Special Chapter X - Beach (part 2)

The group continued their journey and headed down the cliff to the beach. This time, we aren't taking any stops until we are at the beach.

After walking past the forest and hilly areas, we arrived on a certain part of the beach that is closed out from the other areas. This part was covered by mountains, here and there. It's the perfect place for us to play around.

"Fyuh! That was a long walk!"

Kirene said as she dropped her bag and took off her boots. She started taking the first step on the cold sand.

"Woah! This is cold!"

She really is like a five year old in a warrior costume. She stepped on the ground with more force, causing the sand to bounce from the ground. She walked even closer to the ocean.

And when the ocean water touched her legs, she screamed.

"Eeep!! It's very cold!!"

Seeing this happening, Gajah's eyes turned starry.

"Kirene, watch out!! You could die from poison!"

"Really!?!?"

"No. Hahah!"

She is five years old.

She tried running back to chase Gajah, but running in this sand is quite difficult.

I also silently took off my boots and walked to the waters. When the water touches my bare skinned feet, I can feel the cold and the smell of the ocean more clearly.

Seeing me standing calmly in the waters, someone walked closer and asked.

"Oh? Rile, have you been to a beach before?"

Belmar said to me while he was also washing up his legs. It looked like he had released his armour and was ready to drop into the water.

"A long time ago. What about you?"

"Same. I have been to the beach twice before with my parents. By the way, how is it that you were able to go to the beach if you were from Mazino?"

Oh shit. The details.

"I wasn't always from Mazino."

"Right. Where were you then?"

"The east."

"East?"

"East."

Nobody knows what's on the east. No one cares anyways. Because in the east, it is simply a large desert. No one bothers to walk to those parts, and no one bothers to explore.

"All right then. Are you going to hop in first, or should I do the honors."

"I'm not hopping in, so 'knock yourself out'."

"?"

Oh, right. That expression doesn't exist here.

"I meant go ahead."

"Oh... Well, that's a really weird expression."

Belmar said as he started to rush towards the deeper waters. He jumped towards a deeper part, and took a slight swim.

Since this is in the morning, the wind is flowing towards the land. So Belmar won't have to worry about being taken by the waves to the middle of the ocean.

"Hey, head start! No fair!"

Gajah shouted as he ran following Belmar. The others had also started running. Only me and Kirene are left on the beach.

"What's wrong, Kirene?"

"I... can't swim."

Oh my.

"Well, that makes the two of us."

I sat down at the sands, away from the water. It wasn't that I can't swim, but I just don't feel like taking my robe off and showing everybody who I am.

We're planning on resting at the beach for a bit before we start walking again.

We weren't exactly sure how to contact the captain and the other knights, but we had promised to meet up somewhere at the beach.

Which means, right now, we can just head to the main beach from time to time to check if the captain has arrived or not.

For now, though... the others are having a lot of fun playing on the waters.

"Is there anything else to do when you are at the beach?"

Kirene asked me while polishing her short knife that she always kept on her hips. The short knife looked sharp already, but she just kept on sharpening because she had nothing better to do.

"Well, we could always make a sand castle."

"Sand castle?"

Kirene sounded interested. I started by telling her the goal. The goal is to make as large of a castle as you can without it falling off. When she asked what's the point of doing that, I said it's because of how challenging it is.

"I like challenges. Let's do it!"

And just like that, we tried making a sand castle.

Gajah was having too much fun at the waters and he didn't pay attention to what we were doing. By the time he realized we were doing something, he came closer.

"What are you guys doing?"

"Making a sand castle."

Kirene answered coldly. The whole time, the castle that she made fell off. It's because she was being overly impatient, that she was doing it a little too hurriedly.

"Sand castles, huh…? I haven't made one in years."

"Gajah, you know how to make sand castles?"

"Yeah. I have been to a beach once before."

Ah… that's why you were so looking forward to playing in the water.

Everyone else started to make sand castles. Kirene was pissed by how good the others were. But she started to learn from Gajah and the others on the tips and tricks. She finally made one big sand castle on her fifteenth try.

"Look! It's perfect!"

The castle had four towers at each corner, and it had two floors. It doesn't have many details, but it does resemble a castle at the very least.

From far away on our left towards the beach, we can hear a shout from one of Gajah's friends.

"Guys! The captain and his knights are here!"

How did he know?

We all marched towards the giant wall that separates our side of the beach and the main side, and took a peek from the wall.

"Oh… dear lord."

"Yep. This is problematic."

Gajah and I mumbled while looking at the sight in front of us.

The captain and his knights, all bare chested, strolled down the beach with their large shiny muscles. They are very round, and rather obscene.

Many other visitors are staring at them, some with awe, some with disgust. And obviously, the females are a little too overly attached.

I slapped my mask slightly too hard because I forgot you can't facepalm while wearing a mask. Meanwhile, everyone else nodded at how big the muscles on the captain's body were. Kirene doesn't have much of a reaction, but Gajah is definitely comparing his muscles with the captains.

This is the complete opposite of what our stealth mission is supposed to be...

"Let's... approach them..."