The most important thing while surviving in the tropics was drinking enough water. It was more important than food, as one could die from dehydration. Coconuts were the perfect food when it came to survival, as they could satisfy both hunger and thirst to some extent.1

I twisted off one coconut after another. It was my first time climbing a tree, but with Self-Deception, my physical abilities were such that I was somehow better at climbing trees than monkeys. Surprisingly, I was able to scurry up quite easily.0

Ellen, too, had climbed another tree and effortlessly twisted off some coconuts. I had climbed up without much difficulty, no doubt, but how on earth could she climb trees so well?0

After plucking about ten coconuts, I clambered back down to the ground. We returned to the shore, each holding five coconuts.0

Thud, thud, thud.0

“What… What’s all this?”0

As we laid down the coconuts, the guys who were still dazed looked at us in shock. The Class B students were bustling about in the distance, busy with something, but the Class A students still seemed to be at a loss.0

“Did… Did you guys really bring all this back this quickly?”1

Vertus appeared to be astonished by what I had done.0

“We’ll have to make do and drink these if we run out of water.”0

We had eleven water bottles, but once we were out of water, we’d have no choice but to drink the juice from the coconuts. It seemed that the personal supplies had already been distributed, as each student had an escape artifact and a water...0