Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 51
thump!
The three dolphins jumped up from the water at the same time, fell down at the same time, and then jumped out of the water again. Repeatedly, it caused countless waves and cheers.

"Then—this is the end of this round of performances, thank you for watching."

Two dolphin trainers walked to the pool to say goodbye to the audience.

The three dolphins also swam to the edge of the pool, stood up in the water, and kept waving their short flippers towards the audience.

"Stand up!"

"Ahhhh so cute!"

"I really want to touch it!"

The curtain slowly closed toward the middle, and the girl behind her was still holding up her mobile phone to take pictures. Naruse was about to leave, but Naruse got up immediately.

"Go find the light."

"Ah."

The dolphin show is over, and it's almost time for free movement.The two waited for a while at the exit of the dolphin pool, and Takikawa Hikaru and Starfish came out together.

But the former was rarely expressionless, looking thoughtful.

"What's wrong?" Naruse asked.

"Chunhai, Shangzi."

She regained her senses and smiled at the two of them, "It's nothing. Shall we go there now, or should we go eat something first? I heard from the girl in class B that there are ramen noodles in the snack corner downstairs, and fresh scallops here."

"I'm not hungry yet." Naruse said, Naoko also shook his head.

"OK~ Let's talk about it later."

"By the way, see Sen..."

"I invited Yiye in the morning, and she said she was not in the mood."

After going downstairs, they greeted the teacher in charge, and the four of them left the aquarium with Zhong Yuanxue's instructions.

"Don't run too far, remember to come back here before one o'clock in the afternoon to assemble!"

The destination of the next stop for the four of them is on the beach a few hundred meters away, and there is a railway and a national highway in between, so they need to make a detour at the intersection.

Hikaru Takikawa led the way, and Hai Xing just planned to follow, but found that Naruse had the same idea.

"..."

The two looked at each other, and she quickly looked away.

Naruse ignored her and took a few steps forward, "Doesn't the yacht cruise need to be booked in advance?"

"There are more people here on weekends, so I don't need it today." Hikaru Takikawa said, "After all, it's not a day off, and the beach is quite empty."

She smiled and said, "It doesn't matter even if there is no space for the yacht. There are many things to do on the beach over there, such as kayaks, banana boats, and single-person paddle boards. Do you want to experience it?" "

"Forget it, we have to change clothes to play that kind of water sports, we don't have much time today."

"Ah, yes."

ding ding ding-

Before reaching the railway crossing, a rapid electric bell sounded.The red light flashed, and several people stopped in front of the railing.

Following the railroad tracks, Naruse turned his head to look in the direction of the tram, and from the corner of his eye were the gazes of the two girls behind him.

ding ding ding-

Amid the increasingly rapid sound of the electric bell, the tram whizzed by, bringing up a gust of wind.

After crossing the railway, bypassing the intersection of the national highway, and coming to the beach, you can see the northernmost bay in Honshu.

"The place to buy tickets seems to be in the beach management building over there." Takikawa said.

"Over there, I'll go with you."

When I came to the building, I found the window corresponding to the yacht parade. Naruse asked, the next yacht will be in more than ten minutes, and just like Takikawa Hikari said, there are still many places left.

"Four tickets."

"Ok."

Naruse paid the money, got the ticket, and handed it to Takikawa Hikari.

"The ticket is so expensive."

"It's a double-decker luxury yacht."

She changed hands and gave him the money for her ticket.

"There is still a little time before the boat leaves. There is ice cream for sale over there, do you want Chunhai to eat?"

"Okay."

Hikaru Takikawa went to buy ice cream, Naruse came outside, handed the remaining two tickets to Shangzi, and she passed them to Haixing.

"What about the light?"

"She went to buy ice cream."

Shangzi glanced inside, "Can you take it... I'll help."

"Ah." Before Hai Xing had time to say anything, she had already entered.

Naruse ignored it, squinting at the bay in the sunlight.

Not far away, Yunoshima floats on the sea. The island is densely forested and dark green.The yacht they will take later will circle there three times before returning.

Hai Xing stood aside, pinching the ticket, looking at him out of the corner of his eye.

After waiting for too long, Naoko and Hikaru Takikawa came out with ice cream.

"Let's go after eating."

"It's okay, I asked, the ice cream bought here can be brought on the yacht."

Arriving at the pier, the double-decker yacht has already started checking tickets.Naruse followed Takikawa Hikari to board the ship, and she kept walking and went straight to the second deck.

The sea breeze was blowing in her face, she pushed her short hair behind her ears, opened her arms, and smiled.

"It's really good..."

Naruse nodded and took a bite of the ice cream.

The blue and white sails rattled in the wind, and a few minutes later, the launched yacht sailed out of the pier and headed for Yunoshima.

The sea breeze is hunting and sparkling.The yacht moved forward slowly, pushing away the ripples on the blue-green sea.

The sea and the sky are wide, and the land is getting farther and farther away.

After eating the ice cream, Naruse turned his head and took a look. Naoko was still beside him, while Haixing and Hikari Takikawa had circled to the stern, looking at the coast.

A strand of hair fluttered unrestrainedly in the wind, making a mess on Shangzi's face.

Seeing her repeatedly raising her hand to brush her hair, Naruse took half a step to shield her from the sea breeze.

"Go to the cabin."

"I want to go in after eating." There was still half of the ice cream in her hand.

"Ah."

Shangzi licked his lower lip and looked at him, "But I can't eat anymore..."

Leaning on the railing, Naruse turned his head and turned towards the sea.

Shangzi was taken aback, and immediately shook his head: "No, it can't be wasted."

"That can only be eaten slowly."

"But it's too much...Chunhai help me share some."

He glanced at her, then at the ice cream in her hand.

"Just a little."

"uh-huh."

He leaned over, lowered his head to find the angle, and took a bite.

Seeing a little white at the corner of his mouth, Shangzi smiled.

"I got it."

Naruse licked it, "It's gone."

"No."

After Naoko finished eating the rest, the two of them also circled to the stern, Takikawa called out to Naruse: "Harukai, look—"

Naruse looked over, and there was a platform stretching out on the coast north of the pier, with a faint figure on it.

"Is that the Sea Fishing Park?"

"Well, it's the northernmost sea fishing park on Honshu Island."

Naruse leaned on the railing next to her, "Is it 'the northernmost part of Honshu' again? This gimmick is really worthless here."

"Haha. At the aquarium just now, some friends asked me to go and have a look."

"Are you going?"

"Well, if you have enough time, let's go and have a look."

Naruse responded, then turned around, Shangzi and Haixing were circling in the cabin of the yacht, and then sat on the sofa to experience it for a while, judging from their expressions, they seemed to be quite satisfied.

He turned his head to look, and his eyes stayed on the faces of the two for a moment, then turned his head and found that Takikawa Hikari beside him was staring at the sea in a daze.

"dolphin……"

Naruse looked down for a few times, the blue waves and white waves, that's all.

"There are no wild dolphins this season."

"Huh?" She regained her senses and lowered her head to search, "Are there any dolphins?"

"..." Naruse looked at her.

"Ok?"

"Guang just said..."

"Oh, did I say it?"

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, stretched his arms again, and stretched while supporting the railing.

Her body relaxed, and she said, "Thinking about what happened just now."

"During the dolphin show?" Naruse seemed to be thinking about something when he remembered her coming out.

"How does Chunhai know...that's right, a girl sitting behind me said that although the dolphin show is very exciting, it actually restricts the freedom of dolphins. The ocean is their home."

The yacht pushed away the waves, the waves shone brightly and dazzled people, Hikaru Takikawa looked down, his eyes gradually became dazed.

"But the sea is really big..."

Naruse looked at her without saying a word.

"After leaving the aquarium and gaining freedom, where should I go after that?"

"The ocean is vast, so of course you can go wherever you want." Naruse said, "Dolphins have a very high IQ."

Takikawa Hikaru slowly frowned.

"But do they know what they're supposed to do?"

"Instinct will drive them."

"Instinct..."

She pursed her lower lip and looked at him again: "What is human instinct?"

Naruse was stunned, "Live."

"Just to survive?"

"If the conditions of survival are met, more will naturally be pursued. According to Maslow's theory, beyond survival, there are needs such as emotion, respect, and self-actualization."

"Who is Maslow?"

"A psychologist."

Hikaru Takikawa was silent for a few seconds.

"Is what he said still instinct? The so-called instinct should be something that everyone is born with, right?"

Naruse looked at her, "Hikari..."

"--starfish?"

Takigawa Mitsurushi looked towards the cabin, and Naruse also turned his head.

In the cabin, Starfish curled up on the sofa with a painful expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)