Comic strip: Survival on a deserted island, surrounded by heroines

She glanced down at her stockings, which had several tiny scratches from being grazed by thorns.

Aoyama didn't say anything more, but simply adjusted the angle at which he was holding her to make her more stable.

Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her head, feeling her heart pounding incredibly fast.

Her gaze fell on his collarbone.

There was a very small mole there, half-hidden by the shirt collar.

She stared at the mole for a while, then, as if possessed, reached out her finger and gently touched it.

"?"

Aoyama paused for a moment.

Yukino Yukinoshita was also stunned.

Then her fingers recoiled as if burned, and her entire face turned red from the base of her neck to the top of her head.

"...I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to!"

"I just... I just saw something there..." Her voice was panicked and incoherent.

Aoyama glanced at her sideways, then looked back at her, his tone completely calm: "It's nothing."

... ...

"...I'm so sorry!"

"I told you it's okay."

Kasumigaoka Utaha walked beside her, taking in the entire scene.

She tilted her head slightly, a smile playing on her lips the entire time.

"I'll tell Yukinoshita later that sucking with your mouth works even better..."

...

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves onto the ground along the forest path.

The four of them walked along at a leisurely pace.

Aoyama walked at the front, with Lady Yukinoshita on his back and Yukinoshita Yukino in his arms, each with their own thoughts.

Kasumigaoka Utaha followed behind, her red eyes reflecting the flushed cheeks and ears of the mother and daughter.

After walking for about ten more minutes, the density of the trees ahead began to thin out.

Sunlight streamed down through the wider gaps, illuminating the fallen leaves and pebbles scattered on the ground.

Qingshan slowed his pace, his gaze sweeping over the terrain ahead.

"Coming."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

Yukino Yukinoshita slightly raised her head, which had been buried, and looked ahead in the direction he was looking.

She saw a crooked tree, and not far away, there was a rock face half-hidden by vines and bushes.

There was also a smoked meat rack at the entrance of the shelter.

"...Is that your shelter?" Her voice carried a hint of indescribable emotion.

"Hmm," Qingshan responded, quickening his pace slightly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha passed by him, walked to the cave entrance first, and bent down to push aside the hanging vines.

"You're back!" she called out cheerfully into the room.

Then she turned to the side and waved to Qingshan: "Come in, the fire is still burning inside."

As Qingshan walked inside, the light inside the shelter was much dimmer than outside.

The embers in the fire were still radiating warmth, and wisps of smoke rose from between the embers, slowly swirling in the air.

Beside the campfire, Izumi Sagiri sat cross-legged on the straw mat, holding a large leaf in her hand, on which she placed several clean wild vegetables.

The big dog lay beside her, its chin resting on its front paws, its round black eyes half-open and half-closed, its tail swishing idly across the ground.

"Sister Shiyu, Brother Qingshan, you're back!"

Hearing the noise coming from the cave entrance, Izumi Sagiri looked up, and the first thing she saw in her light blue eyes was Kasumigaoka Utaha's figure.

Then I saw Aoyama following behind me.

In an instant, her gaze locked onto the long-haired black girl nestled in the crook of Aoyama's left arm.

It moved up a little further and landed on the mature woman on the back of the green mountain, whose long legs dangled on either side of his body.

Izumi Sagiri was stunned.

The leaves in her hand fell to her knees with a "plop," and the wild vegetables fell to the ground.

The big dog was startled awake. It looked down at the wild vegetables that had rolled to its paws, then looked up at the direction of the door.

It tilted its head and let out a confused "Chirp?"

Izumi Sagiri ignored it.

"So Brother Qingshan is so popular with girls?"

"He only went out for a short while, and then brought back a mature older woman and a beautiful young girl..."

She stared intently at Mrs. Yukinoshita and Yukinoshita Yukino.

In those light blue eyes, confusion turned to shock, and then to a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

Finally, it slowly settled into a subtle expression that one couldn't bear to look at closely.

"Brother Qingshan, who are they?" Zero.

Chapter 52: After all, we're family now. [Image]

"Brother Aoyama, who are they?" Izumi Sagiri's voice carried a cautious tone.

Aoyama: "The new members I met on the way, Yukinoshita and her mother."

"I'll put them down first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

As he spoke, he walked to the bearskin tarpaulin. The large bearskin almost covered the entire ground; the black fur was glossy, thick, and soft to the touch.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stood at the cave entrance, leaning her composite bow against the rock wall and casually brushing aside the drooping vines to let in more light.

Aoyama first squatted down by the grass mat, carefully adjusted his holding position, and slid his right hand from Yukino's waist to her back and the back of her knees, preparing to put her down.

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Her hands remained stiffly pressed against Qingshan's chest, her fingertips clearly feeling the contours of his muscles beneath his shirt.

After being put down, her back was pressed against the soft bear skin, and her body sank into the fur, which made her slightly startled.

"It's really... soft." She said to herself unconsciously.

“This is bearskin, it’s especially warm.” Qingshan responded and adjusted her position so she could lie comfortably in a semi-reclined position.

Qingshan crouched down and carefully took Xuemu off his back.

Lady Yukinoshita kept her eyes closed.

From the moment Qingshan carried her on his back, she closed her eyes, pretending to be drowsy due to weakness.

She told herself that this was a perfectly reasonable excuse.

It's normal for patients to need rest and close their eyes to relax, so they don't have to face those feelings that make their heart race.

"I must have lost my mind..."

At this moment, Qingshan's arms supported her bent legs, and as she was lifted up in his arms, her forehead was almost pressed against his chest, and she could smell the hormone-filled scent emanating from him.

Her eyelashes trembled violently.

Finally, she felt her body being gently placed on the bearskin, and only when her back touched the soft fur did she slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Madam, you can open your eyes now." Aoyama's voice carried a faint smile.

Lady Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment before slowly opening her eyes.

The first thing I saw was a young face with sharp features.

He looked down at her, the sunlight shining on his profile from the side, making his eyes appear exceptionally clear.

"...Qingshan, I'm so sorry to have troubled you along the way." Her voice was hoarse, with a slightly unnatural pause.

"No trouble at all, Madam is not heavy."

Aoyama took a clean towel from the wooden shelf next to him and handed it to Yukino, saying, "Wipe Madam's face."

Yukino Yukinoshita took the cloth, her hands still trembling slightly.

She stole a glance at her mother's face; a very faint blush floated on her fair complexion, whether from the hot weather or some other reason, she couldn't tell.

"Mother, let me wipe your face."

"I'll do it myself."

Seeing that Yukino insisted on coming alone, Yukino could only hand the cloth to her.

Mrs. Yukinoshita took the towel and gently pressed it to her forehead, covering her reddened ears.

Izumi Sagiri sat at the other end of the straw mat, watching the scene intently the entire time.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between Aoyama, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Lady Yukinoshita.

Then she muttered under her breath, "Madam has such a great figure..."

The big dog lay beside him, chin resting on its front paws, and looked up, puzzled.

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and chuckled softly, "Sagiri, are you jealous?"

"I...I didn't!" Izumi Sagiri's face flushed red involuntarily.

"I was just... just curious."

Qingshan put a few pieces of firewood into the stone stove, then took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the dry bark floss to start the fire.

He briefly explained to Izumi Sagiri what had happened when he encountered Yukinoshita and her daughter.

He spoke briefly, but Izumi Sagiri still managed to glean the key information.

"You've been sleepy for several days?" Izumi Sagiri blinked, her gaze falling on Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Did you also arrive here suddenly?"

"Are you guys here too?" Yukino Yukinoshita's voice sounded a little nervous.

Izumi Sagiri nodded.

Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "If it weren't for Aoyama-kun by my side, I probably would have gone crazy."

"Me too..."

Noticing the gaze directed at her by the scorching silk, Izumi Sagiri finished speaking and dared not look at anyone.

Izumi Sagiri shrank back, then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Has Yukino-nee encountered a wild boar?"

Yukino nodded: "Yes, it startled me at the time."

"Brother Qingshan has also encountered wild boars..."

"You've encountered this before, Aoyama-kun?" Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes widened slightly.

"Ah."

Izumi Sagiri pointed to a row of dried meat hanging on a wooden shelf, "Those are made from wild boar meat."

Yukino Yukinoshita looked in the direction she was pointing.

Only then did I notice that layers of dried meat were neatly hung on the wooden rack. They were dark brown in color and glistened with oil, and looked like they had been carefully marinated.

Her gaze shifted to the side and she saw a steel bar sticking out at an angle, with a huge chunk of meat pierced through it, its surface charred and shiny from smoke.

“That’s…” she said, pointing to the smoked meat rack at the entrance of the cave.

“That’s bear meat.” Izumi Sagiri’s tone became lighter, as if she had found a topic to share. “Aoyama-nii hunted it in the forest a few days ago. That bear was huge, weighing almost a thousand pounds!”