"I'll leave the fire and the processing of the ingredients to me, you can just take care of the barbecue, and bring the other condiments?" Some people don't like chili peppers, and some of them have to be roasted separately. ”

Standing next to Shido, Natsume took out the ignition and charcoal from the bag he brought, took the grill from Shido's hand, and began to work.

The height of the grill is about 2 meters long and about half a meter wide, so I guess I bought it not long ago.

Although he made the barbecue himself, Natsume was not bored enough to think about how the grill and other things came about, all he needed was to do what he was doing and make delicious dishes.

The girls didn't seem to have any intention of helping, so they all ran into the sea after changing into swimsuits on the other side of the rock.

The wind blowing from the blue sea was as comfortable as being caressed on the cheeks, and the sound of a girl's laughter came from afar in the water.

After the fire was lit, Natsume piled all the charcoal on it, and a gap flowed out of it as an air inlet, increasing the fire.

After setting up the grill, Natsume took out the tools he needed.

Iron clips, brushes, and fan fans.

"I didn't think Natsume was very good at these things."

"It's just learning and selling, and the knowledge provided on the Internet is enough to complete these things."

Looking at Shido, who was skewering ingredients into bamboo skewers, Natsume kept fanning the fan to increase the heat to prevent the fire from suddenly going out.

After skewering the sliced tofu skin, Shidao began to prepare the raw materials for the other ingredients. Natsume, on the other hand, ran to the beach to wash his hands.

"Isn't this Natsume? Want to play together? ”

Raising her head, the girl standing there with her hands crossed on her hips, Yamai Yaya was looking at Natsume.

She is now wearing a bikini of the same color as her previous restraint dress, and her graceful figure is showing off at a glance.

Raising his right hand, which was wet with the sea, his slender index finger pointed at Natsume.

"I guess I want you to play with me and see my mature charm!"

"You're not very mature when you say that......"

"What, what! You arrogant virgin man! ”

"It has nothing to do with this!"

"Hmph, that's all it takes, give me a pick!"

With a bit of anger and mischievousness, Yasayaya thrust his hands into the sea. Then he scooped up the palm of his hand and sprinkled it on Natsume.

The cold water seems to fall from the sky. Droplets of water from the top of the stairs wet Natsume's hair, then soaked the clothes near her shoulders.

"How! It's very comfortable! ”

"That's true, but ......"

Pick up!

Natsume didn't give Yayaya a chance to react, but scooped up a large pile of water and sprinkled it while getting up.

"Wow! Sneak attack! Sneak attack! It's so cool! ”

“———！！”

Washing the girl's skin with seawater. After the other party retreated, Natsume immediately left the place. So Yasya's attack missed.

"Run away! You despicable villain! ”

"Fighting is all about advancing and retreating."

"Anyway, you're not allowed to move! Let me touch it and I'll hand it over to you Turtle School Qigong! ”

"Are you a turtle immortal somewhere?!"

I was about to run to the side. But on the way, he collided with someone.

Normally, when there is a collision, they will bounce off each other, but Natsume found that the other party and himself collided together and hugged each other tightly around the neck.

Falling to the side, Natsume fell on the beach with the other party.

“C.C.？”

"Humans. I'm going to play too. ”

"It's not playing, and I have something to do."

"I'm also going to learn what qigong is."

"I'm going to find the Turtle Immortal!"

"I'm sorry to bite my tongue, I should be asked to learn eighteen palms."

"The two most important words have been removed?! What should we do to say that the 'Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Descending' is 'Turtle School Qigong'. ”

You don't have to think about that.

"Impact! Impact! ”

A large amount of sea water fell from the sky, and Natsume pulled C.C. up to dodge Yaya's main attack.

"Can I also participate?"

Kurumi came with all the others.

Natsume let go of C.C. and slapped the sea water on his head with his hand.

"After that, let's play together, now is not the time to do it."

Returning to Shido with his wet body, Natsume picked up the beef that had been placed there.

Pick up the kitchen knife you brought with your hand and slowly cut it into slices, put it on a plate, and hand it to Shidao.

"Why are you wet?"

"Got by those guys who only eat and don't work."

"Although I made them cook, it was a little scary, what they made."

"Agreed."

The two seem to have reached a consensus on this opposite.

Wordlessly doing his cooking, Natsume listened to the sound of the waves crashing in the distance and the cries of seagulls from time to time.

That's right.

Halfway through the process, Natsume suddenly heard a puzzled voice from the person next to him.

"I seem to have forgotten to bring white vinegar."

"In the dormitory?"

"You don't have to."

"I'll take it."

Just get out of here.

Thinking so, Natsume put down his work and walked in the direction of the dormitory.

I want to be alone and quiet, facing the food and barbecue, and the laughter that comes from time to time, and those sounds make people feel very distant.

Success and failure are closely separated, and the difference between the two is not really big.

Just like happiness and unhappiness, they go hand in hand.

How much time do you have left? How many other opportunities do you have?

I couldn't think clearly, and Natsume wasn't willing to spend time thinking about those things.

Because—

Everything presented itself.

From the time he came to the beach, from the barbecue, from the beginning of his own cooking, Natsume felt it.

If you really want to succeed, get salvation, and escape from this world, what you need is not meaningless effort, nor the so-called self-motivation, but an understanding and consideration of the status quo.

What is love?

What is life?

What is Crossing?

Does it really make sense? No, should it mean that there really is meaning?

I had already changed myself at that time, but now what should I do?

Save the world? Or will it destroy the world?

The Apocalypse Shelf requires itself to complete its tasks, and presumably it has its own way of thinking.

Either way, Natsume needs to act according to his own ideas.

Faced with the situation at this moment, Natsume could imagine only one word-

Should I say yes, welcome back?

"Record."

"As the last enemy of this world, people are back."

Where will the opposing declarations, the two people in parallel lines, go? (To be continued......)