Chapter 167: Bear-san Makes Plus.h.i.+es

Sherry walked into the kitchen while rubbing her eyes.

Good morning, Big Sis Yuna, Fina-chan.

She looked sleepy, probably because she had just woken up. She looked a lot better now, at least.

Did you sleep well?

I did. What are you two doing?

We just finished making a cake.

A cake! You two made a cake?!

Sherry reacted strongly at the word cake, and her sleepy expression disappeared in an instant. Well, she was a girl, after all.

Do you want some?

Can I really?!

Was it really okay for her to eat right after waking up, though?

I looked at her face, and she seemed pretty excited, so it should probably be fine.

Just one slice, though. It would be a problem if you couldnt eat the dinner Headmistress and the other children prepare for you.

I got both of the girls to sit down and took out a cake from the Bear Box. I cut three slices, one for each of us.

It looks delicious.

You okay with black tea?

Yes, Im fine with it.

I took out the tea and poured it just like Lala-san had shown me. Soon, a nice fragrance started to drift around. With everything in order, we began to eat.

Ahh, its so good.

Yeah, its delicious.

Fina and Sherry both seemed to be enjoying the cake. It had been a while since I last had some cake too. Cake was delicious, as long as I didnt eat it too often.

Oh right. Big Sis Yuna, Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan plus.h.i.+es are both finished.

Right, the very reason Sherry had come to my house was so that she could deliver the plus.h.i.+es.

Sherry took the plus.h.i.+es out of the item bag I had given her yesterday.

It Its so cute.

Fina reacted strongly and embraced the Swaying Bear plus.h.i.+e. That left the Hugging Bear plus.h.i.+e for me.

Both plus.h.i.+es looked similar to the ones she had brought over yesterday, but these two did look a bit better.

Their faces were a real challenge to get right.

Sherry said and pointed at the head of the Hugging Bear plus.h.i.+e.

She then happily proceeded to explain in detail what parts were the most difficult and how she had managed to overcome them. She really liked sewing, huh.

By the way, Big Sis Yuna. Did you need something from me?

Yeah, I do. Theres a girl I want to give the plus.h.i.+es to. Could I ask you to make some more plus.h.i.+es for me in five, no, four days time?

I said then looked at the plus.h.i.+es in front of me.

She had already finished them, didnt she?

I could just give these two to Misa and have her make the ones for Princess Flora and the other children later.

I happily looked at the Hugging Bear plus.h.i.+e again just as Sherry asked me something.

Bi-Big Sis Yuna. About those plus.h.i.+es, uhm, could you wait just a bit longer than normal?

?

Ehm, you see when I was making the plus.h.i.+es at the orphanage, some of the younger children wanted to have them, but when I told them I couldnt give it to them because I was making them for you, they ended up crying, so I promised to make them their own plus.h.i.+es. I will pay for the materials myself, of course. Also, I will make you new plus.h.i.+es within four days, I promise. Thats why, you see

Sherry lowered her head as if this was difficult for her to say.

Acting like this, even though she was a child as well

You can give these two to the children. Also, I will still pay for the material costs of all the plus.h.i.+es, so you dont have worry about that at all.

I was planning on giving some plus.h.i.+es to the children at the orphanage anyway. It would just be a bit earlier like this. As long as I got the plus.h.i.+es for Misa before we left in five days, there should be no problem.

Will two be enough for all the children, though?

There were a lot of young children at the orphanage. Two plus.h.i.+es surely wouldnt be enough.

If they ended up fighting over them, they could damage the plus.h.i.+es. Swaying Bear and Hugging Bears hands and legs might even get ripped off. Even if they were plus.h.i.+es, that would be sad. Sherry, their maker, would surely be sad as well.

Ill work hard to make enough of them!

The way she said that made me a bit worried that she would skip sleep again.

I should really talk to Temoka-san.

You cant skip sleep anymore, okay?

Okay.

I was definitely worried, so I made Sherry promise me that she wouldnt start making them today.

Since I also wanted to help her out a bit, I decided to go to the tailor shop tomorrow.

Get plenty of rest tonight. If you look tired tomorrow, Ill get mad at you.

Okay.

Sherry replied and headed back to the orphanage.

She still seemed a bit suspicious, but I would just have to believe her for today.

When I returned to the house after seeing off Sherry and saw that Fina was still standing there, I suddenly remembered something.

Oh right, I have completely forgotten. Fina, can you tell Tirumina-san that my Commerce Guild rank just went up?

Big Sis Yuna, your rank went up?!

Yep, I raised it today. This is all thanks to the hard work of Morin-san, Tirumina-san, Anzu, and all of the children from the orphanage.

Thanks to the children of the orphanage looking after the cluckers, I got eggs to make things like pudding and cake.

Morin-sans bread and Anzus dishes were both very popular while Tirumina-san played a big role as she was the one supervising everything. She made sure that both the shop and the Commerce Guild got enough eggs, stocked up on ingredients and regulated the prices for my shop, and kept track of the sales.

It wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that Tirumina-san was a true manager of everything. Hmm, when I put it this way, wouldnt it be a huge problem if Tirumina-san quit?

Fina, please tell your mother not to quit, okay?

I asked Fina with a serious face.

Umm, I dont really get it, but I can just tell her that, right?

Fina tilted her head trying to understand the meaning behind my words then left the Bear House.

The next day, Fina and I headed to the tailor shop, and when we got there, Noll-san and Temoka-san were in the middle of setting up the shop.

Good morning. Is Sherry here yet?

Yes, she came in early. Shes in the back, making plus.h.i.+es.

Now I was worried if she had properly slept or not. After getting permission from Temoka-san, I headed to the back.

Morning, Sherry. Did you sleep well?

Yes, I did. I woke up early, though, and ended up interrupting Temoka-san and Noll-sans breakfast when I came here.

She laughed to play it off.

Sherry had no panda eyes this time, so it looked like she had slept properly.

Did the children end up fighting over the plus.h.i.+es?

It seems like they were about too.

Sherry said and laughed again.

Still, they quieted down when I told them that I would make one for everybody.

They are good children.

Yep!

Sherry replied happily as if I just praised her actual younger siblings.

Okay then, is there anything we can do to help you, Sherry? Well do anything you tell us to.

Yes, well help you.

We cant work as quickly as you, though. Even Fina and I combined cant compare to you. We will do our best work at half your pace, okay?

Would you mind if I joined you in that case? I think I can be half as useful as Sherry myself.

Temoka-san?!

Temoka-san was now standing at the door, which I had left open on my way to the back.

Temoka-san, what about your job?

Dont worry about that. The shop isnt busy anyway.

That wasnt something he should be saying proudly

Well, I had planned on asking him for help since making the plus.h.i.+es for all the younger children of the orphanage would take a lot of time. I didnt plan on making him work for free, though.

Temoka-san, I will pay you for your work, then.

I dont want money; I just want to join in on the fun.

After saying that, Temoka-san walked over to Sherry, and listened to the instructions on how to make the plus.h.i.+es.

This guy was definitely losing his battle against life.

Still, although I had no intention of taking advantage of Temoka-sans kindness, I knew nothing about making plus.h.i.+es.

Whenever I was troubled, I called for Tirumina-san. Hmm.

I whispered into Finas ear to get Tirumina-san for me, and she left the shop without objections.

I then headed over to Sherry to help her in any way I could.

Sherry and Temoka-san had already begun the preparations.

Umm, so what should I do? I thought silently.

Big Sis Yuna, can I leave the tail and ears to you?

Sherry said and proceeded to give me a few pointers to help me start out. Making the tail was probably possible, at the very least.

Following Sherrys instructions, I managed to slowly make several tails and ears, and after a while, Fina returned, bringing Tirumina-san with her.

Yuna-chan, its a rather busy morning, you know.

Tirumina-san seemed to be angry.

Well, of course she was going to be mad; I called for her during the morning rush hour.

Im sorry. Theres just something I wanted to ask you to do for me, no matter what.

I heard from Fina. Its plus.h.i.+es this time, right?

She seemed exasperated, but still smiled.

Well then, I will go speak to Noll-san now, so dont mind us.

Thank you very much, Tirumina-san.

Its fine. Also, I wont quit or anything, so you dont have to worry about that.

Tirumina-san said and flashed another smile my way before leaving the backroom.

I wondered what that was all about for a while before remembering that I had asked Fina to pa.s.s on a weird message to her yesterday.

I really needed to thank Tirumina-san for everything she did for me.