"Bottomless Pit"
There is a saying:
Once you fall, you can never get out again
Eternal pit
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Ep1. The Bottomless Pit
An unusually hot early summer.
The sound of cicadas ringing in my ears
The bright sunlight greets me as I open the curtains.
"Ah... it's hot"
Throw away the soft blanket
I start by looking for a refreshing barley tea to quench my thirst.
The first thing you see when you open it is a large watermelon.
The barley tea I'm looking for is nowhere to be found, no matter how hard I look.
"Grandma, where is the barley tea?"
Wearing pretty floral pants at my call
The grandmother who came out slowly
I clearly couldn't see it before
A bottle with a blue lid in the corner like a ghost
You gave it to me so tightly, why can't I find this one thing?
They say that young people have dark eyes
After giving me a scolding, he went into the room carrying his luggage on his back.
'Tch, it definitely wasn't there before.'
Is it because I got scolded as soon as I woke up?
Pour a bowl of barley tea into a cup.
Drink it all in one gulp
Wipe your mouth.
Do you know how I feel?
Unfortunately, the weather was unusually nice.
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The first week of summer vacation.
During the vacation, I went to my grandmother's house alone to play.
Mom and Dad go together
He said he was busy with work and told me to go alone.
During the long-awaited summer vacation
This is a rural area, so the signal doesn't reach very well.
Food is also served on the table with only fresh vegetables.
So what do you do when you're bored?
When you see ants passing by on the floor
Time goes by surprisingly quickly.
I'm so angry from the morning today
When you feel down
I mainly go for walks.
The best thing about this place is that the air is really good.
When you walk through a green wheat field on a clear day,
I often find myself humming along to the sound of insects without realizing it.
"Hmm~hmm"
Should I go to the stream today?
If you follow the sound of cool water while urging your steps,
We arrived before we knew it.
And it's quite fun to watch frogs.
There are also many frog eggs
Occasionally, rare salamanders are also seen.
It was then that I was crouching down by the stream as usual.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
Even if you estimate his height, he looks like he's well over 180cm
He came up close behind me as I was crouching and said.
"uh..?"
Embarrassed, I asked back
He grimaced under the strong sunlight.
I thought I was looking at the river flowing in front
Come sit down next to me
I swept my hair, which had become messy due to the wind,
"What were you looking at?"
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That appearance is very similar to what I saw when I was young
They were like the scary older brothers in the neighborhood.
That kid's cold atmosphere and
Is it because of the frowning expression caused by the particularly strong sunlight?
With the branch I was holding on to, slightly stiffened
I was just stirring the water
"I was just looking at this..."
Pointing to salamander eggs in the water
I avoided the gaze of the boy who was staring at me.
"..Really? Hey, give me that."
Before I even answer
He quickly snatched the branch I was holding
Take the eggs out of the water.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
I paused for a moment wondering what was going on
I see eggs hanging on tree branches
I'm so embarrassed
He grabbed the kid by the collar and stopped him.
And he doesn't care what I say
Place them gently on the lower shore.
"This way, the current is weak and it's safe."
I wonder if it would kill all those eggs.
Contrary to expectations
So that the child can live safely
I just moved the seat.
Without even knowing it, I grabbed his collar
Because I strongly advised against it...
The backlash that is only now coming
It was quite severe.
"But how long are you going to hold onto this?"
"what..?"
..!
Only then
My hands are still on the hem of her clothes
I know it didn't fall
He quickly lets go of her hand and apologizes.
"I'm...sorry"
The kid looks at me in confusion
I straightened the slightly stretched hem.
With a playful smile.
_To be continue