Scenario:A Slice of Summer - Chapter 3: The Legend of Watermelon Island - Episode 4

A Slice of Summer - Chapter 3: The Legend of Watermelon Island - Episode 4

The crew borrows a boat from Kaz, and Zeta offers to take the helm. Things seem to be proceeding smoothly when a sudden storm and the rising sunfish's attack threaten to capsize the boat.

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(Captain) and the crew board Kaz's fishing ship, lunchboxes in hand.

Vyrn: We've sure come a long way from Jin not being able to steer a boat at all!

Jin: Indeed. During the incident with the Bonito, I had Siero steer and... Rgh?

Jin: Gah, I forgot! I still don't know how to steer a boat!

Volenna: Seriously? We can't afford to have Kaz accompany us at this point!

Volenna: He's busy with the beach house, and he already went to the trouble of making those lunchboxes, lending us the ship...

Jin: I have no excuse...

Zeta: Wait a sec. I think I can steer this kind of ship!

Anna: Really? You're amazing, Zeta!

Nightmare: Good job!

Zeta: Ahaha! Leave it to me! I went through training back at the Society!

Helnar: Oh yeah? What doesn't this Society do...

Zeta: Anyway, don't worry about the ship! Now let's go!

Lyria: Right!

Zeta follows the chart Kaz gave them, steering the fishing ship out into the open sea.

Zeta: So um, if I do this... and then this...

Vyrn: Hey, Red, everything okay? You've been mumbling to yourself for a while.

Zeta: Quiet! I'm trying to concentrate here!

Vyrn: O-okay...

Zeta: It was a three day crash course, okay? And it was on a lake, not the sea. Whatever. Practically the same thing!

Vyrn: I'm starting to get worried, (Captain)...

Sara: Wow, this is like being in an airship, but something about it feels totally different!

Lyria: The smell of the seawater is really different from being in the sky, isn't it? Oh, look! Birds!

Sara: You're right! I wonder if they're a family?

Lyria: I'm sure they are! Maybe they're all trying to catch some fish!

Volenna: Careful now. Don't lean too far over the railing.

Sara: Right!

(Captain) and the others are enjoying the trip out to sea, but Helnar looks troubled.

Helnar: Hmm... I see dark clouds ahead for us.

Volenna: A bit of a shower? No. From the way those clouds look, we're in for a storm.

Volenna: Hopefully nothing that will interfere with Zeta's steering.

Narmaya: ...!

Helnar: What's wrong, Narmaya? Did you see something?

Narmaya: I sense a presence! Something is heading towards us!

Anna: Huh?

Jin: Is that... the rising sunfish?

Rising Sunfish: ...!

Anna: You're right! Hey... Why is that huge fish coming our way?

Sara: Aiee!

Graphos: ...!

The ship lurches to the side. Sara and Anna go flying, but Graphos catches both of them and returns them safely to the ship.

Sara: Thank you, Graphos... But why did that fish attack us?

Volenna: It must see us as intruders.

Zeta: What was that just now?

Jin: Well, er...

Rising Sunfish: ...!

Zeta: A giant fish?

Rising Sunfish: ...!

Narmaya: Prepare for battle, (Captain)! That goes for the rest of you too!