Next, Hachiman and Yubihama saw a variety of marine creatures~

Pufferfish, clownfish, seahorses, leaf-shaped sea dragons, flounder with face on the left, butterflyfish with face on the right, and finally white ribbon fish and sea lily......

Along the way, Hachiman and Yubihama see a variety of deep-sea fish from the world's oceans and follow the passage to the outside.

Because when we spend a lot of time in a dark space, even if the sky is overcast, the sun still shines brightly to us. After entering the verandah through the automatic door, the cold sea breeze gently caresses his cheeks, and the smell of salty and wet sea water penetrates his nostrils at the same time.

It seems to be a place to recreate the intertidal zone, with many seaside creatures such as crabs, barnacles and starfish on display.

They continued to move on, out of the indoor aquarium, to a place where they could look up at the sky.

The snow is fairly stable, and now it's probably only a light snow. However, the weather seems to have been less stable due to the recent cold snap, so it's uncertain what will happen next. Anyway, it's still afternoon, so you shouldn't have to worry about the weather.

"Ah, there seem to be a lot of people there."

When Hachiman was looking at the sky and was a little worried about the weather, Yubihama in front of him suddenly turned around and stretched out his hand to point ahead. Hachiman looked down her hand and saw a group of people gathered in front of her, happily shouting something.

"Let's go check it out!"

With that, Yubihama took the lead towards the spot that seemed to be very popular. There was a plunge pool-like sink that ran horizontally along the outer passageway. Unlike other sinks, this one is uncovered and the water surface is directly exposed to the air.

Hachiman looked at the commentary board on the wall, which read, "Please caress with two fingers." As you can see, this is an experience area where you can touch marine life.

With a hint of excitement, Hachiman poked his head out of the sink to see what kind of sea creatures he could get up close and personal.

It's a shark......

It's sharks again......

Small sharks and rays swim in the tank. Hachiman looked at the commentary board, which said dog sharks, cat sharks, red rays, and star rays.

"Small business, look, it's a dog shark!"

Yubihama excitedly patted Hachiman's arm, staring at the dog sharks, and then stretched out his finger and poked it a few times.

The dog shark doesn't react, maybe it's used to it, or maybe it's just because it's lazy... Anyway, it obediently let Hibin touch it. Not long after, Yubihama seemed to understand something, nodded slightly, and said with feeling:

“…… It's kind of like a shortbread! ”

"Where is it like? Is it a little brown? I don't feel like a dog at all, how is your head? Besides, if it looks like this, do you want to go back and check if it's really a dog? Could it be a mistake with a shark? ”

"But why is this guy called a dog shark......

Hachiman tilted his head and thought about it, but he couldn't get any answer.

Seeing this, Yubihama asked:

"Xiaoqing, what are you thinking?"

"Oh~ I wonder why it's called a dog shark? Obviously he doesn't look like a dog at all~"

Hachiman touched his smooth chin and wondered why.

"Oh, that's it, look it up on the Internet."

After a while, Yuhihama pointed to a web page and said to Hachiman:

"Look, I found it, it is said on the Internet that it is related to a mythical story in China~"

"One year, during the Spring Festival, the crystal palace where the Dragon King of the East China Sea lives, there is a guard fur dog who wants to see the excitement in the world, so he asks the Dragon King, and the Dragon King reads that it is very tired of being loyal to his duties all year round, so he agrees to its request and lets the watchdog go ashore to relax for a few days......" (Readers who are specifically interested can check it themselves, and I will not count the words in this water for missionaries~)

"Oh, that's right! No wonder! ”

Hachiman really didn't expect this name to be related to Chinese legends, should I say that Chinese culture is broad and profound?

"Ah, and stingrays!"

Suddenly, Yubihama shouted and stretched out his hand again.

"Ahh

But it didn't take long for her to let out a scream and quickly retract her fingers.

"What's wrong? You okay? ”

Hearing Yubihama's call, Hachiman couldn't care about the dog shark in front of him, and turned around and asked eagerly.

“…… It's okay, it's just that I got some of the slime on it~"

Yubihama looked at some yellow mucus on his hands, and quickly took out a few tissues to wipe them.

"Slime?"

Hachiman looked at the stingray in front of him and couldn't help but be interested in touching its body.

Hachiman then rolled up his sleeves and stroked the stingrays with his fingers, and as he enjoyed the rough and slippery touch, Yuhihama beside him withdrew his hand and looked at the sharks with gentle eyes.

"What? Have you touched enough? ”

"Well, if you touch them for too long, they'll get tired."

"Really? It's a cute idea that has your own style. ”

When Hachiman heard Yubihama's words, he couldn't help but laugh. For these animals, being touched by humans all the time should accumulate a lot of stress. Just like when the cat at home is touched by me, it will also fight back with a cat fist. Yuhihama's place of thinking about others makes Hachiman very impressed.

Hachiman probably didn't expect that he just had such an idea, but what kind of effect this casual sentence had on Yubihama~ Her body shook and moved her gaze downward, and a visible flush appeared on her face.

"What's wrong? Yubihama: Your face is red, is it a cold? ”

Hachiman, who was next to him, happened to notice Yubihama's blush, and asked with concern.

"It's okay, let's go~ Let's go to the next place!"

After hearing Hachiman's words, Yubihama quickly calmed down and turned around and walked to the next place as if nothing had happened.

“…… Oh good~"

In this regard, Hachiman was a little puzzled, but he still followed.

………

After walking some distance, a large desolate rocky mountain appeared in front of me.

Numerous penguins bark on it, some jumping into the pool with a thud, and some nesting in the shade of the rocks to keep warm.

"Wow - so cute!"

“…… Oh, yes. ”

Yubihama screams while taking crazy pictures, and sure enough, Mr. Penguin is very popular with girls.

Having said that, Hachiman was also fascinated by the streamlined but round body, watery eyes, and the way he walked.

"Wow, that's cute...... Be sure to send a photo to Komachi to see......"

Hachiman got as close to the fence as he could, picked up his phone and kept taking pictures.

After shooting for a while, Hachiman noticed that Yubihama was running away excitedly to other places, and seeing this, he hurriedly took a few more shots and hurried to follow Yubihama's footsteps. They followed the passage and descended the staircase that led to the semi-underground.

In addition to the usual routes, the penguin area also has a space close to a large pool where visitors can observe the penguins swimming nearby.

"Ah, that's amazing, so powerful! They're swimming! In this way, penguins are just like birds! ”

"Penguins are birds..."

Hachiman complained silently in his heart, but seeing Yubihama's excited appearance, he wisely didn't choose to say it, just watched her staring at the penguins in the pool with bright eyes...

"Hachiman, let's move on!"

Perhaps after watching for a long time, Yubihama continued to walk forward.

They climbed the stairs and exited the semi-underground space.

From here, you can clearly see the Hanbod penguins climbing the rocky mountain and gathering together.

Hachiman saw Yubihama staring at the two penguins, who were snuggling up to each other, helping each other with their feathers and barking from time to time.

Looking at this scene, Hachiman doesn't know why... A little warmth suddenly welled up in my heart......