5 An Evening at The Beach

I was surprised by how calm I'm handling this new world. Ending up on another world should've given me a panic attack.

Kanna walks out and joins me, slightly blushing from the earlier event. This could be a good chance to know more about her home and maybe forget what happened. Seriously, a brand new world for me to explore. If only I ended up here on better terms, I'd probably be more excited.

Kanna: "Sorry about that, I didn't think Esmond would lash you."

Steven: "I'm fine. Tell me, what's Everhand like?"

Kanna: "It's beautiful, it's nothing like this village."

Steven: "Really?"

Kanna: "Yeah, I can show you if you come with me."

She's keen on having me as a servant. Going as far as to help me because she thought it was the right thing to do. It must be the "Mother Instinct" women have, but she looks younger than me. Is something like that possible for her if she doesn't have kids?

I don't want to sound disrespectful or rude, but I'm curious how old she is.

Steven: "You're really mature for how young you look. Are you 16 or around there?"

Kanna: "Me? I'm not that young."

Steven: "I'm 18, you can't be older than me."

Kanna: "That's because we're the same age."

So she's 18? If she told me that, then it's fine if I ask her birthday too.

Steven: "You could be older by a few months. When you were born?"

Kanna: "Dyo 14. And yours?"

Of course, even the months are different!

Steven: "February 14."

Kanna: "Uh..."

Steven: "I guess even our calendars are different."

Kanna: "Dyo is the second month of the year."

Steven: "No..."

There's no way.

Kanna was born in February too? On the 14th?!

Steven: "February is also the second month of the year."

Kanna: "Wow, we share the same birthday then? That's cool!"

It can't be the same. Our calendars have to be different slightly, at the very least.

Kanna: "Where's Los Angeles? I know it's not here on Feles Isle."

Steven: "I don't know, I never heard of Feles Isle or Everhand."

Kanna: "That's weird, and you didn't even know who Nekomatas were."

This is so much to take in. Exhausted, I lay down and stare into the sky. It's barely the afternoon and I'm already tired. I wonder where my stuff went. I didn't see my bag in my room when I woke up.

Steven: "Have you seen my bag by chance?"

Kanna: "Bag?"

Steven: "Like a carrying bag."

Kanna: "No, you weren't carrying anything when I found you. It might still be at the beach."

Steven: "Can we go there?"

Kanna: "The beach? Of course we can."

When we arrived at the beach, one of the kids from the village was already here by himself. I recognized him as one of the kids that knocked me down earlier. Kanna seemed to know him and even called him out by name.

Kanna: "Yasuhiro, come over here!"

Yasuhiro: "Cousin?"

They're related.

I'm not surprised, especially after learning she's related to the Elder and considered royalty. It was more normal than I imagined. He ran over to Kanna and hugs her. I wonder how big Kanna's family is.

Kanna: "What are you doing by yourself? You know it's dangerous."

Yasuhiro: "I know, but I felt bad for knocking the stranger down. So I've been looking for anything he lost on the beach. The others didn't want to, saying it's not their problem!"

This kid isn't so bad. He just didn't know better when he climbed me.

Steven: "Well, if you want, you could help me find my bag."

Yasuhiro: "Could I, mister?"

Steven: "If Kanna says it's alright."

It isn't his problem. I wonder if the rest of Kanna's family is like this, very generous. I always thought nobles were cold and greedy. It's nice to see people helping people out like this.

Kanna: "You can but you have to stay close."

Yasuhiro: "Let's go!"

Kanna: "Yasuhiro! What did I just say?"

They scurried off and I started walking along the beach hoping I would see my bag washed up. I know I was found on the beach but did I wash up here? I'm sure I would've drowned or burned in the sun. It is ridiculous how humid and hot it is right now.

We spent the rest of the afternoon searching only to come up empty-handed. I'm disappointed, all my stuff was in it.

Kanna: "It'll be fine, we can always come back tomorrow."

Steven: "You'd help me like that?"

Kanna: "I'd like to help in some way."

Yasuhiro: "Me too!"

They're so kind! Maybe having Kanna as my master isn't such a bad idea after all. Though, I still feel like I should give it more thought. I might be being misled like before with that demon girl.

We headed back as the sun fell and night rose. We were in the middle of the village when Yasuhiro ran off ahead suddenly and into the arms of another Nekomata lady who happened to be Yasuhiro's mother.

Kanna: "Sorry about my cousin, he can be a little hyper."

Steven: "It's fine, he's such a sweetheart."

Kanna: "He can be… I'll take you to your room you're going to be sleeping in."

Steven: "It's not at that one place?"

Kanna: "One place? Oh, the guest house? No, you need money if you want to stay there. You'll be with us at the estate."

The estate, the longhouse she means. Well, I guess it passes as one since we're in a village. As long as I can sleep, I'm fine either way. We went up the hill to the longhouse to one of the bedrooms. This place is different when the nobles aren't around. It's very peaceful with the sunset coming in.

Kanna: "We'll be sleeping in this room."

She opens the door and it's empty. A couple of duffel bags and rolled up futons made up the room. Since we were in the estate, I expected something luxurious. The closest to luxurious are the tatami mats but those are already common, aren't they? Do I have to share this room?

Steven: "Not to be rude, but… why are we sharing a room?"

Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.

Kanna: "There wasn't another room you could stay in. It's not that bad. I know I can trust you."

Steven: "You do?"

Kanna: "Yeah, there's something about you. Like you're a lost kitten or something."

Steven: "Well, alright."