Chapter 29

Chapter 29 – Bear-san, Mission Accomplished

Author’s Note: Each chapter is written with about 2000-3000 words, but it’s unexpectedly short when I read it .

But, it takes over five sheets of the 400-character manuscript paper!

「Yuna-san, is an area that’s about this big okay?」

As expected of a lord’s garden .

It was very spacious .

I was told that, if needed, we could also use the soldiers’ practice area .

Right now, there’s nobody there .

「Well then, I’m going to summon them now . Come out! Swaying Bear! Hugging Bear!」

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear came out from the Bear Hands .

The two of them stood up .

「Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear, come here . 」

The two bears came running up to me happily .

Their large size scared me at first, but now they’re just cute .

The people behind me, on the other hand, were surprised and raised a fuss .

「It’s a bear! It’s a bear-san! Yuna-san, is it okay if I touch them?!」

「Lady Noire, it’s dangerous! Please fall back!」

「It’s fine . If you don’t hurt them, they won’t do anything . 」

「Please say something as well, Cliff-sama!」

「Well, it’ll be okay, I think . 」

「Cliff-sama!」

After being told that “It can’t be helped,” by her master, Cliff, the maid-san stopped trying to detain her .

Noa, who had obtained freedom, slowly came closer to the bears .

「Is it really okay for me to touch them?」

「It’s fine . Try touching them softly . 」

Noa gently touched Swaying Bear .

She pet Hugging Bear with her other hand .

The two bears narrowed their eyes in apparent pleasure .

「It’s very warm . It’s also soft . 」

「Want to try riding one?」

「Is it okay?」

「Hugging Bear, is it okay?」

Instead of answering, Hugging Bear lowered its waist to make it easier to get on .

「You won’t fall, so don’t worry . 」

I lent a hand and gave her a lift onto its back .

Hugging Bear slowly stood up .

「Waa, it’s high . 」

Noa seemed happy on top of Hugging Bear .

「Yuna-san, is it okay to take a walk? Just around the house is fine!」

「That’s fine . 」

Hugging Bear slowly walked away .

「N-Noire-sama!」

Maid-san panicked and ran after Hugging Bear .

「Sorry, but can I touch it too?」

Cliff came over while looking embarrassed .

「It’s fine, but…」

When I gave permission, he touched Swaying Bear .

「Ooo, the fur is nice . It also feels good to touch . 」

While touching Swaying Bear, Cliff was also glancing at its back .

「Do you want to get on?」

「Is it okay?!」

「The same as Noa, just one lap around the house . 」

「Ah, thank you . 」

After Cliff got on Swaying Bear, he went off running after Noa .

A couple of minutes later, the two returned side-by-side .

「Yuna-san, thank you very much . It was fun . 」

「Ah, you also let me have a very valuable experience today . 」

A very tired looking maid-san appeared behind the bears .

She looked exhausted .

It wasn’t my fault, so I didn’t worry about it .

「Well then, I’ll be returning to the house, so I’ll leave Noa to you, Yuna . Please come to me when you plan on leaving . 」

Cliff went back inside the house .

Noa really liked riding on top of Hugging Bear and didn’t come down .

「It’s comfortable . 」

She was sprawled on top of Hugging Bear .

For a while, she patted Hugging Bear while sprawled on its back, but soon stopped .

When I noticed it had become quiet and took a glance, she was breathing calmly and sleeping quietly .

I told Hugging Bear to walk slowly as we moved under a tree .

As expected, falling asleep while sunbathing wasn’t an option .

Maid-san was watching anxiously .

「It’s fine . Let’s let her sleep . Is there possibly something we can cover her with? Since it would be a problem if she catches a cold . 」

When I said that, maid-san quickly went back inside the house and came back carrying something that looked like a blanket .

However, because Hugging Bear was too tall, she couldn’t place the blanket on Noa .

「Please lend a hand, Swaying Bear . 」

Swaying Bear lifted the maid-san with both hands .

The maid-san obediently allowed herself to be lifted, and covered Noa with the blanket .

「Thank you very much, Swaying Bear-sama . 」

Apparently, Maid-san was no longer afraid of Swaying Bear .

I took out a small barrel and two wooden cups from the Bear Box .

The barrel contained juice from an oren fruit, and it had a flavor that was similar to orange juice .

I poured ice and oren juice into a cup, and handed it to the maid-san .

Maid-san recieved the oren juice and drank it .

「Delicious . 」

「Good to hear . 」

「Thank you very much . It’s cold and delicious . 」

「There’s enough for a second helping, so drink as much as you want . 」

「Even so, they’re rather obedient . 」

We watched Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

「Well, it’s because they’re summoned beasts . They are different from wild bears, you know . 」

「It seems so . The lady also seemed to be having fun, so thank you very much . 」

「It’s not necessary to thank me, since it’s my job . 」

Maid-san’s name was Amelia-san .

I heard that she had been employed at this mansion for five years .

She seemed to be an important existence, since she had been looking after Noa since Noa was five years old .

Therefore, she asked me not to worry her too much .

Even so, she thanked me for letting Noa have some fun .

While I was talking with Amelia, Noa, who was sleeping on top of Hugging Bear, began to fidget and move around .

「Good morning . You woke up . 」

「Erm, where am I?」

「On top of Hugging Bear . You fell asleep . 」

「Oh, that’s right . Hugging Bear was so comfortable that I fell asleep . 」

「If you sleep outside for too long, you might catch a cold, so let’s go inside . 」

Noa didn’t want to separate from the bears, but at this rate, there would be no end to this, so I sent Hugging Bear a signal .

「Hugging Bear is also tired, so won’t you let them rest?」

When I said so, Hugging Bear

「Kuu~」

…made a small cry and a sleepy gesture .

「That’s right, Noire-sama . Hugging Bear-sama kept you from falling while you slept . Please let Hugging Bear-sama rest as well . 」

「Un, I understand . Sorry, Hugging Bear . 」

Noa got down from Hugging Bear and gently patted its head .

「Ok then, I’m letting them rest . 」

「Let’s play again sometime, Hugging Bear, Swaying Bear . 」

I cancelled the summoning, and Hugging Bear and Swaying Bear went back into my hands .

「Well now, let us return to Noa’s room . 」

「I’m headed to where Cliff-san is . 」

「Eh, Yuna-san, could it be that you’re leaving already?」

「My job here is already finished . 」

I’ve put up with Noa’s selfishness for a while already, this much work should be enough .

「Come on, let’s eat dinner together!」

Noa grabbed onto the Bear Hand .

I tried to decline, but I was pulled into the house by the hand .

Cliff appeared right then and it became a talk about dinner .

In the end, because Cliff also invited me, it was decided that I would be staying for dinner .

I ate dinner . When I was leaving, they asked me to stop by next time . However, I courteously refused and returned to the Bear House .

「By all means, please come again!」

Noa sent me off at the gate with that request .