He murmured as he took his pocket watch out of his pocket.

“The time to trade the magic stone is 4:00. Let’s see…… There are 3 hours left until then. What should we do?”

At first glance, it sounded like a worry, but in reality there was a white sandy beach in front of us. So the answer seemed to be fixed.

“What do you mean? Didn’t you come to play with me?”

I replied, jokingly pulling a travel straw hat out of my bag and putting it on Jake’s head.

He pretended to be surprised, then put on the hat I gave him.

“Mir, did you bring it?”

“Yes, of course! I actually made this too. By myself.”

When he heard me, Jake took off the straw hat as if he hadn’t expected it, looked at it, and replied with a grin.

“Cool. I will use it well.”

“Good. By the way, Jay, can you watch over me for a moment?”

As Jake was happy, I felt good too. I giggled and asked him to watch me.

He asked, looking like he didn’t understand.

“…… what are you going to do?”

His expression looked a little uneasy.

Maybe it’s because I asked with a smile like this, I always do unexpected things.

“Nothing. I’m going to change clothes in the carriage. I brought some thin clothes. Ever since you said you were going to the beach yesterday, I’ve been looking forward to the idea of dipping.”

As I answered with a smile, Jake shook his head slightly in disbelief and smiled.

“Yes. I’ll make the area around the carriage invisible with magic. Don’t worry, get changed and come out slowly.”

“Thank you.”

After a while, after changing my clothes, I turned around and approached Jake, who was leaning against a tree near the carriage.

“Ta-da, what do you think?”

“…… !”

“I don’t know if you remember, but it’s the clothes I bought when I went to the dressing room with you the other day. The clothes you said looked good on me.”

The sky-blue white cloth suited the beach very well.

I spun around to show off.

The dress moved lightly along my body, fluttering in the wind.

Jake, who was watching me, muttered quietly.

“You look like an angel wearing that kind of clothes.”

“Thank you, I never expected such a compliment.”

I looked around a bit.

There were few people around the beach.

I was afraid that anyone would hear such an unfamiliar compliment.

‘I’m the only one who should listen to these words.’

Fortunately, all that passed was the clatter of the waves.

After exchanging glances for a while, both of us immediately held hands and walked along the beach.

“Be careful. You might step on a sharp shell.”

Looking at the small and large pieces protruding from the sandy beach here and there, I said worryingly to Jake.

But he replied, shaking it all as no problem.

“Then I must cast a protection spell. To both of us.”

“Why are you using magic on something like this!”

I was shocked. But Jake only replied in an obvious tone.

“Isn’t that what I’m supposed to use it for? I value you more than anything.”

“…… is that so.”

Well, it made sense.

Precious things must be protected in advance before they are lost.

To Jake, that was me, and to me, that was Jake.

“Jake, would you like to lie down there for a while?”

While walking, I pointed to a place where many tall trees were growing in a row.

“Lie down.”

Then Jake immediately went to a shady place under a tree and lay down quietly.

I put my hands together.

“What should I do now?”

“Jake, you just need to be still. I’ll give you a sand bath.”

“Sand…… bath?”

I nodded.

I was worried about the trade in a few hours, but Jake had a change of clothes anyway.

If it was really difficult, there would be no problem because we can rid the sand with magic.

“Trust me and leave it to me.”

“Well…… Okay.”

I piled the sand over Jake who was lying down.

Soon after, only the head was left, and the rest became like a sand man.

“Are you done?”

“What. No, just stay there for a second.”

Just when I thought that something more perfect was needed, I saw a small wild flower the size of a finger.

I picked two flowers and placed them on Jake’s cheeks.

“Ta-da, you look so cute like this!”

“Am I cute?”

“Yes, very much.”

I nodded my head. Then Jake just rolled his eyes and stared at me, then closed his eyes and murmured.

“Then praise me.”

“What? Praise? I already did that?”

“Not that. in a different way.”

“What…… different way?”

I tilted my head.

At that moment, Jake’s lips went up slightly.

He answered quietly with his eyes still closed.

“With the lips.”