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He peeked inside the bag containing all the food for their camping trip

Umwow There’s nothing but cup noodles and meat in here Sakae didn’t you buy any vegetables

Who needs veggies We are the growing teenagers so we only need meat Eating veggies at a barbecue is just plain wrong

That’s not a balanced diet

Mutsuki regretted not checking the food before leaving

Don’t be like that BFF There’s nothing wrong with doing this every once in a while

Well as long as it’s only every once in a while By the way what’s for breakfast and lunch tomorrow

You saw all those cup noodles right

I thought as much Oh I know Maybe we can find some edible plants growing around here We could cook them up to make the ramen nice and nutriti-

Stop stop

As soon as he started saying nutritious Sakae and Ange were quick to nix the idea

The two of them were very threatening so they convinced him to not worry about their diet during the camping trip They forced him to nod in agreement

He sulked a little and looked around for a drink since his mouth was feeling pretty oily

Thanks Ibekusa

Heere

Ah ha ha Thanks Lucia

Tea and soda were passed to him from either side

He took both refreshed his mouth with the tea and took a breather with the soda

Are you two having fun

He had been a little worried ever since they had decided to do barbecue He especially thought

Machina would be hesitant about all the meat when she normally only ate apples

Of course

It’s always fun with you around Mutsuki

He had been worried for nothing Lucia had been chowing down from the beginning

I have never eaten like this before

Machina was more reserved but she was eating the meat little by little

She always munched on an apple during lunch and this seemed to be her first time eating a wild meal from skewers The way she started eating from the bottom of the skewer was awkward and cute

Mutsuki was glad that everyone was enjoying themselves As he ate his own portion he wrapped some apples in aluminum foil and placed them on the grill They were having roast apples for dessert

Then Saya spoke up while wiping off her mouth which had grown black from eating the burnt parts

Heh heh heh heh I think it’s time for my secret weapon

She smiled boldly and reached into a bag she had brought

Everyone else exchanged a glance as she showed off what she pulled out

Look It’s the ultimate camp condiment that can make any food taste good I call it

It’s mayonnaise right

Tah dah Mayonnaise Wait how did you know

Sakae and the other four had expected this

Of course we knew Saya Your lunches at school are always slathered in mayo

Ange shrugged because she saw it every day when eating lunch with the girl

Uuh But I like it

That’s why you’re so fa-ohh that was a close one Don’t throw skewers You’ll skewer someone Like me

The girl violently answered Sakae’s comment and turned around to sulk She also grabbed some more meat and added mayonnaise

She frowned so Mutsuki approached with a bitter smile

But I understand Mayonnaise is delicious And it’s nutritious

You understand I know right Mayonnaise goes great with everything

She cheerfully held out the bottle so Mutsuki accepted his initiation into the mayo-lovers club

She slathered a light yellow cream across the full length of his skewer

He took a bite and the bit that got on his lips brought an unexpected aroma to his nose

Huh Does this have mustard in it

Yeah it’s mustard mayo I’ve been hooked on the stuff lately

It had such a powerful flavor that he could no longer taste the meat

He avoided complaining to be nice but he could not enjoy this clump of mayonnaise when they were cooking out like this

Sakae we had some white rice didn’t we

He decided to dilute the flavor

Sakae rummaged through the bag of cup noodles and handed over a pack of instant rice If hot water was added the rice would be ready in three minutes

Which meant

The management lodge was surprisingly far from the cabin

Mutsuki walked down the dark path with Saya

They had the fire and kettle needed to boil water but they lacked the crucial drinking water They were on their way to buy some at the lodge

Munch munch Hm maybe normal mayo is better for barbecue

The mustard kind is pretty strong

Saya walked alongside him with a skewer in each hand He had said she did not need to come with him but she seemed to feel responsible as the one to flavor the skewer

The evening wind felt nice on his heated skin after the fatty meal

Oh there’s some smoke over there Maybe that’s the hot spring

Probably

Saya pointed down at a facility near the lodge that was surrounded with trees and had steam rather than smoke rising from it

Heh heh heh I’ve really been looking forward to that I love big baths

This was another thing Hi-no-Hoka City was known for volcanic hot springs connected to hot spring inns in the opposite direction from Karuizawa

No peeping Mutsuki

You say that but don’t you want to see Machi-nyan’s boobs I can only describe them as ‘boing boing’

O-oh Really I wouldn’t know anything about Ibekusa ’s chest

Saya lightly slashed at some nearby grass with her empty skewers

The twilight mountain path felt like a dimly-lit dream that made him forget he was even awake

His exhaustion from the day came rushing in

Oh mock strawberries

Mutsuki spotted something growing near a stream

Mock strawberries were plants that grew in places like this and were known for their jagged leaves

Maybe we should pick some Sakae didn’t bring any vegetables

Hm You can eat those

Yeah They’re fairly nutritious too I hear they help with digestion

They were small but he picked two or three of the red fruits

Strawberries huh

Saya took one They sounded good to her so she picked a few like the boy had

They rinsed them off in the stream and ate them together

Yeah they’re just ripe enough

Mutsuki was fine but Saya was suffering

However she was a girl She could not spit something out in front of a boy from her class

W-water I’ll go buy some Wait here

She tearfully ran toward the lodge

”What was that about ” wondered Mutsuki

But she had told him to wait so he decided to gather some more wild plants from the area He started to stick the rest of the red fruits in his pocket and

Tee hee

A girl stood where there had been nothing but darkness a moment before

The sudden quiet laughter surprised Mutsuki so much he dropped the fruits

It felt like darkness had enveloped the world This girl’s very existence was inexplicable and she looked at him from the roadside

She was a small girl with light purple hair long enough to hide her butt Ange was only 140cm but this girl looked even smaller She looked close to the age of Mutsuki’s little sister Chiaki She may have been white because her skin was a similar milk white to Schwarze’s and her facial features were deeply cut That milk white skin seemed to shine and it accentuated the color of her black dress

He could not tell where the dress ended and the darkness began

Good dayor good evening Which is it

She had a young somewhat nasal voice and she spoke in fluent Japanese

Good evening

Mutsuki responded and gulped without realizing it

His entire body tensed when he sensed the aura coming from her

This was not a child’s presence Her marine blue eyes gave off no light and were dyed with deep sorrow and lust They were wet with intense pleasure as if she were drowning in ecstasy

That sexuality was like a fruit so ripe it oozed juices and she gave off the bewitching aura of a lily flower She looked like a young child but she produced an aroma that would fill any man with lust She was a lot like Lucia in that way She had a charm that stimulated a human’s primal desires When she simply looked him in the eye he felt like she was caressing his dick