No one could see Pai’s expression as she walked in front, but her heart was heavy with regret for what she had just said.

'Why did I… why couldn’t I say it more gently about Yona?'

'Because of his crutches… am I out of my mind?'

Today, Pai had come here with the excitement of going on a picnic with her friends.

But what was this spreading, unintended gloom?

The boys following behind were planning a rebellion, and Pai’s group in front

kept moving forward, each bearing the weight of self-blame and regret…

Before long, Pai, who had been leading, discovered the mysterious boat first and smiled. But…

Instead of the wonderful wooden ferry she had imagined, what came into Pai’s view was an enormous, overturned turtle. "What is that turtle?" Pai’s expression hardened quickly.

For Pai, who had dreamed of reversing the gloomy mood the moment she found a wonderful boat, a huge despair was added.

Pai: "Yona, what is this? Is this really a boat?"

Yona: "It’s a turtle boat that can operate on both land and water~"

Pai: "I imagined a small wooden boat…"

Yona: "Sorry… I thought maybe we could use it on land too…"

Pai: "Why would we travel on land! I said we’d only go around inside the forest!" [her voice rose]

Rogi: "Pai, why are you like that~? I like it though?"

Pai: "Really?… Mm~ still, this is a bit…" [she sinks into thought] "It might be hard for oppa to go through the forest with crutches…" Eti said without thinking.

Hearing that, Pai stopped in place for a moment.

('Yona prepared the turtle boat on purpose because walking is hard for him… and I snapped at him.')

Pai stiffened.

Seeing Pai upset because of the turtle boat, Yona’s heart felt heavy… He scratched his head and lowered his gaze.

And Pai, flustered, felt so sorry that she had misspoken to Yona again that she couldn’t meet his eyes.

Eti also felt guilty for her thoughtless words when she saw Pai suffering.

In this chaos, Rogi desperately wished for someone powerful who could solve this situation.

At that moment, Rogi suddenly had a good idea that could change the heavy mood. "By the way, where is Eat? Why don’t I see him?" Was it a tremendous shout that broke the silence and flipped the situation? Eti and Yona looked at Rogi with fondness.

Just then, Eat revealed himself on top of the turtle boat.

Pai glared at Eat. "Why are you showing up only now? You were sleeping, weren’t you?" But Eat remained calm. "I don’t sleep." Pai thought Eat was making a boring joke. "No one in the world can live without sleeping!" Eat muttered. "I told you I’m not a person." As they spoke, everyone gathered together.

One by one, the children climbed onto the boat. And the turtle boat slowly began moving along the forest’s stream.

This boat, shaped like an overturned turtle, was designed so that the turtle’s head faced forward,

and each leg paddled the water to move ahead.

The children, who had been suffering from their own complaints and worries before exploring the dense forest,

were now simply bright and cheerful.

The animals of the forest and the majestic sight of the woods were astonishing and beautiful to the children. But Eli thought,

'Is it really going to end like this?' Eli had been expecting some special and surprising event.

With a face full of dissatisfaction, Eli looked at Dabi. Dabi’s face was the same. The two of them looked at Yona with one heart.

Yona was trying hard to avoid their gaze. Dabi approached first and gently placed a hand on Yona’s shoulder.

Dabi: "Yo~ This isn’t the end, right? You definitely hid a special situation. Right?"

Yona: "… I said there isn’t~" (he’s a little disappointed too)

Eli: "Liar!… A surprise event!…. I’m expecting it!"

Yona: "What event… haa…" Yona found Eli and Dabi’s obsession somewhat burdensome, but on the other hand, a small regret remained in one corner of his heart.

That was because a few days ago, Pai had shown firm resolve and decided to exclude events from this story.”

In truth, Yona also wanted to entertain his friends by creating various “hidden mission activities” and situations where they overcame hardships.

But before Pai’s merciless screening, he had been helplessly judged as “not fitting” and ordered to delete them.

Unaware of this, Dabi and Eli’s desperate gaze had no end.

Yona whispered to himself. "Ugh~ please, let something happen, anything~" But as they were moving along the stream between the forest and animals on a giant turtle boat, the forest animals were hiding and fleeing in chaos.

At this rate, it did not seem like even the smallest incident could possibly happen.

Pai: "Guys, isn’t this so nice? I tried to capture a picnic-like feeling~" (she looks as if her wish has come true)

Rogi: "Really~ It’s quiet and so beautiful."

Leo: "It’s more… impressive than I thought. It’s mysterious." (he becomes completely absorbed in the beauty of the forest)

Pai: "Yona~ thank you for understanding my idea and expressing it so well!~"

Yona: "Haha… haa~" (his heart feels heavy)

Eti: "I’ve never seen anything like this, hyaa~!" (she’s so excited she doesn’t know what to do)

Eat: "Beautiful… the scent is very good too~" (it’s impossible to tell what he’s thinking as he stares blankly)

Eti came to Dotori Village as a baby and has never gone outside the village.

The grandeur of such vast nature made it impossible for young Eti to close her mouth.

Seeing many of the children satisfied, Eat also murmured in satisfaction. "Sometimes, we need days like this~" At this moment, when everyone except two children was fully satisfied, the turtle boat that had been moving slowly began to pick up speed little by little.

But no one made much of it.

In the midst of everyone chatting loudly and having fun on the boat, only Leo was gradually sensing the change in the boat’s speed. "Hm… did the boat get faster?" Leo smiled casually and tossed the information out to his friends.

But the children’s reactions were all different.

Pai: "Not sure?" (she answered while laughing absentmindedly)

Eat: "There isn’t much here you can predict~" (he speaks as if it’s nothing)

Dabi: "No, I’d rather it go faster." (boredom is in his voice)

Eli: "Right, right." (he agrees with Dabi’s opinion)

Pai: "Just give up, you guys. What are you even expecting~~ there’s nothing." (she speaks as if sneering)

Eat: "Pai is the owner of the story. Just accept it." (he gives the answer)

Eti: "Then during the oppas’ stories, should we complain too, and say we won’t do it?" While opinions and confrontations were going back and forth, the turtle boat suddenly began to lurch violently. "Aaah~!" Everyone screamed in surprise. Only then did they realize the speed was no longer normal. "What is this?" Pai spoke, startled.