Chapter 33 – End of the 2nd Day
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When I came to, I was sitting in my seat inside the white space. The same white space with the mysterious blackboard which had previously appeared in my dreams.
But, I felt very puzzled as my memories before coming here were awfully vague.
After Chiyu had extracted enough cloudy liquid from me to completely cover the skin of her chest, she had recovered her and my vitality by casting Heal on both of us. At that point, we finally switched offense and defense around. Chiyu’s assertiveness, which would put a succubus to shame, came to a stop and she became extremely adorable as she guided my hand to her honeypot, causing me to get so fired up that I forgot all about having been squeezed dry just moments ago.
Despite being a beginner, I was somehow able to satisfy Chiyu, thanks to her kind guidance.
However, that flipped Chiyu’s switch and she went on the offensive again. It was the return of Succu-Chiyu.
I don’t remember what happened after this. Very likely we fell asleep together, but the morning is going to be scary…
I mean, it looks like we went to sleep without cleaning up. I’m pretty sure the bed and our bodies have to be quite a mess.
And there’s one more issue. Shouko and Minori were both hanging their heads while staying silent. Seeing how their ears were beet red, I could immediately tell that we got exposed by them.
It appears as though the sound isolation of our new home is quite lacking.
Shion apparently guessed something from Shouko and Minori’s behavior, looking at me with a bright smile. A seductive smile full of implications.
“C-Come to think of it, we’re always in uniform when coming here, aren’t we?”
I spoke up to change the mood. Thinking back on it, I wore my uniform yesterday as well, but didn’t realize it.
“Mmh, it’s kind of like we’re always being called here in the outfit we wore the first time?”
Chiyu responded.
“True. On the other hand, it might be quite an issue for some people, if they were to be summoned here in the outfit they wore when falling asleep.”
Shouko and Minori twitched at Shion’s words. Incidentally I reacted by perking up, too.
“Hmm, that makes sense. It seems like some people go to bed while naked. Those people will be spared from showing their naked skin to their party members during the summoning.”
As always, Chiyu remained expressionless.
“Ah, look! Words have appeared on the blackboard!”
It’s not that I wanted to shift the conversation away, but somehow it ended up sounding just like that. But, it’s also true that there has been a change on the blackboard.
『The Second Day is over』
『Starting to explain the Survival Bonus System』
“Survival Bonus System?”
Everyone focused on the blackboard due to my question.
『About the Survival Bonus System:
For every day you survive on the this island, one day will be added to your 『Life Span』. However, this is nothing that guarantees your survival, so please be careful.
(The number of days survived will be added together when you visit this room at the end of every day)』
“Our life span is going to increase, it says…?”
Minori raised her voice as if not being able to believe what she saw. Everyone else is likely in the same boat, though.
Not being able to guarantee survival means that accidental deaths and murder are still possible. And in that case, suicide naturally remains another possibility as well. I think it simply refers to a prolongation of our body’s natural life span.
Currently it’s the night of the second day, so our life span has been extended by two days. Even though that should be something quite absurd, it doesn’t trigger any emotions since it doesn’t feel very real.
『Starting to explain the Death Penalty System』
Bonuses if you survive, and penalties if you die…?
『About the Death Penalty System:
If you pass away from sickness, accidents, combat, or similar on this island, you will lose 「100」 points.
If you terminate the life of another player or choose to kill yourself, you will lose 「1825」 points.
Those points will be deducted from the points you have acquired so far, so please be careful. If your total points become negative when you die, you will fall into a state of unconsciousness after your return――with its length depending on the negative value』
“…Unconscious?”
“…We’re going to return to Earth despite having died?”
“I-I don’t quite get the meaning here…”
“This is…like a game. If you die, it’s treated as a game over and you can go back to Earth, I suppose?”
“…It’s unfair to explain a penalty while leaving out an explanation about points.”
Following me, Chiyu, Shouko, Shion, and Minori all reacted to the announcements by the mysterious blackboard.
『Starting to explain Points』
『About Points:
We will observe your activities on this island and assess you based on our standards. Still, we cannot answer any inquiries about our assessment standards.
Moreover, we cannot give you an answer about the total number of acquired points at this point in time』
“Hey, stop talking nonsense!”
Shouko yelled.
“In other words, points are like money. Seeing how the mysterious blackboard is watching us, it’s something given to us as replacement for wages. However, if we die, the penalty will be deducted from those points.”
“If you die in accident while possessing 『10』 points, Shoko-chan, you’ll have 『-90』 after the deduction.”
“I don’t know in what way we’ll be able to return to Earth, but I think you won’t be able to wake up for another 90 days in such a scenario, Shouko-chan.”
“The 『1825』 points in case of killing other players, including suicide, translate to five years, eh? It looks like they’re not accounting for leap years, but I suspect they took the five years of jail sentence for murder as the basis.”
It’s a number that seems to have vaguely referenced Japanese law.
“…If that’s the case, I can understand. But, why have you all been using my death as an example!?”
Shouko became slightly teary-eyed. She might have become scared after being used to illustrate what happens when one dies.
“Making such an announcement at this time means…”
“I can think of it as them urging us to not die or kill others while upholding the wish to survive,” Minori reacted to my murmur.
Moreover, this night’s summoning itself might be an attempt to motivate us to continue with life on this uninhabited island.
If you endure today, you’ll be able to gain some answers and something new will be added.
They’re making us think of it in such a way in order to observe us for a long time to come.
“Rather than that, what should we do to go back home other than dying!?”
『There exists a method to return to the state before all of this started. But, it won’t be released to you at this point in time. Please wait for future updates』
“We heard the same answer yesterday as well!”
『Question: Is the addition of water sources or the deployment of mines necessary for your future life?』
『Water sources / Mines』
“Don’t ignore me!”
Shouko stood up and yelled.
I get how she feels, but…
“Calm down, Shouko. This thing will only say whatever it wants to say. Let’s only ask things we haven’t asked yet.”
Thanks to Shion, we were able to ask three things yesterday: This class transfer is something like a game for the mysterious blackboard, it won’t tell us the situation of the other survivors, and a method to return home exists (Shouko asked this once again).
Today the survival bonus system, the death penalty system, and the point system were added to this.
“Indeed. It’s just as Sousuke-kun says. We’ll be ejected from here as soon as the voting ends, so now is the time to ask――”
『A majority has been reached, so the voting will end』
『Water Sources will be added to the environment, starting with the third day』
“…Naturally. Today’s two choices were too obvious for anyone but us.”
Minori’s words were logical. We have the 『Crafting Ability』 at our disposal, so we can create huge amounts of water from ocean water and even use it for bathing. But, usually it’s not easy for a regular high school student to procure drinkable water on an uninhabited island. If they’re told that the water places on the island can be increased, they’ll vote for that without a second thought.
Anyway, the voting was over.
“Everyone, is there anything you want to ask…!?”
“Umm, umm, ah, what is going to happen when we’re able to return while having a positive number of points!?”
“You say we’re able to return, but to what time will we return? It’s a huge issue, if an entire class of people has suddenly disappeared. And even if we return later, it’s going to become an obstacle for our future life.”
“…What about the memories we made on this island when we return?”
“Ah, fluff! Say, what’s going to happen to the powers we got on this island!? I don’t wanna say goodbye to Mashiro!”
『In case you return with a positive value of points, a special bonus will be granted. A detailed explanation isn’t possible at present』
『You will return to the state before all of this started. In short, no time will have passed on Earth』
『It is possible to retain the memories you made on this island at the time of your return, but you need to meet special conditions for that. Answers about those conditions are not possible at the moment』
“How long do we have to survive in this place?”
『Answers in regards to the observation period are not possible at the moment』
『The third day starts now』
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