Bear-san, Making Fina Use Her Birthday Present.
âSpeaking of which, Fina. You have the tickets to go out with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear that I gave you for your birthday, right?â (Yuna)
âYes, I have kept it safe and secured.â (Fina)
âNo, use it.â (Yuna)
As I had imagined it, it would stay in her storage forever.
So I will force her to use it.
âTirumina-san. Can I borrow Fina for a few days?â (Yuna)
âYes, of course.â (Tirumina)
As usual, permission is granted immediately.
âWell then, Iâll be borrowing Fina for a while.â (Yuna)
âU~u, again, you just decide on your own.â (Fina)
No, if we donât decide for you, Fina, you will be hesitant, and the conversation wonât progress, so it canât be helped.
In the case of Fina, itâs better to be more forceful.
âThen, since we donât have any magic practice, starting tomorrow, weâre going out with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.â (Yuna)
When I said that, Shuri opened her mouth enviously.
âU~u, Oneechan, you have it nice. Yuna-oneechan taught you magic, and youâre going out with Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan. I also want to go out with Yuna-oneechan.â (Shuri)
It was true that I had been spending a lot of time with Fina recently. When Shuri gave me such a sad look, I was reluctant to leave her behind.
âShuri, donât be selfish. This is your sisterâs birthday present.â (Tirumina)
Tirumina-san appeases Shuri.
âYuna-oneechan, isnât it okay to bring Shuri with us?â (Fina)
â Well, I mean, it would be nice if Tirumina-san gave permission.â (Yuna)
Even if I say yes, the final permission comes from the parent, Tirumina-san.
âMomâ¦â¦â (Fina)
When Fina looked at Tirumina-san, Tirumina-san looked at Shuri.
âDo you promise to be a good girl and listen to what Yuna-chan and your sister tells you to?â (Tirumina)
âYes, I will.â (Shuri)
âYou wonât slip away from the two and go somewhere on your own?â (Tirumina)
âNo, I wonât.â (Shuri)
âMom, donât worry because Iâm watching her closely.â (Fina)
âIâll be watching over Shuri, too.â (Yuna)
âBoth of you are sweet. Shuri, donât cause trouble for them.â (Tirumina)
âYes!â (Shuri)
With Tirumina-sanâs permission, we decided that Shuri would also go with us.
There was only one person, however, who was listening with a blank stare.
âWhy are you not asking me?â (Gentz)
I heard Gentz-san muttering in a small voice.
Because Tirumina-san holds a higher position than you, Gentz-san, I wouldnât say that to the person himself, though.
The next day. We lined up in front of the bear gate.
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were also there.
âNow then, Lady Fina, may I have your ticket, please?â (Yuna)
I try to look a bit like the receptionist-neesan, and Fina and Shuri laugh at me.
âYes, right here.â (Fina)
Fina giggled and handed me a piece of paper.
When I received the piece of paper I gave her on her birthday, I stamped a picture of Fina and Shuri riding on Swaying Bear. Itâs the ticket to go out with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.
âYuna-oneesan, where are we going?â (Fina)
âItâs not a round-the-world trip, but I thought Iâd take you back to some of the places Iâve been to.â (Yuna)
Besides, there were places Fina had never been before.
âFirst stop, the Elven Forest.â (Yuna)
I opened the bear gate in my home and connected it to the bear gate in the elf forest.
When I opened the doors of the bear gate, there stood a smiling girl with light green hair and slightly long ears.
âYuna-san, Iâve been waiting for you.â (Ruimin)
âRuimin. Have you been waiting for us?â (Yuna)
Right, there was an elf girl, Ruimin, in front of us.
Yesterday, I wanted to know about Ruimin and Mumroot-sanâs plans, so I used my bear phone to confirm with Ruimin. After confirming they had no plans, I told Ruimin we were coming.
âI knew you were coming, so I came to pick you up, Fina-chan. Itâs been a while. And Shuri, right?â (Ruimin)
âRuimin-san, itâs been a while.â (Fina)
âUn, Ruimin-neechan.â (Shuri)
Even though she had only met her once, she seemed to remember her name. Sheâs better than me, who tends to forget peopleâs names.
âAlso, itâs been a while Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan.â (Ruimin)
Ruimin patted Swaying Bear and Hugging Bearâs faces. Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear also looked happy.
âYuna-san, youâre still dressed as a bear.â (Ruimin)
Well, this is my everyday attire.
âI didnât expect you to be there to greet us, though.â (Yuna)
âI woke up early and waited all day.â (Ruimin)
No way, youâre not waiting here from sunrise, are you?
âBut I didnât think there was a bear door here.â (Ruimin)
âWe donât know what will happen in the sacred tree barrier. So I moved it last night.â (Yuna)
After confirming Mumroot-san and Ruiminâs schedule, I set up the bear gate outside the sacred treeâs barrier late last night. As a guide, I must make the proper preparations ahead of time.
âBut thanks to that, I was able to wait in front of the door.â (Ruimin)
Ruimin seemed happy to surprise us.
âHappy birthday, Fina. I will show you around the village today.â (Ruimin)
âAh, thank you. Did you tell her, Yuna-oneesan?â (Fina)
Fina timidly looked at me.
When I talked with her on my bear phone, I told Ruimin that I would take Fina to the elf village as one of her birthday presents.
âYes, but was it bad?â (Yuna)
âItâs embarrassing.â (Fina)
Fina looked a little embarrassed. But she also looked happy.
âNow then, let me show you around my village.â (Ruimin)
Ruimin looked like she wanted to ride on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, so I let her ride in front of me.
âFluffy and comfortable.â (Ruimin)
Ruimin embraced Hugging Bear as she lay down forward.
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear looked up then they started walking.
âBut my village on Finaâs birthday? My village has nothing, unlike the royal capital.â (Ruimin)
What are you talking about?
âRuimin, youâre in this village, right?â (Yuna)
ââ¦â¦Wait, me?â (Ruimin)
âI thought Fina would want to see you.â (Yuna)
Ruimin and Fina were good friends. They even used to talk to each other on the bear phone. So I let them meet for the first time in a while.
âYes, I wanted to meet her. Thatâs why Iâm grateful to you, Yuna-oneechan, for bringing me here. Itâs the best birthday present.â (Fina)
âI am happy to see you too, Fina.â (Ruimin)
Itâs good that they are close friends.
âBesides, there are some nice scenic spots in this village, arenât there?â (Yuna)
When I first came here, I built a bear house near a waterfall. The scenery at the top was also beautiful.
For Ruimin, perhaps she has lived in the area for so long that its beautiful scenery has become so routine that she does not appreciate its value.
The city has its urban beauty, and nature has its natural beauty.
âYouâre right. There are more beautiful sceneries out there. I will guide you.â (Ruimin)
Ruimin suggested we visit some of her recommended spots before going to the village.
âArenât we keeping Mumroot-san waiting for us?â (Yuna)
âIf we get there by noon, weâll be fine. Besides, Yuna-san. If you go to the village, you will be stuck there surrounded by children.â (Ruimin)
Indeed, that would be the case. I played with many children there. Some of them adored me, but Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were more popular. Considering that, I canât move easily whenever I go to that village.
âSo before we go to the village, Iâll take you to the places I recommend.â (Ruimin)
With a quick change of plans, weâre on the move.
Since weâre riding on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, it shouldnât take too long, so we should be fine.
âBeautiful.â (Fina)
âHuge.â (Shuri)
A large, beautiful lake spreads out before us.
âThe lake at Land of Harmony was beautiful, but this lake is also beautiful.â (Yuna)
âYes, itâs beautiful.â (Fina)
The water is crystal clear, and the lake has a mysterious feel that makes sense when itâs called the elven lake.
âIf you put an axe in it, will it turn into a golden axe?â (Yuna)
Like a beautiful water goddess with an axe will emerge from that lake or something?
âNo way. Is there even such a lake?â (Ruimin)
âItâs a fairy tale from the place where I used to live.â (Yuna)
But wasnât that story about a river, not a lake (pond)?
I told them that fairy tale.
âSuch a fairy tale.â (Fina)
âI didnât know that either.â (Ruimin)
âWell, itâs limited to where I lived.â (Yuna)
Itâs a story from another world. So thereâs no way they would have heard about it.
But weâre in a different world, so instead of a goddess, there may likely be water spirits instead of a goddess.
âStill, good luck comes to those who are honest.â (Yuna)
However, the reality is not so sweet. Itâs said that good people are susceptible. I have heard stories of people being cheated out of their money because they trusted someone.
Even so, I would like Fina and the others to see their dreams into reality.
âThen I must be a good girl because I got to meet Yuna-san.â (Ruimin)
âSo did I.â (Fina)
âMe too~â (Shuri)
âWhy, is that?â (Yuna)
âIf I hadnât met Yuna-san in Capital, I would have been in a lot of trouble. Itâs my greatest fortune to have met Yuna-san.â (Ruimin)
âIâm glad to meet Yuna-oneechan too.â (Shuri)
Even Shuri followed Ruiminâs lead and said something like that.
âYes, Iâm glad I was also able to meet Yuna-oneesan. If I hadnât met Yuna-oneesan, I would have died. And my Mom and Shuri would have been left alone too.â (Fina)
Thatâs true. But when she repeated it, somehow, it felt embarrassing.
The words Fina said that she might have died if I hadnât been there are the heaviest.
When I transmigrated into this world, I went in the direction of Fina without realizing it. That first step saved Fina and became the starting point of my life in this world.
If I had walked in the opposite direction, I might have met someone else and had experienced a completely different otherworldly life. I might have saved someone else and been with that person instead. Itâs unthinkable now.
Although I wonder if thatâs a good or bad thing.
Still, thereâs one thing I can say.
âI was also lucky to meet Fina, Shuri, and Ruimin.â (Yuna)
But the fact is, I feel happy right now.
I am content with the present, even if there is other happiness and enjoyment.
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