Chapter 373: Is This a Desert Island?
“No matter how far we were swept away, it cannot be that far. Someone should come to pick us up eventually.”
When Arte and Till looked anxious, Panamera Carrera Cayenne said this while laughing heartily. Her optimistic words cheered the two of them up a little. Positive thinking is important.
“Well then, I guess I’ll build a temporary residence for now.”
Watching Panamera Carrera Cayenne cheer them up, I moved to the edge of the forest and placed my hands on the trees to turn them into Wood Blocks. Unlike the lumber or driftwood I usually have cut for me, processing living trees into Wood Blocks is a bit difficult.
“Hmm, this looks like it will take some time.”
Muttering in frustration, I tried building a single house for the time being. Since I was at it, I decided to make it a log-house style built from logs. Ah, I want a terrace too. And while I’m at it, a simple gazebo, a garden table, and chairs for the yard.
“……Well, is this about right?”
Saying that, I looked up at the completed “My Home.” I ended up getting carried away with the details. Gardening is fun, isn’t it?
“……This is……”
At that moment, I heard a voice from behind and turned around. Panamera Carrera Cayenne and the others were there.
“Ah, the temporary residence was just completed.”
“……Temporary?”
Panamera Carrera Cayenne tilted her head at my words and looked up at the log house.
“……Do you intend to live here permanently?”
“Eh? Well, if it becomes easy to travel here, we could use it as a vacation home.”
I gave a vague reply to Panamera Carrera Cayenne’s comment. In contrast to the dumbfounded Panamera Carrera Cayenne, Arte and Till’s expressions instantly brightened.
“Amazing……!”
“It is amazing! What a cute mansion!”
The two of them voiced their joy happily. Panamera Carrera Cayenne made an indescribable face, but seeing the two of them happy, she accepted it with a wry smile.
Amidst the echoing cries of mysterious monstrous birds, Panamera Carrera Cayenne returned from the forest. Wearing lightweight armor made of Wood Blocks, she was waving with a smile while carrying a magic beast resembling a deer on her shoulder. No, the balance is off because that deer is as big as an adult man.
“I’m back!”
“Welcome back.”
Since Panamera Carrera Cayenne gave a greeting like she was returning home, I replied while sitting at the barbecue site I made in the yard. Arte walked over carrying tableware.
“Welcome home, Lady Panamera.”
“Ooh, Miss Arte. Helping out?”
“Y-Yes.”
Arte replied with a serious face as she arranged the plates on the table. She seemed unaccustomed to the task, but Panamera Carrera Cayenne watched over the earnest Arte with a smile. Arte was wearing clothes made by Till, who had sewn together the undamaged parts of the cloth. It was a costume like a dress that was a bit revealing, but it suited her surprisingly well.
“Thank you, Lady Panamera. I will prepare it immediately.”
Till arrived a moment later. Perhaps out of dedication, Till was wearing a maid outfit even on a desert island. However, due to a lack of cloth, the skirt was short and there were no frills. Till brought fruit water made from fruits found in the forest in a Wood Block tea set. Incidentally, she had also prepared a Wood Block serving cart. Hearing the words of the desert island version of the maid, Panamera Carrera Cayenne nodded and lowered the deer-style magic beast she had killed to the ground.
“Umu. I shall start the fire.”
Saying that, Panamera Carrera Cayenne used fire magic to start a fire in the fire pit installed in front of the barbecue site. A large fire appeared in the stone fire pit in an instant, and the prepared tree branches began to burn with a crackling sound.
“Shall we roast this?”
Panamera Carrera Cayenne said, grabbing the hind leg of the deer-style magic beast. Giving a wry smile at that, I shook my head side to side.
“We have no choice but to butcher that later, so why don’t we eat the fish we caught this morning for now?”
“Fumu, that works too.”
It seems she was convinced. Hearing Panamera Carrera Cayenne’s reply, I looked at Till with a wry smile. Till laughed as she lined up the fish, which had been treated only with salt and had their innards removed. The only concerning thing was the appearance of the fish. I don’t know why, but blue, red, and yellow fish were lined up on skewers.
“……Really, why can we catch such colorful fish here? They don’t seem poisonous, but they look a bit scary.”
When I muttered that while looking at the fish on the table, Arte tilted her head in wonder. Eh? Is Arte surprisingly okay with this?
As I was surprised by Arte’s reaction, Panamera Carrera Cayenne, who had picked up the end of a skewer and started roasting a fish over the fire, lifted the corner of her mouth.
“What are you saying? Even among the fish we ate in Tribute, there were some with these colors, you know? Well, I suppose they are common around here.”
When Panamera Carrera Cayenne said that, Till also hurriedly took a fish to the fire and started roasting it.
“I will take this delicious-looking yellow one!”
“Eh? Delicious-looking?”
“Eh?”
“Hm?”
Till and I involuntarily looked at each other and tilted our heads simultaneously. If it were red, there are fish like red sea bream, so I can somewhat understand. I haven’t eaten blue fish, but I feel like there were fish like that. But I cannot comprehend yellow.
I felt conflicted, but it seemed I was the only one concerned about such things. Everyone else didn’t find Till’s words strange and laughed as they roasted their colorful fish.
“……Well, whatever.”
In the end, I decided there was no point in worrying about the details, and I picked up a red fish, the only one that whetted my appetite. No, the face is a bit scary, but it still looks better than the others.
“Then, I guess I’ll eat this one.”
Saying that, I joined everyone in roasting the fish over the fire.
Incidentally, the result was that the yellow fish was the most delicious. I don’t get it.
