Bear-san Watches over Fina and the Others as they Ride on Birds
“Are there birds on the lake?” (Noa)
Fina and Shuri were explaining to Noa and Misa about the birds we were going to see.
“The birds swim in the lake.” (Shuri)
Shuri, who had ridden the bird from the lake before, explained to Noa.
“So we are not going to ride the birds and fly in the sky?” (Noa)
“Too bad.” (Misa)
Apparently, Noa and Misa thought that they might be able to fly if they rode on the birds.
“You’re just going to ride the bird that swims on the water, do you not want to?” (Yuna)
“No, I still want to experience riding a bird.” (Noa)
“I would like to see a big bird.” (Misa)
We started walking towards the direction of the lake.
“Are the buildings in this town mostly made of stone?” (Noa)
Noa asked, looking at the houses built around them.
“Wood is precious here.” (Yuna)
There was a lake, so there was a small forest. But wood was still scarce and precious.
“That’s right. Things that are easy to get in Crimonia are difficult to get here.” (Noa)
“And vice versa. Things that are easy to get here are difficult to get in Crimonia.” (Misa)
“That’s why merchants travel between cities and countries to trade.” (Noa)
“Thanks to those merchants, things that are made in faraway places can come to us.” (Misa)
“We should be grateful.” (Noa)
That didn’t imply we should use the Bear Transfer Gate to squander the merchants’ hard work in promoting trade.
But God gave it to me, so we should make good use of it. It was okay to have things that others might want.
While I was making excuses in my head, Noa and the others continued talking about economics, and Fina and Shuri listened with admiration.
We soon arrived at the lake while listening to their childish talks.
There were large birds were swimming in the lake.
“There is a huge bird swimming!” (Noa)
“Noa-san, there’s a child on the bird.” (Misa)
“Yuna-san, I want to ride it quickly.” (Noa)
“Okay, okay, don’t rush it.” (Yuna)
I calmed Noa and Misa down and started walking towards the place where we could ride the birds.
Usually it would be Shuri kicking up a big fuss, but this time it was Noa and Misa who were the excited ones, and Shuri was explaining things to them while Fina supplemented it.
“Fina and Shuri have ridden it before, right?” (Noa)
“Yes.” (Fina)
“Yeah, we did.” (Shuri)
“Uh, Yuna-san, let’s hurry.” (Noa)
“That’s right. We might not be able to ride it.” (Misa)
Noa and Misa grabbed my hand and continued.
“You don’t have to be in a rush.” (Yuna)
“I think the number of birds is fixed.” (Misa)
“That’s right. The number of birds is not infinite. We might not be able to ride any.” (Noa)
When I heard that, I couldn’t say anything back. So I hurried a little to the bird station, being pulled by Noa and Misa.
It was then that I realized.
“Ah, we need swimsuits.” (Yuna)
I prepared a swimsuit when we went on a company trip to Mileela, but I forgot to ask them to bring it.
“I have a swimsuit. Fina said we might use it, so I prepared it.” (Noa)
“Really?” (Yuna)
“I didn’t know where Yuna-oneechan was going to take us, but I thought we might need it.” (Fina)
As expected, she possessed a better planning acument than I do.
I was a little worried that she was too serious.