Then again, if I thought of the world itself as a game, it might be worthwhile to travel around and have fun.
When I thought of it that way, I was starting to warm up to the idea.
“Okay,” I told myself, “I’ll prepare for tomorrow by taking a bath and turning in for the night.”
When I went to the bath, I stripped off the bear gloves and onesie in the changing room. All I had on without them were my underwear and bra, which meant…
That was all I was wearing while I’d been walking around town. At least give me a shirt! I thought. Come to think of it, I didn’t have underwear to change into, so I needed to buy some. I pulled off my current pair…and something caught my eye.
I slowly unfurled my underwear.
“What the heck…”
My underwear had bears on them—one white and one black. Was the god that brought me to this world just really into bears?
“I’d rather not think too much about it.”
The bath left me feeling rejuvenated. Long soaks were forbidden, so I got out earlier than I was used to. I didn’t have a change of clothes, so I tried putting on the bear underwear and clothes again from earlier.
“Guess I’ve got some shopping to do tomorrow.”
I suddenly remembered something. The item description for the onesie had said that if I reversed it to the white side, my stamina would be recovered. In the spirit of discovery, I did just that, and pulled it on. The effect was remarkable. I could feel myself being healed. My body filled with warmth from the inside out.
I got back to my room and slid under the covers to rest from that day’s fatigue. Nice and cozy, I thought.
“Good night,” I said, even though no one would hear it.
I woke up early, possibly because I’d gone to bed early. Perhaps because of the white bear’s effects, I didn’t feel one bit tired. The prospect of keeping the bear gear on was growing more and more attractive. Maybe it was cursed.
If only it at least looked like a cool bear.
Apparently, I had some time to kill before breakfast. I pulled up my status screen.
Name: Yuna
Age: 15 years old
Level: 3
Skills: Fantasy World Language, Fantasy World Literacy, Bear Extradimensional Storage
GEAR
Right Hand:Black Bear Glove (Nontransferable)
Left Hand: White Bear Glove (Nontransferable)
Right Foot: Black Bear Shoe (Nontransferable)
Left Foot: White Bear Shoe (Nontransferable)
Clothing: Black and White Bear Clothes (Nontransferable)
Underwear: Bear Underwear (Nontransferable)
I’d gotten even more weird equipment.
Bear Underwear
Won’t get dirty no matter how much they’re used.
An excellent item that won’t retain sweat or odors.
Will grow with the user.
Ideal equipment for a recluse! I was particularly grateful that the underwear would grow with me. I didn’t have much of a chest, but I’d sure need it for when I got a great rack in the future. I wouldn’t have the hassle of resizing my underwear all the time.
When I went downstairs for breakfast, Elena was wiping down the tables with a dust cloth.
“Good morning.”
“Morning! Can I eat?”
“Yes, you may.” Elena stared at me.
“What is it?”
“You’re white today. It looks great on you,” she told me with a beautiful smile.
I wasn’t not embarrassed just because I wasn’t a black bear anymore, but changing would be a pain, so I just ate breakfast in the white bear clothes. The bread and soup were delish.
When I got back to my room, I changed back into my black bear clothes and set about making a list of things to do that day:
Buy a change of clothes (underwear included).
Get some identification (go to the adventurers’ guild).
Get some gear (I want a sword).
Gather intel (maybe at a library or bookshop).
Figure out how strong I am (those wolves were easy peasy).
I asked Elena where the adventurers’ guild was, and discovered it was the next building down from where Fina and I went to sell the wolves. I’d be in for a lot of inconvenience without identification, so I decided to go there first.
To my surprise, I ran into none other than Fina on the way out.
“Yuna, good morning.”
“Fina, what do you need?”
“I wanted to say thank you again, and I was wondering how the inn was.”
“It was great. The food’s delicious, and I’m thrilled they have a bath. Anyway, I’m staying for the next ten days.”
“I’m glad that you like it.”
“Did you do okay, Fina?”
“Yes! I had my mom take the herbs. So, where are you going, Yuna?”
“I’m going to the guild, and then I was thinking of taking a look around the town,” I said.
“Can I go to the guild with you?”
“I don’t mind, but I’m just going to get some ID made.”
“I’m also going over to the guild in order to check for butchering work.”
“Butchering work?”
“I told you that I do butchering work yesterday, right? The one who gives me that work is Mr. Gentz.”
“Mr. Gentz?”
“Yeah, the man who bought the wolf parts from us yesterday. Sometimes the adventurers bring back a lot of monsters without butchering them. When that happens, I help out. That’s why I always go check in first thing in the morning every day.”
“Oh, you did say something like that yesterday.”
This little girl has a job butchering monster corpses? I guess that makes sense in a fantasy world. I bet no one even bats an eye…
“Mr. Gentz always looks out for me.”
Maybe he’s a pedo…
“I think Mr. Gentz likes my mom.”
Or maybe I just have a dirty mind. Assuming the worst of people from the available evidence was a bad habit of mine.
Fina talked about Mr. Gentz and her mom as
