150 – It rains without fail in forest study
Hyeonjin returned to the camp with Hotaru.
Ohana was in the middle of cooking, and the other party was talking to each other and resting.
In such a situation, when Hyun-jin suddenly brought a mysterious woman, her party couldn’t help but put on a look of astonishment.
“Ji, Jin-chan? Who is that person?”
The first to speak up was Ohana, who had been frozen like a stone statue while cooking.
She opened her mouth cautiously.
“Ah, this child is called Kurena. Um, this…… “
Where should I begin with an explanation?
Hyunjin fell into anguish for a moment.
I met her. In fact, she knew something before that, and Amelia and Aisha know, so it’s not difficult to explain.
The problem was that Ohana and the other personnel were the problem.
“Wow!! Kim, tell me in detail what kind of person that mysterious beauty is!”
“Oops…… Surely I’m curious about that too. Let me tell you more, Kim.”
From the side, Sojuro overacted and inquired, and Yasuu similarly calmly asked Hyunjin.
“That’s right… ….”
From Hyunjin’s point of view, it was an embarrassing situation.
If you ask me like that, it would be ambiguous to explain the situation in detail.
‘Oh, wait.’
Hyeonjin recalled that Hotaru was also there during the fight against Akshinkai.
“I found out about it while fighting Akshimkai the other day.”
“Yeah, I understand that. How did you meet here?”
Ryunosuke asked Hyunjin without notice.
‘Haa…… ‘
That damn bastard.
Hyunjin smiled shyly and answered Ryunosuke’s words.
“Ah, he looked hungry after training in the mountains, so I brought him for a while.”
“Wait a minute! Such a story…… !”
“Isn’t it true that you were actually hungry?”
“Ugh…… That’s not right…… “
Hotaru expressed embarrassment at Hyunjin’s words and tried to hide her flushed face.
“Ah, if that’s what it means…… Yes, I just finished cooking, would you like to eat together?”
Ohana proposed to Hotaru as she poured the stew into her bowl.
“Okay, it’s okay…… “
Growl!
At the sound of skin overflowing from Hotaru’s stomach once again, Ohana smiled and said.
“Don’t be shy, eat a lot!”
Ohana speaks softly and hands over a bowl of stew.
“Well then, I will be grateful.”
Hotaru took the bowl from Ohana and scooped a spoonful of it and put it in her mouth.
“This, this…… Delicious! The flavor of bear meat, which is chewy but has a lively texture…… The taste of thick soup…… The taste is beyond description!”
Hotaru gave his evaluation of the stew with his eyes twinkling.
“Ehehehe, I’m glad it’s delicious…” ….”
Ohana accepted the compliment with a shy expression.
“I’m curious too.”
“Yes, here!”
When Hyunjin spoke, Ohana took a ladleful of her stew and handed it to Hyunjin.
‘Bear meat.’
Thinking back to Hyunjin, she had never eaten anything like bear meat in her life, so she couldn’t help but be curious.
With that in mind, Hyunjin immediately smiled as he took a spoonful of stew and put it in his mouth.
‘mmm, this taste…… ‘
It wasn’t light, but it had a greasy taste and at the same time, it had a tough and sweet taste.
However, thanks to Ohana’s outstanding cooking skills, she was definitely sublimating the smell of bear meat into a single taste.
‘I’d believe this even if it was a cooking manga.’
While eating the bear meat stew, Hyunjin nodded at Hotaru’s description of the taste.
The party also became interested in the bear meat stew that Hyunjin and Hotaru were eating, so they approached Ohana and waited for their rations in turn.
“Here, do I have to chew thoroughly? The meat was very tough…… Ehehehe.”
Ohana shared her food with a happy expression on her face.
The party ate their fill of the meal Ohana shared and then began to take a break.
“Thank you for the meal service.”
Hotaru took a polite stance and expressed his gratitude.
In the meantime, Ohana asked Hyunjin.
“Jin-chan, that child…… “
“Call me Kurenai.”
“Ah, yes. Mr. Kurenai? Where do you say you are staying?”
“In the woods.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Ohana put on a worried expression for a moment before she spoke.
“Then…… Jin-chan will take you there.”
“Huh? Me?”
“Yes, yes! A girl goes on a road at night, and she can’t let her go alone!”
“Keuheum, I’m not that weak…… !”
Hotaru heard Ohana’s words and cleared his throat.
“Who would do such a thing on their own!”
Amelia, who was resting next to her, overheard the conversation and came over.
“Hmm, I thought so too. Lia-chan, don’t you think that kind of thing is bad?”
“Eugh…… !”
Amelia was grinding her teeth at Ohana’s words.
If Amelia had a strong feeling of regret for the atmosphere itself where Hyunjin abandoned her somewhere with another woman, Ohana thought that the caring Hyunjin would have done it on his own without telling her, so she said it first and made her comfortable. There was a difference in points.
“Oh, what…… After all, there are things I tried to bring you.”
At Hyunjin’s words, Amelia opened her eyes and let out a sigh.
“Haa…… There’s nothing we can do. Please come quickly!”
“Sorry.”
Hyunjin said that and told Hotaru.
“Come on, let’s go. I will look forward to it.”
“…… Favor, thank you.”
***
Hyeonjin and Hotaru left the camp and walked back to the path inside the forest.
“At the prom and at the concert. And I saw you during summer vacation.”
First, Hyunjin spoke.
“It was.”
“Where are you thinking of going to school?”
Hyunjin asked cautiously.
“Ah, I’m planning on going to Hoshizora Academy…… “
“Really?”
“In the Hoshizora Kendo Club, there are people to beat.”
Hotaru muttered with a lonely expression.
‘Ah.’
Hyunjin heard Hotaru’s words and remembered.
It’s like envy for the senior in the kendo club he longed for.
Hotaru’s goal was to challenge him, and in the end, he despaired of his unfulfilled dream, and Hotaru was on the verge of losing his will to the sword.
Is it the development of meeting Ryunosuke, slowly resolving it, and falling in love with Ryunosuke?
I remember it probably was.
Hyunjin said while reflecting on the situation.
“I think it will work out.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
After talking moderately, silence fell again.
Walking along the quiet forest road, Hyunjin, wondering what to say, simply walked without speaking.
Then it was Hotaru who spoke first.
“I don’t know about you. I competed in a martial arts competition, fought against a villain called Akshimhoe, and briefly taught the flow of energy during summer vacation.”
“It was.”
“But why…… Are you being kind to me like that? It’s a relationship where you don’t have to do that.”
At Hotaru’s question, Hyunjin smiled and said.
“Yeah, I don’t know either. Just…… Because it seemed like it should be.”
“Is that so? In fact, I felt like there was a fog in my head after encountering you several times. Now…… It feels a bit clearer.”
Hotaru said with a soft smile.
“How long are you going to call me you?”
“What should I call it?”
“Call me Kim.”
“Kimmu…… I see, is that your last name?”
“Yes. It’s not Kimu, it’s Kim.”
“The pronunciation is a bit difficult.”
“Well, everyone is like that.”
Hyeonjin and Hotaru chatted and arrived at the place where Hotaru lived inside the forest in the mountains.
“I wonder if I was living alone in a cave like this…… “
Hyunjin muttered to himself and looked around.
The circumstances of making a bonfire, or making a clothesline with well-shaved tree branches.
Hyunjin expressed his admiration for the crude reproduction of the basic lifestyle of modern civilization.
‘I’ve seen something like this on You Tube before.’
Did you say Bushcraft?
Looking at it this way, Hotaru’s skills are quite good.
“Thank you for asking me this far. I was also grateful for the meal.”
“No big deal.”
“Then, return carefully.”
The moment Hotaru bowed to Hyunjin and nodded.
Shoot ah–
Suddenly, heavy rain began to pour with the sound of heavy rain.
“Oops…… !”
“Quickly in!”
Following Hotaru’s words, Hyunjin hurriedly took the laundry spread out on the branches and headed into the cave.
Even so, they sighed as they were both soaked in the heavy rain that had already poured down.
“Haa…… It’s a sudden heavy rain, it’s troublesome.”
“Sure. With it pouring like this, it must be hard to go back right away.”
Hotaru and Hyunjin looked at the dynamics outside the cave.
It was still raining heavily, so I felt compelled to kill time inside the cave.
“…… If you wear wet clothes, you will catch a cold.”
It was Hotaru who spoke first.
“Ah, yes, but…… I have no clothes to change into.”
“I can’t do it, can I? Take it off.”
“Yes, take it off…… Huh?”
What now?
Hyunjin looked at Hotaru who was next to him with a puzzled look.
‘What is this guy talking about?’
Let’s put on a puzzled expression, Hotaru said.
“I will be lighting a fire, so please take off your clothes.”
“Are you not ashamed?”
At Hyunjin’s question, Hotaru turned away and pretended not to hear anything, gathered firewood from inside the cave, and started lighting a fire.