Tirumina-san and I were headed to the Anzu’s shop together. It is so close that you can see it from .

[By the way, did you make a bear carriage? I heard from Fina and Shuri, but I didn’t really understand what they meant. Shuri can only say . Fina also said, . Yuna-chan, what did you make?] Tirumina

Certainly, the explanation does not make any sense. All they know is that it’s a vehicle that shaped like a bear.

[Well, it’s exactly what they said.] Yuna

[I’m not sure if it’s pulled by a bear or a horse. Which is it after all?] Tirumina

[Um, it’s a bear.] Yuna

[So, Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan are the ones pulling the carriage?] Tirumina

Tirumina says the same thing as Shuri. Should I say like mother, like daughter?

[They won’t pull it. It will be operated with my magic.] Yuna

[You can do that?] Tirumina

Tirumina-san was surprised by my words and stopped at a moment.

[It’s magic after all.] Yuna

[Yuna-chan is a mysterious girl, all right.] Tirumina

Tirumina-san was frightened for a moment but immediately smiled.

[So, the bear carriage? How fast is the bear carriage?] Tirumina

A bear carriage was a vehicle that you don’t even know whether if it’s being pulled by a bear or a horse.

[How fast?] Yuna

[We might stay and wait in front of the Bear Tunnel depending on the time we arrive.] Tirumina

I’ve been avoiding it until now, but when I heard it again from Tirumina-san’s mouth, about the Bear Tunnel, I felt embarra.s.sed.

d.a.m.n it, this was all due to Cliff naming it Bear Tunnel.

If I have the skill to turn back the time, I’ll go back and stop him. Though unfortunately, I don’t remember having such a skill at all.

According to Fina, the tunnel has one-way alternating traffic. Travel is prohibited at night. So the next day, the tunnel would switch the flow of traffic. In other words, if we don’t arrive in the tunnel while it’s available, we’ll have to spend one or two nights in front of the tunnel, as Tirumina-san said.

I have to think properly before we leave.

It’s nice to come to Crimonia because there is a tunnel nearby connected to Mereera, but it’s inconvenient to go to Mereera going around the mountain range from Crimonia.

[So, what now? How about changing departure time and date depending on that?] Tirumina

It feels like our speed yesterday was faster than a carriage. But it’s still slower than Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

To be clear, it depends on my magical power. The speed changes depending on the amount of magical power being poured.

It was about 4-5 hours when I went to Mereera together with Fina and Shuri by riding Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. Even on half the speed, it would take about 8-10 hours.

But in the first place, I don’t know how many kilometers-per-hour Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear can go when running on full speed, and I don’t know the speed of the Bear Bus either. I don’t even know half the speed of Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

It might be possible if I was driving a car or a motorcycle before, but I don’t know because I don’t have a license.

[I don’t know for sure, but if we leave at sunrise I think we’ll arrive at Mereera in the evening.] Yuna

[I wonder, will it be possible to pa.s.s through the tunnel?] Tirumina

[We’ll make it in time.] Yuna

If I think we can’t make it in time, then I’ll speed it up. As a last resort, there is also the method of becoming a white bear.

[Will you be okay? ] Tirumina

[I will do my best.] Yuna

[Then, I’ll believe in Yuna-chan, so let’s depart at sunrise.] Tirumina

The scheduled departure didn’t change, it was still on the sunrise of the day when we can pa.s.s through the tunnel.

When the topic ends, we walk towards Anzu’s store.

[Also I have a request for Yuna-chan.] Tirumina

Tirumina-san looks like having a little difficult to speak.

[What is it?] Yuna

[Noire-sama, the daughter of the town’s lord, wants to go with us.] Tirumina

She feels a little anxious.

[She’s a good girl, so it’s fine.] Yuna

[Yes, I know that. I’ve met her several times.] Tirumina

[So what’s wrong?] Yuna

[Can I ask Yuna to contact Noire-sama? It is nice that Fina can have conversations with her. But it’s a bit of a trip going to that mansion.] Tirumina

Indeed, she doesn’t want to see the lord, Cliff.

Well, from an ordinary person’s view, Cliff is a lord, an aristocrat, and a great person. So an ordinary person wouldn’t want to go to the lord’s mansion.

[Very well. I will tell Noa.] Yuna

[Thank you.] Tirumina

By the end of that topic, we arrived at Anzu’s store.

Since lunchtime was over, there were no customers here, unlike .

, has snacks such as cakes and pancakes, so customers will not disappear even after mealtime.

[Yuna-san and Tirumina-san?] Seno

[Ara, it’s true.] Forne

Upon entering the shop, Seno-san and Forne-san, who were both wiping the table, noticed us.

[Why are the two of you together?] Seno

[I’m just checking with everyone.] Yuna

[I want to talk about the purchasing of ingredients, so can I talk to Anzu-chan?] Tirumina

We answered their question.

[Wait a minute, I’ll go check on her.] Seno

Seno-san dashed to the kitchen. After a while, Anzu and Petoru-san came out of the kitchen.

[Yuna-san, Tirumina-san, I’ve heard that you want to talk to me.] Anzu

[Are you free right now? ] Yuna

[Yes, as you can see, there are no customers at the moment.] Anzu

[Well I guess it’s fine then.] Yuna

[Yes.] Anzu

We gathered at a nearby table.

The talk starts with the ever-busy Tirumina-san. Anyway, the topic is about purchasing.

[Don’t order anything other than what you can keep for a long time. Also, if Mereera delivers seafood and other ingredients, don’t forget to tell them that we will be closed during the vacation.] Tirumina

Certainly, it would be a problem to have seafood delivered even though no one was there to receive it.

[That’s right… Then, on the last day, we won’t be able to serve much food.] Anzu

Well, it can’t be helped. It’s better than wasting food.

[And if there are any leftover ingredients, I’ll put them in my bag, so we can use them when we go to Mereera.] Yuna

[Yuna-chan, In that case, can you also bring the ingredients from ? The commercial guild can buy the eggs, so I’m not worried about it, however, the same thing cannot be said about the other ingredients.] Tirumina

[Yeah sure. I’ll also get the eggs.] Yuna

No matter how many eggs we have, she doesn’t waste them.

[Please, I’ll be counting on you.] Tirumina

Tirumina-san stood up.

[Well then, I’m going to a commercial guild. How about you, Yuna-chan?] Tirumina

[I want to talk with Anzu and the others.] Yuna

Tirumina-san left the shop in a hurry.

[So, what do you want to talk about, Yuna-san?] Anzu

I looked at the three people who are helping the shop, Seno-san, Forne-san, and Petoru-san.

[Everyone really wanted to go to Mereera. But if you don’t like it, you can stay here in Crimonia. I came here to tell you that.] Yuna

[Yuna-chan……] Sona

The three people understood what I wanted to say and looked back at me with a serious expression.

[You three had experienced something nasty, back in Mereera. That’s why I don’t want to force you to go back to your hometown.] Yuna

[Thank you for worrying, Yuna-chan.] Forne

[Because the four of us have already discussed and decided, so it’s okay] Petoru

The three people who came together with Anzu nodded at each other’s faces. Actually, there should be four of them who came together with Anzu, but Nifu-san is not here.

[We’re going to the town of Mereera.] Petoru

[It’s true that some bad things had happened, but it’s the town where I was born and raised. I knew the people there, so I want to show them how energetic we are now.] Sona

The three of them don’t look unhappy with the idea of going home. They really seemed to be okay.

[Just don’t overdo it.] Yuna

The three replied with , and .

If you add Nifu-san, who’s at the orphanage, the four of them will go back to the town of Mereera. There was something unpleasant about it before, but Cliff eliminated it. So it shouldn’t be an unpleasant homecoming.

[Even though Yuna-chan is small, she’s so kind.] Sona

Calling me small is unnecessary.

[Usually, people doesn’t care that much.] Forne

[Sometimes, it’s good to take everyone and have fun, while the shop is closed.] Yuna

[It’s usually one by one.] Anzu

[Well, this time we’re all traveling together. But isn’t it more like a homecoming to you because that’s where you all lived? Also, I made a promise to Dega-san to bring back Anzu once in a while. Though Anzu doesn’t want to take a break at all.] Yuna

[Yuna-san. It’s only been a few months since I came to Crimonia. Usually, you don’t go back so early. If I go back this early, they would think I ran away.] Anzu

[Is that so?] Yuna

[Normally, she shouldn’t be able to go back for years because of her training. Moreover, she shouldn’t be able to ask Yuna-san for a day off, you even entrusted the shop to her.] Petoru

[And we all get a day off every six days.] Sona

[It’s a chance to rest to get rid of the fatigue. It’s also a chance for Anzu to find and date a man.] Yuna

[Date!?] Anzu

Anzu was surprised at my words.

[Dega-san asked me to look for a son-in-law. But I can’t search for it myself. So at the very least, I’ll give all of you a break, so that Anzu can give her best at finding one.] Yuna

[I don’t care about that!] Anzu

[By any chance, was there someone?] Yuna

Then I have to report to Dega-san. But is that man going to be okay?

You’re not going to kill him right? Dega-san?

However, Anzu’s response was different than what I was expecting.

[I・ma・se・n! (I don’t!)] Anzu

[Is that so?] Yuna

I thought I’d give you a little pretty house when you got married. Well, too bad…