Chapter 389 Bear-san Talks to Jade-san

From the carriage, Mel-san, Senia-san, Jade-san, and Toya came down in that order. Mel-san and Senia-san went straight to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and hugged them.

[Swaying Bear-chan, Hugging Bear-chan, you are so cute as always!] Mel

[So cute!] Senia

[So why are you guys here?] Yuna

I asked Mel-san and Senia-san, who are stroking Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

[Thats my line. While I was driving the carriage, I caught a glimpse of a black bear and a white bear walking in front of me and since theres another black one on top of it, I knew that it would be Yuna-chan even from a distance. So, why is Yuna-chan in such a place? And you also have two girls with you.] Mel

Mel looks at Fina and Ruimin.

[I think that was Fina-chan. Dont you remember? From that time during the school festival?] Jade

[Oh, I remember! Youre Jade-san from that time.] Fina

[Im glad you remember me.] Jade

Jade-san was happy with Finas words.

Fina first met them in the Adventurers Guild when I went out to subdue the Tiger Wolves and she met Jade-san and Mel-san once again at the school festivals monsters and animals dismantling area.

[And this is our first time meeting with this elf child, right?] Mel

[Im Ruimin. Im indebted to Yuna-san.] Ruimin

Ruimin bowed lightly and introduced herself.

[Yuna-chan, did you add new girls again?] Senia

[This is the first time hearing about that! Whats with this about me having a new girl?] Yuna

[Because during the school festival, youre walking around with a lot of pretty girls.] Mel

Mel-san answers as if to remind me. Certainly, I was with Fina, Shuri, Noa, and Tilia at that time. They shouldnt have seen me together with s.h.i.+a and Misa, right?

[Also, it seems like Karina-chan adores you.] Mel

When you say it like that, I wont be able to say anything back.

Fina said in a small voice.

[So why is Yuna here together with these kids?] Jade

Jade-san asked.

[Thats because] Yuna

I stagnated.

I can talk about Bearmonite, but its a pain if they ask about it in detail. Since thats the case, my response is quite limited.

[To visit the city of Dwarves and buy pots and pans] Yuna

[Visit the city?] Jade

[To buy pots and pans?] Senia

[And you even took Fina-chan with you?] Mel

Everyone, including Jade-san, is looking at me dumbfoundedly.

Yeah, I know. No one travels from Crimonia to Ludnik just to tour the city or buy pots and pans. So stop looking at me like that.

[Why is Jade and your party here? You work mainly in the royal capital, right?] Yuna

[We are going to Ludnik to buy Toyas Mithril sword.] Jade

By the way, when I met them in the desert, they said they would buy Toya a Mithril sword. But they can buy a Mithril sword even in the royal capital. So I dont understand why they have to come out here just to buy one.

When I asked them about that, Toya rushed in.

[Oh, right, that.] Mel

[Wait, dont tell her!] Toya

Toya tried to stop Mel from talking, but Mel began to talk oddly.

[Etto, theres a blacksmith named Ghazal-san who made a Mithril knife for Yuna-chan. Toya said to him,

. Well, we were planning to ask him to make Toyas sword, so there was no problem up to that point, but Ghazal-san refused.] Mel

[Uwa a. I told you not to say it.] Toya

Toya is holding his head.

[Ghazal-san? He did make my knife, but I dont think he would refuse anyone.] Yuna

I asked for it normally, and since I brought the materials for the mithril knives, he made them for me. But I dont think hell refuse anyone based on appearance.

[To be exact, he was kicked out by Ghazal-san.] Senia

[He was kicked out?] Yuna

I dont understand what they mean. Not only Ghazal-san refused to make Toyas sword, he even kicked the guy out.

[Toya was scared of the golem statue at the entrance of the store.] Senia

[I wasnt scared. I was just surprised.] Toya

[Its the same thing. Then, Toya, who was surprised by the golem statue, stepped back and knocked down the weapons and armor stands behind him.] Senia

Some people do such manga-like things in real life.

[And so, Ghazal-san got angry and said,

] Mel

[Even if you say that, anyone would be surprised if an iron golem stood there.] Toya

That was definitely the iron golem that I gave him as a gift.

When I asked Ghazal-san about it, he became popular with adventurers. Some adventurers were jumpy just like Toya.

[Ghazal-san said that only Toya was surprised.] Senia

[Uh, thats because I was so fascinated by the swords in the store Then, suddenly it got into my view] Toya

[Adventurers need to be aware of their surroundings.] Senia

[U~u] Toya

[Also, Ghazal-san is famous for his excellent craftsmans.h.i.+p, so he may have to choose the right person.] Mel

[Im sure the moment he saw Toya. He immediately thought he was no good.] Senia

Mel-san tries to save Toya, but Senia-san poured salt on Toyas wound. Toya gets depressed every time he gets reminded of it.

[But then why this bear girl is good and Im not?] Toya

Toya points at me.

[Toya, you should take a closer look at the reality. Yuna-chan is an excellent adventurer. While Toyas ability is just sad.] Senia

Senia-san makes a sad expression. Apparently, she expressed Toyas ability by her sad face.

[Im already sad. So stop making my ability even more depressing.] Toya

I feel sorry for Toya, so I will make a little follow-up.

[Maybe because I gave a letter of introduction from a blacksmith in Crimonia to Ghazal-san.] Yuna

[Thats it! Thats the difference between me and her!] Toya

[No, thats not it.] Jade

[No, its not.] Mel

[Nope.] Senia

Even though I followed up for him, Jade-san, Mel-san, and Senia-san quickly shot him down.

Well yeah, I also think thats not it.

[But there are other blacksmiths out there, even if its not Ghazal-san. I dont think youll need to bother yourselves to come this far.] Yuna

I dont know any blacksmiths other than Ghazal-san though. But since the royal capital is so huge, theres no reason why Ghazal-sans shop is the only smithy in the city.

[Well, there are certain things to consider. Its difficult to handle mithril ore, so there arent many craftsmen who can make mithril weapons. We could have asked another blacksmith, but a merchant I knew told me that we have to buy the materials in Ludnik. So we decided to just have it made in Ludnik.] Jade

So thats why Jade-san and his friends are here.

[Moreover, my sword and Senias knife were made in Ludnik.] Jade

Jade-san taps the sword on his waist.

As I was listening to the story from Jade-san and his friends, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried. When I checked the surroundings, I saw a carriage coming towards us. Jade-san and others also noticed that.

[Its about time to move. We have to secure an inn, we can continue talking in the city.] Jade

[I will ride Swaying Bear-chan!] Mel

[I will ride Hugging Bear-chan!] Senia

[Yuna-chan and the others will ride in the carriage.] Mel

Mel-san and Senia-san declared so and tried to ride Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

No, thats not happening.

[Dont worry about it Yuna.] Jade

[Thats not it.] Yuna

I told them our discussion about whether or not we were going to ride Swaying Beart and Hugging Bear, or just continue on foot.

[Right, you dont want to stand out.] Jade

Jade-san looks at me, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, and then back to me. Apparently, he also included me in his words.

So I told them that we were going to walk if there was a village or a small town nearby.

[Its true that there is a village nearby and some people are going there. But] Jade

This time, Jade-san looks at Fina, Ruimin, and me. Apparently, Im in this group as well.

Well, a 10-year-old girl, an elven girl, and a bear girl (adult). It doesnt look like were from the same village.

[Then, why dont you just get on our carriage.] Jade

[Are you sure?] Yuna

[Yeah, Yuna took good care of us.] Jade

I am grateful that Jade-san let us on the carriage. I thanked Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear for getting us this far and sent them back to the bear puppets.

Mel-san and Senia-san regretfully see off Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. Looking at the back, both Fina and Ruimin are also a little sad.

Isnt the number of bear-loving people increasing?

We departed before the other carriage approached us and head for the city of Ludnik.

Authors Note:

Its fun to bully Toya.

But if you overdo it, hes kinda pitiful, so its difficult to adjust.

I would like to write a story about the rise of Toyas stock someday.

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