Bear-san Meets Suzuran-san
When we walked through the gate of Sakura’s mansion, Noa and Misa were amazed at the sight.
“It’s different from the houses in our country.” (Noa)
“It’s like nature is inside the house.” (Misa)
“I’m glad you like it.” (Sakura)
We headed for the entrance, removing our shoes and entering the building.
“You can see wood everywhere.” (Noa)
“It’s like a work of art.” (Misa)
“Oh, you’re exaggerating.” (Sakura)
“No, I am not.” (Noa)
“I’d like to take it home with me.” (Misa)
“You can’t take a house home with you.” (Sakura)
Maybe with my bear box, I could manage; I internally retorted.
However, I think the house would crumble the very moment I take it out.
After all, unlike my bear house, it wasn’t made to be portable. To begin with, I would need a foundation for me to place it.
We walked along the corridor.
Noa, Misa, Fina and Shuri let out sighs as they gazed at the scenery that spread out over the garden.
“It’s entirely different from the garden at my house. The garden at my house is gorgeous, but this one is more serene.” (Noa)
“Look at those big and small stones of various shapes placed in the garden…” (Misa)
“Even though they’re just placed there, they give off an indescribable feeling.” (Noa)
“In our country, we don’t use stones like this.” (Misa)
“Is that so?” (Sakura)
“Yes, we do have beautifully crafted stones, but…” (Noa)
Indeed, in Noa’s mansion and the Castle in the Royal Capital, you wouldn’t find stones left in their natural state like in the Land of Wa. You would more often see stones that have been processed.
Sakura looked happy as Noa and Misa praised the garden.
“This is the guest room, so please make yourself at home.”
We were shown to a Japanese-style room. When we were about to sit down, Shinobu took the cushions that had been piled up in the corner and placed them in front of the table in the middle of the room.
“These are the cushions, please sit on them.” (Shinobu)
“Thank you.” (Noa)
Once everyone was sitting on the cushions, they looked out at the garden again.
“I wonder why? The view of the garden makes me feel very calm.” (Noa)
“There are no flowers in bloom, though.” (Misa)
In the gardens of Noa and Misa’s houses, many flowers were in bloom in the flowerbeds. I think that was beautiful in its own way.
But this garden had a different kind of beauty.
“I’ve made some tea.” (Shinobu)
While we were looking at the garden, Shinobu made us some tea.
“Thank you.” (Noa)
“I noticed it when we were eating the dango; you were drinking it normally, but does Noa have green tea at your place too?” (Sakura)
“Yes, there’s a restaurant in the town where I live that serves food using ingredients from this country. You can drink it there.” (Noa)
At Anzu’s shop, green tea was served when you ordered onigiri.
Incidentally, I also kept some green tea with me because I sometimes want to drink it.
“It’s rare in my town, but I’ve tasted this before. It’s different from black tea, but it’s really delicious.” (Misa)
Misa said this and took a sip of the tea.
“That’s good to hear.” (Sakura)
“If your stomach is okay, I have rice crackers. Do you want some?” (Shinobu)
Even though we came to Sakura’s house to rest because we were full, Shinobu still wanted to feed us.
“Well, a little bit…” (Noa)
“Me too.” (Misa)
“I’ll have some as well!” (Shuri)
The three of them, apart from Fina, picked up their rice crackers.