kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 3

"Are you really able to tell with only this?"

"You don’t even know about this? Really? Just where did you come from?"

"A village far away."

"Then I will give you an explanation. This crystal is connected to crystals all over the country. When a person is living in a city and a baby is born, an identification card will be issued and their inherent magic registered at the same time. This is done in the Capital as well as other cities. With that, one could figure out the person’s place of origin."

I wonder if it’s something like a resident registration.

"And when a crime is committed, it’s possible to register that data into the crystal plate. As a result, the criminal won’t be able to enter any cities or the Capital."

"What happens when counterfeit cards are used? Or if I used someone else’s card?"

"That’s impossible. Cards are made to react to a specific magical power. They don’t respond to magical power that isn’t registered on the card."

Something like a magical fingerprint I guess.

"But if you haven’t done magic registration, that system becomes useless, no?"

"That’s very rare. As I said before, it won’t happen to people who were born in cities or in the Capital. Something like that can happen only to villagers and the like. People like that rarely commit felonies."

That…may be true.

"That’s all for my explanation. Do you want to know anything else? If not, you can enter the city now."

I say my thanks and leave the room. Fina had waited for me.
I pat Fina’s head.

"Big Sis Yuna, was everything okay?"

"Un, everything is fine."

"Then, let’s go to the guild to sell the Wolfe parts!"

The inside of the city resembled the ones from the game, but I felt like something was…different.
And for some reason everyone was looking at me.
Was it because I was an outsider?

"Big Sis Yuna’s outfit stands out."

…I forgot.
That my appearance was that of a bear.
I don’t even have to say that all of the people we had passed by on our way to our destination had looked at me.
I was taken to an inn-like place that was next to a very large building.
There were adventurers with swords and wands inside.
The status screen didn’t show up, so I wasn’t sure if they were players or not.
I’d like to check, but for now I’ll follow Fina.

"We can haggle here. Excuse me, I’d like to sell some Wolfe materials!"

Fina is talking to the man behind the counter.

"Aren’t you Fina? What brought you here at such time?"

"I came to sell materials."

Fina put the material onto the counter.
I did the same.

"Isn’t this Wolfe meat and fur? What happened?"

"When I went to pick herbs outside, I was attacked by wolves, and big sis here saved me!"

"You went to the forest?!"

The reception guy shouted.

"Un, because mother ran out of herbs."

"I have said it many times, and I’ll say it again: If you need herbs then I’ll give them to you!"

"But, I can’t keep asking Uncle Gentz. I don’t have any money..."