Chapter 23:

Eliote and Aye's Vacation : Yop Tul Island

Eliote's Space Exploration


The weather is how a little warmer, it is now 26°C with a clear sky. The girls are in the port of Tonj. Eliote is the first one to make a remark.

-Ah yes, we can see Yop Tul Island! It is something like one kilometer away right?

-Exactly... The lake is about three kilometers wide, and Yop Tul Island is at one kilometer from the port and is about 500 meters wide.

-Let's find someone that can bring us here!

-Uh... This won't be necessary, I will bring you there with a small boat.

-Cool!

The girls are now sailing on the lake, in Che's small boat. Since they were hot, they changed clothes. Eliote and Aye put on long sleeveless dresses, while Che now wears a white strapless T-Shirt with her original skirt. There was a blank, so Eliote tried to start a conversation.

-By the way Che, why is there a fish statue on the plaza? Is it supposed to mean something?

-Uh yes, it represents the Tur Song (トゥルソンゴ), the fish that can only be found in this lake...

-Is it edible?

-Yes. If you want we can catch it when we will be on Yop Tul Island.

-I look forward to!

Eliote, Aye and Che are now on Yop Tul Island. Its beach is a beautiful beach of fine sand. It is around ten meters wide, and goes around all the island. There is no building present on the island.

-It's calm and beautiful! We go directly from the forest to the beach!

-How do we catch the fish? Crossing the lake opened my appetite!

-We ate bread one hour ago Eliote!

-To catch the Tur Song, we use a scoop net, with tiny holes for the net because this fish is small, in contrary to what the statue of the plaza could make you think. If you want I can show you how we catch it.

-This will be with pleasure!

-So first of all, we put our feet in the water, and we wait for the fish to come and try to clean your legs.

Eliote thinks.
«Ah okay, it's like the Garra rufa that eats dead skin.»

-And then, we take the scoop net and we go around our legs to catch the fish.

-What speed! I barely had the time to see!

-Now we have something to eat for this evening.

-That's impressive Che!

-It's clear, you rock!

Che is blushing.

-Ah, uh... Thanks...

-However, I only want to eat what I can catch! Mister Lake, here I come!

But Eliote feels something when she puts her legs in the water.

-Hahahahahaha!!! The fish! That tickles!

-That much Eliote?

-Come with me Aya, you will see!

So Aye comes.

-Oh it's okay, you are exaggerating Eliote...

-You face tells all the opposite! You are holding back your laugh!

We are now the evening. The girls gather around a fire to grill the catched Tur Songs.

-So... What is great with the Tur Song, is that we can grill it, and eat it directly after, no need to remove the innards or the bones.

-Nice!

-Let's enjoy the food!

-Treat yourself, this is the culinary speciality of Tonj.

-It's delicious!

-Thank you a lot for this day Che! Without you, we wouldn't have known this little corner of paradise!

Che finally smiles!

-You're welcome!

After finished eating these delicious fishes, the girls went to the town hall, and said goodbye to Che and Hey. Afterwards, Eliote and Aye left for Kok Minb Ha. On the north road, they see a direction sign made of beige stone.

-So... Kok Minb Ha 18... Is it in kilometers? Hey but I just noticed, when Che was talking about distances back in the port, she was using meters and kilometers! What?! Why is the metric system?

-Ask Mom, she gave us smartphones so we could call her!

Eliote calls Kōri.

-Hi Mom!

-Hello Eliote, hello Aye! So, how was your day?

-Great! We went in a city called Tonj, it is really charming! Then we ate bread and we were able to meet the town mayor! With her daughter, we went on an island located in a lake, its beach was paradise! The little fish that we could catch in the lake were delicious!

-Ah that's nice!

-Otherwise Mom, right now we are in front of a direction sign... Is that normal that the distance is written in kilometers? Don't they have they own measuring system?

-No, it's me who decided this. I've forced the use of the metric system in the simulation because it's the only good one. Just see the imperial system... Fortunately it dissapeared!

-Yes, I saw it in history class, I don't know why it existed! Well, have a good evening Mom, we are going to walk and sleep under the stars!

-Enjoy it!

-Thanks!

Eliote and Aye walked until nightfall. They are now in a tent and are going to sleep.

-We nearly arrived to Shino Forest, tomorrow we will arrive at Kok Minb Ha!

-Let's sleep well for tomorrow, it will be packed!

-Exactly! Good night Aya!

-Good night Eliote!

They hold hands while sleeping... Aww... And that's how this day ends. Good night girls!