Mia’s Diary of Island Incidents

The Thirtieth Day of the Seventh Month

Today, I had grilled ababalone for lunch. It was excellent. The chewy texture reminded me a little of mushrooms. It had that distinct smell of fine seafood too, which I like. Also it was salted just right, and the seaweed salad that came with it was nice and sinewy. Fun to chew. It really made me realize that food is about more than just flavor.

Eating seafood on a boat is about as luxurious as it gets.

The fact that shellfish are a little like mushrooms and really tasty is a new discovery for me though. I should tell the head chef and have him add them to the menu as soon as possible.

Highly recommended ✰x5

I had a strange soup for dinner. It was made by cooking this weird creature called an “Archdaemon’s familiar.” The thing has a lot of tentacles, which grossed Esmeralda out, but I tried some, and it’s actually really tasty. There are suckers on its legs, and they have this really unique texture when chewed. Really easy to get hooked on these.

Recommend ✰x4

Note: I feel like most food from the sea has a chewy texture. We’re arriving at the island tomorrow. I’m looking forward to what I’ll get to eat there.

So, reading it over, it seems like my diary has turned into a food review page again. I’m not sure how. Maybe it’s cursed or something.

Anyway, we finally managed to return to our boat. It’s been a crazy couple of days, but now that we’re all back safe and sound, I think I’m going to remember this experience fondly. Since I’m going through my memories right now, I might as well write them down.

Day One

We arrived at the island that Esmeralda uses as a vacation spot. Just before we reached land, we had a little accident with our rafts flipping over, but everything was fine. Abel and Sion rushed to my aid, and with their help, I got onto the island without any trouble.

Once we got settled on the island, Esmeralda started coaching me on swimming. I figured out how to swim right away. Everyone was shocked at how quickly I learned. Even Sion’s eyes went wide. He said, “You look like a mermaid!” I’m sure he was exaggerating a little, but the thought is certainly appreciated.

The rest of the day was perfectly fine too. It was a lot of fun. The trouble started on the second day.

Day Two

We woke up to a storm in the morning. The wind was so strong I thought I was going to be blown away. I’m really light, after all. Lightweight people like me need to be extra careful in strong winds. Then I realized that the only people around were me, Esmeralda, Anne, Abel, Sion, Keithwood, and Nina. Everyone except the seven of us had disappeared! Even the Emerald Star was gone. I can still remember how shocked I was.

Day Three

The storm passed, but the Emerald Star didn’t come back. We had no choice but to start figuring out how to survive on the island by ourselves. Since I was the resident survival expert, everyone followed my instructions. We gathered food and started signal fires. It’s all a fond memory now, but it was a lot of work at the time, which was made worse by the fact that Esmeralda suddenly vanished...

For the sake of Esmeralda’s reputation, I’ll skip that part of the story. In any case, on day four, we finally got off the island. But little did I know, at the very end of this adventure was where the greatest danger lay. While we were swimming toward the Emerald Star, a man-eating fish appeared in front of us! It was out for blood, and it came at me with terrible speed, which was actually a relief. It was much better for it to come after me and not the others, because I was ready for it. So, once the massive man-eating monster of a fish got close enough, I slapped it right on the nose and sent it whimpering away. Easy-peasy.

I did, however, discover a terrible secret. My gut is telling me there will be lots of trouble down the road. Just thinking about how I’m going to explain everything to Miss Rafina is giving me a headache. I’m going to need to make so many excuses...

Ugh, my ancestors sure didn’t make things easy for me.