Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 258

Chapter 258 – Bear-san Gets Surrounded By Bear-sans

As we continued to chat,Eleanora-san and I made our way to the center of the garden. We sat down by the table there and admired the flowers, with a nice cover above us blocking out the sun. It was a really pleasant place to take a break.
At the corner of the garden, we could see the girls playing together. It wasn’t just them, though. Princess Flora, Her Highness, and Anju-san had all joined the girls there as well. I could also see the Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear plushies sitting by a table next to them. It looked like Princess Flora had brought her Swaying Bear plushie, and Shuri had placed her Hugging Bear plushie next to it. I wondered what the reason for doing so was…

「Oh, Yuna-chan.」

Eleanora-san and I decided to head over, and Her Highness was the first to notice us. When she called out as such, Princess Flora turned around immediately.

「Bear-san!」

「Good afternoon.」

I greeted the princess first, then Her Highness, and finally Anju-san. Just as I was finished, Shuri came up to Princess Flora with her Hugging Bear plushie in hand.
Why were they playing with the plushies when they should be enjoying the flowers?
Looking over, I noticed Fina was also holding onto the Swaying Bear plushie while looking at me nervously. I lightly petted her head, trying to reassure her.
Noa also looked lost on what to do and looked over at her Mother for help.
How exactly did such a situation develop?

「Kitia-sama, Princess Flora, what brings you two here?」

「I was taking a walk with Flora, and then, these girls came by, so I invited them over for some tea.」

　Laid out on the table were a few cups of tea, which Anju-san must have prepared for them. Eleanora-san took a seat next to Noa and asked for a cup of her own.

「Yuna-chan, why don’t you sit down as well?」

I sat down beside Fina and took a sip of tea Anju-san served me.

「Fina, what’s going on?」

I whispered to her.

「We were walking around, gazing at the flowers, when we suddenly ran into Her Highness and Princess Flora. Shuri noticed that Princess Flora was holding onto a Swaying Bear plushie and rushed up to her…」

「Shuri-chan called out「It’s Swaying Bear-chan!」and ran right up to us. I was so surprised…」

Apparently our whispers weren’t that quiet, so Her Majesty joined in onto the explanation, smiling as she recalled what had happened. Good thing Princess Flora and Her Highness were nice and kind… If Shuri had ran up to nobles with a bad attitude, she would have most likely gotten in trouble. I wished she was more careful…
Well, if there were many nobles like that here at the castle, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable visiting so often, much less bringing the girls with me.

「The girls introduced themselves and told us that Eleanora and you brought them here, so I invited them to join us for some tea. Also, Noire-chan and I have met a few times before, so we already know each other, don’t we?」

「Yes, we’ve met before…」

Noa replied rather timidly.
So even a noble like Noa would become nervous in the presence of the queen, it seemed. Then again, royalty weren’t people anyone could normally meet without being granted an audience, so that made sense. Noa also lived in Crimonia, so it must be rare for her to meet them. Wait, didn’t that mean I was the weird one since I met the king every time I came to the castle?