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Chapter 389

389 Bear-san Talks to Jade-san

From the carriage, Mel-san, Senia-san, Jade-san, and Toya came down in that order . Mel-san and Senia-san went straight to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and hugged them .

[Swaying Bear-chan, Hugging Bear-chan, you are so cute as always!] Mel

[So cute!] Senia

[So why are you guys here?] Yuna

I asked Mel-san and Senia-san, who are stroking Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

[That’s my line . While I was driving the carriage, I caught a glimpse of a black bear and a white bear walking in front of me and since there’s another black one on top of it, I knew that it would be Yuna-chan even from a distance . So, why is Yuna-chan in such a place? And you also have two girls with you . ] Mel

Mel looks at Fina and Ruimin .

[I think that was Fina-chan . Don’t you remember? From that time during the school festival?] Jade

[Oh, I remember! You’re Jade-san from that time . ] Fina

[I’m glad you remember me . ] Jade

Jade-san was happy with Fina’s words .

Fina first met them in the Adventurer’s Guild when I went out to subdue the Tiger Wolves and she met Jade-san and Mel-san once again at the school festival’s monsters and animals dismantling area .

[And this is our first time meeting with this elf child, right?] Mel

[I’m Ruimin . I’m indebted to Yuna-san . ] Ruimin

Ruimin bowed lightly and introduced herself .

[Yuna-chan, did you add new girls again?] Senia

[This is the first time hearing about that! What’s with this about me having a new girl?] Yuna

[Because during the school festival, you’re walking around with a lot of pretty girls . ] Mel

Mel-san answers as if to remind me . Certainly, I was with Fina, Shuri, Noa, and Tilia at that time . They shouldn’t have seen me together with Shia and Misa, right?

[Also, it seems like Karina-chan adores you . ] Mel

When you say it like that, I won’t be able to say anything back .

Fina said in a small voice .

[So why is Yuna here together with these kids?] Jade

Jade-san asked .

[That’s because……] Yuna

I stagnated .

I can talk about Bearmonite, but it’s a pain if they ask about it in detail . Since that’s the case, my response is quite limited .

[To visit the city of Dwarves and buy pots and pans…] Yuna

[Visit the city?] Jade

[To buy pots and pans?] Senia

[And you even took Fina-chan with you?] Mel

Everyone, including Jade-san, is looking at me dumbfoundedly .

Yeah, I know . No one travels from Crimonia to Ludnik just to tour the city or buy pots and pans . So stop looking at me like that .

[Why is Jade and your party here? You work mainly in the royal capital, right?] Yuna

[We are going to Ludnik to buy Toya’s Mithril sword . ] Jade

By the way, when I met them in the desert, they said they would buy Toya a Mithril sword . But they can buy a Mithril sword even in the royal capital . So I don’t understand why they have to come out here just to buy one .

When I asked them about that, Toya rushed in .

[Oh, right, that . ] Mel

[Wait, don’t tell her!] Toya

Toya tried to stop Mel from talking, but Mel began to talk oddly .

[Etto, there’s a blacksmith named Ghazal-san who made a Mithril knife for Yuna-chan . Toya said to him, . Well, we were planning to ask him to make Toya’s sword, so there was no problem up to that point, but Ghazal-san refused . ] Mel

[Uwa a . I told you not to say it . ] Toya

Toya is holding his head .

[Ghazal-san? He did make my knife, but I don’t think he would refuse anyone . ] Yuna

I asked for it normally, and since I brought the materials for the mithril knives, he made them for me . But I don’t think he’ll refuse anyone based on appearance .

[To be exact, he was kicked out by Ghazal-san . ] Senia

[He was kicked out?] Yuna

I don’t understand what they mean . Not only Ghazal-san refused to make Toya’s sword, he even kicked the guy out .

[Toya was scared of the golem statue at the entrance of the store . ] Senia

[I wasn’t scared . I was just surprised . ] Toya

[It’s the same thing . Then, Toya, who was “surprised” by the golem statue, stepped back and knocked down the weapons and armor stands behind him . ] Senia

Some people do such manga-like things in real life .

[And so, Ghazal-san got angry and said, ] Mel

[Even if you say that, anyone would be surprised if an iron golem stood there . ] Toya

That was definitely the iron golem that I gave him as a gift .

When I asked Ghazal-san about it, he became popular with adventurers . Some adventurers were jumpy just like Toya .

[Ghazal-san said that only Toya was surprised . ] Senia

[Uh, that’s because I was so fascinated by the swords in the store… Then, suddenly it got into my view…] Toya

[Adventurers need to be aware of their surroundings . ] Senia

[U~u] Toya

[Also, Ghazal-san is famous for his excellent craftsmanship, so he may have to choose the right person . ] Mel

[I’m sure the moment he saw Toya . He immediately thought he was no good . ] Senia

Mel-san tries to save Toya, but Senia-san poured salt on Toya’s wound . Toya gets depressed every time he gets reminded of it .

[But then why this bear girl is good and I’m not?] Toya

Toya points at me .

[Toya, you should take a closer look at the reality . Yuna-chan is an excellent adventurer . While Toya’s ability is just sad . ] Senia

Senia-san makes a sad expression . Apparently, she expressed Toya’s ability by her sad face .

[I’m already sad . So stop making my ability even more depressing . ] Toya

I feel sorry for Toya, so I will make a little follow-up .

[Maybe because I gave a letter of introduction from a blacksmith in Crimonia to Ghazal-san . ] Yuna

[That’s it! That’s the difference between me and her!] Toya

[No, that’s not it . ] Jade

[No, it’s not . ] Mel

[Nope . ] Senia

Even though I followed up for him, Jade-san, Mel-san, and Senia-san quickly shot him down .

Well yeah, I also think that’s not it .

[But there are other blacksmiths out there, even if it’s not Ghazal-san . I don’t think you’ll need to bother yourselves to come this far . ] Yuna

I don’t know any blacksmiths other than Ghazal-san though . But since the royal capital is so huge, there’s no reason why Ghazal-san’s shop is the only smithy in the city .

[Well, there are certain things to consider . It’s difficult to handle mithril ore, so there aren’t many craftsmen who can make mithril weapons . We could have asked another blacksmith, but a merchant I knew told me that we have to buy the materials in Ludnik . So we decided to just have it made in Ludnik . ] Jade

So that’s why Jade-san and his friends are here .

[Moreover, my sword and Senia’s knife were made in Ludnik . ] Jade

Jade-san taps the sword on his waist .

As I was listening to the story from Jade-san and his friends, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried . When I checked the surroundings, I saw a carriage coming towards us . Jade-san and others also noticed that .

[It’s about time to move . We have to secure an inn, we can continue talking in the city . ] Jade

[I will ride Swaying Bear-chan!] Mel

[I will ride Hugging Bear-chan!] Senia

[Yuna-chan and the others will ride in the carriage . ] Mel

Mel-san and Senia-san declared so and tried to ride Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear .

No, that’s not happening .

[Don’t worry about it Yuna . ] Jade

[That’s not it . ] Yuna

I told them our discussion about whether or not we were going to ride Swaying Beart and Hugging Bear, or just continue on foot .

[Right, you don’t want to stand out . ] Jade

Jade-san looks at me, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, and then back to me . Apparently, he also included me in his words .

So I told them that we were going to walk if there was a village or a small town nearby .

[It’s true that there is a village nearby and some people are going there . But…] Jade

This time, Jade-san looks at Fina, Ruimin, and me . Apparently, I’m in this group as well .

Well, a 10-year-old girl, an elven girl, and a bear girl (adult) . It doesn’t look like we’re from the same village .

[Then, why don’t you just get on our carriage . ] Jade

[Are you sure?] Yuna

[Yeah, Yuna took good care of us . ] Jade

I am grateful that Jade-san let us on the carriage . I thanked Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear for getting us this far and sent them back to the bear puppets .

Mel-san and Senia-san regretfully see off Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear . Looking at the back, both Fina and Ruimin are also a little sad .

Isn’t the number of bear-loving people increasing?

We departed before the other carriage approached us and head for the city of Ludnik .