Book 15: Chapter 3: A Fight Against Solitude, Part 1
First thing in the morning, I left the campsite to use the bathroom in the nearby forest. When I returned with my sanitary disposal bag in hand, I caught sight of Ibuki crouching suspiciously beside my tent.
“What are you doing?”
“!”
Her head shot up with a look of surprise on her face. It seems that she had been so focused on rummaging through my backpack that she didn’t notice me return to the campsite.
“Were you trying to sneak a peek at my tablet, or was there something else you wanted?”
Unfortunately for her, it was impossible for a third party to gain unauthorized access to my tablet since I had enabled the lock screen.
“I wouldn’t do somethin’ like that! I just… I just wanted to make sure our trade was actually fair, that’s all.”
After saying that, she quickly distanced herself from my backpack.
“You’ve only got one bottle of water left in there, and you’ve already drunk some of it! I thought you said you had too much water?”