Koyomi
Regardless of coming to the sea...why has it turned out like this?

Ramona
...Alright, the grill is ready. Hikari, it's time to start the fire-!

Hikari
Yes, yes! I want to start the fire! Koyomi-san, can I do it!?

Koyomi
Do as you please...

Hikari
Yaay! I've been wanting to try this! Ta-da! Metal match!

Ramona
Oh, that's very camping-like! Do you know how to use it?

Hikari
Yeah! Scrape it to make powder. Then aim carefully...!

Hikari
...Ignition!

Ramona
You lit it in one go. As expected of Hikari!

Hikari
Fufu fufu fu~♪

Koyomi
sigh

Koyomi
(This is just enjoying a barbecue at the beach. Even though this is supposed to be part of training to cultivate our sensibilities...)

Koyomi
(To begin with-)

Hikari
Ramo-san, can I leave you in charge of the fire? I'll go prepare the vegetables!

Ramona
Leave it to me. I'll show you the skills I acquired at summer camp!

Koyomi
(...I had forgotten. When the Senju family has a barbecue, a professional chef cooks for us.)

Koyomi
(But normally, you cook it yourself. The preparations also take considerable effort.)

Koyomi
(If we don't finish eating soon, we won't have enough time secured for practice...)

Koyomi
Um, Ramona-san? Is there something I can help with-

Ramona
It's fine. Just wait, Koyomi! I'll make you some delicious meat!

Koyomi
Y-Yes. Then, I'll help Hikari-san...

Hikari
Corn has~! Many different names~♪ Yamato-tonchin, gushin-tojin, uranda-fuin!

Koyomi
U-Um...

Lilja
Koyomi, I want you to apply sunscreen on my back. I've been sweating.

Koyomi
That has nothing to do with practice or barbecue...?

Lilja
Yes. There's nothing we can do.

Koyomi
Please don't involve me. We can't practice until the barbecue is finished, you know?

Lilja
I don't want to grill.

Koyomi
Haah...

Xue
Alright, I've got the meat! ...What, Koyomi-san, are you still dawdling?

Koyomi
...As the teacher said, we came to the sea for acting. That was supposed to be the case, right?

Koyomi
If we continue to be distracted by leisurely barbecues like this, what kind of acting skills can we learn...

Xue
At the very least, we can learn the acting of someone with nothing to do at a barbecue.

Koyomi
There will never be such a role!

Koyomi
I shouldn't need to say this, but this is for acting. We came to cultivate our sensibilities so that the audience can feel the sea. Am I wrong?

Xue
First, let's eat meat with someone else's money. We can do it later, right?

Koyomi
Look at those two! Do you think there will be any talk of practicing after we finish eating?

Ramona
...This is bad, the wind has picked up. The fire Hikari lit is weakening, I must protect it!

Hikari
Ramo-san, I'll help too!

Ramona and Hikari
Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff!

Koyomi
...Dripping with sweat, out of breath, with full stomachs. What awaits us after that is obvious.

Lilja
yawn

Xue
Well, for me, I can get a free meal...but if there's nothing else to gain, that's poor cost performance.

Koyomi
Yes. So, let's practice, just us. The barbecue...doesn't seem to need our help anyway...

Lilja
You should just quietly enjoy the vacation...

Koyomi
You too, Lilja-san...! We're going to start practicing.

Xue
Practice? Is there even a way to feel the sea?

Koyomi
The scent of the sea breeze, the dazzling sunlight, the texture of the sand. Use your five senses, this world is our learning material.

Koyomi
Let's try an impromptu play with the sea as a motif. The setting is...yes. "Urashima Taro."

Xue
There must be other sea related stories...

Koyomi
Because it's a simple motif, there's much to learn. It's a methodology incorporated in textbooks and drama schools.

Xue
Yes, yes. How do we decide the roles? Go with the flow?

Koyomi
Yes. If you don't have a role you want to play, that's fine.

Lilja
I have a role I want to play. Watch.

Lilja
...............

Koyomi
Um, Lilja-san? Just lying down is...?

Lilja
I'm already acting. I'm the turtle.

Koyomi
Lilja-san...

Xue
This Nordic turtle probably doesn't even want to swim, let alone go to the Dragon Palace.

Koyomi
...No. An actor should be able to move even a motionless turtle. Let's begin our practice at the sea.

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Pub: 31 Jul 2025 17:28 UTC

Edit: 12 Aug 2025 18:28 UTC

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