Bear-san, Noa and Others Touring the Castle Town
“So, where should we go next?” (Noa)
Noa looked at the castle.
“I think we can go inside the castle, but it might cause trouble for my uncle. I’ll get into contact with him later.” (Sakura)
“No, that’s not what I was thinking…” (Noa)
Noa looked apologetic.
“Please don’t worry about it.” (Sakura)
Sakura smiled.
“Sorry, for now, I’me going to head over to Suzuran’s place.” (Kagali)
Suzuran… I think she was the one looking after Kagali-san, right?
We have never met in person before.
And I remembered her name when Sakura mentioned her while I was talking to her on the Bear Phone.
“Then shall we all go to Suzuran’s place together?” (Sakura)
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll go by myself. You guys enjoy yourselves.” (Kagali)
“But you’re going alone?” (Noa)
“Don’t treat me like a child. I can go alone to her house.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san said this and started walking off by herself.
“Shinobu…” (Sakura)
Sakura glanced at Shinobu in return.
“No, I can’t. Kagali-sama is an important person, but so is Sakura-sama. Besides, Kagali-sama will be fine even if something happens to her.” (Shinobu)
Well, if someone knew Kagali-san and Sakura well, they would probably assume that Sakura was the one who would need a protective escort rather than Kagali-san.
Kagali-san could manage on her own, as Shinobu had said.
While the two of them were talking, Kagali-san turned around the corner and disappeared.
“Are you sure it’s okay to let Kagali-san go by herself?” (Noa)
“She’s not an ordinary child, you know.” (Shinobu)
“I don’t know Kagali-san’s situation, but I think she’s an important person.” (Noa)
“Don’t worry. No one can mess around with Kagali-sama.” (Shinobu)
“She is certainly an important person, but as Shinobu said, she is a tremendously strong person.” (Sakura)
They were puzzled by Sakura’s words, but since I had already told them not to ask about Kagali-san, they didn’t inquire further.
I walked through the town without worrying about Kagali-san. Soon, Noa and the others also started to enjoy it without thinking much about Kagali.
“What is that?” (Noa)
“Noa Onee-chan, what is that?” (Misa)
“Misa, let’s go over there.” (Noa)
Noa and Misa were even more excited than Shuri.
Well, Shuri couldn’t run off because Fina was holding her hand.
“You two remember your promise, okay?” (Yuna)
“Of course!” (Noa)
“Yes.” (Misa)
They came back to us.
Then we went to look together.
“What is that?” (Noa)
“It’s spinning round and round.” (Misa)
“A pinwheel?” (Shuri)
Red, blue, green, and all sorts of things that looked like flowers were spinning round and round.
“It’s turning because of the wind.” (Sakura)
Noa, Misa, Fina and Shuri also approached the shop, where the pinwheels were lined up neatly in a row.
The pinwheels spun round and round when the wind blew.
It had been a while since I’d seen one, so it made me feel nostalgic.
“Don’t they sell them in Fina’s country?” (Sakura)
“No, they don’t sell these there.” (Noa)