Book 10. Chapter 3
Inferiority Complex
“Cough, cough, ugh.”
“Huff huff, are you okay, Kaori?”
“Y-Yeah, somehow… Everyone is…”
In front of Kaori, who was coughing from drinking a large amount of seawater, were Hajime, whose hand was coiled on her waist, and a pure-white sand beach. There was nothing else beside those around her, but she could densely see packed mangrove-like trees in the distance, and the surface of the waving sea high in the sky. The seawater was like a barrier, preventing any intruder. It was a vast space.
“Looks like we are getting separated… Well, I gave everyone a smaller version of “Treasure Box,” so they should be able to do something by themselves.”
“… Nn.”
Hajime lightly said after letting go of Kaori, and fixed his hair. However, Kaori’s mind seems to be somewhere else.
While watching Hajime stand up and began to change his clothing, Kaori recalled what happened a while ago.