Chapter 17

To survive, I still have to work hard.

Going outside the cave with Coa and the others.

Once we decide on a place to live, the next step is water.

Water is important.

Even without food, you can survive for a few days with water.

There doesn't seem to be any water inside the cave.

That's a shame.

We're all going on an adventure outside the cave.

Well, Coa and the others seem to have lived here, so it's not really an adventure for them.

...Wait? Instead of searching, why don't I just ask Coa?

I can also test their understanding.

I look to the side, and for some reason, everyone is looking at me.

...I'm scared.

I take a deep breath.

"Coa, can you take me to where there's water?"

After hearing my words, Coa looks down from the rock.

Ah, of course, they're going to go down, as expected.

They climbed up so effortlessly, but going down is scary.

The cliff has a slope of about 60 degrees.

Crow and Shion start running ahead.

I guess I have no choice but to keep up.

Do they understand what water is?

I'm a bit worried.

Well, here goes. I put my foot on the edge of the cliff and jump.

Coa is next to me.

...

Wow, we're running freely down the cliff.

And going down!

In Japan, this would be suicide, jumping from the top of a cliff.

I managed to follow Crow and Shion without any problems.

No shortness of breath.

What's happening to my body?

...Well, for now, it's working in my favor.

The barrier I set up doesn't seem to have any water inside.

We're purifying the area while heading to where there's water... or so I hope.

...

We've arrived.

I guess Coa and the others understand the words well.

They seem to understand "water."

But, they didn't understand other words.

Huh? I don't get it.

We've reached the place with water, but this is not good.

In front of me is a pond where shadows are bubbling up.

There's a river too, but it's the same.

Drinking water that's bubbling with curses...

Sorry, I can't do it.

But, I need to secure some water somehow.

Even if I purify the water in front of me, I feel hesitant.

What should I do?

Crow is tilting his head in front of me.

Damn, he's so cute!

...No, this is about the water problem.

But, I want to escape from reality!

Unconsciousness is scary.

I held it in, but finally, I broke down.

I ended up petting Crow's head with both hands.

Crow's expression is one of surprise.

Sorry, the cursed pond is getting to me.

Please, heal me a little.

Water... water... the one in front of me... no way.

Suddenly, Coa comes between Crow and me.

What's going on?

?, rubbing his face against my hand.

I forget about the water and pet Coa's head.

For some reason, everyone lets me pet their heads.

Did I look that sad?

Facing reality.

Since the pond water is out of the question, we head back to the cave slowly.

Purify, purify, purify.

It's all curses as far as the eye can see... I feel so down.

I miss the spring water from Japan.

"Water... water..."

Splash, splash.

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Solution, it seems we can create water with magic.