Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 216

Chapter 216 – Bear-san gets a House

The little girl hiding behind Letobell-san was staring at me.
She looked to be about five years old, like Letobell-san had told me, and was easily comparable to the children from the orphanage.
And, I couldn’t stress this enough: she looked nothing like Letobell-san.
While Letobell-san had black hair, the little girl’s hair was of a beautiful, silver color.
He hadn’t simply kidnapped her, right? I was beginning to doubt him at this point.

「Bear-san?」

The little girl finally spoke up, looking up at my face.

「Hello, my name is Yuna. And you are?」

I said, crouching down to make it easier to converse.
She acted shy, though, and quickly hid behind Letobell-san again.

「Go on, tell her your name.」

「… Aruka.」

「Aruka? What a cute name.」

Aruka finally came out from behind Letobell-san and looked at me happily before walking over and hugging me

「So soft.」

Well, it was a costume, after all.

「Why are you here, Bear-san?」

I already introduced myself, so why was she still calling me Bear-san?
Well, I wouldn’t ever get angry over something like that anymore.
I was a mature adult now, after all.

「Your grandfather asked me to come.」

「Grandpa did?」

Aruka looked at Letobell-san.

「Grandpa knows Bear-san?」

「I just met her today so I asked her to come meet you straight away, Aruka.」

Looking at Aruka’s face more closely now, I failed to see the resemblance between her and Letobell-san.
If it turned out that they weren’t actually blood related, then that would mean that this old man was dangerous. Still, based on their conversation, they had to be related, right?
I looked back at Aruka while deciding to ignore the potentially dangerous old man for now.

「I brought a present for you, Aruka.」

I took out volume one of the picture book from the Bear Box and Aruka immediately smiled, recognizing it.

「It’s the Bear-san’s picture book!」

She exclaimed excitedly as she took the book from the Bear Puppet.

「I can have it?」

「Yes, it’s a present for you.」

「Thank you.」

Aruka was now smiling from ear to ear, and I needed no more; the book was hers.
I glanced at Letobell-san only to see he was clearly wearing an expression of a winner.
He then whispered to me.

『So, what do you think? My granddaughter is adorable, right? It’s my complete victory.』

『Although, the smile is all thanks to my picture book, not your hard work.』

I looked back at Aruka, and seeing her smiling face while she read the book also made me feel like I had won completely. She accepted it happily, after all. I would have only considered it a loss if she said she didn’t want it.

『Yes, but Aruka’s smile is still the best, right?』

I had to agree; her smile really made my heart warm up.
Completely focused on our whispers, I suddenly felt a tug on my hand.
I looked down and saw Aruka had grabbed onto my Bear Hand.