Excuse me. Hanamaru, Ruby, are you in here?

Yeah, we're here, zura!

Whoa! That's a lot of books. Researching something?

Don't worry about it. Come on in.

Hello. I had a lot of fun yesterday.

Me too. Thanks for staying so late last night, you two. Did you get home okay? It was pitch black outside.

I was fine. I had my sister with me.

I made it back fine, zura. Thanks for asking.

Hm? *Sniff* Smells like food!

It does. What an alluring aroma.

Actually, I was just helping Yoshiko and You with their festival prep.

Oh yeah, weren't they coming up with food ideas for the festival?

Yup. I thought it'd be a good idea to get someone else to try their food, so I brought some for you.

You did? Score! Let's eat, zura!

Oh, but…

What's wrong?

What?! Oh yeah, zura. We're not allowed to eat or drink in here.

Oh, right. Sorry, I didn't realize.

That's okay. Thanks for bringing it over. We'll eat it in a classroom later, zura.

Did they decide what to make for the festival?

Yeah, for the most part. Yakisoba, takoyaki, and frozen mikan, for the time being. I brought you guys some takoyaki.

Yoshiko made it.

Eeek!

Don't tell me that super spicy takoyaki that set Ruby's mouth on fire has cursed us with its existence again, zura!

Fire?! No no no, it's not that spicy. It was pretty bad at first, but she made adjustments.

Are you sure? Nothing bad will happen if I eat it?

It's fine. You and I already had some. There's nothing to worry about.

Only a fallen angel could create a dish that makes you worry more about your own life than the taste of it, zura.

Anyway, what are you two working on?

We're writing the script for the tourism information broadcast. It's going to air the day of the Summer Festival.

A tourist guide! Right, a lot of people from a lot of places will be coming. That's who you're making it for, right?

Yes. We want everyone to know the best parts of Numazu.

Ruby is going to read it for the broadcast.

Is she? Cool. I can't wait to hear it.

Oh… I'm not cool. Hanamaru wrote most of the script anyway.

It's fun for me, so don't worry about it, zura. I'm writing it so that cute voice of yours can shine, Ruby!

What's it all about?

I thought it'd be a good idea to outline the history of Numazu so people can know what a great place this is, zura.

History? That might be pretty interesting for first time visitors.

Numazu has a long history. A lot of people think of Mt. Fuji when they hear Numazu, but you can't forget about Mt. Ashitaka, either zura!

Is Mt. Ashitaka the mountain you can see right near Mt. Fuji?

Correct, zura. In fact, people have been living in this area from about 50 thousand to 35 thousand years ago, from the middle to late Paleolithic age.

84 ruins and over 300 remnants of villages believed to be of that time have been discovered around Mt. Ashitaka. That type of density is apparently rare.

The geography used to be different, too. It was an ice age back then, so the sea level was lower, which means elevations were…

Wah… Waaaah!!

Zura?

Hanamaru… Don't you think that's too much detail?

You think so? I actually cut a bunch out after Ruby gave me some advice.

Hanamaru, it needs to be more compact. At this rate, we won't finish telling the history of Numazu before the festival ends.

As tourist information, wouldn't it be a good to introduce some famous spots or products?

I think most people are interested in delicious food and beautiful scenery when they go to new places.

I see! Food is the first thing I think of when traveling too, zura!

Delicious food in Numazu… That has to be seafood, right? The sashimi is good, and so is the fried food.

Yes, sashimi and fried food. We even have deep sea fish on the menu, zura!

I heard the mikans here were good, too. Chika was pushing them on me when I was at her ryokan. Yoshiko doesn't seem to like them, though.

Yoshiko ate too many mikans, and now she hates them.

Oh, so that's what happened.

The mikan here are so sweet. There are even types of mikan which are grown here in Numazu!

Now that I think about it, we have so much delicious food around us.

You could include stuff about the ocean and Mt. Fuji, too. Seeing the size of Mt. Fuji and the sheer blue of the sea deeply moved me.

Right! Thanks. Now I can write a good script for the tourist piece, zura!