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Chapter 380

380 Bear-san, Princess, and Two Other People Eat Ice Cream

[By the way, are the King and the Queen not coming?] Yuna

They usually come even without me calling them . The gate soldier rushed inside too . It’s also not strange for them to come to this room .

[I don’t know about the Queen, but His Majesty won’t come since he got work to do . So if you have a message for His Majesty or something delicious, then save it . ] Eleanora

Isn’t that King… misunderstood that I’ll bring food whenever I come?

Even if I do, I bring it for Flora-sama, not for that old coot .

[What are we eating?] Flora

Flora-sama reacted to the word food . Do you want to eat now?

I thought for a moment and remembered that I have ice cream with me .

[Do you want to eat cold sweets?] Yuna

Because of the bear costume, I hardly notice the change in temperature . Whenever I noticed the heat, I would immediately think of ice cream, but thanks to the bear costume, it didn’t come to my mind . Looking at Flora-sama, she’s wearing thin, cute clothes .

[Cold sweets? Is it delicious?] Flora

[It’s cold and delicious . ] Yuna

[Then, I want to eat . ] Flora

I took out a cup of ice cream and a spoon from the bear box .

[Ah, Yuna-chan . New food?] Eleanora

[Since I knew that it was going to be hot when we went to the sea, I made cold sweets . ] Yuna

[Certainly . I want some too . ] Eleanora

As expected, you want to eat it too . I put Eleanora-san’s portion and four other ice cream portions on the table .

[Anju-san, this is for Anju-san, Zeref-san, the King, and the Queen . Could you please store them all in the freezer before it melts in the heat and becomes unpalatable?] Yuna

[Okay, then I’ll hurry and put it in the freezer . ] Anju

Anju-san left the room with ice cream . I felt like I’m forgetting something, but it may just be my imagination .

[Well then, let’s eat . ] Yuna

Flora-sama and Eleanora-san started eating ice cream .

[Oh, it’s cold and delicious!] Eleanora

[Yeah, it’s delicious!] Flora

While I was watching those two, it also made me feel wanting to eat, so I took out my own portion and ate it .

While the three of us were eating ice cream, the door opened without a knock . I thought perhaps it was the King or the Queen, but it was different .

[It’s true! Yuna is here . ] Tilia

Entering the room was Flora-sama’s sister, Tilia, the first princess of this kingdom . That’s right! I completely forgot about her . Did I promise to call her or prepare food for her if I come next time?

So that’s why when I took out the ice cream, I felt like I had forgotten something .

[While I was walking in the castle, I heard and , so I thought maybe that bear went into Flora’s room . ] Tilia

Tilia comes to us, complaining .

[And once again, you’re outcasting me while eating something . Why doesn’t Eleanora call me or even inform me!] Tilia

I don’t want to be told such a thing . In the first place, I didn’t call Eleanora-san either . And neither the king nor the queen was called . I never called anyone, you know? Everybody is just coming here on their own!

[Oneesama, are you angry?] Flora

[I’m not angry . Flora, is that delicious?] Tilia

[Yeah, it’s delicious . ] Flora

Flora-sama answered with a big smile . I could easily imagine the next words that will come out of Tilia after seeing that expression .

[I want to eat it too . ] Tilia

The words I imagined did come out of her mouth .

If Tilia knew that her portion was not prepared in the freezer here, she will make a big fuss the next time I come here . I’ll give Tilia an ice cream to deceive her .

[It’s cold and delicious . The shaved ice is also cold and delicious . But this is on a different level . ] Tilia

The shaved ice was just sprinkled with syrup on top of the ice . It’s different from ice cream .

[In this case, I think I want to eat this more than shaved ice . ] Tilia

[You’ll upset your stomach . ] Yuna

It’s not good to over-cool your stomach .

[But whenever I came back from school, everyone was always eating such delicious food . ] Tilia

[I’ll just make some corrections . I’m just bringing it to Flora-sama, but then, the other people are just coming here on their own . Even though I haven’t called anybody . ] Yuna

[But still, you’re preparing a lot for everyone, every time . ] Eleanora

[I’m just making a lot and it’s not for Eleanora-san . ] Yuna

[You don’t have to say something mean, because everyone is looking forward to it . ] Eleanora

After that, Flora-sama had finished eating the ice cream and was still trying to eat more but I didn’t want her to get a stomachache, so I said to Anju-san who came back, . I then gave a generous amount of ice cream . And because of that, I had to send Anju-san back to the freezer again .

Of course, I prepared Tilia and Eleanora-san’s portions as well .

After eating the ice cream, we continued drawing . Tilia, who was watching it, opened her mouth .

[This is Yuna huh . Flora really likes Yuna . Sometimes I want Flora to draw oneesama too . ] Tilia

[Oneesama? Yeah, okay . ] Flora

And just how did you know that black animal was me! I shouted in my heart . Is there anyone who can teach her how to draw? If you’re a member of the royal family, you also have to study art, right?

And so, I taught Flora-sama how to draw a bear . It’s quite rare that the king and queen did not come to this room, so I was able to spend a peaceful time with Flora-sama .

[Now then, Flora-sama, I’ll come again . ] Yuna

[Yeah . ] Flora

[If possible, come when I am here . ] Tilia

That’s a tall order . Once school starts, there will be fewer holidays . The chances of our meeting will also be slim .

So I answered:

[I’ll do my best . ]

That day, I thought I could go back to Crimonia, but Eleanora-san stopped me . As a thank-you for escorting Shia, I was invited to dinner and it was decided that I’ll stay at her home .

The next morning .

[Yuna-san, please drop by at our house when you come to the royal capital next time . ] Shia

[Say hi to Noa and Cliff for me . ] Eleanora

After parting with Shia and Eleanora-san, I didn’t go to the bear house and started walking in a different direction instead .

I used the Mithril knife when I fought the Wyvern . Before that, I used it when I fought against Scorpion . Since I came to the royal capital, I went to Ghazal-san’s shop for the knife’s maintenance .

As I come to Ghazal-san’s shop, I saw holding a signboard with the word [bear] . As soon as you enter the store, you will be greeted by an iron golem . Standing tall without being melted properly . It’s not a signboard dog, but a signboard golem .

I lightly tap the iron golem before proceeding to the back of the store . There are no customers yet, probably because it’s still early in the morning . From the back, you can hear clang, clang . The sound of iron hitting the iron .

[Ghazal-san, are you there?] Yuna

I called out to Ghazal-san while going to the back of the shop . Then, the sound of iron hitting the iron stops and a voice replies .

[Give me a minute . ] Ghazal

Yeah, after his reply, the sound of iron hitting the iron starts again . And when I was wandering around the store, the sound of iron hitting the iron stopped and Ghazal-san came out .

[Miss Bear? I’m sorry . I couldn’t let go of my work . So what’s up for today?] Ghazal

[It’s been a while since the last time I’ve come to the royal capital, so I thought I’d ask you for my knife’s maintenance . You told me you’ll do the maintenance for free after all . ] Yuna

He said that if I give him the iron golem, he will give me free maintenance for my knife . So I emphasized that .

[I’ll do the maintenance on the knife, even if you don’t point that out . ] Ghazal

[By the way, are you doing all of these alone Ghazal-san?] Yuna

I think it’s hard to run this store by himself . Gordo-san has Nert-san, but Ghazal-san doesn’t have anyone? Dwarven women looks younger, but men look like little uncles, and I don’t know their age .

[Well, I’m alone now . ] Ghazal

Somehow, Ghazal-san is mumbling something . I won’t pry deeper either . I’m just normally wondering . I won’t delve deeper .

[Hey, let’s get over your business, give me the knives . ] Ghazal

I take out two Mithril knives from the bear box and give them to Ghazal-san . Then Ghazal-san pulls the knife out of its scabbard and stares at it .

[There seems to be no particular problem . It also looks like it’s been properly maintained . Even so, I will do maintenance on it for the time being . So, what in the world did you cut with it?] Ghazal

[…………] Yuna

[Goblins, Wolves?] Ghazal

[…Do I really have to say it?] Yuna

You’ll be surprised if I say it’s Wyvern .

[If you don’t want to say it, then don’t . But as a craftsman who made the weapon, I just want to know what you cut with it and got this weapon into this state . I’m only wondering if you were fighting weak monsters, or rather, have you fought a monster with it? Or have been in a battle between weapons . Look at the weapons, they look practically the same then and now . So I just want to know as a craftsman who made these weapons . ] Ghazal

When he say that, I can’t lie anymore, and I don’t want to stay silent either .

[Only if you make a promise that you’re not telling anyone . ] Yuna

[I won’t say anything to anyone . As I said, I just want to know how the weapons I made were treated, what they cut, and why they are in their current state . ] Ghazal

I honestly told him .

[Etto, Wyvern . ] Yuna

[…………] Ghazal

[Before that, I also cut a big Scorpion, I think?] Yuna

[…………] Ghazal

In my words, Ghazal-san looks at me and the knives he was holding alternately .

[You’re not kidding . Did you kill the Wyvern with it?…] Ghazal

[It was so sharp that I was able to cut it quickly . The Wyvern’s wings…] Yuna

For some reason, I began to make excuses .

[Even so, I’m just surprised by the Wyvern or rather, Miss Bear’s story . Also, about the big scorpion, some adventurers brought a part of its shell a while ago and it was quite a commotion back then . ] Ghazal

He told me as if he remembered something unpleasant .

Perhaps it was Jade-san’s group who brought the big scorpion’s shell?

[Is that scorpion’s shell related to you?] Ghazal

[Maybe . But did it really made that much commotion?] Yuna

[We dwarves mainly deal with metal, but I heard from an acquaintance about an armor made of monster skin and materials . Although it’s just a part of the shell, it’s quite large and it quickly became a hot topic in the area . ] Ghazal

[U~wa, it made that kind of commotion…] Yuna

[Because there was only a part of it, , , or

It looks like it was a big mess . I heard he even asked the adventurers, but he couldn’t get any details in the end . ] Ghazal

Apparently, Jade-san and the others adventurers kept their promise about keeping my involvement .

[No way, you were involved . ] Ghazal

[I just ended up defeating it . I didn’t defeat it because I liked to . That’s why the adventurer who were with me was given a hush money…] Yuna

[So that’s why the adventurer was silent about how he got it and the whereabouts of the rest of it . ] Ghazal

Ghazal-san seems to be convinced and he’s nodding .

[Even so, I’m surprised about the big scorpion, but what about the wyvern?] Ghazal

[I just ended up fighting it . I also didn’t go and defeat it for myself . ] Yuna

I fought them to protect Fina and the others and prevent them from going to Mereera . I didn’t go and defeat them for selfish reasons .

[I understand the story . For the time being, I’ll take care of it in the back, so please wait . ] Ghazal

Ghazal-san went to the back with the knives .

Even so, I never thought that was the case with the scorpion . With this, it seems unlikely that the rest of the scorpion material can be easily sold .

Well, then all I have to do is to have Cliff or the King pick it up .