Bear-san, doing Origami
After leaving the castle, we took a horse-drawn carriage.
After touring the castle town in the carriage, we returned to Sakura’s house.
“Oh, you’re back!” (Kagali)
Kagali-san greeted us with a cup of tea as we returned to our room.
“Kagali-sama, we’re back!” (Sakura)
“Kagali-sama, are you alone?” (Shinobu)
Kagali-san was the only one in the room.
“Suzuran is so depressing that I kicked her out. She doesn’t need to take care of me all the time. However, she took away my liquor. This is elderly abuse!” (Kagali)
So that was why she was drinking tea.
“It’s not good for your health to drink alcohol in the daytime, so Suzuran must have done it out of concern.”
“So, how was the castle tour?” (Kagali)
Kagali-san looked at Noa and the others.
“It was fun.” (Noa)
“The view from the top was beautiful.” (Misa)
“Well, I’m glad you enjoyed the trip.” (Kagali)
She looked at them as if she were an older woman looking warmly at children.
But since she looked younger than Noa and the others, it felt strange.
Shuri said with a smile, “Also, we met the princess. She was beautiful.”
“Princess? You mean Honoka?” (Kagali)
“Yes. And then Shinobu and Juubei had a match against Yuna-sama.” (Sakura)
“What exactly did you guys do in the castle?” (Kagali)
“It’s not my fault. He wanted to fight Yuna himself, so he used me as an excuse.” (Shinobu)
Oh, I knew it.
He was saying plausible things to Shinobu, but ultimately, it was Juubei-san who really wanted to fight me.
“So you fought Shinobu and Juubei.” (Kagali)
“Well, sort of.” (Yuna)
“I don’t care about your match with Shinobu, but I would have liked to have seen your match with Juubei.” (Kagali)
“It’s terrible that you don’t even care about my match.” (Shinobu)
“If you feel bothered by that, strengthen your skills.” (Kagali)
“Ugh.” (Shinobu)
Kagali-san seemed interested in my match with Juubei-san, so I told her all about it.
“Heh, that one hates to lose, so when he lost to you, he must have been smiling outside, but was crying inside.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san chuckled.
“Isn’t that normal?” (Yuna)
Everyone wanted to win.
No one would be happy to lose.
“Usually, yes. But sometimes it’s not. When you fight someone who is much stronger than you, you feel many emotions: resignation, respect, awe, and you usually don’t want to try again.” (Kagali)
Please stop talking about people as if they were monsters.
“That’s right. I don’t want to fight a giant serpent ever again.” (Shinobu)
“Will you stop equating me with the giant serpent?” (Yuna)
“Yuna is stronger than that.” (Kagali)
There were sounds of laughter roaring all around.
Then, while talking about the castle, Noa and the others started to relax.
“I like this tatami, after all.” (Noa)
“Yes, it feels good.” (Shuri)
Noa and Shuri lounged around on the tatami.
“Noa, that’s not very modest of you. Shuri, don’t don’t emulate the same thing.” (Yuna)
I warned Noa and Shuri as they rolled around on the tatami.
“I’m sorry.” (Noa)