TS Girl and the Sea
As the island drew closer, rowing became increasingly difficult.
It was because of the shark tied next to the boat.
The half-submerged body in the water created resistance like a huge anchor, and if the direction shifted even slightly, the rubber dinghy would be pulled to one side.
After rowing for a long time, my arms finally gave out, and I took a break, looking ahead.
The sandy beach was now definitely close.
Through the dense palm trees and undergrowth, and on one side of the coast, a long black rocky outcrop jutted out.
“First, let me explain the location again. This is near Fiji.”
“Fiji is a resort, right. It's just that the place I'm going to isn't a resort. If you have a chance to go to Fiji, don't wander around like this like me. Just go to a nice resort quietly.”
“Aigoo, you dirty bastard. It's not Fiji~”
While checking the brief map information on the goggles, she pointed to the island with her chin.
“There are a lot of islands with people living on them near Fiji, but there are also many small uninhabited islands like this one. I picked one of them. What I have to do is simple.”
She put the oar back into the water.
“First, go up and secure food and drinking water, check the entire island, and see in which direction there are inhabited points nearby. Then, hold out here and finally escape with my own strength.”
“That's something you have to see for yourself. If the wood is in good condition, you can make a raft, or use this rubber dinghy again. First, I have to look at the island.”
Deciding the escape method from now on had no meaning.
The environment when viewed from afar and when actually arriving is always different.
There might be a pond or not, and the tree that looked good from afar might not be suitable for making a raft up close.
One of the most dangerous habits for survival is fitting the environment to the plan.
After confirming the environment, then make the plan.
She explained that and rowed again.
Then, a strange sound came from the right side of the boat.
Splash.
At first, she thought it was waves.
Splash, splash.
This time, it was clearly different.
“Ah, shit. Already?”
She turned her head.
The water around the spot where the dead shark was tied was strangely rippling.
A black shadow quickly passed underneath.
And the next moment -
Crack.
“Yah, shit!”
A shark from the water twisted its body and bit into the side of the shark I caught.
“No, it's mine? My goggles? You crazy bastards!”
They didn't care who caught it. The shark that was split open from blood to belly hanging in the water was like a free buffet for the surrounding ones.
“Damn, I thought it would be fine since there wasn't much left to the island, but how long has it been and they're already going crazy?”
Another fin quickly attached.
Pull.
The shark's body shook greatly, pulling the rubber dinghy.
“Hey, hey, hey! If this happens, the boat will capsize!”
I hurriedly put down the oar and grabbed the mooring line.
I pulled, but it was heavy.
Even when dealing with the dead shark earlier, but with my current body, if I try to solve everything with strength like before, my limit will come quickly.
Moreover, in the water, other sharks were pulling the corpse from the opposite side.
“Ah, these bastards have no conscience.”
“That's one thing, and this is my meat.”
I pulled the line and quickly made a judgment.
I had no intention of jumping into the water to protect the shark whole.
Madness and suicide are different.
Dealing with one live shark prepared and entering is completely different from throwing your body into a group of excited sharks smelling blood.
“This is something I have to give up.”
“Instead, I won't give all of it.”
She cut from the part attached to the boat quickly.
Tore off a large chunk from the tail, and cut a few more pieces of good meat and threw them into the boat.
Every time the sea water rippled, her hand shook, but she didn't greed.
Every time they bit, the shark body was pulled, and the line tightened.
“This is enough.”
She cut a final large piece of meat, put the knife back in the holder.
And untied the mooring line.
“Go ahead and eat it, shit.”
The shark corpse that came off the line sank into the water without delay, and black shadows stuck together all at once.
The surface boiled.
Gray fins and tails wildly protruded, and red quickly spread among the white bubbles.
She watched the scene for a moment and grabbed the oar again.
“No.”
She looked at the boat floor.
There were several chunks of shark meat dripping blood.
“The old man brought only the bones, but I kept a few pieces.”
“It's not stolen, it's divided.”
“People's positions change depending on the situation.”
She rowed without any lingering attachment.
Meanwhile, the sharks were preoccupied with the corpse she left, and thanks to that, the distance from the rubber dinghy widened quickly.
This time, it was definitely lighter.
Compared to when pulling one shark whole, the boat went much better.
After rowing a few times, small waves began to push the bottom of the rubber dinghy.
“Now the bottom is visible, right?”
White sand began to appear under the clear water.
The depth was rapidly becoming shallow.
She checked the back once, folded the oar and put it in the boat, adjusted posture to the wave direction.
The rubber dinghy rose greatly once and then pushed forward.
The sandy bottom came right up.
“Good.”
She jumped out of the boat.
The water came up to her thighs.
The waves pushed her back, and she grabbed the front of the rubber dinghy and pulled it toward the beach.
Only after rising sufficiently on the wet sand did she let go.
“Arrived.”
“Noisy.”
She took a breath and looked around the beach.
The sea side had been boiling with sharks until a moment ago, but the land side was unbelievably quiet.
Beyond the white sandy beach, dense palm trees and unknown tropical plants continued, and occasional bird chirping came from among the leaves.
She pulled the rubber dinghy up as much as possible so waves didn't reach it, and firmly placed it so it wouldn't tip over.
She also secured the shark meat thrown on the boat floor.
Then, briefly stood and looked inside the island.
“First, there is order in all survival.”
“No.”
She brushed her wet hair.
“Look at the location only, and I can build the house later. There's already some food, so after finding the location, find water. People can last longer without food than you think, but they can't last long without water. Especially in places like this, hot and humid, water consumption is much faster. There is water I brought, but it's stupid to rely only on that.”
She looked up at the sky once and then turned her gaze to the forest.
“Next is building a house, and after doing all that, when there's free time, I'll climb to a high place and check the surrounding islands. I know there are quite a few inhabited islands nearby, but I don't know the direction.”
“No.”
She squatted on the sandy beach.
She had fought with the shark, rowed for a long time, and still had her period.
There was no reason to blindly enter the jungle without checking the body condition.
“Let's rest for about 10 minutes.”
“I'm originally human.”
“He's dead, so he can't give opinions.”
She smirked and looked at the sea.
From far away, several fins were still circling.
It hadn't been long since arriving in the Pacific, but she had already secured one dinner.
It was a bit torn, but.
Well, not bad for a start.