Chapter 677

Bear-san Visits the Adventurers Guild

With Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear in our arms, we approached the city gate.

The man who manages the gate noticed us and called out to us.

Why are you dressed like that? (Guard)

I just want to be dressed as a bear. (Yuna)

There was no other answer.

Well, I can see that. (Guard)

If you can see it, then dont ask.

Im just doing this because I like bears. (Yuna)

Kuh~n.

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear squealed happily at my answer.

Is that a bear youre hugging? (Guard)

The man looked at the Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear that Noa and I were holding.

I see, so you really like bears. What about you, are you a fan of bears as well? (Guard)

I like bears as well. I even have similar clothes. (Noa)

After saying so, Noa pulled out a store bear uniform from her item bag.

Why was she carrying that?

So you also have the same outfit. My bad, it seems like you two really like bears. (Guard)

The man was satisfied with the bear stuff and didnt pursue the matter further.

Well then, can I have your card? (Guard)

Im new in town, so I dont have a card, but (Yuna)

I lied, just as we had discussed.

Then youll need to pay entrance fees if you want to enter the town. Did you two come here together for the first time? (Guard)

Yes. My father was injured and couldnt come to town himself, so we took his place. (Noa)

I see. But rules are rules. If you cant pay, you cant enter the town, even if you are a child. (Guard)

If I could pay to enter the town, it would be a small price compared to getting caught and questioned.

I offered the man our money. The mans expression changed slightly as he accepted it.

What is this? Is this money from somewhere else? (Guard)

Noa and I looked at each other.

It was given to me by a merchant a long time ago, and I was wondering if I could use it. (Yuna)

I quickly lied.

Im sorry, but I cant accept this money. Do you have anything else to offer other than money? (Guard)

I didnt have any jewelry of any kind, and even if I did, it would look suspicious if I offered it here.

I considered what I had on hand that could be used as money.

Well, we did come here to sell materials from monsters Can we use those? (Yuna)

I asked politely, a little subdued.

The gatekeeper glanced at me and Noa.

Huh, okay. I really shouldnt, but let me see. (Guard)

At first, I showed him about five Wolf magic stones.

Magic stones, huh? (Guard)

Father defeated them, and were here to sell them. (Noa)

Well, it will cost you about four magic stones, including the little bears. (Guard)

It may be a rip-off, but I accepted it since we didnt know the market price.

The man happily accepted the magic stones.

I still felt ripped off, but why did he have to charge the bear cubs an entrance fee in the first place?

But I didnt complain because I could simply use Wolfs magic stones, which were just laying around in my bear item box. I also didnt want to cause a commotion by taking out more valuable items.

Besides, it would have been more troublesome if I was told that I couldnt enter town with bear cubs.

Oh right, we want to go to the Adventurers Guild or the Commercial Guild. Where can we find them? Also, a place to stay. (Yuna)

I asked politely, and the man was generous enough to tell us.

It appeared that paying entrance fees wasnt all that bad. Four Wolf Magic Stones was a small price to pay if we could get a lot of information.

But going to the Adventurers Guild may be futile. (Guard)

The man said something very strange and meaningful.

I was about to ask him why, but someone arrived behind us that was also planning to enter the town, so the guard told us to move inside already, as he went to the next visitor.

I wanted to get some more information, but we had no choice.

I didnt expect that the money we have wouldnt be usable (Noa)

Yes, thats right. And since they dont even know about money from our country, it might not even be in circulation around here. (Yuna)

Yuna-san, what are you going to do now? (Noa)

We have to find my sister! (Primme)

Primme shouted from inside Noas pouch.

I know how you feel, but first we need to find a place to stay. (Yuna)

Finding an inn was within the basics of traveling. If we looked for it later and it ended up being full, we would be in trouble.

Even if I did have my Bear House, I couldnt use it in town, and people would think we were crazy if we went outside during the night.

But that would cost money (Noa)

Thats why, first Ill sell some monster materials at the Adventurers Guild for money. The question is whether they will buy it from me or not. (Yuna)

I would prefer not to use a guild card or anything that would reveal my ident.i.ty.

Even if I told them I was an adventurer, they might not believe me.

If they didnt buy the items, I might have no choice but to show them my skills directly.

Anyway, it looks like the Adventurers Guild is close by, so lets go there first. (Yuna)

We started walking towards the Adventurers Guild that we learned about.

As people pa.s.sed us by, they stared at us.

Hey, everyone is looking at us. Maybe they know Im here. (Primme)

Primme asked, peeking out from inside Noas pouch.

No, thats not it, so Primme, stay well hidden. (Yuna)

But everyone is staring at us. (Primme)

Its me they are looking at. (Yuna)

Why? (Primme)

Well, Yuna-san is dressed so adorably that everyone is looking at her. (Noa)

Noa explained to Primme, choosing her words carefully.

I wouldnt mind if she called it a strange outfit.

I made an 11-year-old girl be considerate of me.

Really? I dont understand. (Primme)

If I were dressed like how Primme-san is dressed, I think people would have still looked at me in the same way. (Yuna)

Eh, are you saying that my clothes are strange as well? (Primme)

The dress-like outfit that Primme wears was also not something that was commonly worn by normal people.

It was so beautiful and mysterious that it would be difficult to see it as ordinary clothes.

I wouldnt feel uncomfortable if Primme, a fairy, was wearing it, though. I think it was a very fairy-like dress. But if Noa or I were to wear it, I think it would be too eye-catching for a different reason.

Thats why you dont have to worry about it. (Yuna)

As if to prove my point, we could hear people around us saying,

Whats with that outfit?

,

Is that a bear?

,

That girl is cute

,

What are those two holding?

and so on.

It seemed like our Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were also getting a lot of attention.

By the way, Yuna-san, I wonder where we are. (Noa)

If we were to ask people about it, it would look suspicious, so we cant ask them outright. (Yuna)

If by any chance they asked us back where we came from, we would not be able to answer correctly.

It would be difficult to gather information without disclosing our own.

The streets are not so different from those of Crimonia. (Noa)

It seemed like the culture was also not so different from where we came from. There were some slight differences, but nothing major.

Noa seemed to have no problem with the letters and numbers they were using while we were walking around, since she could read the letters on the merchandise and see the monetary figures on the products. In my case, it would be thanks to my auto translation skills that I could read and write in any language, so I could not judge the difference.

Ah, Yuna-san, isnt that the Adventurers Guild? (Noa)

Noa pointed to a sign that looked similar to the typical sign of an Adventurers Guild.

When I got closer, I noticed that it was clearly labeled as [

Adventurers Guild

].

Noa, there might be adventurers who want to cause trouble, so dont leave my side, okay? (Yuna)

In my experience, such adventurers were everywhere.

It was usually my outfit that got me into trouble.

After Noa said yes to my request, we entered the Adventurers Guild.

There were no noisy adventurers.

Huh? (Yuna)

The Adventurers Guild was quiet and empty. Looking around, I saw a few people sitting in the corner, drinking quietly. No one bothered me.

Its so quiet. (Noa)

This was unexpected.

At any rate, I headed for the reception desk, but there was no one present. The reception desk was empty.

Maybe they were taking a break?

However, we didnt find anyone in the reception area either.

Oh, what a cute customer for such a desolate adventurers guild.

I heard a voice from behind me and turned around to see a woman in her mid-twenties holding a bottle of alcohol.

I dont see anyone at the reception desk. (Yuna)

Well, of course theres no one there.

Why not? (Yuna)

Because Im here.

Does that mean that the woman drinking the alcohol was the receptionist?

Unlike the guild officials in Crimonia, I didnt recognize her as a receptionist because she wasnt wearing a uniform.

Fufu, you are dressed so cutely. But wait, are those bears youre both holding in your hands? (Receptionist)

Yes, but they are our friends. (Yuna)

Kuu~n.

What cute little friends you have. Ive heard that if you take care of bears from the time theyre born, theyll grow attached to you. I guess this is true.

The woman gently patted the head of Swaying Bear in my arms.

So, what are two pretty girls doing in this desolate adventurers guild? (Receptionist)

I couldnt believe that she would say that it was a desolate place on her own.

Well, were looking to sell some monster materials to the guild. (Yuna)

Monster materials? (Receptionist)

Its a monster that my father killed, and Id like you to buy it. (Noa)

Well, did you two come to this town with your father? (Receptionist)

My father was injured and couldnt come to town, so we took his place to come over here. (Noa)

But you two are not sisters, are you? (Receptionist)

I had black hair while Noa had blonde hair. We didnt even look alike, nor did we look like sisters.

The only one who was injured was her father. As she couldnt come to this town by herself, I, who lives in the same village, came to escort her. (Yuna)

Oh, I didnt know that. You look like as well, you know (Receptionist)

With my fluent lie, I was able to convince the woman, but I was a little uncomfortable with the woman saying that I too was small.

Well anyway, let me see it, so can you please put it out on that counter for me? (Receptionist)

I placed some magic stones and wolf pelts on the counter.

Because I used materials from wolves, it shouldnt look strange, knowing that there were a lot of them around here. We also encountered the knights fighting them on our way to this town.

Oh my, you have a cute item bag.

The woman said as she looked at my white Bear Puppet.

She then checked wolf magic stones and pelts on the counter.

I see it has been dismantled neatly.

The woman examined the pelts, one by one.

It seems like your father is quite skilled.

The woman said as she looked at Noa.

Oh, why do you say so? (Noa)

It seems like he took out the Wolfs head with a single strike. And the dismantling was beautiful. (Receptionist)

Well, I actually killed it with an ice arrow, and Fina dismantled it beautifully.

Ill pay you a little more for it. (Receptionist)

Are you sure? (Yuna)

Yes, of course, its so beautiful. Well get to sell it for a lot more than usual. (Receptionist)

Fina would have been flattered by the compliment.

The woman offered us the payment.

I didnt know what the market rate was, but it didnt look like we were being cheated, so I accepted it as is.

Even if I had been cheated, that couldnt be helped. We had too little information about this town or this country. Currently, what we needed the most was to at least have some usable cash to spend in this country.

Thank you. (Yuna)

No problem. From now on, if you have any more materials, please dont hesitate to sell it at the Adventurers Guild. (Receptionist)

The woman happily stored the materials away.

At any rate, this completed our first objective.

I decided to ask for the next piece of information.

Um, I have a question. (Yuna)

What is it? (Receptionist)

Why are there so few people in the Adventurers Guild? (Yuna)

If youve never been to this town, its no wonder you dont know. There are hardly any adventurers in this town. (Receptionist)

What? (Yuna)

An unexpected answer came out.

The only ones remaining here are adventurers who are doing nothing but drink or those who cant even fight. (Receptionist)

The woman glanced at the adventurers by the wall.

Why are there no proper adventurers? (Yuna)

Because (Receptionist)

As the woman was about to explain, the entrance to the guild became noisy.

This place is still as grim as ever.

Yuna-san, those people (Noa)

Those people were the knights who were fighting with the wolves before we came here.

Why were they here?

You girls should go hide in the back. (Receptionist)

The woman told us before facing the knights.

Noa and I followed her words and moved to hide at the back of the counter where the pillars could cover us.

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