Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 221

Chapter 221 – Bear-san Meets with the Elf Chief

Author’s Note:
Happy New Year!
Please treat me and the Bears kindly this year as well.

The next day, after having a quick breakfast with Sanya-san, we headed over to where the Village Elder, Mumuroot-san, lived.
She was planning on getting more information on the barrier’s situation while also asking for permission to place the Bear House somewhere near the village.
As we were walking, a group of people noticed Sanya-san and approached us.

「Sanya, we heard you came back yesterday. So, that’s the rumored girl who is dressed like a bear, huh?」

They all looked at me, I greeted them with a small nod.

「The bears aren’t here, though?」

「They are summoned beasts, so…」

As Sanya-san continued to chat with them, we eventually made it to Mumuroot-san’s house.
It wasn’t that far from Sanya-san’s home and was just about the same size.
Still, with only his wife and him living there…

「Grandpa, we’re here!」

Sanya-san entered without even knocking and yelled out to him.
I followed her inside while wondering if entering like this was really okay.
There was no response from anybody inside, but Sanya-san, not minding that one bit, headed straight through the house and entered a room in the back.
I continued to follow behind her, of course, thinking this must be something standard in villages like these.
Inside the room, Mumuroot-san was sitting on a large carpet, cross-legged. Sitting next to him, was a female elf.

「Oh, Sanya, you’re here. And I see Young Bear Lady from yesterday came along as well.」

「I’m home, Grandma.」

Sanya-san called the female elf ‘grandma’, but she looked nowhere near that age. No matter how I looked, she seemed like she was in her forties.
The female elf smiled, and spoke up.

「Welcome home, Sanya. So, the Young Bear Lady over there is the rumored one, huh.」

「I’m Yuna.」

I greeted her with a light bow.

「I can’t believe that you actually are dressed like a bear. Oh, let me prepare some tea first.」

The grandma (who looked nothing like one) stood up and went to a different room.

「By the way, Sanya, would you mind telling me why the Young Bear Lady came with you today?」

As it was concerning me, I began to explain why.

「You want to live in this village?」

「Yuna-chan owns a transportable house and would like permission to set it up here.」

I would at least like the permission to place it temporarily.
It would be difficult to give a reason for why I wanted to set it down permanently as I couldn’t really say that I wanted to set a house down even though I wasn’t planning to live here.

「Is Sanya’s home not comfortable enough for you?」

「No, of course it is. It’s just that having my house would be more convenient for me.」

I couldn’t find a good time to use the Bear Phone yesterday, so I hadn’t contacted Fina yet.
Also, not being able to take a bath left me really uncomfortable, so I would really like to bring out my Bear House while I was here at least.

「It doesn’t matter to me if it’s near the village or somewhere in the forest, but could you please let me set one up?」

Mumuroot-san scratched his chin while thinking about my request.
I actually hoped I could set it up near the border of the barrier rather than somewhere in the village. Especially if I was going to set it down permanently, I would prefer a place that didn’t stand out.
Still, I shouldn’t get ahead of myself. First, I needed to get permission to set down the house.