Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 212

Chapter 212 – Bear-san Negotiates with the Merchant – Part 2

Author’s Note: I’m sorry that the chapter is on the short side.

The Bear Water-Walking skill.
As the name suggested, using it gave me the ability to walk on water.
I could also use the skill on my summoned beasts, so they could do it, too.

I had learned the skill quite a while ago but never had the chance to use it.
It was pretty fun when I tried using it at a river near Crimonia.
I felt like a ninja, running across the water like that.
Testing it further, I had summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and got them to run across the river as well.
There was no way something like that would happen without the skill.

If I had learned the skill before I fought the kraken, that battle would have been a whole different story. Well, I had managed to defeat it using the Bear Wall trap anyway, but it would still have been way easier with Bear Water Walking.

「Yuna-chan, you’re kidding, right?」

「Yuna-san, please don’t do anything reckless just to get my bracelet back.」

The elf sisters were worried about me, but I didn’t think I was being reckless here.
The Water Walking skill would feel like walking on normal ground. The flowing water make the ground feel a bit uneven, that’s all. Also, the river would only be a few hundred meters wide, which shouldn’t take me more than a few minutes. Yeah, there shouldn’t be any problem at all.

「Have you thought of some other way to get across?」

Sanya-san asked me with a serious expression. She must know I was the only hope for this to end smoothly.

「Don’t worry, I have a plan.」

I said and smiled to reassure them.

「Okay, that’s enough for me.」

Sanya-san made her decision and looked at Dogrude-san.

「Please leave the matter of retrieving the painting to us, Dogrude-san.」

「How do you plan on retrieving it? Are you saying you’ll cross the river and get it? The boats can’t move, and it would be impossible to swim across as well.」

「If Yuna-chan says she can do it, then I know she will find a way.」

Sanya-san stated with an unwavering conviction.
I appreciated the fact that she believed in me, but it was embarrassing to see her act this way.
Dogrude-san slowly moved his gaze towards me.

「Please excuse my rudeness, but I don’t see how a girl dressed like a bear could do anything about this.」

Well, I couldn’t blame him for thinking that way.
This time around, it wasn’t just because of my Bear Suit; with how rapid the river was, it was pretty unbelievable that anyone could cross it.

「Well, even if we end up failing, that doesn’t change much for you, does it?」

「You’re right, but…」

If we didn’t end up bringing the painting back, that just meant the present situation wouldn’t change, but if we did get the painting, then we could give it to the client and get Ruimin’s bracelet back without any further problems.

「If we fail to deliver, we will give up on negotiating with the client, which means you can give the bracelet to the client freely. That’s why, could you please leave the matter of retrieving the painting to us? And, if we do manage to bring it to you by tomorrow morning, then I would like for you to let us buy back the bracelet.」