SURFING OCEAN ☀ CHAPTER 4

[karoruru]

 

[Scene - Deserted Island: Beach]

Adonis: ...it’s done. How are you going, Hakaze-senpai?

Kaoru: Hold on~ ...just gotta finish this circle…

Done!

Adonis: Thank you for your help. … 『SOS』. If it’s this big, it should be visible even from a large distance.

Kaoru: That’d be good~. A『SOS』on a massive beach, and a broken ship by the shore...the reality of this situation’s really hitting me now.

Should we head to join the others?

Koga: Yo, vampire bastard. You okay? Shouldn’t you get into your coffin to hide from the sun?

Rei: I’d love to do that, but the coffin is currently drying out on the beach. One would be thoroughly steamed if he entered.

Koga: That so…

Rei: Don’t be so worried. The shade you found me is quite comfortable, see?

Cool wind blows from the mountains and the sea, and the view is good. Come, Wanko. Join me.

Koga: I’m fine. I’m strong, unlike you.

Kaoru: Hello, hello~ sorry to keep you waiting~

Koga: You guys are fuckin’ late. What were you doing?

Adonis: So that we’d be found more easily, we were writing 『SOS』into the sand.

Rei: Ahh, a message for help. Perhaps a passing ship will come rescue us.

Kaoru: More importantly...standing around just talking will just worsen the thirst and hunger. Should we go look for food before we all burn out?

Adonis: That is also important, but considering the location of this island- we should be wary for squalls and other natural happenings. It’d also be good to secure a spot to shelter us from the rain and wind.

Koga: Then wouldn’t it be best to set up our home around here? It ain’t gonna be easy to access the beach if we go too deep inside.

Adonis: Let’s go with that. Leave the heavy lifting to me.

Kaoru: W-wait. A home…? Are you planning to claim the island for yourselves?

Rei: Kukuku, that sounds quite wonderful. Let us name the island 『UNDE(L)A(N)D』♪ ⁽¹⁾

Kaoru: No, it’s not about the name…

Anyway, something like a home can’t be built that quickly- let’s look for shelter and supplements. Ah, and Sakuma-san’s in charge of keeping watch.

Koga: It’s kinda discouraging to be alone, so I’ll leave this guy here. Oi, Leon, look after the place well, you hear?

Adonis: We shall be departing.

Rei: Safe trip, gentlemen.

Kaoru: Umm. Well, I guess we could start off by walking along the shore and getting a grasp of how big the island is?

Koga: Yeah. ……I didn’t pay much attention to it when we first got here, but now that we’re looking at it...there’s a bunch of stuff here aside from our boat.

Adonis: PET bottles, empty cans, a snorkel, plastic tanks, swimming rings, a buoy, large pieces of cloth...even an oar.

Kaoru: And the waves are perfect for surfing, too...if only there was a surfboard, huh?

Adonis: There is no surfboard, but there is a wooden plank that might work. Shall we try it?

Kaoru: Eh, really? Maybe I’ll take you up on that~

...or not. There’s no time to be surfing in a situation like this- but I appreciate the gesture.

All this rubbish lined up along such a beautiful shore is quite a painful sight, though. Voluntary service really isn’t my style, but it makes me want to start cleaning up.

We could at least gather up all the small pieces of rubbish into one place.

Adonis: A wonderful thought. 『UNDE(L)A(N)D』would be happy, too.

Koga: Yo! Check out this piece of cloth, it’s printed with a skeleton!

Kaoru: Woah, you’re right. Just like the classic pirates’.

Adonis: Does this mean there are pirates on this island…?

Kaoru: No, no way. It looks too new, and too manufactured. Probably some party goods dropped by a passing ship, or something.

Koga: If I attach it to some wood and stick it into the sand...hell yeah, 『UNDE(L)A(N)D』has a flag!

This island belongs to us now, hahahaha☆

Kaoru: Hm. Well, it’s kinda insecure, but it should work pretty well as an indicator.

Adonis: Hakaze-senpai, Oogami...come over this way.

Kaoru: Hm? What is it?

Adonis: To check whether there were pirates on this island, I scouted ahead a little.

Kaoru: You were actually looking for them…...and?

Adonis: There were no pirates, but I found a river.

Koga: A river!? Does that mean we have drinkable water?

Adonis: Most likely. I’ll take the plastic tank- the two of you take the PET bottles.

Kaoru: Got it. We’ll carry as much as we can.

＜Few minutes later＞

Oh, there really is a river. Seems like it runs from inside the forest on the island.

Koga: Mnn….ghh..!!

Adonis: Is everything okay? If there’s a weird taste, please spit it out immediately.

Koga: No, it’s delicious! And cold! Too fuckin’ delicious for some water from a deserted island!

Kaoru: Why are you getting all worked up...well, I’m glad there wasn’t anything wrong, though. I’ll drink some too.

Mnn…. ahh, I feel alive again~ ♪ We should put more in the bottles to bring back to Sakuma-san, too.

Adonis: Please do. I think I’ll follow the river and attempt to explore the inside of the island. ...what about you, Oogami?

Koga: I’ll come with you, Adonis. I’m curious about the island, too.

Hakaze-senpai, give some water to Leon too, yeah?

Kaoru: Okay, got it. Both of you aren’t wearing much for protection- don’t go too deep inside, kay?

Adonis: Understood. The advice is appreciated.

⁽¹⁾  This was the best I could do with the pun...what Rei actually does is play with the pronunciation of ‘UNDEAD’ (an-de-ddo), changing the ‘ddo’ at the end to ‘tou’ (島/island).