182 . At that time in Liberty ~ Kuma!



"...a lordless bear, a bored bear, a bored bear.
 The lord's office in the town hall of Liberty, a small frontier city.
 Korok, who is sitting in the lord's chair, is propped up on his desk, making a bored sound.
 At the sound of his voice, Erdena, who was organizing documents at the table beside the lord's desk, couldn't help but chuckle.
''........Korok, I know how you feel, but you can't stagger the desk.
I know what I'm talking about.
 Korok said in frustration, scrubbing the top of his desk with his hands.
 After doing so for a while, Korok turned his gaze to Eldena.
'Erdena. When will the lord bear come back?'
'Well I haven't heard exactly what it is either... well, I don't think he's going to be back for a month like he was the other day.
Oh, bear.
 At Erdena's words, Korok stood up from his chair, scratching his head with his hands.
'Can't help it bear I'm going to go for a walk with Tiree until dinner.
...and don't be late for dinner.
I know that bear.
 Raising his right hand towards Erdena, Korok left the lord's room and went back to his own room.

 The door of Korok's own room was considerably larger than the door of a normal room.
 This was because Tiree, a subspecies of the ancient monster race, was living with him.
 Unlike the purely ancient monster race, Tiree is half ancient monster race in its lower body and half human girl in its upper body, but due to the fact that the ancient monster race was originally huge, Tiree is nearly three meters in length, so Korok's room is equipped with a special door to allow Tiree to enter and exit without problems.

Tiree's back.
 Korok said with a smile, and Tira, who had been curled up in the corner of the room, got up with a puff of a smile on her face.
'Korok, Okaeri,'
 Tiree runs up to Korok, uttering a single word.

 Normally, the ancient monster race cannot speak the language of a human.
 Only the ancient monster race that was born with the ability to change into human form can exceptionally speak human language, but the half-beast, half-human Tiree was initially unable to speak human language at all.
 However, while living with Korok, Tiree had begun to learn to speak human language, albeit only in one language.

 Tiree rubbed his own head against Korok on his return.
 Korok was also smiling happily as he received the gesture of affection characteristic of the ancient monster race.
''Tiree, I'm not having an ally and I'm not busy bear, do you want to go for a walk with me?''
 When Korok said that, Tiree said
I'm coming! Koroktoik!
 He nodded repeatedly in happiness as he said this.
 The two of them left the room as it was and walked out of the mansion.

 Due to Tiree's large size, they couldn't go into the city.
 Therefore, the two of them had decided that their walk course was solely in the forest that led from behind the town hall to the dragon scale quarry.

''A bear?''
 As he was about to head into the forest, Korok noticed Giambalea standing in front of the administration office of the nearby underground labyrinth.
'A rare bear. 'A rare bear, a jambalea that's always holed up in his room, but he's out there.'
 Korok ran towards Gianbarea as he did so.
 Tiree followed behind him.
''Giambalea, what are you doing bear?''
Oh, Tillets on the Koroks, huh? You getting good at that?
 Giambalea smiled at Korok and Tiree, who came running up to her, and said a few words with a nika smile.
'Have you already got it? I don't understand the bear.
 Korok twisted his head at Giambalea's words.
 Beside him, Tiele was twisting his head in exactly the same pose as Korok.
Haha, that was a bit early for Korok and his friends. Well, that's okay. So, what can I do for you?
'The always holed up Jean Barea was outside, Bear. I was wondering what he was doing.
 Korok said and nodded at him.
 Beside him, Tiele was nodding in the exact same pose as Korok.
 While looking at the two of them making such a breathtaking gesture, Giambalea couldn't help but let a wry smile appear on his face.
''Ah, well, here it is, I was thinking of a new dungeon.
A dungeon bear?
That's right. We also run an underground labyrinth to train beasts, but our customers asked us if we could make a labyrinth where flying-type beasts could be trained.
'I don't understand bears, why would you train a beast?'
There is a city to the east of the capital that regularly holds a tournament where beasts compete with each other for a prize. So we make sure that the beasts that compete in these tournaments are trained here.
 At Giambalea's words, Korok twisted his head again.
'It's kind of disgusting to make a beast fight a bear. It's like making a Tiree fight a bear, isn't it?'
Well, some of the beasts we're going to fight are definitely from the ancient Kaiju race.
 When Giambalea said that, Tiree, who seemed to understand the meaning of the words, backed away involuntarily.
 Then Korok stood between Giambalea and Tiree and opened his arms.
"Tiree is a bear that Korok will protect. I won't let him fight.''
 Saying that, Korok says, "Galle," and raises his voice.
 Jean Barea couldn't help but smile at such a Korok.
It's not, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Tiree is not a target, so don't worry about it.
Really a bear?
Really?
"Then it's a good bear.
 At Giambalea's words, Korok let out a sigh of relief.
 Tiree, too, smiled happily as he placed his hand on Korok's shoulder.

 Korok and Tiree ran towards the forest, waving to Giambalea.
 Giambalea smiled and waved at the two of them.
''Well, seeing you guys as good friends makes me feel better.
 After saying that, Giambalea looked up at the sky again.
It's a good change of pace for us too, so let's see if we can put our thoughts together so far.
 As he said this, Giambalea picked up a sketchbook that he had left nearby.

 When Korok and the others entered the forest, they were just about to find Sarah working in the forest with the bone people.
 When Sarah noticed them, a smile appeared on her face.
''Oh, Korok and ... and ... and ...''
 Sarah repeats "and........" over and over again while pointing at Tiree.
 At Sarah's situation, Korok stares at Sarah with his eyes half-open and zitzing.
''Sis Sarah. Did you forget Tiree's name again bear?
'Yeah, yeah, it's Tille. I haven't forgotten you I'm just a little stuck for words around here...
 Sarah pointed to her own throat area as she said this.
 Korok continued to stare at Sarah like that with zit eyes.

'Oh? I see Korok is with you.
 The two men were standing next to each other when Foldente appeared.

 It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to have to worry about it.

'Oh, oh, Foldente. What is it, what do you want me to do?
 It's a good thing that you have a good idea of what you're looking for.
You will find that you will be able to get the most out of this.
'My lord bear!'
 At Foldente's words, Korok could not help but lean forward.
─ Korok is different. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. I'm sure you'll be able to come with me when you're done here.
All right, all right. Then give me a minute to finish up.
 Saying that, Sarah rushed towards the bone people who were continuing to work in the rear.
 As if to replace Sarah, Korok moved his face closer to Foldente's.
'Foldente, Korok is going too, bear!
What? I didn't call you, and you're only in my way to begin with.
"But I'm still going, bear, and it will be useful!
 Korok let go of his hair with a shake and a forceful release of good will.
'Tiremo!'
 Behind them, Tiree goes on to say as forcefully as Korok.
 It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
It's a good idea to have a little bit of a wait... Anyway, this is not a game.
I know, bear, work.
Un.
"Both Korok and Tiree are useful bears.
Un.
 Every time Korok said it forcefully, Tiree said it forcefully and nodded his head.
 While being approached by such two people, Foldente had a puzzled expression on his face as he put his index finger on his right cheek.

◇A few minutes later ◇.
 Salamandered Sarah was sprinting towards Urinacombe.
 On her back, besides Foldente, were the figures of Korok and Tiree.

 Korok and Tiree continued to enjoy looking at the surrounding scenery while riding on Sarah's back, which was advancing at a tremendously fast pace.
'You're fast Bear! That's what I'm talking about, Sarah, my sister bear!
Un.
 It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get to know you better or not, but I didn't think I'd end up being an escort for Korok and the others.
I don't want you to have to find your way around, but I'm not going to.
 Sarah uttered those words as she sprinted.
 Then, facing Sarah, Foldente sighs loudly again.
It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're trying to do.
Nu-uh-uh?
 When Sarah heard Foldente's words, she hurriedly turned to the east.
 It's a good thing that you've got a good idea of what you're looking for.