Chapter 186: Bear-san Is Shocked When She Finds Out About Udon

The next day, Gran-san and Cliff came to thank me while we were in the middle of breakfast.

Noa and Gran-san explained how Zelef-san had helped save the party yesterday.

Many merchants and influential people had agreed to listen to Gran-san, but they were mainly talking about Zelef-san.

It made sense that if the royal head chef appeared, the people doing shady deals in the background would take notice and would have to pull back, knowing that the king might hear about what they were up to. After all, n.o.body was stupid enough to go against the king.

The other people that stayed wanted to learn more about Zelef-san, of course.

The reason given for Zelef-san coming was that it was because he was acquainted with Botts-san, and because the Foschuroze familys Eleanora-san had requested him to go.

Now n.o.body would know that I had actually been the one who asked Zelef-san to come.

In the first place, most people would question us if they found out that a Bear had brought him here.

I always hated dealing with troublesome things, so I was happy with that explanation.

Many people had enjoyed and talked about the pudding as well. Some of them even knew about my shop in Crimonia.

One of them had asked Gran-san, Do you happen to be acquainted with the bear?

To that, Gran-san had whispered back, Yes, she is my granddaughters friend.

The person who had asked him had seemed surprised, so Gran-san had asked him why.

Wait, why had he whispered it?

Well, it was better than loudly exclaiming it so that everybody could hear.

Okay, Yuna. I have to help out Old Man Gran for a while, so can I ask you to take care of Noa? If she starts acting selfish, I dont mind if you shut her in her room.

Im not going to be selfish.

Okay, that means you can hold back if you see anything bear-related, right?

Thats

Noa hesitated.

Wait, what did they mean by that?

Okay, its a promise.

Father, youre so mean.

Noa showed a sour expression.

Gran-san then asked me to take care of Misa as well.

He told me that it was fine if I just played with them.

So, that was why we returned to our room after breakfast to play some more Reversi.

The one who loses switches out with Fina.

Okay. Im not going to lose, though.

How were Misa and Noa not tired of playing this game yet?

I was already completely tired of it.

At first, it had been fun because I hadnt played for a while, but it wasnt a game that would normally be played for several hours straight.

If we at least had playing cards, we could play many different games. I should seriously consider making the cards once I got back to Crimonia.

Do the three of you want to continue playing in the room? Im thinking of going outside.

Big Sis Yuna, can I go with you?

Yeah, sure.

Fina jumped off the bed, leaving the other two to continue playing Reversi on their own.

Noa and Misa gave a quick look at each other, and then

Ill go too!

Me too.

Noa and Misa exclaimed.

I just want to take a walk outside.

We would love that as well.

Thus, we all ended up going outside for a walk.

We had run into trouble the last time we went out, so I was hoping that we could stroll in peace today.

Honestly, I wanted to go by myself so that I could go take a look at the Adventurers Guild, but it seemed like I would have to postpone that.

I wasnt planning on taking any requests; I just wanted to see what requests they had.

If I found any interesting requests, I could come back and take them later.

Still, I shouldnt bring young girls to the Adventurers Guild.

My Bear Suit was bound to attract trouble there.

Is there any place you girls want to go?

If I couldnt go to the Adventurers Guild, then I wanted to at least see what kind of specialties were sold around here. I hoped to find some interesting ingredients. I might even be able to find something that didnt exist in my former world.

From time to time, I saw some spicy dishes or sweet fruits that I had never seen before.

I wanted to try something that couldnt be found in Crimonia.

Fina would be fine with that, but I didnt think Noa and Misa would have fun searching for specialties.

That left me with no place to take them, though.

I was the type who had fun exploring new places. I had enjoyed exploring new maps each time they were released in the game.

The three girls looked at each other.

Im okay with going anywhere.

Me too.

I want to visit the food stalls again

Misa said with a bit of difficulty.

The food we bought from the food stalls was really good. I mostly only eat the meals prepared by our chef, so

I see.

Could a n.o.bles daughter not go outside without permission?

Are you two okay with that?

Yes.

Im okay, too.

Since we now had a destination, we headed straight for the food stalls.

Noa, do you eat at the food stalls often?

I do. I often go with mother.

True, her mother looked like the type who ate at the food stalls.

Even now, I sometimes go there by myself. Still, lately I always find myself going to your shop, Yuna-san.

Oh right, I often ran into her when she came to the shop to eat by herself.

I had always worried at the beginning, wondering if a n.o.bles daughter was allowed to wander around town by herself. However, I soon realized that the maids or butlers who came after her werent angry because she ran out on her own, but because she was skipping out on her studies.

There sure were many types of n.o.bles in this world.

Big Sister Noa, thats not fair. I want to go to Big Sis Yunas shop as well!

Next time you come to Crimonia, I will take you there.

Okay, thats a promise.

We reached the plaza where the stalls were lined up and looked around for something that Misa would like to eat.

As we walked past the stands, all of their owners stared at me.

I got it, okay. This was the same treatment as the last time we came here.

I ignored the stares and ordered some snacks.

As we continued moving around the plaza, we found an udon place.

Wow, it existed in this world. Well, all you had to do was roll out wheat flour as thin as you could and cut it into noodles.

I was quite happy with this find. Yet, Fina said something unbelievable when she noticed me staring at it.

Big Sis Yuna, you can eat those at Anzu-sans shop, you know.

Fina-san, could repeat that?

You can eat those at Big Sis Anzus shop.

Youre kidding me.

The soup is different, but she serves it at her shop. Didnt you know?

No, I didnt!

Well, thats because you always order rice dishes at Big Sis Anzus shop.

She was right, I never looked at Anzus menu when I went there. I just always ordered a rice dish. That was what I got for leaving the menu-making to Anzu and Tirumina-san, huh.

I had looked it over once at the beginning, but I didnt recall seeing udon on the menu.

Maybe I had just missed it?

Anyway, its still a rare dish. Ive never seen it in Crimonia.

Its mostly sold at shops, not food stalls.

So, based on what Fina just told me, I should be able to eat udon if I just went to a different shop.

When I had first arrived at Crimonia in this Bear Suit of mine, I had eaten my first meal at Elena-sans inn. Her food was delicious, while the snacks I could procure from the food stalls were great as well. I really didnt go to restaurants often.

When Morin-san had opened her shop, I had started to more or less always eat there.

Then, once Anzu had opened hers, I started going there as well, but I had never seen a udon dish before.

Maybe it was because I always ordered takeout or simply ate in a private room.

So, it had been a while since I had last tried a noodle dish.

Hmm, this udon was quite good, but the broth was a little lacking.

Anzu most likely used soup made with seafood as stock, so hers should be better. Ah, I wanted to go home soon.

After we finished the udon, we were quite full, so we took a break on a bench. Then, two familiar-looking people showed up.

Theyre really here.

They are indeed.

Ehh, if I remembered correctly, they were Gran-sans bodyguards. Marina and the magician with the huge b.o.o.bs whose name I couldnt recall.

They had introduced themselves to me just once, and I had never seen them again after that, so it was a miracle that I even recalled Marinas name.

Yeah, it wasnt my fault for not paying attention when they had told me their names.

Marina, Elle.

Misa greeted them.

Oh right. Her name was Elle. I silently thanked Misa for greeting them as such.

Misana-sama, its been a while.

The two of them returned the greeting.

You two knew that I came to this town?

Yeah. When we were at the Adventurers Guild, we heard that there was a girl dressed as a bear in town.

Yep, everybody said your outfit is cute.

Although some people did also make fun of it.

Elle tried to make it sound good, but Marina shot it down to the ground.

Well, thats how we knew it was you, Yuna. By the way, why are you together with Misana-sama?

I was invited to Misas birthday party.

Misas birthday party?

Marina looked at Misa.

Yes, Im turning 10 in three days.

My, congratulations.

Are you going to be attending too?

No, please allow us to decline. Violent adventurers like us arent suited for n.o.ble birthday parties.

When they put it that way, where did that leave me and the commoner Fina?

I wouldnt mind you two coming, though.

Please dont mind us. Still, if something bad happens, just call for us and we will run over to help.

Misa smiled when Marina made that promise.

Marina, where are you headed?

Lets see, I was thinking of going to a field just outside of the town.

Marina answered Misas question.

An adventurer going to a field?

It appears that some moles are causing problems over there.

Moles? Like, the moles that dug underground, right?

Marina further explained that the moles ate the crops, so she was going to exterminate them.

Did moles always eat crops?

They do.

Of course, there are moles that dont eat it as well. It depends on the species.

There are moles this big, too.

Marina said and spread her arms wide.

That was way too big. I didnt think that could be considered a mole anymore.

Well, maybe it could, in this world?

Leaving that aside, the fact still remained that an adventurer was going to exterminate some moles. Well, of course there were odd jobs out there that werent just monster subjugation or escorting.

Still, how were they going to exterminate moles if they were underground? Hmm, maybe earth magic would work?

I kind of wanted to see how moles were exterminated. I couldnt go with them though, since I had the three girls with me.

I glanced at the three girls, and two of them were looking at me with extreme curiosity. They were Noa and Misa, of course. Fina looked at me normally.

Perhaps it was the difference between n.o.bles and commoners?

Yuna-san!

Noa tugged on my suit.

Could she not look at me with those eyes

Is the field far from here?

You can see it as soon as you turn right at the first crossroad after exiting the town.

Is it dangerous?

Not at all. There are no monsters nearby, and its far from the forest, so there shouldnt be any animals either. But, for some reason, moles appeared and started damaging the crops.

Food is important for every town, so adventurers are sent to exterminate the pests when necessary.

There were no dangers, and the location was close by.

Okay, do you all want to go?

Yes.

I want to go!

Noa and Misa happily replied while Fina just stood there with a smile on her face.

Out of the three of them, Fina was the calmest, and sort of acted as a big sister to the other two.

Oi, Yuna. Are you really planning on bringing Misana-sama and the other two girls?!

Yep. You said it wasnt dangerous, right?

Yea, it isnt dangerous, but its also not interesting at all. Elle will use magic to drive the moles out of the ground, and I will dispose of them.

Yeah, extremely boring.

Elle agreed with Marina.

Yet, Misa and Noa said that it was okay, even if it wasnt interesting.

Misana-sama, Im telling you, its really not interesting at all.

Yup, I got it.

Did she really get it, though?

She was smiling suspiciously

Well, it didnt really matter since I wasnt the one who took the job. If it ended up being too boring, we would could just leave, and it wouldnt matter even if they noticed us leaving.

Marina sighed and began leading the way.

Authors Note:

I just wanted Marina to show up.