Chapter 79

Chapter 79 – Bear-san Makes A Request At The Adventurer’s Guild

Author’s note:

I made some changes to the previous chapter .

There was no talk about the opening hours after all .

To explain it simply, it’s a talk about how changing the opening hours like that would entail troubles .

Today’s story is about how they will deal with that .

So that people would learn about the change of opening hours even a little bit, I asked Tirumina-san to edit the posted pamphlets .

Even so, there would still be people who came without knowing about it .

To deal with this problem, I went to the Adventurer’s Guild .

「Yuna-san, what are you doing here at this hour?」

I saw Helen coming out of the guild .

「Helen-san, are you going back now?」

「Yes, it’s closing time now, after all . What’s the matter, Yuna-san?」

「I came here to make a request . 」

「A request?」

「Yes . I want to erase the troubles in advance, you see . 」

「Troubles?」

I explained what happened today .

「That’s why I thought of changing the opening hours for tomorrow, but…There will surely be people who will not know and will come earlier . It would be great if they went back after we apologized, but…」

「And that’s why you want to make a request?」

「There are only women and children working at our shop, after all . That’s why I want to hire adventurers who would protect them from violent customers . 」

「That’s right, there are children at your shop, aren’t there? In that case, you have no other choice . 」

「For now, I would like guards for one week, but are there adventurers who would accept this job?」

「That depends on the money you are willing to pay, I think . Adventurers are people who move for money, after all . 」

「Money, huh . I don’t really know the market prices, so how much would I have to pay?」

Even if they were expensive, thinking about the security, it would be a small price to pay .

If I was stingy here and the children were harmed, I wouldn’t know how to face the director of the orphanage .

In order to avoid that, I wanted to recruit some guards .

「Hmm, that would depend on the rank of the adventurer you want to hire . The content of the request is to protect the shop . If the other party is a normal citizen, a low rank adventurer is okay, but in case a higher rank adventurer goes wild, a low rank adventurer would not be enough to face him . 」

I didn’t think there would be such outlaws, but there was the case of Deborane, who I saw at the Adventurer’s Guild .

「Yuna-chan and Helen-san, what are you doing?」

The one who appeared was Rurina-san, who I went to kill the goblins with .

I saw her a number of times after the goblin subjugation .

Deborane and his party members were standing behind Rurina-san .

Deborane, who was punched by me, the silent Gill, and the bad-mouthed Lanz were all there .

The whole party appeared .

Even so, why in the world was Rurina-san with those people?

Was it possible that she had a hobby of assembling low quality products?

「Yuna-chan, are you thinking something rude?」

Was it possible that she had a skill to read my mind?

「I was thinking why would a beauty like Rurina-san be in that sort of party . 」

「I am not an official member, you know . Just a temporary one . As you can see, this party is an assembly of no-brain idiots . 」

Yes, she was right, those three were real muscle-brains…

「So I decided to make a party with them . It dragged on for some time, and before I knew it we were together until this day . 」

「Let’s just be an official party already!」

「I don’t wanna . If I had to make a party, I would like to make one with someone cute, like Yuna-chan . 」

She said while embracing me .

Ever since I princess carried Rurina-san, she liked to randomly touch the Bear clothes .

「Anyways, what happened, Yuna-chan?」

「I was thinking about requesting guards to protect the shop . 」

「The shop? The one from the rumors?」

「I don’t know what the rumors say, but it’s this shop . There might be some trouble tomorrow . 」

「Trouble?」

「The shop opened today, but there were some problems, so from tomorrow onwards, the opening hours will change . Because there is a possibility of intrusion from the customers tomorrow, and possibility of threats, I thought of hiring adventurers to gently turn them away . 」

「I see . Then, want to hire us?」

「Is it okay? It would help me a lot, though . 」

「There is no problem . 」

「Don’t decide on your own, Rurina . 」

Rurina, on the verge of accepting the offer, was stopped by someone .

「Deborane?」

「I won’t do it!」

「If Deborane-san says so, I won’t do it either . 」

「…」

When Deborane opposed it, Lanz opposed it too .

As always, Gill didn’t open his mouth, not accepting or refusing .

「I see, then this is the end of this temporary party . 」

「Wait, this…」

「There is no other choice, right? If you use me when you need me, but you don’t help me when I need you, I don’t want to be in your party . 」

After Rurina-san said so, she looked at me .

「Yuna-chan, is it okay if it’s just me?」

「I will do it too . 」

「Gill?」

「I heard that the food was delicious . If you are going to give me some, I will help too . 」

「Gill, are you betraying us?」

「She helped us last time . And, I agree with Rurina’s words . 」

「Thanks, Gill . 」

Rurina-san expressed her thanks .

Gill was always silent, but he seemed to be someone decent .

「Do what you want! We are going, Lanz!」

「Yes, Deborane-san . 」

The two of them went away, leaving Rurina-san and Gill .

「Is it okay?」

「It’s okay . During the previous incident involving Yuna-chan, I was already thinking about leaving them, but they stopped me . I stayed until today, but it was time to end it . 」

「When you stop being an adventurer, come and tell me, please . We are in need of talented people . 」

「I will count on you when the time comes . 」

I decided to accept this as her being polite .

However, if she really stopped being an adventurer, there were a lot of things I wanted her to help with .

In Rurina-san’s case, there were no problems when it came to personality or ability .

「Talking about the guard request, I want to hire you for one week . Is it okay?」

「Yes, there is no problem . And for this request reward, can I also ask for meals?」

「I will properly provide food and money, no problem . 」

「Excuse me, you two, please accept the request properly through the guild, okay?」

Helen-san’s suggestion was the right thing to do .

Entering the guild, I gave a request, and Rurina-san accepted it .

The reward was the『Bear-san’s Relaxing Shop』’s food and some silver coins .

I had obtained some guards, so I went back to the Bear House .

I might have not done much, but for a hikikomori like me, it was a really tiring day .

I entered the Bear Bath, and cleansed my body and soul .

I knew it, the cultures with baths were the best .

I exited the Bear Bath, put on the white bear, and dived into my futon .

The next day, when I went to the shop, the two of them were already there .

「Good morning . 」

「Good morning, Yuna-chan」

「…」

The one who responded was Rurina-san .

Gill was silent, like usual .

「The shop is exactly as the rumors say . 」

「What are they, those rumors? You talked about them yesterday too . 」

「It’s not something strange, you know . The fact that the new Bear adventurer made a shop is widespread, and the people say that the shop looks like a mansion, that there is a really delicious scent coming from it, and that the children working here ressemble Yuna-chan…It’s these sorts of rumors . 」

She was right, there was nothing strange . All the things she said were true, but for some reason, I felt like I couldn’t accept that .

「So, what do we have to do?」

「I said it yesterday, but if customers come too early, I want you to say that the shop won’t open before lunch . After that, it would be great if they just went back, but…」

「Well, Gill is here too, so there won’t be any idiots who will dare complain . 」

She hit the mass of muscles on Gill’s back .

「They are customers, so try to not be violent . 」

「That’s for sure! I won’t do anything to normal people . The worst case would just be threatening them . 」

「If it doesn’t work, call me . I will deal with them . 」

I told the two of them, then entered the shop .

When I entered, the delicious scent of baked bread reached me .

In both worlds, a bakery started early in the morning .

When I went to the kitchen, I could see the children and Morin-san moving around .

Morin-san and her daughter were baking bread . Some children were watching from nearby, in order to learn the technique .

It could be great if I took some of them to the capital after a few years .

The other children were doing their best to prepare the dough and pudding .

They were making tomorrow’s share .

Last night, they made enough for today, and they were now making tomorrow’s share .

「Big Sis Yuna, good morning . 」

When one of them saw me, all of the children started greeting me happily .

But I noticed the weariness on their faces .

Morin-san and her daughter seemed okay because they were accustomed to it, but the children were tired doing a job they were not familiar with .

Yesterday, they made preparations for today until late at night, too .

Even more, they started working early today .

They should be able to sleep tonight, so if they could bear with it today, it would be okay .

However, it was a job that involved fire and oil, so it would be dangerous if they worked while being tired .

I walked around the kitchen, and put the Bear Paw on the heads of the children .

「Big Sis Bear?」

A girl tilted her head when I suddenly put the paw on her head .

『Heal . 』

「Hold on a little more, okay? You will be able to rest tonight . 」

I put a strength restoration spell on all of the children .

With this, it would be okay now .

The children, not understanding what happened, tilted their heads .

I did a last check of the interior of the shop before going back to where Rurina-san was .

When I went out, I saw Rurina-san explaining things to a customer .

The client went back obediently, after receiving the explanation .

「Are you okay?」

「Yes, there were no problems . When we explained it to them, they all went back . Well, I think it’s thanks to Gill, too . 」

「I was just standing here, though . 」

「With Gill just standing behind me, all the customers listened to what I had to say, so it was a big help . 」

「…」

It seemed there were no normal citizens that could go against adventurers .

「And, was it okay when adventurers came?」

「It was even less of a problem . Who do you think this shop belongs to?」

「Hmm, it’s mine?」

「Exactly . It’s Yuna-chan’s shop . The adventurer who crushed more than ten adventurers on her first visit to the guild, killed the Goblin King, and, on top of that, even killed a Black Viper . There are no idiots who would want to pick a fight with you . If there were, it would be newbies or adventurers who are not from this town . If there was one, that would be Gill’s job . 」

「Leave it to me . 」

「Thanks . When the shop opens, you will be able to eat whatever you want . 」

Finally, I went inside the shop to help the others .