Shinobu-san threw a stone, and it bounced on the river.
“Stones bouncing?” (Yuna)
“Yes. The stones bounce around a lot.” (Noa)
“They don’t sink into the river.” (Yuna)
“When we tried it, the stones just sank in the water without bouncing.” (Noa)
I have seen this on TV and the internet.
Was it called stone skipping?
The one where you throw a stone into a river or lake and the stone bounces on the water.
“It was dangerous to play in the river, so I taught them.” (Shinobu)
“Shinobu, you are not using magic, right?” (Noa)
“Nope.” (Shinobu)
“That’s a lie. How could a stone bounce on the water?” (Noa)
Apparently, the ladies here didn’t know how to play the stone skipping.
Well, Sakura, Noa, and Misa were real ladies, so it kind of made sense that they did not know how to play the stone skipping.
Meanwhile, Fina and Shuri had no father, and their mother, Tirumina-san, was sick for quite some time, so I didn’t think they would be able to play such games during that time.
“You don’t know about this as well, Ruimin?” (Yuna)
“Yes, I don’t know.” (Ruimin)
Even Ruimin shook her head.
“Well, Yuna, would you like to try it too?” (Shinobu)
Shinobu then threw a stone into the river.
The stone bounced over the river about six times before sinking into the river.
“I’m not going to lose to Yuna on this one.” (Shinobu)
I didn’t mind losing, though.
When I saw Shinobu’s smug face, I wanted to defeat her.
But I’ve never played stone skipping before. I wasn’t the kind of kid who played in the river.
I also didn’t have any friends who would invite me.
And I felt sad when I thought about this.
Well, I didn’t think girls would go to the river to play stone skipping anyway.
It was a boy’s game.
Anyway, what I have never done before in my previous life, I was going to do it in another world.
Although I had no real world experience of stone skipping, I did participate in online game events featuring stone skipping contests in my previous life.
It was a contest to see how many times your stone bounced.
One was given 100 points, which could be freely assigned to strength, speed, and luck in any manner.
Beginners were also able to place high, so this event was quite popular.
I tried it myself, but it was an event where those with real-world experience took the top spots because the arm swing, angle, selection of stone size, weight, shape, and other factors required experience.
I didn’t make it to the top, but I had done my research and participated in the event, so I was able to make the stone bounce quite a lot.
Next, I looked at the stones lying on the ground.
And I knew what kind of stone to use.
Flat stones were good. Round stones like baseballs didn’t bounce.
I found a thin pebble that looked like a disk.
I think this one would be good.
As for how to throw.
Throw the stone horizontally.
I tossed the pebble with my bear puppet’s mouth while leaning it at a good angle towards the river. The pebble left my hand and bounced on the river seven times.
Finally, the pebble sunk into the river.
“Yuna-san, that’s remarkable.” (Noa)
“It bounced more than Shinobu-san.” (Misa)
“Many splashes!” (Shuri)
Noa, Misa, and Shuri were all excited.
“It’s no big deal.” (Yuna)