Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 214

Chapter 214 – Bear-san Gets the Bracelet Back

「Please give my husband my regards.」

Thanking the lady for the tea and snacks, we made our way to the door.
Thanks to the tea, my body had warmed up quite nicely.
While we had been enjoying the snacks, the lady asked a lot of questions about my outfit, but I simply claimed it was rain gear.
When we got outside, the rain continued to pour.
We didn’t stay too long, since we didn’t want the rain to stop on us. If it did, people would most likely go to the docks, so we decided to hurry and take the short way out while we still had the chance.
Luckily, there was still no one at the docks when we got there, so I quickly summoned the Bears and had them leap onto the river as soon as we were both on them.
This was Sanya-san’s second time doing this, so she wasn’t as scared.
The Bears crossed the river just like before, not being slowed down by the rapid river at all.
Just as we finished crossing the river, the rain began to thin out.
Phew, that was close; if we had taken any longer it could have been dangerous.

「Yuna-chan, let’s head straight back to the shop. We still have time till noon, but I think it’s best if we get it there as quickly as possible.」

She was right; better sooner than later.
We didn’t really need to bring Ruimin with us, so we went straight to Dogrude-san’s shop, where that rich-looking carriage from yesterday was again.
That merchant must be here as well then, right?
He was the type of person I really didn’t want to get acquainted with.
Sanya-san and I carefully entered the shop and were met by the young shop clerk from yesterday cleaning the shop.

「You’re the ones who were here yesterday! I heard about the situation from the boss. Could it be that you have the painting?!」

The young man just beamed at us.

「Yes, we do. We would like to meet with Dogrude-san straight away; would that be fine?」

Sanya-san went straight to the point.

「Of course. Letobell-sama is already here to pick up the painting.」

I knew it, that merchant really was here.
He seemed to have a bad attitude, so I wondered if this would end smoothly.
The young cleck knocked on the door leading to the back.

「Hurry up and hand over the bracelet to my master.」

「Like I said, please wait until noon. That was the agreed deadline.」

「How could anybody possibly bring back the painting in this rain? The boats can’t even move, much less cross the river.」

「I asked some adventurers to fetch it for me.」

「Even adventurers can’t cross such a rapid river.」

We could hear people arguing on the other side of the door.

「Boss!」

The young clerk opened the door and called out to get their attention.

「Yes?」

「The people from yesterday are here. They brought the painting back with them.」

「Really?!」

The young clerk gestured us in, so we slowly entered.
Inside, there were three people. Dogrude-san, the merchant we had already seen yesterday, and an old man with a long beard.
Emm… Why three people? Who was this old man?

「Why are there an elf and a bear here?」

「They are the adventurers I mentioned. Sanya-san, is it true that you two have brought the painting?」