Chapter 204 – Bear-san Takes in an Elf Girl
Upon closer observation, I noticed the girl was undoubtedly an elf. She had long, light green hair and long, pointy ears. The ears were a very distinctive feature of an elf.
She looked about my age, but was most likely older, as elves had longer life spans.
Anyway, the girl was leaning against the wall of my house, not moving an inch.
I really hoped she didn’t die on my doorstep.
As I took an even closer look, I found out that she was still breathing.
Great, she was still alive.
The last thing I would want was to come across a dead body right outside of my household.
「Are you okay?」
I tapped her shoulder then shook her lightly.
The girl slowly opened her eyes.
「What are you doing here?」
The elf girl looked at me with vacant, half-opened eyes.
「A bear?」
The girl stared at me and tilted her head slightly.
「Why are you sleeping here?」
「Am I dreaming? There’s a girl dressed like a bear; there’s no way somebody would wear a weird outfit like that.」
「Well, sorry for wearing such a weird outfit.」
「If I go back to sleep, I’m sure I’ll wake up from this dream.」
The girl actually closed her eyes again. I could even hear her snoring.
I lightly shook her again, but she wouldn’t wake up.
What should I do?!
I considered calling the town guards, but it would be awkward to just hand them a sleeping girl.
Also, I couldn’t leave her like this while I ran off to call for them.
Since I had no other choice, I carried the girl into the Bear House, bridal-style of course.
I was able to carry her easily thanks to my the Bear Suit.
I took her upstairs and into the guest bedroom, where I laid her down on the bed.
Hmm. I just brought her into my house. Was that really okay?
I looked at the elf girl sleeping peacefully.
It surely was better than just leaving her outside.
As I told myself that, I removed the girl’s item bag and weapon from her back since they would get in the way of her sleeping and placed them on the table.
The moment they were off her back, the girl turned around in her sleep. Yeah, she was looking completely serene now.
Would she be comfortable enough with this?
I was about to leave the room before realizing I had something else I had to do first.
I summoned Swaying Bear in its cub form on the corner of the bed.
「Can you please let me know when the girl wakes up?」
I said and patted Swaying Bear’s head gently before leaving the room.
I went back downstairs and sat down on the sofa then took out some potato chips and orange juice.
Crunch crunch.
Really, this was simply unbelievable.
I never thought I would pick up an elf girl.
Crunch crunch.
For some reason, that elf girl’s face looked awfully familiar, like as if I had seen her before.
I gave it some thought but couldn’t remember where I could have seen her before. Maybe I had passed by her on the street somewhere?
Crunch crunch.
Lazing around on the sofa and eating potato chips started to make me sleepy, so I summoned Hugging Bear in cub form and embraced it.
「Hugging Bear, wake me up if something happens, okay?」
I collapsed on the sofa while hugging Hugging Bear.
Afternoon naps were humankind’s most supreme luxury.
Cuddling Hugging Bear made me feel better, so I closed my eyes and quickly fell asleep.