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Iām curious about whatās going on with Aliceās strange attitude, but after that, I felt like she enjoyed the Founding Festival normally without any questionable behavior.
[Things are going well, eh?]
[Youāre surprisingly good with your hands, arenāt you, Kaito-san? I wonder if that has something to do with the fact that you are good at Rubikās Cube?]
[Indeed, I guess Iām kinda good at detailed workā¦ā¦ Errr.]
At a street stall, they had this game where you would trace complex shapes written on a board using a pen magic tool, and the prizes one could receive seemed to vary based on how far one can advance by tracing. Itās quite challenging though, as you canāt trace the same line and stopping the pen for a certain amount of time results in disqualification.
However, as Alice pointed out, Iām quite dexterous with my hands, so Iām making good progress and was able to get past the halfway point.
Incidentally, the play equipment itself is a magic tool, so thereās no way for one to cheat when they make a mistake.
[ā¦ā¦What about you, young lady? Are you not going to start? If you keep worrying about it before you even start, even things that could go well never will, you know?]
Disqualification for stopping the pen for a certain amount of time applies after starting. Thereās no issue with waiting as long as you want before starting though.
However, itās a relatively time-consuming game, so the shopkeeper asked Alice, who hasnāt started yet despite paying, with a puzzled tilt of the head, to which Alice looked as if she just remembered it.
[Ahh, thatās rightā¦ā¦ There, done.]
After muttering a few words, Alice moved her pen as if she were lightly drawing a straight line before reaching the goal in a single breath.
To be honest, when it comes to this game, itās not about visual acuity or physical abilities, and instead, the dexterity of the hands is crucial. And Alice is overwhelmingly excellent in this area.
Even if the line to be traced was only the exact thickness of a penās nib, she would be able to trace it without the slightest deviation.
[Kuh, the path certainly is getting all windingā¦ā¦]
Alice, showing a cheerful expression without a hint of concern for the bewildered shopkeeper, handed over her completed tracing. Rather than the game itself, she seemed to find watching me struggling more enjoyable.
As we were walking around some of the stalls, I heard some lively music, so we moved over there. There, in what seemed to be a plaza, people dressed in ethnic costumes were performing a lively dance.
How should I say thisā¦ā¦ It was a unique dance, smooth and sharp in its movements. Even though I wasnāt very knowledgeable about dances, I could still tell how excellent they are.
[ā¦ā¦Is that belly dancing?]
[It does feel like that. Itās a traditional dance from an area in Hydra Kingdom.]
[The music and dance certainly do have that kind of feel. Itās like it has historyā¦ā¦]
[Being known for being an innovative country, Hydra Kingdom is often misunderstood as a place that only has new things, but they actually held many traditional aspects passed down from olden days. In the first place, Hydra Kingdom was a country formed by the merger of several small nations, so they also had many unique culturesā¦ā¦ They positively embrace new challenges while also showing respect for the old, and in festivals as big as this, there are many who perform such traditional arts.]
Come to think of it, during the era when Neun-san traveled, rice was being grown in the remote areas, and there were unusual events such as Flying Boards, giving Hydra Kingdom the impression that they werenāt just a country brimming with new things, but with unusual things as well.
How should I say thisā¦ā¦ Hydra Kingdom sure is an interesting country. This is just my personal impression, but I feel that the countryās policy, under Laguna-sanās lead, is to respect what the people produce. This resulted in a country that is innovative and challenging, yet still retains a variety of their traditions.
[Hearing that, I think Hydra Kingdom really is great, but does it not have faults?]
[Of course, it has. For instance, there are quite a few people who donāt resonate with the national doctrine of the country. While good traditions were undoubtedly left behind, the rapid shifts in trends mean that anything that only got half-baked popularity would quickly become obsolete. In this country, to achieve success, one must adapt to the rapid changes. Because of this, many trading companies that couldnāt adapt have withdrawn from Hydra Kingdom.]
[When you think of it that way, this country does seem to be fairly meritocraticā¦ā¦]
[Thatās right. While itās not the case for everyone, this is a country where individuals are often sifted through based on their abilities and luck. Well, thatās exactly why Gorilla-san likes this country thoughā¦ā¦]
Yeah, a fiercely competitive national doctrine would certainly be appealing to Megiddo-san. Also, thereās certainly Alice who casually refers to Megiddo-san as āGorilla-sanā, but with me recognizing that sheās referring to Megiddo-san as if itās the most obvious thing in the world, I guess Iām also being a bit rude.
Serious-senpai: [What an ominous subtitle. Isnāt it kinda implying thereās gonna be an event happening at nightā¦ā¦]
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