"Will the fish be suspected of having been scratched by Neko's claws?" Yu Narumi carried the barrel and walked back to the campsite with Yayoi Akizao.

I didn't expect that the creek in the forest, if you find the right location, there are really a lot of fish.

There are more than 10 large and small barrels in total, which can be regarded as a full load.

Neko's skills are quite athletic, and he cleans up the fish faster than he cleans up.

"Instead of worrying about this, let's think about what to do with fish scales and internal organs."

Yayoi Aki was holding a sharpened wooden stick with nothing but water and a little silt from the bottom of the river.

Both of them tried several times, but they were helpless in the face of the fish in the water.

It's better to let Neko come, these fish can live for an extra hour or two.

"Just leave it to me."

With Narumi Yu's excellent memory, the two walked through the forest and returned to the campsite.

It's already eight o'clock.

Asahi and Onda had even set up iron nets for grilling fish, and several people gathered around to study how to drill wood to make fire.

They had lighters and matches with them, just to pass the time.

Narumi carried the fish to the river to deal with it, and the machete used to cut branches on the way into the mountain was cleaned and he used it to scrape the scales.

The processed fish are brought to the grill one by one, and the smell of grilled fish wafts from the forest stream.

"You guy, you have a bit of ability......" Kuriyama squatted next to him, observing the technique, "It's a little bit stranger than my father." ”

"It's okay."

"When you were in school in Tokyo, you worked part-time at a grilled fish restaurant?"

"When I was a child, I learned from adults."

"That's ......" Kuriyama had a "sure enough" expression on his face, acquiescing to Narumi Yu acknowledging her inference.

And as a qualified fish slaughterer, Narumi Yu has been able to do it while chatting without stopping the movements of his subordinates.

The last fish is also served on the grill.

There is already a small half of the rice left in the pot.

Eat while grilling, and the last thing to enjoy is naturally the person who cooks.

"How's it taste?" Yayoi watched as he picked up a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth with the oily skin and the seasoning sprinkled on the skin.

The fish is tender and the skin is crispy.

"It's delicious."

"Hungry?"

"I'm hungry."

Then Narumi Yu buried his head in the rice, and when he took the time to look up, he only saw Yayoi Autumn looking at the water surface of the stream in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

After filling my stomach, according to the plan before entering the mountain, I should have gone to climb the mountain to see the Niwa Mountain Waterfall......

"It's time to go!" Murakazu Konda took a trekking pole and stuck it in the ground, and his momentum lasted less than ten seconds, "That...... Why don't we take a break today and go back tomorrow? ”

Narumi lay motionless on the grass; Yayoi Autumn sat on a stone by the stream and read a book; Shiina Miyo set up a drawing board, and Kuriyama watched from the sidelines......

"Hmm...... Let's go again tomorrow, the supplies are still sufficient, and I can stay here for two more days. The only person who responded to him was Natsume-sensei, who was gentle and considerate of his students.

"Listen to the teacher!" In fact, he went into the mountain the day before and carried his luggage a little too hard, and he also had some backache and leg pain, "But then again, what about Asahi?" ”

"Asahi went to the woods, saying that he was looking to see if there was anything to eat."

"Which direction? I went to her and went with her. ”

"There." Teacher Natsume pointed to the northwest direction, with apology and shame on his face, "The teacher's physical strength is not very good, and if he goes, he can only cause trouble for you, so he will stay here." ”

"How could it be ......?"

……

Natsume-sensei led Okita Murai to find Asahi Kurako.

The three of them were immersed in their own worlds, and Kuriyama who was turning around was ignored, and they didn't want to disturb Yayoi Akiza's reading, so they followed.

Narumi Yu, who didn't have a good night's rest, sat up from the lawn, patted off the blades of grass stuck to his body, and went back to the tent to catch up on sleep.

Maybe I'll be dragged to the tea garden by my bed tonight, and if I don't catch up on sleep, I might fall halfway.

In a hazy sleep, the tent could be heard to be pulled open, then closed and quiet again.

The cicadas chirp intermittently, singing a sleep aid for Narumi.

The person who had slipped into the tent was supposed to be Shiina, but he didn't make any further moves and didn't plan to go out.

Narumi only paid attention for two minutes, and then fell asleep peacefully.

I slept until one o'clock in the afternoon, when the four-person team that went out to look for food came back, only to be woken up by the sound of an argument between Muraichi Okita and Asahi Kurako.

He opened his eyes and saw the girl holding the drawing board, standing next to him, bowing her head and drawing lines.

"Ah...... You've woken up. Noticing a movement, he stopped his pen and looked up at him with a smile, "Have you rested?" ”

"Almost." Stretch up your waist to dispel any remaining drowsiness; He looked at Shiina and was a little surprised, "I thought I would dream......"

"You're very tired, dreaming will disturb You's rest."

The girl said this, blushing slightly, and the tips of her noses were so close that they were about to touch each other, and she could hear the other person's breathing.

The blue eyes flashed with light, and the expression was complicated.

Longing, shyness, restraint, sadness.

Narumi Yu read the girl's eyes in an instant, but didn't make any response, quietly waiting for the girl's next move.

The tips of her noses touched, and the girl opened her small mouth, let out an inaudible sigh, and reopened the distance.

"Hmm......" Shiina nodded slightly, a smile on his face again, "It's really rested." ”

“……”

The two looked at each other, and Narumi fell silent for a rare moment.

Outside the tent, there was a shout from Muraichi Konda.

The girl got up and lifted the tent and beckoned to them.

"What about Yoo?" Muraichi Konda even carried two mallard ducks in his hands, and he didn't know how he caught them.

"Resting in the tent, just woke up." The girl stepped out of the tent and re-shielded herself from the sunlight that had shone into the tent.

"Sick?"

The poor duck was tied to his feet, and his wings were grabbed by Konda Muraichi's hand, and he fluttered in a panic, trying to turn his head and bite Kontamura's hand.

"Hmm~ I'm probably just too tired."

"That's ...... Yuya really should be exercising, and when I was in first grade, I wanted to take him to play soccer with me, but I couldn't run a lap around the playground. ”

Narumi listened to their discussion, noticed the sketchpad that Shiina hadn't taken, and reached out to pick it up.

“……”

"I think Konda should reflect on whether you are snoring too loudly when you sleep, so noisy that Narumi can't sleep." Asahi Kurako's voice sounded, and although he was teaching Kontamuraichi, he could hear the joy in his tone.

It seems that the four-person team has gained a lot.

"Hey, hey! I don't snore when I sleep! It's not that you don't know. ”

"But the breathing is a bit loud."

"Huh...... You can't talk to someone with sensitive ears like you. ”

……

On the drawing board, the night in the mountains and forests was moving, and he held the delicate girl in his arms, and the tips of his noses touched. In the background is the Milky Way in the night sky last night, and although it is only a painting, the location of the constellation Centauri can be clearly seen.

Muraichi Konda's voice drew closer, and without much time to think about it, he stuffed his sketchpad into his sleeping bag.

"Yo! Look what I brought back! …… Yes! ”

The tent was lifted again, and the mallard duck that Okita Mura was holding in his left hand finally found an opportunity, bit him, and escaped from the clutches.

It's a pity that the duck also has a rope tied to its wings, so it can only twist the ground and make an unwilling hoarse cry.

"Gah! Ga!

”

"Today's lunch?" Narumi stepped forward and grabbed Mallard's neck and lifted it easily.

"Let's do it at night, it has a sense of atmosphere to eat the roast bird at night, and it takes time to process the duck."

Inspired by Omada Village, he also learned from Narumi to grab the neck of the duck in his hand, only to be bitten again.

The two tied the duck to a wooden stick and stuck it into the ground with a hammer.

The girls cleaned the wild vegetables and fruits they found in the forest by the stream and spread them on the stones by the fire.

The wild fruit can be distinguished from cherries and raspberries, and when washed, they are as clear as rubies.

There weren't many of them, so Narumi Yu tasted the berries, and the rest was divided equally among a few girls.

The taste is sweet and sour, you can pick some more and eat it with roast duck at night.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the campsite was under the gaze of the dying mallard, and the smoke of the birds was rising.