When I Go Back in Time, My Ex-wife Is Making a Passionate Approach to Me, and I’m Having Trouble With It
I went to another area and found a dugong tank.
“This is the dugong, isn’t it? It’s kind of cute.”
“Yes, it is. It eats a lot of grass.”
“The dugong was munching on grass, which was its food. The dugong seems to be a popular creature, and couples and children gather in front of the tank. They seemed to be taking pictures of the dugong with their phones in their hands.”
“Shall we take a picture too?”
Haruka suggested, and we took two shots with the tank in the background. It had been years since I had taken a selfie with Haruka like this.
“She kind of looks like Ryo.”
“Which part?”
“The way you’re always on the lookout for things you like.”
I don’t really feel the resemblance. I took a closer look at the dugong. I take a closer look at the dugong, its white skin, rounded face, and mouth are unique and cute.
“I haven’t been here much, but it’s a nice place.”
It’s sheltered from the rain, and there are many places to see. No wonder it’s a popular date spot.
“Yeah. It’s a good place to visit once in a while.”
“Haruka, your eyes are shining when you say that.”
“I hope you won’t say that. I’m a girl too.”
The aquarium’s crystal clear colors are beautiful, and the creatures swimming about in it are a sight to behold.
Haruka and I left the dugong tank and looked for another area.
Our next stop was the African manatee tank. I saw a huge creature swimming gracefully.
“It’s huge.”
“It’s huge. I didn’t know such a big creature existed in the sea.”
“Manatees live in rivers and lakes, though.”
“Really? Such a big creature in a river?”
“They are not the same size as Japanese rivers.”
The manatee is a huge creature, said to be about four meters long and weigh about 360 kilograms. Its main food is aquatic plants, and there are records of more than 70 kinds of aquatic plants being eaten as food.
“They’re cute, aren’t they?”
“It’s cute because I’m looking at it through the glass, but I’d be scared if I were up close to one like this.”
“I guess you’re right.”
Haruka puts her hand over her mouth and giggles. It seems that they are enjoying themselves.
Suddenly, an announcement is made.
“The sea lion show will open soon.”
A sea lion show. It is a standard event at the aquarium.
“Haruka, do you want to go to the sea lion show?”
“I want to see it.”
“Then let’s go.”
I pulled Haruka’s hand and we headed for the sea lion show stage. The crowd was already quite large. We sat down in an empty seat in the front.
After waiting for a while, the buzzer rings and the sea lion show opens.
A lady comes out on stage and calls the sea lions. A sea lion slides down from the side of the stage and climbs onto the platform.
“Then let’s have the sea lion, Nagisa, say hello.”
The sea lion bowed in a bow as the older sister gave the signal. The sea lion then flapped its flippers in the air as if to ask the audience to applaud.
The audience cheered and applauded. Haruka and I applauded as well.
“Then, Nagisa-chan, let’s have you show us your special skills.”
The sea lion jumped into the pool. She then swam through the pool at great speed and caught a loop thrown by her sister with her nose.
I always wonder how they train such tricks. I think it is really amazing and curious that they can communicate with animals.
When she caught all the rings, she got out of the pool and returned to the platform, prompting a round of applause.
The Onee san raises a reward to the sea lion, and the sea lion happily eats it. Next, the sea lions began the competition of jumping and diving through the rings prepared by the older sister. The sea lion jumped into the pool, ran forward, and jumped at once. The sea lion successfully jumped through the rings.
“She was able to jump pretty well,”
“It’s amazing, isn’t it? I’m curious to see how you do it.”
“It’s good to be interested in everything. especially if you want to be a novelist.”
It is true that novelists benefit from a variety of experiences. By being interested, researching, and experiencing things firsthand, they become part of your blood and flesh. Haruka is well aware of this.
“Next, let’s play catch”.
The onee san prepares a soft orange ball about the size of a basketball and throws it at the sea lion from below. The sea lion uses her nose to catch the ball.
“What kind of sense of balance do you have?”
“She doesn’t drop it. That’s amazing.”
The sea lion then tried to catch the ball from various positions. Haruka and I were both in awe as she caught the ball from any position.
“Now, for the last event, we have the high jump. You see these hanging rings in front of you. This is the event where you jump and touch them. This is your chance to take a photo, so please have your cameras ready.”
The ring was hung from above, about two meters above the surface of the pool. Normally, I would have thought it was out of reach, but after all the amazing tricks I had been shown, I had high expectations.
“Here we go, then.”
The sea lion jumped into the pool at the signal of the onee san. She jumped up vertically with a running start. She touched the suspension ring with a wonderful touch.
“Did you get that?”
“It’s perfect, See?”
Haruka showed me the picture, and she was able to capture the moment when she touched the ring.
“The sea lion show is now over. Thank you very much.”
The sea lions bowed and were met with cheers and applause.