Chapter 209 A Big Drum Like You

While talking to Amemiya Iori, Shimizu Miya walked to the front of the aquarium.

At this moment, a particularly leisurely and elegant creature suddenly came into view.

Thanks to its unique posture, even Shimizu could recognize that the shark in the aquarium was a hammerhead shark, one of the few shark species he knew.

"It's a hammerhead shark. Do you want me to take a picture for you?"

Shimizu pointed at the hammerhead shark and asked Shimizu Reina beside him.

Shimizu Reina nodded repeatedly with an expression full of expectation and pleading.

"Really? Then I'm going to show off to my parents when I get home."

Shimizu Ken took the phone that Shimizu Reina handed to him impatiently.

"Brother, you must take a picture of the hammerhead shark. Press the shutter when the hammerhead shark comes over. If possible, it's best to capture an angle where you can clearly see the side of the hammerhead."

She has so many demands...

However, Shimizu Rena suddenly became talkative and said a long string of words, which really surprised Shimizu Ken.

This is probably what it becomes when we discuss the things we love.

Shimizu turned on the camera of his mobile phone and challenged this photography task several times in a row.

Behind him, Amamiya Iori was standing there smiling, and it was unknown what she was happy about.

"How about this?"

Reina Shimizu took the phone and found that the hammerhead shark in the photo was taken at a perfect angle, as if it wanted to swallow her in one bite.

“Wow… that’s a great shot.”

It can be seen that Reina Shimizu is really happy.

"Really? That's good." Qingshui felt relieved after hearing that.

At this time, Amemiya Iori hooked Shimizu Rena's hand and gently pulled it twice.

"Then let's go to the next place."

"……Um."

After Reina Shimizu smiled back, she reluctantly said goodbye to the hammerhead shark and continued walking towards the next stop.

Although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision at first, Shimizu Miyabi became interested in this trip to the aquarium and immediately followed them.

……

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Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori followed Shimizu Reina who was enjoying the huge aquarium and continued to walk inside along the guided route.

Because today is not a holiday, there are a few visitors in the aquarium.

The tourists I met on the way to Shimizu were elderly couples, leisurely couples, couples with babies, young women, etc. They were not noisy tourists.

If it is a holiday, this place will surely be packed with children and family tourists.

In the dim space, several bright aquariums appeared.

In this space where everyone is gathered together like a cinema, everyone will naturally lower the volume.

This seems to be a jellyfish area filled with various jellyfish.

The center of this area is a spherical aquarium, and many other aquariums of different sizes are arranged in a fan shape around it.

The lighting in the jellyfish area is relatively dim. The jellyfish seem to have forgotten what weight is and float lightly upwards. Under the embellishment of weak lights, a wonderful world without a sense of reality is created, but they are still in reality.

There were many couples stopping to take pictures nearby.

"so cute."

Reina Shimizu also took out her mobile phone and took pictures of the pink jellyfish that looked like desserts one by one.

“It looks like a macaron.”

Amemiya Iori also has the same feeling as Shimizu Reina.

"Brother, take a picture."

Shimizu Miki took the phone very skillfully, and then let Shimizu Reina and the jellyfish appear in the camera together.

"It's not like this……"

Reina Shimizu looked at the couple standing side by side in front of the aquarium. The man stretched out his arm and held the camera of his mobile phone towards them.

Then, Rena Shimizu grabbed the sleeves of Shimizu Miki and Amamiya Iori next to her.

She pulled their hands to her chest, lowered her head and said:
"I want three people together..."

Shimizu Reina's voice was so quiet that it almost disappeared.

Shimizu couldn't see her expression from her lowered face, but her voice full of hope conveyed everything.

Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori turned to look at each other.

Then, Amemiya Iori exhaled gently. Shimizu Reina noticed her reaction, raised her head, and found those gentle eyes looking at her.

Amemiya Iori smiled and nodded, then took Shimizu Reina's phone from Shimizu Mi.

As requested, Shimizu Ken also moved closer to Shimizu Reina. When he touched her slightly, she seemed to tremble sensitively. She stole a glance at Shimizu Ken's face and saw that she was so nervous that she froze.

Iori Amamiya switched her phone to selfie mode and pressed the shutter button, and the three of them checked the photo together. As expected, Rena Shimizu's expression was stiff.

"Brother, are you looking at Sister Iori?"

"Just looking at the camera normally, right?"

"That's not right. From this angle, it looks like he's secretly looking at Reina."

"...?!"

Amemiya Iori's words made Shimizu Reina blush immediately, but when she looked at the photos, she smiled happily again, probably because she was no longer nervous.

……

Reina Shimizu continued walking forward with bright eyes and brisk steps.

Seeing her back and her exceptionally high spirits, Qingshuijian let out a light breath and then followed her.

Continuing along the route, I suddenly felt the presence of many people.

One corner of the aquarium was crowded with people.

There were about fifteen Humboldt penguins in the aquarium where the rocky shore appeared.

It seemed that a penguin show was about to be held, and an uncle keeper wearing a wireless microphone walked out from the depths.

Numerous penguins were calling incessantly above, some leaping into the swimming pool with a splash, and some nestling in the shadow of the rocks to keep warm.

"Let's go check it out?"

Shimizu Reina was obviously very interested in this, so Shimizu Mi suggested.

"Ah."

The keeper explained the characteristics of Humboldt penguins in detail, mainly that the patterns on the abdomen of each one are different, and brothers and sisters or parents and children will be similar.

The uncle picked up a penguin so that the audience on the other side of the glass could see it more clearly.

"Wow - so cute!"

"……yes."

Rena Shimizu was screaming and taking photos frantically, while Iori Amamiya smiled faintly beside her and pressed the shutter several times.

Penguins are indeed very popular among girls.

Having said that, Shimizu was also attracted by the streamlined yet round body, the watery eyes, and the swaying way he walked.

Some penguins gathered at the keeper's feet. When the uncle walked to the right, they waddled and followed him to the right. When the uncle walked to the left, they also waddled and followed him to the left.

Voices of “How cute” were heard everywhere.

Needless to say, Shimizu Reina's eyes also lit up.

After showing its cute side on land, it seems like it's going to show off its handsome swimming style in the water.

While Qingshui was wondering what to do next, the keeper shouted and threw the small fish into the water.

The penguins jumped into the water together and rushed forward in the water like bullets. Unlike their sluggish appearance on land, the penguins in the water showed a completely different posture. They flexibly changed directions in the water and swam back and forth at an amazing speed. It even looked like they were flying.

Penguins that cannot fly in the sky seem to be able to fly in the sea.

"That penguin..."

"Ok?"

For some reason, Shimizu Reina was looking at a corner of the rock area.

Not far away from the penguins that were swimming busily in search of small fish, a penguin was taking a leisurely nap.

“I feel like a brother.”

“My feet are so short?”

"Everyone was obviously participating in the performance, but I was doing my own thing and slacking off in the corner. This is very much like my brother."

It turns out that this is how my sister thinks of me. It seems that what she said is not wrong.

"Then, Reina is the last penguin in the countdown."

"why?"

Shimizu Reina tilted her head in confusion and asked softly.

“Big ass.”

"Brother...I'm talking about serious matters!"

Reina Shimizu pressed her buttocks with both hands, suppressed her shyness, raised her eyes and glared at me. This action, which seemed inexplicably angry, was a bit like a penguin.

The penguin in the corner woke up from its nap and turned around to check the surrounding situation. The keeper who noticed it immediately said, "It looks like it's finally awake, but the show is over," which caused everyone to laugh maliciously.

The penguin didn't take it seriously and went back to sleep. Seeing this, all the other penguins gathered around it.

"Being surrounded by everyone, being liked by everyone...I am really just like my brother."

Shimizu Reina smiled faintly.

While enjoying the penguin show, Reina Shimizu gave warm applause. Of course, the scene of penguins swimming in the water and fighting for food was actually very exciting.

"Next, there will be a dolphin show on the outdoor stage. We implore all guests to come and enjoy it."

The penguin show ended in such a grand manner, and the keepers led the gathered tourists forward along the passage.

The gathered people gradually dispersed.

At this time, Amemiya Iori said that she wanted to go to the bathroom first. She didn't know if the virus was transmitted from person to person, and Shimizu Mi suddenly felt like going to the bathroom.

So, Rena Shimizu asked them to go to the toilet first and she would wait for them to come back.

Although I was a little worried, the bathroom was nearby and I could be back in just a few minutes.

However, when Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori came back and walked along the road they had just walked, they suddenly heard a noise coming from the place they had been before.

It looked like a girl was being approached by two flirtatious guys.

The two boys were wearing uniforms, but they were not the uniforms of their Haichuan Ikusei Academy. One of them had brown hair, earrings, and a zipper around his waist. Not only that, but the tattoos from his shoulders to his arms were exposed from his short-sleeved shirt.

"Hey, isn't that Reina?"

That’s right, the girl being approached by the boys was none other than Reina Shimizu who was waiting for them there.

The man seemed very stubborn and kept talking to invite Rena Shimizu, but Rena Shimizu shook her head to refuse. She seemed to be in a bad condition and her shoulders kept shaking.

It's not Rena Shimizu's fault. In today's Japan, everyone would be afraid of being assaulted if harassed by a man with tattoos.

"Iori, I'll come over for a moment."

"I'll go as well."

Shimizu Reina just ran there and the tattooed man was about to put his hand on Shimizu Reina's shoulder.

The next moment, Qing Shuijian quickly knocked the man's hand away.

"Reina, are you okay?"

Shimizu Reina slowly raised her head, and when she saw Shimizu Ken, her eyes, which had originally revealed fear, rippled slightly, like ripples on the water, but she endured the pain and did not cry.

"I just left for a while, how come you were approached?"

After saying this, Shimizu Jian gently stroked the top of Shimizu Reina's head, then put his hands on her shoulders and pulled her towards him, moving her away from the two boys.

The tattooed man felt annoyed and glared at Shimizu who suddenly appeared.

"Excuse me, what do you want to see her about?" Qingshui Jian asked.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask her out to play later."

"In that case, you can go now."

Qing Shuijian waved his hand as if to shoo away a fly, and the other party immediately showed an angry expression.

"What?"

"She just rejected you, didn't she?"

The tattooed man probably felt that Shimizu looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, and he became noticeably angrier.

"Don't get too carried away."

"I just feel helpless about the kind of idiots who would pester a child."

"...You guy."

Qing Shuijian reflected on whether what he said just now was too extreme.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, the other party is not the kind of person who can be reasoned with in a friendly manner.

"Okay, let's go."

Shimizu Michi took Shimizu Reina's hand and prepared to leave, but at this moment, the tattooed man came over and tried to grab the front of his lapel, but Shimizu Michi would not let him do as he pleased, so he grabbed the tattooed man's hand with his backhand.

"...You guys, you've been exercising pretty well."

The tattooed man's gaze became sharper.

To Shimizumi, there was nothing special about it, he was just simply counterattacking, but the tattooed man looked very surprised that Shimizumi grabbed his fist effortlessly.

"Hey, is there any trouble over there?"

"It would be better to call the guards."

The onlookers nearby muttered to themselves and took out their cell phones.

"……cut."

Perhaps because he was afraid of making things worse, the tattooed man smacked his lips and left.

"Reina, are you not hurt?"

Amemiya Iori gently took Shimizu Reina's hand and comforted her softly.

"Yeah, I'm fine, thank you, Sister Iori..."

Shimizu Reina responded softly, then suddenly paused and turned her gaze to Shimizu Ken.

"elder brother……"

Rena Shimizu slowly let go of Iori Amamiya's hand and held Shimizu Mi's hand.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Rena Shimizu took the initiative to put her hand on Shimizu Ken's hand. At first, Shimizu Ken thought that Rena Shimizu was checking whether he had any scars on his body from the conflict with the tattooed man just now, but it seemed that was not the case.

After that, Shimizu Reina also held her other hand.

To be precise, it should be a hug.

Rena Shimizu stretched out her hands and hugged Shimizu Ken's arms tightly.

This is behavior that has never happened before.

Although Amamiya Iori would often hug Shimizu Ken's arm and stick to him like this, Shimizu Reina would only hold hands at most.

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(End of this chapter)