Chapter 352

352 Bear-san, was Unnoticed (Day 2)

When I got out of the beach house, there were men and women walking on the beach carrying some luggage . I don’t think they came here to complain . Everyone are smiling .

Are those fisherman’s clothes? I have seen it at the port .

[O~i, kids . I’ll cook some delicious food, so look forward to it . ] Man

One of the men yells at the children at the beach . The children who were playing noticed the fuss and gathered .

Ah, don’t go to people you don’t know . But I think it’s okay because Gill and Lurina-san are together with them . Occasionally the behavior of an innocent child makes me uneasy . That’s why I want them to be a little distrustful of strangers . Though I can’t say that strongly because there are many good people .

I will tell the director and Liz-san about that .

[What is this, rice?]

[There are a lot of fish~]

[Oh, I’m going to make delicious food right now . ] Man

The man pat the child’s head lightly and began to build a stall .

The children are happily watching the scene . For the time being, I told Gill and Lurina-san to keep their children out of the way .

But what does this mean?

I asked Fina, who’s behind me .

[Fina, have you heard anything from Tirumina-san?] Yuna

[No, I haven’t heard anything . ] Fina

Of course . Tirumina-san went to town early in the morning and has not returned . The same goes for Morin-san and Anzu’s group . I haven’t heard anything about it this morning .

I asked the man to confirm the situation .

[Ano, what is the meaning of this?] Yuna

[Young lady and the others, you’re all probably acquainted with the Young Lady Bear who’s always dressed as a bear . ] Man

The Young Lady Bear you said . However it may be, that person is right in front of you now . But, it’s a hassle to name myself, so I’ll just nod .

[So when I heard that the Young Lady Bear was coming to the sea with many children and came to cook . ] Man

[Who did you hear that from?] Yuna

[Everybody knows that Anzu-chan is here, too . I heard it from Anzu-chan . ] Man

Apparently, the source of the information leak was Anzu .

[So, where is the Young Lady Bear? I’d like to get permission immediately . ] Man

I’m right in front of you . But if I give him my name, it’s going to be a huge commotion . And if he don’t believe me, the damage will be deep, so I’ll keep quiet for now . Next to me, there is a figure of Fina giving her best to endure her laughter .

[Then I shall tell her about you . ] Yuna

[Is that so? I appreciate it . But first, please tell the Young Lady Bear to show her face . ] Man

I left the man .

And so, while I was wondering about what was happening, I found the figures of the offenders, Anzu and Seno-san . Anzu came to us, looking around (kyoro-kyoro) .

I tried to talk to Anzu, but she went past me and instead, talked to Fina who’s standing next to me .

[Fina-chan . Do you know where Yuna-san is?] Anzu

[Yuna-oneesan?] Fina

Even though I’m standing next to Fina . The same reaction as the man I talked to earlier . When Anzu asked, Fina glances at me as if she was in trouble .

[All the fishermen decided to have lunch here . I thought I’d tell Yuna-san about that . ] Anzu

As expected, they were all fishermen . But I already knew the story when I asked a fisherman .

[Hey, Yuna-san is famous, but she don’t want to stand out . But all the fishermen are saying that they wanted to see Yuna-san, so I don’t know what to do . ] Anzu

I can’t refuse what they’re doing anymore and all the fishermen are working hard on preparing the food .

[So Fina-chan . Do you know where Yuna-san is?] Anzu

Fina keeps glancing at me as if she’s in trouble, so I decided to talk to Anzu .

[Anzu . ] Yuna

[………Etto, what is it?] Anzu

Anzu tilts her head . I knew it, she doesn’t seem to recognize me . I showed her the Bear-san’s puppets and picked up Hugging Bear at my feet .

[Don’t tell me, Yuna-san?] Anzu

It seems that Anzu finally realized who I was .

[I didn’t recognized you for a moment because you’re not dressed as a bear . ] Anzu

No, you wouldn’t know if I didn’t show you Bear-san’s puppets and Hugging Bear, let alone for a moment .

That excuse doesn’t work for me .

[I think I know the situation, but can I ask you about it?] Yuna

[When I went to buy some ingredients . I was asked if Yuna-san was here, then everyone said that I didn’t need to pay, but I thought it would be bad so I refused . ] Anzu

Yeah, that’s the correct reaction from Anzu .

[Then why is this happening?] Yuna

[ . , so when I tried to refuse, the other fishermen started to participate… and that lead to this situation . ] Anzu

Anzu looked at the fishermen preparing food .

There are more than 10 fishermen on the beach .

[I’m sorry about this . ] Anzu

Anzu, looks dejected .

I knew this would happen . Anzu is not in the wrong either . So I’m not going to get angry with Anzu .

Also, if I come to Mereera, sooner or later the same situation would happen . Maybe I should have gone out to the guild today and told them not to make a fuss, instead of going out to the sea .

The fishermen are cooking the food on the sandy beach and the children are happy, so today I’ll give it a try . But I don’t want them to make a commotion every time I come, so I’ll ask them not to do this again later .

Looking at the preparation site, another group brought in new set of baggage . There was a familiar person among them . It looks like Damon-san whom I saved in the snowy mountains .

Damon-san noticed me and came here .

[Anzu-chan . Isn’t the bear girl here yet? I’ll be meeting her after such a long time, so I’d like to say hello . ] Damon

Apparently, he came here because he saw Anzu, not me .

With this, I don’t know how much I have changed today . No one realized that it was me . I kinda feel a little lonely .

I usually don’t like standing out, but I feel lonely if I don’t get noticed . It’s complicated, but that’s me .

[Etto, Yuna-san is right in front of you . ] Anzu

When he asked, Anzu revealed my identity to Damon-san .

[…………Bear girl?] Damon

He’s looking at me with a surprised expression .

It’s like seeing something incredible .

Do I look good in my swimsuit?

[I didn’t recognized you because you’re not dressed as a bear, but I didn’t think the bear was such a cute girl . ] Damon

It’s embarrassing to be seen in my girly swimsuit . So I took a step back .

[Even so, it’s been a long time . Now that you’ve built a house, why don’t you stay in the town a little longer? Yuura also wanted to see you . ] Damon

[Well, I’m busy with a lot of things . ] Yuna

After defeating the Kraken, I have been doing many things . Working as escorts for Shia and her classmates, building Anzu’s shop, and subjugating golems . Making a stuffed animal and going to the royal capital, making a cake and going to Misa’s birthday party, going to the elven village, going to the school festival, going to the desert, etc . I’m doing various things . Am I being overworked?

[Yuura will come later, so please come and see her . ] Damon

[Yeah, I wanted to see her too . ] Yuna

[Well then, we’ll prepare lunch, so eat a lot . ] Damon

Damon-san went with the others .

Then, the people who came to make lunch for us seem to be preparing the food while looking for something (Kyoro-Kyoro) . They’re definitely looking for me .

The man whom I had the first conversation, Anzu, Damon-san . Moreover, Gill and the children . No one noticed me . In that case, there is no choice but to dress as someone who everyone knows so well .

I silently return to the beach house . Then, when I enter the changing room, I don-in my bear costume . And I, wearing my bear costume, goes out of the beach house . Then everyone’s eyes gathered at me .

[Young Lady Bear, there you are!]

[I’ve been searching for you . ]

[You’re still dressed like that . ]

[Where have you been?]

[Ah, Yuna-oneechan!]

[It’s Bear-san~]

The reaction and expression of the fishermen and the children varies .

I was in front of them for quite sometime, while I was still dressed in a swimsuit, nobody noticed me . So now I’m wearing my bear costume .

And did the children suddenly became lively? I guess I’m just overthinking it

[I heard it from Anzu, but thank you very much . ] Yuna

[Don’t worry . We’ll cook delicious food, so eat a lot . ] Man

Everyone nodded to the words of the man .

I thought I would be surrounded and thank me for killing the Kraken, but that wasn’t the case . They only call out to me from a distance and they don’t selfishly approach me .

[Maybe it’s because Kuro-ojichan told everyone that it would be a nuisance for Yuna-san . ] Anzu

Anzu said it with a bitter smile . I thought that old man was influential . But it turns out, he really is .

Didn’t he said that he was one of the influential people in the town? I guess I have to thank him later, don’t I?

[Yuna-san is a very popular person here . What did you do in this town?] Shia

Shia brought Noa and the others .

[I just dug a tunnel leading to Crimonia . ] Yuna

I don’t know how much Shia and Noa heard from Cliff and Eleanora-san . So I’ll will answer like that . I can’t say anything nasty because Misa and Marina and Eru are also on my side .

[So that’s why there were bears in front of the tunnel . ] Shia

Shia has a slightly implied face . Didn’t she hear anything about it?

But I can’t confirm how much she knows . Shia doesn’t even ask about it, so I’m not going to answer either .

[But Yuna-san . You’re back to your usual bear-like appearance . You look good in a swimsuit . But Yuna-san looks better as Bear-san . ] Noa

[I think so, too!] Misa

Following Noa, Misa agreed to it .

It seems that the formula of have been concluded in everyone’s mind .

I can’t take it off now that they said it like that .