kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 11

Bear-san Becomes Rank E

After returning to the town, I headed directly towards the guild.
Again, my head was patted by the elderly gatekeeper.
I'd like it if he stopped treating me like a child.
Upon entering the guild, the gazes of every adventurer in the room turned towards me.
They averted their gazes when I looked at them.
Nobody said anything, so I went towards the reception desk.

"Yuna-san, what business do you have with us today?"

"I defeated some wolves in the forest, what should I do in this situation? If there are jobs on the commission board, for example, can I accept them and immediately turn them in?"

"If the commission is just to defeat monsters, you can immediately turn it in as long as you bring the magic stones as proof you defeated them. However, the magic stones must be turned in within a certain period of time."

"Within a certain period of time?"

"It would be problematic if you were to bring in magic stones obtained a month ago, even though the commission was just put out today."

"You can distinguish between them?"

"Yes, we are able to."

They can do that, huh.
As expected of a different world.

"Wolf subjugation is a permanent commission, so normally you can accept it at any time. However, we need the meat and pelts as well. The meat can be sold to restaurants and normal households as food. It's one of the main food sources for this town. The pelts can be used for clothing and such, so the guild has a permanent subjugation order up for wolves."

"In that case, can you take that commission for me?"

"Yes, F-rank subjugation will be for one wolf. E-rank subjugation will be for 3 wolves."

"Oh? Didn't you say that defeating a wolf would be equivalent to E-rank in power? "

"Yes, my apologies. To be accurate, you need to be able to defeat more than three wolves, as defeating one wolf would not suffice to demonstrate your ability."

"Is that so. Well, for now, I have 40 so can you turn them in for me?"

".............um, Yuna-san. What did you say just now?"

"I have around 40 or so, can you turn them in for me?"

As I say that, I begin to hear whispering behind me. Things like:

"40 wolves, she said."

"It's probably a joke."

"How on earth would a single person be able to defeat that many?"

"But that bear is, you know, THAT bear."

"It's that bear, you know."

"In that case it's possible, isn't it?"

"If it's that bear it's possible."

"I didn't see that bear fight, though."

"I saw it. Don't go against that bear."

"I fought that bear. Stop it or you'll die."

and such.

"Excuse me, but where would the wolves be? Just magic stones would not be enough to qualify for the commission."

"I didn't dismantle them, but I put them properly inside of my item box."

"You had an item box? Not only that, but one large enough to fit in 40 wolves? Well then, if you could please come to the building next door."