The Survey Is Complete

We're on an adventure with the family, surveying the area around the enormous lake.

We discovered this cave while surveying the difficult northern section, where cliffs continued endlessly and there was no shore.

It was a tube-worm habitat. After defeating the giant tube worm that ruled over them, I boarded the rubber boat with its outboard motor and set out alone to scout ahead.

The plan was for me to scout ahead in the fast rubber boat first, then make a surveying plan.

Damn—if I'd just done this from the start, I could have avoided putting my family in danger, couldn't I?

My mood grew somewhat gloomy.

Wasn't I putting the family who followed me with such unwavering trust in far too much danger?

I was troubled by that, but it was also true that they wouldn't listen to me.

No, there was no way I could go adventuring with only my own strength.

I needed their strength...