Chapter 44 – Another Year of Playing in the River….Everything’s Big!

I stretched slowly on the amoeba.

Floating in the river on an amoeba is cool and nice.

Just like last year, I’m floating on the river by riding an amoeba.

Hnn?

No, I’m not swimming.

I’m just riding….or perhaps cruising?

They are not the same.

In any case, I’m relaxing.

I was depressed with the astonishing revelation in this world and I can only give up.

I even thought of using magic to make myself taller but I was terrified with the thought and stopped.

It’s so frightening that a man could think of something like that.

I’m glad that I came to my senses.

And then, I remembered that giving up is also a part of life.

A good saying.

Well, it took me five days to fully recover but thinking about it now, it sounds amusing.

Temperature rose quickly and it got hot so I thought it should be summer again.

If it’s the same as last year, I think the heat will probably settle down in a week or so but I don’t really know the exact time.

After all, this is only my second year in this world.

It will be my second year….two years.

It has been a very intense year so I didn’t even notice it.

I think it was spring last year when I met Koa’s group.

Ah, speaking of which, what does the calendar of this world look like?

It was still a little cold.

Japan and this world may be a bit similar.

There is spring, summer, fall, and winter.

But the length is different.

Thinking about it in terms of temperature, spring is the longest.

Summer goes very quick and there are days when it gets quite hot.

Fall is probably the shortest.

Winter was somewhat long too.

Splash splash

When I turned my gaze to the source of the sound, I found Ai’s companions, Nea and Raki.

These two are very dexterous swimmers.

I was surprised when they dove.

Beside them, Usa and Kuuhi are showing off their subtle swimming skills.

They had never swum in water before and were surprised to see me swimming in the river.

At first, they seemed to have mistaken that I’m drowning so they were quite upset.

After they realized that there was no problem, they came into the river and it was quite cute to see them go into the river fearfully.

Apparently, they won’t let their faces get wet with water.

They swim in such a way that their faces don’t sink into the water but….

They are not drowning. They are not drowning but from a 3rd party’s point of view, they look like they are drowning….

And that is what it looked like to Nea and Raki.

After seeing the two drown swimming, they panicked and jumped into the water.

However, they realized that the two were not really drowning so they just kept a certain distance from them and swam much closer to me.

I’m sure they did that so that if anyone needs a rescue, they can immediately take action.

I stare at the two.

….I’m relieved that I have these two watching over us.

Slowly floating amoebas.

I kept myself well hydrated in order not to repeat last year’s blunder.

I’m not sure what I did that certain summer day when my consciousness was floating.

Well, maybe I was mistaken in thinking about something and casted some kind of magic but since it didn’t affect the forest, it was okay.

Hnn?

Usa and Kuuhi are having their bodies pulled up by Nea and Raki.

Did they drown?

As I watched, an amoeba quickly took the two kids and two dogs over its body.

Could it be that that one had been watching them the whole time?

Even so, what happened?

「Are you alright?」

「Tried～」

「Trive～」

…you mean “tired”?

Come to think of it, they haven’t said they were tired yet.

Even so, Nea and Raki noticed and took action.

Looking at the two of them on the amoeba, they look extremely relieved.

Well, they certainly looked like they were drowning.

How do I teach them how to swim?

In my case, I was taught by flapping my legs while using a float board first.

Can I substitute something to a float board….how about a wooden board?

Hmm, that would be too heavy.

Can I use magic to turn a wooden board into something like a float board?

Can I make it water repellent so that it will repel water and float?

Well, I guess I’ll give it a try.

Let’s make it tonight.

A group of one eyes appears by the river.

They have drinks prepared on a tray.

It seems like it is time to rehydrate.

It looks like the amoebas noticed so we are slowly approaching the one eyes.

No way I’ll get tired.

I feel like I’m getting spoiled more and more.

「Usa, Kuuhi, let’s drink. Thank the one eyes too.」

「Thank you」

「Thanks」

I accepted the cups from the one eyes and distributed them to Usa and Kuuhi. There are also water in bowls.

It seems like they are for Nea and raki.

As expected of the one eyes.

They are very thorough.

While drinking the fruit water, I look at the amoeba I rode.

It looks like it noticed my gaze and its eyes moved to its backside.

I don’t know what kind of body it has but its eyes can freely move.

When I first saw it, I was so surprised or rather, terrified, that I fell into the river without uttering a sound.

I was pulled out of the water immediately after that.

That was so scary.

Now, I’m used to seeing it.

Come to think of it, it should be the first time Usa and Kuuhi saw them like this.

I immediately looked at them and they were curiously looking into the freely moving eyes of the amoeba.

….They neither look surprised nor scared. They look like they just saw something strange.

Areh?

They’re not afraid.

Ah, perhaps an amoeba is a normal being in this world.

If so, it’s not surprising that they know that their eyes can freely move, right?

….No, if that is the case, they wouldn’t look at it like that.

What is it then?

Well, since they’re not scared, it’s not a problem, is it?

After returning the cups to the one eyes, the amoeba started moving slowly again.

The amoeba carrying Usa and Kuuhi also seems to follow.

I slowly lay down on the amoeba and close my eyes.

「The sound of water is making me feel sleepy～」

「Sleepy～」

Kuuhi lays his body down on the amoeba.

Next to him, Usa is playing with the water of the river.

After a while, Raki gets on my amoeba.

I was a little surprised so I looked at him. Then, he lay down near me and closed his eyes.

「?」

I looked at the other amoeba and saw Usa, Kuuhi, and Nea lying down on top of the amoeba.

They all fell asleep and seemed to have taken a lot of space.

「Raki, you were kicked out?」

「Kwuu～」

I heard a slightly pitiful whine.

I smiled and patted his head and he squinted his eyes in comfort.

The slightly strong sun suddenly turns into shades.

It seems like we have entered the fruit forest.

It is hard to believe that it only existed since last year but this is a magnificent forest.

Well, it’s not really the first or second year of these trees since they have been transferred here.

Nevertheless…harvesting them is hard work.

There are quite a lot of berries.

It will definitely be more bountiful than last year.

Moreover, the one eyes have already completed the harvest.

They completed it while I was doing some other things.

I’m sorry.

What I’m more concerned about is the growth rate and size of the vegetables and fruits.

They seem to be growing faster than last year.

Moreover, I checked the harvested fruits and vegetables and they are all one size bigger compared to last year.

I’m glad since our family is growing and we need a lot of food.

I don’t mind if they grow faster as long as there’s no problem.

However, there is a problem, their size.

There is a tree in front of me that is bearing fruits that look like oranges.

They are ripe and delicious looking however, no matter how I look at them, they are about the size of my head.

No, they look even bigger.

Peeling and eating it would give you the feeling of eating oranges but it takes a lot of effort to do that since the skin is thick.

Recently, the one eyes will peel them off before bringing them to me…if they were a little smaller, I could peel them too.

「Everything in this world is big～」

Still, when the sun goes down, the breeze feels nice.

My slightly burning body cools down.

Hmmm, sleepy.