Chapter 8

Chapter 8 – Bear-san Is Shopping .

「Big sis Yuna . 」

「What?」

「What kind of clothes do you want?」

「Something I can wear under these clothes first . 」

I pulled at the bear clothes .

Under this was just underwear .

I want a shirt, at least .

「An expensive or a cheap store?」

「Doesn’t really matter . What’s the difference?」

「The nobility shop in expensive stores . I’ve never been in one, but the prices are high and the goods should be of superior quality . A cheap store sells clothes at an affordable price for an average citizen . There is also a second hand store that sells used clothing . There are often bargains, so I go to take a look every once in a while . What would you like to do?」

Personally, I wanted to visit the expensive store, but Fina’s face didn’t look good when she talked about it . Was there something wrong with that store? Did they choose their customers? I remembered my appearance again . Looking like this, there’s a chance that I would be turned away when I tried to enter the store . In that case, I’m okay with going to an ordinary store .

I will pass on the second hand clothes .

Wearing second hand underwear would be disgusting .

「Why don’t you take me to the normal store first? I will decide where to go next after that . 」

Fina led me to the tailor shop .

A woman in her 20’s welcomed us when we entered .

When she saw my appearance, her smile disappeared for a moment, but was restored immediately .

「Welcome . What kind of clothes are you looking for today?」

「Underwear and some clothes . 」

「Underwear is over there . However, the type of clothing that will suit the taste of the customer is…」

Not being able to wear a dress is quite frustrating!

「If they fit properly, they will be fine . 」

I left the shop assistant and walked further in with Fina . I looked at the underwear first .

It’s necessary to graduate from Bear-san panties .

I chose clothes based on Fina’s opinion .

As a result, I managed to get some panties . However, there was no brassiere . It seems that they don’t exist here .

I also bought everyday clothes that I could wear under the bear clothes .

「Thank you, Fina . 」

「No, I’m happy to be able to help . What are you doing after this?」

「Are there any bookstores or libraries in this city?」

「There is a bookstore, but there are no libraries . I have heard from Adventurer-san that there are libraries only in the capital city . 」

「Then bookstore it is, but let’s eat lunch first . What do you recommend?」

「Hmm, is anywhere fine?」

「Yes . 」

「In that case I would like to eat at the inn that you are staying at . I’ve heard that the meals over there are good . I’ve never eaten there . 」

「The Inn?」

「Yes, adventurers who stay overnight at the Inn are engaged in business, so during the day, the Inn serves general customers . 」

「Is that so . Well then, let’s go . 」

Fina happily heads to the Inn .

When we arrived at the Inn, it was crowded with customers .

A good smell was floating around the Inn .

「Welcome . Oh, Yuna-chan, back so soon?」

Elena noticed us while carrying an emptied dish .

「We’re here to eat lunch . 」

「There is an extra charge for lunch . 」

「I know . Are there any empty seats?」

「It’s full right now . But there will be some space in a little while . 」

「Can you prepare the food immediately?」

「Un, that’s okay . I’m mostly finished . 」

「Then, is it okay to eat in my room?」

「I don’t mind . 」

「Then I will choose the dishes . Fina, choose what you want . 」

「Is that really okay?」

「It’s okay . Just guide me to the bookstore once we finished eating . This is a proper reward . 」

「Thank you very much . Then…」

After we waited in the room for a while, Elena brought the food .

「Thank you for waiting . 」

「Thank you . Leave it on the table . 」

「I would be happy if you could bring the dishes back down after eating . 」

「Roger . I will bring it down after we finish . 」

「Thank you . 」

Mouth-watering dishes were lined up on the table .

*fuka fuka* soft bread, meat dishes, and salads .

Speaking of which, was there rice in this world?

I’m a Japanese, so I need rice, soy sauce, and miso in order to live .

It’s okay for now, since it’s still only the second day, but I will eventually want it .

「Fina, let’s eat while it’s warm . 」

「Yes, itadakimasu . 」

「The bread is so soft~ The meat is also very good . 」

「Un, it’s delicious . 」

Fina suddenly stopped eating .

「What’s wrong?」

「That . 」

「What?」

「Can I bring half of this dish home?」

「Why?」

「I have a little sister and mother . I want them to try this . 」

She said, while staring at the food .

I don’t have a family, but Fina’s feelings are important to me .

「It’s okay, but eat that . Afterwards, I will buy a supper for two, no, a supper for three so eat it for dinner with your family」

「Is that okay?」

「Today is special . It won’t happen tomorrow . Therefore, you don’t have to worry about it . 」

「Un, thank you . 」

After we finished eating, I brought the empty dishes back to Elena . I also ordered supper for three .

With full stomachs, we set forth to the bookstore .

It seemed to be in the opposite direction from the weapon shop .

As always, the passerbys were all staring at me, but I advanced without minding it .

I thought about wearing the clothes I had bought, but there was a chance that there would be problems, like in the guild . I won’t take off this Bear until I know it’s safe .

We arrived at the bookstore .

It’s smaller than I thought?

I’m not saying that the bookstores in Japan are all large, but the store here is smaller than the store in my old neighborhood .

The inside of the store was stacked with many books .

Apparently, the books didn’t fit on the shelf and were stacked on the floor instead .

Looking through all of this will be hard .

「Welcome . 」

An old lady called out .

「Grandma, you don’t organize this?」

「Aa, I know where everything is, so it’s okay . If there is a book you want, just tell me . 」

「Really? Then, a book that contains information about this world’s monsters and a book related to magic . If you have a map, that would be great too . 」

「Wait a moment . 」

The elderly woman went to the back of the store .

After some time, she came back with some books .

「This book and this book are about monsters . 」

She handed me two books .

「Normal monsters are described in here . Creatures of legends are described in here . How are these?」

「I’ll take both . 」

「Is that so? Then, this is the book of magic . It’s only for beginners . 」

「I will take it . 」

「The map only shows information about the vicinity of this city . It’s better to go to the Capital for a more detailed one . 」

「It’s okay . Thank you . 」

I paid and left the store .

I thought it would take more time, but thanks to the grandma, it only took a few minutes .

With this, my objectives were complete .

「Big sis Yuna, where to next?」

I was a little trouble .

「Yeah . Thanks to your help, I got what I wanted . I will go back to the Inn and read the books . Besides, you must be tired from all the walking . 」

I don’t feel tired, thanks to the Bear shoes . If not for them, a hikikomori like myself would have fallen from fatigue at the weapon shop .

「I’m completely okay . 」

However, Fina was fine .

Indeed, she is different from a hikikomori .

「I wanted to go to toolmaker and armor shop, but I will go back for today . What will you do?」

「It’s early, but I will eat Elena-san’s cooking when I go home . 」

「Okay . Then, today’s pay . 」

I handed her one silver coin .

「Is it alright? You even paid for today’s dinner . 」

「It’s only for today . 」

「Thank you, big sis . 」

There was still time until dinner after saying goodbye to Fina, so I returned to my room .

I retrieved a book from the Bear box .

First, I took a look at the map .

This is the forest where I came from, isn’t it?

The forest was located a little bit away from the city .

The Capital city was in the opposite direction of the forest .

I couldn’t tell the distance from this map . Is it far?

It might be better to go to the Capital next .

There seemed to be several villages in the outskirts .

The valuable geography was hammered into my head .

I wish I had a more detailed map .

It would be convenient if there was a mapping system, like in the game .

I took out the magic book next .

The title said “Beginner’s magic” .

Is there also Intermediate and Advanced?

Are they sold in the Capital?

I flipped the page and read .

Fumu fumu .

Un un .

I see .

「Well, let’s give it a try . First, gather the magic . 」

I tried to do it like in the game .

In the game, you had to gather magic in one hand and give a command, which would activate the spell .

If you gathered magic in your right hand, you cast it with the right hand . If you gathered magic in your left hand, you cast it with the left hand .

Players who were ambidextrous with magic became a hot topic in the game .

Me?

I’m generally right-handed .

I tried to collect magic in my right hand because of that .

After gathering it, I gave the command .

「Light . 」

In the room, a ball of light?……emerges .

The deep emotion of successfully casting magic was nothing compared to the shape of the ball of light .

No doubt, it was a ball of light, not a sphere .

It had a bear’s face .

It was the same face as the one on the gloves I wear .

I had an unpleasant hunch, so I opened the status screen .

Name: Yuna

Age: 15

Level: 8

Skills: Language from a Different World, Letters from a Different World, Dimensional Box of the Bear, Observing Eyes of the Bear

Magic: Bear’s Light

Equipment

Black Bear’s Hand (Non-transferable)

White Bear’s Hand (Non-transferable)

Black Bear’s Foot (Non-transferable)

White Bear’s Foot (Non-transferable)

Bear Suit (Non-transferable)

Bear Underwear (Non-transferable)

A Magic column was added to the skills .

Bear’s Light

By gathering magic in the bear gloves, I bring out a bear-shaped light .

Umm, can I cast magic without wearing the bear gloves?

In order to try, I removed the bear gloves and tried casting the magic the same way .

As I expected, the light didn’t come out orz .

Uh, I’m already one with the bear .

I wore the gloves again with a tear in my eye .

I want to practice attack magic, but I can’t possibly do that in the Inn .

I will just read the book for today .

I went down to the first floor for dinner . It was delicious .

I took a bath, then transformed into the white bear and got into bed to recuperate from today’s fatigue .

「Good night~」