The inn staff explained the precautions, then reminded them, "Oh, right, there's one thing everyone should note. Though you can pick matsutake for free, to avoid waste, there's a limit on how many you can pick—adults can only pick three, and children two."
"Once everyone has picked the matsutake they want, the inn will prepare them for tonight's dinner. Well then, I hope you all return with a full harvest!"
The three children let out excited cheers. "Okay!"
"Oh, right, there's one more thing." The staff member was about to turn and head back to the car when he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly turned back to remind them.
He pointed toward the woods some distance away, where two wire fences stretched across the area one behind the other. "Beyond those two fences is the Hunting Zone for this region. Whatever you do, don't go in there."
"A Hunting Zone?" Jiang Xia looked over there, seeming interested.
Haibara Ai looked up at him and tugged at his hem. "..." Don't even think about it. You can't get a hunting license before twenty, so even if there's a hunting ground, you can't go hunting in it.
The staff member misunderstood what he meant and explained further, "I hear that Black Bears occasionally appear in there."
Professor Agasa jumped in fright. "Black Bears?!"
The staff member nodded. "But don't worry. On this side of the wire fence, I guarantee there isn't even one bear—you just need to make sure you don't cross it."
Since any Black Bears that might appear were separated from them by the wire fence, they could just pretend they did not exist.
The children quickly forgot the little incident and happily began searching for matsutake.
Yet ten minutes later, the enthusiastic Elementary School Students gradually wilted.
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