Chapter 115 - Bear-san And The Two Children Take A Stroll, Part 2 (1/2)

Bear-san And The Two Children Take A Stroll, Part 2

Atora-san took us on a seafood tour.

At the market, a lot of seafood was lined up.

「Uwaa, it’s moving weirdly.」

「It’s really gross.」

Fina and Shuri were noisily looking at an octopus.

「It’s delicious, you know.」

「Is that true?」

Octopuses were delicious grilled, boiled and as sas.h.i.+mi.

「Sis Yuna, what is this?」

「It’s a crab. It’s delicious when boiled.」

Broth made with crab was delicious. Oh, and some shrimps might be good as well.

「All these things can be eaten?」

「Yes, you can eat them. They were in the dish Deiga-san made yesterday, you know?」

「Is that true!?」

Fina and Shuri looked at the crabs.

They slowly reached out…

「They are dangerous, so don’t touch them, okay?」

I warned them as they tried to touch the crabs. They could get hurt if they were pinched by their claws, after all.

They quickly withdrew their hands when I warned them.

「Fina, Shuri, come here. There’s a smaller version of the Kraken Yuna had defeated.」

When Atora-san called them, they went to see the squid.

「This is the thing Big Sis Yuna killed?」

「That one was was a lot larger though.」

「A lot larger than this one!?」

「Yes, a lot larger.」

「That’s amazing!」

「Amazing!」

The two of them were praising me while looking at the squid, but I wasn’t happy for some reason.

After our brief seafood tour, we headed towards the stands.

When we got closer, a delicious smell drifted our way.

「It seems delicious.」

「I want to eat it.」

They were looking at the stand that was grilling squid.

「Fufu, no problem. It’s my treat. You two can eat whatever you want with this.」

Atora-san offered them money, but they didn’t take it.

「Why aren’t you taking it?」

「Well…」

The two of them looked at me.

They were surely hesitating to take money from someone they had just met.

I took some money out of the Bear Box and gave it to them.

「This is a reward for helping me gather bamboo shoots.」

「But you brought us here…」

「You took the trouble of coming here. So, go and eat delicious things.」

Fina and Shuri looked at each other and nodded. Did they come to an agreement? They took the money from my Bear Hands.

「Th, thank you very much.」

「Thank you.」

They thanked me. However, there was one sad person looking at the two.

「Could you take my money as well?」

The sad Atora-san, who was left aside, asked them.

Fina and Shuri looked at me again, so I nodded.

They thanked Atora-san and took her money. They then happily held hands and ran towards the stands.

「They are good children.」

「Yeah.」

They weren’t rebellious like I was.

Atora-san and I sat on a nearby bench.

「Yuna, have you heard what happened in the city?」

「I heard a little from Anzu and Deiga-san.」

「About the criminals?」

I shook my head.

「Well, they wouldn’t talk about it when there were little children like those two around. The previous Commerce Guild master and all the people deemed guilty of conducting serious crimes have been executed.」

「I see.」

「It was a public execution, but not many people came to see it. The only ones who came were families who had lost someone dear to them and the elders. I believe that, with this, those families will be able to end this chapter and start a new one.」

So, that’s why they wanted to go to Crimonia, huh?

「So, has the mayor been decided yet? I think Cliff wanted you to do it, but…」

「There’s no way I would accept, right? I’m lazy most of the time, so I wouldn’t accept something that troublesome.」

「What happened then?」

「The role was forced onto Grandpa Kuro’s son. n.o.body opposed the idea since he is from this city.」

「So, it was forced onto someone, huh. I’m sure there are a lot of people who want to be mayor though.」

「They all saw the previous mayor, after all. Every day, he was told to do something about the Kraken. When he tried to get food from the nearby city, bandits appeared, and he couldn’t procure food anymore. On top of that, the residents never stopped pressuring him. They saw him at that time, so n.o.body wants to do it anymore. That’s why Grandpa Kuro pushed it onto his son.」

I felt sorry for him.

I wished him luck even though I didn’t know him.

「Has the previous mayor returned?」

「With how he fled, there’s no way he would return, right? The citizens wouldn’t forgive him even if he returned.」

「In case he returns, what will happen to the mayor’s position?」

「Nothing. This city is now under Cliff-sama’s jurisdiction, so the people who fled have nothing to say. Even if something does happen, I’m sure Cliff-sama will deal with it.」

Atora-san seemed to trust Cliff, huh.

Well, this wasn’t something I needed to concern myself with; I could just leave it to Cliff if the previous mayor returned.

「It would also be dangerous for him to return.」

「Dangerous?」

「There are a lot of people who resent him.」