Chapter 430 - 430 Bear-san, Serves Fruit Parfait (2/2)
[A maiden, she said.] King
There’s a damsel dressed as a bear in front of you. Do you have bad eyesight?
[All the fruits are delicious, and so is the pudding. There is more than one flavor, so you can enjoy it endlessly. It looks gorgeous with all the colorful fruits on it. It would stand out at a royal party.] King
The fruit parfait is garnished with bananas, oranges, peaches, strawberries, cherries, and grapes
[Yuna-chan, you have great taste in decorations.] Eleanora
[You have no taste in clothes, though.] King
The King looks at my outfit while Eleanora-san compliments me.
It’s not that I chose to wear it. It was God who made me wear the bear suit.
[What are you talking about? It’s so cute, isn’t it?] Eleanora
[There’s a difference between being pretty and wanting to wear it. Do you want to wear it?] King
[Hmmm, I wish I could dress my daughters like that.] Eleanora
At Eleanora-san’s words, except Flora-sama and the Queen, everyone looked at Shia.
[No, thank you.] Shia
Shia politely declined her mother’s wishes.
[Ara~ Marcus, don’t you think Shia would look good in it, too?] Eleanora
[Etto, that would be…] Marcus
Marcus began to feel troubled speaking when he was asked suddenly.
Marcus looked at Eleanora-san and Shia before opening his mouth.
[I think it’s best not to force her anything she doesn’t want to.] Marcus
After putting so much thought into it, he answered defensively for Shia.
But is wearing a bear suit something to despise that much?
Well, if I were in Shia’s position, I would feel the same way, so I can’t blame her.
[Oh, That was mean of you to turn down your mother’s request. Well, maybe I’ll ask Noa instead.] Eleanora
I think Noa would be happy to wear it. She even wanted to wear the uniform of the Bear’s Rest Shop.
Eleanora-san said this as she ate her fruit parfait.
[Flora-sama, is it good?] Yuna
[Un, it’s delicious.] Flora
She answers with a big smile.
Apparently, there was no fruit that she didn’t like.
Flora-sama eats fruit and pudding with cream on it. She has cream on her mouth, so I wipe it off with my handkerchief.
[Bear-san, it’s so delicious, but it’s almost gone now.] Flora
Flora-sama ate the bear ice cream. At first, she was hesitant to eat it, but after taking a bite, the bear ice cream soon disappeared.
[The fruits are delicious, but the pudding and cream go well together. And this cold food, ice cream is it? It’s so delicious.] Eleanora
Eleanora-san puts the ice cream in her mouth and she looks delighted.
The King and Queen both looked pleased as well.
[It’s good for hot weather.] Queen
[Just to confirm, is this kind of food eaten outside the castle?] King
[Hmmm, I haven’t seen it sold anywhere.] Eleanora
The King turns his gaze from Eleanora-san to Marix and finally Shia.
[I don’t know either.] Marcus
[I got it from Yuna-san.] Shia
The King looked at me after the two answered.
[Don’t tell me, again?] King
[What do you mean again?] Yuna
[I mean, is it a food no one knows about?] King
[Some people already know about it.] Yuna
I’m not the first one who thought of it.
[From where did you really…] King
The King looked like he wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth.
[If you want seconds, I still have some left.] Yuna
[Oh, yes. Please.] King
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The fruit parfait was well received by everyone. And after eating, Flora-sama and Tilia were playing with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. The Queen was watching them smiling.
Eleanora-san is still trying to make Shia dress up in a stuffed animal costume, but we’re watching how she desperately refuses.
His Majesty the King is talking about knights. Marcus is listening to him nervously.
I took the rest of the fruit parfaits out of the bear freezer, and Anju-san took them to the freezer in the castle. Of course, there were also parfaits for Zeref-san and Anju-san.
Then the King and Eleanora-san went back to work, and at the same time, Marcus and Shia left.
[Yuna-san. Thank you for today. I feel like I’ve learned a little.] Marcus
[Yuna-san, it was a good match, but the fruit parfait was even better. Please let me have it again next time.] Shia
And since I was leaving too, it was time for Flora-sama and Hugging Bear to say goodbye.
[Just like you promised me.] Yuna
[U, un] Flora
Flora-sama sadly pulls away from Hugging Bear. Hugging Bear comes to me after crying <Kuu-n>. When Tilia sees this, she also silently leaves Swaying Bear.
Surprisingly, as an older sister, she doesn’t seem to be selfish.
[Swaying Bear-chan, Hugging Bear-chan. See you later.] Flora
Flora-sama waved her small hand.
<<Ku~u ~ n>>
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear also responded with a cry.
I returned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to the bear puppets.
Flora-sama looks sad, but Anju-san appears with a stuffed bear and hands the stuffed bear to Flora-sama.
Flora-sama hugs her stuffed bear.
It seems the stuffed animals are useful.
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Author’s Note:
I was actually going to write this chapter from Marcus’ point of view, where he’s nervous because he’s surrounded by royalty, but I couldn’t write the story of the fruit parfait without Yuna’s point of view, so I gave up this time.
If I have time, I’d like to write it in SS.
I’ll start the new arc in the next post.
I hope you will look forward to it.
Thank you for your continued support.
If nothing happens, the next post will be made in three days as usual.