Chapter 333

333 Bear-san, Makes a Vehicle .

The day after Tirumina-san came to my home, I went outside the city with Fina and Shuri to find a way to get a carriage .

[Where are we going, Yuna-oneesan?] Fina

Fina asked me while riding on Swaying Bear .

[I don’t want people to see me, so we’ll go just a little further away from the city . ] Yuna

As I explained to Fina, we came to a place a bit far from the highway . No one should see us here because it’s far from the road and there are lots of trees .

I get off from Hugging Bear, Fina, and Shuri get off from Swaying Bear .

[Yuna-oneesan, what are you making?] Fina

[A ride for everyone . ] Yuna

I’ll make a vehicle for them, so I’ll let them watch . Originally, I brought them to check the ride’s comfortability .

There are 27 children in the orphanage . Then Liz-san, the director, Tirumina-san, Fina, Shuri, and Genz-san . That’s 33 people . And then Morin-san, Karin-san, Elena, and Noa, plus a group of 5 people going to Mereera . That makes a total of 42 people .

There are a lot of people, but most of them are children, so it should be okay if I adjust the chair considering the sitting space . So in order to confirm the comfortability, I asked Fina and Shuri to do an experiment… . err, do the confirmation .

[Are we riding a carriage? But can you make a big carriage?] Fina

[I can make it . However, I didn’t know how will the ride’s comfort turns out, so I had both of you come to try it . ] Yuna

I don’t know if the ride will going to be a little uncomfortable because I have the Bear Equipment . This is where Fina and Shuri will do the experiment… I mean the test ride . I asked them to check the ride’s comfort .

First of all, I use earth magic to make the part of the flatbed on which the people will ride . It has a width and size of two carriages . In this case, it should be fine for about 40 people to ride in it . In the worst case, there is also a way to make it connected to another one .

[Huge… . ] Shuri

[Yuna-oneesan, isn’t it too big?] Fina

[But we have no horse . Are you planning to make Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan pull it?] Shuri

Shuri got scared . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear appealed to me with sad eyes . They don’t want to pull it .

[Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear will not pull it . ] Yuna

To my words, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried happily .

Next, I made a big Bear Golem, the same one that I made when I first went to the royal capital .

[Bear-san! ~] Shuri

[Yuna-oneesan . This was the bear from that time . ] Fina

Fina seemed to remember it . The bear that pulled a mobile cage with a group of bandits in it .

For the time being, I’ll attach the large flatbed to the Bear Golem .

[Yuna-oneechan, it’s too big?] Shuri

[Yeah, it’s too big after all . ] Yuna

Looking at the Shuri, she’s struggling to try to climb on the loading platform .

[Yuna-oneechan, will it move?] Shuri

[Let’s make it move for a little while . ] Yuna

[I did it~] Fina

Shuri raised her hands and rejoiced .

Fina was tired just by getting on the flatbed .

I jumped in and ride on it . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear followed me and jumped in as well .

When I saw everyone was on board, I made my magic flow to the Bear Golem and ordered it to move . The Bear Golem began to walk slowly .

[Wow, it moved . ] Shuri

Well, it works, doesn’t it?

Gatagata . (rattling sfx . )

Gatagata .

Let’s speed it up a little .

Gatagatagatagata .

[It’s shaking . ] Yuna

This was also one of the reasons why we moved away from the highway . Well, I’ll just use my detection magic to make sure there were no people on the highway and order the Bear Golem to use the highway .

[Yuna-oneesan . It’s too big after all, isn’t?] Fina

It feels like we took more space on the road . Should I make the flatbed narrower?

Come to think of it, what’s the situation in the tunnel?

One-way alternating traffic?

A size restriction of the carriages?

Because I always move using the Bear Gate, I don’t have any information about the surrounding area .

Though I said that I was not interested because I had nothing to do with it .

Above all, I don’t want to go because of the bear statues . When someone I know asks me, I’ll say I was asked by Cliff . Well, it’s not a lie . I just didn’t say all of the truth .

For the time being, I’ve never gone to the Bear Tunnel ever since it was completed . Because of that, I don’t know what kind of situation the tunnel is in . I should have asked Tirumina-san yesterday .

[Fina . Do you know if the tunnel is a one-way alternating passage? Or if there is a carriage size limit?] Yuna

I don’t think she knows, but I’ll ask Fina anyway .

[It’s a one-way alternating road . It seems to alternate every day . ] Fina

[Is that so? But how does Fina know?] Yuna

[My mother said we can’t go through the tunnel today, so the fish will be coming tomorrow . I remembered it because she was saying that last night . ] Fina

I see the source of the information was Tirumina-san . But you’re having that kind of conversation with your family .

Anzu and the others are doing the purchases, but Tirumina-san is also managing it . So there’s no reason for her not to know .

In that case, it’s okay for the carriage to be a little bigger . However, the carriage which takes all the width of the road is rejected after all .

I drop them off and disassemble the carriage .

[Are you going to erase it . ] Shuri

Shuri looks sad .

[Yeah, I made a little mistake . ] Yuna

Also, we went far from the highway once more . Now then, I will make the vehicle design for the second plan .

That becomes this, and this becomes that, and this becomes it .

The Kuma-Bus was completed . (TN: or maybe I’ll stick with the Bear-Bus since everything was [Bear] for a long time . )

I made it up with the motif of a famous cat bus of a certain animation . The front looks like a bear’s face, it has legs instead of tires, it also has ears and a tail . The bear effect increases the defense, so it’s two birds in one stone .

Well, the distance to travel was short, and the surrounding monsters were being subdued by the adventurers . I’ve never heard of bandits appearing on that route, so it doesn’t make much sense to raise the defense .

But when you think about the safety of the children, you should do your best .

[It’s a long bear!] Shuri

Shuri happily approached the Bear-Bus .

When I thought about the number of people, it became long . We need ten rows, even if two people sat on each side .

It’s narrower than the carriage I created earlier . Should I make it a connected chair type instead of a passage in the middle?

Well, I’ll think about that later . Now, it’s time to check the ride’s comfort .

[Yuna-oneechan . Can I ride on it?] Shuri

[Yeah, sure . ] Yuna

That’s why I called you here after all .

Shuri gets on the Bear-Bus and Fina followed her . Swaying Bear tried to ride, but the entrance was too narrow for him to enter . I turned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear into bear cubs . The tiny Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear got on the Bear-Bus .

Finally, I hopped on and went to the driver’s seat, but Shuri was sitting at the driver’s seat .

[Shuri, move over . ] Yuna

I asked Shuri to move, then I sat in the driver’s seat . The driver’s seat was not on the right side like a real bus, but in the middle . Well, it’s the same with a normal carriage . In the first place, I’m 15 years old and I’ve never driven a car .

The idea was that it was easier to drive in the middle, instead of on the right side . If it’s a carriage, I’ve got experience in driving one .

I’m sitting on the driver’s seat, Shuri and Fina are sitting on both sides . I grabbed the steering wheel .

[Yuna-oneesan, what’s that?] Fina

Fina asked about the steering wheel that I’m holding .

[It’s the reins . ] Yuna

[The reins?] Fina

I don’t think she’ll understand if I say steering wheel, so I explained it to her like that .

I let my magic flow and moved the Bear Bus’ legs .

Don, Don, shake, shake, it shakes every time it walks .

I’ll try to make it run a little .

Don don don don don don don don don don don don .

The shaking intensifies .

[Yu, Yuna, o, nee, san, my, butt, it hurts! It, hurts!] Fina

I don’t feel pain because of the Bear Costume, but bot of them seems to get hurt . Moreover, it’s not possible to talk straight because it shakes violently . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear also walk on four legs, but they still look and feel different .

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear seems special .

By the way, since the Bear-Bus is long, it has twice the legs, so it has a total of 8 legs .

I sped up a little and made it jump .

[Yuna-oneesan!] Fina

[Oneechan!] Shuri

Fina and Shuri screams and clings to me .

I landed cleanly, but the bodies of Fina and Shuri bounced a little .

[Uuu, it hurts . ] Fina

[My butt hurts . ] Shuri

The two rubs their buttocks .

[I’m sorry . I just wanted to try it . ] Yuna

Apparently, you can’t make it climb mountains and jump like a certain cat bus from a certain anime . If you do that, the people inside will be in serious trouble . It seems that it was a failure to use that way of movement .

I’m fine alone . But if that’s the case, it’s better to ride on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear . Since I have a Bear Box, I don’t carry any luggage . Moreover, this vehicle consumes magical power .

It was a dream vehicle, but it’s too bad .

I obediently turn the Bear-Bus’ legs into wheels . Magic is convenient .

The result is a character bus close to a kindergarten bus . It looks like a bus with a blue SL face or a yellow mouse bus .

[This time it’s okay, to ride it . ] Yuna

The two children are looking at me with a big doubt on their faces .

[Are you going to make it jump?] Fina

[I will not do it . Look, this time it’s wheels, not legs . ] Yuna

After looking at the wheels, they anxiously ride the Bear-Bus .

I sat on the driver’s seat once more and gripped the steering wheel . Then I let the magic flow to it . The Bear-Bus started to move slowly . When we came out on a well-maintained road, we proceeded comfortably .

The speed increases when I use more magical power .

However, the road was not paved or concrete, so when I increase the speed, we feel some rattling and vibration .

[Are the both of you okay?] Yuna

[It’s better than before, but… . ] Fina

Fina was worried about her butt .

[Swaying Bear-chan and Hugging Bear-chan feels better . ] Shuri

To Shuri’s words, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried happily .

That’s true I also agree with that .

This Bear-Bus needs to be operated . Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear will take me to my destination even if I’m sleeping . Of course, it’s limited to places I’ve been to . But if I ask, , they will take me to it .

It’s incomparable with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

On the contrary, I cannot sleep while driving the Bear-Bus, and there is a difference in its ride quality . But it’s faster than a horse-drawn carriage, and it swings less . The safety features are also rock-solid . Above all, if you are traveling with a large number of people, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cannot do it .

There were various things to consider, but the transportation will be the Bear-Bus with wheels .

After that, I asked Fina and Shuri if they could sit in the chairs, so I can decide on the intervals between the seats . I’ll have the children sit in the front and the adults in the back .

As a measure against getting butt hurt, I’ll buy things like cushions .

And with that, the Bear-Bus was completed .