Ch. 5: Getting Along at the Beach?
After bringing down the Dream Eaters, everyone looked relieved…
Rosso: "Aah, I'm starvin'."
Douglas: "Why don't we grill up some of the meat?"
Orion: "I'm thirsty."
Everyone started talking at the same time…-
Rosso: "Come on OO, don't hold back. Eat up."
OO: "…thank you."
I held a large piece of meat just like the others.
This is pretty hearty…it feels like a man's cooking.
Orion: "By the way…what exactly did you two get OO mixed up in?"
As the end of lunch approached, Orion broke the ice having remembered what had happened.
Rosso: "OO and I were just takin' a ride on my ship."
Douglas: "That's pretty impudent. Didn't you snatch her up even though she'd made plans with me?"
Rosso: "Snatched? I was just thinkin' about takin' a swing at you so I pulled into port, and just happened to find OO there."
They're fighting…
Orion: "…"
I wondered if Orion was thinking the same thing as me and he let out a deep sigh.
Orion: "…you're just an idiot."
Rosso: "What'd you call me!? I was just plannin' on finishin' things with Douglas…-!"
Douglas: "Yeah, right. Anyway, good timing."
Having finished eating, Douglas had already seemed to lose interest in Orion and Rosso's conversation and casually cut them off.
Douglas: "Orion, Rosso, since you're here, come treasure hunting with me. This is the perfect island for it, and I've got a treasure map."
Rosso: "…treasure hunting huh?"
Douglas: "That's right, treasure. OO, you should come too."
OO: "Me too…?"
I had felt excitement bubble up when he'd mentioned treasure hunting.
OO: "Sure, if everyone else is going…!"
Douglas: "That's that then. Let's go."
Douglas casually held his hand out to me and helped me up.
Rosso: "Hold up! I'm the one who's protecting OO! Anyway, what kinda treasure are we lookin' for?"
Rosso brushed off Douglas' hand, then put his hand on my shoulder and pulled me closer.
Douglas: "Treasure hunting's more interesting when you don't know what you'll find. Don't you think so…OO?"
OO: "…"
Douglas said as much, then pulled me from Rosso's arm and started walking.
Rosso: "Hey…!"
Orion: "You guys…"
I heard Orion let out a deep sigh from behind us.