Knowing the era and environment of Kie's world, Sephie didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It seemed she had overthought it. Besides, her liking for Kie had increased even more.
Such a good woman, even Sephie couldn't help but cherish her.
As a friend, she would be your most considerate and attentive friend.
And as a wife, you would be her everything; her world would only have you.
Of course, children would be a different matter, and she would also help and care for friends when they were around.
After a while, Sayuri and the others gradually woke up. Everyone simply washed up using the water Kie had prepared in advance, then followed Kaito to forage for more things on the beach.
The kids' group picked up pretty shells, while the others caught crabs, dug for crayfish, etc. Occasionally, they spotted a few fish, but they were all hideously ugly, causing them to scream and immediately bury them in the sand.
After a delicious seafood breakfast, Kaito was filled with energy!
Yes, energy!!!
Damn it, he didn't know if Sayuri and Mika did it intentionally or not.
The two geoducks they accidentally dug up, along with other oysters, were all stuffed into Kaito's mouth.
Under the pretext of replenishing his energy.
'What?'
'Do I look like I need energy replenishment?
'You're just trying to fire me up, aren't you!?'
But since they wouldn't eat them, Kaito had to eat them himself.
Without garlic and chili, just dipping them in some soy sauce and vinegar, the taste wasn't great nor bad; anyway, eating them indeed had an effect.
…
"Alright, today we'll head to the area Sephie explored yesterday. We'll find the stream first, then look around for wild chickens and rabbits."
Kaito gathered everyone. This time, they would set off together.
Each carrying a suitcase, they followed the direction Sephie had taken yesterday.
Now the sun was high, and the temperature was no longer as cold as at dawn.
After walking for a while, Kaito discovered a very small stream that ended at the edge of the beach.
No, rather than ending, it seemed to go underground.
Seeing this stream, Kaito and the others began to follow it deeper into the forest, observing the surroundings for signs of animal life.
The simplest examples were finding animal fur, footprints, or droppings.
After going deeper for another hour, besides seeing more banana trees and other fruit trees, Kaito and the others indeed found traces of animal life.
They immediately stopped talking and began to search carefully. In a small grassy area, Kaito alone spotted a nest.
No wild chicken was seen, but there were 7 wild eggs in the nest.
'Great.'
However, Kaito didn't immediately take the eggs. Instead, he rested on the spot and waited.
Sure enough, two wild chickens returned.
One hen sat on the nest to incubate the eggs, while the other rooster rested nearby.
Obviously, they had gone out to forage first; otherwise, they wouldn't normally leave the nest.
"Kaito, how should we catch them? I remember wild chickens are more alert than ordinary farmed chickens."
Shodai quietly approached Kaito and asked softly.
They were divided into four groups to explore and stake out nearby areas.
Currently accompanying Kaito was Shodai, who had been clinging to him.
Kaito could have gone alone, but she insisted on coming, under the pretext of helping tie up the chickens.
"Not just alert, they can also peck."
'And their pecking was surprisingly powerful.'
Kaito glanced at Shodai with amusement, patted the back of her hand to signal her to let go of his arm, then pressed his hands on the ground.
Bang—!!
Suddenly, a circle of rock walls rose up around the nest. The two wild chickens were startled into flight, but bumped back due to the height of the rock walls.
"Done. Let's go collect our spoils."
Dusting off his hands, Kaito smiled, picked up some thin vines, and walked over. When the wild chickens spotted him and tried to peck, Kaito easily dodged the attack, grabbed one, and quickly tied its legs and wings.
"Alright, you pack it up, and the eggs too."
Since eggs are fragile, one suitcase was filled with leftover reed catkin seeds from yesterday.
After taking out all the wild eggs, they were placed inside for protection.
"See? It's good to have me around~"
After Shodai put away the chicken and eggs, she proactively pulled two suitcases alone, letting Kaito explore easily ahead.
"Although I don't know what you secretly discussed with Mika and Sayuri."
Kaito didn't respond to her topic but mentioned what happened during the grouping.
The others naturally needed more hands to catch chickens together, but he really could do it alone.
But those three were unwilling and wanted to stick with Kaito. Then they suddenly gathered and secretly discussed something, after which Shodai became his sidekick.
"Hehe, what else could it be~"
Having confessed last night, Shodai was no longer secretive or reserved. She boldly approached Kaito and buried her head in his chest.
"Speaking of which, as long as we have enough ingredients, we'll be making Japanese-style oyakodon rice bowl soon, right?"
"Otherwise?"
It was a mission, after all.
"Hehehe... Although Japanese-style oyakodon rice bowl seems complex, its origin and process are very normal, including the ingredients – just chicken and eggs together in one dish."
"Hmm? What are you getting at?"
Hearing her say this, how could Kaito not understand?
It was clearly a very normal, proper dish, but she gave it a different meaning.
But would he admit it?
He would only do it, not admit it!
"Oh my, Kaito, you're something else. Don't you have such thoughts?"
Shodai traced circles on Kaito's chest with her finger, then brought up Mika and Ako, also mentioning Sayuri and Eriri.
"Hehe, how could I possibly have such thoughts! How can you think about these things?"
Kaito reprimanded her with a righteous expression, the sunlight through the leaves shining on him.
At this moment, Kaito was so upright!
"Hmph, men's mouths are lying devils. You might not think about it now, but that doesn't mean you won't later! I know very well~ Besides, as Eromanga-sensei, is it weird that I think about these things?"
'Just because you otaku guys can like certain things, doesn't mean we otaku girls can't?'
'You don't know, sometimes when some otaku girls get carried away, they even get angry, wondering why they don't have a backbone!!'