Chapter 307: 307

I received the request to find the crystal plate map .

Well, the appointed time to go to the sea is still far off, so it’s okay if I am late for a few days . But, should I check with Fina at least?

[Then Yuna-san . I would like to gather some adventurers . Is it okay with you?] Balima

I’ll be fine if its just for a few days . I don’t want to waste time because I plan to go out to the sea .

[If it’s too late, I’ll go alone . ] Yuna

[Please give me 2-3 days . I will have them recruited by then . ] Balima

2-3 days, I wonder if you can do it .

I guess I should explore the city while I wait .

[I’ll come back two days later then . ] Yuna

[Yuna-san, are you going somewhere?] Balima

[I’m going to secure an inn to stay in today and explore the city tomorrow . ] Yuna

After all, as a former gamer, town exploration is a must whenever you come to a new city . Well, I always went straight to weapon shops and item shops back in the game, but in this case I’ll be looking for ingredients .

Or maybe go scout the pyramids .

[Yuna-san, if you would like it, please stay at my house while staying in this city . Also I haven’t thanked you for delivering the magic stone from the royal capital . Please feel at home during your stay . ] Balima

[Is that okay?] Yuna

[Of course . Karina, tell Rasa to prepare the guest room . ] Balima

[I… I understand . ] Karina

Karina replies and leaves the room .

[And please bring this water magic stone with you Yuna-san . ] Balima

The Kraken’s magic stone on the table was presented to me .

[With me?] Yuna

[Yes, neither me nor Ristil can move, so I guess you’ll have to accompany Karina, if you find the crystal plate map Yuna-san can replace the water magic stones . ] Balima

Ristil-san has a baby on her stomach, and Balima-san is injured . Also, reports said that monsters are gathering in the pyramid .

I can’t just let them go to that place .

I agreed and shoved the Kraken’s magic stone into the Bear Box . It feels weird to put it back in after taking it out earlier .

[Yuna-chan, please give my daughter my best regards . She sometimes runs away from home, but she’s not bad child . ] Ristil

Ristil-san left Karina in my hands .

I know that Karina is not a bad girl . However, I think the responsibility here is too heavy .

Somehow, I might carry her on my back, similar to Fina when I met her .

[I’ll be borrowing Karina, but I’ll return her without any injuries . ] Yuna

(TN: kinda scary if it came from a certain P . Bear-san . )

[Fufu, thank you . Well then I’ll head back to the room now . ] Ristil

When Ristil-san left the room, Karina returned as if they’re switching .

[Yuna-san I will guide you to your room . ] Karina

[Then, Balima-san . I’ll be on your care for the time being . ] Yuna

[You came from somewhere far away, so I’m sure you’re tired . Please have a good rest . ] Balima

When I start to walk, the Bears followed… I didn’t forget them, but I’m not going to leave it like this, you know?

I will return Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear now .

[The Bears just disappeared . ] Karina

Karina opens her eyes wide in surprise .

Well, it’s a summon beast, so if you unsummon it will disappear .

[Yuna-san, where are the Bears?] Karina

[They’re in this?] Yuna

I shake the Bear Puppets like I’m waving my hands .

Karina looks curious and touched the Bear Puppets .

[Those Big Bears… . ] Karina

Well, I’ve been wondering about it myself . It is a mystery of where the Bears are before they get summoned .

When I left the room, or rather dragged out of the room as if being pulled by Karina .

I was guided(taken) by Karina to the room where I’ll be staying for the next few days .

[Yuna-san, please use this room . ] Karina

Once were inside the room, the brown-skinned woman that I met earlier is inside . It seems to be Rasa-san .

Rasa-san was preparing the room .

[I’ve been waiting for you . Please use this room freely . ] Rasa

The room is quite large .

You prepared an excellent room, didn’t you?

[If you need anything else, please don’t hesitate to tell us . ] Rasa

[Thank you . It’s enough for me if there’s a place to sleep . ] Yuna

The bed is quite large and there is enough space to sleep together with the Bear Cubs .

Rasa-san bowed and went out of the room .

Me and Karina were the only ones left in the room .

Karina changes her expression after Rasa-san left .

[Are you not scared of receiving such request? None of the adventurers took it . I don’t know what’s going on under the pyramid and I don’t even know if we’ll be able to go back safely . ] Karina

Karina asks questions while feeling anxious .

Well, I think the reason why the adventurers did not accepted the request is that there are adventurers gathering in this city for the purpose of relatively safe escort work . So no adventurer would want to do something dangerous on their own .

Many adventurers in Crimonia works for their own livelihood, and not for others . So you can’t blame the adventurers who refused .

[Everyone is afraid and would not accept my request . ] Karina

[Well, I’m not afraid . ] Yuna

Of course, I’m scared if I don’t have my Bear Equipment, and I won’t be taking such a dangerous request either . In the first place, without the Bear Equipment, I wouldn’t be able to live in this world to this date .

However, the Bear Equipment is not the only cheat item, there are also the Bear Skills, and the Summoned Beasts . If it becomes really dangerous, you can even escape using the Bear Gate .

There are many ways to deal with troublesome things .

[Yuna-san is strong . I told my father that I’ll do it, but I’m still scared . I really want to escape . If there is someone who can take over, I would pass it all to that person . But it’s my fault it fell to that hole and I’m the only one who can do this…] Karina

Karina clenches her little hand . You can see that she is slightly shaking .

It’s inevitable for a 10-year-old girl . Even adults were scared of monsters .

But Karina knows her responsibilities even her roles and she will not try to run away .

This may be a role for a handsome hero to comfort a depressed girl, but Karina has to bear with a Bear .

I squatted, then I squeezed Karina’s little hands with my Bear Puppets .

[Yuna-san?] Karina

[Karina is not weak . You’re a very strong child . ] Yuna

An ordinary girl with no cheats .

Such a girl is going to where the monsters are .

Her action is courageous .

And I understand exactly how scary her action is .

She’s not trying to accompany me without knowing anything . She understands the situation very well and tries to join me even though she acknowledge her fear .

Her heart is definitely not weak .

[But because of me, the situation became like this . ] Karina

[Everyone makes a mistake . People grow by failing . ] Yuna

[Yuna-san…] Karina

[Though it sucks to fail . ] Yuna

Even in the game, I have tasted failures many times, but I still aim to clear the game . If you fail in the game at least once then gave up, the conclusion would be .

It is fun to challenge and clear the game many times . But if you die at least once in an RPG and have to start all over again at level 1, it’s definitely a shitty game . It may be intense, but not fun .

Of course, games and reality are different . Life can go wrong with one mistake, and you can die easily . And it’s too early to ask such a heavy task to a 10-year-old girl . However, this time nobody died and you can start over . All we have to do is find the crystal plate map and switch the damaged water magic stone with Kraken’s magic stone . Children shall fail, but will also grow . They must learn from their mistakes .

Though if you don’t learn form it, you’ll be in trouble .

Some people make the same mistakes over and over again in the game . I got into trouble with that as well . At that time, I thought it wasn’t a party… . (TN: maybe she got rekt?)

[But, I lost the crystal plate map and my father got hurt because of me . ] Karina

[Karina, we will find the crystal plate map . And Balima-san is not dead yet . ] Yuna

[But my father got hurt . ] Karina

[His injury is a some sort of medal for protecting his daughter . If Karina got injured instead, I think Balima-san would be blaming himself for failing to protect you . ] Yuna

It is clear from the conversation earlier that Balima-san values Karina . If his daughter Karina got hurt, he would definitely blame himself . With that in mind, Balima-san and Karina are similar in their concerns about each other .

[So, let’s find the crystal plate map together for Balima-san and go replace the water magic stone . ] Yuna

[Yes . ] Karina

Karina’s downward face energetically lifts up .

[And don’t worry so much . I already made a promise with Balima-san . I’ll definitely protect Karina . And they will also protect you, so don’t worry about a thing . ] Yuna

When I release Karina’s hand, I summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear once more in their Bear Cub form .

[Bear-san …] Karina

Karina slowly approaches Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear as they roll .

[Yuna-san, do you have a name for these Bears?] Karina

[The black one is Swaying Bear and the white one is Hugging Bear . ] Yuna

[So its Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan? Fufu . ] Karina

Karina laughs .

[Why are you laughing?] Yuna

[No, I’m sorry . Because it was a very cute name . Thank you, Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan . ] Karina

Karina is gently petting Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

Then the Bears cried, they crawl and rubs their faces against Karina .

Karina then began to play with the Bears while having a wonderful smile, until Rasa-san called us for dinner .