Chapter 674

Chapter 674

Bear-san Stopping by a Village

The following day, after breakfast, we departed. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

“Noa, it’s this way, right?” (Yuna)

“Yes. I can feel as if a thin thread connects us.” (Noa)

“Primme, where is the closest village?” (Yuna)

“Ummm. Maybe around that way.” (Primme)

Noa was pointing a little to the left, while Primme, on the other hand, hesitantly pointed a little to the right.

“We will need to go in a different direction, huh?” (Yuna)

“What should we do?” (Noa)

“Well, it might be a bit of a detour, but I’d like to get some information, so let’s stop by the village.” (Yuna)

“I don’t mind.” (Primme)

“Are you really sure, Primme?” (Yuna)

“Yes.” (Primme)

And so we decided to stop by the village and gather some information.

“Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear, let’s go!” (Yuna)

“”Kuh~n!””

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear ran off towards the village that Primme had told us about.

After running for a while, without encountering any monsters or people, the village came into sight.

“If someone sees you, there might be a commotion, so Primme, stay hidden, okay?” (Yuna)

“I know.” (Primme)

Primme flew and went inside Noa’s pouch.

“Noa, you mustn’t leave my side.” (Yuna)

I didn’t know what kind of village this was. It could be a dangerous place. But as we approached the village, a man near the village entrance screamed, “Girls riding on bears are coming to attack the village!” assuming that we might have come to attack.

After riding closer towards the frightened man, I explained that the Swaying Bear and the Hugging Bear were safe.

“If you don’t attack them, they won’t do anything to you.” (Yuna)

“Are you sure those bears are really safe?” (Villager)

“They’re safe.” (Yuna)

The man nodded after listening to my words.

For the first time in a long time, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were allowed to walk along with us while we were inside a village.

“First, let me ask you, why are you dressed like that, young lady?” (Villager)

“I want to dress like a bear.” (Yuna)

“I can tell that much by the way you’re dressed... Is that a popular outfit in your town?” (Villager)

Apparently, he thought we were from a nearby town.

Since I couldn’t tell him the truth, I decided not to clear the misunderstanding.

“No, it’s not popular there, but... you see...” (Yuna)

“I see. Since I’ve never been to the nearby town, I thought that kind of dress was in style. So what are two girls riding on bears wanting to do in a desolate village like this? Are you lost?” (Villager)

Sure, it was not lively, but he shouldn’t have called the village where he lived a desolate village.

“We’re not lost. We were just wondering if there are any dangerous places around here, as well as looking for the nearest town, and also if we can find anyone with information about fairies.” (Yuna)

“Fairies? You mean those little things in the shape of beautiful people, right?” (Villager)

“Wait, we are not little things, we are... mogomogoho.” (Primme)

Noa stepped back, clutching her pouch.

“Did you say something just now?” (Villager)

“No, I didn’t say anything.” (Yuna)

I tried to cover it up.

“I can tell you about dangerous places and the nearest town, but you’d better ask Grandma about fairies.” (Villager)

“Grandma?” (Yuna)

“Yes, because I heard that she saw one a long time ago.” (Villager)

The man told us about the dangerous places near the village while leading us to the Grandma.

The village was quite typical. There was nothing unusual about it.

“From the entrance you came in, if you turn to the left, you will find a forest and a meadow. You shouldn’t go there because that area is infested with monsters.” (Villager)

“What kind of monsters?” (Yuna)

“Mostly wolves.” (Villager)

So there were wolves around here as well.

Well, if the monsters were actually as powerful as the monsters around a village near a final boss, like in a game, this village’s inhabitants would likely be dead by now.

“You guys are not going to hunt them down?” (Yuna)

Grandma shook her head.

“No one knows. It’s only that fairies come to visit this village occasionally.” (Granny)

“But I heard that not everyone can see fairies.” (Noa)

“Oh, girl, it seems like you know a lot about them. Certainly, some people can see fairies while others can’t.” (Granny)

Fairies could only be seen by someone with a matching magical wavelength to their own.

“During that time, no one could see the fairies, even when I pointed at them as I asked the people around. I didn’t want to be called a liar, either, so I stopped talking about it after a while.” (Granny)

It would be difficult to convince someone who couldn’t see ghosts to believe me even if I could actually see ghosts. And if I already had a bad reputation, they might even think that I was an insane person. However, if the person saying that was a well-renowned medium or someone deemed to have special powers, then people might believe it.

“I was chasing a fairy all by myself. The fairy was happily flying through the village. But she didn’t even know that I could see her, and before I could go near her, she had already flown off into the distance. I looked for her again and again, but I never saw her again. How many times I wished I had called out to her back then? I would have loved to have talked to the fairy.” (Granny)

Seeing a fairy was almost a miracle.

You never knew when a fairy with the same magic wavelength as yours would visit this village.

The probability of them being in the same place at the same time and on the same day would be ridiculously low. If I hadn’t checked the haunted house, I would not have encountered Primme. If I were living like a hermit, the chances of us meeting would have dropped to almost impossible.

“I’m too old now. If possible, I would have wanted to see that beautiful figure one last time.” (Granny)

The old lady said sadly.

“I’m sorry. It was a little sad of a story.” (Granny)

“No, we don’t mind.” (Yuna)

I felt awkward.

I looked at Noa and saw that she was also troubled.

“That’s about all I know about fairies. I hope that was helpful.” (Granny)

“Yes, thank you very much for the story.” (Yuna)

In reality, the information didn’t really help us.

But then again, I was not so heartless as to dismiss it flatly.

Just as I was about to thank her and leave, Noa’s pouch moved.

“Do you want to see us so badly?” (Primme)

Primme stepped out of Noa’s pouch.

“Primme-san!” (Noa)

Noa looked at Primme as if she were in trouble, but Primme flew in front of the old lady.

“Fairy...” (Granny)

“Yes, I am a fairy.” (Primme)

“Ugh.” (Granny)

The old lady started to have tears rolling down her eyes.

“A fairy... a real fairy... I’m so glad that I got to see one before the end of my days.” (Granny)

Grandma held out her hand, and Primme landed on it.

“Well, after hearing your story, I’ll feel terrible if you die of regret just because you could not see a fairy before the end of your time.” (Primme)

“But I didn’t really have any regrets...” (Granny)

“What? Didn’t you have regrets of not being able to see fairies? If you consider yourself so lucky to have met me, you should live longer.” (Primme)

“Yes, indeed you are right. I should live longer because I might meet the fairy again.” (Granny)

The old lady smiled.

“Grandma, haven’t you heard of anyone seeing fairies lately?” (Yuna)

“There may be some, but I think they will be keeping it a secret. We are a small village, so if someone did make a commotion about it, they will be known throughout the village.” (Granny)

“Ah, just as I expected.” (Yuna)

Hearing the Grandma’s words, we concluded that if someone did see Primme’s sister, they should be easily trackable due to the commotion.

“But you said you were looking for a fairy.” (Granny)

Grandma asked as she looked at Primme on her hand.

“It’s her big sister we’re looking for. We are trying to track her whereabouts.” (Yuna)

“I see. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of assistance.” (Granny)

“No, it’s okay. We do have some clues.” (Yuna)

Well, our primary purpose behind coming to this village was to find information about dangerous places, towns nearby, and, if possible, the country’s name. Also, we wanted to check if there were any interesting stories about fairies. Since we had accomplished half of our goal, we were good to go.

We thanked Grandma and left the house.

“The Grandma looked so happy to see Primme-san.” (Noa)

“Well, we can now be certain that fairies do indeed make people happy.” (Yuna)

“When I saw Primme-san for the first time, I was moved as well. It made me delighted.” (Noa)

Indeed, I was surprised when I saw Primme, but at the same time, I was also moved since it was my first encounter with a fairy.

“Hmph, praising me so much won’t bring you happiness.” (Primme)

Despite denying it, Primme did look happy, as she turned her face away.

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