Book 4: Chapter 7
Volume 4: Chapter 7
What came to my mind was the Dodo bird that went extinct on Earth.
This bird, found on Mauritius Island, was overhunted as soon as it was discovered because it was a non-flying bird with low wariness towards humans and its meat was delicious. Dogs brought to the island by humans and the rats on board the sailors’ ships also ate Dodo eggs and chicks on the island. As a result, it became extinct.
Similar situation happened with herring fish in Japan. Herring was so easy to catch off the coast of Hokkaido that it was overfished until the haul dropped to about only 1% of what it was at its peak. Although there were signs that the herring population was rebounding in the 1980s, that rebound was also overfished and the herring haul dropped again.
The herring was not eaten in the period when it was overfished, but was instead transformed to fertilizer… Human beings are creatures driven by greed regardless of nation.
「Are you asleep, Reiji-san?」
「No, I’m still awake.」
I offered the bed in the guest room to Asha, and I took the sofa. Sleeping on the sofa felt like heaven compared to inns, but sleep wasn’t coming to me.
The windows were open, the lace curtains fluttered in the wind, and moonlight streamed into the room. It is said that the temperature drops at night and it becomes chilly.