So the day to the festival came, with his two servant accompanying him, they walk around the river side together. It was pretty with the lights being hung around the place, and the crystal like decoration that was made using half transparent colourful plastic, makes it look a little bit brighter and creates a good atmosphere.
There was also people selling some snacks for the visitor as they enjoy walking around, and some sell cute handmade accessories and so on, which enrich the experience of these people that came by.
Miran bought an ice-cream and found an unoccupied bench by the side of a big tree to sit, he looked at Shina who had bought some random stuffs, while Ryan who were holding their money looked rather troubled with how Shina were spending it so carelessly. Seeing then, Miran smiled a bit before he turn a watch a young couple putting a small little ship, where a small candle were lighted, into the river before they pushed it lightly to make it move farther into the river.
The other couples who had come here, in other spot seemed to do this too as they whispered sweet nothings to each other, as they watched the little ship they released move with the river flow.
"Mirannn, can we release a ship too?" Ran who were laying on Miran head, poked Miran forehead as he said that.
"Hmnn, well, we'll need to make the ship first before we can release it... Though releasing an already premade one doesn't seem as fun as releasing the one we made our self is it..." Miran looked at the stall and saw that most of it sell an already finished ship, he hummed before he asked Ryan if he knows where to get some material for the ship.
Being tasked for this small things, Ryan went to the stalls to ask around as he make Shina accompany Miran over there, which Shina happily sit next to Miran with a happy smile. "Young master, how is it so far?"
"Well, everything is nice, it was not too crowded, even the atmosphere were calm and sweet." Miran said as he lick his ice-cream, "And this handmade ice-cream taste good. I feel like i can eat another one after this."
"Wah, young master cannot eat too much of these" She panics, "It'll hurt your teeth of its too much"
"I know I know, dont worry" Miran patted her shoulder to calm her, "Anyway, Shina should also try it." As he said that, he offer the one in his hand.
Shina blinked her eyes, "W-well, though its not proper to share food like this, I guess I should taste a bit." She leaned a bit and take a bit of that ice-cream, "!!" that bite was a bit too big and it caused a small brain freeze to her, startling her, before soon the ice-cream melt and she was able to taste the sweetness in the ice-cream.
Miran smiled a little bit and the turned to look around as he continued to eat his ice-cream. Ran screamed an as as he muttered repeatedly how this is an indirect kiss. Miran shakes his head to throw Ran, for annoying him, but too bad for him since Ran held into his hair strongly, which saves him from falling down.
Just then at that moment, Ryan came back with three set of materials to make the ship. On a paper, there seemed to be a instruction on how to make a simple little ship which obviously made by a beginner. "Thank you Ryan." Miran thanked him before the three of then look at the instruction as they tried to make one together.
The first try, the ship looked quite weird and there are some damage in the ship, by which according to the paper instruction, this may make this ship to sink easily and unable to go far. So they shook their head and tried the second time, and this time carefully they fold it. Finishing it, the ship looks alright, just a bit ugly than those stall selling.
Miran hummed and then took the last set, and he fold it by himself, of course this time Ran also came down to help him check the steps. He make the last ship calmly and in a much shorter time compared to the two tries, and this last one looked neat, and he even added some extra fold to make it look a bit different than the standard one.
With a smile, he take one of the small candle and light it up using a match that Ryan brought, before he put it on the little ship. Seeing that there is another usable ship, he looked at Shina and Ryan, "Mn, why dont you two also release that one? We made it together after all." He suggested and laughed a bit when he saw the two of them looked somewhat embarassed.
"Um, t-that" Shina played with her hands before she glanced at Ryan, there were a slight blush on her cheek.
Ryan coughed and still agreed, "Well okay, we did tried our best to make them..." As he said that he looked away, not daring to look at Shina. He can feel how she is staring at him when he agreed, and could not help but to think if she did not want to set the boat sail with him.
Ran whistled and giggled as he watched these two. Miran then took his small ship and went to the riverside, and when Shina and Ryan saw Miran turn to look at them, they took their ship and they light it up, together the three of them, including Ran, release the ship and watched them sail away.
In their heart they put their wishes as they set the ship down, and to see the ship sail, is as if they were to watch their wish or dreams to be able to go far and hopefully become able to to one day come true. That were the significant of this ship sailing tradition, by which it will only happen during this festival, for once a year.
As for what the three of them wished for, no one can know other than themselves. They stood there for awhile until their ships can no longer be seen, which they then went to take another round of walk at the riverside to see the stall. Buying a few stuffs, such a small snack and so on, they stayed there until the firework was launched.
After that they return to their inn to rest for the night.