Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 765

Bear-san Discovers Finds a Town Frozen

“When you found that thing, you said it belonged to you, right?” (Kagali)

Kagali-san asked while looking at the [Bear Signpost].

“You remember well.” (Yuna)

“Because it was something that no one could touch except you. And that same object from that time is now glowing and pointing somewhere, it is as if it were guiding you, huh?” (Kagali)

Sharp.

Well, any gears with Bear = it was for me after all

Bear Signpost… a path I should walk.

So I think this was what would guide me.

“Just to confirm, do you know what is at the destination it points to?” (Kagali)

“I have no idea.” (Yuna)

All I knew was that the name of this item was [Bear Signpost].

I didn’t know anything else about this item.

Kagali-san must have been satisfied by what I said because she didn’t prod me any further with more questions.

“Are you going?” (Kagali)

She asked as I looked at the direction where the light shone.

Of course, there was also the option of not going.

But the Targui just happened to move here. It was highly likely that it would never return to this location again. So, it would be nearly impossible in the future for us to find this place from scratch without any landmarks.

But since I could place a Bear Transfer Gate wherever I go, I could always come back to the location where I placed it and check the place out later.

Also, I didn’t know under what circumstances the [Bear Signpost] would react.

It was not guaranteed that the Bear Post would still react like this should I return to Crimonia now and return here on another, later date.

After all, it may not light up if I moved too far away. That being said, it would also be a problem if it stayed lit all the time.

“I’ll go for a bit. If I set up a Bear Transfer Gate there, I can come back quickly. I want to go before the Targui moves too far away. So, Kagali-san, sorry, but will you return to the Land of Wa for now?” (Yuna)

“I’ll come with you.” (Kagali)

“What, you want to join me?” (Yuna)

“Once we set up that Gate there, there should be no problem. Even if I don’t go now, I’ll end up coming back again after you set it up anyway.” (Kagali)

With that decided, Kagali-san and I went to the place from where we could see the snowy mountains.

Kagali-san and I got on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and then jumped out into the sea.

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear ran across the sea towards the land.

The light of the [Bear Signpost] was still pointing at land with snowy mountains.

Where was it trying to lead me?

What was God trying to get me to do?

Looking at past emails from God, it seemed like he enjoyed my adventures and what I’ve done.

What was God anyway?

As I was thinking about this, we approached the land.

“It’s a little chilly.” (Kagali)

When Kagali-san said this, her body was instantly wrapped in something red before it disappeared.

“Did you do something?” (Yuna)

“It’s a heat retention spell. It’s an application of fire magic. It wraps the body in magic power and protects it from the cold.” (Kagali)

Oh, what a useful spell.

The bear dress had heat and cold resistance, so I didn’t need it, but if it could be used on others, maybe I could use it on Fina when she felt cold during our trips.

I should check it out next time.

And when we arrived at land, the light of the [Bear Signpost] disappeared as if to say that the guidance had ended.

“The light has disappeared.” (Kagali)

“It seems so.” (Yuna)

I thought it would guide us to our destination.

I guess God wanted us to find it by ourselves?

“So, what should we do?” (Kagali)

I also wondered what we should do.

Should we head for the mountain, or check the surrounding area?

The [Bear Signpost] was pointing at the land where the snowy mountain was, but it was not specifically pointing at the top of the snowy mountain.

“For now, I guess I should check the surroundings. It’s not too late to check the snowy mountain later.” (Yuna)

“Alright.” (Kagali)

First, I checked the surroundings with my detection skill.

There were no monsters or people around.

We started walking along the coastline.

“You know, since it’s supposed to guide us, it should have guided us until our destination. It’s inconvenient for it to suddenly stop working.” (Kagali)

I agreed with her view.

If God was guiding us anyway, I wanted him to guide us to the end.

Nothing was good if done half-heartedly.

But if it was something God set up, it was not impossible to imagine what it was for.

After defeating the Mithril Golem and the giant serpent, I obtained some special items.

God didn’t tell me about those things from the beginning.

I guess I have to look for what it was guiding me to from this point forward.

Riding Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, Kagali-san and I moved aimlessly.

“There’s nothing here.” (Kagali)

“Yeah, but do you feel anything?” (Yuna)

“I don’t really, what about you?” (Kagali)

I didn’t detect anything suspicious as well.

“I’m using heat magic, but I still feel cold.” (Kagali)

“Is the weather getting colder?” (Yuna)

“No. It’s more like the magic in the area that’s causing this.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san stretched out her hand to feel something invisible.

I imitated her and put my hand out, but I couldn’t feel anything.

“What about Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear…” (Yuna)

“”Kuuuuh”

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear shook their heads.

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear didn’t seem to sense anything as well.

Kagali-san was something like a fox spirit, so maybe she sensed something different.

“So, do you understand what it is?” (Yuna)

“I have no idea. I just felt something was off. That’s why I asked you.” (Kagali)

I checked again, but I still couldn’t feel anything.

“But if Kagali-san feels something is off, that means there’s something strange happening here.” (Yuna)

“Do you believe my vague description?” (Kagali)

“I don’t think you are lying at the very least. I believe that you are really feeling something is off. The light from that signpost actually pointed to this place.” (Yuna)

We still had to be cautious.

“If my vague feeling is right, then the source of that feeling is just ahead.” (Kagali)

Believing in Kagali-san, we moved forward.

And soon enough, we understood the truth about the strange feeling that Kagali-san felt, which was the correct decision for us to use as reference.

“What is this…” (Yuna)

In front of us was a port town frozen in ice.

Buildings, roads, trees, ships, everything was frozen.

It could be called a frozen town.

“Kagali-san, what is this?” (Yuna)

“I don’t know, let’s check if there are people here first.” (Kagali)

I’d already checked with my detection skill. There were no human reactions within the detection range.

“There doesn’t seem to be anyone nearby.” (Yuna)

Kagali-san, who knew that Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear could detect monsters and people nearby, had an indescribable expression on her face when I said those words.

“Let’s check the town for now.” (Kagali)

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear carried us and entered the town.

All the buildings were frozen solid.

“There’s no one here.” (Yuna)

I couldn’t see any people.

Even if I did see them, it might just be the worst-case scenario.

“In a situation like this, they might be unable to stay outside. We had no choice but to check inside the houses.” (Kagali)

That was true.

I couldn’t say that I didn’t want to check inside the houses.

“Swaying Bear, go to that house.” (Kagali)

Swaying Bear moved to the house Kagali-san specified.

Kagali-san got off from Swaying Bear and stood in front of the door.

The door was also frozen.

“Bonfire…” (Kagali)

She adjusted the fire magic to melt the ice on the frozen door.

“Now we can get in.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san opened the door.

The door seemed unlocked and was easily opened.

We entered the house, Kagali-san at the front, followed by me, Swaying Bear, and Hugging Bear.

The inside of the house was also frozen.

The table, chairs, kitchen, cups, everything was frozen.

There was no one there.

I felt a little relieved.

“Let’s go to the back room.” (Kagali)

“Yes.” (Yuna)

I followed behind Kagali-san, who looked like a little girl.

The door to the room in the back was also frozen, but Kagali-san used fire magic to melt the ice, just like when we entered the house, and entered the room.

“Ugh.” (Yuna)

“This is terrible.” (Kagali)

Inside the room was what appeared to be a family, huddled together and wrapped in blankets.

The family was frozen just like the building.

The fact that there was no reaction from the detection skill meant that the worst case had happened.

This was really a worst-case scenario.

“Kagali-san, this is…” (Yuna)

“I don’t understand. All I can say is that people don’t easily find themselves in situations like this.” (Kagali)

Right.

Even in cold, snowy northern countries, something like this didn’t normally happen.

To begin with, settlements would not be built in places like this. Settlements were built where people could live normally.

Why did it come to this?

Was this what the Bear Signpost wanted to show me?

“Just to be certain, let us inspect the other houses too.” (Kagali)

“Yes.” (Yuna)

I gently clasped my hands together in front of the now frozen family and followed Kagali-san.

I checked a few houses in the same way, but everyone inside was frozen.

“What are you planning to do? I recommend not staying here for long.” (Kagali)

Normally, that would be the case.

I wanted to get away from this frozen town, this ghost town, as soon as possible.

But I was curious about the Bear Signpost’s reaction.

There must be something here that caused this.

Or maybe there was something that I needed to do here.

If it was something I needed to do, I had to find out why this town had become like this.

If this were a game, there would be an event about finding the cause of this and solving it.

But this was not just a game. It was happening in reality.

“I’ll stay and check a bit more. You can go home, Kagali-san.” (Yuna)

“I see.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san sighed softly.

“I can’t leave you here alone, so I’ll join you.” (Kagali)

“Really?” (Yuna)

“I’m an adult, so I can’t just leave a little girl here.” (Kagali)

“Adult…” (Yuna)

“What, I am an adult, right?” (Kagali)

I haven’t seen Kagali-san’s adult form for a long time, so I was starting to forget it.

There was no doubt that she was an adult.

But now, the one in front of me was a young girl.

“Kuuuuh.”

“What? You guys are saying that here too? That’s right. But to me, you guys are kids as well.” (Kagali)

Now that I think about it, how old were Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear?

Well, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear were cute, so I agree that they were like kids.

“For now, we have to gather more information.” (Kagali)

We decided to find out why the town was completely frozen over.

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