gyaxa | Study Trip on an Uninhabited Island part 1

Kafka: Mmrn… Too bright…

…!!

Wake up, guys!

Ten: Huh~? It’s still too early…

Ushio: Ah…

Toi: Wow… Look at the sunrise…!

Liguang: ……

Kuguri: Oh my. It looks like Liguang’s still lost in the land of dreams.

Nagi: A pretty sunrise means low atmospheric pressure. This’ll be rough for my yajirobe…

But it’s no big deal if I get to see this… I say as a giant clam clamps down on my leg again.

Ryui: DON’T ACT SO DAMN CHILL ABOUT IT, IDIOT!!

Ten: Should I wake Liguang-san up? He could handle it, but he’ll probably be in a pissy mood since it’s so early.

Liguang: …… Hah?

Kiroku: I’ll wake up… earlier, tomorrow… So I can take my time… sketching…

Ryui: Since we’re already up, let’s get an early start. We need ingredients for breakfast first.

Tao: Yep. The battle will probably be a little later in the day…

Kuguri: Yawn… I’ll be heading back to bed.

Tao: Nope.
Ryui:No way in hell you will.

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Everyone: Bon appetit!

Tao: Man, fish tastes great when it’s fresh. The salted sashimi is nice, too.

Nagi: And the giant clam pairs perfectly with it all.

Kafka: What I’m happiest about is how Ushio got the hang of fishing!

Ushio: T-There’s no need to flatter me…

Kiroku: Toi-kun and Ryui-kun… dug up… a bunch of clams, too… It was amazing.

Ryui: I couldn’t have done it without Toi.

Toi: Ehehe, it was like we hit the jackpot!

Kuguri: It would be nice if we had other seasonings besides salt, however.

Ten: Nothing much we can do about that.

Liguang: We’ll have to wait until the next battle.

Drone Sensei: Ding dong!

Toi: It’s Mr. Drone!

Drone Sensei: Attention, please!

Kiroku: … Ah!

Ushio: I-I stood up by accident…

Drone Sensei: It’s time for today’s battle. Please make your way at once!

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Chief: Glad you could make it, everyone! How was your first night?

Ryui: … Eventful, I guess.

Akuta: Yep, EVENT FULL!

Sakujiro: My oh my. I’m quite looking forward to taking a look at everyone’s reports.

Daniel: A’ight, let’s get the second battle started~

Liguang: So Iwabuchi came up with the challenge.

Nayuki: We’ve randomly picked a number of individuals via lotto represent each team during this battle. Please step forward if your name is called.

Chief: From Team Ocean: Ten-kun, Kiroku-kun, Kuguri-san, and Ryui-kun.

Yachiyo: From Team Air: Isotake-kun, Raito-san, Natsume-san, and Yowa-san… thosh four! Ouch, I bit my tongue…

Daniel: Here’s the prompt.

Muneuji: Beer snacks… I see.

Ushio: It’s literally the middle of the day. You’ve gotta be a serious addict to want to drink now. Pitiful, really.

Daniel: Mm… This is what it means to be an adult. Watch and learn, kids.

Chief: Don’t say stuff that’ll make us adults look bad! Let’s just move on to the rules…

Daniel: Alright, alright.

Let’s see… For starters, you’ve gotta use one type of seafood and mushroom each.

Yukikaze: So ingredients from the land and sea.

Daniel: You can do whatever ya want with them, and’ll have utensils and seasonings provided to you at the lighthouse area. Ya have until time runs out to find your ingredients and whip something up.

Ryui: How will ya decide who wins?

Daniel: Based on which dish I like more.

Netaro: Increeeedible levels of subjective, I see!

Daniel: Welp, have at it. I’ll be cracking open the cooler and checkin’ on these silver bad boys in the meantime.¹

Nagi: He started it just like that.

Chief: Ah, I’ll blow the conch, then.

*HONK*

Toi: I’ll be rooting for you, Ani-sama, Kiro-chan! Good luck!

Tao: You too, Murakumo-san, Kuguri-san. You’ve got this.

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Kiroku: W-We’re off… I need to make sure… I don’t hold us back.

Ryui: A’ight, let’s all go find some ingredients.

Ten: Ah, I’ll leave that to the three of you. I’ll wait back here.

Kiroku: Huh…?

Ryui: Not this shit again…

Kuguri: And why is that?

Ten: I’m probably gonna be the one actually cooking, so it’d make more sense for me to check out all the tools and figure out what we need while you guys collect stuff.

Since, y’know, the other team has Yodaka-san, so we’re kinda at a disadvantage.

Ryui: … I guess that makes sense. Natsume knows that old man’s tastes inside and out.

Kiroku: We’ll need… a lot of time… to come up with stuff.

Ten: So the outcome is based on how you guys end up using me, right?

Kuguri: Quite the silver tongue you have, hm? Sure, I’ll play along.

Ryui: … Fine. But if you haven’t done anything by the time we get back, I’m beatin’ the shit outta you.

Ten: You think I could get away with that with Prez and Liguang-san watching me?

Kiroku: Then… off we go.

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Ryui: Looks like this is all the seafood we’re getting. Just some more clams and seaweed like the stuff we had this morning.

Kiroku: But… thanks to you… we got… a lot.

Ryui: We just need some mushrooms now. Hey, Doumeki, why don’tcha stop screwin’ around and pull your weight a bit—

Kuguri: I wouldn’t step on that if I were you.

Ryui: ?!

Akuta & Netaro: GOTCHA!!

Kiroku: Huh… Wuh?!

Kuguri: My. what lively guests are joining us.

Netaro: You fell for my very simple “Tangly Dangly Foot Trap”, Ryooi! Very effective, too, as you’ve demonstrated~

Akuta: WOOAHH, THAT’S SICK, KOTARO!! ULTRA SICK!! MEGA SICK!!!!

Netaro: Isn’t it?! Praise me more, Waru! Lather me in praises! Worship me~! I loooove being praised!

And have fun hangling up there, Ryooi—

Akuta: Huh? He’s kinda not, though.

Kiroku: You… only caught… Ryui-kun’s jacket…

Ryui: That was close…! Isotake!! Don’t hang around Yowa!! He’s a bad influence!!

Akuta: KYAAA!! You’re so scary, Boss!!

Ryui: Ya keep making these stupid hazards… At least I caught myself in time because of Doumeki…!

Kuguri: You’re very welcome—

Raito: Haha, I thought Akuta and Netaro’d have you distracted… But a surprise attack won’t work on you, will it!

Kuguri: So you took me for a fool, hm? After my badge, are you?

Raito: Yeah. They said you’re free to go for badges during the battles, after all… Hah! *swing*

Kuguri: This would be a much quicker affair if you just went after the other two’s badges.

Oh, or do you just want to make yourself look better by not going after the weak, you pretender?

Raito: No… to tell you the truth, you have Akuta’s bonus badge, so we’re teaming up to steal it… together… Hup! *punch*

Kuguri: Hm… So you seriously believe you can steal it from me? Well, that’s awfully convenient for me.

Raito: And why’s that?

Kuguri: You’ve presented me with the perfect opportunity to take out all the frustrations that have been building up within me, and above all else—

The one who has my bonus badge is you!

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1. The silver drink he's talking about is Asahi Super Dry. ↑

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