383 Bear-san Explores Targui (1/2)

Shuri is looking around after exiting the bear house.

For the time being, I checked the surroundings with my detection skill, but there was no reaction from any monster. I then summoned Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

[Yuna-oneechan. Isn’t this the moving island?] Shuri

[That’s right.] Yuna

[Is it okay with all the monsters around?] Shuri

She’s a little worried and kept clinging to Hugging Bear.

[It’s okay because there are no more monsters. And if there is something dangerous, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear will tell us.] Yuna

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Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear let out a cry like saying expression. Shuri’s anxiousness disappeared and she looks more relieved.

[Then, can we pick flowers and fruits?] Shuri

Now that she mentioned it, she did say that she wants to pick fruits back then and bring them as souvenirs, but she couldn’t pick them because we were in a hurry trying to escape the island.

[Alright, let’s bring back some fruits for Tirumina-san later.] Yuna

[Yeah~] Shuri

I want to bring some bananas home. I want to make a banana parfait and eat it.

[Yuna-oneesan, what do you want to do now that we’re here on this island?] Fina

[I’m thinking of exploring it a little. The last time I came here, I couldn’t find anything because of various reasons. While I think it’s okay now, I will still assign Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear for guard duties.] Yuna

We arrived at the stone monolith where the book of Kryna-Hark is. I poured magical power into the stone monument. Then stone monolith shined and the book of Kryna-Hark appeared just like before.

[Do you want to read that book?] Fina

[I couldn’t read it thoroughly the last time, but I might need to do that. So today, I’m thinking of going to the other side where I have yet to explore.] Yuna

So if I have any questions, I’ll look them up in a book. When playing the game, I feel like I’m someone who feels uneasy when not reading manuals whenever it’s available. The same can be said here as well. I don’t hate reading books and after playing a game, I have a habit of reading the guides/walkthroughs if there is something I don’t understand. Besides, games these days have tutorials included, so there’s no need for book manuals.

And so, after getting the book, we started walking in the opposite direction of what we walked last time.

The area around Targui’s head (the stone monolith where Kryna-Hark’s book was) is a high cliff. And when you go to the back (opposite the head), the cliff becomes lower. The first time we got on the island is because the cliff behind it is low.

[How far are we from the town of Mereera?] Fina

I look at the sea, but the horizon is wide and I can’t see a single island. All you can hear is the sound of the waves. I want to answer Fina’s question, but I don’t have the answer for her. Even if I use the bear map, the map is black and only our current location is colored. The map cannot be zoomed out, so I cannot see the entire map. Therefore, it is unknown where Targui is currently heading to. I can imagine the position of the sun from the direction of travel to some extent, but I don’t know the exact position.

It may have drifted somewhere, or it may have changed its direction along the way. That’s why only Targui knows where we are.

Moreover, once you know the world map, you won’t need to explore anymore. And so, one of the fun about traveling will be gone.

In the game, it feels like a new land/area has been unlocked. Thinking about it like that, traveling becomes fun. One day I want Targui to pass by near an unfamiliar land.

[The wind feels good.] Fina

Fina and Shuri’s hair and skirt are fluttering in the wind. I look at myself. In my costume, my skirt and hair don’t sway. I wonder what it is like to be a normal girl. But just because I’m not wearing a skirt doesn’t mean I’m not a girl, however, when I compare myself to Fina’s appearance, our difference as a girl is miles apart.

For the time being, I’ll take off my bear hood to feel the wind. Certainly, a pleasant breeze blowing through my hair. But the moment I took my bear hood off, the sun was scorching. So I immediately put on my bear hood back.

[Are you both okay? Isn’t it hot?] Yuna

[I’m okay.] Fina

[I’m fine.] Shuri

Apparently, Fina and Shuri are being raised properly, unlike me, who lived in an air-conditioned room. Sunshine is a big hurdle for a hikikomori. I can’t live here without my bear equipment on.

But I wish I had hats for Fina and Shuri to wear.

[And it’s dangerous if both of you go too far towards the sea.] Yuna