Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 190

Chapter 190 – Bear-san Brings Out the Birthday Cake

When the party began, Zelef-san’s cooking was brought out.
Wow, so this was the food made by the royal head chef. I had eaten some of his regular dishes before, but I had never had the chance to try his party food.
All sorts of delicious-looking foods were lined up on the table.
The food was arranged beautifully. It was colorful and pleasing to both the eyes and nose. It was definitely not just a regular lunch set.
Once all the food was set down, we were told to help ourselves, so everybody engrossed themselves with eating.
I didn’t know what the proper etiquette was, but I assumed I could just eat normally.
When I looked at Fina beside me, I saw that she also looked troubled and was looking at me. She shouldn’t look at me, I had no idea how to properly eat at a noble’s party, either.
All we could do was watch how other people ate and mimic them.

「Should we just eat like Noa?」

I offered an option.
We were both sitting diagonally across from Noa, who was enjoying her food using a fork and a spoon.
Looking at her eat, it became obvious to me that nobody should complain as long as we didn’t eat like total slobs. Also, they would most likely tell us what we were doing wrong, and we could just fix it then.
Good manners or not, I wanted to taste Zelef-san’s cooking now that I finally had the chance to, so I should eat carefully anyway.
To start with, I drank some of the delicious-looking soup.

It was different from the soup made by Anzu, but it was just as delicious.
I should ask Zelef-san to teach me how to make party food sometime. Maybe I should also ask Anzu to show me how to make some of her dishes as well. Then I could eat it whenever I wanted.

As time passed, my arms, legs, and neck got more and more chilly, so I couldn’t sit still. The Bear Suit really was the best, since it adjusted my body temperature. All I had to do was ignore its appearance. I really missed its fluffiness.
Also, I had to be careful to not dirty this dress, since I was just borrowing it. I had to be extra careful as food would most likely leave a permanent mark.
I had no idea how much a dress like this cost, but I was pretty sure it was expensive. Well, it wasn’t like I couldn’t pay for it.
Noa most likely wouldn’t tell me to pay even if I got the dress dirty, so I probably didn’t have to worry about that anyway.
Still, I noticed Fina was also afraid of dirtying her dress, as she was only taking small bites of her food and was barely able to eat anything.

「So, Misa, you’ve finally turned 10 years old today…」

Misa’s mother said, turning to her daughter.

「Yes, I’m now the same age as Big Sister Noa.」

「Yes, but in a couple of months, I will turn 11, so I’m still your older sister.」

Noa declared that she was still the older sister, even though they were of the same age now.
True, being born first made her the older one, so it didn’t matter if they were the same age now.

「If only I was born a year earlier. Then I would have been your older sister instead.」

Misa said, a bit dejectedly.
That reminded me, Fina was also 10 years old. When was her birthday?
Thinking about the environment Fina grew up in, she probably never got to celebrate her birthday. Maybe I should discuss throwing a surprise party for her with Tirumina-san.
When I first came into this world, Fina had been the one who had helped me the most.
Yeah, that seemed like a good idea, I really should keep it in mind.

Zelef-san and Botts-san were also attending the party. The maids who had brought out the food sat down nearby and joined in on the feast, while Botts-san held a critique session with Zelef-san.
They were discussing things like the seasoning, whether the taste was strong or light, if other ingredients could be substituted into this dish, and so on.
Botts-san’s hands had healed enough that he could now somewhat use a spoon and fork again.
However, everytime he raised one to his mouth, he lightly flinched in pain. Even so, he seemed to be having fun discussing the food with Zelef-san.