We had to find a place to move to.
After cleaning up breakfast, everyone went outside.
“I want to go up to the top of this cliff.”
Normally, we’d either have to look for a place to climb up or actually climb the cliff.
But we have a reliable friend.
“We can get there right away if we ride on Micron!” As Shouji said.
When Micron noticed me, she flew over and wrapped her long body around me.
“Good girl. Can you take us up there?”
As I stroked her, she nodded her head.
“But what about Mashiro-kun? You can’t really ride Micron-chan, can you?”
“Hmm. Mashiro will look for a place to climb up!”
If he finds one, it would be helpful information for us too. “The chickens will come along too.” “Ah, Chiyu. I’ll help too.”
They probably plan to carry them in cages, just like when they caught them.
Since there are now ten of them, I’ll leave the Microns and help with the chickens.
Once that’s done, I’ll store all the elements that make up the base.
“Kousuke’s ability is really amazing…”
Deepo mutters as everything disappears before his eyes.
“Kousuke! Mashiro pulled out the fence for you!”
I was thinking about leaving the fence behind since burying it would make it seem connected to the earth and I wouldn’t be able to store it.
Mashiro placed the fence he had in his mouth in front of me.
“Thanks, Mashiro. It would have been a hassle to dig it up, so this really helps.” I ruffled his hair.
Then, Kiyue and I carried the cages with the chickens on our backs, and all of us climbed onto Micron’s back. “Everyone, be careful not to fall off.”
“We’ll be fine as long as we’re on Micron!”
Micron slowly rose into the air.
I didn’t have time to think about it during the event, but as my gaze gradually rose higher, I felt a sense of exhilaration like when I first rode an airplane. ”…I’m flying through the air.”
“Wah! I was surprised when you did it before, Mashiro-kun, but this is amazing…!” ”……………………”
“Minori, are you okay? You’re shaking.”
Maybe Minori has a fear of heights.
“Sorry, Mikun. When we get to the top of the cliff, fly close to the ground.” Soon the top of the cliff came into view.
It wasn’t much different from before, the forest stretched out ahead. No, there was a difference. “Found an apple.” Chiyu muttered.
A red apple tree suddenly came into view.
“Wow, it must have been planted today, right?”
“There are so many! We can eat as many apples as we want!?” Shiomi and Shouko are getting excited too.
It’s clear that the environment of this desert island is being manipulated by the mysterious blackboard.
Over the past five days, we had discovered a certain rule.
It’s the recovery or regeneration of the environment.
For example, on the first day of my transfer, I didn’t collect all the mushrooms and fruits I found out of consideration for nature, but left a little behind.
But this island is under the control of the mystery blackboard. Such consideration was unnecessary.
The most obvious example was the trees I cut down.
I left the roots… the stumps as they were, but when I passed by the same path on another day, I was surprised.
There were no stumps anywhere, and trees had grown there instead.
Like in games, where destroyed objects regenerate over time.
This island also seems to have a system where human-induced environmental changes revert to their original state. The same goes for the materials I collected.
Of course, this time the ‘fruit’ or the ‘water source’ that was there before, which became new environmental changes, are exceptions.
If the place where the mushrooms grew turned into a ‘water source’, you wouldn’t be able to pick mushrooms from there anymore.
But excluding such exceptions, just using this system alone would prevent starvation.
Once you know where the edible mushrooms grow, you just have to collect them each time they regenerate.
Whether I would notice this system and try to use it in a situation where I was suddenly transferred to a forest is another matter…
「Finding a new place to live is the priority, but let’s pick a few for now.」
Mikuron was considerate and brought the apple to me, so I got one for each of us.
I wiped it on my uniform a little before biting into it.
The crisp texture accompanied the juicy flesh spreading inside my mouth. “It’s delicious.” “It’s so yummy!”
“It’s really sweet. It’s good just like this, but making jam or apple pie would be nice too.” “I’ll come back to pick more later.”
“That’s true. If you put it in your ‘Inventory’, it won’t go bad.”
Deepo said this after regaining her composure when we got closer to the ground.
Yes, the island’s system and my ability are well-suited.
Even if the collected items regenerate, food will still spoil.
But inside my ‘Inventory’, time doesn’t pass, so I can collect as much as I want.
In other words, probably only I can store an infinite amount of food and materials.
For now it’s calm, but the weather on the island might change in the future.
If we get caught in a sudden blizzard, I can use my ability to stockpile food so that our friends won’t starve.
“Whoa, adding fruit would be great. I love melons. Are there any melons?”
As Mikuron swam through the forest, Shouko continued to marvel at the apples.
“I heard that melons and watermelons are vegetables, but is that true?”
“Apparently, it varies by country. Botanically speaking, tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits, but in Japan, not many people think of them that way.”
“The mystery blackboard seems to be setting rules according to our common sense, so it’s probably using Japanese standards. But I’m not sure if it’s based on home standards, seller standards, or shipping standards.”
We shipped them as vegetables according to the national standards, but they might end up in the fruit section at the supermarket.
Sometimes snacks are placed in the snack section, but it’s not uncommon for stores to put them wherever they see fit.
“Actually, we should look for them and verify.” Chiyou’s words make sense.
We eventually found a river, having wandered away from the apple tree. “River, found.”
“Aha, I’m craving some fish now.” “Fish sounds good too.”
“Since we voted for meat, they might not be here on the island?”
「Those who weren’t chosen this time, will they be given another chance to choose later on?」
I’m curious about that too, but we won’t know until it actually happens.
Or we could ask the mystery blackboard.
「Fish aside, this place would be useful for securing water.」 I nod at Senyuu’s words.
「Right. Mikuron, can you look around and see if there’s an open spot nearby?」
「If worse comes to worst, I could use my magic to cut down the trees.」
「And digging up the roots might be something Mashiro could help with.」
Deep Law and Shouji’s ideas are good, but I’m a bit worried about the environmental impact.
If we build a house on land where we’ve dug up trees, the regrown trees might end up breaking through the house.
Heading upstream from the river we found earlier, Mikuron walks for a while and then the view opens up. 「…A grassland.」
A vast meadow, like a nature park.
The breeze is cool, and there’s nothing to obstruct the view.
This place has the atmosphere of opening a ranch. “Isn’t this great?” “Yeah, the sunlight’s great.”
“The river’s close, so if we add fish, we can go fishing right away.”
“The view’s open, so we can spot any animals or people approaching.”
Everyone seems to like it.
I got Mikun to lower me here to find a good spot to place the house.
“Yeah, this area’s good. All I need is for Mashiro to flatten it out…”
By the way, the land at the bottom of the cliff was also flattened, but it didn’t regenerate.
Does that mean it doesn’t try to return everything to its original state?
Now that I think about it, if our stay on this island becomes long-term and we decide to make a garden, environmental regeneration could be a hindrance.
If that’s the case, it makes sense that the land itself wouldn’t regenerate.
If trees regenerate, it would be impossible to clear a forest and build a village in the current state.
Since there are open areas like this grassland, we just need to find a place like this, right?
「Masiro-kun, you’re taking a long time, aren’t you?」
Shion’s words made Shouko look worried.
「Hmm. I think Masiro will be fine, but…」
Then, from the edge of the forest and the meadow, a white figure poked out.
「Shouko, Masiro’s back!」
「I believed in you, Masiro! …Wait, what’s that?」 「It looks like he’s carrying something.」
「Could it be… a person?」
When she looked closer, Masiro had a girl in his mouth, with cream-colored fluffy hair.
She was wearing a tattered uniform, so she must be a classmate.
「M-Masiro picked up a person!?」
She was surprised, but she couldn’t just leave the person where they were.
Since they seemed unconscious, she had to take care of them for now.
The group got a sunny spot near the river, with a nice grassy area.
Then Mashiro brings back a new heroine…!?
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