Chapter 297

297 Bear-san, Switched Swaying Bear

Hmmm, what’s this?

Somehow it feels hard to sleep .

I feel like my body is being held down .

When I slowly open my eyes, Ran is cuddling and sleeping with me .

[Mofumofu …] Ran

No, it ’s not Mofumofu .

But why is Ran sleeping in my bed?

Swaying Bear is sleeping comfortably while being sandwiched between us .

I looked at the other side .

I thought for a moment (even Rosa-san is there), but only Hugging Bear is hugging me and still sleeping soundly .

I asked them to wake me up if there was danger .

Apparently, for Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, they recognized that it wouldn’t be dangerous if Ran enters my bed .

Well, if she’s just sleeping, then there is no danger .

It just makes me sleepy .

But there are women in this world who also like girls .

If Ran was a member of that group, it would be dangerous .

But Blitz is there, so that’s probably not the case for Ran .

However, if that’s the case, please protect it properly .

I pet the heads of the sleeping Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

For now, let’s escape from Ran’s grasp .

I release the hand held by Ran and escape from the bed .

And safely move Hugging Bear to the next bed where Ran originally slept .

Next, I tried to rescue Swaying Bear from Ran, but she doesn’t want to release it .

I was thinking about what to do, but a bright idea hits me .

All I have to do is unsummon Swaying Bear, then quickly summon it again .

I returned Swaying Bear to the Bear Puppet and summoned it immediately .

I was able to safely rescue Swaying Bear from Ran .

Yeah, that was excellent .

The moment I tried to sleep in the bed where Ran was sleeping, Ran began to sleep talk .

[Uuh ~~~, Mofumofu~ga…] Ran

Ran said in a sad voice and searching for something, somehow she’s kinda lonely .

[Uh ~, Swaying Bear~…] Ran

I see, it seems that she was searching for Swaying Bear and not me .

She’s searching so hard with her hands .

But that doesn’t mean I’ll give Swaying Bear back .

Somehow, I thought of a good substitute .

I took the bear plushie from the Bear Box and place it where Ran can reach .

Then the hand that seemed to be lonely, suddenly grabbed the plushie .

After Saying, [It’s mofumofu] she got quiet .

Yeah, it looks okay .

Now everyone is happy .

I will sleep again .

Early in the morning, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear woke me up .

Mou… It’s morning already…

I thought I went to sleep just a few minutes ago .

The outside is still dim, but the sun is rising .

I’m leaving early, so I’m going up early .

I raise my upper body and look at the next bed .

Ran is sleeping soundly, hugging a bear plushie .

Ran looks very comfortable .

It seems that she was sleeping alone without realizing it .

On the other side, Rosa-san and Grimos are sleeping on the bed near the door .

For the time being, let’s put Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear back to the Bear Puppet, so that we don’t wake them up .

[Yuna-chan, you’re up already?] Rosa

Rosa-san gets up from the next bed .

Apparently, she seems to have woken up by it .

[Good morning . ] Yuna

[Good morning… But why is Yuna-chan sleeping next to my bed?] Rosa

I look at the bed where Ran is currently sleeping .

Originally it was the bed that I was sleeping on .

[Mofumofu~~…] Ran

Ran is happily sleeping with a bear plushie .

[Ran… . ] Rosa

Rosa-san had an amazed face in the sight of sleeping Ran .

I briefly explained what happened last night .

[I’m sorry, Yuna-chan . That girl was so happy to meet Yuna-chan and Swaying Bear-chan after a long time . We were traveling to various places . So that’s why, she’s glad to meet an acquaintance . Moreover, we never thought we could meet you at a place like this, far away from Crimonia . ] Rosa

Certainly, this is very far from Crimonia .

It’s easy for me to come because I have the Bears and the Bear Gate, but it’s hard for someone else even if they’re riding on a horse .

I’m sure they’re happy because we met in such a distant place .

For some reason, I am happy to meet Rosa-san as well .

[So, would you please forgive Ran . ] Rosa

[I don’t mind, I’m not angry . But I will be angry, if you wake me up in the middle of the night for no reason at all . ] Yuna

And I won’t give them a plushie .

[Fufu, . . Thank you . Let’s wake everyone up and go for a meal . ] Rosa

Rosa-san woke up Grimos and I woke up Ran .

[Swaying Bear… Good morning…?] Ran

Ran froze while looking at the bear plushie .

[What is this?] Ran

[A bear plushie . ] Yuna

[A bear plushie?] Ran

Ran touched the plushie again .

[Its true, it’s a bear plushie . Why am I holding a bear plushie? I should have been holding Swaying Bear . ] Ran

[It’s Swaying Bear’s substitute . ] Yuna

[Where did you got this from?] Ran

Ran started to the plushie .

[Yuna-chan, you have that as well?] Rosa

[It’s very popular with children . ] Yuna

[So, where is the real Swaying Bear?] Ran

While embracing the plushie, Ran searched for Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

[I have already returned them to my Bear Puppets . ] Yuna

[Tha-That’s …] Ran

Ran fell down on the floor .

[And don’t climb into my bed without permission . ] Yuna

[No no, that’s because Swaying Bear called me . ] Ran

Such a lie that can be exposed immediately .

I summoned Swaying Bear in bear cub form .

[Did you call Ran last night?] Yuna

Swaying Bear cried and shook his head .

[He’s denying it . ] Yuna

[Uh, Swaying Bear . ] Ran

[As I thought when I first met Swaying Bear-chan, he seems to be able to understand people’s words . ] Rosa

Rosa-san, who was listening to the conversation, had a strange look .

[Well, it’s not a normal bear . ] Yuna

It’s a Bear from God .

It’s a special Bear .

It might even be a Divine Beast?

I looked at Swaying Bear’s face .

It’s a cute face .

No, he can’t be, Divine Beasts cannot be this cute .

[And now, please return the bear plushie . ] Yuna

[Eh ~~~~~, didn’t you already gave it to me?] Ran

[I didn’t gave it to you . ] Yuna

First of all, it’s a stuffed toy for kids .

I didn’t asked for it to be made for Ran .

[But you already gave it to me!] Ran

Ran won’t release the bear plushie .

Well, I have a lot, so I can give it to her .

[Fine then, I’ll give it to you, so please take care of it . ] Yuna

[Yuna, thank you very much . ] Ran

She happily hugged the bear plushie .

[Ran, good for you . ] Rosa

Rosa-san is enviously looking at Ran .

[Do you want one as well Rosa-san?] Yuna

[Is that okay?] Rosa

She seems happy with my words .

I took out a Hugging Bear plushie and give it to Rosa-san .

[It’s Hugging Bear-chan!] Rosa

[What about Grimos?] Yuna

I asked her, just in case .

[No, I’m good . ] Grimos

Hmm, I guess not~ .

Now that the issue about bear plushies are over, we move down to the first floor and have breakfast .

Blitz is not around .

Is he still sleeping?

None of the girls would wake him up, is that okay?

[Speaking of which, I forgot to ask, what kind of monster appears in the desert?] Yuna

Prior information is very important in games .

It is necessary to prepare proper equipments in advance .

That being said, I only have the Bear Equipment .

But there is no loss with knowing what kind monsters there are .

[Haven’t I told you? Well, I don’t think you’ll ever meet one, but there are Sand Wolves and a Sand Worms . Although, I think it’ll be mostly Sand Wolves . ] Ran

Sand Wolf is a variant of Wolf . I wonder, do they have different fur?

Sand worms are variant of Worms .

But are there many worms that have been defeated before?

I feel disgusted just by imagining it .

Sorry Wolf .

Worms are disgusting, so if I find one, I will kill them immediately .

But is it better to bring it back as a souvenir of Fina?

[Still, it is better to be aware of the worms as well . ] Grimos

Grimos, who was silent, opened her mouth .

[That’s right, because worms are buried deep into the ground, it becomes fatal if you were too late to notice them . Well, according to the story, if the worm moves in the sand, you would seem to notice it by the vibration, so it will be okay if you’re careful . ] Ran

Well, I have my skills, I also have the Bears, so… It will be okay right?

[And there are rumors of sightings, but I’m not sure . ] Rosa

[What are the rumors?] Yuna

[I’m sorry, I haven’t heard much about it . Well, it’s okay because you won’t see them if you head to the pillar . ] Rosa

Rosa-san, did you know? That is a flag in our world?

Oh but, flags can also be broken .

[Well, Yuna will be fine, even if she found one . ] Ran

[Yeah, she even defeated that monster after all . ] Rosa

They’re talking about the Kraken, but they didn’t disclose it .

They know that there is a hush decree in the town of Mereera, so they kept quiet about it .

[But stay vigilant . ] Grimos

Grimos is paying attention to their optimistic conversation .

That’s true .

No matter how much powerful the Bear Equipment is, I may be beaten if I’m too careless .

[Thank you Grimos, I’ll be careful . ] Yuna

After finishing the meal and acquiring the monsters’ information, I decided that its time for me to go .

[Well then, say hello to Blitz for me . ] Yuna

After all, Blitz didn’t show himself .

No way, its just as yesterday’s adventurer said, he actually brought in a woman… .

[What? You’re leaving already?] Blitz

A sleepy Blitz came and sat in an empty chair .

[Ugh, my head . If I knew it would turn out like this, I wouldn’t have drunk . ] Blitz

[Did you drink till late last night?] Yuna

[Oh, Doran told me that he wants to drink and dragged me out . ] Blitz

I see, what I was thinking didn’t happen .

[Yuna, I think you’ll be fine, but just be careful . ] Blitz

[Yes, thank you . If a dangerous monster appears, I’ll run away with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear . ] Yuna

If I’m really a pinch, I also have a method of escape using the Bear Gate .

[Don’t get Swaying Bear hurt . ] Ran

Ran was also worried about Swaying Bear .

Hey worry about me more!

[We’re going to Crimonia, to check if you’re still alive or have gone missing . ] Blitz

[Fufu, what Blitz’ trying to say is, let’s meet again in Crimonia next time . ] Rosa

[I wish he could be more honest . ] Ran

[Shut it . ] Blitz

Blitz pulls Ran’s cheeks who is sitting next to him .

[It, it hurts . ] Ran

Laughter came from the crowd .

Now that I’ve greeted Blitz, I’m leaving once again .

I separated from Rosa-san’s group, then I walk towards the town’s gate .

Although it may still be early in the morning, but there are already many people on lizards roaming around .

Are they going to leave now?

Rosa-san says that [temperature may vary], so some people try to leave before the sun rises .

In my case, it’s okay because I have my Bear Equipment, but it seems to be hard to move around during the day .

When I arrive at the town’s gate, a man guarding the gate is standing there, sleepy .

And when the man noticed me, he woke up, his eyes are wide open and he looked at me .

Normally, I’ll just put my guild card on the crystal plate and head out, but the man stopped me .

[Young lady, what’s with that outfit?] Guard

[I’m dressed like a bear . ] Yuna

He’s eyes became wide open again .

Well, there’s no other way to answer it .

[So, why are you dressed as a bear?] Guard

He seems to be squinting, but I tried to go on without worrying about it .

[Little Miss . Why are you in a hurry? It’s dangerous outside . ] Guard

Well, if a girl dressed as a bear tried to go outside without any ride, she wiill be stopped .

The gate I’m exiting is on the opposite direction of the gate that I came in from the direction of the royal capital .

There seems to be only a vast desert beyond this point, there are no villages ahead .

[Are you planing to travel on foot?] Guard

I’ll try to deceive him .

[On foot? Alone? In such an outfit?] Guard

Of course, he’ll doubt it .

I’d like to run away .

But since I’m not a criminal, It’ll be troublesome if a search party is made .

I just don’t know what to do .

While in trouble, I heard a familiar voice .

[Ah, I knew it, its good that I caught up to you . ] Rosa

[Just as I thought . ] Ran

[…………] Yuna

When I found the source of the voice, Rosa-san and Ran whom should I have left a while ago, were here .

They are looking at me with a bright smile on their faces .

[Rosa-san?] Yuna

[Remember when Yuna arrived at this town, you were stopped at the entrance, so she came to see what was going on . ] Ran

Yes, I was stopped wonderfully .

[This girl, is an adventurer so It’s okay to let her through . ] Rosa

Rosa-san explains to the guard .

[Adventurer?] Guard

He looks at me with a dubious expression .

[Yes, so please let her pass . ] Rosa

[Do you want to confirm?] Yuna

I showed my guild card to the guard .

[Rank C?] Guard

He compared the card with me over and over again .

But after confirming for quite some time, I got my card back .

[But there is only a vast desert ahead, without a Ragaroot…] Guard

Uhhh… Do I really have to summon Swaying Bear?

I summoned Swaying Bear .

[A Bear!] Guard

I briefly explained about the summoned beast and then he finally let me through .

But now, even if I come back here alone, I can enter the town without anyone being suspicious .

And with that, I was able to leave the town safely, riding on Swaying Bear .

I left for the city of Dezerto .

Author’s Note:

I’ve been thinking about replacing the material before, but I didn’t have the opportunity to use it .

It feels bad to switch bear plushies with Fina or Noa while sleeping .

But Ran is fine .

At last we are able to leave the town .