Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 225

Chapter 225 – Bear-san Learns About the Existence of Summoned Birds

After dinner, Sanya-san asked me if I wanted to stay in her room again, but since I found the Bear House more relaxing, I politely declined her offer and decided to return there before it got dark. I took a warm bath, swapped into the White Bear Outfit, and dove straight into bed, not forgetting to summon Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear so they could keep watch for monsters.
Like usual, it didn’t take long for me to fall asleep in the warm embrace of my bed.

The following morning, I was awoken by the Bears tapping my face. Eating a quick breakfast, I headed straight back to the village. On the way, I ran into some more Volcrows, and quickly disposed of them since it would have been bad if they attacked the children.
Hmm, if there were this many monsters getting through, wasn’t the barrier kind of pointless now?
Also, what exactly did the barrier getting weaker mean?
In games and manga there were many different ways it could happen.
If the barrier was weaved together then holes could appear in certain areas, allowing small monsters to slip through easily.
Or, the barrier could lose its strength and not cover the whole area anymore, leaving big opening for monsters to enter.
Well, even if I knew the details, it wasn’t like I would be able to prevent it from happening. Still, being a person from modern Japan, I was quite interested in how a fantasy setup would work.
Thinking of some other possible causes for the monsters to be able to enter now, I arrived at the village, which seemed rather noisier than before?
Had something happened?
Since I was curious, I decided to listen in on people’s conversations, and from what I gathered, it
seemed that monsters were now also appearing in the village.
I had defeated a few on my way here but this meant there were even more.
The barrier must have gotten considerably weaker over time, now getting to the danger zone.
Wait, would I be fine in this situation?
Often in stories, when an outsider appeared in some village and calamity befell the village, people would begin suspecting that the outsider had something to do with it.
If they started thinking that monsters were here because of the Bear or that the barrier had gotten weaker because of the Bear, that would be a big problem for me, who wanted to befriend them.
I continued my way through the village worried sick about how people would now react to me, but both children and adults greeted me as usual.
I just worried needlessly, it seemed. Still, if one person were to blame me, it was likely that everybody else would agree with them and and follow suit.
As I thought how things could turn out in novels and manga, I came across Sanya-san and Labilata, seemingly headed to Mumuroot-san’s house.

「Sanya-san, good morning.」

「Morning, Yuna-chan.」

After that I also exchanged greetings with Labilata.

「Are you going to the Sacred Tree?」

They had mentioned they were going to try using oil and set it on fire.

「Well, we still have to talk about what to do with it, but for now, we have some other things to take care of.」

「All the monsters that are entering the village?」

Monsters invading the village seemed like the obvious thing they would have to take care of.

「That’s right. Monsters have started to appear close to the village now, and Grandpa called for us to talk about what our next step should be.」

「Can I come with you?」

「I’m sorry, but that would be a bit…」

「I don’t mind.」

I immediately understand where Sanya-san was going but then, Labilata surprised us both.

「I think we should ask Yuna for her help, no?」