Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 156

Chapter 156 – Bear-san Opens The Pastry Shop

Reconstruction of the shop’s interior design was now finished. The furniture had been purchased, and the reopening day was steadily approaching. All that was left to do was for Lala-san to teach my employees how to pour tea.
Everyone gathered for this opportunity. Elena-san, Morin-san, Karin-san, and all of the children who worked at 『Bear-san’s Relaxing Shop』. For some reason, Tirumina-san and Fina, who had no reason to be here, also participated.

「Why are you two here?」

I asked them.

「Nothing wrong with learning it, right?」

「Yeah, it might turn out to be useful in the future.」

They told me.
When Lala-san arrived and started teaching, everyone listened seriously and some even took notes. They all did their best to learn how to pour tea.
Also, thanks to Cliff and Mylene-san, I had managed to procure medium quality tea leaves at a cheap price. Well, this much should be expected when the feudal lord and the guild master came together.
Mylene-san took care of some other matters concerning the shop as well, and since I didn’t want to be in her debt, maybe I should offer her a one-month-free-cake ticket? I was sure she would accept it.
Hmm, in that case, should I prepare a scale to measure how much weight she gained?
As for Cliff, he was already in my debt, so there was no problem in doing nothing for him, right?

Anyway, back to the tea and cakes. Thanks to Morin-san kicking her butt, Elena-san managed to improve her cake-making skills. The children who helped make the cakes improved considerably too, of course, and thanks to Lala-san, they now knew the proper way to pour tea.
They weren’t as good as Lala-san, of course, but their tea was delicious enough.
Soon, only one day remained until the reopening, which meant that Elena-san and the children in charge of helping to make the cakes were already preparing for their first day. Interrupting their hard work, Mylene-san entered the shop.

「It was made just in time.」

Mylene-san said, holding something in her hands.
It was that, right?
Mylene-san approached Elena-san, who sensed danger and drew back.

「Mylene-san, is that possibly…」

「Elena-chan’s uniform!」

Mylene-san unfolded the fur in her hands, and a Bear Uniform appeared.

「I have to wear it too!?」

「But of course. I had it made for you, after all.」

Mylene-san said while approaching Elena-san again.

「I also wear it when I work, you know. It wouldn’t be fair if you weren’t wearing it, Elena-san.」

Karin-san interjected, obviously overjoyed to have made a companion.

「But, I won’t be working with the customers…」

「You will also serve after you finish making cakes, you know.」

「Yuna-san!?」

「If nothing major happens, the cakes made in advance will last for a while, so you will have spare time to serve the customers.」

「You’re joking, right?」

When I shook my head, Elena-san tried to flee, but there was no way she could escape an adventurer like me.
Thanks to the explosive power of the Bear’s Feet, I jumped past Elena-san and caught her without a problem.

「Yuna-san…」

I delivered a pitiful Elena-san back to Mylene-san, who dragged her into the changing room. People who worked here had to wear uniforms; it was that simple.
The children followed Elena-san and Mylene-san into the changing room, and after a few minutes, an embarrassed Elena-san and the newly employed children came out wearing Bear Uniforms.