419 Bear-san, Returns to the Elf Village
The next day, Rikka-san comes to the inn early in the morning. Her luggage is already in my bear box, so she’s dressed lightly, carrying only a small bag.
[Rikka-san, you’re early.] Yuna
[My dad kept saying, <If you get rejected, come back,> and <once you got rejected, I’ll find you a good man.>] Rikka
[You know, they’re just worried about you, Rikka-san.] Yuna
[I thought they were cool yesterday.] Rikka
Well, I guess they already missed her just the very next day. That’s how much they love her. Some parents and children don’t talk to each other, just like anywhere else. Considering that, I guess her family relationship is a good thing.
When Rikka-san arrived, we prepared to leave.
[You guys didn’t forget anything, did you?] Yuna
[Yes.] Fina
[I’m good.] Ruimin
We left the room where we had been staying for a week and went downstairs to see Jade-san and his friends.
Looks like they’re going to see us off.
Jade-san and his friends will stay in the city for a while because of Toya’s sword.
[Thank you for your help, Missy. Give my regards to the bears.] Toya
[The honey was so good.] Yuna
[I see.] Toya
Toya looked a little pleased.
[U~u, I wanted to ride Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan too.] Mel
[Fufu, I got to ride one. It was very soft.] Senia
Senia-san looked triumphant at Mel-san’s words.
[But I didn’t know Rojina-san had such a lovely daughter.] Mel
[And she’s Ghazal-san’s girlfriend.] Jade
Rikka-san looks a little embarrassed when she’s called a girlfriend, but she doesn’t deny it.
[So you all know Ghazal too.] Rikka
[He’s a pretty famous blacksmith in the royal capital. A lot of adventurers know him.] Jade
It seems that Ghazal-san being praised makes Rikka-san happy.
[If you’re going to the royal capital, Rikka-san, we can meet there.] Jade
[Well, okay. I’ll look forward to it when that time comes.] Rikka
Well, that is if Rikka-san decides to live in the royal capital. There is also the case of returning dejectedly to this city.
[U~u, but Yuna-chan, you’re going home first.] Mel
[I want to ride Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan again.] Senia
Mel-san and Senia-san looked disappointed.
Unfortunately, even if they went home with us together, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear would be over capacity. There is no space for Mel-san and Senia-san to ride.
[Oh right, we can leave Toya behind and go back with Yuna.] Senia
[That’s it!] Mel
[That’s it! My ass!] Toya
Toya reacted to Senia-san and Mel-san’s words.
[Mel, Senia, hold that thought. Yuna, you took care of Toya’s matter this time. Once we go back to Crimonia next time…] Yuna
[Yeah, at that time, I’ll eat as much as I can.] Yuna
We parted ways with Jade-san and the others and left the city.
[Etto, are we really going on a bear ride?] Rikka
[That’s right. Carriages are slow after all.] Yuna
There’s also a way to get home via a bear bus, but it uses magic power and more importantly, I have to drive it, which is a hassle. However, if you are riding on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, they will run even if you fell asleep.
When we got some distance away from the city, I summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.
[Summoning is really strange, isn’t it? To simply appear out of thin air…] Rikka
[Etto, for starters, Fina and I will be riding on Swaying Bear, then Ruimin and Rikka will ride on Hugging Bear.] Yuna
[For starters?] Rikka
Rikka-san tilted her head at my words.
[We’ll switch bears on the way. If we don’t, Hugging Bear will get moody.] Yuna