384 Bear-san Decides to Go to Ludnik, The City of Dwarves.

[Yuna-chan, you’re going to Ludnik?] Nert

I decided to go to the dwarven city of Ludnik. So I came to see the blacksmiths Gordo-san and Nert-san before I left.

[That’s why, if you have a message or a letter to an acquaintance, I will deliver it.] Yuna

[Hey, Yuna-chan is going to Ludnik!] Nert

Gordo-san, who seemed to be in the back, came after Nert-san called him.

[Give my regards to my master.] Gordo

Gordo-san, after saying his piece, tried to turn back but Nert-san hit his head before he could escape.

[Even though Yuna-chan came all the way here you’re showing her such an att.i.tude? I’m sorry. We haven’t returned since we left Ludnik and I’m wondering what should I do with Gordo.] Nert

[Do you send letters at least?] Yuna

[We send letters once a year.] Nert

In that case, they’re better than Sanya-san. Dwarves are different from elves after all.

[So, why do you want to go to Ludnik?] Nert

[I found a rare stone, so I want to go there and have them look at it. Also, I want to go and see what the city of Dwarves looks like.] Yuna

Aka. Killing time. What I mentioned was the Bearmonite. Though, I’m not really expecting anything from the stone.

[A rare stone?] Nert

I took the Bearmonite out of the bear box.

[It’s a stone that I’ve never seen before, and you want to go to Ludnik because you want to see the city of Dwarves?] Nert

[I’m kind of curious about that stone, and visiting a different city is my hobby.] Yuna

It’s been a long time since I visited another city in this world. There were no dwarves in my former world, so it’s fun to see their livelihood.

[Then wait a minute. I’ll have Gordo write a letter now.] Nert

Nert-san told Gordo-san to write a letter.

[Don’t you want to write one Nert-san?] Yuna

[I don’t have any relatives.] Nert

[I’m sorry.] Yuna

[Don’t worry. Yuna-chan, the kids you are looking after have no parents. I’m the same. So when this guy, Gordo, said he was leaving the city, I went with him.] Nert

[Looks like you’re on good terms.] Yuna

[Well, I was saved from loneliness because I have Gordo.] Nert

Gordo-san turns his back on Nert-san’s words. Are you shy?

But it’s a sweet relationship.

[Here are my letters. It’s addressed to my master and my parents. I also wrote about my daughter. If anything, they should be able to help you.] Gordo

After Gordo-san wrote the letters behind Nert-san with his back turned. He placed it on the table and I receive it. On the back of the letter, the words, and were written. And if you look closely, you can see something that looks like addresses.

[I will deliver it properly.] Yuna

[Even though it’s you, Yuna-chan, be careful out there.] Nert

[It’s okay because I have Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear with me.] Yuna

After receiving the letter, I left the store.

I went to Tirumina-san’s residence to tell Tirumina-san and Fina that I was leaving Crimonia for a while. Tirumina-san was there, but Fina and Shuri weren’t around.

[Are you going out for a job in another city and it will take a while?] Tirumina

[No. I’m thinking of going to Gordo-san’s hometown, the city of Dwarves.] Yuna

[The city of dwarves? I’ve heard about it when I was an adventurer. It must have been quite far.] Tirumina

Of all of the bear gate I have set up, the closest one I can depart from was the elf village.

[It shouldn’t take long because I have a bear gate near the destination.] Yuna

If I depart starting from Crimonia by horse-drawn carriage, it will take a long time. However, if I use the bear gate, followed by riding Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, I can save a lot of time.

[That gate is really convenient, huh.] Tirumina

[I have to go there at least once so I can install it, though.] Yuna

[It’s still convenient enough.] Tirumina

I’ve been indebted to the bear gate. I can go to the royal capital as if I’m just walking in the neighborhood.

[If anything happens, please contact me, I’ll return quickly.] Yuna

Fina has a bear phone so they can get in touch with me quickly.

[Normally, even if you say that you can easily come back, you can’t come back. However, Yuna-chan can really do it, so I can’t really say anything about it. Also, that thing, Fina’s bear phone. Usually, it’s difficult to keep in touch with people far away, but with it, it’s easy to talk to you no matter where you are.] Tirumina

[Please keep that a secret.] Yuna

[But then, are you going to leave Fina? I thought you’d take Fina with you. You can take her with you, you know?] Tirumina

[You’re permitting me to take your daughter that easily?] Yuna

[Because Yuna-chan’s credibility increased due to what happened last time. Even if you faced something dangerous, you can come back by using that gate. Also, I heard from Fina that you always took good care of my daughters. And if a monster appears, Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan will protect them as their escorts. However, never take them to a dangerous place. If there is something dangerous, you have to escape through the bear gate.] Tirumina

Is she talking about the time during Noa’s escort, mining, or Targui?

[If Yuna-chan cares so much about my daughter, you can take her with you. Also, the experience of going to various places is not easy to come by. If Yuna-chan doesn’t have a problem with taking her, and she wants to go, then by all means.] Tirumina

[Tirumina-san…] Yuna

[Because of my illness, I made her struggle. I want her to be free.] Tirumina

[What about Shuri?] Yuna

[Hmm, isn’t it still too early for her? And if both Fina and Shuri are gone, Gentz will be sad.] Tirumina

After becoming a family, Gentz-san seems to have become sweet to Fina and Shuri. It seems that he is happy to be called . Apparently, Gentz-san was a genuine doting parent.

[Fathers are often told that they are dirty or smelly, and they are treated as an obstacle. I used to think that way too.] Tirumina

Tirumina-san thinks of the old days. I feel sorry for Gentz-san, but it seems unavoidable when his children grow up.

Speaking of which, I haven’t asked about it until now, but I wonder about Tirumina-san’s mom and dad if Fina and Shuri still have grandpa and grandma. Although considering that Tirumina-san’s parents weren’t there when she was ill, that may not be the case.

While Tirumina-san and I are talking, the front door opens.

[I’m home~] Fina

[I’m back~] Shuri

The voices of Fina and Shuri came from the front door. Then they go to the room where we are.

[Mom, I bought what you asked me.] Fina

[I bought it ~] Shuri

[Thanks, both of you.] Tirumina

It seems that the two of them went out shopping at the request of Tirumina-san. There are various vegetables in the carrying bag.

[Yuna-oneechan?] Shuri

[Yuna-oneesan?] Fina

Both of them noticed me and moved beside me.

[Why is Yuna-oneesan here? Are you asking mom about something?] Fina

[I’ll be leaving the city for a while, so I’m leaving the shops and Kokekko to her.] Tirumina

[Yuna-oneechan, are you going somewhere?] Shuri

I explained to them what I told Tirumina-san.

[Hey, remember when I picked up a stone in the mine and showed it to Ghazal-san? it seems that he didn’t know anything about it, so he told me about the city of dwarves where the dwarves live.] Yuna

[Oh, yes. I remember that. When we asked Ghazal-san for a mithril knife.] Fina

Supposedly, it was just a little conversation, but she still remembered it.

[Fina. If you want to go with Yuna-chan, you can go.] Tirumina

[Mom?] Fina

[Yuna-chan will take you if you want to go.] Tirumina

Tirumina-san wants to leave Fina’s independence to her.

[I don’t know if it’s fun because it’s a dwarven city. But, would you like to go with me? I also want someone to talk to along the way.] Yuna

[… I want to go if I’m not a bother to Yuna-oneesan.] Fina

Fina is a little reluctant to speak.

[You’re not bothering me. It’s actually more fun than going alone.] Yuna

[Then I will go.] Fina

Fina smiles happily at my words.

And so, Fina decided to go with me. That’s why Fina decided to go with him. Shuri wanted to go too, but since we’re going somewhere far away, she has to stay at home. And since Fina was coming with me, the role of answering the bear phone went to Shuri. Tirumina-san and Fina were worried, but if they could contact me, then that would be good enough.

Shuri happily clasped the bear phone.

A few days later, I took Fina to the Elven Village using the Bear Gate. First off, I went to the elf village by myself once, and after going out of the barrier of the sacred tree, I made a new bear gate and get Fina from there.

I don’t know what will happen to Fina inside the sacred tree’s barrier. I couldn’t give it a try, so I had to go through a tedious procedure.

But then, all I have to do was install and open the bear gate outside the barrier.

[Where are we?] Fina

Fina, who came out of the bear gate, looks around. However, there are rock walls around us, and there is only a forest up ahead, so there is nothing to indicate the current location.

[Well, that time, I went from the royal capital to the city of Larousse…, crossed a big river…, entered the woods that leads here?] Yuna

I answered while trying to remember about it.

[I don’t know about that.] Fina

That’s right, isn’t it?

[Simply put, a place where elves live far away. It’s an elven village.] Yuna

[We are in an elven village?] Fina

[Some time ago. I went here with Sanya-san. And, at that time, I installed a bear gate.] Yuna

While I’m explaining the stuff that happened to Fina, I heard footsteps running through the forest.

[Oh, Yuna-san is here. I’m sorry. I was late.] Ruimin

What appeared was Ruimin, an elf girl with light green hair.

Yesterday, I contacted Ruimin with the bear phone to tell her that I will go to the Elven Village and she said she would pick me up. Even though I said it wasn’t necessary.

[Yuna-san, is that the girl you mentioned yesterday? Fina-chan, was it?] Ruimin

[She’s Fina, my lifesaver.] Yuna

[Yuna-oneesan! Please stop introducing me like that!] Fina

Fina yelled at me while hitting me with her fist making a pokopokopoko sound. But it doesn’t hurt.

[I’m Ruimin. Yuna-san is my lifesaver. She helped me when I was in trouble.] Ruimin

[Etto, I’m Fina. Yuna-oneesan helped me when I was being attacked by monsters. Nice to meet you.] Fina

Fina corrected my introduction of her and introduced herself.

But aren’t they both introducing themselves in a kinda weird way?

Usually, I think things should go like, or .

And Fina should be saying, .

[[We were saved by Yuna-san/Yuna-oneesan!]] Ruimin x Fina

[Okay then.] Yuna

Somehow, as soon as they met each other, they immediately had a good relationship.

Author’s Note:

It is the chance meeting between Fina and Ruimin.

I hope they can get along well.