"I'd better feel my way forward slowly and see what's actually in those bushes! If I don't get to the bottom of this, I don't think I'll be able to sleep soundly tonight!" As he spoke, Ruri drew his short blade and slowly approached the clump of bushes where something was stirring.
"What on earth is in there in the middle of the night? This really is scary! If Yugao were to come over here, wouldn't it scare her into screaming?" By the time Ruri finished speaking, he was about a meter away from the bushes.
Ruri stopped a meter from the bushes, then studied them carefully. He wanted to see whether he could figure out what was inside without going in.
Unfortunately, just looking at the bushes from the outside gave Ruri no clue at all about what was going on.
"This really is a lot of work. I'd better go in and have a look myself!" With that, Ruri tightened his grip on his short blade and walked toward the bushes.
In less than two or three seconds, Ruri reached the bushes. He gently parted the outer foliage with one hand while holding his right hand, the one gripping the short blade, in front of him in case something suddenly leaped out and attacked him.
"All right, now let me see just what you are!" With that, Ruri abruptly pulled the bushes apart, and what he saw astonished him.
What was in the bushes turned out to be two or three rabbits, and when Ruri saw them, they did not scatter in all directions. Instead, they bared their teeth at him.
"What? It's just a few rabbits? Were these rabbits the ones making that noise just now? This really is strange!" Ruri breathed a sigh of relief after