CH 105

After eating the mushroom ahiijo, we cleaned up the area and headed south.

“Hurst-san, isn’t there a lot of light?”

“Is that so.”

The city in the foreground shines brightly.

There seems to be a lot of light leaking from the city. . .

I turn around and ask Hurst-san.

Then Hurst-san narrowed his eyes softly at my words.

It’s like you knew from the beginning. And he looks kind of happy.

“It’s beautiful.”

When I was wondering, Shizuku-chan let out a sigh next to me.

I turn my gaze back and look at the city again.

Yes. Just like Shizuku-chan said, it’s very pretty.

Perhaps because of such tradition of climate, all the houses in the town have white outer walls and orange roofs.

Now it was lit up with a lot of lights.

“It’s beautiful, and it’s kind of exciting.”

Yes. Even if it’s clean, it doesn’t feel fantastic. . .

It’s a lively feeling that even bright music seems to be playing.

Because the sea is close, the air is mixed with the scent of the tide and there is also a breeze.

It was a scene that made me want to run right now and go to the center of the city.

“Shina-san, actually. . .”

When my body was tingling with excitement, Ryleigh-kun, who had his right arm wrapped around my arm, laughed softly.

The young leaf-colored eyes were mischievously narrowed. . .

“Tonight is a festival!”

“Festival?”

“Yeah! It’s the night of the annual harbor festival!”

Oh my God! Port Festival!

“I see. . . . . .!”

“Hahaha! That’s right! That’s why I made you hurry!”

When I was surprised, Elja-san, who was walking in front of me, turned around and gave me a wink.

If you remove the fur and do it while you’re over exposed, it’s poisonous to the eyes.

But now I can’t help be more concerned about the city than Elja-san!

Then Hurst-san continued his words to match my heart.

“Shina-sama, it seems that at the festival, they serve locally-caught fish dishes at food stalls and grill them on the beach.”

“Fish food stalls. . .! Hamayaki. . .!”

What a charming sound!

Hurst-san also knew about the festival, so when I noticed the lights earlier, he must have been happy.

. . . Because he thought I would be pleased.

When I think about it, my chest feels soft and warm. . .

“Shizuku-chan, I’m going to run for a bit. . .!”

This is not the time to walk leisurely.

The many lights are proof of the festival.

In that town. . .! Something delicious is waiting. . .!

“Shina-san, I’ll run too!”

“Me too!”

To my words, both Shizuku-chan and Ryleigh-kun happily replied that they would run together.

“Then let’s run!”

I gave Shizuku-chan on my left and Ryleigh-kun on my right a wink and nodded nodded to each other.

It might be dangerous to run on the road at night, but it’s a gravel road and it’s a short distance from the city, so it should be fine.

“Hey, don’t fall!”

When I let go of Shizuku-chan and Ryleigh-kun’s hands in order to run, Zezgard-san, who was walking at the end of the trail, drew attention.

I give him a thumbs up and get it back, ready to run!

“I’ll run too! Hahahaha!”

When I do that, Elja-san laughs loudly and starts running faster than me.

Furthermore, when Hurst-san came to my side, he nodded, leaving it to me.

“I’ll go ahead and see if there’s any danger.”

“Thank you.”

I thank Hurst-san who is willing to cooperate with me. . .

Then Ash-san, who was walking in front of me, burst into laughter.

“I see! Isarai Shina likes festivals too!”

“Yes.”

“I see. . . that’s right. . . um. Then with me. . .”

Ash-san, who had blushing cheeks, held out his hand towards me.

I tilted my head without knowing what was going on, and Hurst-san held up a wooden stick. . .

“Run.”

With a swish. . . . .

He unleashed a sharp thrust towards that hand. . .

“Hey!! Stop it!”

“We’ll go ahead and make sure it’s safe.”

“Stop. . . ! I’ll get a hole in my hand!!”

“If it’s a hand that doesn’t do it’s job, it’s okay to have a hole in it.”

“Is there any excuse?! I know! I’ll do my duty!”

Hurst-san, who manipulates a wooden stick, and Ash-san, who avoids and runs while being chased.

Both of them are really fast.

Elja-san has gone far away in no time.

When I look at everyone’s backs, my heart accelerates more and more. . .

“Let’s go!”

When I kick the ground with a jerk, my body bounces and moves forward.

How far will I run? About 500 meters left? More?

I don’t know exactly, but it shouldn’t be too far away.

“Shina-san. . .”

“Me too!”

When I start running, Shizuku-chan and Ryleigh-kun start running too.

“Hey! Seriously don’t fall!”

And then I realized that Zezgard-san was also running from behind.

“Ryleigh. . .! My baby rabbit’s playful appearance. . .!”

Thruster-san, who was even more deeply moved, was running diagonally behind Ryleigh-kun while yelling hahaha. Scary. However, Thruster-san has never seen Ryleigh-kun moving his body so much, so I guess he wants to see him as close as possible.

Before I knew it, everyone was running towards the city.

It’s a strange sight.

It’s childish to run with everyone to go to a festival.

Running makes me tired and out of breath.

But. . .

It’s fun to be with everyone. . .

A smile overflows without permission. . . . . . . .

“Arrived. . .!”

And so, at the entrance of the town we arrived at, there was an arch, and there was a cloth with letters written on it.

Hurst-san who had arrived earlier was waiting there.

“Shina-san, i can see the sea. . .”

“It’s true, isn’t it.”

Beyond the arch was a straight street.

Stalls lined both sides of the main street paved with cobblestones, selling a variety of goods.

It seemed to descend gently toward the sea, and I could see the sea at the end.

Brightly lit white walls and orange roof. Compared to the tents of the food stalls and the bright cloth that hangs over them, the sea at night looks nothing but black.

“The sea here is emerald green, isn’t it?”

Yes. I heard about it before I left.

This is the South Sea. The color is Shizuku-chan’s favorite emerald green.

“Yes. When the sun goes up again tomorrow, I think you’ll know the color.”

Hurst-san answers my question.

I nodded back and smiled at Shizuku-chan who was next to me.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

“. . . . Yes.”

Shizuku-chan smiled happily.

“I saw the sea for the first time. . .”

“Yes.”

Ryleigh-kun is just staring at the dark sea in the distance.

Ryleigh-kun, who was physically weak, shouldn’t have been able to go out much.

I stroked his blue hair.

“Let’s go see it together tomorrow.”

“Yes!”

Ryleigh-kun smiles happily.

It’s not just a trip, as Elja-san, the crown prince, is with us, and there will be magical fish, but. . .

If I could see Shizuku-chan and Ryleigh-kun’s smiles like this, I’m really glad I came here!

“First of all, let’s enjoy the festival today!”

Yes! Sea tomorrow!

I have to enjoy all these stalls today.

The first thing I noticed was. . .!

“Hurst-san! I want to eat that. . .!”

Steamed white fish!