Timeless Friendship 1-5N

永遠の優勝 1-5N

[Port]

Wak: We started off with no clues at all, so why did you head for the port without any hesitation?

Hatsume: Because if some organisation was bringing in weapons or chemicals from outside Shikoku, they'd have no choice but to use the sea routes.

Goe: The other teams are searching inside the city, and with the air routes and the Great Seto Bridge unusable, all that's left is the sea.

Sek: Hey, hey. Where exactly could they even bring something in from? Shouldn't we tell them that there's nothing here but Shikoku?

Uta: Non, non. They might be our helpers, but they're still ordinary people. Thrusting the grim future upon them like this would be too harsh.

Nat: ...

Goe: Uh... Kohagura-san? What are you doing?

Nat: Listening to the voice of the sea.

Goe: Ah... You're right. When you close your eyes, you can hear the sound of the waves and cries of the sea birds pretty well.

Nat: Yeah... And also the whispers of the squids... The yawns of the horned turbans, the bustle of the striped beakfish, and... the smiles of the seaweed.

Goe: O-Of seaweed? Eh?

Hatsume: Goe-chan, there are fishing boats anchored there. Would you mind gathering some information?

Goe: Got it, Master. I'll be on my way.

Wak: Gathering information? How exactly?

Hatsume: It's hard to explain in words, but if I had to say... By using seduction?

Uta/Nat/Wak: Seduction!?

Sek: Ishikawa-san looks pretty shy, can she really do something that crazy?

Fisherman: Haaa! Men of the seaaa! Ride the waves! In their boats! Tumbling as they float!

Goe: Did you catch a lot?

Fisherman: Oh? Ooooh! Did I? Wanna see? Look at this haul, I'm proud of it!

Goe: Wah, this is some great fish. You must be really well-trained.

Fisherman: Eh? Ehehe, ya think?

Goe: Since you're so reliable, I'm sure you could protect me even if someone scary came.

Fisherman: Someone scary? Is someone chasing you? Ah! You don't mean the guys in black suits, do you!?

Goe: The black suits... Yeah, them. But I wonder why... I'm scared.

Fisherman: Lately they've been coming in groups and asking the local fishermen in detail about how much they catch and how the tides here flow.

Fisherman: I knew they were a suspicious bunch, but those bastards... Those shameless bastards, picking up girls! I'll show them!

Goe: Mister, you're so wonderful. But... Why would those people ask you about how much fish you catch?

Fisherman: No idea, but they were saying something about tributes... Not that I can blame them when it's about such a cutie!

Goe: Mister, you flatter me.

Wak: W-What... He's speaking without any caution or suspicion... Seduction techiques are impressive!

Sek: No... It's just because she's pretty! She's talking completely normally, where's the seduction in any of this!?

Hatsume: Hehehe. She's using her eyes and gestures efficiently to make it go this way.

Goe: I'm back. I, uh, got this as a present...

Nat: This is... A wonderful octopus!

Uta: Goe-san, that was a tres bien questioning! So that's the seduction of a high schooler!

Goe: H-High schooler? But... I'm still not sure if the information I got is going to be of any use...

Hatsume: The word "tributes" makes me curious. Could it be something used in the rituals of the Shinju religion you told me about?

Wak: I've never heard of anything like that, but we're also from the Christian Era. We'll need to come back and verify.

Hatsume: Eh? You're from the Christian Era too? So we really did time travel using future technology... How intriguing.

Sek: What now? Do we come back and report? Or should we ask a few more people first?

Uta: Let's continue! I'll try this time. Shiratori-style honetrap! *smooch*

Nat: You should... forget about that.