Exiting the cave
After his training, Pon emerged from the cave. The sun shone brightly, and Pon's face seemed a little less troubled.
Pon walked, lost in thought. What was the purpose of this training...? And what was the purpose of his own life...?
'Life exists for joy.'
Pon remembered the sage who had said that.
“Pon!”
Approaching him, calling out, was Ponchi.
“Ponchi!”
Pon called back.
“Pon, Momo...”
“...is gone...”
“I see...”
“Pon, do you know why?”
“No.”
Those words felt a little heavy, and Pon's chest ached.
“I wonder where Momo went...” Ponchi said.
Pon regretted not cherishing that mean Momo a little more.
But regret comes too late. In life, all sorts of people appear and then disappear. If only he could have been kinder to them... Even if they disappeared, maybe he wouldn't have regretted it...
“Pon! What should we do now?”
“Let's go back to Sura's country for now. I'm a little tired...”
And so, a few days after returning to Sura's country...
Pon thought about inviting Ponchi to go look for Momo.
He headed to Ponchi's house for the first time in a while. It was a simple wooden house.
“Ponchi! Home?”
Then, Ponchi's father came out from inside.
“My name is Kanti. I'm Ponchi's father. You must be Pon-kun...”
“Yes...”
“Ponchi has been swamped with important work these past few days. I think you'll have to come back another time... He can't see you today. Go home...”
“...”
Ponchi wondered what that important work could possibly be...
translation,Very tired work
