Chapter 217 – Bear-san Heads For the Elf Village, For Real (1/2)

Chapter 217 – Bear-san Heads For the Elf Village, For Real

After passing me the deed to the house, Letobell-san boarded the carriage and left me behind on my own.

I used the keys that were inside the deed to unlock the door. When I entered, I immediately noticed a lot of dust drifting around in the air, so I decided to open some windows to air out the house.

It really seemed like the house hadn’t been occupied for a long time.

They had mentioned that the house was cleaned about once a month, so this was about what I had expected. Had it been left uncleaned for all these years, the condition would have been a lot worse.

I then began using my wind magic to sweep the floors. Luckily, there was only large furniture in the house. Had there been any small objects, my wind would have blown them all away, making my job much harder.

As I walked through the house, I noticed that the arrangement was really basic.

There were a kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom with a tub and toilet on the first floor, and two bedrooms on the second. It kind of gave of the newlywed vibe. Not that I really cared much about that as I only planned to use it as a hideout for my Bear Gate.

The gate would make it much easier for me whenever I wanted to travel over this border. It would have been even better if I had a place over the river, but this should be good enough.

Once I finished going through all the rooms, I decided to set up the Bear Gate in one of the bedrooms. I didn’t plan on staying in this house, but I still decided to set it up in the one I would be using, just in case if I had someone sleep over. I made sure to put it in the corner, though, so I had space to move around.

Now I could come to this city whenever I wanted. After cleaning up the place a bit more, I locked the door and walked back to the inn. I wouldn’t want the sisters to worry about me being kidnapped or something.

「Yuna-chan, you took a while. Is everything alright?」

I must have still taken longer than expected as Sanya-san was already worried. Yeah, I should have come back sooner. If I had taken any longer, they would have likely stormed up to Letobell-san’s home and broken down the door.

「It went well. I met his granddaughter and had to read some books to her. Then, they even served me some tea when I wanted to leave.」

I explained what took me so long, leaving out the matter of the house for now.

「I see. That’s good, then. Still, if they forced you to do anything, please tell me.」

After I thanked Sanya for her concern, Ruimin came over as well.

「Yuna-san, thank you so much for getting the bracelet back.」

Ruimin said and bowed deeply.

I looked at her wrist and saw that the bracelet was now safely back on it.

「I’m glad you were able to get your bracelet back.」

「It’s all thanks to you, Yuna-san.」

「Actually, Sanya-san was the one who paid for it.」

I didn’t really have any idea how much she had paid, as gemstone value was a complete mystery to me.

Also, it was thanks to my Bears that we had been able to cross the river, so I hadn’t actually done anything myself.

Crossing the river might have been the hardest part, and the Bears were indeed my summoned beasts, but it it weren’t for the God presenting me with the Water Walking skill, it wouldn’t have been possible. I really didn’t think I should take any credit here.

「I heard about what happened from Onee-chan. She would have no way of getting it back without your help.」

「Sanya-san still did most of the work.」

「Even if she did, I must say your bears are really amazing; they can even walk on water.」

Sanya-san had told about that, huh.

I had asked Sanya-san not to tell anybody about the summoned bears and my Water Walking skill, but I did make an exception for Ruimin when Sanya-san asked if we should keep it from her as well.

Ruimin already knew about the Bears, I saw no problem with her learning about the skill. We might even need to use that skill again anyway.

「Then you should thank them instead as they were the ones to work hard to get us across.」

「Of course! Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan really did their best for me, didn’t they?」

We continued to chat for a while and soon Miranda-san’s party entered the room, most likely wanting to know if we got the bracelet back.

They had actually wanted to come along in the morning, but something came up, and they weren’t able to.

「I’m glad that everything worked out.」

「I’m sorry for causing you all so much trouble.」

Ruimin apologized to Miranda-san’s party once more.

「Still, I can’t believe you actually managed to cross such a rapid river and then even got the bracelet back despite the odds. I guess this just shows the power of a guild master.」

「Yeah, it would have been impossible for poor adventurers like us.」

Bitter smiles appeared on their faces when Miranda-san said that.

「Yuna-chan, how exactly did you two cross the river?」

Erielle-san asked me, while also taking a step towards me. I made sure to also take a step back before answering.

「Sorry, but that’s a secret.」

「You can tell us.」

She said, looking quite displeased.

While I didn’t really mind telling them how we crossed, I decided to keep it to myself for now.

「Sanya-san, how did you two cross the river?」

Since I wouldn’t tell her, Miranda-san targeted Sanya-san instead.

「Guild masters don’t leak information on other adventurers, you know.」

「Uuuu, too bad, then.」

Finally moving away from the bracelet and river crossing conversation, we jumped into discussing our current plans.

「When do you think the boats will be able to depart?」

「Hmmm, about three days, probably? Yeah, they should be able to set sail by then.」

「Still, since the boats haven’t been working for the last few days, they will probably be crowded on first few trips.」

Since Miranda-san’s party was from this city, their estimates should most likely be right, and that meant that we wouldn’t be able leave for next few days. Not to mention I really didn’t want to ride a crowded boat… I wanted to experience a comfortable journey where I could relax and look at the scenery; a crowded boat would be the exact opposite of that.

「Are you all going to Sorzanark, Sanya-san?」

「Yes, we are going to our hometown.」