Chapter 16

Chapter 16 – Bear-san’s Rainy Day Off | Part 2

Author note: Sorry that it’s short .

Let’s give up on muscle training . Since lunch time was almost over, I went downstairs to find another way to pass the time .

The dining room and the reception desk of the inn were on the first floor .

It was completely crowded, just like during lunchtime earlier .

Although right now, there wasn’t a single person eating a meal .

Elena sat at the counter with a fatigued expression .

「Ah, Yuna-san, I apologize for earlier . 」

「There’s nothing to worry about . 」

「So, what’s up?」

「Just killing a little time . 」

I sat at the counter .

「Even if I say that I’m killing time, there’s nothing to do . For now, can I get something to drink?」

「Yes, just a moment . 」

Elena went into the back and brought out a drink .

「Here you go, Mira’s Fruit Juice . 」

There was a portion for herself as well . She sat in front of me and started drinking .

「Are you free?」

「I’m on my break . I was really busy earlier, so I’m resting now . Even so, I’m still tending to the store, so it’s not like I’m slacking off!」

For the time being, I expressed my thanks as I received the juice .

The juice was a little bittersweet .

It’s a shame that it’s lukewarm .

Un?

If it’s lukewarm, then it will be fine if I just cool it .

I touched the glass with the black bear .

I thought of an image of ice while inputting magic power .

With a popping sound, ice began floating in the middle of the glass .

「Hey, what are you doing?」

「Just putting ice into the juice . I think it will be delicious when it’s cold . 」

After saying that, I drank the juice .

It’s deliciousness has gone up a few levels .

「I-I want some ice too, please!」

While I was savoring my drink, Elena held out her glass .

I wasn’t really going to refuse, so I also dropped some ice into Elena’s glass .

「Thank you very much . 」

Elena skillfully spun her ice drink until it reached a suitable chill before drinking .

「Oh, delicious! Just chilling it makes it quite delicious . This would be great on hot days, but there’s no space left in the fridge for chilling the juice . 」

Even in this world, refrigerators existed .

They were made by using an ice magic stone .

The ice magic stone was difficult to obtain, so it was quite valuable in this town .

According to the Monster Guide Book, monsters who lived in the north yielded ice magic stones .

Well, to put it simply, monsters with ice magic stones couldn’t be found around here .

However, that was only needed when creating a refrigerator with a freezer option .

For a normal refrigerator to chill food, even the no-attribute magic stones from the wolves could be utilized, once an ice magic element was inserted .

Therefore, having a freezer was a luxury .

Ordinary people generally used a refrigerator .

「If only the refrigerator was a little bigger…」

My iced juice made clinking sounds as I drank it .

「Elena isn’t able to use magic?」

「Of course, there’s no way I could . Anyone who could use magic wouldn’t be a simple innkeeper’s daughter . I’m quite jealous of you, Yuna-san . 」

Even if you say that you’re envious, I can’t use magic without the bear .

Basically, residents of this world all had magic power (according to Elena) .

I was taught this when I was using the bath for the first time .

A water magic stone and a fire magic stone were used in the bath .

When magic power was poured into the magic stones, hot water came out .

When I was using the bath, I didn’t think about using it, since I was naked, but normally, it could be used for relief .

Even the bear’s usage descriptions had “usage of magic power” written, so I understood that I also had magic power within me .

Still, I couldn’t use magic without the bear costume .

Even Elena, who had magic power, still said that she couldn’t use magic .

In short, in this world, the relationship of magic and magic power wasn’t really understood .

It was likely that I’d be the same as Elena without the bear .

Taking that into account, was there a chance that I could use magic, even when I wasn’t wearing the bear?

Though, it’s super convenient that just thinking of an image is enough to use magic when I’m wearing the bear, so I don’t want to think about it right now .

In the end, I ended up chatting with Elena until it was time for dinner .

I, who was just killing time, was fine, but Elena, who was seen as slacking off, received a furious scolding from her mother .