For now, we succeeded in protecting Professor Tanbei.
We put her on Mashiro and decided to head back to base.
“S-So… You all were sent to the desert island before me and have already spent eight days here…?”
After giving a brief explanation of what had happened so far, the professor said in a confused manner. “It’s quite complicated, isn’t it?”
I heard the story from her as well, and it seems she was also summoned from the same day as us.
It’s a phenomenon occasionally seen in fiction that people are summoned to another world at different times despite being from the same timeline, but it might be hard to grasp intuitively.
“This giant white wolf is Mashiro, summoned by your ability…”
“That’s right! Her name is Mashiro!”
“This is unbelievable… Well, but I just now… was able to shoot a beam too…” The professor muttered to herself.
“Hmm. Choosing your ability makes you quite capable, Lumina.” Chiyou praised.
”…No, it’s not me. There was a ‘sample answer from students’ in the pre-explanation. There were students who chose to pick an object, and others who chose ‘charisma,’ ‘transformation ability,’ ‘craft ability,’ and ‘healing magic.’”
Unintentionally, we found out about other ability users.
That’s the first I’ve heard of the “Charisma” and “Transformation” abilities.
They probably answered silently, like Shion and Shinpo.
“…I see. The extra members are at a disadvantage in terms of experience, so maybe the pre-game briefing compensates for that.” Shinpo muttered to herself.
Indeed, knowing about the abilities from the start might be an advantage for newcomers.
In our case, it was a coincidence that I didn’t read the air, and Shouko picked up on my statement, leading to multiple ability holders being born. Newcomers don’t need to rely on such coincidences.
“So, in a way, it’s thanks to you, Souchan. As expected of you, Souchan.”
“Sasusou, sasusou~. Souya was the one who mentioned the abilities first, after all.”
Chiyu and Shouko immediately recited their usual line.
“…Is that so? In a situation where you’re suddenly sucked into a strange dream, to calmly think about the powers needed for life on a desert island, Kouno-kun is impressive. It’s also amazing to think that ‘maybe we can bring abilities too’ from scratch.” “…No, well, hehe…”
I don’t think there’s anything to deny since it ended up being useful, but that was really just me saying what I wanted without reading the air.
“By the way, is Mr. Tanbiki’s ability the light attack? Is that okay?” Shinpo asked. There was a pause in Mr. Tanbiki’s response.
“N-No… I-I thought light was necessary because I’m afraid of the dark. I was also considering fire, but I thought fire could be obtained through starting a fire, so I decided on an ability that could freely produce and control light…”
The teacher’s voice is small, probably because I told them I don’t like dark places.
Oh, I see. So you chose a power that can be used for lighting and attacking.
“Hey? So if Lum-chan’s power is there, we can make it bright like it was when we were in Japan at night?”
“Y-yeah. I think I can help in that way too.”
“I see… The lantern light isn’t bad, but it’s nice to have lighting improved.”
Lanterns and bonfires have a cozy feel like when we go camping, but for lighting up a space, light is more reliable. “By the way, Kogano-kun.”
“What is it, Lumina? Or do you prefer Mr. Tanabi?”
I just called her the same thing as before.
“Oh, no… In this situation, as long as you don’t mean to mock me, I don’t mind how you call me.” “Then, let’s go with Lumina-sensei.”
“Y-yes… Is it okay if I ask you something?” “Sure, what is it?”
“Do the students usually act together in groups?”
“No, they’re scattered. But some of them do form groups.”
「Oh, I see… There are actually quite a few students without any abilities in the midst of such dangerous monsters…」 「Ah…」
What if the teacher says something like, “I’ll save all the students as a teacher!”?
From the difficulty of obtaining the “right of return,” the prolongation of life on the desert island by increasing the number of members, and above all, the perspective of maintaining the group’s unity through member selection, we haven’t been actively seeking new members.
Protecting Lumina-sensei this time was decided because there was a benefit to it, to put it bluntly.
“No, Kouno-kun, it’s okay. There’s no point in burdening other students to save them.”
It seems she sensed my concern, and the teacher spoke to reassure me. I was relieved inside.
“But as a teacher, I can’t leave the students behind and return to Japan.”
I respect her determination, but that would clash with our party’s policy.
We aim for the return of all members.
We could leave the teacher behind and return, but it would leave a bad taste in our mouths after she became our member.
And yet, I can’t tell her to give up…
Well, this is an issue we’ll have to discuss further in the future, so let’s put it aside for now.
It’s actually rare for people to hit it off right from the start.
As we continued talking, our base came into view. ”…A grassland?”
From outside the barrier, it just looks like a normal landscape.
It seems that the Dream Realm can adjust this area as well.
I knew about this function because there was a time when I couldn’t see the Dream Realm on the other side of the barrier, but it’s amazing that it can be applied to big things like houses.
“Hey, I brought Teacher too!”
I called out to her and then let Mashiro take the lead.
“Wha? Did you just say ‘toopun’—house!?”
Right after she was surprised by the feeling of passing through the barrier, Lumina-sensei was shocked by the base that came into view.
“It’s amazing, right? I made all of it myself.”
I could see some of the solar panels brought back from the bonus area, but it was mostly as Mashiro said.
“Thanks to Deep Law helping me gather materials, though. And we all go out to gather food too.”
「I realized that my ability could be used for gathering thanks to Mr. Saoritsu.」
Deepo smiled bashfully.
「Craft ability… I see, you even went that far. Kouno-kun, you’re amazing…」
The teacher let out a sigh of amazement, just like when we visited a tourist attraction.
「There’s still a lot I want to ask, but let’s do it while we have breakfast.」
Since Mashiro bent down, we went down one by one.
The teacher was first surprised by the sudden appearance of Mikuron, saying, “Dragon!?”.
Then she was surprised by Loa’s elegant bow, saying, “Wait, a maid!?” and “Oh, Hounin-san!?”.
When she entered the house and heard Shiomi’s voice saying, “Welcome back, breakfast is ready,” she was busy being surprised, sniffing around, “Hmm… the smell of bread on a desert island!?”.
Indeed, if we were immediately brought to this base after being sent to a desert island, it wouldn’t be surprising to be so amazed.
Even though we could see things like the Arvanc, the river, the forest, and the grassland, it might not feel much like a desert island.
After the conversation, it might be a good idea to explore the desert island until the teacher is convinced.
Anyway, before anyone else found out, I was able to bring in the additional staff member, the ‘assistant teacher,’ to the base.
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