Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Kagali-san kept asking me pesteringly.

I turned over the cover of the notebook labeled “records”.

“To the person who discovers this book.

This is a record of my apology.”

That’s what it said on the first page.

“The town was destroyed. This is also a consequence of the researches we have done.”

“We shouldn’t have made something like that.”

“Kryna-Hark was right.”

“Kryna-Hark, you say?” (Kagali)

Kagali-san reacted to Kryna-Hark’s name.

“You mean that venturer, Kryna-Hark?!” (Mia)

Mia reacts in the same way.

“What? You know about Kryna-Hark?” (Kagali)

“There isn’t an aspiring venturer out there who doesn’t know the name Kryna-Hark.” (Mia)

“But Kryna-Hark is a mysterious figure. Only his name remains and there’s no description of what kind of person he was in any of the books.” (Carol)

Carol seems to know it too.

Shia in the royal capital knows about Kryna-Hark, and so do Mia and Carol. We knew people who knew more.

I don’t know where we are, but I wanted to know if Kryna-Hark also rode Targui to get here.

“Could it be that he was an ugly man and hid his face with a hood?” (Mia)

“Mia-chan, you’re being rude.” (Carol)

“If he was a first-rate venturer and had a good face, no woman would leave him. If he were married and had children, he would have had a lot of offspring by now. I’ve never heard of him having such a thing.” (Mia)

“That’s right, but…” (Carol)

“Or maybe, he had a bad personality.” (Mia)

“Didn’t you respect Kryna-Hark?” (Carol)

“I know his story as a venturer, and I respect him as an adventurer. But I don’t know what he looks like or what he’s like, so how can I judge him in that part?” (Mia)

It’s exactly as how Mia puts it.

Even if you know the history of a person, you can only know what he looked like or what kind of personality he had if someone knew and left a record of it.

Perhaps Kagali-san knows?

I glanced at her, but there was no reaction whatsoever.

I thought if she had met him, she would’ve somehow reacted to Mia’s words.

“But I’m kinda concerned that it says the town was destroyed because of them.” (Kagali)

“I’m sure it was the research on magic tools that destroyed it. One of the lore was right.” (Mia)

Mia and Carol mentioned that one of the reasons for the town’s destruction was dangerous magical tools, and it seems it was not mistaken.

“Mia-chan, it’s not yet definite.” (Carol)

“You’re right. So, Yuna, what’s next?” (Mia)

“Hold on a second.” (Yuna)

I looked at the notebook.

“I should have followed Kryna-Hark’s words.”

“But Kryna-Hark was young at the time, so no one listened to him. And I was one of them.”

“As a result, a few years after Kryna-Hark, the town was destroyed.”

“Did Kryna-Hark just stop by?” (Mia)

“It seems so.” (Kagali)

“However, the magic tools we made stopped due to the magic tool left behind by Kryna-Hark.”

“We should be thankful the destruction extend to parts out of town.”

“That?” (Mia)

“What is that?” (Kagali)

“I didn’t get the point earlier. Couldn’t they have written it more clearly?” (Mia)

Mia shakes my shoulders.

“Even if you tell me that…” (Yuna)

I’m just reading what’s written in the notebook.

“Maybe it’s something he’d like to write about, but can’t.” (Yuna)

And it kinda feels like it was written during a tea break.

“They should at least write down the details.” (Mia)

“But I think now I understand why there was so little information about this town.” (Kagali)

“It was hidden.” (Mia)

I continued reading.

“But we were able to stop the magic tool we made, however, if someone breaks the magic tool left behind by Kryna-Hark, that thing could move again.”

“I, who survived, inherited Kryna-Hark’s wishes and decided to remain alone in the empty town to protect Kryna-Hark’s magical tools.”

“First of all, we got rid of all the magic tools that were left in the town. If there were no magical tools left in the town, those who came to steal magical tools would give up and return home.”

“So that’s why there weren’t any magic tools in town.” (Carol)

“In that case, I don’t think they need to make those knight armors.” (Mia)

“We were able to dispose of the magic tools, but Kryna-Hark’s magic tools must not be discarded. This is the only thing that needs to be protected.”

“The problem is after I pass away. As the years go by, people’s memories fade. It’s good that this town has faded. But there will still be people who will come to this town.”

Me, Fina, Kagali-san, Swaying Bear, and Hugging Bear looked at Mia and Carol.

“What.” (Mia)

“Nothing, I was just wondering if the person who wrote this notebook had foresight.” (Yuna)

“After I’m gone, I need someone to protect this town. I am a magic tool researcher. So I decided to create the knight armors to protect the magic tools left behind by Kryna-Hark.”

“But the research was extremely difficult to begin with. Kryna-Hark’s magic tool stopped all magic tools in the town from working. I tried turning on the light in the laboratory, but the magic stone did not glow due to Kryna-Hark’s magic tool. I can’t use any magic tools, not just light.”

“So I did my research outside of town, researching applications of the knight armors as guards.”

“He must have been an excellent magical tools researcher if he created those knight armors.” (Kagali)

“But the knight armors I made throughout my life were useless in town. No matter how I tried, they wouldn’t work in town.”

“Then why not just leave those things outside of town?” (Yuna)

“He left it there. When we checked the perimeter of the town as we were entering it, there were some knight armors that had been destroyed.” (Mia)

Mia answered my question.

“I think it was probably defeated by someone who came to this town a long time ago.” (Carol)

“That’s how grandpa got into the town. Grandpa can never defeat a knight armor.” (Mia)

I wonder if she knows she’s not bragging when she proudly talks about her grandfather.

“If only I could ask Kryna-Hark himself for more information about magical tools, I might be able to make the knight armors move around the town, but such a wish would never come true.”

“I waited for Kryna-Hark to appear while researching, but no matter how long I waited, he never came.”

“I have to do it myself.”

“No good, I failed.”

“It doesn’t work.”

“No, I’ve failed.”

“It still doesn’t work.”

For a while, the notebook was filled with words of anguish, followed by the words “failure” and “not working”.

I flipped through the notebook.

“Studying the magic tools left behind by Kryna-Hark, I managed to discover a loophole.”

“Although the range is small, it’s now possible to make the knight armors work.”

“So, that’s why when the knight armors reaches a certain place, they will return to the original positions.” (Mia)

“This is the end of my role.”

The rest of the note only described the creation of a large number of moving knight armors.

There may be a magical tool of Kryna-Hark near the knight armors in the town.

In that light, the researcher may have been a fool to have placed a knight armor in front of this room.

They say there is a fine line between genius and stupidity.

“I thought about getting rid of this notebook, but I would like to bequeath it to the person who’ll finally make it to this place.”

“To anyone reading this note, consider it my last wish. Please, leave Heschlag untouched in silence.”

And finally, there was a name written on it.

“-Magic Tool Researcher, Gabby”

All the pages after that were blank.

“In other words, there’s a magic tool made by Kryna-Hark, right? If we find it, it will be a big discovery.” (Mia)

“Wait, wouldn’t it be dangerous to mess with Kryna-Hark’s magic tools?” (Carol)

“But it’s a magic tool made by Kryna-Hark. If we find it, we’ll be rich.” (Mia)

“Yeah, but…” (Carol)

Speaking of which, I remember Shia saying that Kryna-Hark’s magic tools are being traded at a high price.

“No, it would be better to turn back from here as the notebook says.” (Kagali)

“I also agree with Kagari-san’s words.” (Yuna)

It’s not good sticking your neck into this kind of thing.

In cases like this, it’s standard for a stupid kid like Mia to screw up and get herself into a lot of trouble.

“But the treasure.” (Mia)

“Mia-chan, let’s go home.” (Carol)

“U~u” (Mia)

Mia starts getting distressed.

“Fine, I’ll give up on Kryna-Hark’s magic tools, but we better check other rooms. I’ve come this far after all.” (Mia)

“However, they may have been disposed of by this researcher.” (Kagali)

“There’s only the other room in this basement. Maybe there are some left.” (Yuna)

Mia probably doesn’t want to come all this way and leave empty-handed either.

If there were nothing in the other rooms, Mia would have to give up.

Besides, all we have to do is not stop Kryna-Hark’s magic tools from fulfilling its original intended duty.

“Well, then, after we check the other room, we’ll leave town, okay?” (Yuna)

“Okay.” (Mia)

That wraps it up.

“Come to think of it, there was another notebook. Is there anything in that one?” (Mia)

Mia picked up the other notebook I had left beside me and flipped through it. But there’s no response.

“This one looks blank.” (Mia)

Mia gave it back to me.

Indeed, there’s nothing on the cover.

But the words float on the cover of the notebook in a woozy way.

It wasn’t written when Mia was holding it, but the moment I held it in my hand, the letters appeared on the cover of the notebook.

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Author’s Note:

Kryna-Hark’s name was mentioned in the notebook.

[Notice]

In the activity report, I reported the cover illustration of the Kuma book volume 15.

It’s Yuna in a swimsuit again. I hope you will take a look at it because it’s very cute.

Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear are also included, so the cuteness is doubled.

I hope you enjoy the illustration.

[Notice]

As I said last time, I will be taking a break for a while.

I’m aiming for the end of May, but it might be even later.

Please understand that this will depend on the progress of the work.

[Notice]

I’ám looking for SS for volume 16 and store bonus in the activity report, so please help me out here as well.

※ Thank you very much for your continued support in reporting typos.

Please note that after adapting this to the book I have not corrected some of the kanji.

Postscript:

[Notice]

I have added the information about the store purchase bonus for volume 15 in the activity report.

Please check it as well.

-Kumanano

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