64 Day II (1/2)
I know...
I know that the talk I had with Hanako last night was a heartwarming conversation...
But it can't feed our stomach now, can it?
”Nee, Yuuji...”
”What is it, Hanako?”
”I'm hungry.”
Yes, this is the situation that is happening right now. Since I've thought that we would simply be going to the mainland, I didn't bring any nourishment at all. All I brought was just some clothes and a wallet. Hanako's luggage is pretty much the same. We aren't troubled by our thirst because our shelter is near a river, however, we don't have any food at all.
Usually, a yacht will have emergency rations for situations like these but...
”I know Hanako, but it can't be helped now, can it? The emergency rations got flooded away through the cracks of the yacht after all...”
Yep, we're screwed.
”Nee, Yuuji. I have a great idea!”, her eyes lit up in excitement.
”Ho~? And what may that idea be?”
”So, we humans usually eat carbohydrates and proteins, yes?”
”Yes.”
”And animal meats are usually proteins, right?”
”Right...”
With each sentence she said, her eyes shone brighter and brighter. I have a bad feeling about this...
”And humans are a type of animals, right?”
”W-wait Hanako... We don't have to resort to-”
”Let me eat you, Yuuji! Only an arm will do! Please!”
She suddenly clutched onto me.
”Oi, Hanako! Calm down! Don't go crazy yet!”
”Come on, Yuuji... Just one arm...”
”Snap out of it, Hanako!!!”
It was only after a long while that Hanako calmed down and regained her rational thought again...
I'll make sure to pack food into my luggage next time. I don't want to be eaten yet, after all...
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In the end, both of us decided to search for food from within the nearby forest. Before we went into the forest, we decided to leave the campfire burning. That way, when we don't know where our camp is, the smoke of the campfire will guide us.
”Nee, Yuuji! I found a lot of berries!”
Within a few minutes of venturing into the forest, we found a cluster of wild berries growing in the forest. Although we don't know where we are, it seems that we are quite lucky today. Hanako was about to throw the berry into her mouth when I interrupted,
”Wait, Hanako! Let me check first if it's poisonous!”
”Mou~ YuujI! I'm too hungry to worry about those things! Even if it's poison, I'll still eat it!”
Before I could say anything else, Hanako threw the berry into her mouth and chewed it happily. Luckily, the berry was not poisonous, thus, we brought a few clusters of them back to the shelter. From the amount that we gathered, we should be able to last a day or two with this.
Even though the immediate food crisis was slightly resolved now, we still didn't want to take our chances, thus, we decided to gather more food.
In the end, we ended up with a few clusters of berry, some unknown mushrooms, and a few coconuts. Ma~ This would last a few days, I guess.
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At dinnertime...
”Yuuji! Since we have the chance, why don't we make a dish I've always wanted to try?”, Hanako said that as she was munching on her coconut.