We went to the beach at night.
The usually chill, quiet, and dark sea was different today.
Countless bonfires placed at equal intervals keep the place bright and warm.
We’re enjoying the celebration of 100 days of our life in this other world.
「 I don’t know how they managed to set up all these bonfires 」
Sofia says “Amane and I worked hard”
「 Praise me for the fishes too! 」
Arisa fished more than usual.
They’re grilling in skewer style, which reminds me of when I first came to this world.
However, it’s not just fish but also meat.
We have big meat on the bone in our hands.
The juices are dripping all over the sandy beach.
「 It’s like the manga meat on the bone 」
「 Isn’t that amazing? Muscle-kun and Karin did their best for this! 」
Eri puffs her chest with pride.
She led Muscle and Karin to look for wild boars.
The meat on the bone we have is wild boar meat.
「 After eating it like this, I think that it’s much more delicious than being finely sliced. 」
I said and they all agreed laughingly.
「 But it’s always half-cooked, unlike in manga 」
Tanaka’s right.
The downside with the meat on the bone is that it takes a lot of effort to cook the inside
There’s no modern way to cook this without burning the surface.
And for that reason, we have to grill it until the surface is charred.
Well, talking about what’s best for today, appearance is more important than taste.
The mere mention of meat on the bone dripping with a large amount of juices was enough to confirm the great excitement of drooling.
The taste is secondary.
「 Having a good meal like this is what I’m talking about! 」
After dinner, Kageyama and I made our long-awaited introduction.
Coconut milk with lots of tapioca is a favorite of the ladies.
「 「 「 「 Tapioca!! 」 」 」 」
The girls all reacted.
「 Huh? Wait, is this really tapioca? 」
Mana’s confused.
「 How did you make this? 」
Eri’s curious about the formula.
「 Onee-chan! Tapioca! Tapioca! 」
Hinako’s telling Meiko while breathing roughly.
「 Meiko and Hinako are also excited for Tapioca 」
That’s surprising.
I get that Mana’s group is excited.
They’re the type who takes photos and posts them on social media.
But to think that the Asakura sisters are also excited.
「 We’re also women you know. We’re aware of the trends 」
「 Either way, I’m glad that you girls are pleased with it. 」 We don’t have any refills so be sure to savor the moment 」
Everyone drinks the coconut milk tapioca in their cups.
The girls got more tapioca.
「 If only we had a transparent cup, 」Arisa said.
「 Wooden cups are nice too. It’s lacquerware too. Or is that not good enough?
I asked, and the girls went “You don’t get it.” to me.
Seems like the cup is also important.
Even Amane, who would seem like she’s out of touch with this sort of thing, is on the side of the girls.
Karen replied as the representative.
「 It’s not that we like the taste. We like the food texture, but above all, we love taking photos of it. Holding the plastic cup in hand and showing the printed logo with your face. That’s the fun part, and then the taste comes next 」
「 I guess the taste doesn’t matter? 」
「 It’s not like it shouldn’t, but taking photos is just as important. If it were a plastic cup, you can take a photo and clearly see the tapioca inside, right? But if it’s a wooden cup, you’re taking a photo from above, so it’s hard to see, right? 」
「 I see. So, if it’s tapioca coconut milk in a plastic cup, you can enjoy it twice as much with the taste and photos, but if it’s just a wooden cup, it’s just the taste 」
「 That’s right 」
I get that somehow.
What I don’t get is why they’re so obsessed with taking photos.
But, what I do know is that it’s important to them.
「 If so, wait for me 」
I went back to the hideout.
Then, I took out the survival goods from my bag.
「 This should be good enough, right? 」
「 「 「 「 「 Ooooooh!!！ 」 」 」 」 」
The girls are cheering up.
Then, Arisa mentioned it.
「 You have a plastic cup there! 」
Yes, I brought in a plastic cup.
Furthermore, it’s different from the cheap plastic cups used in stores.
「 You can toss it out when you’re done. It’s biodegradable 」
「 The hell?! That’s amazing! 」
「 A biodegradable plastic cup! 」
「 Biodegradable? REally? 」
「 Hahaha, no idea. Anyway, it goes back to earth 」
My plastic cups decompose and return to earth in a few years.
I’m a survival man, so that’s why I use goods that respect nature.
Even though the details of how biodegradable it is, I know that it’s effective.
「 Let’s take photos! Karin! Smartphone! 」
「 Sure, but I also want a photo of me so hurry up. It’s already night so we can’t charge it 」
「 Karin! 」「 Me too! 」
「 I want a photo too 」
「 Smartphone! 」「 Lend me! 」
The girls swarm around Karin.
Then, they all took photos one-by-one.
Holding the cup in their left hand and smartphone in the other.
「 It’s a little sad that there’s nothing written in the cups 」
After Mana, who’s the fifth to take a photo, she said something unnecessary that caused trouble.
「 「 「 「 That’s it! 」 」 」 」
This caused the girls to start drawing things on their cups with a permanent marker.
Some used drawings, others made mysterious signs.
They started taking photos again, starting from the first one.
「 Tapioca’s too powerful 」
「 We’re just forgotten 」
「 It’s all empty 」
「 Muscle 」
The girls are laughing out loud while the guys are the complete opposite.
It almost looks like we’re left out, so all we can do is watch them dumbfoundedly.
「 Well, if they’re happy then that’s great 」
The festival continued with lively laughter, as the event drew to a close.
Then, lastly – to conclude the event, we had a commemorative photo.
「 Timer’s set up, here we go! 」
Karin stabs the selfie stick to the ground.
The smartphone is stuck on the selfie stick.
『 Shooting! Cheese! 』
A machine voice plays from the phone.
Then, we all posed.
Click.
The shutter clicks and it captured the lively image of everyone.
「 How is it? 」
Karin shows the photo she took.
Only the latest smartphones can capture a clear image, even at night.
There’s no blur, and the picture is so perfect that we don’t need to take another one
That’s how we spent our 100th day in the other world.