"Hey! How did you guys end up here?" Ike Kanji complained as he surveyed the surroundings. "We found a base on the other side too, but... it really wasn't as good as this one. There was a small river there, but it was a bit too damp for a base."
He looked around and quickly noticed the advantages of this hidden gem as well.
"Wow! There's even a cave here! This is practically the perfect campsite!"
After confirming their base, the first problem they faced was starting a fire.
Without fire, there would be no cooked food, no hot water, and no light or warmth at night.
"Damn it! There are way too few matches!" Yamauchi Haruki struck several matches, but none managed to light the large, dry branches they had picked up from the ground.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Ike Kanji stepped forward.
"Move aside, move aside. Let a professional handle it!"
He confidently pushed everyone away and began displaying his unexpectedly impressive camping skills.
First, he had several boys gather dry, flammable dead leaves and small twigs. Then, he found several dry sticks of suitable thickness himself.
He arranged sticks of different thicknesses into a two-layer frame, placed the dead leaves and small twigs in the middle, struck a match, and carefully brought it closer.
"Ike, can you really do this?" Yamauchi Haruki questioned from the side.
"Shut up! Just watch!"
Ike Kanji ignored him and carefully brought the match toward a gap in the dry leaves.
Gradually, a small flame rose from the center and successfully ignited the thin twigs.
"It worked! It worked!"
The students around them let out excited cries.
"It's burning!!"
Amid everyone's cheers, a blazing campfire soon rose in the clearing among the trees.
"Ike! You're pretty good!"
Shinohara