Re:Zero - Starting Life in Chaos.

"Mura-ko, Maura-ko."

In a daze, Koumaro heard Ebina's voice in her ears and gradually woke up.

However, due to her long-standing habit of staying in bed, she had no intention of getting up. She just moved her mouth and fell asleep again.

"Mura-ko, Maura-ko."

Seeing that Komari didn't react, Ebina reached out and shook her shoulder.

"Well~ let me sleep a little longer."

"Mamoru-chan, you can't sleep any longer. The seniors are all up."

"What senior~"

"Senior Beichen and the others! Have you forgotten that we are now training in another world?"

"Hmm? Experience in another world, Ebina also plays games...ah!"

When Komari heard Ebina's reminder, she didn't react at first. But when she realized that something was wrong, she sat up with a shudder and swallowed back the words she was about to say.

"Eh? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that we were in training, and it would be bad if I overslept."

Hearing this, Haibinming did not doubt him and smiled and comforted him:

"It's okay, we just got up."

"That's good. Thank you, Ebina-chan."

"Em~ You're welcome~ You should clean up quickly, Kouma-chan!"

"Okay, right away."

"That was close! I almost let it slip!"

Looking at Ebina's departing back, Komari breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and was about to pack her luggage, only to find that she was not sleeping in the tree house, but in a tent.

He was wrapped in a blanket instead of a sleeping bag.

While thinking, the memory of death came to her mind, and Komari recalled everything that happened in the early hours of the morning.

Yesterday, she was playing a game when her consciousness suddenly sank and she lost consciousness.

As a night rat, she was very familiar with the situation of suddenly losing consciousness due to excessive fatigue and having no memory of anything after waking up.

I guess Beichen was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he carried her into the tent.

This was the first time she was hugged by a man other than her family, so her face couldn't help but turn red.

"What? You hugged me without my consent, you bastard-senpai!"

After clearing her mind for a moment, Komari shook off the mixed emotions in her mind. Now was not the time to dwell on this. She had to go back to the tree house to pack up as she had to head to her destination later.

Thinking of this, Komari quickly got up, folded the blanket, then opened the tent and walked towards the tree house.

……

Beichen was fishing with a fishing rod by the small river next to the camp.

Friends who fish frequently know that, generally speaking, the fishing conditions are better in the morning and it is easier to catch fish.

With the idea of ​​tasting freshwater fish from another world, Beichen excitedly took his fishing rod and sat by the river after everyone gradually woke up, quietly waiting for the fish to bite.

It's a pity that his luck doesn't seem to be very good.

Every time he caught fish, they were colorful and strangely shaped. Since he didn't know if they were edible, he would throw them all into a pile under the roots of a tree far away.

After these fish were put together, the open space was filled with a fishy smell.

At first, Beichen didn't care.

Unexpectedly, perhaps smelling the scent of food, a turtle ran down from upstream.

This turtle is huge, with a diameter of about two meters.

It has a red tortoise shell, pink skin and a round head, and looks very good.

When I got ashore and found Beichen, I was stunned.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Beichen ignored it, he lowered his head and started eating the fish.

Beichen originally thought that it would leave automatically after eating, but he didn't expect that the turtle didn't leave. Instead, it squatted beside Beichen, waiting for him to fish and feed it.

"Hey! You're still relying on me."

Seeing the other person looking at him eagerly, Beichen shook his head speechlessly.

"Hey, can you spray?"

"Fu~" 『Yes. 』

"Come on, spray one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Beichen saw the turtle's neck moving constantly, and then its lower jaw began to swell.

Until a certain critical point, the turtle's mouth opened.

'Puff——'

A stream of water spurted out and landed on the water surface, splashing quite a bit of water.

The power is probably similar to that of a high-pressure water gun used for car washing.

"Hmm! Interesting. I'm afraid you are the Squirtle from another world!"

"That's not right. You sound like a female. You should be called Jenny Turtle."

"Fu~" "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"It's right that you don't understand. If you understand, then there's something fishy going on."

Looking at the rolling water, Beichen put away his fishing rod.

His nest was ruined by what Jenny Turtle did, and he estimated that everyone had already cleaned up, so it wouldn't be too late to fish again later.

But it’s not good to go back empty-handed, you still have to bring something back.

Thinking of this, Beichen turned his head and looked at Jenny Turtle.

Noticing Beichen's strange gaze, Jenny shrank her head and began to retreat.

"Fu~" "Human, what do you want to do?"

"You're my turtle after you've eaten my fish. Why are you asking me? Of course I'm taking you back."

"No, at worst I can go down and catch it for you."

Roaring, Jenny Turtle ran into the river, trying to get back into the water.

It didn't understand why the young man in front of it suddenly wanted to attack it, even though it had just sprayed water as he instructed.

"Hehehe, you still want to run?"

With a strange laugh, Beichen waved his hand and pulled up Jenny Turtle who had just jumped into the water.

"Human, let me go."

"That won't do. A fisherman never goes empty-handed."

"And you look pretty good. I'm going to take you home and make you a Pokémon for my sister."

After saying that, Beichen didn't care whether the other party was happy or not. He held its turtle shell with one hand and walked towards the camp.

Although she didn't know what the Pokémon meant, Jenny Turtle could tell that Beichen didn't want to kill it.

While I felt relieved, I couldn't help but feel annoyed at myself for being so greedy.

Feeling that Jenny Turtle's struggles had weakened, Beichen thought that she had accepted her fate, so he comforted her:

"Just be happy! Being my sister's pet is a blessing you have earned in eight lifetimes."

“Not only will we have no worries about food and clothing, but we can also live in an underwater Dabieye.”

Jenny Turtle didn’t know what Dabieye was, but at least she understood Beichen’s first sentence.

"Really? Can I eat delicious food every day?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you? Here~"

As he spoke, Beichen took out a plate of frozen dumplings from his storage ring and poured them into Jenny's mouth.

"Crunch--crunch--"

Jenny Turtle kept chewing, and the light in her eyes became brighter and brighter.

"It's delicious, but a little icy and hard."

"It's stuffed with cabbage and pork. It tastes better after being cooked." Beichen responded casually.

"Human, put me down. If I have this kind of food every day, I will go with you."

"Row."

Hearing this, Beichen stopped and put Jenny Turtle down.

On all fours, Jenny Turtle showed no signs of running away. Instead, she took the initiative to walk in the direction of Beichen.

The speed is not slow, probably about the same as that of an ordinary bicycle.

Seeing this, Beichen was also happy. He jumped up and sat on the turtle shell.

As Jenny Turtle's body rose and fell, Beichen shook his head, feeling very comfortable.

……