Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

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Bear-san Went to Report to the Adventurers’ Guild

Yesterday, I could not relax because of Primme and Ronne’s visit.

So I had made up my mind in the morning that today would be the day when I would simply relax, but that wish came crashing down. This time, Cliff visited my house in the morning.

“…What?” (Yuna)

“Don’t look so angry.” (Cliff)

No, I wanted to be angry. Normally, Cliff never came to my house. I could only assume that he had brought trouble with him.

After all, my plans for relaxing had been foiled.

“It’s about that haunted house request. You just came back the other day, so I couldn’t talk to you about it. You’ll have to report on the request to the Adventurers’ Guild. I’m just trying to smooth things over.” (Cliff)

I had completely forgotten that I had received a request to investigate the haunted house.

When I checked that haunted house, it turned out that there was a fairy in that mansion. Somehow, I ended up going to the fairy forest, and when I returned, I didn’t report my findings to the Adventurers’ Guild.

But I could not say that there was a fairy in that haunted mansion.

“Didn’t you say that you would take care of it? What went wrong?” (Yuna)

Cliff explained.

Apparently, he simply notified Adventurer’s Guild that there were some children playing in the house without permission.

“If you report that to the guild, the request will be fulfilled.” (Cliff)

“Did the guild agree to that?” (Yuna)

“They did. Or rather, they also want to get rid of this request as no one other than you is even willing to take it. Well, it plays in our favor as we cannot say that there was a fairy there.”

If word got out that there was a fairy in that haunted house, there would be an uproar.

“And I bought the house, so neither the Adventurers’ Guild nor the Commerce Guild will complain.” (Cliff)

“You bought that mansion?” (Yuna)

It was a rather large mansion.

I wondered what kind of rich nobleman would buy a house like that, but well, technically, Cliff was a nobleman and was also the Lord of this town.

“But what are you going to do with it?” (Yuna)

“I plan to turn that mansion into a luxury inn. Thanks to someone, people will now be able to travel back and forth between Mileela and Crimonia.” (Cliff)

By “someone,” I assumed that it was me.

“Especially these days, some people can’t stay at the normal inns as they are already full and are hanging around on the streets, or even pitching tents in the middle of nowhere. If this continues, it will become unsafe. We need to deal with it.” (Cliff)

“But even if you turn the mansion into an inn, won’t the cost of lodging be so high that no one will stay there?” (Yuna)

“I haven’t decided on the details yet, but I’m going to make the top floor more expensive and the lower floors less expensive. There are servants’ rooms on the first floor, so if I open them up to the public, there should be no problem.” (Cliff)

Ah, I see.

It was like a tower apartment.

The premium pent suites on the top floor, the cheaper, more affordable suites at the bottom.

“Also, there is no lack of merchants with money and so on. If nobles ever come to visit our town, we can also have them stay there.” (Cliff)

That’s a lot of calculations involved.

“Thank you for going out of your way to come and inform me.” (Yuna)

I would have just asked someone to call me over to his home if I were in Cliff’s shoes.

Considering the arrangements he already made before paying me a visit, I would forgive him for interrupting my leisurely schedule.

“I don’t mind. I guess, sometimes, you have to see the town on your own feet to know what’s going on.” (Cliff)

That was what Cliff often said to Noa.

When a noble visits other towns and their own town, they should take a good look around and study the environment carefully to understand what is happening there.

Learn the good and the bad of that town.

Take in the good and remove the bad.

It was an element of being a good Lord.

What about Noa?

Was he educating Noa because she may end up somewhere else after getting married to another noble?

“Now go to the Adventurers Guild and then report back to me. I can’t accompany you and show my face at the Adventurers’ Guild as it will cause unnecessary commotion.” (Cliff)

I thanked him for his concern.

After thanking Cliff, I put aside my relaxation plans and headed for the Adventurers’ Guild.

The number of horse-drawn carriages and merchants increased as I walked around town.

But that was not all.

I also noticed that there were many people saying “bears?” “bears?”.

They seemed surprised to see me dressed like this.

Crimonia was a big place. I didn’t expect everyone to know who I was. However, I have walked the road from my house to the Adventurers’ Guild many times, so only a few people in this area did not know me.

They also knew Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, and would sometimes give me food.

If they were surprised to see me dressed like this, it meant that they were not from around here.

It gave me a nostalgic feeling of when I came here for the first time.

I arrived at the Adventurers’ Guild under such gazes.

“What the heck. There’s a strangely dressed young lady coming in.”

“Oh, she’s cute.”

“I didn’t know this town even had such strange-looking girls.”

An adventurer looked at me and laughed.

At that moment, the Adventurers’ Guild was abuzz.

“You guys, stop!” (Crimonia adventurers )

“Do you want to die?” (another adventurer)

“Stay away from that bear!” (yet another adventurer)

“Have you forgotten the warning about the Bear Warning?” (again another adventurer)

The adventurers all moved in at once, pinning the adventurer who laughed at me and covering his mouth.

“Hey there, miss bear. Did you hear these idiots?” (Crimonia Adventurer)

“Ummppphhh.” (Outsider Adventurer)

The man had his mouth covered.

I decided to be an adult here and responded, “I didn’t hear anything.”

Everyone was relieved to hear my words.

There was no point in going ballistic about something like this.

“But I’m not sure if I won’t be able to hear it next time.” (Yuna)

The adventurers nodded their heads vigorously, indicating that they understood my words.

I needed to give them a warning, after all.

“I’ll make sure to tell these new guys, so don’t worry.” (Crimonia Adventurer)

The other adventurers nodded.

I didn’t want to cause a scene, either.

I knew that being calm was the best way to go.

So I headed for the reception desk.

“Yuna-san, we’ve been waiting for you.” (Helen)

Helen, the receptionist, smiled.

“I’m glad no one was hurt.” (Helen)

“I won’t rampage randomly.” (Yuna)

“Well, Yuna-san has a prior criminal record…” (Helen)

Please don’t talk about me like I was some real career criminal.

The previous incident was out of self-defence.

“And what is your business today?” (Helen)

“I’m here to report on the haunted house request I received before.” (Yuna)

“I see. Cliff-sama told me about it. May I have your guild card?” (Helen)

I handed my guild card over to Helen-san, and she processed the request fulfillment and gave me the money.

“But Yuna-san, using Cliff-sama as a messenger is an incredible thing to do.” (Helen)

“…?” (Yuna)

“I was surprised when Cliff-sama came. He said Yuna-san sent him.” (Helen)

I had no choice, though, since I was going to the fairy forest. This made it look like I used Cliff, a nobleman and Lord, as my messenger.

“Yuna-san, even if you have something urgent to do, please show up for a bit and report back to me.” (Helen)

“Sorry, I’ll be careful next time.” (Yuna)

I had time but couldn’t think of a good excuse, so I left it to Cliff.

“If you are dealing with something important and can’t come to report yourself, please ask someone else to do it, not Cliff-sama.” (Helen)

I talked to Cliff normally, but to the average person, Cliff was above the clouds.

Anyway, my report to the Adventurers’ Guild was completed, so I decided to drop by the Bear’s Lounge.

When I arrived in front of Bear’s Lounge, I was greeted by a large bear holding a loaf of bread.

Next, a small Bear-san greeted me as I entered the store.

“Yuna Onee-chan!” (Orphan Helper)

I petted the cute Bear-san on the head and headed to the counter to buy some bread.

I looked around and saw that the place was thriving. The Little Bears were moving around, thinking, and working independently without Karin’s direction anymore.

“Yuna-san, please enter.” (Karin)

“As usual, Morin-san’s bread is very popular.” (Yuna)

“We’re selling both pudding and pizza. The other day, the old man who brought the cheese was so happy.” (Karin)

If the cheese sold well, that village would get some money, and we would also have good cheese to use.

“He said he would buy more cows and make more cheese.” (Karin)

According to the story, Zeref, the royal cook, also bought cheese and made new dishes.

While the Old Man would like to see more delicious dishes made with cheese, he would also prefer cheese not spread too widely, making it impossible to purchase cheese or raise its price.

As demand for something increases, it becomes more and more difficult to obtain it and prices will also rise as a result.

I hoped the village would do their best and let Grandpa increase the supply he could deliver.

The bread I purchased was put away in the bear box. Next, I headed to Bear-san’s Diner.

“Yuna-chan, welcome. Would you like something to eat?” (Seno)

Seno-san called out to me as soon as I entered the restaurant. Fornet-san, who was also in the restaurant, looked at me and seemed happy to hear my voice.

It was lunchtime, and quite a few customers were in the store.

Compared to when the restaurant first opened, it seemed to have calmed down.

However, it was not deserted, so there was no problem.

“You haven’t come to eat here recently, so I was wondering what happened to you.” (Seno)

“I’ve been away from Crimonia for a bit, on a job.” (Yuna)

“Oh, that’s right. So what would you like to eat?” (Seno)

Apparently, she thought that I was here to eat.

I originally planned to go home and have some bread, but I decided to save the bread for dinner and lunch.

I ordered the grilled fish set meal for the first time in a while.

“Anzu-chan! One grilled fish set meal, please! It’s for Yuna-chan.” (Seno)

Seno-san yelled out to the kitchen.

“Yuna-san, you’re here!” (Anzu)

Anzu peeked out from the kitchen. Bettle-san peeked out from behind her.

“Yuna-san, just in time…we’ve added tempura to the menu, the one Yuna-san told us about. Would you like to try it? Or would you like the grilled fish set meal as ordered?” (Anzu)

Tempura.

I taught Anzu how to make tempura.

It was difficult to control the oil temperature when cooking tempura, and Anzu struggled a lot with it initially.

If the temperature was too low, the fish would be fried raw, and if the temperature was a little too high, it would be burnt. The time it took to fry the tempura properly was also difficult to measure.

It takes a cook with a lot of experience to master making tempura. 

So Anzu tried again and again to make good tempura.

“Okay, then, please give me some tempura.” (Yuna)

“Okay. Please wait a moment.” (Anzu)

Anzu returned to the kitchen.

And after a while, the tempura arrived.

Vegetable tempura, shrimp, octopus tempura, and more.

Pure white rice.

I took a bite of the shrimp tempura.

I could hear the crunching. It was delicious.

All the tempura was well fried.

“Tempura is very popular these days.” (Anzu)

“Sometimes I help out too, but it’s hard work because it’s so hot.” (Bettle)

“Be careful not to burn yourselves.” (Yuna)

“Yes, I am being careful about it.” (Anzu)

If the oil caught fire, it would be a big problem.

Eating good food was always risky.

After I finished my tempura set meal, I headed for the orphanage.

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