"But I want to reach the summit without oxygen, just like you."
"Not happening. Forget it." Amamiya Natsuki teased her. "Elder Sister Haruno, go wash up and get some sleep. You can have anything you want in your dreams."
"Natsuki-kun, you're so mean. I'll be careful to tell Yukino you're bullying me."
You're a college student, and you're going to complain to your high school-aged little sister? How are you not embarrassed?
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't bear to listen anymore. She silently quickened her pace and walked ahead.
When they reached the rest stop at an altitude of six thousand meters, Yukinoshita Haruno bought a canister of oxygen and took a deep breath. She couldn't help narrowing her eyes as she said:
"Phew... I'm alive. That feels amazing."
Yukinoshita Haruno turned around and asked:
"Natsuki-kun, Little Yukino, Sayu-chan, do you want to give it a try? It feels amazing."
"No need." Yukinoshita Yukino crossed her arms over her chest and firmly refused. "I'm breathing just fine."
Amamiya Natsuki said from beside her:
"A real man should climb the summit without oxygen."
Sayu didn't care about all that. "I want to try... That really does feel good. I'm buying one!"
Generally speaking, people climbing Mount Everest fell into two camps: one used oxygen, while the other refused to and wanted to reach the summit on their own. Neither was better than the other. The real fools were those who refused to use oxygen for the sake of their pride and ended up losing their lives.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't want to use oxygen, of course, not because of pride, but because he genuinely didn't need it.
Even at an altitude of six thousand meters, he didn't feel the slightest difficulty breathing. He didn't need an oxygen supply at all, and he barely felt