"We gotta hurry! The Bird Migration show is starting soon!" Yushiro pestered his friends who immediately stood up from their seats and rushed to the exit of the ride.
Chachamaru glanced at Douma who was also keeping an eye on the oblivious Yushiro. "Don't make it seem obvious." Douma whispered to the feline who nodded slowly after Shinobu passed them so she wouldn't notice.
The four of them headed to the dock that was only a few miles from the path they were walking on. Both Chachamaru and Douma watched their surroundings carefully, for it got quieter the further they walked and there were fewer people around.
"Yushiro you're really acting like a kid. We hear you loud and clear relax." Shinobu said, crossing her arms when the green-haired boy spun around to look at her.
"I'm not this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!" Yushiro tried to convince the violette but she wasn't buying his excuse to validate his behavior. "If you were in my position you'd understand."
"Look I'm just as excited about this as you are," Shinobu replied courteously. "You know me Yushiro, I'm fond of these things that are related to biodiversity and all that kinda stuff.
Yushiro grunted, "But you're not acting like it."
Wrong timing. Douma and Chachamaru knew for sure that Yushiro was going to be in hot soup for responding that way. The two of them watched the chaos unfold between Shinobu and Yushiro who were close to strangling each other's throats.
"What do you mean, 'not acting like it?', why should I prove anything to you cabbage-head?!"
"Ugh because you're so unpredictable sometimes it hurts!"
Looking away, Yushiro wondered if he was being a little too stubborn right now. Maybe Shinobu was just trying to help him get to his consensus about his own behavior. True enough he had been whining throughout this trip whenever he didn't get something he wanted. Now that was the typical behavior of a kid when something doesn't go their way and that's not what Yushiro wanted people to think of him.
"OK maybe I'm just overreacting because I wasn't expecting you to say all that." Yushiro spoke again, looking at the ground.
Shinobu blinked a few times and then she got where Yushiro was coming from now that he wasn't throwing a tantrum anymore.
"It's alright perhaps I sounded a little stern back there which is why you were shocked by that. Don't worry about it I just don't want you to get carried away by that kind of behavior Yushiro that's all." Shinobu reassured the green-haired boy.
"No I deserved that. If you don't drill that advice into my thick head I won't grasp what you're trying to tell me when it's something important for me to hear." Looking up to see the sea in front of them with boats by the dock, Yushiro felt the smile that he longed to appear again after the confrontation slowly appearing on his bright face.
The violette giggled and quickened her pace when she saw their destination.
"About time they cleared things." Douma said, crossing his arms.
"Oh yeah that was about to become a chaotic mess!" Chachamaru added.
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Along the path surrounded by trees that was close to the road leading to the entrance of Dice and Roll Valley, Ryo and Mr Ogata were discussing about Atlas' plans once they attain the meteor from the uninhabited island.
There were a few trucks and vehicles parked alongside the road. With a few troops getting the equipment ready and preparing for deployment. Ryo and Mr Ogata were on patrol, those bandits were still around and there was also an ongoing mission happening on the uninhabited island which would bring the bandits' attention to innocent people in Dice and Roll Valley and the team themselves.
Should they start planning something, Mr Ogata, Ryo, and the team were well-prepared to deal with them.
"Once we get the meteorite we'll bring it to Atlas with this truck." Mr Ogata said pointing at the large truck beside them which had a carrier at the back.
Ryo nodded and continued listening to Mr Ogata who knew he understood the plan well. They had already discussed this prior to their arrival to Dice and Roll Valley. This was a big mission and with much cooperation they were certain things will go smoothly.
"How big do you think this meteorite is?" Ryo asked Mr Ogata who looked to the sky, thinking about the possible size of the meteorite on the island.
"From the looks of it, the meteor's probably a fairly large one." The both of them recalled the images they saw on the reports.
"I'm sure the team will be able to withstand its weight. How heavy could it possibly be?" Mr Ogata chuckled, after all, the island was still standing strong which means the meteorite's weight wouldn't take a toll on the muscles after they carry it.
"Yeah maybe, the team's gonna have to carry it again once we bring it to Atlas." Ryo said, scratching his chin as he looked at the carrier of the truck.
Mr Ogata glanced at the trees and looked back at Ryo who noticed his expression slowly changing to a serious look.
"We should be more concerned about the bandits out there. They're still here, we have to watch over every single person here."
"Right. If you were a bandit at a famous attraction where would you hide?"
"Exactly there's a ton of areas for them to be sneaking about." Both Mr Ogata and Ryo flitted their eyes at the corners, compared to the quieter areas, there were still a lot of people walking around but regardless on the state of their surroundings, it was important for them to keep watch on every area.
"As much as possible, we can't let anyone know about our tasks. It would cause a ruckus around here, we're trying to avoid that. If the bandits find out, everyone here will be in danger because they'll use people's fears to their advantage." Mr Ogata elaborated.
Ryo nodded and followed Mr Ogata down the path leading to other areas in Dice and Roll Valley.
The troops preparing the vehicles and tools needed for their tasks got ready for the next part of their tasks while Mr Ogata and Ryo disappeared into the trees.