If I could take one thing to a desert island, it would be my crafting ability.
My childhood friend, Senyuu, made a weird face at my answer.
“There’s no rule that it has to be something that actually exists in the real world, so it’s fine.”
I understand that my answer was a bit insensitive.
If this had been a conversation with my friends, I would have said something like “a knife.”
But since it’s just the two of us, I can be honest.
“If that’s the case, I would choose healing magic.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea. Without medicine, you could die from a cold. Being able to heal injuries and illnesses with mysterious powers is pretty strong.”
“I will save your life.”
Senyuu clenched her fist and thrust her flabby arm toward the sky.
“I’m glad, but in your imagination, I’m in a life-threatening situation…”
While healing magic is great as a backup, I’d prefer to live a healthy life without needing it.
「Oh, what’s this? Is that allowed too?」
The one who interrupted my conversation with Senyuu was a beautiful blonde girl with side ponytails. It was Kanata Shouko.
A gal who’s kind to otaku… or rather, a gal who treats everyone equally, a social butterfly.
Her uniform buttons were boldly open, and the generous cleavage and soft skin peeking through the fabric were hard to ignore, but I pulled myself together with a steel will. 「Haha, did you see it again today?」
Well, she knew I was looking anyway.
Still, if I stared too much, not only would my classmate’s opinion of me drop, but also my overall popularity in the class, so I suppose a little tact was necessary. 「Well, let’s put that aside for now.」 「Don’t put it aside!」
She laughed at my attempt to divert the subject.
「Then, allow me to formally apologize.」
「This is overkill! –Oh, and stop staring at my chest!」
It would be impolite to point out that she was the one who brought it up.
「So, you’re saying it’s okay to have a mysterious power?」
「That’s right! If that’s okay, I want one too!」 「Really? What kind of ability?」
「I read a manga that Koji recommended to me the other day, and I want to bring the white fluffy creature that appeared in it with me.」
Come to think of it, during lunch break, when I was reading manga on my phone, Kuan Ah came over and asked, “What are you reading?” and I told her the title.
I didn’t exactly recommend it to her, but she had read it too.
“Hmm? Oh, Fenrir. It shows up a lot in other-worldly stories. It’s cool, so it’s fine.”
“That’s right, Fenrir. I want to pet it.”
“But, don’t you think you can’t count living things as ‘one’?”
It’s a petty obsession, but it’s fun to point out the holes in phrases like this. If you ignore them, it gets boring.
Since the word “one” is used, I want it to apply to something that fits that description. “Then, a fluffy summoning ability.” “Ahaha, I see.”
Kuan Ah didn’t take offense at my comment and immediately responded.
It’s more convenient than directly bringing Fenrir along, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
Since Kuan Ah, who is classified as absolute yang in yin-yang, joined in, the other yang folks around us also started participating in the ability improv game.
“An ability to not have your hair get frizzy from seawater,” “An ability to not gain weight even if you eat,” “On a desert island, wouldn’t an ability to produce food be better?” ”…An ability to not die,” “An ability to create a barrier that keeps insects, beasts, and other people out,” “The last two are dark, huh?”
……Still, it’s been quite a long dream.
I hope it doesn’t go on until everyone decides what to take.
Thinking that, I glanced at the blackboard and noticed something strange. “Hey, Senyuu.” “What, cheater?” “I didn’t do anything.”
To begin with, Senyuu and I aren’t in a relationship like that.
Seeing her jealousy like this makes me think she’s jealous, but my cute childhood friend liking a mediocre guy like me is just a fantasy from manga. Actually, this is a dream. “So, what’s up?”
“I, uh, there’s something weird on the blackboard…”
There are seven ‘正’ characters, and one that only has the first three strokes.
It looks like they’re counting something. Thirty-eight, right? What number is that?
“You better answer me, what are you?” ”…This is such a pointless dream.” “Huh? That’s my line!” “Shit… Then, I’m a transfer ability. Is that okay?”
I hear a few guys talking with a bit of irritation. ”…Oh, it’s increasing.”
Senyuu says that in a surprised tone.
I get a bad feeling and look at the blackboard.
The fourth stroke had been added to the unfinished ‘correct’.
“Could it be the number of people who answered?”
There are forty classmates. In this dream, everyone has been called.
“Yeah, maybe. Is there still someone who hasn’t answered?”
Or is this dream too realistic?
More and more people are starting to find the situation suspicious or to think it’s a dream.
It feels more like everyone in the class is sharing one dream rather than just me dreaming.
No, that can’t be right, though…
――Then, it happened suddenly. The eighth ‘correct’ was completed.
‘All answers have been confirmed. Transfer will begin.’
How many people noticed the words on the blackboard?
I don’t know why it happened.
I instinctively reached for Senyuu. “Senyuu!” I grabbed her hand tightly. “Sousuke…?”
And then, the entire classroom turned white. When my vision cleared.
”…This is still just a dream, right?”
Before me was a vast blue sea, and I was standing on a beach.
I was stunned, but quickly checked the feeling in my right hand. ”…Could this be an desert island?”
Her hand was connected to my childhood friend, and Senyuu was standing next to me.
I turned my head, but there was only a forest behind me, no other classmates.
The scorching sun, the sea breeze ruffling my hair, and the soothing waves in my ears were all incredibly real.
Senyuu’s hand was soft and warm.
Although it seemed ridiculous, I checked it in the way I had seen in manga a thousand times. Pinching my cheek.
“Aah, damn… It hurts.”
It seemed like we had truly been transported to some island.
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