventing people to build anything near it, so it remained as it is. ] Atora
In other words, the bear house is bad.
[It wouldnât stand out if there were trees surrounding it.] Atora
Certainly, it will not be noticed immediately. However, on the contrary, it stood out because thatâs the only place with forest and that beautifully paved pathway. If you pass in front of that pathway, you can see the bearâs face whether you like it or not.
Should I hide it by raising the wall?
[Yuna, if you really donât like it, I tell the townspeople that Yuna said so.] Atora
This person is just throwing everything out to others because it was a hassle.
Itâs too troublesome for me as well. Iâm not going to clear the forest around my house until I persuade the residents.
[Everyone is grateful to Yuna, theyâre not giving you a hateful atmosphere. So itâs not harassment. Please understand that.] Atora
I can see that by looking at the fishermen yesterday. I saw their desire to thank me and their actions to avoid bothering me.
They really donât have to worry about the Kraken subjugation and the tunnel creation.
The Kraken subjugation was for rice, soy sauce, and miso. The tunnel was just to secure the distribution of seafood and to get Anzu. So I donât really care about anything else.
However, I couldnât tell the truth anymore, so I had no choice but to accept the current situation.