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

"Empty, empty again..."

"There were two, but unfortunately they were broken..."

"Ahhh, it's empty too!"

In half an hour, they raided more than a dozen bird nests and collected 20 bird eggs.

Michiru carefully placed the eggs one by one into the wicker basket, lining them with dry grass, as if she were collecting rare treasures.

"This is enough to eat for several days."

Kato Megumi put away the bamboo pole and looked up at the sky.

"Hui, there's a huge nest at the highest point over there!"

Michiru pointed to the very top of the tree canopy, where there was indeed a large nest made of thick branches, much larger than any other bird's nest.

"That eagle's nest."

"An eagle?!"

"Hmm, don't touch it."

Michi swallowed hard and obediently looked away.

"Okay...okay, I won't touch it."

At that moment, a series of urgent bird calls came from overhead.

Kato Megumi looked up abruptly and saw a rather large, greyish-white seagull swooping down from the sky.

With its sharp beak wide open, it pecked straight at Michiru's hat!

"Michiru!"

Kato Megumi grabbed Michiru's arm and pulled her backward.

The seagull's beak grazed the brim of her hat, nearly pecking Michi's face.

"Whoa—!"

Michiru was so frightened that she fell backward and landed hard on her bottom.

Kato Megumi stepped in front to block the way, and with a swing of his bamboo pole, he hit the seagull right on the edge of its wing.

The seagull let out a sharp cry, fluttered higher, but refused to leave, circling and calling above the two people's heads.

"Are you alright?" Kato Megumi reached out her hand.

Michiru stood up in a panic, grabbing the hand that was on her heel; her legs were a little weak.

"...Were you trying to peck my eyes just now?"

Chapter 344: The Three-Eyed Seagull!

"Were you trying to peck my eyes just now?"

Michiru's voice was trembling, and her fingers were tightly gripping Kato Megumi's arm.

Kato Megumi did not answer immediately; her gaze remained fixed on the seagull circling overhead.

This seagull is a size larger than that of an ordinary seagull.

"Step back."

Kato Megumi pushed Michiru towards the tree trunk, then gripped her bamboo spear tightly in front of her.

A few feathers, which had stuck to the seagull's wing when the bamboo spear struck, remained on the tip of the spear, swaying gently in the breeze.

"Megumi, she's here again!" Michiru exclaimed.

The seagulls swooped down again.

This time it was even faster than before, its sharp beak aimed directly at Kato Megumi's head.

Those bird eyes gleamed with a fierce light that far exceeded that of ordinary birds.

"Gaga gaga..."

Kato Megumi's pupils contracted sharply, and she dodged to the side.

A seagull brushed against my shoulder, the wind pressure from its flapping wings ruffling my black hair.

"Megumi!" Michi exclaimed, her voice rising in alarm.

Kato Megumi remained calm and adjusted the angle of her bamboo spear in the instant she dodged, then thrust it upwards.

The tip of the bamboo spear struck the seagull's belly with pinpoint accuracy.

But the seagull only tilted its body, did a somersault in the air, and then regained its balance.

It emitted a piercing, high-pitched shriek, as if mocking.

"Gagaga..."

"Something's not right," Kato Megumi frowned.

They hunted birds and chased away birds that were near the camp.

Ordinary birds would flee when hit by a piece of wood, but the seagulls not only showed no intention of fleeing, but instead became even more ferocious.

Those eyes...

Kato Megumi always felt that those eyes were staring at her with a strange sense of pressure, as if something was watching its prey.

"Megumi, she's here again!" Michiru called out from behind a tree.

The third dive.

Instead of taking the hit head-on, Kato Keiji suddenly dodged to the side, simultaneously wedging the bamboo spear into the tree trunk.

The seagull charged too fast and couldn't turn around in time; its wing struck the bamboo spear with a muffled thud.

"Gah—!"

The seagull let out a piercing cry, tumbled several times in the air, and stumbled to its death on the grass.

It struggled to fly, but its left wing was clearly injured, so it could only flutter and dart around on the grass.

"Michiru, rattan basket!"

At Kato Megumi's command, Michiru immediately rushed out from behind the tree, grabbed the wicker basket on the ground, and slammed it down on the seagull.

"Drink up—!"

The wicker basket accurately covered the seagull, and Michiru pounced on it, pressing down on the bottom of the basket to prevent it from escaping.

"Got him! I've got Hui!"

Michiru was so excited that her whole body was trembling.

"Don't let go."

Kato Megumi walked quickly and drew a stone knife from her waist.

He knelt on one knee beside the wicker basket, peering through the gaps to observe the seagulls inside.

"Gagaga!!!"

The seagull struggled desperately, its beak pecking incessantly at the basket walls, making a loud, thumping sound.

Its wings were stuck under the edge of the basket, and its feathers peeked out from the gaps, looking disheveled.

Kato Megumi calmly said, "I'm going to seize it now."

"Okay...be careful."

Michiru carefully lifted a corner of the wicker basket, and Kato Megumi reached inside.

He precisely pinched the seagull's neck and pulled it out of the basket.

"Gaga gaga..."

The seagull struggled desperately in my hand, kicking wildly with its two claws.

But Kato Megumi's grip was steady, precisely locking the joint and preventing her from exerting force.

Kato Megumi frowned: "What incredible strength!"

Then I froze.

Michiru was also stunned.

Both of them stared at the seagull's head, their pupils dilating.

"Hui... Hui Hui Hui!"

Michiru's voice suddenly rose, her finger trembling as she pointed at the seagull's head.

"... "

Kato Megumi didn't say anything, but her eyebrows twitched slightly, and a hint of surprise broke the calm in her eyes.

A rare emotional fluctuation appeared on Kato Megumi's face.

"The seagull has more than two eyes on its head..."

The third eye is located in the center of the forehead, slightly smaller than the other two, with a dark gold pupil, and is rotating at an odd angle.

Unlike ordinary bird eyes, which are clearly black and white, this eyeball gleams with a faint golden light, as if it were polished from some kind of gemstone.

“Three eyes…” Michiru gasped.

Kato Megumi stared at the eye for three seconds, then expressionlessly flipped the seagull over and examined it.

"Not deformed."

"?"

“If there is a deformity, the eyes will be crooked, but the third eye in this one is symmetrical.”

"..."

When I gently touched the golden eye with my finger, the seagull shrank back and let out a terrified cry.

"There is a reaction; the pupils will constrict."

Kato Megumi withdrew her hand.

"A third eye with full functionality."

Michi swallowed hard: "Megumi, what do you mean..."

"It's probably not an ordinary bird."

Kato Megumi stood up, handed the seagull to Michiru to carry, and took the wicker basket and bamboo pole.

"I'll go back first."

Michiru stared blankly at the seagull in her hand, its golden third eye staring straight at her.

"Waaah, they're looking at me..."

Michiru couldn't help but shudder.

"Don't look it in the eye."

Kato Megumi walked forward without looking back.

"Walk."

"Wait for me, Hui—!"

A gentle breeze picked up on the way back.

Michi used vines to tie the seagull's wings and feet, carrying it and following behind Kato Megumi.

Although it was tied up tightly, the seagull still seemed defiant and kept flapping its wings.

The golden third eye stared intently at the two of them, without blinking.

Michiru felt uncomfortable being stared at and couldn't help but quicken her pace to catch up with Kato Megumi.

Michiru moved closer to Kato Megumi and asked in a low voice, "Megumi, what exactly is that thing?"

"Three-eyed birds... I've lived in Tokyo for over a decade, and I've never even heard of one, let alone seen one."

Kato Megumi carried a wicker basket on her back, leaned on a bamboo pole, and walked with steady steps.