"Anyway, I'm starving. I can't take it anymore! Let's hurry up and find something to eat!"
In the end, Orito Kaori could no longer resist the temptation of the grilled meat and fragrant rice and spoke up.
"But where are we supposed to find food now? There isn't any food in this plaza," Nakamachi Chika said.
"How about... we ask the others for something to eat?" one of the boys suggested.
"What resources do you have to trade with them?" Makishima asked.
"We're only asking for some food. It's not like it's anything precious, right?" The boy looked confused.
Makishima was somewhat speechless.
These people had really lived too comfortably in the original world and had never hit a wall. That was why they thought food wasn't valuable in the Inner World.
"Then let's check out the other teams and bring back some food," Tama-na agreed with a nod.
The meeting was temporarily put on hold, and several people split up to seek food from the other groups.
However, before long, everyone returned empty-handed, their expressions extremely unpleasant.
"What happened?" Tama-na asked.
"Those people refused to spare even a bit of food!" Orito Kaori said angrily.
"Yeah, they're all incredibly stingy," Nakamachi Chika said.
Hearing their dejected reports, Makishima sighed.
In this Secret Realm, practically everyone lacked food and could barely maintain their daily consumption. Even groups with more food would not give any away, because there were still six days before the Secret Realm ended. They wanted more time to explore for resources, and carrying food would save them plenty of time otherwise spent searching for it.
Tama-na and the others were immediately driven into a desperate situation.
The aroma of food drifted over from the other teams, leaving everyone ravenous. Yet without food, they could only endure in