Chillin' on an Uninhabited Island in Another World

When we fell asleep, we woke up in the bonus area.

I had gotten used to this development by now.

Roa, who had returned to her school uniform because this was a dream, happened to be looking at me.

When our eyes met, she blushed, but she smiled.

There were people watching us.

“Mm. Looks like it worked.”

“She has Painkiller too, and Sousuke is on his fifth now, so I don’t think it would fail......?”

“It’s nice having more people, but, um, what happens to the order?”

“I think we do need to discuss that at least once. If it’s one person each night, even now, that means once every five days...... If that becomes, say, ten people, then it would be only three days a month......”

Chiyu, Shion, Shouko, and Minori were whispering about something.

“True. An urgent topic. But Mino was being affectionate with So-kun even when it wasn’t nighttime.”

“Ahaha, that’s right. I was working hard on cooking and waiting for you, though.”

“If I hadn’t gone to get you with Mashiro, wouldn’t you have been even later?”

At the three of them pointing that out, Minori flinched for an instant, but......

“Ugh. Th-that, I do regret. B-but surely I’m not the only one who has gotten intimate with Sousuke during the day, am I?”

“Mm. Let’s not fight.”

“That’s right. Let’s all get along and support Sousuke together.”

“Yeah, yeah, no point blaming our friend!”

At Minori’s counterattack, the three of them immediately signaled a cease-fire.

“......More importantly, leader. What are we bringing back today? You said you’d announce it later or something.”

That came from Yumekai, the cool, lone-wolf-type girl.

Even she seemed to have grown a little more used to this party lately.

Just as Yumekai said, I had told everyone that during the time after dinner.

“Yeah. Today—I’m thinking of having everyone choose swimsuits.”

The reactions varied.

“Swimsuits! Sousuke, does that mean......!”

Some, like Shouko, had their eyes sparkling with anticipation.

“......Kuno, you really like spoiling people.”

Others, like Yumekai, shrugged in exasperation.

“S-swimsuits......?”

And some, like Ms. Luminous, looked bewildered.

“We said we’d wait to go swimming until after we found all the boys. But we’ve gathered a fair amount of the things we need for daily life, and I figured spending one day choosing swimsuits would be fine.”

If it was only the shape, I could reproduce that much with the materials we had now, but when it came to design and things like that, I still couldn’t compete.

No, maybe I could get closer to the ideal if I studied, but that would require them to explain their preferred swimsuits to me in detail, and that would probably be a high hurdle for the girls too.

“As expected of you, Master. Working all the time would surely be tiring. I believe setting aside time for rest is important.”

“If that’s decided, everyone, hurry!”

Shouko urged everyone on with enough momentum that she looked ready to break into a run at any second.

“No, no, we’ve got three whole hours. We’ll be fine.”

I said that with a wry smile, but......

“Sousuke, what are you talking about? Three hours is, like, barely enough?”

Shouko’s eyes were dead serious.

“O-oh.”

None of the other girls objected either.

“Sousuke, girls’ shopping tends to take a long time.”

Shion said it like she was gently explaining something to me.

“I-I see. Huh, but Chiyu wasn’t like that, was she?”

I had gone along with my childhood friend when she shopped before, but I remembered Chiyu being quick and efficient.

“That’s because I decided what I was going to buy beforehand so I wouldn’t keep So-kun waiting.”

Apparently, she had been considerate in places I never noticed.

“So that’s what it was...... But today, you didn’t have time to decide beforehand, right? Pick whatever you like.”

“Mm. I will. I’ll choose the cutest swimsuit and knock So-kun dead.”

Knock me dead......

“......Sousuke, what kind of swimsuits do you like?”

“Flashy? Pure? Cute!?”

“......Between a one-piece type and a bikini type, which do you prefer?”

“I would very much like to hear as well. Also, I would be delighted if you allowed me to assist with choosing your swimsuit too, Master.”

Reacting to Chiyu’s words, the other four girlfriends closed in on me.

“Th-the one that suits the person wearing it best is probably the best, right......?”

Honestly, I didn’t know much about swimsuits, so I didn’t really have a preference to explain.

The five girlfriends were in an uproar.

Meanwhile......

“......Haa. Well, fine.”

“Which floor had swimsuits in this mall again?”

“There was a swimsuit specialty store on the fourth floor, right? Going to the ocean with everyone sounds so hype~”

“M-must I choose one as well? No, of course I do intend to accompany everyone as a chaperone, but...... mumble, mumble......”

Yumekai, Mamonaka, Shoubu, and Ms. Luminous didn’t seem opposed either.

Ms. Luminous was the only adult, so maybe she felt out of place in a student leisure activity.

If we were thinking normally, the one most out of place was me, the only boy.

No, when I looked closely, Ms. Luminous was looking down at her stomach, so maybe she was worried about her weight.

“All right, this time for sure—let’s go!”

With Shouko in the lead, the girls headed toward the swimsuit specialty store.

I was worried about whether they would sell men’s swimsuits too, but maybe because families were also part of the target customer base, they carried a wide range, including men’s and children’s swimsuits.

I temporarily split off from the girls and chose a dark-looking swimsuit at random.

I wasn’t very good with anything too cheerful or flashy, so I settled on something in a darker color.

“What else do we need besides swimsuits?”

Beach sandals...... could probably be substituted with straw sandals or wooden clogs.

Parasols and mats wouldn’t be a problem either.

After that, what came to mind when you thought of the ocean...... barbecue?

What about watermelon splitting or beach volleyball?

While I waited for everyone, I was bored, so I thought about all kinds of things.

In manga and such, there were events where the guy went along for swimsuit try-ons, but apparently they wanted to keep the swimsuits a secret until we went to the beach.

“Master, I believe this item would be better.”

“Whoa...... Oh, Roa.”

Roa had appeared before I knew it and suggested another swimsuit to me.

That one was navy blue, and it certainly looked better than the one I had first chosen.

Apparently, it had water repellency...... basically, it had been treated to shed water.

There was no need to worry about price in here, so I decided to buy the one Roa recommended.

“Thanks. I’ll go with this.”

“I am glad I could be of use.”

“By the way, have you already chosen yours, Roa?”

“......Are you interested?”

There was something probing in her gaze.

“Yeah, I’m curious, but...... it’s a secret, right?”

At my words, Roa nodded in satisfaction.

“Yes. Please wait until the day we go swimming.”

When she smiled like this, she looked like an ordinary girl her age.

Usually, that ordinary girl side of her was hard to see, hidden behind her aspect as a highly capable maid, so it felt fresh.

“Roa-chii~”

“Yes, coming.”

Roa bowed to me, then returned to the girls.

In the end, everyone finished choosing their swimsuits and returned to the hall thirty seconds before the time limit.

◇

『Day Ten has ended.』

My vision switched to the white space.

“Phew, that was close~”

Shouko said it while making a gesture of wiping her forehead.

“If you needed more time, we could’ve brought something else back today and chosen again tomorrow, you know?”

At my words, Shouko raised her index finger and waved it left and right.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, you’re naive, Sousuke! You must never miss a chance to have something bought for you!”

At her words, several of the girls nodded and went, “Mm-hmm.”

“That how it works?”

The bonus area wasn’t going anywhere, so it wasn’t really......

No, I guess the possibility of it abruptly ending wasn’t zero.

As our party members kept increasing, the benefits from the bonus area kept getting bigger too.

It wouldn’t be strange if there was some kind of cap somewhere.

I should ask the mystery blackboard later if there were conditions around that.

『Question. If you had to fight one, would it be harpies or treants?』

『Harpy / Treant』

The girls, who had been excited over swimsuits, went quiet when they saw the words floating on the blackboard.

“Well, I guess it wouldn’t end with only one species being added......”

The first time, the choice had been between goblins and Afancs, and Afancs had been chosen.

Because of that, monsters had started appearing in the river.

Other than our party, everyone was probably using “water sources,” including the river, as their source of water, so that had to be quite troublesome.

“Explain the monsters again this time.”

『About Harpies:

A monster that is half human and half bird. What would be both arms on a human have become wings.

They possess the intelligence of a human child.

Only females exist, and they capture human males to reproduce.

They make their nests in places other living creatures cannot easily enter, such as holes and hollows in cliffs.

They are carnivorous and eat beasts as well as human females.

※Caution※

Living creatures killed or injured by harpies require twice the normal time to be placed again.

Transfer participants are treated as dead the moment they are dragged into a harpy nest, and ten harpies will be added to the island as a result.』

“I see...... Goblins targeted girls, but harpies are monsters that target men.”

“Mm. No matter what, they can’t be added to So-kun’s harem.”

“They’d be attacking from the sky, so riding Micron wouldn’t necessarily be safe anymore either.”

“M-Micron won’t lose......! But it’s definitely dangerous......”

“Yes. We would have to be constantly on guard against the sky, so I would prefer to avoid that choice if possible.”

“......If they are human-shaped, even only halfway, we would likely hesitate to defeat them as well.”

Chiyu, Shion, Shouko, Minori, and Roa spoke one after another.

They were certainly right.

For one instant—just one instant—I felt a little disappointed that the dream of interacting with monster girls in another-world fantasy had been shattered, but I immediately shook it off.

『About Treants:

Human-faced trees. Since they normally disguise themselves as trees, they are difficult to notice.

They capture living creatures that climb onto their branches or living creatures that pass nearby, then use them as nutrients.

They require large amounts of water to live and inhabit areas near water.

※Caution※

Living creatures killed or injured by treants require twice the normal time to be placed again.』

“......This one sounds annoying too.”

“Tree monsters? This island is mostly forest, right? Isn’t that bad?”

“Would we be safe if we avoided the area around water sources......? But it’s scary.”

“Uuu...... Should we have the other students move to the grassland as well? But either way, securing water would be the bottleneck......”

Yumekai, Shoubu, Mamonaka, and Ms. Luminous shared their impressions.

“If the last choice was ‘caves or watersides,’ this one is more like ‘sky or ground’......”

Since goblins apparently made caves their homes, I think many people had avoided them.

For students using caves as their base, competing with goblins would have been a nightmare.

This time, there was no way to avoid either the sky or the ground, so it looked like it would be a difficult choice.

“Mm. But this time, it’s definitely treants.”

“I think I agree with Chiyu. This is strictly for our party, but if we choose harpies, Sousuke would be singled out and might get abducted, right?”

“That! If we failed to beat them and Sousuke got taken to a nest, it’d be over, right? I don’t want that.”

“Yes. And if treants need water sources too, that also means the places we need to be wary of will not change. Afancs live near water too, after all.”

“If we are considering this strictly from our perspective, that is correct. In the case of parties struggling to secure water, however, treants would be wandering around water sources in addition to Afancs, so it would increase the threats they must watch for.”

Listening to the girlfriend group, I nodded in understanding.

If we were only thinking about ourselves, I could certainly understand why harpies, which would single out the leader, felt worse.

And if threats were concentrated near water, everywhere else would become relatively safe.

As Roa said, there was also the aspect that securing water would become more difficult for other parties......

“If it comes to that, we can include water among the goods we trade them in the worst case.”

“......You’re as softhearted as ever. I don’t think there’s much point worrying too much about other groups.”

Yumekai was dry about it.

“I’m with Kuno. If we hand out water, everyone just has to avoid the water sources, right? Peaceful, right?”

Shoubu, the dark-skinned gal, raised her hand to show her agreement.

“Y-yeah. They don’t actually die, but I don’t want anyone to suffer a penalty.”

Mamonaka, the tall girl from the volleyball club, followed.

If someone died on the island, that person lost “100” points.

Point calculation happened when someone returned, including through death, and any negative value came back to that person in the form of being “unconscious.”

Even if someone made it back to Japan, it would be painful if that person never woke up.

Incidentally, suicide or killing another transfer participant carried a penalty of “1825” points, equivalent to roughly five years.

The reason no one had thought about escaping this deserted island life too casually was probably because that existed.

“Kuno, Shoubu, Mamonaka, that is admirable of you......! A monster that disguises itself as a tree is frightening, but if everyone cooperates, we should be able to stand against it......!”

Ms. Luminous spoke passionately, hope shining in her eyes.

“Then we’ll vote for treants.”

This party had grown large, and our group alone held ten votes.

And then—

『Because a majority has been exceeded, voting is now closed.』

『Starting Day Eleven, “Treants” will be placed in the environment.

Please note that defeated monsters will be placed again after ten days.』

And so, a second species of monster was added to our deserted island life.

『Day Eleven will begin.』

My vision dyed white.

—Oh, I forgot to ask about the bonus area.

Well, I could just ask tonight.

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