Multiple updates today This is the third one
“I heard Shouko said she ate some fruit earlier, but what about the rest of you?”
Both of them shook their heads weakly.
“We don’t have much variety in our food either, but I can offer some roasted mushrooms.”
“Mushrooms! I want to eat them!”
Shouko’s eyes sparkled.
“I’d be happy to have some too.”
Shion also answered, rubbing her stomach.
“I’m fine. I’m already full from the mushrooms.”
Chiyu, my childhood friend, looked at me with a meaningful gaze. She was probably referring to what had happened in the hut.
“Then, it’s for two people, right?”
She had always been the type to throw dirty jokes around, and today’s incident might only make her worse. I opened my Inventory, prepared for that.
I could give out the grilled mushrooms, but that would reveal the information that they remain fresh without temperature changes, so I decided to hold off on that for now. Instead, I took out the mushrooms and skewers, sprinkled some salt on them, and handed them to the two of them.
“Grill them over the fire and eat them.”
“Yay! Thanks, Sousuke!”
She was so straightforwardly happy that I couldn’t help but tease her a little.
「Are you sure? It might be a poisonous mushroom.」
「Haha! Sousuke wouldn’t do something like that.」
Shouko said it so matter-of-factly that I was at a loss for words.
「Besides, Mashiro-kun can tell if something’s poisonous just by smell.」
Shion added as she roasted the mushrooms.
「Oh, that’s right.」
Indeed, Mashiro from Fenrir seems to be quite skilled.
Eventually, the two of them ate the roasted mushrooms. Shouko devoured them with gusto, while Shion delicately nibbled on them, finishing them off.
「Yummy yummy! It’s salty! Why!？」
「Oh, it’s from seawater. By the way, do you want to eat more?」
「Is that okay? How much will it cost?」
Shouko made that joke.
「I’ve already received the payment.」
Chiyu mumbled.
「Huh? What do you mean?」
「Sou-kun, you were peeking at Shio-chan’s shorts earlier, so this baked mushroom is actually payment for her panties.」
Whoa… What the heck was Chiyu talking about?
She saw me, huh?
It seems they spotted me even before I started the fire, when there was only moonlight.
“Haha, but there was no way you could avoid that posture. I’m, uh, fine with it.”
Shion seemed to have noticed as well, but she laughed off her embarrassment and forgave me.
“Sousuke, you’re so perverted.”
Saying that, Shouko pinched her school uniform’s chest area, fanning herself with her hand. If I hadn’t been looking at her, I might have missed it as a casual gesture.
However, completely out of my control, Shouko’s bra was slightly visible under the firelight.
“Kuh”
“Yep, I saw it. You have to earn your own food…! Haha”
Shouko said that while blushing.
“No, Shion and Shouko, what Chiyu said was just a joke…”
But since it was such a visual treat, I’d be happy to give them another round.
Anyway, we kept getting sidetracked like that.
“Let’s share information while we eat.”
“Agreed.”
Shouko and Shion both woke up in the forest. When Shouko summoned Fenrir and was walking through the woods, Mashiro sensed a human presence and reacted.
That presence was Shion, and that’s how the two of them met again.
“I’m really glad you found me, Shouko-chan.”
“No, no, I’m the one who’s glad. I was so lonely, I thought I might end up alone!”
After that, the two of them rode on Mashiro and came to my base.
“How did you find Sousuke?”
Before I could say anything, Chiyu asked. Right, that’s the point of interest.
“Uh, well… ahaha.”
Shouko blushed and scratched her cheek.
“What was in your Inventory when you woke up?”
Shion spoke up. Considering the flow so far, she probably wasn’t trying to dodge the question but rather provide additional information, so I answered.
“I only had my school uniform and slippers. I was glad that our school’s slippers could also be used as gym shoes.”
They weren’t much different from ordinary running shoes, so I could use them without any trouble in this environment. Though I did get a few cuts from the pebbles on the beach.
“Chiyu-chan too?”
“Is that so?”
“Well, look at this.”
Shion took something off her wrist. It was a hair tie.
“I wear it on my left wrist when I go to school because I use it to tie my hair.”
“Ah.”
That’s when I realized something.
We had transferred wearing our uniforms, but we hadn’t given much thought to what would be considered our initial equipment. Since we had nothing on us, we had assumed that everything except the clothes we were wearing had been confiscated. That seemed fair, and that’s what we thought it would be like.
But I had brought something other than my uniform, hadn’t I?
It was an inner that I had broken down with my ability and turned into a towel.
Since not everyone wears it, even if it’s just one inner, I’m getting more than my share. First of all, if it’s called initial equipment, it would be more natural if everyone had the same kind of underwear or none at all.
“Transfer us wearing our usual school clothes…?” No, defining what “usual” means is difficult.
“Hey, Sousuke. I think they’re trying to figure out what counts as your belongings, and they’ve figured it out.”
“I see.”
「Yeah. Well, the day before I had that dream, I think I was transferred here wearing what I had on when I got home from school.」
「Ah, I see. But how did you figure that out?」
Shion moved her lips, looking down at the ground, and said in a hoarse voice.
「Well, you see, at first, it was, um, just underwear. Not just me, but Shouko-chan seemed to be wearing it too.」
「Ah, right…」
I hadn’t even paid attention to the pattern of my underwear from the previous day, but it seemed girls did.
「Ah, but, it was thanks to Shouko-chan that I figured out the timing. She had something that she had gotten the day before and put in her uniform pocket when she came home.」
If the item was something she didn’t usually carry and wasn’t with her when she left for school but was with her when she got home, then it was indeed conclusive evidence that she was wearing what she had on when she came home the previous day.
「Huh. …Wait, does that mean that’s how you found me? If so…」
Shouko pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket.
“This is the one I borrowed from Sousuke yesterday.”
I recall what happened the previous day. Shouko had spilled water on her uniform, and I, as a friend, naturally and discreetly offered her a handkerchief, then gracefully left.
Of course, I didn’t offer it to avoid looking at her water-stained uniform.
“Oh, right, I did lend it to you.”
Damn, I’m reading this like a wooden puppet.
“No, I was going to wash it properly and give it back!”
Shouko is blushing and making excuses. I wasn’t disappointed that she left the handkerchief with me, but perhaps she doesn’t want to be seen as someone who handles borrowed items carelessly.
「Did you let Fenrir sniff out Sousuke’s scent and stalk him?」
There’s a slight edge to Chiyu’s words.
“Ugh. I thought she might not like it, but it was an emergency!”
So that’s how it was. The specifications of the transfer, the coincidence of the previous day, and Shouko’s abilities all miraculously aligned to allow her to meet up with me.
“No, it’s fine. I was worried about Shouko, too, so I’m not upset.”
“Sousuke…!”
Shouko’s eyes are glistening with emotion.
“…Men are too weak for cute girls who are into otaku stuff. Childhood friends win every time.”
Chiyu mutters under her breath, but I know she’s not cold enough to abandon me. We continued talking for a while longer, and I got to hear most of what I wanted to know.
“I’ve got the ‘Crafting Ability,’ Chiyu has ‘Healing Magic,’ Shouko has ‘Fuzzy Summoning Ability,’ and Shion?”
I hadn’t asked about her. Well, it’s not like she necessarily has an ability, so it might be hard to say among this group. But either way, I want to know.
“Um… Don’t think I’m a bad kid?”
Shion hesitated, but she told me.
“What I wanted… was the ‘Lie Detection Ability.’”
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