Chapter 23

Chapter 23 – Fina’s Perspective 3

Author’s note: It’s short .

We passed through the gate and left the town .

Speaking of which, I didn’t hear about our destination .

Did tiger wolves live in the forest nearby?

When I asked, Big sis Yuna said our destination was far away, so she’d take out something we could ride .

Take out?

I didn’t understand what she meant .

I was told to move away a little .

Big sis Yuna extended her bear hands outwards and two objects, one black and the other white, came out .

What’s that?

The large objects started moving .

They were bears .

They were really big .

I was scared .

They stood up and sidled over to Big sis Yuna’s side .

Yuna-oneechan seemed to be hugging them and stroking their heads .

Then, while I was looking at Big sis Yuna,

「Don’t worry . they’re my summons, so it’s safe . Come on Fina, you try touching them too」

She said .

I was scared, but I started to approach them slowly and touched one .

It was soft .

Somehow, the bears might actually be pretty cute .

It seems like the white one was called Hugging Bear and the black one was Swaying Bear .

It was decided that I would ride Hugging Bear .

I climbed on it’s back .

I could suddenly see from a lot higher up, so I got a bit scared .

But, it was stable and I didn’t seem to be slipping off .

At first we were walking, but as I got used to riding, our speed increased .

It was fun, and really fast .

The scenery flew by quickly .

It was the first time I’d come out this far .

We climbed the mountain .

Then, Big sis Yuna stopped .

It looked like we would be taking a break on a flat spot in the mountains .

Even though I was just riding the bear, I was tired .

I thanked Hugging Bear and climbed off .

After Big sis Yuna got off of Swaying Bear, she checked out our location .

Then she spread her arms out again and a house suddenly appeared in front of us .

I wonder what I should say here…

Once again, I went over what had just happened .

Big sis Yuna spread her arms .

After that, a house appeared .

As expected, I don’t understand .

Was it really that easy to take out a house?

Such a thing shouldn’t be possible .

Even a child like me knew that houses were supposed to be something made by carpenters .

Though, why was the house shaped like a bear?

While I was wondering that,

「For now, let’s go inside and rest . 」

There was nothing else I could do but nod in agreement towards Big sis Yuna’s statement .

Inside the house, there were rooms that I had never seen before

I was told to take my shoes off at the entrance .

The floor was very pretty and clean .

Certainly, there was no way I could dirty the floor .

I took off my shoes and went into the room .

I sat in the chair that Big sis Yuna pointed at .

As I was looking around nervously, Big sis Yuna brought out some juice for me .

I was surprised since it was cold, but it was very delicious .

I asked about something that was bothering me .

「Is Big sis Yuna a noble from somewhere?」

「No, I’m not . 」

「Then, a princess?」

「No princess would look like me, right? I’m just a normal adventurer . 」

It seemed like both guesses were wrong .

Though, I didn’t think she was a normal adventurer .

An adventurer who could create and take out a house like this, summon two bears, and defeat strong monsters alone, all while dressed like a bear, wasn’t normal .

After my questions, we talked about today’s schedule while drinking fruit juice .

It seemed like Big sis Yuna would be heading out to search for the Tiger Wolves alone .

I received permission to look for medicinal herbs inside of these mountains .

I was also given the freedom to choose when to dismantle the monster corpses .

For now, I decided to look for medicinal herbs for a little while .

I was afraid of going by myself, but it seemed like Hugging Bear would be going with me .

In that case, I could relax?

If I can’t find anything after a while, then I’ll just work on dismantling . After all, that’s what I came here for .

Big sis Yuna headed out with Swaying Bear .

I also went out to look for herbs while riding Hugging Bear .

We walked through the mountains .

I hope we can find medicinal herbs .

The bear seemed to be happy while we were searching for herbs, for some reason .

「Hugging Bear, did you find any medicinal herbs?」

I didn’t expect a reply, but I asked anyway .

Hugging Bear turned its neck towards me and nodded .

Eh, it could actually understand me?

Hugging Bear advanced quickly .

Are you looking for them?

I was also looking for the herbs while riding Hugging Bear .

It was possible since they could be easily seen from a distance .

Which is why Hugging Bear sped up .

Over there!

Since Hugging Bear started running, we found the medicinal herbs quickly .

Amazing .

I got down from Hugging Bear and gathered the herbs .

If I took all of them, there wouldn’t be any growing here next time, so I only took half .

Even so, there was still a considerable amount left .

Was it because we were in the mountains, so nobody normally came here to pick them?

While I was gathering the herbs, a sound came from behind the grass .

When I looked towards the source of the sound, I saw a wolf .

I stepped back in surprise, but the wolf quickly ran away .

That’s right, I have Hugging Bear with me .

Did it run away because it saw Hugging Bear?

「Thank you, Hugging Bear . 」

I’ll pat your head .

Un, it’s cute .

I put the herbs away in my bag, and started heading back .

It’s good that we found the herbs so quickly .

I can start working on dismantling the monster corpses when I get back .

Okay, let’s go back .

I got on Hugging Bear .

However, when I tried to head back, I noticed something .

I don’t know the way back .

I don’t know which direction is the right one .

I’m lost .

While I was thinking that, Hugging Bear started walking normally .

Does it know the the way back?

「Do you know where the house is?」

When I asked, it nodded .

The bear was smarter than me .

After a while, the Bear House came into view .

Good thing we didn’t get lost .

It was thanks to Hugging Bear .