Bear-san, Gives Fina’s Present, Land Of Harmony Edition 5
The next day, we went to the castle, where a man awaited us.
“Sakura, I’ve been waiting for you.” (Suou)
The lord of this castle, King Suou.
“Why are you here, Uncle?” (Sakura)
“When I heard Yuna was coming, I had to say hello, didn’t I?” (Suou)
No, you don’t have to.
See, King Suou, while you’re talking to us, people around us look at us with readable expressions like, “Who are those girls?” But judging from their reactions, they don’t seem to know about the Orochi incident or anything about me. I don’t want to cause a commotion, so it kind of helps.
Then King Suou changes his gaze from Sakura to us.
“One of them I don’t recognize, but they are the girls from that time, aren’t they? So Yuna is not here?” (Suou)
I’m right in front of you.
This exchange has occurred many times, but is it really nearly impossible to recognize me unless I’m dressed as a bear?
Well, I guess that’s why my face is plain and doesn’t leave an impression.
Or perhaps it’s more likely that the image of the bear’s outfit is too strong to forget.
“What are you talking about? Yuna-sama is here.” (Sakura)
Sakura then turns her gaze to me.
“…Is this what’s inside that bear?” (Suou)
It is…
Do you have a problem with that?
“Hoho~u~” (Suou)
“What?” (Yuna)
“You look good in that outfit, too.” (Suou)
“Thanks.” (Yuna)
There’s no need to refute nor retort every single one of his jabs, so I’ll just accept the flattery with an open mind.
“I can’t go with you, but I’ve instructed the people in the castle not to interfere with you. So you are free to look around the castle. But you must stay with Sakura. I also have lunch prepared for you, so please eat to your heart’s content.” (Suou)
After saying that, King Suou leaves.
“Well then, shall we go?” (Sakura)
“Yes.”
“Un~”
“Alright, let’s go!”
“Shuri, don’t leave us.”
I said to Shuri, who was about to start running. 𝓫ℯ𝓭𝓃𝓸𝓋ℯ𝓁．𝓬𝓸𝓂
“I won’t leave~. Why do you always tell me?” (Shuri)
“Because it looks like you’re about to go on your own, you know?” (Yuna)
“U~u” (Shuri).
Shuri puffs up her cheeks at my words.
Well, as a matter of fact, Shuri is a child who does what she says. But she also has the tendency to act alone when she finds something interesting right in front of her. On the other hand, it also means that if you’re not alert to her disposition, you will never know what she might do the next moment.
“Shuri, go with your sister.” (Yuna)
“Un.” (Shuri)
When Fina held out her hand, Shuri grabbed it.
And some people were looking at them enviously.
“I also want a sister like Shuri-chan.” (Ruimin)
“I know how you feel.” (Sakura)
Ruimin and Sakura muttered such impressions when they saw Fina and Shuri getting along well.
“For me, Sakura-sama is like my little sister.” (Shinobu)
“I wonder if Fina and Shuri are like sisters to me, too.” (Yuna)
Shinobu and I look at the sisters with warm eyes.
Then we walked through the castle.
Thanks to Sakura and Shinobu, the people who passed by did not stop, just like King Suou said.
Unlike the royal capital’s castle, it’s a Japanese-style castle with a lot of wood.