Yamagata Girl

L-Lord Rikyu... Would you mind...if I took...a short break...?

Don't be ridiculous, Lady Komahime. We've only just reached the halfway point. This is no time to be resting.

I know I said I wanted to try camping after I saw that video online...

...but I wasn't looking to jump right into the deep end...

I had envisioned something more like driving up to a campsite with a nice barbecue where they prepare your meat for you...

...and then spending the night in a cozy log cabin with air-conditioning and proper mattresses.

I knew it. I knew that was the sad shadow of camping you had in mind.

Lady Komahime, I have heard that camping is about roughing it, about experiencing the great outdoors in all its natural splendor, as our ancestors did before us.

That means we must rely on our own ingenuity to secure everything from food to shelter, in as natural a state as possible.

I-I can't be bothered to I mean, I fear such a high-minded version of camping is simply beyond me, Lord Rikyu.

Worry not, Lady Komahime. I thought you might feel that way, so I asked two Servants who are intimately familiar with life in ancient Japan to accompany us and serve as our guides.

Now then, would you two be so kind as to teach us the simple, rustic cuisine of ancient Japan, such as meals made with acorns and the like?

Himiko, Himiko! Why don't we have some of those snacks I bought at the rest stop earlier?

Go on, take your pick. I've got plenty to choose from.

I think I'll go with the konjak balls. Ooh, though that curry bread you bought looks really good, too.

Oh, how about you, Koma? Would you like some melon bread?

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Oh, Master! Impeccable timing! Please, please save me.

Indeed. There's nothing quite like tea enjoyed with sausages freshly roasted on an open campfire.

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I cannot take so much as another step.

If you wish for me to move, you will have to provide me with one of those delicious soft-serve ice cream cones we saw at that shop.

We don't have time for that, Lady Komahime. The more time we waste here, the less time we'll have to find that buried treasure before somebody el

Ah, now I see. I thought it was strange that you would suggest camping seemingly out of nowhere.

Master, Master! Over here! Lord Rikyu is up to no good again!

Khh! I can't believe I let that slip out.

Well, I suppose there's nothing left now but to make a run for it. Farewell, Master and coHuh!?

I-I can't move!

Heh heh heh. Have you forgotten, Lord Rikyu? You and I are of one mind and body.

As long as I'm too tired to take even a single step, you have no hope of escape.

Go on, Master! Now is your chance to punish him!

Y-you can't be serious! If Master punishes me, you'll have to experience it as well!

If the choice is between continuing this unasked for hike and being carried off on a stretcher after a severe beating, I will take the beating every time.

Impressive, Lady Komahime. Truly impressive. I've never seen someone so devoted to laziness as to be willing to sacrifice their own life in its pursuit.

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Just make sure to bring me a cream puff when you visit me in the hospital!