Maybe I should just get the stones from somewhere else. ……’
I now have a new objective for tomorrow’s exploration.
For now, I’ll stick with the stones found in this forest.
I take advantage of my freshly made tools and carve out a rock that was sitting near my house to make a cooking utensil.
Various bonuses make the fire last longer.
“Well, well, well. Now we can make some delicious ‘roasted mushrooms’.”
I plunge some dead leaves and branches I have picked up into the Kamado and light it on fire.
When the fire starts to burn, I place the mushrooms on the branches and roast them.
When they start browning and making a sizzling sound, I sprinkle a little salt that Akemi gave me.
The fragrant aroma of the mushrooms spread all around.
My stomach starts rumbling and I can’t take it any longer, so I eat the freshly roasted mushrooms.
“Ha! ……! Huff! Huh! Ugh …… yummy ~~~~~~~~!
Freshly picked mushrooms are so good! I could eat these every day!”
I eat up all the mushrooms I have picked in no time.
I don’t think I’ve felt this happy and full in a long time.
As I rub my swollen belly and savor the moment of contentment, I see…….
I can see the principal and vice principal running at me from the other side of the forest.
“Tra- Trash, No, Leopin-kun!”
“Is it true that you have found a tatsumaki?”
As I am in a daze, I ask back.
“How do you know?”
“I told you at the entrance ceremony!
The school life is supposed to be broadcasted to the world through a magic device!”
“I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries from supporters who say they saw Leopin-kun eating ‘tattemake’ on that broadcast!”
“If that’s true, I want some Tatsumaki right now!”
“If that’s true, give me the ‘Tatsumaki’ now! Then, this once, I’ll use my power to get you out of the ‘special training class’ and put you in another class!”
“Yes! This is your one chance to escape this dump!”
“If you miss this, you’ll be living in a dump for the rest of your life!”