We all approach the floor guide sign.
This commercial facility is huge.
You can basically assume that it has everything that a commercial facility would handle.
There’s also a home center attached to the building, so that should be within range as well.
For now, let’s just check out what it has…
“Shall we just say what we want without thinking?”
I decided to make a suggestion since we needed a starting point to discuss.
“Um. Condoms.”
I laughed out loud at Senyuu’s comment, and the girls’ faces turned red.
“Even if you’re a breast alien, Soukun, I’m sure you want to do it by now. And I want to too.” Senyuu is straightforward.
But she’s blushing too, so she must be a little embarrassed.
“Um, I’m really happy, but isn’t it a waste to choose something to take home from here?”
It’s all about the value of contraception.
“Y-Yes. If we can find the rubber tree, Soejirou should be able to produce latex from the sap… Let’s explore the island a bit more first?”
Deepo also blushed and supported me.
”…Understood. I was just suggesting.”
Chiyu reluctantly backed down.
“C-Chiyu-chi, you’re so perverted… A-Anyway, I want cosmetics! And new underwear! And clothes!”
Shouko raised her voice dramatically to change the mood.
“I totally understand how Shouko-chan feels about beauty and fashion. But, just a suggestion, but wouldn’t it be better to remember the ingredients for cosmetics and the materials and designs for clothes, and then ask Soejirou later? Of course, it’s up to Soejirou.” I nodded at Shion’s words.
“Yeah, sure. If I have the ingredients, the quality of cosmetics is guaranteed by my ‘Crafting Ability,’ but I’m clueless about fashion design, so it’ll be helpful if you have something to reference.”
Since I can only bring back one item per person per day, there’s freedom in what I can look at.
This aspect suits my ‘Crafting Ability’ well.
Knowing the materials is a definite plus.
「Oh, right! I should write down anything I want to remember when I wake up, and then ask Sōsuke for it when I have all the materials. So, it’s like buying things that I can’t get on the desert island?」
「Yeah. I want to go to the supermarket and look at all kinds of things. I don’t know everything that’s inside, after all.」
「Well, maybe it would be better to look it up in a book.」
「Oh, yeah! And I can read recipe books too. Deep, you’re really a textbook, aren’t you? Some bookstores do sell them, right?」
「Yes, the bookstore here is big and should have textbooks. But… it’s not exactly a priority.」
Deep had wanted to study on the desert island, and by choosing textbooks and reference books, her wish would be fulfilled.
「I know what I want personally. Next, let’s think about what the party needs.」 「Hmm. Condoms.」
It wasn’t just a joke; she also wanted them, and they were necessary for the party, wasn’t it? She seemed to be asking that as well. 「B-But let’s leave that aside.」
No matter how many times she asked, it was still a nerve-wracking word.
Or was it because it was coming from her childhood friend? It didn’t make her think anything if guys talked about it.
「Hmm… but isn’t it difficult? We’re pretty lucky on that island.」
「Yeah… Well, I often want a refrigerator. Thanks to Sōsuke’s ‘storage,’ things don’t go bad, but I can’t cool or freeze them.」 Shi-on proposed modestly.
「That’s what I thought too. I wanted to drink fruit juice or milk cold.」
If I put things in the refrigerator while they’re cold, they’ll stay cold.
The refrigerator won’t get full, and I won’t forget to consume things, so they won’t go bad. 「Yeah, I really want a refrigerator.」
「But, won’t I need power to use a refrigerator?」
「…Should I buy something that generates power too?」
Everyone’s eyes turned to her after her comment.
「For example, if we install a solar power system, we could use electrical appliances at the base. But, we’d need too many items to install a proper system…」
Even a single panel counts as one item, and if we need ten panels, it would take two days.
Since we don’t know how long we’ll be on the island, it might be better in the long run….
「Oh, by the way. My uncle likes camping, and he mentioned portable solar panels for outdoor use before. They’re portable.」
「…! Then, there should be types that have all the necessary functions in one item, so that might be enough with just one point.」
「I see. If we can just run a refrigerator and some basic electrical appliances, that might work.」
The sun shines even on an desert island.
“Yeah, we do need to check the actual products and the refrigerator we’re aiming for.”
“Oh, right. If everyone agrees, we can decide on the refrigerator and portable solar panels as our two items?” No one objected.
“Yay! If we’re going to share it, don’t you want a hair dryer too?”
The women nodded in agreement with Mochi’s words.
The problem of wet hair after a bath seems to be a big deal for the girls.
“We’ll probably need an extension cord too, right…?”
If the solar panels are placed just outside the kitchen, the refrigerator might be able to run on its own.
But if we’re talking about the changing room, it’s a bit farther away.
“So it’s solar panels, refrigerator, hair dryer, and extension cord for four items?” Shion summed up. “What about the last one?”
When I asked if there was anything else everyone could use…
“I think Sou-kun’s wish should be the last one.”
「I agree with that. Originally, it was a special perk for you, Kazuma.」 「That’s great!」 「Yeah, that’s right.」 Their gazes turned to me. Do they want something…?
I love games and manga, but they’re not my top priority in this situation.
I do want the contraception Yachiyo mentioned, and it seems like the four of them would accept it, but since it’s something I could get on an desert island and it’s a consumable, I can’t help but feel it’s a waste.
I want something that would be useful for everyone and hard to get by myself…
After thinking for a while, I suddenly had an idea.
「Ah, how about a second hair dryer?」
The four of them looked at me with blank expressions, so I continued to explain.
「I mean, there’s only one of me, so one dryer is enough, but there are four of you girls, right? If you share one dryer, the ones who go last will have cold hair.」
I could probably deal with that by staggering our bath times, but it’s not something I want to be without.
But the four of them seemed to be thinking, “That’s not it. ”
「Suzaku, we know that.」
「Yeah. We’re surprised because you’re not getting anything out of this. Actually, you’re being too nice.」
「When you ask what we want… you’re choosing something for us, aren’t you? And you’re being serious about it, Kousuke-kun.」
「…You’re so considerate of others that you do it naturally. I think that’s wonderful.」
I wouldn’t call it overkill, but I get it now.
They’re not reacting based on how much a dryer or something like that would cost in Japan.
They’re placing more importance on the fact that I’m thinking about them and doing something for them.
When they thanked me for the things I made, and now too.
「A-anyway, let’s go with the ‘five points’ today. We can come back here tomorrow and the day after.」
「That’s true. And we only have three hours here, so it’s probably better to discuss what to bring back while we’re still awake.」
「Then, shall we go to the electronics store right away? We can get everything there.」
「Hmm. If we know what we’re buying, maybe the few of us should go to the electronics store while the rest of the members go sightseeing…」
「Mm. I don’t have a preference for the products, so I’ll leave the electronics store to you. I want to see around for future reference.」
「Then, I’ll go choose the products. Shion-san, the kitchen is your territory, so can I leave the refrigerator to you?」
「Hehe, I guess I’ll be the one to choose then.」
「Then I’ll go look at cosmetics and clothes.」
「I’ll go wander around too. Let’s meet back here fifteen minutes before that.」
By the way, you can’t take the items home unless you ‘choose’ them, but apparently you just have to think about it in front of them.
Shion and Shinpo chose the solar panels and the refrigerator, and once they put the remaining ‘three items’ in the cart and return here, the rest of the group will ‘choose’ them to complete the process.
After explaining the process to everyone, we’ll disperse for now.
The deserted shopping mall is eerie, but also exciting.
The escalators and elevators are working, and in stores where monitors are set up, the same video keeps playing over and over.
I tried using the machines in the stores, but the phone and internet don’t work. Also, the windows won’t open.
The toilet water flows, but where does it go after it flushes?
And apparently, we can’t even get out to the parking lot. I thought we might be able to since it’s inside the facility… but there’s no ‘product’ there anyway.
Even if there were, it would only be vending machines, which are also available in other parts of the facility.
Midway through, I found a car on display, like it was part of some kind of event.
“Since I already have Mashiro and Mikron, I don’t really need a car, do I?”
Besides, there’s the issue of gasoline.
”…Huh? Wait, couldn’t I bring back mixed oil, then ‘itemize’ it, and separate out the gasoline?”
I recalled the lawn mower and its fuel from my grandfather’s house.
I’m not an expert, but mixed oil is supposed to be gasoline with something else mixed in.
That means I can buy them at a home center, so I should be able to find them here. “Guess I don’t need them after all.”
However, it’s not certain that this bonus area is limited to us.
Thinking about the future, it wouldn’t hurt to consider various possibilities.
By the way, just like the white room, I can’t use my abilities here.
If I could, I could store anything, which would be a game breaker, so I can’t complain.
“Sō-kun”
I was stopped by Sen’yuu when I passed by the pharmacy.
“Sen’yuu, huh? Were you looking at shampoo or cosmetic ingredients?”
I might want to take a look too.
Sen’yuu replied with her usual blank expression. “I was looking at condoms.” “You’re way too interested…”
“I couldn’t do that in a pharmacy with customers around. It would be too embarrassing.” “Y-Yeah, I guess…”
It might not be a big deal for someone who’s used to it, but for a high school boy who hasn’t even had his first time yet, it’s pretty nerve-wracking.
「Besides, I can’t unlock recipes unless I understand how they work.」 「That’s right…」
I don’t like that either, so I look at the items alongside Senyuu for the sake of studying. 「Hmm. Take your time.」
I tried looking at various items, but there were more kinds than I expected, which surprised me.
「…They really care about the thinness of their products.」 「Y-Yeah…」 「Is it better to be thin?」 「P-Probably…?」
「Sō-kun, try to make the thinnest ones you can.」 「…Y-Yeah.」
「And the first person to use them will be me.」 「――――. Ah, yeah.」
I thought I understood her feelings, but knowing that she accepted me to this extent made a warm joy rise in my chest.
The fact that I got this excited must be a guy thing. “We should head back.” “Yeah.”
As I stood up, Senyuu grabbed my hand. I held her hand back.
When we returned to the hall, everyone was already there.
Shion and Shinpo had already chosen a refrigerator and solar panels at the appliance store.
In the cart they had pushed over, there were two hair dryers and an unfamiliar extension cord.
The item was a drum-shaped body with an extension cord wrapped around it, apparently called a cord reel.
Senko and Senyuu chose the hair dryers, and I chose the cord reel.
This way, our life on the desert island would be a little more convenient.
But we didn’t know how long it would take for us to be able to return home together.
Still, I’m sure we’ll be fine. That’s all for the bonus.
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