After eating, we got back to foraging and collected nuts, mushrooms, and rocks.
In addition, when I itemized a fallen tree, I got a large amount of “wood,” but it seemed to be treated as a lower-tier version of “normal wood.”
I could make firewood and wooden tools, but it couldn’t be used as material for a house.
Well, it’s better to have it than not.
I’ll think about selecting items when I see the limit of my Inventory space.
And so, we returned to the cliff below.
“Anyway, we’ll have mushrooms for dinner and breakfast tomorrow.”
“Yeah. I did get some wild vegetables, but… I still can’t make tempura…”
By the way, the Inventory doesn’t change with the passage of time, which is convenient.
So, right now, we can eat freshly grilled mushrooms and fresh nuts anytime.
When I tried to itemize the embers of the fire, it didn’t work.
I was able to get “ashes,” so it seems that “fire” can’t be itemized.
It’s more about combustion, isn’t it? ###
“I could make a salad with it, but I still don’t have enough ingredients.” ###
“I heard that some of them can be eaten raw.” “Let’s eat them for dinner. Nutrition is important.” “Okay.” ###
We had transferred to this island in the morning, but it was already getting close to evening. “Should we set up the cabin now?” “Yeah, let’s try.” ###
I used my “Crafting Ability” to generate a cabin and placed it at the bottom of the cliff. ###
Instantly, a wooden cabin, somewhere between a mountain cabin and a shed, appeared before us.
I chose a relatively flat area beforehand, so it doesn’t seem to be tilted too much.
It might not be a proper cabin, but it’s easier to move around if it can be set up with just a single click, and it can be stored in the ‘Inventory’ that way.
Digging holes and building foundations… those are things that can’t be done with ‘Crafting Abilities’, and it wouldn’t make sense to put effort into them, so there’s nothing to be done about it.
It’s more like a temporary shelter.
“This is exactly the kind of secret hideout I wanted.”
Sen’yuu said something childish, but I nodded in agreement.
「I get it… If I had found this shack when I was a kid, I would have spent all my time here.」 I immediately enter the shack. The space is about six tatami mats in size.
There is a window, but it’s also made of wood. It’s a sliding door, and naturally, there’s no glass.
Wait, can’t I make glass with my crafting ability?
What was the material again… sand and… lime? Well, I’ll ask Senyuu later.
「It’s perfect for a secret hideout, but it’s a bit cramped for two people to live in.」
「No problem. We’ll eat outside, and since Sou has an Inventory, we don’t need shelves or a wardrobe.」
「Got it. Without furniture, this much is enough.」 Senyuu is optimistic, which is helpful.
「We don’t need a bed, but I think we do need a futon?」
「Hmm, I agree, but with what I collected today… I could only make this much.」 I set it up.
It’s like a mat. I made it from a large amount of grass.
It’s a thin mat made by weaving grass.
It’s wide and tall enough for two people to sleep side by side… 「Hmm.」 Senyuu immediately lies down.
「I also need clothes, right? Cloth… thread… fiber…? Hemp or cotton? Are there any of those on this island?」
I know nothing about plants, so I have no idea.
If only I had read survival manga more seriously.
「Well, we’ll just have to huddle together and sleep for now. This is such a helpless situation.」
Chiyu said this while lying down.
「Yeah, I guess so… But we should try to get blankets and clothes as soon as possible to avoid catching a cold.」
Just because she can heal us doesn’t mean we should take damage willingly. 「What about using animal hides?」 「Like wool?」 「Cashmere?」
Her eyes seemed to shine at the thought of high-quality materials. 「Are there cashmere goats here?」
「I haven’t even seen any animals.」
「Yeah. I wish I had the knowledge to identify plants and climates to guess where we are…」
「Sousuke, there aren’t many high school students who can do that.」 「Of course.」
If the mysterious blackboard wanted to test the students’ abilities, it wouldn’t give us something and send us here.
Maybe what’s being tested is what to choose when picking one thing to take along and how to survive with that choice.
“By the way… don’t you want to try out the sleeping arrangements, Sō?” “Uh”
She finally notices that I’m standing there while she’s sleeping.
If I were a human, I might have said something like, “I’ll try it out too,” but I couldn’t bring myself to do that.
“I-I’m good for now. I still have things to do.” “Okay.”
The childhood friend nods and gets up.
“Since we were talking about animals earlier, I thought I’d make some kind of animal repellent.” “Hmm.” “I’ll set it up right away.” I start to move.
She stands up and brings her lips close to my ear. “Then, see you at night, Sō.”
Saying that, she leaves the hut first.
I cover my face with my hand, staring at her back. “Ah… this is bad.”
When we were in kindergarten, we used to sleep together, but that’s a distant memory.
To think that we’d end up sleeping together in the hut in high school…
If I were living a normal high school life, I probably wouldn’t have been able to get this close to her.
Is it wrong to feel happy in a situation like this?
As I struggled between wanting it to be night already and hoping it wouldn’t, I stepped outside the cabin.
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