My second life is a bit strange?

There were a few spider-like insects floating on the surface of the water.

Chapter 53 A Summer Flavored with Oranges

The group, which had only been walking for a short while, stopped again. When Fujiwara Chika took off her shoes, she smelled a sweaty odor, blushed with embarrassment, and hurriedly stuffed her socks into her shoes and carried them far away.

Everyone lined up and put their feet in the water, feeling the current.

"It feels so cool and comfortable," Fujiwara Chika exclaimed, her hands resting on the ground.

Kaguya picked up a leaf and put it into the stream, silently watching it drift away into the distance. Eriri took pictures from different angles, and these scenes would become the inspiration for her creations.

After resting for a while, they set off again and finally arrived at the camp.

"Everyone in Camp Two, come closer. Lunch is curry. All the ingredients have been prepared for you. Help yourselves to make it, in small groups."

After the teacher finished explaining the precautions, Qianhua took the lead and grabbed a stove: "Here, here."

Feng skillfully tied on his apron and rolled up his sleeves.

"I'll leave the cooking to Kaede, then I can slack off again." Chika wanted to go chat with her other friends, but Kaguya grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back.

"It's okay, I can handle it by myself. You guys take a rest, it'll be ready soon. Do you want it spicy?" Feng shook the water off his hands and picked up the cleaver, showing off his knife skills.

"Look, even Ah Feng said so, put in more spice!" Qianhua completely gave up.

Kaguya sighed: "You'll spoil her like this."

"The main reason is that I can be faster by myself, since Qianhua is clumsy."

"What!" Qianhua was very dissatisfied. She put her hands on her hips, angrily covered her mouth, and stood aside sulking.

The knife made a clinking sound as it struck the display board, and vegetables such as onions and carrots were quickly chopped into pieces.

"The water in the pot has boiled."

"Okay." Hearing Eriri's words, Kaede used a kitchen knife to scoop the radish from the cutting board into the pot and sprinkled a pinch of sugar on it.

Then he started frying some garlic, peeling and chopping it. In a separate pot, he sautéed the onions and garlic until fragrant, added curry powder, a spoonful of satay sauce, some dried chilies, and chili powder.

Then pour the radish soup into it and bring it to a bubbling boil.

"Hey, Feng, could you add some of this?"

Feng looked at the konjac snacks that Qianhua handed him and fell into deep thought: "It's not impossible."

Feng first opened one bag, tasted it, and found that the saltiness was just right and would not affect the overall taste. Then he added all the remaining konjac and the cooked radish into it.

Add turmeric powder and evaporated milk, thicken with cornstarch, and it's ready to serve.

"The rice is ready too." Kaguya served four portions of rice, and Kaede poured hot, sticky curry on top.

"It's ready to eat."

The four of them quickly cleaned up the table and started eating lunch, while the other groups hadn't finished yet, suffering from the onions while also resisting the temptation of the aroma.

"This rich, thick texture is simply a comfort to the soul."

With Chika's various descriptions almost breaking her defenses, Feng noticed the remaining broth in the pot, thought of something, and carried the pot toward Koichi and the others.

Xiao Yi and Shi Zhi had no idea how to cook, and they were too embarrassed to ask for help, so the two of them just ate the radishes directly.

Duang ~

The pot was placed in front of them, and the two were instantly tempted by the aroma. Xiao Yi swallowed hard and asked, "Squad leader, what are you doing?"

"I made too much curry, so I'd like to trade you for something: four bottles of soda."

"But we only have four bottles left."

"Whether you eat it or not is up to you."

After thinking for a moment, Koichi decided that filling his stomach was more important. He took out a bottle of orange-flavored soda from the plastic bag, which still had water droplets on it.

"I put it in the nearby stream before, wanting to enjoy it properly, but now you've got a good deal."

"Thanks."

When he returned, Chika had already eaten half of her curry, sticking out her tongue and panting, her lips red: "So spicy!"

Feng handed them the soda he had received in return: "Cheers~"

"cheers!"

They bumped into each other, and the soda inside the bottles churned and bubbled. Through the soda, they saw each other, and they saw summer.

After dinner, we started preparing for the night's camping trip. The boys were in charge of setting up the campsite, while the girls went to collect firewood.

Everyone worked hard for half a day, and then night gradually fell.

Feng, who had finally finished setting up the tent, rubbed his back, his bones making a cracking sound.

"Thank you for your hard work, Kaede." Takao returned with Kimura, carrying two large watermelons.

Kimura: "Should I cut the watermelon for you?"

"No, I'll rest for a while before I eat." Feng stretched and brushed the dust off his hands.

"What a pity, there's so much fruit to eat over there. I went through a lot of trouble to snatch two melons from those animals. Here, take one. Oh, and I found a really nice spot." Kimura took out his phone and searched through his photo album.

"Where is this?"

“Just follow the river straight ahead, and you’ll reach your destination after passing through a grove of trees. I haven’t told anyone else this.” Kimura winked at him, but the other man didn’t see his little gesture.

He simply exclaimed, "Oh? Is that so?"

Kimura scratched his head. Shouldn't he be taking the girl he likes on a date at a time like this? Why is her reaction different from what he expected?

[Never mind, let's enjoy the show.]

Exhausted from a long day, Feng lay down in his sleeping bag to try and fall asleep, but the deafening snoring around him made it impossible for him to drift off.

I turned around and saw Takao again. He was having some kind of ecstatic dream, his body twisting and turning, talking in his sleep, and making pitiful cries for mercy.

Feng already had good hearing, and now his blood pressure spiked.

I sighed, crawled out of the tent, put on my headphones, listened to music, looked up at the starry sky, and hugged the watermelon in my arms. The smooth, slippery feel was quite appealing.

In the other girls' tent, Chika tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She stared at the top of the tent with her eyes open. A white light flashed outside the tent, and Chika curiously peeked out.

It turned out to be Xunyou's teacher. He immediately shrank back and only cautiously emerged after the lights went out.

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight." Chika rested her chin on her hand and gazed at the sky. There was no urban hustle and bustle here, nor dazzling neon lights. The stars in the sky became more prominent, a sight she could not usually appreciate.

"How can I waste such a beautiful time! No, I have to go for a walk, I'll just go now!" Chika carefully slipped into the woods, where the surroundings were eerily quiet.

After walking for a while, I felt something was missing: "It's no fun being alone. Oh right, I should go find Kaguya for a walk."

After saying that, she quietly turned back. On the way, she saw the teacher catch three students who were trying to sneak out, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

Chapter 54 Kaguya is also awake

Fujiwara Chika tiptoed to Kaguya's tent: "Kaguya, Kaguya? Are you asleep? Kaguya!"

She first called out softly, but couldn't hear a response. She gradually increased her volume, but then worried that the loud noise would attract the teacher's attention.

He crawled inside and saw that Kaguya and Eriri were already asleep, breathing steadily.

"Kaguya, Eriri!"

Chika shook the two of them awake.

Kaguya opened her eyes, her blood-red pupils coldly staring at her, with an expression that said, "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll kill you."

"We don't have much time left for our study tour, so how can we waste it?"

Kaguya was starting to question her existence. Was sleeping a waste of time?

"Let's go for a walk with Feng."

"Okay, let's go." Kaguya threw off her sleeping bag and put on a smile. Eriri, whose expression changed so quickly, didn't even see it clearly. She rubbed her eyes, forced herself to stay awake, and changed her clothes. While changing, she could barely stand.

The three of them took flashlights and headed towards the boys' camp. At this time, the teachers were asleep, so they didn't need to hide.

Kaguya spotted Kaede sitting at the tent entrance, holding a round object in her arms and stroking it constantly.

"Ah Feng, over here, over here~"

When Feng saw Qianhua beckoning to him, he walked over with the watermelon in his arms. He was wondering why the others were still awake at this hour.

Chika explained her purpose, recalling the place Kimura had mentioned: "That's perfect, I'll take you to a good place."

As you walk straight along the stream, the trees on both sides become increasingly sparse, the sky gradually opens up, and you arrive at a grassland. On the grass, there are tables made of wood and chairs made of wooden stumps.

A chess set was laid out on the table, and several lamps were placed beside it, emitting a pale yellow glow.

A few lamps were placed among the trees, and when the wind blew, the shadows of the leaves swayed on the ground, leaving graffiti all over the ground.

"This place is so beautiful! How did you find it?" Fujiwara Chika excitedly spun around, then collapsed onto the lawn, spreading her legs out in a starfish shape.

"Kimura told me, so I went to put the watermelon in water to chill it."

Kaguya and Eriri sat on a bench, chatting about girls' topics. Every now and then, a few flying insects would buzz around their exposed legs, adding a touch of annoyance to the quiet night.

"As the ancients said, everything that exists has its reason, except for mosquitoes and flies." Qianhua angrily slapped her hand, but apart from making her palm red, she didn't kill a single mosquito.

"I brought this." Feng took out a box of mosquito coils from his coat.

"Why do you carry this with you?" Eriri couldn't understand. Was her childhood friend Doraemon in disguise?

"I wanted to burn some, but I was afraid it would burn the tent, so I just put it in my pocket."

Qianhua frantically tore open the package: "Hurry up and get it out of here, there are so many mosquitoes, I'm going to be eaten alive."

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'One cigarette on the mountain, and you'll spend your life in jail'?"

Chika was so frightened that she put the mosquito coil back in its place, waving her little hands repeatedly: "Then forget it, I'll just let it be. It's better than going to jail."

Kaguya lit the mosquito coil and placed it on her own stand: "There's a river nearby, so if we're careful, we won't cause a fire."

Feng sat down and asked, "By the way, why are you guys still up so late?"

Qianhua's expression changed, and she tensed up as she looked to the side: "Yeah, yeah, why aren't you guys asleep yet so late?"

"I..." Kaguya suppressed her anger, forcing a smile onto her face.