Chapter 197 – Bear-san And How It Has Been Decided That She Will Do A Performance with the Bears
「Yuna, I’m sorry, but could you please not walk around town in your bear suit for a while?」
He was basically telling me not to walk outside anymore; I wouldn’t feel safe going outside without my Bear Suit on.
「Nobody will know it’s you if you just wear a different outfit.」
That wasn’t the problem; my life would be in danger if I left my Bear Suit at home.
There was no guarantee that someone wouldn’t try to pick a fight with me on the streets.
I also wouldn’t be able to protect the girls without it. If something bad happened, I would just be a sitting duck.
I knew that there was no point in arguing, though, as Gran-san had no idea why I had to wear my Bear Suit all the time.
There was nothing I could do… I really didn’t want to trouble Gran-san more since he was busy dealing with the toad man’s family.
「Okay, I’ll just stay holed up in my room until it’s time to return to Crimonia, then.」
「Yuna-san, you plan on staying in your room until you leave?」
He shouldn’t underestimate a hikikomori.
I could stay holed in for days even if I didn’t have TV, computer, games, manga, or novels… At least I should be able to. Well, maybe that was impossible….
Wait, if there was no entertainment, I could just nap to pass the time. Yeah, I should be able to do that.
「There are only two days before we head back to Crimonia. I’ll be fine staying in for that long. Still, if any of you girls want to go out, make sure you bring guards with you.」
Some new idiot might show up, so we shouldn’t be too careless.
「I’ll stay in the room with Big Sis Yuna.」
Fina said happily. She was such a nice girl.
「Okay, we will be able to nap together, then.」
We should be able to waste two days napping, right?
I liked lazing around, so I was pretty good at rolling around on a bed doing nothing. Hikikomoris really shouldn’t be underestimated.
A whole week would have been tough, of course, but two days was quite manageable.
「You won’t be heading back in two days if you plan to wait for Cliff.」
Gran-san’s statement obliterated my napping plan. Well, it wasn’t like he did it intentionally.
Also, what did he mean by not heading back in two days?
「With how things are going with the Salbert family, there is no way we will be done in two days. Yesterday, we found out that they had done all sorts of illegal things. So much, in fact, that even us nobles can’t deal with all of them overnight.」
「Really?」
I thought things would go smoothly with Cliff and Eleanora-san here, but it seemed like that wasn’t the case.
「They sent a messenger to the capital to receive instructions from His Majesty. Until they come back, Eleanora-san and Cliff can’t return to Crimonia.」
「Which means…」
「You definitely won’t be able to head back in two days’ time.」
Well, they were still working even now… It made sense for them to run into problems when dealing with a kidnapping caused by a noble.
We could always head back on our own, but if I went home with how the situation was right now… Another uproar might happen when people see my Bears and me the next time I came to visit Misa. That would be really troublesome.
Well, if I was never planning on coming back here again, I could just ignore the issue and leave straight away.
As I pondered what I should do, Noa spoke up.
「Grandfather Gran, didn’t you explain what happened to the townspeople? Shouldn’t they calm down in two days time, then?」
「Of course I explained it to them. I told them that I know Yuna’s bears to be docile and that they don’t attack people, but I think my word won’t be enough in this case.」
「Gran-san, aren’t you the lord of this town? How could the word of their lord not convince the townspeople?」
「Think of it this way. If you saw a dragon rampaging around and then, all of the sudden, His Majesty came up and told you it was safe to go up to the dragon, would you believe him?」
Well, it made sense when he put it that way.
People would still remain wary of dangerous beings even when their leaders told them it was safe. I myself would definitely not let anything dangerous near me without my Bear Suit on.
Why did he use a dragon to set an example, though…?
In any case, this still meant that I didn’t know how long I would have to stay holed up for. Did I have no other choice but to stay in for more than two days?
Maybe I really should make those playing cards I had been considering before. That way, I could play with the girls. Unlike with a Reversi board, there were plenty of games we could play with cards, meaning we could waste time easily.
「Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear aren’t scary at all. I feel sorry for them. Grandfather Gran, is there anything we can do for them?」
Noa asked Gran-san with a sad expression on her face.
「Sorry, but I have no idea how we could resolve this situation. Bears are seen as fearsome beasts by common people, so you can’t blame them for being scared.」
「We just need to show them that Yuna-san’s Bear-sans aren’t scary, then.」
「And, how do you propose we do that?」
It did seem like a rather difficult task. Since I was banned from going outside, simply staying holed up in my room was honestly the easiest way to deal with this for now.