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yumemory[Location: Beach, morning]
Murr: …Pwah!
Murr: Look, look! I found a good one! It's bigger than Chloe's face!
Heathcliff: A-Are you sure that's a shell? It’s hissing, though…?
Nero: And its mouth is open?
Murr: Ahaha, it bit me!
Shino and Lennox: ………….
Rutile: ………….
While Murr was busy with the mysterious shellfish, Rutile, Lennox and Shino were doing something else on the beach a little farther away.
With serious expressions on their faces, Lennox and Shino silently watched Rutile as he held a small tree branch.
Rutile: ...Ah.
Lennox: Is it lit?
Rutile: No, the branch snapped.
Shino: Damn it.
Akira: Um, what are you guys doing?
Shino: Starting the fire. When we’re camping, wizards like us just use magic to build fire, but humans use wooden planks and branches, don’t they?
Lennox: Rutile said he wanted to try doing it that way, so here we are.
Akira: Ah, I see! That does make you feel like you’re really on a deserted island.
Rutile: Right? I've always wanted to start a fire like a real survivalist out camping!
Rutile: Okay! I'll give it another go.
Determined, Rutile rolled his sleeves up his arms and took another branch.
Rutile: ………….
Shino, Lennox, Akira: ………….
Rutile: ...Huh. It's really difficult, after all.
Rutile: « Ortonik Setomaouge »
Shino and Lennox: Oh.
Akira: (He decided to use magic in the end…)
The open beach was filled with the wizards' cheerful voices. There was no one here except for us, and no rules were in place, so we were all free to do whatever we wanted.
It was a bit different from what I expected, but this could turn out to be a fun vacation.
Lennox: Master Sage, I'll go and get some food for dinner before nightfall.
Akira: Oh, you're right. We should get it ready before it gets dark.
Figaro: If you're gonna get food, then I'll set up camp while you guys are away. Will you help me, Mitile?
Mitile: Yeah, of course!
Nero: Aight, we’ll leave camp to the two of you, and the rest of us will be the food-findin’ team.
Murr: I'll look for the materials we need for the dream-eating ring!
Heathcliff: Huh, Murr?
Rutile: He already left... Will he be okay on his own?
Shino: He'll be fine. Seems like he knows this island the most.
[Location: Jungle, morning]
We decided to go to the jungle to look for food.
Nero: Well, if there's anythin’ we can eat on an island, it’s gotta be...
Shino: Meat.
Nero: That's not somethin’ we can eat. That's what you want to eat.
Shino: On our way here, I saw a bunch of animal footprints and nests.
Shino: I can tell there are huge animals in this jungle, and I’ll hunt them all down.
Lennox: If Shino says so, then it must be true. Large animals mean there are lots of prey around.
Rutile: We might even be able to catch fish and find fruit. How about borrowing the fishing gear that Mitile and Doctor Figaro made earlier?
Lennox: Good idea. Rutile and I will go fishing, then.
Akira: Looking forward to your catch!
Heathcliff: Please be safe on your way to the beach.
Rutile: I'll catch a big one, so look forward to it! See you later!
Shino: We can't lose to them. Nero, we'll hunt for the biggest one of all.
Nero: Sure, sure.
Heathcliff: Then, I’ll also….
Shino: You don't need to come with us. You'll only slow us down.
Heathcliff: ...Did you really have to say it like that?
Shino: Nero and I will go hunting. You go look for fruit with the Sage.
Heathcliff: ............Fine.
Heathcliff: Should we go, Master Sage?
Akira: Ah… Okay.
Nero: Jeez, you two… You didn’t come all the way here just to fight.
Shino: We weren’t fighting.
Shino: He'll slow us down and that’s the truth. He's not cut out for killing, and he isn't used to the sight and smell of blood.
Shino: The first time he went hunting, he couldn't shoot down the prey that was right in front of him.
Nero: That’s ‘cause Heath’s got a good heart.
Shino: Yeah. He's kind, smart, and noble. He doesn't need to learn how to hunt.
Shino: It’s my job, anyway. If he can't do it, then I'll be the one who'll behead the prey for him.
Nero: ………….
Shino: Heath isn't like me. He should just do what he’s capable of.
Shino: It's really simple, but he never gets it for some reason.
Nero: ...I see, I see.
Shino: Don’t pat me on the head. I’m not a kid.
Nero: Haha. …Hm?
Nero: (...I’m pretty sure I felt somethin’ just now…)
Nero: (Don’t tell me…)
Shino and Nero: ……!
Shino: Did you hear that? I’m sure that was a beast growling.
Nero: A beast...
Shino: I heard it over there. Let’s go.
Nero: Ah… Yeah.
Nero: (...Damn it, I hope I’m just overthinkin’ it.)
Heathcliff: Ah. That tree...
We had been making our way through the jungle. After a while, Heathcliff pointed to something mid-air.
I turned my gaze to where he was pointing. A lot of red fruit was hanging from the branches of a tall tree.
Heathcliff: I've seen it in a reference book once. I believe it's a fruit that's found in some areas of the Southern country.
Heathcliff: Birds seemed to have pecked at them, so I think they're safe for us to eat.
Akira: Waa, you found some really good fruit! Let's take a few and leave the rest for the birds.
Akira: ...Ah. But they are a bit high up. I wonder if I'll be able to climb up and pick them.
Heathcliff: Ahaha. Master Sage, you don't have to do that. You have a wizard as a companion, remember?
Heathcliff: « Repsevaivulp Sunos »
Heathcliff cast his spell, and the fruits slowly descended from the branches toward us. The way they fell reminded me of a gentle rain.
Akira: Wow... Thank you. They smell so sweet. Maybe a little nibble won’t hurt.
After rubbing the fruit's surface with my outer garment, I carelessly took a bite.
Akira: It tastes good! It's cold and crisp, like eating a watermelon sherbet.
Akira: Heath, why don’t you try one?
Heathcliff: Um... Right. Then, I...
With hesitant hands, Heathcliff also took a bite from the fruit, mimicking what I did.
TL: yumemory | Proofread: Alle
