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Chapter 133
The bulging part of the Tomb split open.
From inside, ghostly figures of bears roared and leaped out.
"Roar!"
"Goooh!"
They were Ghost Bears.
Or no, should I call them Bear Ghosts?
Hmm... let's just call them whatever.
It's all the same anyway.
Regardless.
Both of their ranks were Elite.
Was this also the effect of the Luck Buff?
Their racial rank had gone up by a whopping two stages compared to before.
They were originally Superior rank.
From what I heard from Jjokkomi, Mother Bear and Urami hadn't undergone a Limit Breakthrough while I wasn't looking.
"Gasp! A ghost popped out!"
"Kkya? Don't hug me!"
The Fox hugged the Red Panda in surprise.
"Yongyong! They can fly around like me, yong! I've got flying friends now, yong!"
"...!"
"Woong, woong!"
The Little Yellow Dragon, Princess Doll, and Tosuni.
The three of them raised their heads and looked at the Ghost Bears with fascinated expressions.
Tosuni was flapping wings that she couldn't even use for Flight.
I immediately activated the Analysis Module.
I opened an Information Window that was visible to everyone.
"Wow, they're both Elite rank? Their race name is Ghost Bear."
"Ooh, they're the rare ghost type even among the Undead."
Ailee and Miss Vampire let out sounds of admiration.
"Kkuoooo! Mom! Oppa!"
Jjokkomi shed tears as she watched the Ghost Bears gliding through the air, jumping up and down on the spot and shouting in a loud voice.
"Roar?"
"Goooh?"
Only then did the two look towards where we were.
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami.
Mother Bear looked exactly the same as the face I remembered.
Urami also had the exact same face as when I saw him as a corpse.
"R-rooar!"
"Goooooh!"
The Ghosts made surprised expressions.
Soon, they flew rapidly toward Jjokkomi.
And they each began to vigorously rub their cheeks against both of Jjokkomi's cheeks.
While bursting into tears.
I guess ghosts could shed tears too.
On top of that, they were even making physical contact without any issue.
It seemed that ghosts in this world could be touched as well.
Anyway, even if I didn't know about anything else yet.
It appeared they still completely retained their memories of their family.
"Kkuo, kkuo... I missed you both so much...!"
"Rooar... rooar...!"
"Goooooh...."
The scene of a family reunion.
Jjokkomi, the Ghost Mother Bear, and the Ghost Urami hugged each other and sobbed for a long time.
We watched that scene for quite a while.
Silently and without a word, so the three of them could fully enjoy their reunion.
But should I be joining in on that?
Bear.......
Never mind, why should I intrude over there.
I should just watch from afar too.
***
During their touching reunion,
Jjokkomi explained to the Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami what was going on. She also added that their Resurrection was all thanks to me.
After hearing the explanation.
The two turned their heads and stared at me, then bowed their heads with awkward expressions to express their gratitude.
It seems they know how to be thankful.
Nod-bear.
I gave a small nod up and down, accepting their thanks.
"Rooar...."
"Gooo...."
Even after expressing their gratitude, the two couldn't take their eyes off me.
What do you keep looking at? You wanna fight?
For reference, those two don't hate me.
Recently, while taking care of the Tomb.
I had heard about Mother Bear and Urami from Jjokkomi, and she said Mother Bear seemed to want to apologize to me, and Urami seemed to be repenting for his childhood mistakes.
Even if they apologize now, it's way too late.
Because there's a time for apologies, too.
However.......
That doesn't mean I have absolutely no intention of forgiving them.
If it was for our Jjokkomi, I could be broad-minded and forgive them without dwelling on the past.
Because I remember being a pretty big-hearted person in my past life, too.
Although my memories are hazy, so maybe not.
Anyway.
If I set my mind to it, forgiving them wouldn't be that hard.
I just have to cleanly forget the past.
It's not like they betrayed me or anything.
And isn't there a saying that yesterday's enemy is today's friend?
Ah, maybe that's not the right saying for this.
"Rooar, roo...."
"Gooooh, gooo...."
Hesitant.
They looked like they had something to say.
Ugh, stop being so frustrating and just say it quickly if you want to.
At a glance, it looked like they were trying to apologize.
But they didn't seem able to open their mouths easily.
Looking at their expressions, it's probably not because of pride.
They were just acting like that because they were scared I wouldn't accept their apology.
Ponder, ponder.
I approached them and stopped in front of them.
And I glared straight at the two of them.
Everyone behind me held their breath and just watched this scene.
"R-rooar, rooar...!"
"Gooo, goooooh!"
Finally.
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami squeezed their eyes shut and offered me an apology.
Sorry for not acknowledging me as their child, sorry for discriminating, sorry for abandoning me when I was young, and sorry for biting my arm off.
I could tell just by hearing their voices.
That it was a sincere apology.
After staring at the two of them for a moment, I let out a deep sigh.
Sigh, fine.
I'll forgive you, so raise your heads.
Just as I had thought to myself, I decided to cleanly forgive them.
Because they weren't trying to apologize just because I resurrected them, but had wanted to apologize from the very beginning anyway.
"Rooar...?"
"G-gooo?"
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami made surprised expressions.
They must have been flustered because they were forgiven much more easily than expected.
"Bear bear bear, bear bear, bear bear bear, bear bear bear?"
What are you staring blankly at?
Do you hate being forgiven?
If not, then relax your faces right now.
Before I take back my forgiveness.
"Rooar, rooar!"
"Gooooh, gooo!"
The two hurriedly relaxed their expressions.
They sure listen well.
***
Not only to Jjokkomi.
But I also told the other two the story of how I met my father.
I delivered the news that he was perfectly alive and well.
At that, the Ghost Mother Bear made a joyful expression.
Afterward.
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami.
We discussed with everyone about what we should do with these two.
Whether we should accept them as members of our Dungeon.
Or if we should take them to the Magma Bear.
"I don't mind either way... but how about we ask what they want to do first?"
"Kkuo? I'm going to live with my Dongsaeng-Oppa for the rest of my life, though? Mom and Oppa should just live together here too!"
Jjokkomi.
I had no intention of sending you away from the start.
"Gooo, goooooh...."
Urami had the same thought as Jjokkomi.
His stance was that, as long as we were okay with it, he also wanted to live together here.
"Rooar......."
The Ghost Mother Bear seemed to ponder, then answered as if she had made a decision.
Her answer was that she wanted to live here with us, if only we would allow it.
Although she did want to meet the Magma Bear,
She also added that she wasn't mentally prepared yet.
Because she had become a completely different race now.
She said she was worried that he wouldn't welcome her if she went to him looking like this.
Of course, it didn't seem like she intended to never meet him for the rest of her life.
"Bear bear, bear bear bear."
Yeah, well.
Let's all live together.
I gladly permitted them to live with us.
Because there's nothing bad about having more family members.
"Kkuhehe! It's a relief that my Dongsaeng-Oppa allowed it! Mom, Urami Oppa!"
"Gooo?"
Urami expressed his confusion.
Saying, who is Urami?
"Your name is Urami, Oppa! Our Dongsaeng-Oppa chose it for you!"
"Gooo!"
It seemed he liked the name Urami.
That's a relief.
I was thinking of kicking him out if he hated it.
As an aside.
Their memories weren't exactly completely intact.
Because they don't remember who it was that killed them.
They didn't even recognize the Old Man Fake Doll.
I guess this turned out for the better, though.
***
While I was moving past the maze.
Peek.
I felt a gaze from behind me.
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami were secretly following me, continuously hiding behind the walls and slightly poking their faces out.
"Bear...."
Whenever I quickly turned around,
"Rooar!"
"Gooo!"
They would act surprised and repeatedly hide behind the wall.
What have they been doing since earlier?
Are they perhaps doing that because they want to keep being with me?
But they are walking on eggshells, worried I might hate it if they stick right next to me?
Hmm. It does seem like that guess is correct....
Were they originally this timid?
I remember them being incredibly ferocious.
"Bear bear, bear bear bear."
I raised my voice and shouted.
Telling them to come out since I had seen them hiding.
That they don't have to follow me secretly and can just stick next to me.
The moment those words echoed along the walls.
"Rooar!"
"Gooo!"
The two of them rejoiced and flew rapidly toward me.
And they began vigorously rubbing their cheeks against mine.
So this is what it feels like to be rubbed by ghosts.
For reference, if the ghosts themselves wanted to, they could make it so that others couldn't touch their bodies.
They could make their physical forms disappear like real ghosts.
Earlier, the Red Panda threw a punch at Urami, and that punch passed straight through Urami's body. I'm just saying this in case there's a misunderstanding, but the Red Panda's punch wasn't an attack, just a simple expression of affection.
Anyway.
I'm still not quite used to this.
The fact that these two, who used to hate me terribly at first, suddenly changed and like me this much now.
It was to the point where I wondered if they were really the same guys.
As the two were vigorously rubbing their faces against my cheeks like that.
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
I encountered two Butler Fake Dolls that were patrolling the maze.
They saw me and offered a polite greeting, spitting out their pre-set lines.
The Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami stared at them, then soon asked me a favor.
They asked if it would be okay to use those bodies.
Use those bodies?
What does that mean?
Are they trying to use Possession or something?
I didn't know exactly, but I nodded my head for now.
Give it a try, do as you please.
At that, the Ghost Mother Bear and the Ghost Urami quickly infiltrated the bodies of the different Butler Fake Dolls.
[Possessed Doll - Ghost Bear lv.30]
[Domain: Fire]
┗Rank - Rare
"Rooar!"
[Possessed Doll - Ghost Bear lv.22]
"Gooo!"