Bear-san, Goes To Cereille’s Residence To Talk
I hold the sulking Hugging Bear in my arms and gently stroke it. Hugging Bear then cuddled me as if he wanted to be spoiled more.
“Hugging Bear-chan. You thought that Yuna-san had left you and gone away, didn’t you? When I woke up in the morning, you looked so sad that I thought I had done something wrong.” (Noa)
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Noa strokes the head of Hugging Bear I’m holding.
“Yuna-san. You shouldn’t leave Hugging Bear-chan behind and go somewhere.” (Noa)
I was reprimanded by Noa.
I was so tired yesterday and couldn’t resist the desire to go to the hot spring.
But I promise not to leave him behind in the future.
Then Noa wants to see off Shia and the students heading to the royal capital.
Over the past few days, Noa has become good friends with the students. After I retired from the lake yesterday, Noa and Shia were still playing with the students.
Since I had also been a great help in the group competition, I decided to say hello to them at least.
So, I repatriated Hugging Bear, not before I promised to summon him properly at night, bathe him, and sleep with him.
Euphalia students were also there to see them off, and they were talking about next year. Among them was Cereille. She was smiling, but she looked exhausted.
That incident was just yesterday. It’s no wonder she’s still tired. Cereille came to me like that.
“So Yuna is here too.” (Cereille)
“Cereille, are you okay? Shouldn’t you take a break rather than see them off?” (Yuna)
“My father told me the same thing. But I rested properly, so I’m fine. Yuna is probably more tired than I am.” (Cereille)
“I took a bath and slept soundly, so I’m okay too.” (Yuna)
I thought she could at least take a break, but it seems she has a lot of things to deal with, like her position as a nobleman and the daughter of a lord.
She still has some meet and greets to do.
“I’ll be seeing you later, Yuna.” (Cereille)
When Cereille left, she went to greet the teachers and students going to the royal capital.
Like her position, she probably has a strong sense of responsibility. That’s why she’s well-liked, regardless of grade level. There were always people around Cereille.
I went to Noa.
“I’ll see you later, Noa. I’ll head back first. Listen to Yuna-san.” (Shia)
“Yes. Please return safely too, Oneesama.” (Noa)
“Yuna-san, please take care of Noa.” (Shia)
“I’ll make sure he gets home.” (Yuna)
“Why don’t you go back with us, Yuuna and Noire?” (Student)
A student from the royal capital who was listening to our conversation spoke to us.
“Because Noa and I will have to remain in the city a little longer.” (Yuna)
“I see. I would have liked to talk to you, too bad.” (Student)
After every students boarded the carriage, they departed for return trip to the royal capital.
Noa waved her hand and looked away from the carriage.
“They’re gone, aren’t they?” (Noa)
“You’ll see her soon enough when we get to the capital.” (Yuna)
“Yes, indeed.” (Noa)
Euphalia academy’s students have classes, so they will continue to head to their classrooms. It’s a no wonder because the main objective for students is to study and learn.
As the others started to move, Cereille remained and came to me.
“Yuna, here you are. Now let’s go to the mansion.” (Cereille)
“Are you okay with your classes?” (Yuna)
“Today, I’m taking a day off because of my family’s circumstances, so it’s okay.” (Cereille)
Well, there was a kidnapping. That’s reason enough.
We then went to her mansion in a carriage. Cereille’s father had prepared it because he was concerned about Cereille’s health.
“So, Yuna-san, why are we going to Cereille-sama’s mansion?” (Noa)
“You haven’t told her yet, have you?” (Cereille)
Cereille asked me to confirm.
“It’s not something easy to talk about, you know.” (Yuna)
“I appreciate it.” (Cereille)