Bear-san, Calls Fina And Friends
For now, we left the hot springs for later and decided on where to place the bear gate.
After checking the third floor, we went down to the second floor.
âThe second floor will be the servantsâ quarters.â (Sakura)
âThe cooks and guards will stay in this room. Iâll be staying here.â (Shinobu)
âBut the view is as good as on the third floor.â (Sakura)
It looked like Sakura may come too, but which one would she stay in? Would she be on the third floor, given King Suouâs attitude? Speaking of which, whatâs going on with King Suouâs family?
The rooms on the second floor were not as spacious as those on the third floor, but there were more rooms, many of which were about six tatami mats in size.
After looking around upstairs, we went downstairs. There was no sign of Jubei-san or King Suou. It seems that they have gone back.
On the ground floor, thereâs the cooking area and a warehouse. Naturally, the warehouse was empty. On the other hand, it would be a problem if there were a lot of stuff in there.
Also, there was a smaller hot spring on the first floor that was properly installed for the use of the servants. I knew that the hot spring upstairs was for the exclusive use of the royal family.
After completing a tour of the building, I decided on the room I would use and placed the bear gate there.
I thought about the warehouse, but it would be more convenient to have it on the third floor if I wanted to go to the hot springs.
âThen I think Iâll take this room as my room.â (Yuna)
I decided on one of the rooms on the third floor.
âThis isnât the largest room, you know? I thought you were going to take that one.â (Kagali)
âItâs big enough for me.â (Yuna)
The room size was more than ten tatami mats, enough for one person, and I have no plans to live here anyway.
âYou can use the largest room, Kagali-san.â (Yuna)
It may have been King Suouâs room after all.
âYou sure itâs okay? Then, I will be very grateful to use that room.â (Kagali)
I installed a bear gate by the wall.
âItâs strange to think that thereâs another place connected to this door.â (Kagali)
Kagali-san uttered such a thing while looking at the bear gate.
âI remember that Kagali-sama was at Yuna-samaâs house over there. What kind of town was that place?â (Sakura)
Sakura casually asked. But Kagali-san couldnât answer immediately.
âI havenât actually seen itâ¦â¦.â (Kagali)
Kagali-san replied in a small voice.
âKagali-san was so exhausted after the battle against Orochi that she was asleep for a long time.â (Yuna)
I felt a little sorry for her, so I helped her out. She was trying to focus on recovering her body, eating, and sleeping like an animal.
âOh, thatâs right. Iâm sorry.â (Sakura)
âNo, donât worry about it. I exhausted my magic power and physical strength, and my mind was also tired. No amount of sleep was enough. And it was also because, for the first time in a long time, I could sleep peacefully. Moreover, I felt warm and safe in that house for some reason.â (Kagali)
Did she feel the magical power of the bear house?
âSo, are you feeling better now?â (Sakura)
âIâm okay.â (Kagali)
Kagali-san laughed so as not to worry Sakura.
There is no problem, except that she canât return to her original adult form.
âNext time, letâs take our time and see the sights.â (Kagali)
âIâd like to see it, too.â (Sakura)
âOkay then. Iâll give you a tour next time.â (Yuna)
âReally? Iâm looking forward to it.â (Sakura)
While Sakura was smiling happily, Shinobu was looking at us. I slowly averted my eyes from her gaze.
âWhy are you turning away from me?â (Shinobu)
âIâm not turning away.â (Yuna)
âLies. You cannot deceive my eyes. I saw Yuna look away with my very own eyes.â (Shinobu)
âI wonât take Shinobu.â (Yuna)
âWha, why?â (Shinou)
âBecause youâre going to do something, arenât you?â (Yuna)
âItâs terrible. Itâs bullying. Itâs cruelty. Itâs discrimination.â (Shinobu)
Shinobu made a crying imitation, but I went through with it.
I donât mind taking her with me, but I can already imagine seeing Shinobu laughing if I take her to my restaurant. So Iâd rather not take her there.
While I was thinking about this, Kagali-san opened her mouth.
âAnyway, Iâm hungry.â (Kagali)
Didnât she say something earlier about not having to eat for a day or so?
Well, thereâs plenty of food in the bear box. Thereâs also a kitchen, so we can cook.
Oh, but thereâs a lake in front of us.
âThen letâs have a barbecue at that lake, shall we?â (Yuna)
I opened the window and looked at the lake.
I wanted to see the lake up close. I was going to go and check it later. But then I thought, barbecue by the lake.
As a former?hikikomori, I have changed, and Iâll be barbecuing outside now. I guess itâs because I came to this world and traveled around a lot.
âA barbecue?â (Sakura)
âWhatâs that?â (Kagali)
âWeâll be grilling meat and vegetables outside and eating them together.â (Yuna)
âOh, that soundâs good.â (Kagali)
âBut what about the ingredients?â (Sakura)
âWell, we can have Shinobu go to town and get some. Now go.â (Kagali)
âEh? By myself? Then why not have Yuna use her gate? Itâs faster that way.â (Shinobu)
âI already have the ingredients.â (Yuna)
I have everything from ingredients to cooking utensils.
âIâd like to invite Ruimin-san and Fina-chan to join us. It would be a good idea to call them over before the meal.â (Sakura)
âYouâre right. Iâll invite Ruimin and Fina.â (Yuna)
I took out my bearphone and let magical power flow and called Ruimin.
After a while, Ruiminâs voice could be heard over the bearphone.
âYuna-san?â
âRuimin, have you had lunch?â
âNot yet, but why are you asking?â
âThen weâre all having a meal together over here now, do you want to come over?â
âOver there? Didnât you go to the Land of Harmony to meet the King, Yuna-san? Well, Iâd like to meet Sakura-chan, but Iâm not having a meal with the king.â
Oh yeah, I did mention that when I told Ruimin that I would see King Suou. Did she just refuse?
âRuimin-san, itâs okay. The talk with my uncle is over. We are the only ones to eat. So can you come?â (Sakura)
Sakura turned her face to the bearphone I was holding and spoke to Ruimin.
âSakura-chan!??â
âI would also like to talk to you. I plan to call Fina-chan, too.â (Sakura)
âFina-chan, tooâ¦â¦ I understand. Iâm on my way.â
âOh, and when you come, please bring mushrooms.â (Yuna)
âMushrooms?â
âYes, the best ones please.â (Yuna)
We need mushrooms for the barbecue. Since Ruimin is coming here, Iâll ask her to bring some.
âUnderstood.â
âIf you come near the bear gate, contact me.â (Yuna)
I hung up the call.
Next, I connected to Finaâs bearphone
âYuna-oneesan?â?(Fina)
âIs now a good time?â (Yuna)
âYes, itâs fine.â?(Fina)
âYuna-oneechan?â?(Shuri)
I also heard Shuriâs voice from the background. Apparently, theyâre together.
âHave you eaten yet?â (Yuna)
âNo, not yet.â?(Fina)
âThen, can you come to my house now? I would like to eat together here.â (Yuna)
âAra, Yuna-chan, youâre taking my daughter out again?â?(Tirumina)
This time, I could hear Tirumina-sanâs voice in the background.
âTirumina-san? Yeah, I was thinking of having a meal with Fina. Canât I?â (Yuna)
âFufu, thatâs not the case. Of course, itâs okay.â?(Tirumina)
âI want to go too!â?(Shuri)
I also hear Shuriâs voice.
I took my face away from the bearphone and asked everyone.
âCan Finaâs sister come?â (Yuna)
âI donât mind, but does she know about your door?â (Kagali)
âYeah, she knows.â (Yuna)
âIf youâre fine with it, then I donât have a problem with it.â (Kagali)
âOf course Iâm fine with it too.â (Sakura)
âMe too.â (Shinobu)
I brought my face closer to the bearphone.
âShuri is also good. By the way, Tirumina-san. They might be late to return today or they might stay at my house tonight, is that okay?â (Yuna)
âItâs okay with me, I feel relieved if theyâre with you, Yuna-chan. Of course, if my daughter becomes damaged goods, Iâll have you take responsibility.â âMom!â
I can hear a faint popping and tapping sounds from the other side of the bearphone call.
Perhaps Fina is hitting Tirumina-san.
âFufu. Well then, Yuna-chan, take care of them both.â?(Tirumina)
âU~u, Yuna-oneesan, Iâm coming.â?(Fina)
âYes, Iâll be waiting. By the way, can you do me a favor and go to Anzuâs shop and get me some big clams, like turban shells. Enough for 7 people.â (Fina)
Since weâre here, we decided to grill and eat turban shells.
Okay, now weâre ready to go.
Then we welcomed Ruimin, who arrived first.
âOh, Ruimin, take off your shoes.â (Yuna)
âSorry~â (Ruimin)
Ruimin hastily took off her shoes.
By the way, wearing shoes was strictly forbidden in this mansion.
âAno, so where are we?â (Ruimin)
Ruimin looked around the room, while holding her shoes.
âItâs a mansion that I got from the Land of Harmonyâs King.â (Yuna)
âYou got a mansion, Yuna-san?â (Ruimin)
âWell, it was his back-up plan because I refused his main reward. This is also to thank you too, Ruimin, so please enjoy your stay.â (Yuna)
Shortly after that, the bearphone rang and Fina arrived.
âYuna-oneesan, where are we?â (Fina)
âThis is a place called Land of Harmony. Itâs a faraway country.â (Yuna)
Shuri was scurrying and looking around at the room and then at Kagali-san and the others.
âAre you Finaâs sister?â (Kagali)
âYouâre a cute one.â (Shinobu)
âYou look like Fina-chan.â (Sakura)
Shuri hid behind Fina.
âWho?â (Shuri)
âI am Kagali. Yuna is a friend of mine, and we fought against monsters together.â
Kagali-san introduces herself while puffing her chest out.
Sheâs not wrong, though. Shuri was surprised to hear that Kagali-san, who (is currently physically more petite than her), fought monsters.
âMy name is Sakura. Yuna-sama saved my life.â
Sakura introduced herself politely, with her hands together in front of her, like a light bow.
âIâm Ruimin. Iâm Yuna-san and Fina-chanâs friend.â
Ruimin introduced herself cheerfully and energetically.
Come to think of it, this was the first time Ruimin and Shuri have met, wasnât it?
âIâm Shinobu. Yunaâs slave.â
In any case, I hit her.
âThat hurts~!â (Shinobu)
âShinobu is just an acquaintance, so donât worry about her.â (Yuna)
âSo terrible.â (Shinobu)
Whoâs terrible?
âShuri, say hello.â (Fina)
âIâm Shuri. Iâm sisterâs sister.â (Shuri)
She introduced herself while holding Finaâs hand.
âYuna-oneechanâ¦â¦â (Shuri)
Shuri looked at me with a troubled expression.
Apparently, they were trying to figure out her relationship with me, but they had no idea. Indeed, it was difficult to explain the relationship between Shuri and me. From my point of view, her older sister saved my life?
But if I say that, Fina will get angry, so I wonât say it.
âSo Yuna-oneesan. Are we eating here?â (Fina)
âWeâre going to eat over there.â (Yuna)
I pointed out the window.
âU wa~a ~~â?(Shuri)
âItâs amazing.â (Fina)
The two looked out the window as they leaned out to see the expansive view.
âAre we eating over there?â (Fina)
âYes, itâs beautiful, isnât it? Well, now that weâre all here, letâs go.â (Yuna)
We left the mansion and walked about 10 minutes towards the lake.
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Authorâs Note:
The hot spring scene would likely be a little further.
First, there will be a barbecue party at the lake.
â»?Episode 10 of the comicalize book series has been released. It is a story from Finaâs point of view.
You can go to it by clicking âKuma Comicalization is released on the second, fourth, and Wednesdayâ below.
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