From the carriage, Mel-san, Senia-san, Jade-san, and Toya came down in that order. Mel-san and Senia-san went straight to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and hugged them.

  [Swaying Bear-chan, Hugging Bear-chan, you are so cute as always!] Mel

  [So cute!] Senia

  [So why are you guys here?] Yuna

  I asked Mel-san and Senia-san, who are stroking Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

  [That’s my line. While I was driving the carriage, I caught a glimpse of a black bear and a white bear walking in front of me and since there’s another black one on top of it, I knew that it would be Yuna-chan even from a distance. So, why is Yuna-chan in such a place? And you also have two girls with you.] Mel

  Mel looks at Fina and Ruimin.

  [I think that was Fina-chan. Don’t you remember? From that time during the school festival?] Jade

  [Oh, I remember! You’re Jade-san from that time.] Fina

  [I’m glad you remember me.] Jade

  Jade-san was happy with Fina’s words.

  Fina first met them in the Adventurer’s Guild when I went out to subdue the Tiger Wolves and she met Jade-san and Mel-san once again at the school festival’s monsters and animals dismantling area.

  [And this is our first time meeting with this elf child, right?] Mel

  [I’m Ruimin. I’m indebted to Yuna-san.] Ruimin

  Ruimin bowed lightly and introduced herself.

  [Yuna-chan, did you add new girls again?] Senia

  [This is the first time hearing about that! What’s with this about me having a new girl?] Yuna

  [Because during the school festival, you’re walking around with a lot of pretty girls.] Mel

  Mel-san answers as if to remind me. Certainly, I was with Fina, Shuri, Noa, and Tilia at that time. They shouldn’t have seen me together with Shia and Misa, right?

  [Also, it seems like Karina-chan adores you.] Mel

  When you say it like that, I won’t be able to say anything back.

  Fina said in a small voice.

  [So why is Yuna here together with these kids?] Jade

  Jade-san asked.

  [That’s because……] Yuna

  I stagnated.

  I can talk about Bearmonite, but it’s a pain if they ask about it in detail. Since that’s the case, my response is quite limited.

  [To visit the city of Dwarves and buy pots and pans……] Yuna

  [Visit the city?] Jade

  [To buy pots and pans?] Senia

  [And you even took Fina-chan with you?] Mel

  Everyone, including Jade-san, is looking at me dumbfoundedly.

  Yeah, I know. No one travels from Crimonia to Ludnik just to tour the city or buy pots and pans. So stop looking at me like that.

  [Why is Jade and your party here? You work mainly in the royal capital, right?] Yuna

  [We are going to Ludnik to buy Toya’s Mithril sword.] Jade

  By the way, when I met them in the desert, they said they would buy Toya a Mithril sword. But they can buy a Mithril sword even in the royal capital. So I don’t understand why they have to come out here just to buy one.

  When I asked them about that, Toya rushed in.

  [Oh, right, that.] Mel

  [Wait, don’t tell her!] Toya

  Toya tried to stop Mel from talking, but Mel began to talk oddly.

  [Etto, there’s a blacksmith named Ghazal-san who made a Mithril knife for Yuna-chan. Toya said to him, . Well, we were planning to ask him to make Toya’s sword, so there was no problem up to that point, but Ghazal-san refused.] Mel

  [Uwa a. I told you not to say it.] Toya

  Toya is holding his head.

  [Ghazal-san? He did make my knife, but I don’t think he would refuse anyone.] Yuna

  I asked for it normally, and since I brought the materials for the mithril knives, he made them for me. But I don’t think he’ll refuse anyone based on appearance.

  [To be exact, he was kicked out by Ghazal-san.] Senia

  [He was kicked out?] Yuna

  I don’t understand what they mean. Not only Ghazal-san refused to make Toya’s sword, he even kicked the guy out.

  [Toya was scared of the golem statue at the entrance of the store.] Senia

  [I wasn’t scared. I was just surprised.] Toya

  [It’s the same thing. Then, Toya, who was “surprised” by the golem statue, stepped back and knocked down the weapons and armor stands behind him.] Senia

  Some people do such manga-like things in real life.

  [And so, Ghazal-san got angry and said, ] Mel

  [Even if you say that, anyone would be surprised if an iron golem stood there.] Toya

  That was definitely the iron golem that I gave him as a gift.

  When I asked Ghazal-san about it, he became popular with adventurers. Some adventurers were jumpy just like Toya.

  [Ghazal-san said that only Toya was surprised.] Senia

  [Uh, that’s because I was so fascinated by the swords in the store…… Then, suddenly it got into my view……] Toya

  [Adventurers need to be aware of their surroundings.] Senia

  [U~u] Toya

  [Also, Ghazal-san is famous for his excellent craftsmanship, so he may have to choose the right person.] Mel

  [I’m sure the moment he saw Toya. He immediately thought he was no good.] Senia

  Mel-san tries to save Toya, but Senia-san poured salt on Toya’s wound. Toya gets depressed every time he gets reminded of it.

  [But then why this bear girl is good and I’m not?] Toya

  Toya points at me.

  [Toya, you should take a closer look at the reality. Yuna-chan is an excellent adventurer. While Toya’s ability is just sad.] Senia

  Senia-san makes a sad expression. Apparently, she expressed Toya’s ability by her sad face.

  [I’m already sad. So stop making my ability even more depressing.] Toya

  I feel sorry for Toya, so I will make a little follow-up.

  [Maybe because I gave a letter of introduction from a blacksmith in Crimonia to Ghazal-san.] Yuna

  [That’s it! That’s the difference between me and her!] Toya

  [No, that’s not it.] Jade

  [No, it’s not.] Mel

  [Nope.] Senia

  Even though I followed up for him, Jade-san, Mel-san, and Senia-san quickly shot him down.

  Well yeah, I also think that’s not it.

  [But there are other blacksmiths out there, even if it’s not Ghazal-san. I don’t think you’ll need to bother yourselves to come this far.] Yuna

  I don’t know any blacksmiths other than Ghazal-san though. But since the royal capital is so huge, there’s no reason why Ghazal-san’s shop is the only smithy in the city.

  [Well, there are certain things to consider. It’s difficult to handle mithril ore, so there aren’t many craftsmen who can make mithril weapons. We could have asked another blacksmith, but a merchant I knew told me that we have to buy the materials in Ludnik. So we decided to just have it made in Ludnik.] Jade

  So that’s why Jade-san and his friends are here.

  [Moreover, my sword and Senia’s knife were made in Ludnik.] Jade

  Jade-san taps the sword on his waist.

  As I was listening to the story from Jade-san and his friends, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried. When I checked the surroundings, I saw a carriage coming towards us. Jade-san and others also noticed that.

  [It’s about time to move. We have to secure an inn, we can continue talking in the city.] Jade

  [I will ride Swaying Bear-chan!] Mel

  [I will ride Hugging Bear-chan!] Senia

  [Yuna-chan and the others will ride in the carriage.] Mel

  Mel-san and Senia-san declared so and tried to ride Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

  No, that’s not happening.

  [Don’t worry about it Yuna.] Jade

  [That’s not it.] Yuna

  I told them our discussion about whether or not we were going to ride Swaying Beart and Hugging Bear, or just continue on foot.

  [Right, you don’t want to stand out.] Jade

  Jade-san looks at me, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, and then back to me. Apparently, he also included me in his words.

  So I told them that we were going to walk if there was a village or a small town nearby.

  [It’s true that there is a village nearby and some people are going there. But……] Jade

  This time, Jade-san looks at Fina, Ruimin, and me. Apparently, I’m in this group as well.

  Well, a 10-year-old girl, an elven girl, and a bear girl (adult). It doesn’t look like we’re from the same village.

  [Then, why don’t you just get on our carriage.] Jade

  [Are you sure?] Yuna

  [Yeah, Yuna took good care of us.] Jade

  I am grateful that Jade-san let us on the carriage. I thanked Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear for getting us this far and sent them back to the bear puppets.

  Mel-san and Senia-san regretfully see off Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. Looking at the back, both Fina and Ruimin are also a little sad.

  Isn’t the number of bear-loving people increasing?

  We departed before the other carriage approached us and head for the city of Ludnik.

  Author’s Note:

  It’s fun to bully Toya.

  But if you overdo it, he’s kinda pitiful, so it’s difficult to adjust.

  I would like to write a story about the rise of Toya’s stock someday.

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