「Myra, do you want to take a break?」
「No~, I am still all right.....」
Once hour had passed since they left the village, the sky became somewhat brighter due to the dawning light. Hearing the conversation in the background, Kazura looked behind him. It were the voices of Lodurr and Myra, who walked between him and Tana.
Myra was speaking energetically when they just departed, but after an hour passed, she talked less and less, and now, her forehead was sweating and she was silently trotting.
Although she had said that she is okay, her expression showed that she was tired.
「Everyone, shall we rest a little here?」
When Kazura was going to suggest resting to Valetta, at the same time, Valetta also called everyone to stop walking after she had seen Myra’s condition.
「Thank you. I appreciate it.」
「Onee-chan, I’m sorry......」[1]
Seeing Myra who was taking small breaths and apologized while feeling despondent, Valetta squatting to match their eyes level and said while smiling,
「It’s fine, if you feel tired then you have to take a rest, right?」
「That’s right, my feet are also completely exhausted. Myra-chan really has more stamina.」
Kazura, who carried the wooden rack in his shoulder, was stretching himself and putting down the rack at a tree base on the side of the road, and then he smiled at the depressed Myra.
The other villagers were also putting their luggage under the tree shade.
「Wahahahahaha, Kazura-sama needs to train his body more.」
「Uu, I’m so tired.... Valetta-san, could you pass me my bag?」
Kazura once again smiled at Myra who was laughing observing the villagers’ conversation. He then received his bag from Valetta and took out one bottle of Lipo-D from the inside.
「Myra-chan, come here, I give you some medicine.」
「Un.」
Myra came quickly after she as called by Kazura and received the opened bottle of Lipo-D.
Although the dose instruction that was printed on Lipo-D label said that it’s not recommended to be consumed by children under age 15, Kazura decided that if a 6 years old only consumed one or two gulps, then it would be fine.
「Drink only one gulp. It’s not good if you drink too much, understand?」
「Un. I understand.」
Myra nodded obediently and drank the Lipo-D. There was still some Lipo-D content remained.
「Kazura-sama, thank you very much!.」
Myra said her grateful thanks and returned the bottle to Kazura.
Kazura then patted Myra’s head and smiled.
「Don’t mention it.」
He putted back the Lipo-D to the bag and in exchange he took out a can of Sakuma Drop[2] (not the one with illustration from Grave of the Fireflies).
「Just like usual, the can lid is hard to open...... okay, it’s open. Myra-chan, could you open your hand.」
He opened the stiff can lid and Myra give him her open hand while she was looking at the mysterious Drops can, and then he shook the can once.
Thereupon, *garan*, a peculiar sound could be heard and at the same time an orange colored Drop tumbled down to the center of Myra’s palm.
「Oh, an orange, huh? It’s lucky that it’s not mint. Myra-chan, try to put it into your mouth. Since it hard, don’t bite it, all right?」
「Un.」
Doing what Kazura had told her, Myra put the orange-colored drop into her mouth.
Myra instantly opened her eyes wide after experienced the new taste of Orange that she never tasted before. To express her happiness, she showed a wonderful smile while hopping in joy.
「Is it tasty?」
「Un! This is really tasty!」
「That’s good. Then I give this to Myra-chan. Share it with the others, all right? 」
「Un!」
Myra received the Drops can from Kazura, and rushed to share the Drops with the resting villagers.
The villagers who received the Drops, enjoyed the Drops taste.
「This is very sweet.」
「Oh yeah? But, mine is pleasantly cool and refreshing.」