Thump!

Three dolphins leap up and down at the same time, then jump out of the water again, and so on, causing waves and cheers.

"So—that's the end of this round of performances, thank you all for watching."

Two dolphin trainers walked to the edge of the pool and said goodbye to the spectators.

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

"Stand up!"

"Ahhh

"I really want to touch it!"

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

"Let's go find the light."

"Hmm."

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 pond, and Hikaru Takikawa walked out with a starfish.

And the former is rare to have no expression, a thoughtful look.

"What's wrong?" Naruse asked.

"Harumi, Naoko."

She came back to her senses and smiled at the two of them, "It's nothing. Shall we go over now, or go get something to eat first? I heard from the girls in Class B that there was ramen in the snack corner downstairs and fresh scallops here. ”

"I'm not hungry yet." Naruse said, and Naoko shook her head as well.

"OK~ Then we'll talk about it later."

"That's right, ...... Morimi"

"I invited Kazuha in the morning, and she said she wasn't in the mood."

went downstairs and said hello to the teacher, and the four of them left the aquarium with Nakahara Xue's advice.

"Don't run too far, remember to come back here before 1 p.m."

The next destination of the four of them is on the seaside beach a few hundred meters away, and there is a railway and a national highway in between, so you need to detour from the intersection.

Hikaru Takikawa leads the way in front, and Starfish is just about to follow, only to find that Naruse has the same idea.

“……”

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

Naruse ignored her and took a few steps forward, "Don't you need to make a reservation in advance for a yacht cruise?" ”

"There's a lot of talent 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 pretty empty." ”

She smiled and added, "And it doesn't matter if the yacht is out of place, there are plenty of things to do on the beach over there, such as kayaks, banana boats, and solo paddleboards." Want to experience it? ”

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

"Ah, that's right."

Ding Ding Ding Ding –

Before we reached the intersection of the railway, the rapid electric bell rang out. The red light flashed, and several people stopped in front of the railing.

Following the tracks, Naruse turned his head to look in the direction of the train, and the eyes of the two girls behind him were in the afterglow.

Ding Ding Ding Ding –

In the increasingly rapid sound of electric bells, the tram whizzed by, bringing a gust of wind.

Cross the railroad and go around the intersection of the national highway to the beach, and you will see the northernmost bay in Honshu.

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

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

Coming to the building and finding the window corresponding to the yacht cruise, Naruse asked, the next yacht was more than ten minutes away, and as Hikaru Takikawa said, there were still a lot of places left.

"Four tickets."

"Okay."

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

"Tickets are so expensive."

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

She gave him the money for her ticket.

"There's still a little time to get out of the boat. There's ice cream sold over there, do you want to eat it in Harumi? ”

"Okay."

Hikaru Takikawa goes to buy ice cream, and Naruse goes outside and gives the remaining two tickets to Naoko, who then passes them on to the starfish.

"Where's the light?"

"She's gone to buy ice cream."

Naoko glanced inside, "Can you take it...... I'm going to help. ”

"Ahh Before the starfish could say anything, she was already inside.

Naruse squinted at the bay in the sun.

Not far away, Yunoshima Island floats on the surface of the sea, and the island is densely wooded and dark green. The yacht they were going to be on later would circle around there three times before returning.

Starfish stood aside, pinching the ticket and looking at him from the corner of his eye.

It didn't take long for Naoko and Hikaru Takikawa to come out with ice cream.

"Let's go over after eating."

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

Arriving at the marina, the double-decker yacht has already begun to check in. Naruse boarded the ship after Hikaru Takikawa, and she didn't stop walking and went straight to the second deck.

The sea breeze blows in her face, and she pulls her short hair behind her ears and opens her arms to smile.

"That's nice......"

Naruse nodded and took a bite of the ice cream.

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

The sea breeze hunts, sparkling. The yacht slowly moved forward, pushing ripples across the turquoise 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 to see that Naoko was still beside him, and Starfish and Hikaru Takikawa had circled to the stern of the boat, looking out at the shore.

A strand of hair fluttered unfettered in the wind, messing up Naoko's face.

Seeing her repeatedly raise her hand to lift her hair, Naruse took half a step to block the sea breeze for her.

"Let's go to the cabin."

"I want to finish eating before I go in." She still had half of the ice cream in her hand.

"Hmm."

Naoko licked her lower lip and looked at him with both eyes, "But I can't eat it anymore......"

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

Shangzi was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head: "No." Nor can it be wasted. ”

"That's just going to have to be eaten slowly."

"But it's too much...... Harumi can help me share a little bit. ”

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

"Just a little."

"Uh-huh."

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

Looking at the little white at the corner of his mouth, Naoko smiled.

"Got it."

Naruse licked, "It's gone." ”

"Nope."

When Naoko finished eating the rest of the part, the two also went around to the stern, and Hikaru Takikawa greeted Naruse: "Harumi, look-"

Naruse looked over, and a platform stretched out on the shore to the north of the pier, with a looming figure on it.

"Is that a fishing park?"

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

Naruse leaned on the railing next to her, "Is it 'northernmost in Honshu' again, this gimmick is really worthless here." ”

"Haha. Just now at the aquarium, a few friends asked me to come and have a look. ”

"Are you going?"

"Well, if you have enough time, let's go check it out."

Naruse answered, and when he turned around, Naoko and Starfish were spinning in the cabin of the yacht, and sat on the sofa to experience it for a while, judging from each other's expressions, they seemed to be quite satisfied.

He turned his head to look, his gaze stayed on the faces of the two for a moment, and then turned back to find Hikaru Takikawa beside him looking at the sea in a daze.

"Dolphin ......"

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

"There are no wild dolphins this season."

"Huh?" She came back to her senses and looked down, "Are there any dolphins?" ”

"......" Naruse looked at her.

"Huh?"

"Hikari just said ......"

"Oops, did I say it?"

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, straightened his arms again, and stretched out against the railing.

Her body relaxed, and she spoke, "I thought about what happened just now." ”

"When the dolphins are showing?" Naruse remembered that when she came out, she seemed to be thinking about something.

"How does Haruhi know...... That's right, a girl sitting behind me said that although the dolphin show is exciting, it actually restricts the freedom of dolphins. The ocean is where they belong. ”

The yacht pushed away the waves, the waves were sparkling and dazzling, and Hikaru Takikawa looked down, and a blank gradually appeared in his eyes.

"But the sea is really big......"

Naruse looked at her and didn't speak.

"After leaving the aquarium and being free, where do you go?"

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

Hikaru Takikawa slowly frowned.

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

"Instinct drives them."

"Instinct......"

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

Naruse was stunned, "Live." ”

"Just to live?"

"If you meet the conditions for survival, you will naturally pursue more. According to Maslow's theory, on top of survival, there are also 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 instinctive? The so-called instinct should be something that everyone is born with, right? ”

Naruse looked at her, "Hikari ......"

"-starfish?"

Takigawa Mitsuru looked to the cabin, and Naruse turned his head as well.

In the cabin, starfish curled up on the couch, looking pained.