Now, it's time to play...

Survival Camp! The fun and exciting game where you don't know what tools you're gonna get!

Yay!

We're splitting into pairs by drawing names from a hat, and then making curry in those pairs, right?

That's right! Fortune has placed Shizuku and Haruka in one pair, with myself and Minori in the other.

Airi and I will be making the curry!

That means you and Haruka will be making the rice, right, Shizuku?

Right. Each pair has also been given a set of tools for chopping wood and starting a fire.

We get to use modern tools for chopping firewood and lighting fires.

We got an axe and...a strap drill.

Wh-What's a strap drill...?

Basically, we have to spin a stick on a piece of wood to create enough friction to start a fire!

O-Okay...?

First, we need to sandwich the stick vertically between two pieces of wood. Then, one of us will press down and hold the stick in place, while the other spins it by pulling on each end of the string wrapped around it.

As it spins, the stick will heat up the wood on the bottom and create some tiny embers. In other words...

This is gonna take a ton of time and effort!!

E-Eeeeepp...!

How did we end up with this?!

But this is a tool that needs two people to work as a team. S-So, you and I should be able to start a fire using this no problem!!

Hehe. You sound so excited, Minori.

Shall we also start getting ready, Haruka?

Okay. We can't let those two steal the spotlight.

Alright, why don't we break into our pairs and get started?

We're gonna do our best and make the best curry we can!

Yeah!

Alright, Shizuku, let's begin.

Yes, starting with our firewood!

I always thought that chopping firewood involved splitting logs with an axe on top of a big wide log... But we get to use this handy tool today.

Yeah. It's apparently designed to make the process a lot easier.

But it's shaped like a cylinder... How do you think we're supposed to use it?

Here, let me show you.

You put it on the ground with the blade facing upward, and you place a log on top of it inside the frame.

Then, just hit the top of the log with a hammer and...

Oh, that's incredible! It split them so quickly...!

Easy, right?

It's your turn next. Do you feel ready?

Yes, I should be fine as long as I do what you just did. So, I place a log on the blade and...

Wow...! Haruka, I did it.

Yeah, nice job.

Let's maintain this energy and keep chopping more wood.

Yes!

Haruka, look! I made some really thin pieces!

Wow, that's pretty cool.

And we have so much now.

I was a little worried at first since I'm not very strong, but this makes everything so fun and easy♪

Hehe. Now that we have such a big pile, I think we can move on to starting our fire.

Starting our fire... That involves using that modern tool, yes?

Yeah, this tool here.

It's a metal stick and a plate...?

They're called the rod and the striker. By hitting the rod hard with the striker, you get...

*Gasp*

Sparks...!

That's amazing, Haruka. How do you know all this? Have you done this before by any chance?

I learned how to use tools like this way back when I was on this one survival program.

While you have the chance, Shizuku, why don't you give it a try?

Oh, are you sure? I don't know if I'll be able to use them correctly...

Don't worry. Just do what I just did.

Scrape the two pieces against each other to create some sparks.

Scrape the two pieces together...

Go!

Nothing happened...

You may need to use a little more force.

I have a feeling that you're holding back a little because you're unconsciously afraid of the sparks going everywhere.

Oh... You may be right.

I'll give it another try.

More! Force!

S-Still nothing...

Yeah, you still seem to be holding back.

Try to give it everything you have.

You don't have to worry about it exploding or anything. Also...

Whether or not we get to have our curry depends on you right now, Shizuku!

Our curry...

R-Right...! If I can't get our fire started, we won't be able to cook any rice...!

I'll give it everything I have.

Watch me, Haruka!

Start!!!

Oh...

I did it... I did it, Haruka!

Way to go, Shizuku!

Now we can start cooking the rice.

I did it... I started this fire...

(Alone, I always thought that I couldn't do anything, but I've gotten to experience so many new things working with the others...)

(It's so wonderful how I'm learning to do more and more.)

Okay, our fire's holding. Let's start getting the rice ready.

Okay!

We need to make our rice as delicious as we can for the others' sake.