Chapter 9
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1115 words
The meat sure was a strong opponent .
No, I’m not joking . I nearly died out there, but in order to eat meat I would have to venture out again .
Naturally, I was scared as I wasn’t fearless .
I managed to think of something this time, but I should rethink my attack methods . To begin with, when I tried attacking the wild boar while moving, nearly all my stones missed . I couldn’t launch them while moving . Which means, I would have to launch them beforehand……that aside I should process the meat first .
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I was currently standing in the garden .
I immediately returned home after that . I was scared on my way back so I had used double the amount of monster repellants . But due to that, I was able to make it back safely .
I was still scared and I had to figure out a countermeasure for next time, but for now, I want to eat meat . And in order to do that, I have to process the meat .
I took out the freshly-killed horned rabbit . Now… . . this……what do I do? I don’t know how to dismantle it . Now’s the time for the handy [Creation Magic] to appear! Let’s turn this horned rabbit carcass into edible meat .
……But unfortunately, not enough MP!
But I have a knife . So was the cost of the action still too much? Let’s check the status . 20 MP remaining . It decreased a lot .
I might be able to use [Creative Magic] to dismantle it tomorrow after resting for the night . But I want to eat it now!
I looked through my status for anything else I could use . Appraisal, Alert, Detection, Stealth, and Farming . None of them were useable .
Maybe Life Magic? It didn’t seem like it could be used, but I tried using it anyways . But nothing happened . Right, of course~
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My cooking skill was a bit under-leveled so it probably also wouldn’t work .
……Now that I think about it, when I was taking a bath, didn’t I just directly take the shampoo itself right out of [Storage]? If so, then perhaps I could also just take a certain part of the animal out……
I activated [Storage] while concentrating on removing only the fur of a horned rabbit . And I was able to do that .
Ehh? What’s with this?
No wait, isn’t [Storage] way too convenient like this?
Despite the various negatives of this world, there were also numerous positives I was grateful for .
For starters, no blood was spilled . This was the positive . But when I took it out a puddle of blood also appeared at the designated area . This was the negative .
Next, I separated the organs and the edible portions of the meat . Fats . Bones . The brain could be used as a tanning substitute for the hides, I would do it later with [Creation Magic] . And with that, the processing was finished . After finishing with processing the second one, I looked towards the puddle of blood .
“It might be easier to process it if I don’t have to take it out . ”
And…it turned out I could do that .
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I activated storage and found out I was able to specify what I wanted while the item was still inside . This sure was some cheat .
The processing of the wild boar was also completed in a few seconds in a strange sense .
Still, why do I feel so mentally exhausted then?
That night, I made horned rabbit stew . I created spices and add them in as I cooked . I also made cooking utensils such as pots . What material did I use for the pot? I collected iron sand from the river using [Storage] . Although it took a bit of time .
As for the cooking knife I just used my knife after sterilizing it with [Clean] .
The stew I made was very delicious . This was the first meat I had in six months . At the orphanage, I was able to eat meat about once a month .
After I finished eating the meat, I had a nice and fulfilling sleep .
Furthermore, I was happy since I didn’t waste the blood because I was able to remove the salt from it . I also didn’t waste the bone and used it as a base for the broth and the remainder as fertilizer .
The next day . I was working on improving my attack methods .
I realized after yesterday’s incident . It was difficult to launch stones when there is movement . Even if I managed to successfully launch them it would be due to luck . But it would be bad if it ended up missing .
Now then, guns have barrels, which help guide the direction of the bullet forward at a certain speed . So, I suppose I would need something to act as a barrel . But then comes the question of: What would I use? Do I have to make it on the spot every time? Or should I prepare something beforehand? What about the firepower?
Unlike pots or pans, using just iron only would cause problems . Furthermore, adjusting the carbon content and gathering enough iron to make a barrel would be difficult . It took about a week to collect enough iron sand to make a pot . And about two weeks for a frying pan . But I managed to obtain the skills [Metalwork] and [Blacksmith] in the meantime .
So perhaps something else… . . no wait, do I actually have to use something physically? The kinetic energy I used to launch the stones wasn’t tangible . Then, if I used the air, maybe……
Right, let’s test it out .
Thus I tried several experiments .
And the results . I could make a substitute for the barrel using the air, but it would now cost more MP to launch stones . For now, I decided to go with the name Air Barrel .
Next, I tried creating a rifling inside the air barrel to improve the overall power . The rifling turned out to be fairly easy to make and so the penetration and speed increased . But since the amount of friction increased, the stones that were launched were smaller . Furthermore, the MP cost doubled .
The penetration strength increased, but since the bullet was smaller, the damage would decrease . I should probably keep this in mind while using it . I would prefer metal bullets instead……would throwing knives also work? I wonder if I should try making them myself or just buy some from a town . Well, for now, I will just have to proceed without the rifling .
I also practiced shooting while moving . I’m not really athletic, but in the meantime, I practiced while moving through the forest . The results were good . And I managed to gain the skill [Snipe] . Which would make it easier to get meat . And so I immediately went hunting .
The results? It was like last time’s struggle never happened . I managed to easily down a stag . It was a bit hard to accept .