Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 155

Chapter 155 – Bear-san Makes Preparations To Open A Pastry Shop

With Elena-san’s parents giving her their questionable approval, she would now start working at my shop.
First things first, though, I had her learn how to make cake, and after three days…

「Yuna-san, I can’t do it anymore…」

「Keep it up, please.」

「My arms hurt! I give up…」

「You stopped moving your hands, you know.」

「Morin-san! Yuna-san is bullying me!」

「Do it properly, or I will kick you out.」

「Ugh, okay…」

Elena-san finally started beating eggs again after Morin-san’s threat.
What would Elena-san’s parents think if they saw her like this?
The image of a crying Elena-san being dragged home crossed my mind.
Well, cooking was tiring, difficult work.
I almost never had to do it, so I didn’t really mind, but beating a lot of eggs eventually tired your arms out.
Hmm, I wore a Bear Suit, so I wouldn’t tire just from that, right?

「Elena-san, here, use this.」

I said and took a pseudo hand mixer out of the Bear Box.

「What is this, Yuna-san?」

「I guess we could call it a magic mixing tool. It will make beating eggs much easier.」

Gold-san had made it for me. There was a magic stone in the grip, making the tool rotate by pouring magic power into it.
I had it made for the children who would be helping Elena-san, though…
Elena-san didn’t waste time and took it before I even explained how it worked.

「If you had something so useful, why didn’t you give it to me from the beginning…?」

Elena-san said while happily using it. If her parents were to look at her now, they would probably think she was doing her job properly.
I took out some more of the hand mixers and gave them to the children.
It took time to teach them, so a lot of cakes were made in the process. The children took them to the orphanage with the excuse of taste-testing them. All the children liked them, even though they were made by trainees. If they could just make the cakes a bit quicker, the problem of not having enough preparation time would go away, right?

「Yuna-chan, can I talk to you for a minute?」

Morin-san spoke to me, just as I was thinking it was about time to leave Elena-san’s training to her.

「Yes?」

「Are you sure about adding the cakes to the menu?」

「Yeah, I was planning on doing so. You think it isn’t a good idea?」

「Well, I think the shop has a lot of traffic as it is.」

「And?」

「The place is getting crowded every day, and with these delicious cakes…」

「Hmm… Do I really have to make another shop, then?」

If I made it at a different location, nobody would be able to oversee Elena-san, though…

「You don’t like the idea? I was sure that you would make one anyway, Yuna-chan.」

「If I had two of you, Morin-san, I would have no problem with it, but…」

I glanced at Elena-san, who was in the middle of making a cake.
Well, Elena-san was diligent, most of the time. She did what had to be done. Yet, from time to time, she would say things like 『I’m tired…』 or 『My arms hurt…』.
It wasn’t as bad as her parents had told me it would be, but there were times when we had to kick her butt a bit. I was planning on leaving that role to Morin-san, of course, but if I made a new shop at a different location, there wouldn’t be anyone to kick Elena-san’s butt when she was feeling lazy.
Also, I would like to sell all the snacks like cakes, cookies, pudding, and potato chips at the same place.
If we were to sell them at both shops, we would only double the effort, plus it would only trouble the customers.
So, should I just add another building to this shop?
I could make it next to the shop and link the two kitchens, maybe?