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I'm a regular high school boy with black hair and black eyes.
I have a "Crafting Skill" that resembles the abilities found in a desert island exploration game.

My childhood friend, Chiyu, the platinum blonde, blue-eyed beauty.
She has a "Healing Magic" skill, modeled after a white mage.

Shouko, the blonde side-tailed girl.
She has a "Fuzzy Furry Summoning Skill" that she chose because she wanted to summon Fenrir from a different world.

Shion, the elegant beauty with long, straight black hair.
She has a "Lie Detection Skill" that she chose in case of a desert island class transfer.

And now, a black-haired long ponytail, serious and beautiful, Yashiro had joined them.

"I-I chose a power like a magician in a story, but because of the influence of the magician I imagined, my ability became 'Elemental Magic.'"

While riding back to base on Mashiro's back.
Shouko, Shion, Chiyu, and I were there, with Yashiro in the back.

So I was holding my childhood friend's waist while the committee chair was holding my waist.
From the front, I could smell Chiyu's nice scent, and Yashiro's chest was pressing against my back.

Unlike me and Chiyu, who had experienced riding before, this was Yashiro's first time on Fenrir.
I decided to talk to her during the ride, but her voice was jumping and cracking from nervousness.

"Elemental Magic, huh? It seems like you and Chiyu can coexist."

"Mm. Now that a superior version has appeared, I don't have to worry about being replaced."

「There's no way I'd do that.」

When I say that with a bit of anger, Chiyu says happily, "I know."
　Though she seems happy, she doesn't put any inflection in her voice, so someone who doesn't know her might not notice.

"The ones I can cast right now are 'Fireball,' 'Stone Pebbles,' 'Wind Blades,' and 'Water Wall.' The things I make with magic don't last long."

It's very much like a game, and for someone who's used to it, it's easy to imagine the effects.
　It seems I can only use beginner spells for now.

"Oh, I see. Maybe it's designed so that you can't use magic to secure drinking water or light a fire... Oww!"

As I see the stone wall I left behind at our base, and as Mashiro jumps over it,
　Chiyu's chest rubs up against my back, and as I fall, she rubs down.

"Ah!"

To make matters worse, because of that voice, I couldn't help but let out a sound too.

"Good job, Mashiro."

Shouko praised Mashiro.

"Min-chan, move your hand or Sousuke won't be able to get down."

At Chiyu's words, the Four Sticks said, "S-Sure!" and let go of me, joining everyone else as they got down from Mashiro's back.

"I'm sorry, Kouno-kun. I held on tightly because I was worried I might fall."

Her face was red. She seemed embarrassed by the last moment of closeness.

"No, it's fine. Mashiro ran for us, so you can feel at ease."

"B-But, you see, I've been wearing this outfit since yesterday, and, well, I must be dirty. I'm worried I'll dirty your clothes, so I feel bad about it."

She hung her head, seemingly ashamed of her current appearance.

You don't have to worry about that, but right now, Yatou doesn't know much about my abilities.
I've been listening to her talk the whole time and haven't had a chance to speak up myself.

"Sousuke, Sousuke! Let's eat! Minori's hungry too, right?"

Shouko enters the room.

"May I join you? In this environment, food is precious, isn't it?"

She's really a serious girl.

"Just become our friend."

"That's right. Right now, our strength is mainly in Masiro-kun, so it would be great if Yatou-san could join us. What do you think, Sousuke-kun?"

I nod at Chiyu and Shion's words.

"That's right. I can trust Yatou, and it would be reassuring to have her as an ally. Of course, I won't force her to join us, and if she declines, she's still welcome to eat with us."

Right now, we're all moving as a group.

This is because, as Shion said, Mashiro is the one carrying the weapons.

But with someone who has Attribute Magic joining us, we could split into two groups.

This would allow us to expand our exploration and our daily life.

"I can't refuse... Thank you for including me in such a nice group. I... I'm so grateful."

It seems that the lewd looks the two men gave her yesterday have left her traumatized.

"Sousuke's a pervert, but he's a good guy, so you can relax, Minori."

Shouko hugged Yashiro as if welcoming him.

"Kyaa! Yashiro...! You're going to get my clothes dirty!"

Yashiro is smiling in a way that seems both troubled and ticklish.

「It's okay. We have a bath with Sousuke's seal.」

「Huh? A bath...?」

Chiyu's eyes sparkle.

「Ah... All right. Let's split into two groups for now. The cooking group and the bath group.」

「I'll join the cooking group.」

「Oh, I can help out a little too.」

Chiyu and Shion volunteered.

「Then, I'll join the bath group with Minorin. I'll get the bath ready.」

「R-Really, there's a bath...? You said it had Sousuke's seal on it, so did Kouno-kun make it with his ability?」

「I'll explain the details later when we eat, but get everything ready first.」

I set out the bath supplies.
　A stone bath, a changing basket, a screen, and firewood appear in front of me.

"...Amazing. So the ability includes storing and arranging tools related to crafting. Kouno-kun imagined an ability that would allow him to craft anywhere, and his ability was constructed to make that possible."

"Well, that's pretty much it."

I also set up a large stone floor and a fire starter a bit farther away.

"Oh, by the way, Shion-san. I'll explain how to use the tools."

"Hm. Also, put your clothes in the changing basket and take them out from behind the screen. I won't go into details, but Sousuke will clean them up nicely."

Shion and Chiyu push Shouko toward the bath.
　Left behind are me and Shouko, who is blushing.

――What's this? It's as if they're trying to leave Shouko and me alone together...

「W-Well, then, I guess I’ll be the one to start the fire today, okay?」

Right. This morning, I had made that suggestion.

「Ah, yeah, please do your best.」

Just like with the previous two, I asked them to hold the stone and the board.
　I focused on the rope and pulled it back and forth with both hands.

「Um, Sousuke. I just wanted to say, if you’re worried about what happened earlier, you shouldn’t be. I’m different from the others, right?」

She was talking about the guy’s gaze.

「Ah, I understand. You did try to make me feel better earlier.」

「A-And, if I say no, please stop, but if I say it’s okay… then it’s okay.」

At that moment, I recalled the conversation we had this morning.

It was when Chiyu started talking about panties and such.

――『……W-Well, I owe Sousuke a lot, so it’s fine if he looks at them like that…』

Shouko had said.
　If those words were connected to her current statement…

I swallowed hard and slowly raised my gaze.
　Her healthy-looking legs were spread, and at the very bottom, her pink lace panties were on display.

“Ahaha, you really are perverted, aren’t you?”

She teased, her cheeks flushing red.
　Her face was so cute that my heart skipped a beat.

“Smoke’s coming out.”

「Ah, ah, yeah. That’s right.」

I hurriedly got the fire starter.
Prepared a campfire and had it moved to the bath area as well.

Shouko said, “Ah, it’s hot. I’m sweating. I’ll take a bath after I eat,” while helping with the fire.

Chiyu and Shion returned, and the cooking team was formed.

We immediately started cooking the boar meat.

But despite it being the meat I had longed for, Shouko’s face kept popping into my head.

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