On the way to Chiba Marine Ecological Park by bus.

Unlike yesterday, when the atmosphere was full of excitement, the men in Class 2-B were competing with each other looking at each other.

The reason was the campfire and folk dance in the evening.

folk dance.

It is a needle-thread-like relationship that cannot be separated from the campfire.

However, folk dance is performed by men and women in pairs, and unpaired men inevitably had to apply for partners to their classmates, girls.

I had given up earlier, so it was fine, but Satoru didn’t seem to give up yet.

In fact, it seemed that all the men who could not find a mate were in the same situation.

Recalling that I had seen this on Valentine’s Day this year, I chewed on the butter squid I brought as a snack.

“Oh, I want to eat too.”

“okay.”

When Rika, who was sitting next to me, reached out her hand, I held out the bag so that she could take it on her own.

Then, Rika, who took a squid and ate it, asked as if she just remembered it.

“Ah, but Ryu-chan, who are you going to dance with tonight?”

Then Sasha, who was sitting in the back seat, jumped up.

“Suddenly you’re asking something strange. Of course, Kim Yu-seong will dance with me.”

I looked at Sasha with an outstretched arm towards the squid and said, absurdly.

“No, I never promised that.”

“Then can’t we do it now?”

… Is it logical?

When I was unwittingly admiring Sasha’s words, Rika, the person who brought up this topic, cried out with an urgent expression.

“no!”

“Um? What do you mean?”

When Sasha tilted her head and asked, Rika blushed slightly and grabbed my arm.

“Ryu-chan decided to dance with me!”

Again, this is a story that is just beginning.

“This child, when did you say you gave up…”

Perhaps because he remembers the story we had in the morning, Satoru’s eyes widen in the same seat as me.

Anyway, aside from Satoru, I had to mediate the two people who suddenly created a confrontation, so I hurriedly spoke up.

“Wait, I don’t want to dance with anyone. I’ve never danced in my life, and if you partner with me in the first place, you’ll be like Beauty and the Beast. Is that okay?”

Sasha heard what I said and snorted as if it wasn’t a big deal.

“I can teach you how to dance. And I want to dance, but I don’t need to look at other people’s eyes.”

“I can teach you how to dance too?!”

A fight between two women suddenly becomes tense.

I was caught between the two, not knowing what to do, I chewed the butter squid and looked only at the distant mountains.

Rumble!

At that time, the bus stopped at a good timing, and Matsuda-sensei, who was in the front seat, got up and said,

“Wake up if there is someone sleeping next to you. You have just arrived at the destination, the Marine Ecological Park.”

“Hey, you were lucky.”

“It’s fun!”

Fortunately, the two of them listened to Matsuda-sensei and sat down before their emotions deepened.

‘phew.’

Watching it from the side, I sighed in relief and got off the bus with Satoru, who was still looking at me with jealousy.

***

Chiba Prefecture is a geographically very unusual case.

The prefecture is surrounded on three sides by the same sea as Tokyo Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

As a result, various marine creatures could be easily observed near the beach, and many marine eco-parks using them were established as tourist destinations.

“Now that it’s 11 am, free time is until 2 pm! Those who want to tour go sightseeing, those who want to rest take a break! Not everyone is a child of one or two years old, so don’t be late for the meeting time!”

“”yes~””

When the classmates, who had gathered in two rows, answered with one voice, Matsuda Sensei nodded with satisfaction and headed towards the observatory with the other teachers who were waiting in the back.

Perhaps it was enough to have a leisurely cup of tea at the cafe on the third floor.

“So…what are you all going to do?”

I looked at the people in Group D next to me and asked.

Then, various reactions emerged.

“I want to walk along the rocky shore.”

“I want to go to the Maritime Museum.”

“It’s a little early, but should I eat some rice?”

“Um, I’ll act with Ryuji.”

“I’m going to find a partner first.”

When I looked at the class leader for the last time, the class leader took a deep breath and said:

“It seems like everyone wants to do something different anyway, so how about walking around on your own before lunch?”

Then all of group D agreed.

After we agreed to meet in front of the observatory at 1 o’clock, we split up.

After getting off the bus earlier, I brought a brochure that was being distributed at the tourist information center, so I opened it.

A brief description of the characteristics of marine life and major habitats that can be seen around this area was written.

‘The shortest trail is a 40-minute course, followed by an hour or so.’

The longest one was 1 hour and 30 minutes, but I decided to pass it because it seemed like it would take too long.

That was when I was about to move with my eyes fixed on the pamphlet.

“Hey there!”

Suddenly, Rika spoke to me from behind.

“why?”

When I turned around and asked, Rika said, wiggling her fingers.

“Hey, if it’s okay with Ryu-chan, won’t you go to the Maritime Museum with me?”

oh

I glanced at the brochure in my hand and Rika alternately.

I never thought that I would suddenly receive such an invitation.

So while I was thinking about what to do, a familiar voice intervened next to me.

“I’m sorry, but Kim Yoo-seong will visit the rocky coast with me.”

It was Sasha who suddenly crossed her arms while saying that.

“Sleep, are you hacking again?!”

When Rika, who had a momentarily blank expression on her face, said so and became angry, Sasha shrugged and said.

“Looking at the pamphlet he was holding, he was supposed to go for a walk along the coastline anyway. On the other hand, if I followed you to the museum, I would have to give up the walk I was originally going to do. Isn’t it already obvious what to do?”

“Ugh…”

When Rika glared at her like she was angry, Sasha snorted and looked away.

Sasha, who has a strong pride, not only quarreled with Karen on a regular basis, but also set a thorn in her horse against Rika, who is famous in her class for her good personality.

I felt sorry for the exchange student trying to isolate herself from the class, so I advised her to be friendly with other children, but Sasha did not pretend to listen.

At least I’m glad that I seem to get along well with my classmate, the class leader.

Anyway, it was time for me to speak up to mediate the two people who are likely to fight again.

“Rika! Meteor!”

Karen, who came to the forest school just like us, but couldn’t communicate because she was in the next class, waved her hand and ran.

It was the appearance of a strong support group.

***

“Sasha! Are you bothering Rika because you have nothing to eat again!”

“I never really bothered him. I was just telling the truth.”

When the two met each other’s faces, they fought, sparking sparks from their eyes.

In fact, looking at it this way, it was like Karen who didn’t have a good relationship with Sasha, but surprisingly, Sasha didn’t seem to really hate it.

Does it feel like you’re dealing with a villain you can’t hate?

On the other hand, Karen, who stood as if protecting Rika, glared at Sasha and growled, but the shape was a bit strange because the height difference between the two was more than 10cm.

However, with the addition of a buffer called Karen between Rika and Sasha, the awkward atmosphere quickly returned to normal, so I cautiously proposed to the two of them.

“How about going for a walk first and then going to the Maritime Museum? After all, just taking a walk leaves a lot of time.”

Then Sasha, who was in the middle of a snowball fight with Karen, smiled and turned her head.

“It doesn’t really matter if that’s the case. I just wanted to see the rocky coast.”

“Heng, first, curl your tail and pretend to be calm.”

“I don’t care either! I can do both!”

The schedule at the Marine Ecological Park was decided as such.

After a 40-minute walking course, we decided to go to the Maritime Museum near the observatory.

I asked Karen who was next to me.

“Karen, where do you want to go?”

Then what about Karen? He looked at me and then smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head.

“I don’t really care where I am. With you.”

“okay?”

He made a strangely strange sound, so I looked at Karen with new eyes.

Sasha, who was watching it from the side, murmured.

“Weak.”

Rika said the same.

“Karen alone, kill yourself.”

At times like this, I don’t know if the relationship between these two is good or bad.

***

We walked along the promenade of the Marine Ecological Park along the stretched coastline.

Along the way, we could see various fish, birds, amphibians, and crustaceans, and certainly strange creatures that cannot be seen on land are living naturally here.

Personally, whenever I see this kind of thing, I feel the wonder of nature.

After passing through a reed field of thousands of pyeong, the rocky coast that Sasha wanted to see came up.

“Wow! Gee!”

Rika smiled broadly when she saw a small crab walking on the mudflat, as if she had fought Sasha.

Seeing this, I smiled involuntarily.

Somehow, I felt like I was playing at the sea with my nieces and nephews with a big age gap.

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