Track 2

Alright, let's all pick some edible mushrooms and wild vegetables.

Leave it to me. I'm pretty confident in my ability to sniff out food like this! ....As celebrity etiquette!!

Matsutake mushrooms~ Bamboo shoots~ Carefully I stoop~ ♪ Oh nooo, a bottomless swamp is afoot~♪¹

That song is kinda ominous...

Yowa-san, is that an animal trap of some sorts? It is amazing that you were able to put something together with the materials we had available.

Mufufu... With this, even the biggest prey can be caught in one hit! A procoptodon, a megatherium, whatever it is — it'll catch anything ♪

Whazzup with this Fire Starter?! It's beyond retro, it's totes Yayoi!

How about we have a competition for who can start a fire the fastest?

Natsume-sama, do join us.

Thank you. Fufu, it's not so bad to just have some fun like this once in a while.

Is this You Guys' harvest? Scanning for poisonous plants, Start.

Poison, Poison, Poison, Poipoisonson.......

Hm... it seems that almost all the mushrooms we picked out together are poisonous.

I found a lot of wood ear mushrooms growing in one of the trees, but...

The ingredient collection team's results aren't very fruitful, are they.

And the only things my "Grab One's Legs and Leave Them Dangling In The Air" trap caught were Renchi and Waru.

*dangle dangleee~*

Beeteedubs, maybe we should make a tent or somethin' before it gets dark...?

Oh, that's true...

Woops. I got too caught up in the fire starting competition.

I also failed to think of that.... my apologies. Starting the fire turned out to be surprisingly fun, and we became engrossed in it.

In any case, let's eat first.

That's right! There's a lot of things for us to reflect on, but let's consider it all a learning experience.

No Pain, No Gain! Even if things don't work out today, there's always tomorrow.

I will provide feedback on areas for improvement later.

Luckily, we have an assortment of edible musheooms and wild vegetables - even if each portion is rather small. How about a simple grill?

KETCHUP SPLAAAT! MAYO SPLAAT!!

Alrighty, let's all make a bonfire and play Kagome Kagome~²

Now we gots to open up the canned goods and of coursies the gold hardtacks we got as a reward!

I shall distribute mineral water for everyone.

Has everyone gotten their food? Alright, then —

Let's eat!

You know, this is a rather odd name for canned food.

"Canned Fish That’s Like If You Kneaded A Bunch Of Eraser Shavings Together”, and “Canned Meat That Tastes Like The Insoles Of A Shoe”, huh.

*chew chew...*

....What a strange texture.

Yeah, it's so nostal—

I'VE NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE!!!!

Seems like it has a bit of a strong flavor, so it's probably best to mask the flavor with ketchup if you don't like it.

Maybe it was a good idea to not have soy sauce.

Ah, right - The hardtacks are rather hard, so let's soften them up with some hot water.

*munch munch munch, crunch crunch crunch*

Oya, guess he didn't need that.

Taroppu, your teeth are crazy strong!

Survival food is awesooome! Now if only we had some desserts here~

There is still half of my saturn shaped chocolate left over. Let us split it into pieces and share it with everyone.

My good sir! What wonderful happiness!

Muneuji is just like King Lanling, who is said to share even the smallest amount of fruits with his subordinates.

I am truly grateful to hear that. Then, I shall give Natsume-san this part of the ring up to the Cassini crash site.

Hehe. I'll eat up this choco after I have some more canned food, so I'll put it in my pocket for now—

Mm? Mm, mm, mm?

HUUUUH!?!?!? THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BADBAD.....

A-ta, whassup? Want some more ketchup? Or mayonnaise?

Mm, I'mma use both buuut.....

Alright leave it to I! DOUBLE SPLAAAT!

So, did something happen?

My precious badges.. looks like 1 of 'em is missing.

Maybe you dropped it in the forest. Let's all look for it tomorrow.

Mm... nah! No need! Cuz like, this might be a sign from the universe or something, right?

'Go steal your bonus badge and turn the tables! Run away and get on the road to victory, like a flounder~' — like that!

Quite the spectacle, huh?

I see. It's good that you're always so positive Akuta. I'll draw a smiley face with ketchup for you.

Who's your bonus badge then? ...Err, is that okay to ask?

Ask me anything and everything! My opponent is... the mystical and mysterious • Kuguri-san!

That... may not be so easy.

Kuu may charm you sweetly until he takes each of your bones and packs them together for sale in the fresh fish aisle!

I could ask Kugu-nii if he would give one to me but... that probably won't work.

If the opportunity comes up, I'll lend a hand. The two of us haven't settled "that time" yet, after all.

? What does that—

*yawn...*

Ah, a rare shot of an eepy Munechi! Totes cutieful, but~ .... it's about time we wrap things up. It's a sudden survival challenge after all, we gotta properly manage our energy!

Tonight, we will be sleeping side-by-side on the blue tarp while gazing at the night sky.

Fufu, looks like it's going to be quite the wide river.³

Perhaps this too is the thrill of survival.

Then let's have the eldest members take turns watching the fire.

*Snork....mimimi.....*

(Ugh... I should be worn out, but I can't sleep...)

.....

(I should've answered "my goat plushie" instead of a guitar in those 18 questions... No, that would've been way too embarassing...)

Nanaki, Renga. Can't sleep?

Ah, Kamina-san.... Erm, it's....

I was just thinking about something...

I see. Then—

I'll leave the chief plushie with the two of you for tonight.

H-huh.

But.. what do we do with him?

If you hold his little hands and close your eyes, your heart will find peace and you'll be able to fall sound asleep.

Really...? Then, I'll take Chief's left hand....

I-I'll take the right hand..

*squeeeeeze*

(Soft to the touch... so calm and fluffy... such a little life....)

zzzzz.....

Goodnight.

Akuta, Chihiro. Are you able to wake up?

Fwahuh-? Oh, Yodaka-san mornin'.

Mmn.. morning already....? It's still kinda dark.....

Come over here. There's something the 2 of you would be happy to see.

Uuuuwaaaa.......!

Unbelievably beautiful.....!!

You were both sleeping so soundly, so I was a bit hesitant about waking you up.

Nono, I'm crazy grateful that you woke me up! There's definitely gonna be a huge army of Angel Sharks coming from the horizon!

It'd be a total waste if only we got to see this! Let's call everyone over!

WAKEY WAKEY!! BAMBAMBAM!!!

!! W-what happened...?

Mmmnn.. a night ambush... you shithead....

What a sight to behold. This truly exemplifies the saying, "the early bird catches the worm".

It is also simply known as the obseevation of planetary rotation.

This is a different view from my usual mornings in HAMA...

....

E-everyone! Uhm...

Renga, is something wrong?

I was thinking before going to sleep.... I think, that this team needs a leader.

.....

Indeed... If someone in charge had given more precise instructions, we might have been able to gather a more edible harvest.

We might've been able to put a roof over our heads too... the night sky was beautiful though.

Trutru. Just like Renre said, I think it'd be better if someone took the lead.

Mm~ Wanting a leader is a natural instinct in the collective behavior of living things, but does this mean Renchi just has a hobby of taking on troublesome tasks?

Ah, no, I don't mean to say that the leader needs to be me....... but if it's absolutely necessary then I wouldn't be against it.... *mutter mutter*

Sounds good! Renga-san'll be the leader!

Eh?

You were mulling it over even when you were sleepin', right? That's peak responsibility! Like, I fell asleep and started dreaming right away.

That's true. I agree with Akuta.

Bringing up the issue to everyone takes a lot of courage. If Renga, who showed that courage, wants to be leader — then there's no reason to not support him.

Is it really okay....?

Of course, that doesn't mean everything will fall to you. We'll all work together, right?

Yes, for sure.

I'll also offer support to the best of my abilities.

Same here. Let me know if there's anything I can do.

Of coursies, Chii's also gonna help out ♪

A-alright! I'll do my best as Team Air's leader, and show all of my initiachive!⁴

Sounds tasty!

I presume he meant "initiative".