Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 178

Chapter 178 – Bear-san Departs For Sheelin with Zelef-san

I continued to put away all the ingredients Zelef-san was passing to me into the Bear Box.
The amount of the ingredients he gave me was huge, but it was better to take everything we could, rather than having him panic because we didn’t bring enough.
Anyway, the Bear Box didn’t get any heavier no matter how much I put inside.

「Mind if we also drop by the wine cellar? Serving wine at a noble party is a big necessity.」

Wine, huh? I didn’t know much about noble parties, but from what I had read in manga and novels, it did seem that wine was always present. I could clearly imagine nobles drinking wine from fancy glasses.
Once we collected all the required ingredients from the storeroom, we headed down into the wine cellar, where Zelef-san pointed out which wine I should put into the Bear Box.
Hmm, I didn’t drink alcohol, so I couldn’t tell if it was of good quality or not just by looking at it.
Well, I couldn’t tell the difference even if I drank it…

「Do we have everything now?」

I asked as I put away the last bottle.

「I just need to grab some seasoning from my kitchen, and we are all set to go.」

We returned to his kitchen, where I had to pack away all kinds of seasoning.
Hmm, maybe he had something I would like to use myself? I should probably ask him to show me his collection the next time I came here.

「Yuna-dono, I have everything I need now.」

「Okay, I want to head back as quickly as possible, so are you okay with leaving now?」

I knew we would make it in time, but I still wanted to hurry back because I was worried about the girls.

「Yes, I don’t mind if we leave right away.」

「You didn’t forget anything, right? We won’t be able to come back to grab something you forgot.」

「I should have everything I need. Oh, actually, please wait just a moment.」

Zelef-san trotted back into the kitchen.

「I almost forgot my kitchen knife. I would be fine with using the knives from their kitchen, but a familiar knife is still the best, after all.」

Okay, it seemed like he had everything now.
Hmm, he was still wearing his chef outfit, though.
It would be hard for us to travel with him wearing that outfit, so I asked him to change clothes first.

「I’m okay with what I’m wearing, though.」

「You’ll stand out like that.」

「Compared to your outfit, Yuna-dono, I don’t think I stand out at all.」

Zelef-san said, glancing at my Bear Suit.
I know, I know. People stared at me even if I was just walking around.
However, the problem at hand was that I didn’t want the Salbart family to find out that I brought a chef with me. Zelef-san might get attacked if they did, after all.

「Also, I feel most comfortable wearing this outfit.」

Zelef-san said, grasping his clothes.
True, the clothes we wore every day were the most comfortable, so I completely understood his feelings.

If I had to take off my Bear Suit, I wouldn’t be able to calm down.
Still, he could get attacked if they saw him wearing the chef outfit, so I made him put a large mantle over it to hide it.
With our preparations finally finished, we left the castle and were met by Eleanora-san standing next to a horse carriage parked by the gate. She had prepared it so that we could get out of the capital quicker.
Eleanora-san really was amazing, taking note of even such small details. Walking all the way from the castle would have taken us quite a bit of time, so this was a lifesaver. Also, if we were to ride in some sort of an open carriage, we would stand out too much, mostly because of me.
We thanked Eleanora-san, and climbed into the carriage. Thanks to it, we were able to leave the capital in no time, and when we put enough distance from the city walls, I summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.