Reaching the Peak

An hour and a half later, the three of us finally reached the point where the mountain lodging was located.

It should be faster if not for our occasional rest to keep Minoru fully interested.

Well, after seeing nothing but trees and people who were also climbing up the mountain, the boy eventually got bored. Since his everyday life consisted of just pacing around our house or going out to play at the nearby park, his excitement only lasted for the first two hours. And that led Miwa-nee and me to think of a way to keep him interested.

To solve that, the first thing we did was to look for any interesting place or scenery to show the boy. Other than that, we’re stopping at every resting spot we pass by. Interact with the other hikers there – only the amicable ones – before going to the next.