Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear - Chapter 760

Bear-san Meets Carina

 

“Please come in.” (Rosa)

 

We entered the mansion and were shown to a guest room.

 

“I’ll go and get Carina.” (Rosa)

 

Rosa-san hurried out of the room.

 

“For now, let’s keep it a secret that Noa and Misa are nobles.” (Yuna)

 

“”Why?”” (Noa and Misa)

 

“If Carina’s father, Balm-san, finds out, the information might reach Ellelaura-san.” (Yuna)

 

Ellelaura-san was doing some secretive work in the royal capital that I didn’t know about. And Balm-san might mention to Ellelaura-san that he met her daughter, Noa, in his town.

 

“I understand. Let’s just say that we’re friends with Fina and Shuri.” (Noa)

 

I wanted to tell them that they should wear clothes bought in this town, so the two of them didn’t look like noblewomen. However, no matter what clothes they wore, it was impossible to hide the elegance that oozes from them.

 

“For now, let’s keep that information on hold.” (Yuna)

 

Well, we could tell Carina about it when the time was right.

 

After we finished talking, I could hear footsteps at the door.

 

The door opened and a girl with brown skin came into the room.

 

“Yuna-san!” (Carina)

 

“Long time no see, Carina.” (Yuna)

 

Carina entered the room.

 

She was the daughter of the lord of this town, and the girl I helped.

 

“So you came.” (Carina)

 

Carina came running over happily.

 

“Welcome, Fina and Shuri.” (Carina)

 

She seemed happy to meet Fina and Shuri.

 

Carina turned to look at Noa and Misa, who she was meeting for the first time.

 

“Noa and Misa. They are Fina’s friends.” (Yuna)

 

“I’m Noa.” (Noa)

 

“I’m Misa.” (Misa)

 

“I’m Carina. Noa and Misa, nice to meet you.” (Carina)

 

After exchanging greetings, we sat down. Rosa-san brought tea.

 

“So, why are you here, Yuna-san?” (Carina)

 

“Well, I just came here mostly to play.” (Yuna)

 

I was thinking about buying some spices to make curry powder.

 

I told them about my time with the Camoles and our visit to the pyramids.

 

“Is the lake water okay since then?” (Yuna)

 

“Yes, the water magic stone that Yuna-san gave me is working fine.” (Carina)

 

“That’s good to hear.” (Yuna)

 

The water magic stone from when the Kraken was defeated was used in that pyramid.

 

If it stopped working, the lake would again dry up and return to being a desert.

 

“Right now, I’m studying magic circles.” (Carina)

 

“Magic circles?” (Yuna)

 

“It was from a record left by my ancestor.” (Carina)

 

“Was that ancestor a magician?” (Yuna)

 

The story goes that this town was built by a swordsman and a magician.

 

Those two were Mumroot-san’s old adventurer companions.

 

“Yes. I have my younger brother, Norris to inherit the house, so I won’t need to find a partner to become the lord soon.” (Carina)

 

It was a common story for a man to inherit the house when it came to nobles.

 

“Don’t make that face. I feel bad for Norris, but I’m happy to be able to decide my future freely.” (Carina)

 

“Carina…” (Yuna)

 

“In the future, I want to go to the royal capital and study.” (Carina)

 

“I see.” (Yuna)

 

It was better to think positively about the future.

 

Some people didn’t want to take over the family business.

 

“I’m also thinking about going to Lord Mumroot’s house one day.” (Carina)

 

“You’re still a child, but you’re thinking of great things.” (Yuna)

 

“I’m not a child anymore.” (Carina)

 

Carina puffed out her cheeks when she’s treated like a child.

 

“No, you are a child.” (Yuna)

 

When I thought back to when I was 10 years old, I didn’t have any thoughts about my future like Carina did.

 

At that time, I was still attending school, but when I got home, I just played games in solitude.

 

But one needed money to play games.

 

My parents didn’t give me any money, so I have fond memories of buying games with my grandfather’s pocket money.

 

Along the way, I started wanting more and more things, and my grandfather taught me how to invest, and I started earning my own money.

 

When I became a middle school student and started earning money, I stopped going to school and started living as a recluse.

 

Compared to my childhood, Carina’s childhood was just way better.

 

“Yuna-san, what’s wrong?” (Carina)

 

“Carina is too great, so I feel bad when I compare myself to when I was a child.” (Yuna)

 

“I’m not great at all. Yuna-san is great. She defeated the monsters and gave me a valuable magic stone.” (Carina)

 

That had nothing to do with childhood.

 

“Um, Yuna-san, what did you do in this town? I heard you defeated monsters.” (Carina)

 

“I didn’t do anything special.” (Yuna)

 

“Yuna-san is the only one who thinks like that.” (Carina)

 

Carina smiled and started talking about what happened here before.

 

“A while ago, the lake was drying up at a rapid pace. To increase the amount of water, a large water magic stone was needed. At that time, Yuna-san gave me a precious water magic stone. Furthermore, I dropped the magic tool that had been passed down for generations in a place where a giant monster was. To get the magic tool back, Yuna-san faced the giant monster alone, defeated it, and got the magic tool back. Yuna-san is the benefactor of our family and this town.” (Carina)

 

“See, just like Carina said, I just handed over the magic stone I had and defeated the monster, so it wasn’t a big deal.” (Yuna)

 

I looked at Fina and the others as if asking for their agreement.

 

“Yuna-san, that’s what people generally call outstanding.” (Noa)

 

“Yes, even if it’s nothing to you, it’s remarkable.” (Misa)

 

“Yuna-oneesan, I’ve told you many times to have common sense.” (Fina)

 

“Mom told me, Yuna-oneechan’s strength is beyond reach, so don’t try to imitate her.” (Shuri)

 

Tirumina-san, that’s terrible.

 

No, I knew. I was stronger than normal people thanks to my Bear Gear that God had given me.

 

I just wanted to say that I simply helped a crying child, and that was not a big deal.

 

“Noa and the others would also help someone in trouble, right? That’s all I did.” (Yuna)

 

Of course, I didn’t think everyone would lend a hand.

 

But I think the kids here would help someone in trouble, just like I did.

 

That feeling had not changed.

 

Then, as I was drinking the tea Rosa-san had made for me, the door opened and a woman came in.

 

“Mother!” (Carina)

 

“Oh, Yuna-chan really came.” (Listil)

 

“Listil-san, it’s been a while.” (Yuna)

 

Carina’s mother, Listil-san, came over.

 

“Thank you for coming. Carina was feeling lonely. I hope you’ll continue to come.” (Listil)

 

“Yes, I’ll come over from time to time.” (Yuna)

 

Even Balm-san came over.

 

“Father, are you okay with work?” (Carina)

 

“Since Yuna-san is here, I took my time to say hello. Yuna-san, please take your time. If you haven’t decided where to stay, you can stay at my house.” (Balm)

 

“Yes. Please do stay.” (Carina)

 

“If I want to stay somewhere, I have a house.” (Yuna)

 

“But you haven’t used it for a long time.” (Carina)

 

Fina and I cleaned it up before.

 

“Besides, isn’t it too small for everyone to stay?” (Carina)

 

It was certainly not big, but if it was just for five people, we should have more than enough room to sleep there.

 

But considering that Noa and Misa were the daughters of nobles, I think it would be better to stay at Carina’s house.

 

“In that case, I’ll be staying with you for just one day.” (Yuna)

 

Carina was happy to hear that.

 

“Now that I look closely, have I met this young lady somewhere before? She looks familiar…” (Balm)

 

Balm-san quizzically looked at Noa.

 

“No, no, it’s the first time we’ve met.” (Noa)

 

“I see.” (Balm)

 

Balm-san, who was looking at Noa’s face, seemed convinced of something, and left the room.

 

Since Noa told me earlier that she had never met Balm-san before, I could only assume that Balm-san noticed her resemblance to Ellelaura-san.

 

While eating the sweets that Rosa-san brought, the girls got excited talking about me.

 

“I cried when she said she was going to fight that big monster alone.” (Carina)

 

“I told you it would be okay.” (Yuna)

 

“But it’s not normal to think that you can fight such a big monster alone.” (Carina)

 

“Was it that big?” (Noa)

 

“Yes, it was huge.” (Carina)

 

“Speaking of big monsters, Yuna-san defeated the giant serpent to save a village as well.” (Noa)

 

That did happen. It was a fond memory.

 

Then, Carina’s younger brother Norris came.

 

And then we also went to meet the new family member, the baby.

 

It was still small because it had just been born.

 

His name was Yusis.

 

I might be being self-conscious for thinking that someone named him after me because he had “Yu” in his name.

 

But in the past, there was also someone I helped who was named “Yuk” after my “Yu”.

 

(T/N: This is strange, because this is information only available in LN. The author probably forgot and just added the reference.)

 

“He’s cute.” (Noa)

 

“These are Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear-chan stuffed toys.” (Misa)

 

Yusis had a Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear stuffed toys on his bed.

 

“He seems to like them, and he doesn’t cry when he has these Bear-san stuffed toys.” (Carina)

 

“Does that mean he’ll cry if he doesn’t have them?” (Yuna)

 

“Yes, Yusis chewed one of them and drool got on it, so it was troubling when we tried to wash it.” (Carina)

 

Carina said with a laugh.

 

“So, from then on, we decided to wash the Bear-san stuffed toys when Yusis is sleeping.” (Carina)

 

I see. That way, the baby wouldn’t cry.

 

We soon left the room so as not to wake up the sleeping Yusis, and went to Carina’s room.

 

“Carina’s room also has Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear-chan stuffed toys.” (Noa)

 

Noa quickly spotted Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear stuffed toys displayed on the shelf.

 

“Yes, Yuna-san gave them to me. They are my precious treasures.” (Carina)

 

Carina gently stroked the heads of the Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear stuffed toys.

 

You didn’t have to pass down treasures from generation to generation.

 

For dinner, we had curry, and after finishing, we went to the room where we would be staying.

 

I then summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and relaxed.

 

“Ugh, it hurts.” (Shuri)

 

“I told you to stop, but you ate too much.” (Fina)

 

Fina also tried to stop her, but Shuri said it was okay and had a second helping.

 

“But it was delicious.” (Shuri)

 

“Yes.” (Fina)

 

“That’s good.” (Carina)

 

Carina’s face suddenly looked happy, then sad.

 

“You’re going back tomorrow, right?” (Carina)

 

“Yes.” (Yuna)

 

I was going to buy some spices to make curry and then head home.

 

“Then I have to say goodbye to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear-chan, too.” (Carina)

 

Carina hugged Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

 

“I’ll come back again. I promise.” (Yuna)

 

My words brighten her up a little.

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