Chapter 32
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1816 words
There wasn’t any lecturing from the guild master, and after a small warning, I moved towards the warehouse to sell my monster materials .
I decided to sell all the edible meat since holding on to them was too cumbersome . But I did keep some of the skins . On a side note, it seems ogre meat isn’t edible .
Thus, I took everything out . And everyone around me looked shocked . All of these were due to the grace of my goddess, Norn . Norn is seriously a goddess . I really love her . And I’m not taking any objections to that .
“To have this much……and there’s no signs of damage…… . ?”
Ah, so you noticed . But I turned away and feigned ignorance . After taking a cue from my behavior, nothing more was said afterwards .
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The total from the sale was 20 gold coins .
Yep, it was quite a great amount . The guild master was also very happy for some reason . I’m not sure why, but congratulations, I guess? Also, I decided not to sell the ogre’s magic stone . Since it seems there were various uses to it .
Anyways, since the sale of the monster materials was concluded, it was now time to go to work . Various things happened, but it was still early in the morning .
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The southern forest area was already placed off-limits . The guild master sure worked fast . As such, I had to go look for a different area .
But the bulletin board already had a crowd around it . And I didn’t have the energy to rush in .
While I was thinking about just heading out since it was too troublesome, Salena approached me and whispered a secret to me . Apparently, there were rare herbs growing near the river flowing in the northeast . She said it was thanks for the udon . I should feed her more often . And if I increased her favorability more, eventually…… . !
I thanked her before leaving the guild and then headed out of town .
After exiting town, I glanced around for some people .
I could just go directly to the river, but for now……
A few children approached me as I was glancing around . Shin, Yui, and their friends .
I didn’t give a greeting or say anything . Since I’m not their friend . Let’s see, five boys, three girls, so eight in total?
Alter confirming that everyone had gathered around, I gave a nod and headed off . The target would be the river .
“……Uh, are we not going to the forest?”
“Where are we going?”
“Shin, go ask her . ”
It seems they were questioning where I was going, but if they didn’t like it, they’re free to go home . Today would be my first time going there .
As I continued on forward, Shin moved forth to talk to me .
“Um, where are you going for today?”
“The river . ”
“The river? Are you not going to the forest?””
“The southern forest area is off-limits . ”
“Off-limits?”
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“It seems ogres have appeared there . ”
“Ogres!?”
The children began panicking . Even if you’re all scared, the place we’re going to isn’t the forest, it’s the river .
I continued on ahead while ignoring the noises .
After walking for about an hour, I arrived at the river . I looked around and there were a few people about . Should I look for herbs near the riverside? There was an open field towards the downstream of the river and a forest towards the upstream . I see, a forest .
I walked for about another 30 minutes . I’m now in the front of the forest . Although I went towards the forest, I’m planning on gathering near the river . I walked straight inside the forest while following alongside the river .
Hmm, I thought there would be more to gather alongside the river, but the vegetation was essentially the same . I think around here should be far enough .
And so I began collecting the herbs growing alongside the river . As I was doing so, I also looked closely at the bottom of the river . Yep, those are definitely rare herbs . But I’m not getting in since I would get wet . But this would be where Storage comes in . Alright, done .
After gathering for about an hour, I was starting to get bored . Let’s do something else!
Hmm… . River, a river? Speaking of rivers, there should be fish, right? Yes, fish! Thus, I decided to go catch some fish .
I did a quick check using Detection and it looked like there were fish akin to chars in the river . The water looked quite clear around here . I wonder how it would look further upstream? I might even be able to catch a rainbow trout if I head further downstream . Downstream……so the sea? I want to eat some sea fish .
Ah, this won’t do, let’s focus on the current target .
The chars . Now, how should I catch them? By fishing? But I didn’t have any fishing gear with me .
I could always try physically catching the fish, or something else . The children also caught fish like that .
How about a fish trap? I think I could make that work . I wish I had some bamboo, but since I didn’t have any, I took out some wood from Storage and made them into a cage . Since I had the materials, the consumption was low .
Next, I need to block the flow of the river, or narrow it down, so……let’s use earth magic to do that .
Then I placed the finished cage into the narrowed end . Good, the water is flowing through . Now all I need to do is drive the fish towards it .
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The children were confused due to not knowing what I was doing . But I continued working without paying any heed to them .
Hmm, in order to drive the fish…… . . as expected, I need to take off my clothes . I suppose it can’t be helped .
I removed my cloak and took off my high-laced boots . Fortunately, I was wearing culottes today . But since I was also wearing garters and stockings, I also had to remove those too . Thus, I took them all off .
And now I was barefooted . The water felt really cold .
When I entered the river and started splashing about, the children became even more confused . Also the boys immediately turned red and looked away .
Yui called out to me at that point .
“Um! What are you doing?”
“Don’t worry about it, I’m just gathering . ”
Having said that, everyone still had their attention on me . But no one joined me .
After a while, I went to confirm the trap . There’s about 16? A bit disappointing . But this should be enough for today .
I removed the net and dispelled the barrier I made using earth magic .
After getting out of the river, I used “Dry” to dry my feet and slightly wet clothes, and then put on my stockings, boots, and cloak .
Then I took out the tent, and prepared the stove that I made last night and several other cooking utensils . I would remodel the stove when I have time . To make the firepower stronger . Speaking of which, I ended up learning a skill called “Create Magic Tool” after making this stove . I honestly have too many skills . There were various skills I wanted to level, but I didn’t have enough time to level them all .
But that aside .
Hmm, cooking chars, I wonder what I should do? Grilling them with salt sounds nice . Foil-roasting them with butter also sounds nice . Frying them would also work . Ah, maybe I could I also smoke them . Alright, let ’s do all of them .
I already bought salt a few days ago . I removed the slime and started dealing with the gills and internal organs . Then I started making everything in order;
Grilling with salt . I made sure to properly cover them in salt .
Foil-roasting with butter . I managed to obtain a small amount of butter the other day . I made the foil myself . I had to use some MP, but it was necessary .
Frying . I used vegetable oil to do that .
As for smoking, I made smoked fish which could be used as sides or for salads .
I placed all the finished products into Storage . Thus, I completed all four methods .
And by the time I realized, it was already noon . Good, I could eat them now while everything was still freshly-made……but the stares from the children was painful . I didn’t have enough to share with everyone, and as expected, I place myself first .
After a quick meal with bread and orc meat that I had placed in storage beforehand, I decided to head back for today . The children who followed me this time didn’t raise any complaints since Shin had made sure they wouldn’t .
Good, my peace of mind was kept .
Ah, and Norn was still a goddess . Several orcs and goblins have been added to my collection .
I returned back to town and finished my transactions with the guild . The herbs in the riverbed were rare and sold at high prices . The profit I earned from them alone was a total of 5 small gold coins . And I sold some from my stockpile and earned another 10 small gold coins on top of that .
When I returned to the inn, I saw Lily and we talked for a bit . She was surprised upon hearing that I went to the river and caught fish for today . Since I already cooked them, I invited her to eat them with me later, which made her really happy . The cook who was listening to us also turned red with fury .
I came back really early today, so I still had a lot of time left before dinner . That’s right, I still have to make clothes from the cloth I bought . As such, I worked hard to make clothes for a while . I’m a girl with the mind of a man, yep .
I also made a new cloak while I was at it . Until now, I was just wearing a cloak that placed emphasis on practically! So I made a new water-resistant cloak and decorated it with embroideries on the hem and other areas . Besides, the tanned hide cloak I was using was also quite heavy…… . I also added the effect of Stealth to draw less attention to myself . I was able to add skills that I learned using “Skill Grant” . However, since the level was dependent on the granted skill, the effect that could be applied was only up to LV2 .
Afterwards, I took a bath and had dinner .
Although, I had numerous kinds, I chose to bring out the foil-roasted chars . The scent of butter was explosive .
The other customers also started yelling into the kitchen, but that’s not my problem . Several of them also tried talking to me, but I completely ignored them .
Ah, Lily had a wonderful beet-red face on her today too . How cute .