608 What's Not Normal Like? This
As it turns out we covered way more distance than scheduled.
And so we're taking a slightly longer break.
"Hey? You're strong, yeah? Why don'tcha show off a bit. I wanna see it for myself before the real thing... My bad. I just wanna be super sure 'bout it."
Now this is troubling. I'm not sure just how far should I go to convince Berume. It's all trees everywhere as far as eyes can see around these parts.
"Hm~? Well since we're gonna camp out longer than scheduled, how about I turn this place into a campground?"
"...Wha? What are you spouting? That's not what I'm... Eh?"
This place is a bit cramped. I thought it'd be better to expand it a bit.
I took my katana and cut down a nearby tree cleanly. Then I noticed something.
"Ah! Don't tell me I can't do this without permission? But it's a done deal... Oh crap..."
I grabbed the tree I cut and slowly put it down the ground.
"Ah man, a blunder after all this time. What do?"
Nobody responded to me. Or more like Berume is flapping her mouth open and close without a word.
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"What the heck, did you just do? That huge tree got cut down in an instant..."
"Ah, so it was no good? Hmm. Can you consider this an accident and keep quiet?"
"...You seriously don't get it? ...Yeah sure my mouth's zipped, forget it. Just stay still will ya."
Berume looks like she's at her wits' end for some reason. When you think about it, expanding this place as way to show off strength is weird in itself.
What a blunder. She probably thinks I'm a weirdo.
There's nothing of note around here. Doing something out of ordinary should be a good indicator of my strength.
This place is cramped. I'll enlarge it in no time.
That was my thought process but thinking about it, cutting a tree that's thicker than an adult arms circumference in one slash is not normal.
Neither is lifting a tree that heavy with one hand and then putting it down slowly.
(Ah, I went and did it... Why didn't that cross my mind? Just how dumb am I sometimes?)
I put away my katana and sat down on the stump. Berume is staring dagger at me in the meantime.
"Hey? I see you got a magic bag. Wouldn't hurt if ya told me sooner..."
"Ah, for your luggage I take it. Eh, I mean, it's a woman's belonging and all, no? I thought you'd hate having them all jumbled up with mine."
"...You know how I'm like don'tcha. I ain't got interest in that crap. I got nothing of that sort on me. We clear? Put them in now will you. All good, yeah?"
"What a waste. You're a beauty, you'll be popular if you put in some effort I'm sure of it."
"Ha! Who wanna deal with that crap. That's the second strike with ya. Quit poking your nose in my business. I'll introduce my fist to yer' face the next time."
"Ah, how scary~, Okay okay. I'll get out of your face."
Now that we're lighter with Berume's luggage in my magic bag, we departed right after.
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