He’s always nice to us. He gave us medicine that really helped my mom earlier.
And before that, too…
I can’t make him take care of us more than he already has. The only thing I could do was go out of the town to pick herbs that would be medicine for my sick mom. I’ve seen the herbs all the time at the guild. I know what kinds there are.
I went out of the town and straight to the woods, where the herbs are. There are monsters deep in the woods, so I decided to search near the outskirts. I couldn’t really find any, so I decided to go in a little further, and I found some!
But I was so busy picking herbs that I didn’t notice the wolves surrounding me. I couldn’t beat them. I ran until my legs started shaking, and I couldn’t go any further.
“Someone, help…”
The wolves came closer. Right when I thought I was done for, the three wolves screamed and fell over. It all happened in a second.
How?
A person in dark clothes came out of the woods. For some reason, they were dressed like a bear.
“Are you okay?” they asked me.
“Th-thank you?”
“Why was that a question?”
The person who saved me was a girl in a cute bear outfit.
“Are you going to eat me?”
“I’m not.”
“Are you a bear?”
The girl in the cute bear outfit responded to my even weirder question by taking off the hood on her head. Her long, pretty hair fell out of her hood and I found myself smiling. I think it was because I was relieved.
The girl in the bear outfit was named Yuna and she was a pretty girl with long black hair. I’d never seen someone so pretty before. Apparently, she came from another country and was lost in the woods. I was so thankful we ran into each other. To thank her for saving me, I led her to the town.
She started walking, but I told her to please wait—we could sell the wolf meat and pelts, and the meat was soooooooo good. When I explained that, Yuna told me she didn’t know how to butcher them. Maybe she came from a noble family somewhere. I could understand that after seeing how beautiful she was under the bear hood. So, with her permission, I butchered the wolves. Yuna said she’d give me half the money from selling it, and that would pay for food for days.
It seems like there’s a lot Yuna doesn’t know. She asks me a lot of questions. She really must be the daughter of some aristocrat.
We went into the town and I got in trouble with Mr. Gentz for worrying him. We sold the pelts and the meat after I took a little bit that wouldn’t go bad. Of course, I got permission from Yuna to take the meat home. It’s been a long time since I’ve had meat.
I’m grateful to Yuna.
I tried giving Yuna her half of the money, but she didn’t take it. She asked me to take her to an inn, and I thanked her, then did like she asked. The inn’s between the guild and my house. It always smells good when it’s time for food, and it has a good reputation.
We got a lot of attention on the way to the inn. Yuna’s clothes were weird, right? I would definitely look at someone wearing weird clothes like that if they were walking around town. I was a little embarrassed, but Yuna had saved my life and she asked me for help. This was nothing.
I took her to the inn, said thank you, and went home. I made medicine from the herbs. I’m not a specialist, so I can’t make high-quality medicine, but it can keep my mom’s sickness away a little. We had a hearty meal with meat for the first time in a long time, and I still had money. I think I’ll be able to buy something nutritious tomorrow.
I’m really thankful for Yuna.
I woke up really early the next day and, as usual, went to the guild and asked if they had butchering work. The inn I took Yuna to was on the way. I wanted to thank her again, but I thought I might be a nuisance if I went inside. Then a black bear came out. It was Yuna.
Yuna was apparently going to the guild to make an ID. I was going too, so we went together. I wanted to hold her hand, but I kept myself from doing it. The bear gloves look so soft. I want to touch them sometime.
When we got to the guild, I left Yuna to go see Mr. Gentz, but there wasn’t any work for me. I was thinking of giving up and going home, but there was a commotion in the guild. Based on the voices I heard, Yuna and the adventurers were going to fight.
How did that happen? I ran to the training area in a hurry, but Yuna came over to me, smiling. She asked to borrow my knife, so I lent it to her. I didn’t have a reason to say no.
The battle started. Yuna won. Her bear punch was awesome. She didn’t even need the knife. When the match ended, she gave it back.
I was worried, so I waited outside while she got her guild card. This time, she came out without any trouble. I was glad. When I told Yuna that there wasn’t any work today, she asked me to show her around the town, and she said she would give me a reward.
First, we went to the weapons shop. Yuna bought a sword and a hundred knives. She’s rich, apparently, and it looks like one of her bear gloves is a bottomless bag. I was shocked.
Then we went to the clothes store. I wonder if Yuna doesn’t have any sense of fashion. She asked me to choose clothes for her. I think those bear clothes are sooo cute, but
