Chapter 3-10 : Tour Boat (part 1)
「Tour boat?」(Kako)
「Yes. It’s for tourists who want to sightsee. It will take you around to see the nearby islands.」(wise fisherman)
I didn’t know they had tour boats in this world. In Japan, tour boats are pretty common. I remember riding one at Yokohama Bay when I was little.
「Sounds interesting. Can we land on those islands?」(Kako)
「Unfortunately, the islands are not for tourists because they have valuable resources, and the people who live there don’t welcome any strangers, so you can only see them from the boat. However, you’ll be able to see a lot of things you’ve never seen, and I guarantee you it will be a fun ride.」(wise fisherman)
So we can’t visit the nearby islands, huh? That’s too bad. But, I understand.
Not all tourists respect the people and culture of the places they visit. Some of them are rude people who like to vandalize tourist spots.
The people in the islands must have prohibited tourists from visiting to prevent those kinds of disrespectful visitors from causing problems in their home.
Although we can only see the island from the boat, I think this tour will still be worth my time. I’ve never seen the sea in this world closely after all.
Wondering if we can ride the tour boat, I glanced at Thea, and then she nodded at me as if she knew what I was thinking. She seems to have given me her permission.
「Kako ojou-sama, I think it will be a good story to tell to your family when you get home.」(Thea)
「Un! I think so too! Sir, would you tell me where I can ride this boat?」(Kako)
「It’s over there. You see that booth? You can buy the tickets there.」(wise fisherman)
Looking in the direction he was pointing, I saw a booth with several people, who seemed to be tourists, lining up in front of it.
「I see. Thank you, Sir!」(Kako)
「Ou! Have fun! And remember, if you want to buy high-quality sea monster materials, you have to come early next time.」(wise fisherman)
「I’ll keep that in mind. Have a nice day, everyone!」(Kako)
「You can come again, Ojou-chan!」
「We’ll prepare better materials for you next time!」
「We hope you enjoy your tour!」(fishermen)
The fishermen waved their hands at me. They’re so friendly.
I responded to them by casually waving my hand too, while Thea politely lowered her head at them.
After parting with the fishermen, Thea, Nyat, and I went to the booth to buy the tickets for the tour boat.
「Excuse me, we’d like to ride a tour boat. How much does it cost?」(Kako)
「It’s two silver coins for an adult and one silver coin for a child.」(booth attendant)
「I see.」(Kako)
That means the total will be six silver coins for the three of us.
「Thea, give him six silver coー」(Kako)
「ーHere’s the money.」(Thea)
I planned to pay six silver coins for the thickets, but before I could finish, Thea took out five silver coins from her pocket and handed them to the attendant.
Five silver coins… That means two adults and one child…
「Thank you. Please enjoy your tour.」(booth attendant)
After receiving five silver coins from Thea, the attendant handed her three tickets for the three of us.
「We have our tickets. Ojou-sama, let’s go aboard.」(Thea)
「…..」(Kako)
「Kako ojou-sama? Is there something wrong?」(Thea)
「…Nothing.」(Kako)
「Phu phu phu!」(Nyat)
Thea doesn’t seem to know why I’m upset.
Meanwhile, the big white cat standing next to me covered his mouth with his paw and giggled.
He knew… Ugh, he’s kinda annoying…
「You three, please hurry up! We’ll set sail soon!」(boat attendant)
While I was glaring at Nyat, an attendant on the boat that was docked a few meters ahead of us by the pier called out to us. It seemed like our boat would leave soon, and we seemed to be the last passengers.
「Let’s hurry, Kako ojou-sama.」(Thea)
「U, un!」(Kako)
No time to be upset over a trivial matter.
We sped up our pace and boarded the boat.
The boat was quite big. It was slightly larger than a yacht, and it had a big sail in the middle.
There were about ten tourists, including us, and three attendants in uniforms on the boat.
As soon as we were aboard, one of the attendants removed the gangplank while another attendant lowered the sail. Our tour boat then began to move.
「Waa!」(Kako)
The boat was rocking quite hard. I lost my balance, but a soft sensation on my face prevented me from falling off my seat.
I think I know this soft sensation…
「Kako ojou-sama, are you okay?」(Thea)
Yup… It’s Thea’s breasts…
I was leaning against her chest before I knew it.
「I’m okay. Thank you, Thea.」(Kako)
Uuu… Sometimes I envy her for her mature body.
I’m grateful to that clumsy goddess, but it would be great if she revived me in this world with a fully developed body like Thea so that no one treated me like a child.
『Eeehh~? But I like your cute small body~』(??)
ーHm?
I spontaneously looked around when I heard a voice.
I felt like someone was just talking to me, but none of the people around me seemed to be that person.
Was I just imagining things?
「Thea, did you hear that voice just now?」(Kako)
「Voice? Whose voice are you talking about?」(Thea)
「I don’t know. A woman’s voice, I think…?」(Kako)
「I didn’t hear it.」(Thea)
「Really? What about you, Nyat? You have sharp ears, right?」(Kako)
「Wh-what voice-nya? I didn’t hear anything-nya! Mo, more importantly, look-nya! They caught so many fish-nya! Amazing-nya!」(Nyat)
Trying to change the topic, Nyat pointed at the fishing boat filled with fish about a hundred meters away from us.
He looked somewhat panicked for some reason, as if he was trying to hide something, and it kind of bothered me.
Suspicious…
Did he hear that voice, too? Or… Was it really just my imagination…?
Hmm…
Well, there’s no point in thinking about it too much. I think I should just enjoy this tour to the fullest for now.
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God voice huh, bet less than 100 chapters, Nyat identify will exposed lol