kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 127

In this world, it was normal for children to work, though.

Farmer’s children helped with the farm work, merchant’s children helped with commerce. A lot of children were helping their parents with their work; Karin-san was a great example of that.

"They are so hardworking that it makes me embarrassed remembering what I was like during my childhood."

When she remembered her past and compared it to the children who were doing their best, a bitter smile came to her face.

"You didn’t help out?"

"That’s right. She was always playing around, after all."

Even though I asked Karin-san, someone else answered in her place.

"Mom!"

Morin-san, who had been listening, joined the conversation.

"You see, she was sort of a problem child; she didn’t help at all, no matter how we asked her."

"Mom! That was a long time ago…"

"Long time ago, you say… It was only a few years ago, wasn’t it?"

"Big Sis Karin, you weren’t helping?"

The children innocently looked at Karin-san.

"That’s not true at all! I just skipped work sometimes!"

Karin-san did her best to find an excuse.

"You sure it was only sometimes?"

Morin-san was laughing. Was she reminiscing on what Karin-san was like when she was little?

"Mom!"

"Fufu, that was a joke. I’m really happy that you do your best to help me now."

"Even someone like me won’t stay childish forever!"

"You’re right. You have learned your father’s way of making bread properly."

"Mom…"

The children intruded this hearty atmosphere of the mother and daugher.

"I-I’m also doing my best to learn it!"

"Me too…"

"Me too!"

The children started to show off their work.

"Oh dear, I’m really happy to have so many students. Karin, if you don’t keep improving yourself, these children will surpass you in no time, you know."

"I won’t let them!"

Karin-san said and went back to her work.

The children chased after her while Morin-san looked at them happily.

After I finished my breakfast, I went to the orphanage to deliver the picture books.

I entered the orphanage, but no one was nearby.

Oh right, normally, at this hour, both the group that worked at the shop and the group that was in charge of the cluckers, were out. Only the youngest group should be here.

It was a group that ranged from babies to five, six years old children. In this orphanage, the five and six years old children took care of the ones who were younger together with the headmistress.

They were staying in a room on the other side of the orphanage.

I went and found them there.

"Headmistress, good morning."

"Yuna-san, you were here?"

"I just arrived."

The children all rushed towards me with their short legs.

I patted their heads while approaching the headmistress.

"So, why did you come today?"

"I came to see how the children are doing and brought some souvenirs."

"Souvenirs? What kind of souvenirs?"

One of the children who was holding my Bear Hand asked.

"Food?"

"Delicious things?"

"Sorry, it’s not food."

"Really?"

The children looked sad.

"It’s not good to be selfish! Thanks to Yuna-san, you can eat delicious food everyday!"

The headmistress scolded the children.

It wasn’t really thanks to me.

It was thanks to the senior group that was working hard to take care of the cluckers.

I only provided the necessary foundations. After that, the children worked hard to get to where they were now on their own.

"Sowwy!"

The children apologised obediently.

"I will bring some delicious food next time, okay? This time, I brought you picture books."

"Picture books?"

I took the picture books out of the Bear Box.

"It’s picture books!"

One child took a picture book from my hand.

"Ah, not fair! I want to see it, too!"

"I want it, too…"

"Thank you very much, Yuna-san."

"For now, there are only two volumes of the same story, but please do read it to them."

I gave the headmistress the last copies of the first and second volume books.

"Oh, these illustrations are really cute."

"If you want some more picture books, please talk to Tirumina-san."

"It’s okay, I’m teaching these children to not be selfish."

"Those picture books will help them learn the characters, so I wouldn’t call it selfish."

"Thank you very much. Children, you have to thank Yuna-san!"

The children, who were running around and happily fighting over the books, came back and thanked me.

"You should learn properly and not cause trouble to the headmistress, okay?"

The children agreed cheerfully.

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Translations from: Xant & Minions

TN: Another short chapter, I know… But, you might be getting a special bonus next week.