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"So tired~ I really can't walk anymore."
"I'm so hungry."
"My feet are so sore."
"Kitahara-kun, shall we stop and rest for a bit?"
"..."
It was unknown how much time had passed walking, and the sky of the Hidden World remained unchanged, but the physical exhaustion of everyone was real. Apart from Kitahara Makoto, the girls were all tired and thirsty.
Especially Bocchi-chan, who stayed at home every day and avoided physical education whenever possible. Her exercise volume was pitifully low, and her stamina was probably even worse than an elementary school student's. If Kita hadn't been pulling her along, she probably would have already collapsed on the ground.
"Then let's stop and rest for a while." Kitahara Makoto nodded slightly, agreeing, then lowered his voice and said, "…Did you just see a wild rabbit girl?"
"Eh eh eh?"
Kita Ikuyo was startled and quickly looked around: "Kitahara-kun, don't scare us. There are no other humans in the Hidden World besides us, right?"
Yamada Ryo crossed her arms, her face full of laziness: "Sorry, I didn't see anything."
Ijichi Nijika tilted her head and looked over, seeming somewhat concerned: "Did Kitahara-kun see something strange?"
"Maybe it was an illusion…" Kitahara Makoto shook his head. The wild rabbit girl was already gone, and it wasn't wise to search for her rashly. "Anyway, everyone stay vigilant. If you find anything strange, remember to speak up immediately."
"..."
There were still some remnants of human architecture in the abandoned park. Kitahara Makoto and the girls found a bench that was barely usable for sitting and sat down to rest.
"I'm so hungry. Does anyone have anything to eat?" Kita Ikuyo asked pitifully, clutching her stomach.
"I, I have a little…"
Bocchi-chan's weak voice sounded. Under everyone's gaze, she nervously took out two pieces of chocolate from her backpack and said softly:
"I always get hungry easily, so I packed some chocolate when I left at noon."
"Ah ah ah!" Kita Ikuyo's face was full of surprise. She immediately hugged Bocchi-chan and rubbed against her, "It's decided! From now on, I'll call Bocchi-chan god!"
Bocchi-chan's small face was squashed, and she stammered:
"I, I'm sorry, please don't use strange titles…"
Ijichi Nijika pursed her pink lips and said apologetically:"I was a little thirsty when I went home to get my diary, so I bought a drink at the convenience store on the way… but now only half a bottle is left."
After speaking, Ijichi Nijika opened her backpack and took out half a bottle of lime green tea.
Then Kitahara Makoto and the girls looked at each other, and all fell silent.
It was obvious.
Two chocolates and half a bottle of drink were all their reserves.
Kitahara Makoto sighed, "If only there was some flying emergency food."
"Kitahara-kun, don't say strange things." Ijichi Nijika gently chided him, then pursed her pink lips and raised the drink in her hand, "…Everyone is very thirsty, how about we each take a sip?"
The remaining half bottle of drink was just enough for one sip each, no more.
Having walked all this way, the girls were already parched and hungry, so they naturally wouldn't be coy or refuse now.
So, in order, Ijichi Nijika first unscrewed the cap, carefully took a sip, and then handed the drink to Yamada Ryo beside her:
"Ryo-senpai, here you go."
Yamada Ryo took a sip of the drink and looked up at the sky: "Ah, I've never felt a drink taste so good."
"Me, me, me, it's my turn." Kita Ikuyo quickly took the drink, took a sip with a face full of anticipation, "It's super delicious, I feel like I've finally come back to life."
That's because you talked too much on the way. If you talked less, you could definitely save a lot of saliva!
Next was Gotō Hitori.
Hitori-chan was clearly thirsty as well. She held the drink bottle with both hands, tilted her neck, and carefully took a sip. Then she turned to look at Kitahara Makoto, blinked blankly, and a blush of shame suddenly flew across her fair, jade-like face.
Not only that, the expressions of the other three girls were also somewhat subtle.
It was one thing for several girls to share a bottle of drink, but sharing the same bottle with a boy was completely different in nature.
It's an indirect kiss, isn't it?
It must be!
And everyone had already drunk from it. Kitahara Makoto was the last, so did that count as indirectly kissing four girls at the same time?
Gulp!
Kitahara Makoto tilted his head back and unhesitatingly drank the remaining drink in one gulp, then looked at the girls as if nothing had happened, licked his lips, and gave his evaluation:
"…The taste is very sweet, thank you for the treat."
Not drinking because of shyness and embarrassment?
What a joke!
In a survival situation, let alone a drink that a girl has drunk, if it comes to the absolute last resort, even [bleep] must be drunk with a frown!
"Cough, cough." Ijichi Nijika coughed twice, her pretty face slightly red as she looked away, "Circumstances call for expediency, let's not worry too much… shall we eat the chocolates first?"
"Ye-yes…" Kita Ikuyo's small face was also slightly red, clearly also a bit shy, "I'm so hungry, I'm going to faint if I don't eat something soon, everyone hurry and eat."
There were a total of two chocolates to be shared among five people, so naturally, each person didn't get much, just enough to satisfy a craving and barely replenish some energy.
On the contrary, after eating, the feeling of extreme thirst returned.
"Ugh, my throat is so uncomfortable, it feels like it's burning…" Kita Ikuyo pitifully clutched her throat and looked at a pool of water not far away, "The water there looks so clean, can we drink it?"
Not far away was a pool of water, which looked somewhat like a park pond. The water inside did appear clear and transparent.
"Don't look at it, don't drink it even if you die of thirst." Kitahara Makoto retorted, "Water in the wild, no matter how clean it looks, cannot be drunk."
If you're lucky, you'll just become a human fountain; if you're unlucky, your stomach will swell up like a watermelon!
Kita Ikuyo looked over pitifully: "But my mouth is so uncomfortable, I can't help it, I really can't help it."
"You really can't help it?" Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked over, "I read a manga about four girls who had an accident during a school trip and were stranded on a deserted island, a survival story."
"The manga said that water in the wild really can't be drunk. If you really can't help it, you can drink [bleep]…"
"Eh, eh, eh?" Kita Ikuyo's eyes widened in disbelief, her small face quickly turning red, "What is Ryo-senpai saying!!!"
How could she possibly drink that kind of thing!!
Yamada Ryo was expressionless, and as she spoke, she gripped the hem of her skirt with both hands and lifted it up:
"If Kita is really so thirsty she can't help it, I can help…"
"I'm not thirsty!" Kita Ikuyo quickly shook her head, "I'm not thirsty at all now!"
Even if she died of thirst, even if she jumped from here, she would absolutely not drink that kind of thing!
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