Chapter 424 - Bear-san, Goes Out With Noa Part 1 (1/2)

424 Bear-san, Goes Out With Noa Part 1

[Yuna-san, where have you been!] Noa

While I was relaxing at home, Noa came over.

[You haven’t been home for the past few days, and whenever I asked the people at the store, they’ll just say you’re out with Fina. It’s not fair that she’s always the only one. I want to go out with you too.] Noa

After Shuri, even Noa said that to me.

But I want to relax right now.

[Yuna-san? Yuna-san!] Noa

Noa grabbed my body and shook me from side to side. I wish she would stop shaking me.

[So, where do you want to go?] Yuna

[The royal capital!] Noa

[Rejected!] Yuna

[U~u, Swaying Bear-chan, Hugging Bear-chan. Yuna-san is mean ~] Noa

Noa let go of my clothes, then hugged Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear in their cub-form, while flapping her feet on the couch.

[Don’t flap your legs so much, Noa, you’re a young lady, you know.] Yuna

[U~u, then please take me somewhere.] Noa

Noa puffed her cheeks.

I’d like to take her somewhere, but unlike Fina and Shuri, I can’t take the daughter of a nobleman around. Besides, I’d need Cliff’s permission.

Moreover, the bear gate is a secret and quite a complicated one at that.

[I’m going to go out for a bit, are you going to stay here, Noa?] Yuna

[Eh, you’re going somewhere? I’m coming too!] Noa

[I’m just going to buy some honey for Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.] Yuna

[Eh~~~~] Noa

Noa and I held Hugging Bear and Swaying Bear in their cub form respectively and headed to a store that sold honey.

Noa, who’s walking next to me, puffed out her cheeks while carrying Hugging Bear.

[Look, I took you to the beach before, right?] Yuna

[But after that, you went out with Fina.] Noa

[Why don’t you ask Cliff to take you there instead?] Yuna

[I want to be with Yuna-san, Swaying Bear-chan, and Hugging Bear-chan.] Noa

Noa hugged Hugging Bear tightly in her arms.

Hmmm, maybe a picnic outside the city would be okay?

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While I was thinking about this, we arrived at the store that sells honey.

[So this is where they’re selling honey.] Noa

When I entered the store, I saw Rem-san and the other shopkeepers. At that moment, Rem-san immediately noticed me.

[Bear Girl-chan. Another honey for the bears today.] Rem

[Yes, please.] Yuna

I pulled the empty jar out from the bear box and placed it on the counter.

[Thanks as always.] Yuna

[Don’t sweat it. It’s because I’m a big fan of Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.] Rem

Sometimes, I come here to buy honey for Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to eat. The honey Toya gave me the other day was already finished, so I had to replenish it.

[As always, your bears are adorable.] Rem

Rem-san pet the head of Swaying Bear that I am holding. Then, when he tried to pet Hugging Bear’s head, he noticed Noa who’s holding Hugging Bear.

[Etto. Are you Noire-sama, by any chance?] Rem

[It’s been a while.] Noa

Noa greeted him with Hugging Bear in her arms.

[Noa. You know Rem-san?] Yuna

[Yes. I saw him talking to father, and I said hello to him at that time.] Noa

As I recall, Cliff and Rem know each other from work, so it’s not surprising that Noa also knows him.

Rem-san looked at me and Noa who’re holding Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

[So, you two know each other?] Rem

[Yes. I’m indebted to Yuna-san. I came here today with Yuna-san to buy honey for Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan.] Noa

Just a moment ago, she was puffing out her cheeks in a <What, we’re just shopping?> kind of way, but she was polite and engaged in conversation. Is this the education of an aristocrat?

[Oh right, the honey.] Rem

Rem-san took the empty jar and placed it near a larger jar with the honey in it. He then poured the honey into the jar that I brought with me. Of course, if you bring your own jar, you can buy it at a discount.

[Here, this is for Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. It’s my treat.] Rem

Rem-san said and dripped honey on a plate and placed it in front of Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

[Is it really okay for you to always do this?] Yuna

[This is only possible because of Bear Girl-chan and your bears.] Rem

Noa and I let go of Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, then they started licking the honey.

[Yuna-san, what did you do?] Noa

[I just defeated the monsters that settled in the bee tree a while ago.] Yuna

[You really saved me at that time.] Rem

[It’s my job. Don’t worry so much about it.] Yuna

[Oh, by the way, Bear Girl-chan. Are you free tomorrow?] Rem

[I don’t have any plans, but what about it?] Yuna

While I am an adventurer and I own stores, I don’t have any adventurer-related job right now, and Tirumina-san, Morin-san, and Anzu are in charge of the stores, so I don’t have to meddle with the operations. In fact, while I was in the city of Ludnik, I left the stores in their hands. Even if I’m not there, there’s basically no problem.

So, every day is Sunday for me. That doesn’t mean I’m a neat freak, though.

[In that case, why don’t you come with me tomorrow to pick some honey?] Rem

[Honey?] Yuna

[And I’m sure you wanted to see the bears there as well.] Rem

Since defeating the monsters that appeared in the bee tree, I went to see the bears several times. One of those times was when I went with Rem-san.

At that time, Rem-san recalled that I was happily touching the bear.

If he’s asking me out, does that mean he wanted to see the bears up close? Until then, he had only been watching from afar.

[Anou, what bears are you talking about?] Noa

[There’s a bear family near a tree that produces honey.] Yuna

[Isn’t that bear dangerous?] Noa

[No, they’re very gentle bears. If it’s a low-level monster, they can handle it. They’re the keeper of the bee tree.] Rem