Multiple updates today.
This is Part 2 of the two-part update.
Chiuyu poked just her head out through the gap in the door, staring fixedly at me.
“Oh! Chiuyu-chan! So glad you’re safe!”
Despite that appearance, seeing Shouko jumping around for joy over her own survival seemed to take the wind out of her sails. “You too… Shouko-chan.”
“Ooh, I like that nickname! Shouko-chan it is! Ahaha.”
”…So you teamed up with Isama-san. No wait, maybe not… Since Sousuke-kun was holding onto your hand back then, did you get teleported together?”
Shiine seemed to be theorizing.
“Probably not.”
“Incredible… Did Sousuke-kun know what would happen?”
“No, it was just a coincidence.”
“That’s what you say. But I think Isama-san must have been really happy about that little coincidence.”
Chiuyu had said something similar as well.
To Shiine, who murmured that with a somewhat dazzling expression, I simply replied, “I suppose so.”
“Sousuke-kun, come here for a second.”
I approach Senju, who is beckoning from the doorway.
“What’s up?”
I call out to her as I reach the door.
“‘What’s up’? Is that it? You want me to go out in front of two people with my uniform sleeves, stomach area, and skirt all caked in dried dirt?”
Senju looks at me with a reproachful glare.
“Ah…”
Realizing why my childhood friend wasn’t coming outside the door, I felt a sudden wave of awkwardness.
“If that’s your kink, then as your beloved childhood friend, I intend to respond to the fullest extent possible. I guess there’s no help for it. I’ve heard some men enjoy a play where they wrap used condoms in a woman’s panties and have her walk around outside. I understand you fall into that category too. ‘Caky-dry’ childhood friend, launching now.”
“My bad…! I’ll put them in my [Inventory] right away.”
While the dirt on my skin could be washed off easily with the soap, water, and bucket I’d set out earlier, clothes weren’t so simple.
Even if I tried to wash them with soap, they’d get wet again, which would look just as unnatural.
I should have realized she was waiting for my [Inventory] to be available.
And yet, what is with Senju’s pretty niche knowledge of sexual fetishes…?
“Abort launch?”
“Aborting, aborting.”
“Hm, then here goes this.”
She had already taken off her uniform.
I quickly stowed it into my [Inventory] and reconfigured it.
“Really sorry about this, Senju.”
Senju let out a sigh.
“I know. You’re not to blame, Sou-kun. It was just a prank born out of jealousy.”
“No, I should have noticed. I’ll be more careful from now on.”
Chiyu, having changed into her clothes quickly, tilted her head completely in puzzlement at my words.
“Does that mean you plan on keeping things dirty going forward?”
Her eyes were narrowed with a certain cunning allure.
“Uh—” “It’s a joke.
Let’s get moving.”
“Ah, uh, yeah.”
“Chiyu-chie~? Sōsuke~? What are you two whispering about~?”
“Mero-chan, just be quiet and wait for us, okay?”
After tidying up the items left in the room, I finished my preparations and headed toward the two of them with Chiyu, who was ready.
“Sorry, it looks like we had something to discuss. You probably already know, but this is Izamae Chiyu. She’s been my best friend since kindergarten and transferred over here along with me.”
I wanted to make the proper confession once we returned to Earth, and Chiyu seemed content with that arrangement.
Then again, introducing her as my girlfriend right now would be out of place.
“Mm, nice to meet you. You can call me Chiyu, too.”
Chiiru subtly signaled that she had heard about them using first names.
Understanding the hint, Shiin gave a wry smile.
“Aha… Nice to meet you, Chiiru-chan.”
As Shiin and Chiiru exchanged handshakes, I looked at Chiiru’s hand and was reminded of what had just happened.
Just moments ago, Chiiru’s small hand had been in my…
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he focused.
“What are you doing, Sousuke?”
“N-nothing. Actually, it’s dark and a bit chilly, would it be okay if I started a fire?”
“Huh? Can you make fire, Sousuke?”
“Yeah, well. I used my ability to create a fire starter, so with that…”
“Amazing…! Please light it!”
I walked toward the massive stone slab left out in the open.
“Chiiru, please help me.”
The campfire used for bathing and dinner had been extinguished, and the ashes packed into earthenware jars to be turned into items.
It’s a limitation of this ability, but tiny particles that make contact with the ground—like sand or dirt—cannot be stored in their natural state.
Perhaps it’s because the boundary between them and the earth is so ambiguous.
“I think it would be best for everyone else to handle this, both as a lesson for others.”
“If it isn’t too difficult, I’d like to lend a hand.”
Shion raised her hand modestly.
“Ah, well, in that case, please do.”
“Yes, understood.”
Smiling brightly, Shion stepped up onto the cobblestones.
We sat down on the stones and set up the fire-starting devices I had arranged using my ability.
“Hah? Tools appeared out of thin air… is this also part of your ability?”
I wasn’t in the habit of rambling on about my abilities before becoming an official member, but…
Well, since I’ve already seen them see a Fenrir, this much should be within acceptable limits.
“Yes. Shion, I need you to hold down this stone with the dent in it, and step on both ends of this wooden board with your feet.”
“Oh, I see. So you’re in charge of securing the tools. And then Sōsuke-kun pulls the string to create an ember through friction.”
“Exactly.”
Shion spread her legs and held down the wooden board.
I was used to it by now, securing a fire starter in less than ten seconds.
It was hard to see clearly in the moonlight, but Shion’s panties looked black…
Immediately shooing away such perverted thoughts, I began preparing the campfire.
“We’re actually making a fire! And so fast!”
We arranged the log chairs around the fire and settled in.
“You made these chairs too, Sousuke?”
“Using my ability.”
“That’s insane. Way too convenient. It’d be the strongest power if you were to rank them.”
Yuko’s energy has been high since a moment ago.
She was lively to begin with, but maybe she was just happy to be reunited with friends on this desert island.
“They’ve been quite useful. Besides, being able to control Fenrir is a pretty big cheat too.”
“Aha ha ha, I get it… I do. It’s not a laughing matter though, there are even kids who only have one bag of potato chips as a power.”
“Thanks to Sousuke, a lot of students managed to get abilities, so I think they’re pretty grateful,”
“Totally! If it hadn’t been for Mashiro, I would’ve starved to death, so I’m really, really thankful to Sousuke!”
Teko pressed her palms together in a gesture of reverence.
By the way, Fenrir had moved to Teko’s back and was lying down there.
Part of me wanted to touch it, but I figured I should wait until we were done talking for now.
“Then again, some kids seemed to pick weird abilities, so probably not many are actually grateful,”
It made me self-conscious to just take the praise, so I tried to clarify things a bit.
“It’s not your fault, you know.”
“Exactly. What matters is that there are people who got saved, like me!”
“Right, right… Besides, if the answers could have been changed afterward, there might be more high-potential individuals out there.”
“Aha, no way!”
Shion exclaimed.
“Shi-chan apparently answered twice, but the ability she got was from her first answer, right?”
“Huh?”
If that were true, it would confirm the ownership of most items and abilities.
I remember the events from that dream, though not every detail.
Who said what in response is generally etched in my memory as well.
But let’s set that conversation aside for now.
Just as I opened my mouth to suggest sharing information, Moyo’s stomach gave a loud growl.
“Ahh, ah-haha! Masiro, you suddenly made such a cute sound with your tummy rumbling!
Oh my~” Moyo’s attempt to cover it up was far too transparent.
Fenrir, caught up in their master’s little lie, still loyally tried to help by letting out a yip and mimicking the belly-rumble with a “grrum.”
How faithful Fenrir truly is.
For now, it seems best to prepare some food before getting down to business.
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