Chapter 187

Day 8 of recording schedule for "Apron boy＆Spoon Girl" and "5 Centimeters Away from You".

"Question——

Speaking of summer——? 』

"By the sea."

"Swimsuit."

“And the holidays.”

Although this is the second time entering this special point, the question of why there is a seaside on the edge of the floating city has not been answered - but this does not prevent Fujimaru Ritsuka from arranging seaside itineraries for both programs.

Just as Shirou Emiya said when he was predicting the topic, the seaside itinerary of "Apron boy & Spoon Girl" is to go to the sea house - although Fujimaru Ritsuka almost never stopped them from choosing ingredients, in order to increase the fun of the show...the first task of the members of "Apron boy & Spoon Girl" after arriving at the seaside training site is to decorate the sea house.

——The venue reserved for the six people to show their talents today is still an empty and shabby cabin.

Although Shirou Emiya immediately discovered that this house was also a house that Fujimaru Ritsuka had found in the Chaldea warehouse and had been built in a certain special location in the past - but as long as there are water and gas systems inside, this house can be used by them as a store today.

Before entering the beach after recording the Q&A session at "5 Centimeters Away from Love", the members of "Apron Boy & Spoon Girl" finally finished decorating the beach house in a hurry - only the last signboard was left to be hung up.

"We have to write the sign for the Sea House by hand?!" Shirou Emiya, who was sitting on the ladder, complained the moment he saw the wooden board and advertising paint being dragged to the door.

"They're coming in soon——"

"Do you have any ideas for the store name!?"

"...Can I say no?"

“Can I just write the show title?”

"I refuse."

"This plan was rejected by the program team—" Fushimi Omi, who was sitting on the ladder on the other side, looked at Shirou Emiya, who looked thoughtful, "Do you have any new ideas, Shirou?"

"Collage" - written in Katakana. Emiya Shirou looked at the four people gathered around the wooden board and decided on the name of the store, "If we don't put up the sign, I'm afraid we will receive instructions from the program team. Even if they have to change clothes, we still have to put away these tools."

Finally, Hoshimiya Strawberry used a brush dipped in advertising paint to paint sea blue katakana on the wooden board. The makeshift sign was carried by Izanari Izumi and Shouning Ji to the two people on the ladder. The paint was collected by Tachibana Izumi and returned to the tool storage location designated by the program team. Hoshimiya Strawberry began to wash the brush dipped in paint in the kitchen.

"The restrictions on ingredients brought back from outings are almost non-existent every time." Fushimi Omi and Emiya Shiro went to put down the ladder, and dragged two carts of ingredients and props for the store's opening today from the staff. "In addition to shaved ice, fried noodles and BBQ, what other dishes can be found on the menu of Umi no Ya?"

"I just know that Ritsuka probably overestimated me - damn it! I'm not that guy!!" Shirou Emiya gritted his teeth and protested as he glanced at a machine on the cart, "No, it's better to say that as long as you are still human, you can't make and sell kebabs, frankfurters, fried noodles, shaved ice, and marshmallows at the same time!!!"

"Ah, although it's unpleasant, all of the things mentioned above can be put on the menu, Mr. Omi."

"Really? Thanks for the tip, Shirou."

Under the blue sky, on the white sand beach - the six guests of "5 Centimeters Away" finally came out of the dressing room and arrived at the sunny beach.

"...I never thought the scenery here was so beautiful before." Maki Nishikino, who had come to the Linhai training ground with her companions for training, gave her evaluation as soon as she stepped onto the beach. "When the program team notified us yesterday that we were going to the Linhai training ground for a group trip, I didn't expect to see such scenery."

"I haven't been to the beach for a long time." Artoria, who was walking behind, was holding a water gun in her hand. Artoria, who had switched her spirit base to summer mode to avoid the other two in the locker room, seemed particularly excited at this time. "How about we play a water gun blitz war!?"

"Ms. Artoria, you seem to be in a more cheerful mood than usual." Kitaoji Sakura, the only one wearing a one-piece swimsuit, smiled at Artoria, who looked bright and girlish. "But speaking of the beach...how about taking a swim?"

"Oh, sorry." Artoria stopped walking subconsciously, revealing a distressed look, "Although I have mastered many skills, swimming is one of the few skills that I don't know how to do at all. I have the confidence to participate in other activities, but forget about swimming."

"And since the production team is planning a group activity, it would be better to choose some games that everyone can participate in, right?" Maki Nishikino scanned the entire beach and stopped when her eyes touched the simple beach house that the guests of "Apron Boy & Spoon Girl" had temporarily built. "By the way, how about we play beach volleyball?"

"Then we have to eliminate the bug first, right?" Ransuke Amura, wearing a yellow sunscreen jacket, walked in front of the boys. The moment he heard Maki Nishikino's proposal, he set his sights on Mikaze Aoi and Artoria. "Even if those two fight on both sides, it will affect the fairness of the game. Don't tell me you didn't find it during this period of training."

"Even if they are bugs, they still have to have a chance to perform, right?" Tsukioka Tsumugi, who had witnessed the two's extraordinary strength, smiled helplessly. "After all, this is a love variety show, not a competitive variety show. So, instead of not letting them perform, it would be better to let them control their strength when performing, right?"

"Wait a minute, so besides Artoria moving the restaurant's refrigerator, what else did Lan do!?" Nishikino Maki looked at Artoria and then at Mikaze Lan and asked decisively.

"He helped Tsumugi move fertilizer for the flowers." Yicun, who usually stays in the studio on the second floor, announced the answer. "There is a rooftop garden on the fourth floor of the villa. When the work schedule was not so tight before, Tsumugi prepared some gardening supplies for the garden. He carried the light parts up by himself, and the fertilizer and soil were carried from the outside of the villa to the rooftop in bags by Lan."

"...No wonder you called it a bug." Kitaoji Sakura looked at Amura with a smile, "But we can't just play beach volleyball--"

"Why don't we ask if there are any watermelons for sale at the Sea House? It would be appropriate to knock on watermelons in this scene," Tsukioka Tsumugi suggested.

"You can also ask if there are any swimming rings for sale. We're already at the beach, it would be a bit unreasonable not to go in the water, right?" Nishikino Maki smiled as she looked at Artoria standing by with a water gun. "Even if you can't swim, you can still float in the sea for a while with a swimming ring."

"Excuse me, boss. Do you have watermelons and swimming rings for sale here? Also, can I rent a volleyball net?"

"Okay, let's divide into groups!" After the volleyball net was set up, Yicun Ranshu jumped up and raised his hand to propose, "Because no matter how we divide it, there will definitely be at least one group from the last date that will be broken up - so let's play rock-paper-scissors! The first three winners will form a group, and the remaining three will form a group -"

"What should we do if all three results occur and it becomes a cycle?" Mikaze Lan pointed out the possible developments and confirmed the solution with Amura Ranshu, "After all, this probability exists - strictly speaking, this result will appear as long as there are three or more people playing rock-paper-scissors."

"Then we can group them in another way..." Artoria, who often witnessed the struggles of some ML servants in order to contact Fujimaru Ritsuka, silently looked away and provided everyone with a new option, "For example, we can group them in a limited time to recite a very long text, and the three with the lowest error rate -"

"It's still rock-paper-scissors."

"Yes, at most it's just a few more times."

Artoria: "I actually think this is a good idea."

Nishikino Maki: "Let's just forget it, Artoria."

"Prepare—"

The six men formed a circle, hiding their fists behind their bodies, ready to strike.

"Scissors! Rock! Paper!!!"

The moment they saw the result, everyone subconsciously complained loudly:

"Why didn't anyone come up with a piece of cloth?!"

“Okay, okay—then now Tsumugi and I will be eliminated first.” Amura Ransu dragged Tsukioka Tsumugi out of the rock-paper-scissors circle and announced the answer while muttering, “Really, I was eliminated on the first try—has my luck also been infected by the imperial lineage and become worse? I don’t want this to happen!”

"It's better to say that the other few are just too lucky." Tsukioka Tsumugi sighed helplessly, looking away from the four people who were still continuing, "My luck in the troupe is not as good as Sakuya-kun, the captain of the Spring Group, but it shouldn't be as bad as Mr. Toshi..."

On the other side, the four winners of the first round.

"If Blue loses this round, we will be divided into gender groups." Maki Nishikino looked at the three people around her and pointed out a possible development. "In this case, it seems like a waste of time - although I'm not sure if it will be effective for the show."

"I don't think so...right?" Kitaoji Sakura tilted her head.

"It's better not to have a show like that." Mei Fenglan shook her head and pointed out the possible needs of the program team. "Also, the situation where it ends in two rounds is not enough for the program team to play. The ideal situation is that two people lose this round and then have another round, rather than three people winning directly to complete the grouping."

"No matter what the final result is, let's just continue." Artoria sighed and once again clenched her fists behind her back, "Ready--"

"Scissors! Rock! Paper!!!"