Fortunately, by the time the next morning came, the storm had ended, and the sun came up over the water. Even though it was still early, it was very warm. Cye had wished he had worn sandals, but since he hadn't, he wandered around the island he and Kento were stranded on. He had to mostly walk on rocks, and some of them cut into his feet. Ignoring the pain, he walked around for quite a while, checking things out and even gathering some food. as he walked along the beach, he saw many fish swimming there, but he wasn't so desperate to go that far. Instead, he gathered bananas, coconuts, and some berries together and returned to where he and Kento had moved to, from the cave. It was on the opposite corner of the island, right on the beach that had very little rocks.

Kento was sitting on the shore messing with something when Cye ran up to him. He was relieved to see his friend hadn't taken so long, and smiled at seeing the food. Cye came over and set the stuff down.

"Aw… is that all you could find?"

"Well, I saw some animals here, but I just couldn't… you know."

"Hey, no problem, man! Maybe I'll go out and hunt later."

"I hope there isn't a later. I don't like the idea of us having to stay out here in the middle of nowhere for very long."

"Sure, there isn't a TV or a refrigerator, but it isn't all that bad! It's like camping!"

"Not exactly…"

Kento looked at the berries and got an idea. He grabbed on, squished it, and then used it to paint on something. Cye looked over, curious.

"What do you have there?"

"Oh this? Look! It just drifted onto shore!"

Kento held up a worn white volleyball. I had some old, thick reeds stuck in the top of it, and Kento had drawn eyes on it with the berry juice, making it look like a head with hair.

"I think I'll call him Wilson!"

Glaring, and obviously not amused, Cye grabbed the ball and kicked it back into the ocean. Kento whimpered and then sighed.

"Well, there goes my friend… What'll we do for fun NOW?"

"This isn't a weekend excursion, Kento! We don't have time to mess around!"

"I know…"

Then, Kento looked over as Cye collapsed onto the ground. He looked tired as he curled in on himself. He had a lot of scratches all over him, which included a few scars on his legs, and other, smaller injuries from their storm encounter. Kento picked up a coconut and held it out to his friend, who was facing him on the sand, eyes closed.

"Hey, are you hungry, buddy? This thingy here looks interesting!"

"No, thanks… you go ahead and eat."

"…Do you expect to starve yourself?"

"I had some berries on the way. I'll be okay. You're the one who needs it to keep your strength up."

"…"

"Just eat."

"…Okay."

Cye wasn't in good shape, and Kento knew it. Both of them did, even though Cye tried to hide it behind his mask. No matter how good and convincing he thought his act was, Kento could always see through it. Cye needed help. The cut on his forehead was no longer bleeding, but it needed proper medical treatment, and on top of that, he needed to eat. Even at Mia's house, he barely ate a thing since the war ended with Talpa, but not eating was something Kento would not condone. Standing up, he walked off, leaving a sleeping Cye on the shore.

The water ronin awoke a few hours later to find Kento nearby, cooking something that smelled a lot like meat. Sitting up, Kento smiled at him, and then brought over a bit for Cye to try. He put the meat in his mouth and Kento waited for his approval.

"Well?"

"…It's not bad. You're a fairly good cook."

"Aw, shucks! You're gonna make me blush!"

"No, really! It's very good! Maybe I don't have to cook so much now…"

"You're kidding, right? No way am I gonna let you stop cooking, man!"

"Kento…"

They smiled, and then Kento helped Cye up. They gathered around the fire to eat. After a while, Kento had finished a lot of the meat off, and burped loudly. Cye gave him a stern look.

"Ahahaha… sorry!"

Shaking his head, Cye went back to eating only his first serving. Kento looked down. Then, Cye started coughing and he went to his side, patting his back.

"Cye, man, are you okay?"

"Yeah… -cough- Meat down the wrong tube or something…"

"Maybe you could use some water!"

"Yeah, if we had any!"

"Uh, hello! We're on an island! We're surrounded by the stuff!"

"But we can't drink saltwater!"

"Why not?"

"Well, our bodies are not made to handle the salt content. Drinking that water wouldn't satisfy our thirst, and we could get really sick!"

"Oh… well, since you're the water expert, I'll take your word for it!"

Then, Cye stood up, finally having finished his meat.

"But, you have a point. We can't survive without water. Maybe there is a creek somewhere here we can drink from."

"Great! Lets go look!"

Cye nodded and the two walked off. It was a very small island, and so there weren't many places to look. Fortunately, it didn't take long to find a sanitary water source, either. Once they found one, they both took a long drink. Then, quite unexpectedly, Kento jumped in. Cye tried to warn him, but it was too late.