Survive on a Deserted Island With the Villainous Young Lady

52 – Honey(2)

An arrow flew from Monia’s bow.

The arrow that flew away, unfortunately, was lodged far away from the target point.

“Sorry?”

“That’s a pity!”

When Chester pointed out that he was disappointed, Monia replied brazenly.

“You look so nervous because it’s a real fight, but you can shoot at your leisure. You have a bow. there is a distance At this distance, he can’t do anything to us.”

Having said that, Chester pointed at a creature that might have shot an arrow at him.

I looked that way for a moment as the arrow passed in the distance, but that’s all.

After that, it was again leisurely nibbling on trees.

It was a round creature.

There was nothing particularly noticeable about it except for its round and chubby appearance and the peculiarity of gnawing trees.

‘It would be nice if that body wasn’t just fur.’

If it looks round because of its fur, it will actually eat less.

As Chester worried about it, Monia stringed a new arrow and carefully aimed it at the creature.

“Whoa.”

The bows made by Chester and Monia are crude.

The wood was only cut into a bow shape, but the wood was not carefully selected to make the bow, nor was the post-processing necessary for the wood that was shaped.

It was a part that I couldn’t help because I didn’t know the method and the materials.

I didn’t regret it because I thought of it as a consumable item that I would remake if it broke after using it anyway.

Still, where did the powerful and distant means come from?

Unlike before, the range and power were no longer comparable to catapults.

It wasn’t that he improved the catapult and made it better, it was just that Chester naturally started to show the proper power and range as he got used to the catapult.

As Chester’s thoughts drifted naturally from Monia’s skill with the bow to the comparison of the bow and slingshot, Monia fired an arrow.

puck!

Unfortunately this time, the arrow hit the tree that the creature was eating, not the creature, and the startled creature started to run away.

“Ah.”

“It can’t be helped that I missed it.”

“yes.”

Chester always said to keep in mind mistakes and failures and not to struggle.

Even though you can learn from mistakes and failures, it is difficult to be buried in them.

But how can the human mind become easy?

Monia wanted to show off her bow skills that she had practiced so hard whenever she had time.

I had to break two bows and make new ones while practicing, so I thought I would be good at this.

‘It’s harder than I thought.’

However, unlike Monia’s thought that she was glad that she had improved by this point, the sense of shooting in real combat and practicing shooting at a target were very different.

“You’ll get better if you do it.”

“I want to work harder!”

“Yes, yes.”

The two continued walking along the river.

How long did you walk along the river, the end of the island was gradually appearing.

“Five.”

“Wow.”

At the end of the island at the end of the river was the beach and other sheer cliffs where Chester and Monia had been abandoned.

The floating islands are made up of these cliffs on all sides except the beach on which they were located.

“Why is the floor so white here?”

“yes? Bird poop.”

“Hey!”

Monia, who was curious about the land stained with pure white spots, jumped in fright at Chester’s trivial words.

“Bird, bird poop!”

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Laughing at Monia’s surprise, Chester moved closer to the cliff and looked down.

‘There are many nests.’

There were also many birds.

Birds were flying over the cliffs, hunting fish swimming under the sea or bugs flying above the island.

Some birds passed by Chester and Monia while hunting.

“Kyaa!”

Monia almost fell in surprise when she saw a bird that was flying toward her and suddenly twisting her body.

“Kyaa! Bird poop!”

Then, with the single thought of not wanting to hit the butt in bird droppings, I somehow managed to correct my balance.

“Those damn birds! come down! Come down! I’ll catch you and bake you!”

As Monia was flying leisurely in a circle above and chirping at a bird flying elsewhere, Chester, lost in thought at the sight of an egg on the cliff, spoke to her.

“Monia!”

“Yes? why?”

“Don’t you want to eat eggs?”

“Yes? egg? really? Do you have eggs?!”

“yes.”

Monia hurried to Chester’s side and looked down at the cliff.

Then, a birdhouse hanging in the middle of the cliff and white spotted eggs caught her eye.

“Ohhhhh! It’s an egg! These are real eggs!”

“Did you like eggs? I guess you didn’t enjoy it.”

“Whoa, what do you see me as? I know very well that eggs are often used in desserts!”

“Oh yeah… .”

However, Monia’s mood quickly subsided.

“But how do I get the one on the cliff?”

“I can save it by tying a rope to the tree and going down, but I don’t want to take any unnecessary risks.”

There may be a way to get eggs later.

Taking that as comfort, the two decided to retreat from the cliff.

Back off the cliff, this time, instead of close to the river, keep the river at the edge of your field of vision and explore the forest.

“Let’s go to the waterfall like this.”

“Yes.”

I only went inside with the river at the end of my view, but unlike being near the river, there were a lot of unfamiliar plants.

But unfortunately, among those unfamiliar plants, there was no trace of the grain Chester and Monia were looking for.

With no trace of grain to be found, Chester and Monia strolled through the woods for some time.

“There was no such scary dragon last time.”

“Yeah. Where are you hiding?”

“Don’t talk like that!”

slap!

Monia hits Chester on the shoulder when he says something scary. Even so, he clung to Chester, probably reminding him of the fear of crocodiles.

Chester laughed at Monia clinging to her in fear, but did not lose sight of her surroundings.

Even when exploring and wandering around in the ‘home zone’, Chester was always alert and alert again and again.

Chester’s attitude hadn’t changed, even though he’d been used to it for months.

The first thing to be wary of is the bear.

These days, I don’t see them because of the scorching heat, but in the past, they were seen sparsely from afar.

Perhaps Chester’s reasoning that the small bear was an adult was correct, all the bears he saw from a distance had a small body.

I do not know the details because I immediately changed my route and avoided it when I saw it, but a bear is a bear even if it is small.

It was wise to avoid encountering them.

The second thing to be wary of is dogs and wild animals.

It was one that Chester had caught once by land fishing, and he could see three or four of them whenever he could see whether it was a grouping creature.

Those three or four are scouts, and if you look a little further, there are about 10 of their own kind that sneak up behind you and follow you.

And I often found traces of the tunnels they live in, so I left a mark to avoid going around as much as possible.

That they hunt in groups.

The point of digging a hole in the ground.

The body is small enough to be slightly larger than a small dog.

Chester named them Antwolves.

The ant wolves were also sparsely seen here, on the other side of the river.

Traces include numerous footprints, fur attached to the base of a tree, and feces.

Since the guys pack the feces and urine in one place, the traces were quite noticeable in that area.

Although antwolves are small, they move around in groups, and because of their large teeth, getting bitten by mistake would be fatal.

That’s why I was grateful for the fact that I could easily avoid it by seeing the traces.

Even if you can’t avoid it by mistake and get surrounded, you won’t be able to climb trees due to your body structure, so you can climb up and avoid it.

‘I’m a bit uneasy about Monia’s ability to climb trees… .’

While walking with that thought in mind, Chester stopped when he saw an insect sitting on a flower.

“uh? Chester? What are you doing?”

“… … .”

it was punishment

‘Is it a wasp? No, it’s a bee I’ve seen before. It was the kind that wasn’t too poisonous.’

If hit, it swells up a lot and the stung area becomes very itchy.

It’s a big deal if left alone, but if you get rid of it quickly, it’s okay to sting a little.

‘If you shoot a place like the neck, you can die from choking, but… … .’

“Chester? Chester?”

Risk factors for dealing with bees.

The benefits of honey that will be obtained from it.

Chester wondered what to prioritize.

‘honey. be honey I’ve only eaten it once.’

Chester’s father once took a risk he wouldn’t normally take, saying he would feed his son, obtaining honey to feed him.

that’s… It was truly heavenly.

Chester, who had only felt a trace amount of honey from fruits or flowers in his life, felt for the first time that day a sweetness so rich that it felt bitter and so dizzying that it burned his tongue.

‘I want to eat.’

My mouth is salivating.

‘Be careful, be careful again…’ … .’

“Monia.”

Having thought that far, Chester thought it was not something he would decide alone.

In the past, I would have decided everything alone, but not anymore.

I decided to respect Monia, who is growing independent and growing as a human being, not the Duke’s daughter Monia, who was annoyed at the sight of her shadow, annoying at the sight of her breathing, and wished she died.

“I think we can get some honey.”

“honey!”

“But you have to take a little risk. What do you want to do?”

“… … .”

You have to take the risk.

Monia didn’t answer right away.

“… … Can I die?”

“perhaps. But the odds are low. If you’re careful, you’ll rarely die, to be honest.”

“But you don’t know?”

“right.”

“… … .”

Monia was troubled.

I wanted to eat the honey right away, but when Chester said it was dangerous, I didn’t want to answer right away.

‘Chester cared about asking me, uhh… … .’

mind wanders

Seeing Monia tremble between desire and reason, Chester laughed and patted her on the back.

“Shall we eat honey?”

“… … yes… … .”

Chester asked with a slightly lighter voice, and Monia blushed with embarrassment and answered shyly.

So, the two of them set aside the purpose of today’s search and started preparing for collecting honey.