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nI still have to do what I can in order to live.

nLet’s head out of the cave with Koa’s group.

nAfter securing a place to live, the next thing to look for is water.

nWater is important.

nIf there’s no food but there’s water, you can still survive for a few more days.

nThere’s no water in the cave.

nDisappointing.

nLet’s have an out of this cave adventure with everyone.

nBut it’s not really an adventure since they are living here.

n…..areh? Why don’t I just ask Koa what I’m looking for then?

nI can also test its comprehension skills.

nI look at them and everyone is looking at me.

nI’m scared.

nTake it easy.

n「Koa, can you take me to a place where there is water?」

nWhen it heard what I said, it turned its gaze to the foot of the mountain.

nAh, we’ll have to go down after all.

nIt was easy to climb up but it’s scary to climb down.

nA cliff with 60 degrees slope.

nKurou and Shion started running ahead.

nI have no choice but to hang in there and follow them.

nThey understand water, right?

nI’m slightly uneasy.

nBy the way, I stepped on the edge of the cliff and jumped.

nNext to me is Koa.

n…..

nOh, great, I can freely run down the cliff.

nIn Japan, this is nothing but suicide. Jumping from the top of the cliff.

nI was able to follow Kurou and Shion without incident.

nI’m not even short of breath.

nWhat’s going on with my body?

n….maa, for now, let’s look at it positively.

nIt seems like there’s no water within the barrier.

nWe have to go out to get to the place with water….I’ll just purify it when the time comes.

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nWe arrived.

nThis means that Koa and the others understand what I’m saying.

nWe’ve arrived at a place with water.

nIt seems like they understand water but not what I mean.

nHmm? Do they really not understand?

nWe came to a place with water but this is disgusting.

nThere’s a pond but there’s shadow in it.

nThere’s also a river but it has shadow too.

nIf I drink from there, I’ll surely be cursed….

nI’m sorry but I can’t drink here.

nHowever, I need to get some water.

nBut even if I purify the water before me, I wouldn’t want to drink it.

nWhat should I do?

nKurou tilted its head in front of me.

nOh my god! So cute!

n…no, I have to deal with the water problem first.

nBut I want to escape from reality!

nMy subconscious is scary.

nI’ve endured everything so far but I finally broke down.

nI stroke Kurou’s head using both of my hands.

nKurou has a surprised expression.

nI’m sorry. My heart is breaking because of the curse in the pond.

nPlease, heal me a little.

nWater….water….in front of me….impossible.

nSuddenly, Koa cut in between Kurou and me.

nWhat’s wrong?

n? It rubs its face into my hand.

nForget the water, I squeeze Koa’s head.

nFor some reason, everyone wants me to pat them.

nWere they affected by my melancholy?

nLet’s face reality.

nThe water in the pond is non-drinkable so I slowly head back to the cave.

nPurification, purification, purification.

nThere’s no curse as far as my eyes could reach…I destroyed them all.

nCan’t I drink Japan’s spring water?

n「Water….water….」

nSplash splash

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nSolution, I can make water with magic.

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