[Even though, the waves are calm. I’m a little worried about the children being washed away.] Lurina
Lurina-san looks at the sea and says something like that.
Yes indeed. The waves on the beach here were relatively calm. It’s suitable for playing.
But even small children can drown or be swept away by the waves when the adults take their eyes off of them. Right now they’re playing on the edge of the beach and Liz-san is holding the other children’s hands. But not all can be seen.
And some children can’t swim, so it might be better to make a safe place to play.
I stood up and walk under the bright sunshine.
Hot! My soft skin is slowly burning. I used a towel to protect my skin. Even so, the heat from the sand under my feet rises.
I wondered what it’s like to wear a swimsuit, but it’s hotter than wearing a bear costume. I miss my bear costume since I don’t feel the heat inside it.
[Where are you going, Yuna-chan?] Lurina
Lurina-san asks me when I left the beach house.
[I want the children to feel at ease, so I’ll create a place where they can swim.] Yuna
When I walk along the beach, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear followed me. In addition, the children followed Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear. And behind the children is Lurina-san with a smiling face. A strange line has been made.
I look around to find a suitable place to build a pool. Everywhere I look seems the same. There’s a stretch of sandy beach from left to right and there are some rocks along the way. I went to a beach where there’s no children playing.
Is it okay around here?
When I reached the shoreline, I thrust the bear puppets forward. But I warned the children behind me as if I just remembered.
[All of you, just stay behind me.] Yuna
I thrust the bear puppets once again and used earth magic. Then a myriad of poles sticks out from the sea like fences. The size of the fence should be about 25m laterally and about 1m deep into the sea. The water level will change over time, but I will ask Lurina-san and others to be careful in that area.
The fence will prevent children from being swept away by the waves. The waves can still enter, so they can still play normally at the beach.
[Lurina-san, please let the children play here. If it still seems narrow, I will widen it.] Yuna
[As usual, you used magic like it’s nothing. OK, I’ll invite Liz, Elena, and Gill to play here as well.] Lurina
Lurina-san calls out to Liz-san. The children who were playing other games also gathered in the voice of Lurina-san. There are also figures of Fina and Shuri.
When Liz-san and Elena-san arrived, they were initially surprised at the sight of the fence, but soon thanked me and started playing with the children.
Gill also comes with two children on his back. He’s walking with no expression, but aren’t they heavy? Even so, he’s full of muscle.
When I look at Gill, my eyes lined up with him.
[…………?] Gill
But Gill, walk passed me, he sat on the sand and began watching the children.
What was that about?
[He just stopped thinking about it because he couldn’t understand Yuna-chan.] Lurina
Lurina-san explains about Gill’s actions just now.
I wonder if it is something that I do not know about?
For the time being, I made a pseudo pool, so they can play with peace of mind. There is Fina watching the children play in the sea.
[Fina you’re not going to play?] Yuna
[Ano. Yuna-oneesan, can you swim?] Fina
Fina timidly asked.
[Me? I think I could swim when I was little. Though I haven’t been swimming in the last few years.] Yuna
I haven’t swim since elementary school. I wonder, once you learn how to ride a bicycle, you can still ride it even if you haven’t been doing so for a long time. But what about swimming?
[Can you teach me? Because I can’t swim.] Fina
[Me too~.] Shuri
[Please teach us too.]
When Fina asked, Shuri and other children joined in as well and it became noisy.
As expected, Fina and Shuri couldn’t swim. Even though there is a small river near Crimonia, having a sick mother would have prevented them from going out to play.
[But if you want to learn how to swim, you could just ask Lurina-san to teach…] Yuna
When I look at Lurina-san, there are already few children gathered around her to learn how to swim. Liz-san and Elena-san are helping her.
Is this the only way I can teach?
[It would be nice for me to teach you. I hope I could still swim.] Yuna
I know how to swim. But it’s weird to teach someone when I don’t know if I can swim. Therefore, I will teach them once I confirm if I can still swim. Nobody wants to be taught by anyone who can’t swim.
(TN: 泳ぎ方は分かる。でも、泳げないのに教えるのは変だ。だから、泳げたら教えることにする。誰だって、泳げない人には教わりたくはないはずだ。)
Fina replied happily to my condition. Do you really want to learn? I will only teach you once I know that I can still swim.
I didn’t really intend to go into the sea, but this time it can’t be helped. I wore a swimsuit because Sherry made it for me. Sherry looked happy when she saw me in my swimsuit. Looking at that face, I can’t help but get on with it.
When I took off my bear shoes and the bear puppets, I asked Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to take care of it. Bear equipments are non-transferable and will not be stolen even if left it on the beach. It’s not portable. However, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear can carry the bear equipment that cannot be transferred, perhaps because they are my summon beast. So when something happens, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear will bring the bear equipment.