CH 101

Chapter 101 – Restored Bear

When I saw Simon appear, he was leaning his elbows on the counter and looking worried about something. Something must have gone wrong with his wife, although they are newlyweds.

Not wanting to interfere in his private conversation, I put the items I had received from the mother and daughters on the counter. There was no guarantee that he would receive it, but it seemed to be all right.

“O-oh… what’s this?”

“It’s a service. It’s a bouquet from this world. It’s a rare variety, so why don’t you give it to your wife? You can tell her that “it’s a one-of-a-kind flower that I got just for you,” or something like that.”

It’s not so much that they’re rare as that they’re probably unique to Simon’s world. According to the appraisal, the name was one I had never seen or heard of before.

The blooms were bright and beautiful, with a faintly sweet fragrance. According to the detailed information in the appraisal, it seems to be a medicinal herb rather than a flower, but it is not harmful to the human body, having only restful and fascinating effects. It should be.

If there is something wrong with it, I can only say sorry. Allergies, pests, and so on. Unfortunately, it’s your own risk.

“I was afraid you would treat me like a living thing, but you seem to be okay.”

“Thank you. I appreciate that. I would never have thought to give something like this.”

Men are like that. Well, I don’t know much about the female mind.

I should have presented flowers to Myrril-san first, rather than to someone else’s wife, whom I have never seen and don’t know her name.

I regretted it.

“So, Brother. What did you want to see me about?”

“A car. I need to transport 100 refugees, and I have one of the large military trucks that you shipped me before. I’d like to get another one if possible.”

“Is it armed?”

“It would be a big help. It is not essential. We’ll be passing through a battlefield, but we’d like to get through it without engaging if possible.”

Simon hesitated for a moment and then made a few choices.

“There are a couple of Ural’s, the same ones I gave you before. One of them for commercial use, a tractor type that pulls a long trailer. The other is… a Hino bus. There’s also a Scania and a Volvo truck, but other than the Ural, they are not built for rough roads.”

“…Oh, then give me the Ural. There are no paved roads over here, and if it rains, there will be a mud puddle. And is there a wall on the back of that truck? It’s got to be capable of holding off bows and arrows, or the passengers will get hurt.”

“The trailer has a 40-foot container on it. I could deliver it as is, but for your purposes, I’m not so sure…”

“…What do you mean?”

I understood after taking delivery.

The trailer head is metallic red, and the trailer body (pedestal) is fluorescent green.

Why did they make it this color?

In addition, the huge 40-foot container is white with yellow bananas and characters dancing on it. In the middle is the bright red logo of a famous fruit company. This must have been stolen.

“This is very flashy, isn’t it?”

“It must be tough to pass through the battlefield with such a huge body.”

Yes, it is. I understand the concern of Myrril-san and Luvia-san. I’d shoot them anyway if they passed in front of me.

“…Um, Tekehue Yoshua-dono, what is this…?”

I forgot. Marquis Yerkel along with her knights and attendant are staring at us in amazement.

“This is a vehicle. It’s a… you know. A golem carriage, or something like that. It’s not dangerous. It is unnecessary at the moment, so I’ll put it away for now.”

When I put it away in storage, there was a startled voice. I don’t know, but I think they are more surprised than when I take it out.

No matter whether I take it out or put it away, they are always surprised.

“What are you going to do now, Marquis?”

“Since I was able to talk to Tekehua Yoshua-dono, I have no further plans now. I’m just going back to my territory…”

“If you are willing to leave the carriage in my hands, would you like to ride with us?”

Hearing this, it seems that Myrril-san has guessed what is going to happen next. She was snorting.

That’s right. The result of the Casemaian Dwarves’ efforts to revitalize the area with the best of their technology and wisdom has finally come to fruition.

I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. We were at war the whole time.

Just as I was about to take it out of storage, Nojaloli-san declared proudly with her flat chest.

“Come on out, Demon Beast Bear Bus!”

“Hey, Myrril-san, the people of the kingdom are going to take you seriously, so you’d better stop!”

The restored bear-faced microbus (Revision) has not only its face but its entire body painted to look like a bear. It is strange that the words “Nikoniko Kindergarten” are still on the bus.

The broken suspension was rebuilt, and all four drive shafts were rebuilt as well.

Heimann-jiisan said “four drive” was not possible yet.

He was hooked on the T-55 and didn’t have time to work on it. If it hadn’t been for the Golem battle, the bear face bus would have been upgraded and looked like a Unimog. It might have even had a turbo if it wasn’t so bad.

They said they were just restoring it for the time being, but the engine output had been increased by playing with the intake and exhaust systems.

I don’t know how they suddenly became able to do such a tuner-like thing.

The driver’s seat is bucket-like, and there are simple gun turrets on the front row seats and the roof. Where is Nikoniko Kindergarten supposed to be headed?

“Come on in.”

Two knights and the old man were to accompany the marquis. The remaining six knights were to follow the bus with a carriage and horses.

“You girls want a ride too?”

“”I’ll ride along.””

“Please take care of us.”

The young sisters were overjoyed, and their mother, perhaps numb to the situation, climbed aboard without resistance.

We’re a bigger group than I thought.

“The speed and pacing are different, so it would be better not to try to force yourself to follow us. Otherwise, the horse will be exhausted.”

“Is this bear that fasts?”

The knight asked, and when I told him that it could run twice as fast as a horse at full gallop and (if it wanted to) could even keep running at night, the knight smiled bitterly and shook his head in amazement.

“Then, that’s impossible. We’ll go separately. Please take care of the marquis.”

“Yes. See you again at the marquis’s estate.”

Waving to the knights, we start the car.

Myrril-san is in the front row gun seat, and Luvia-san is in the driver’s seat. I get to the gun seat, which is open to the roof from a hammock-type seat behind the driver’s seat. As seen from inside the car, my seat is shaped like the lower half of my body hanging from the roof. It looks unreliable, but the ride is comfortable because it handles the shaking. It must have been the idea of one of the Dwarves, but I think it was well thought out.

“Then, let’s get going. Please make yourselves comfortable.”

T-then, please. Tekehue…”

“Oh, Marquis. My name is Yoshua, and my family name is Takefu. You may call me by either name as you wish.”

“I see. Well then, Yoshua-dono. I look forward to working with you.”

I foolishly did not realize it at the time. What awaited us at the destination of the bear bus was going to change things drastically for Casemaian and for us.