Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 75-260)

Chapter 260

Chapter 260 – Bear-san Meets a Princess

I took out my guild card and held it above the crystal board. After I was cleared, I was given a piece of paper. Looking around, I could see that other people who were entering also received one. I took a look at the paper’s contents and realized that it was a survey; it was asking me to note down which programs I thought were interesting.
So, manga magazines were not the only ones that did this, huh? I wondered if surveys were a common thing here. Tallying all the results from different slips sounded like a pain, especially since people’s honesty could always be questioned. Some might just write something quickly, not caring about how that affected results.

Just as we entered the academy, some of the children who had surrounded me earlier also got past the check. They noticed me, and since we were all walking along a single path, I realized I had nowhere to escape to. I quickly walked over to Shia so that I wouldn’t get separated.

「If we are walking, I don’t think they will try to surround you again. Anyway, let’s head to our stand first.」

Everyone nodded in agreement to Shia’s suggestion.

「By the way, I’ve been wondering this since the moment I spotted you, but why is Noa’s hairstyle different?」

She must have been surprised to find out that Noa’s hair had changed, huh. She had seen her just this morning, after all.

「Does it not suit me?」

Noa touched her hair in worry.

「No, it’s cute. Still, you made your hair just like usual this morning, so why is it different now?」

「Yuna-san took Father’s words seriously.」

Noa then proceeded to explain why I had changed her hairstyle.

「Well, Father and Yuna-san worry too much. I understand Father and Mother being concerned about the marriage thing, but those people won’t directly approach Noa to discuss it.」

「Still, you never know if one of those people really fancies Noa. For example, if they saw Noa at a party, thought she was cute, and wanted to talk to her when they had the chance, then they might try to get close to her if they spot her today.」

Noa was a very cute girl. Also, she attended parties wearing beautiful dresses, so it might have been love at first sight for someone. However, Noa’s reply to that was quite frank.

「I’ll reject any guy that can’t bring up the courage to talk to me during a party.」

She flat out rejected them before they even came up to meet her. Did she prefer guys who were more open with their words?
Still, womanizers often behaved that way, and I didn’t think she would like them, either. Although there shouldn’t be any boys around her age who were like that, the thought of it being a possibility was terrifying enough.

「Also, if they couldn’t talk to me during a party, there’s no way they would approach me in a crowded place like this.」

That was true. The kind of guy I was thinking about wouldn’t call out to her in a place like this. Not to mention, we were here with her. It should be fine as long as we didn’t get separated.

「I think it’s good to change your hairstyle once in a while. It’s less likely that some annoying person you know will come up to you, and the hairstyle also fits you.」

Many nobles attended this academy. It was possible that some annoying person could try to chat her up. We had to proceed with caution in case someone similar to that stupid noble we had met at Misa’s birthday party appeared.