To say, there was no end to the fun events you could have at sea, but if I have to point out one, the one that took the cake was—Watermelon Splitting.
It was supposed to be a classic summer beach event that combines after-meal exercise with dessert. I mean, that's how it goes, right? So I really want someone to explain what in the world I was seeing.......
"Here I come. ?Cross Slash?!"
Rika swung down her weapon—a practice wooden sword with ATK +1. Needless to say, it also, or atleast shouldn't have an edge, yet...... the skill she used immediately split watermelon into four parts.
I seriously doubt if I woke up from the wrong side of the bed today.
I had made sure she was properly wearing a blindfold but the watermelon was split precisely from the middle. Karua, who had been encouraging Rika all the time, praised her with glittering eyes.
"Nice. Amazing, you're fantastic, Rika!"
"Umu. I think this can become a good training regime."
It isn't, what do you think a watermelon was, a dummy tool? I swear even Rika could act like an airhead sometime...which looked kinda bizarre when matched with a samurai-like tone.
"Zephyr, put another one on! I want to try out this time!"
Lana raised her voice while wearing her talisman. Oh my goodness, what was she planning to do equipping that?! Don't tell me she was hoping to use ?Shining Sabre? as the sword? It will only just make a watermelon fountain out of it and nothing!!
"Stop, use the wooden sword, that's the stuff of actual summer! And stop putting on a talisman."
"Whattt? But Rika used her skill..."
"Rika is a warrior, and you're a saint, Lana. Heck, why are we even talking about skill? Listen here, games are meant to be taken as effort. Skills are foul-play."
"Eh, it was a foul!?"
Rika let out a surprised yelp hearing my words when I tried to put a hold on Lana's plan. Ah, yeah, that was on me. I should have explained it earlier.
For a few minutes afterward, I held a meeting and briefed everyone about the normal way of water splitting. Then we put blindfold on Lana, twirled her on the spot to confuse her sense of direction and gave her a push.
"Ahh, ugh, this is making me light-headed!?"
"Right, Lana-sama. Just a bit to the right!"
"Ahh, you moved a bit too much to the right, Lana-sama. Take a step back, to the left. Oh how much I do want to help Her Highness Lana..."
"It's against the rules, Shizu. No helping out."
"I know alright!"
Somehow, Shizu and Ester's excitement meter was rising far more sharply than Lana herself.
"Yes, you're there, Lana-sama! Now swing the sword-desu!"
"Here huh! Take it!"
Once Pamela signaled, Lana struck down with the sword.
Thump!
A faint dull sound echoed as a small crack ran on the stripped green surface of watermelon.
"Hurray! What do you think, Zephy...r! Wait, whaaat?! Why does it not split completely!?"
Lana beamingly called out to me at her, seeing she had landed the hit, but that immediately changed to an astonished yelp when she removed the blindfold and saw the actual outcome.
Well, Lana's STR was at the rock bottom, and watermelon was also quite hard. This was the general result when you don't use skill.
"Actually, that's how it goes with the watermelon splitting. Basically everyone takes their turn to shave off its defense."
Would it have been fun if watermelon was so easily smashed? It's when you try out in anticipation that it brings out the real thrill of this game. Yes, that's why the best way was to have girls with low STR attributes try out.
It was a magnificent failure when Rika did it. Girls with high STR attributes would be left for last.