We succeeded in bringing back Ms. Lumina.
Upon returning home, we met up with the guard duty group and gathered in the living room.
Breakfast consisted of toast, scrambled eggs, fake bacon, and vegetable soup.
You could put sheep’s milk butter or jam on the toast to your liking.
The jam flavors were strawberry and blueberry.
”…Even though it’s an desert island, we can eat a menu like a café’s breakfast, huh.”
Ms. Lumina didn’t seem to know how to react.
By the way, the scrambled eggs were made in a hurry by Chiyo after she got home.
Shion had been waiting for her without using the eggs. We gathered around the dining table.
I generated and set up a chair for Ms. Lumina, so there were enough seats for everyone.
We all said “itadakimasu” and began eating breakfast.
Ms. Lumina was hesitant at first, but soon she started eating, saying “huguhugu” as she swallowed.
I might have been hungry.
“Ugh… It’s delicious. Since I live alone, I tend to neglect having a warm breakfast, so I’m grateful.” “Hehe, I’m glad you like it.”
“Shi-chan is our head chef. Shi-kyuuchi is in charge of eggs.”
“You all work together using your strengths to survive. That’s wonderful.”
While eating, they shared information with each other.
The teacher was only told that they would be stranded on an desert island, that the students in his class were already there, and that he was shown a few examples of the answers the students had chosen.
That means we’re lagging behind in knowledge.
That’s where the materials that Shinpo created came in handy.
She had recorded and summarized all the rules we had figured out and the previous answers to the mystery blackboard.
“Hmm, hmm… I see. Now that the students were shown the ‘right to return,’ they know there’s a way to get back to Japan, so they haven’t fallen into a panic. It seems like they’re being guided to live on the island without going off the rails by setting penalties and rewards… It’s quite impressive how quickly they’ve grasped the situation.”
“The mystery blackboard… We can only guess at the mastermind’s intentions, but we’re working to get everyone back. Even though they’re not in a panic, many students have lost their composure, and we can’t really think of helping them all.”
“Yes, that’s true… I understand what you’re saying, Kouno-kun. Even in normal times, it’s a difficult job to manage a class full of teenagers. With no legal constraints but rules in place, and the stressful environment of a desert island, it’s even more challenging.”
Even though she’s new, she’s still a teacher, so she might already know how troublesome teenagers can be.
Or maybe she’s just reminiscing about her classmates from when she was a student.
There were guys in our class who would blatantly stare at her chest and even flirt with her jokingly, so I can understand why she might be annoyed.
When I nodded in agreement with her, Chiyo and Shouko shot me a look that said, “We know you were checking out the teacher’s chest.”
I think there’s a huge difference between just looking and doing it on purpose knowing it’s rude, but I didn’t say anything.
“You’ve already had an event and Kouno-kun has obtained the ‘Return Right.’ Even so, you chose to stay here with your friends to return together. I see, it makes sense that you trust Kouno-kun. That’s very admirable.”
She looked at me as if she were praising a student who had done well on a test. “Well, I promised.”
“There are people who break their promises in this world, so it’s okay to be proud of being someone who keeps them.”
The girls nodded in agreement. “O-Okay.”
Blushing, I decided not to be too humble.
“Yes, do that. …Um, well, this TV is a special perk for Kouno-kun for choosing to stay, right?”
“If you become our friend, you can go to the bonus area too.”
「I see, I see. Still, the materials are well organized. Impressive, Four Rods.」 「Ah, thank you.」
Sensei’s praise made Shinhō modestly happy.
「Monsters… I guess that kind of monster is added irregularly. Right now, there’s only the monster called Arvank, which appears in freshwater areas. So I was foolish to be happy about finding a river.」
「No, you didn’t have any prior information, so you’re not at fault.」
「Yeah, that’s a trap.」
Me and Shokushi offered words of encouragement.
「Sensei… was found by Mashiro-kun, right? But why did you all decide to help Sensei?」 Shinhō glanced at me.
I nodded, understanding she was asking if it was okay to tell me.
「Sensei, this is written on this paper.」 Shinhō handed over new materials. Sensei immediately checked them.
「…I see. It’s the same as the method used in gacha games to get you to pull characters. If you pull a new character, the amount of items you get in the ongoing event increases…」 Sensei plays gacha games too.
Well, it’s not strange. We’re only a few years apart.
「So that’s why I can’t give Luminess to the other teams.」
「Oh, doesn’t the teacher have a choice?」
Luminous Teacher took it as a joke and smiled.
“Joining us or not is up to you, but if you don’t join, we can’t work together. Even then, I’ll try to find another student to join us…”
She didn’t mean to force them, but she’d prefer if they joined.
After a moment of contemplation, the teacher opened her mouth.
”…You’ve all helped me, and if I can be of use, I’d like to cooperate, but…” “But?”
“Can we negotiate?”
She looked around at us. “Sure.”
Originally, she had wanted to find a line that both sides could agree on.
“What I can offer is lighting and light-based attacks. I think I can place the lighting in each room except the living room. It would be turned off all at once during sleeping hours. Also, adjusting the light intensity might make nighttime solar panel power generation possible.” “Sounds good!”
“It’s nice to have a bright house and a lit bathroom.”
“Your attacks are also effective, and since you’re good at aiming, you’d be a great asset…” Shouki, Shion, and Shinpo said.
「Next, this is a request, but I’d like you to make the teacher a liaison between her and the other students―make her the external affairs officer.」 「Sho-gai?」
「External liaison and negotiation. If it’s between countries, it would be like a diplomat.」
Shouko tilted her head, and Shinpo explained.
「N-rr. So you want the teacher to be the negotiator for the Souta team and make deals with the other teams?」
「Yes. I think Kono’s concerns from earlier are valid. It’s probably difficult for one student to lead the entire class. But, I think it’s possible to cooperate while remaining separate as multiple teams. I believe this party can be the core of that.」
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