347 Bear-san Arrives at the Bear Tunnel (Day 1)
After having our lunch, I told everyone before we depart.
[I’ll speed it up a little more. So don’t make a lot of noise.] Yuna
The ones sitting next to me in the driver’s seat are Noa and Misa, instead of Fina and Shuri.
This was what Noa meant when she said they’re taking turns. It seems that Fina and Shuri got on the bear cub bus while Noa and Misa got on the parent bear bus.
[Fufu, it’s the front!] Noa
[If you make a lot of noise, I’ll send you back to the bear cub bus.] Yuna
[Yuna-san, you’re so mean.] Noa
[I don’t want that.] Misa
Noa hugs Swaying Bear while he yawns and Misa strokes the head of Hugging Bear.
[Be quiet or it’s going to be dangerous.] Yuna
When I grabbed the steering wheel, I poured more magic to increase the speed of the Bear Bus. It feels good. The children in the back became noisy. They kept saying . Apparently, they’re not scared.
Noa and Misa who’re sitting next to me are enjoying it as well. If we keep this speed up, we will be able to reach the tunnel quickly.
However, as soon as the buses started running, the light of the bear cub buses flickers.
I wondered what it was, so I drove the parent bear bus next to it. The adult group scolded me saying .
Moreover, when the director who was sitting at the back asked me to slow down, I had no other choice but to obey. However, because Noa and the children gave me a lifeboat, saying that and it somehow allowed me to get permission to speed up just a little.
[Too bad. I wanted you to make it run faster.] Noa
Noa and Misa, who’re sitting on both of my left and right sides, felt down.
[But it’s still faster than a carriage.] Yuna
[But it’s slower than Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan.] Noa
You can’t compare it to them. If I want to do it, we can get the same speed as Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. But if I do that, I will be scolded by the adult group again.
Then, we passed a horse-drawn carriage that was going to Crimonia after we depart. The horse-drawn carriage that we passed stops in amazement when they saw my Bear Buses from the front. I also tried to slow down when I saw a carriage in front of me. I tried not to surprise their horse, as they might lose control of it. It’s inevitable since we can’t avoid the road, unlike when I’m riding Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. So I’ll try to slow down when needed to avoid surprising the horse.
The people in the horse-drawn carriage were surprised when they saw the Bear Buses, but when the children waved from the parent bear bus, they waved their hands back.
When we get back to Crimonia, I’m getting worried about the rumors that will spread.
But none of them should’ve crossed the tunnel from Mereera to Crimonia today, so I thought that we wouldn’t cross anyone. But in the end, we crossed several carriages and horses since our departure.
The Bear Buses ran smoothly. We should be arriving at the tunnel soon. The sun has not set yet. It seems that we arrived earlier than I expected. In this case, it seems that it was okay not to leave at the same time as sunrise or run the bear buses like it was a race.
Un? What’s that?
I can see a wall ahead.
They made that?
I dropped my speed and moved slowly. As we’re following the road, I saw a gate.
It even has a gate.
When we arrive at the gate, there are people standing at the entrance. Then everyone has a surprised look on their faces when they saw my Bear Buses.
[Ano~, I want to go inside, can I go in?] Yuna
I asked the gatekeeper who has no reaction.
[White bear?………… Bear lass?] Gatekeeper
It sounds like he knows me. Looking at my white bear, he tilted his head.
Don’t tell me that he doesn’t recognize me because I’m not in my black bear costume? He’s joking, right?
[You are Bear lass, right?] Gatekeeper
Why are you checking?
[I don’t know which Bear lass you are talking about.] Yuna
[I think there is only one Bear-san.] Noa
Noa, who was sitting next to me, said in a whisper, but I ignored it. There may be a different bear that I and Noa don’t know about.
[Aren’t you the Bear Missy who’s always in a black bear outfit, built a bear bakery and a bear restaurant, and travels with children?] Gatekeeper
The gatekeeper asked me to confirm.
Apparently, the bear that the gatekeeper mentioned was different from me. I don’t remember bringing the children around with me. So I came to the conclusion that it’s a different Bear.
(TC: As a certain P. Bear.)
[There are children on your side and on the back.] Gatekeeper
The gatekeeper instantly refutes the conclusions I came up with. It seems like the gatekeeper was quick on his head. I can’t argue with it.
[You’re always dressed as a black bear, so I was confused for a moment. But it looks like you also dress as a white bear.] Gatekeeper
[I do sometimes. I have a tunnel pass permit, can I go in?] Yuna