The knives were sold quite well and the long swords were finally sold out except for the “luxury model”, this time I was able to get a good result. We bought some food and with this, we can afford to live leisurely for another week. Yume Neiji’s Work
When we get home, out of the wheat we bought, I grind it till it’s powdered, put it in a wooden bowl then add some water and salt before kneading it. I’ll let it set for a while and in the meantime, I organize the food we bought. Samia will go hunting from tomorrow, so while the sun is still out, she takes a look at the condition of her bow.
Once I’m done, I spread the kneaded dough thinly and bake it in the frying pan. This unfermented bread looks like the one called chapati in my previous world. We will have this plus dried meat and root vegetable soup for dinner.
“How is your bow?”
“Hn? Ah, there is nothing wrong. I used two of Eizou’s arrows and it’s perfect.”
“I’m glad. More than that, what will you hunt tomorrow?”
“Hmm, maybe tree deer or a boar….. then if there are also birds, I want to catch some.”
“If you can catch them, we will have more variety for our meal.”
“Right! I’m already looking forward to it.”
Samia’s tension is obviously going up. This must be the influence of her blood as a tiger beastman. We were tired as we just went to town and we also have plans for tomorrow so we went to bed early.
The next morning, I see Samia off, she’s wearing a leather armor and carrying a bow. Her bento is the unfermented bread baked yesterday and some dried meat.
“Take care. If you come across the big black bear, turn back quickly.”
“I know. See you late~r.”
Samia left quickly. Well then, shall I start my work too?
That said, today is basically replenishment of reduced stock. 4 knives. Long swords will not be possible today, so I’ll do it tomorrow. Iron material is still in stock, but it will run out soon, so I need to find a supplier. If my items sell well at the current pace, it would be better to look for a wholesale partner.
However, it wouldn’t be possible to make them get it from here. I realize it when we made several round trips to town, living in this forest and going back and forth with no harm is largely due to Samia’s contribution as she can detect danger ahead of time.
For example, if I had already stepped into the wolf’s meal scene yesterday, I don’t know what would have happened. Maybe I can fend it off, but I may also be harmed and above all, it would have consumed a considerable amount of time. Then I had to go back wherein the forest is already dark. Going through the dark forest, I no longer need to think how dangerous it could be.
Considering that, do I need a cart now? It’s still okay to bring the stock for a while, but I may reach my limit so it might be good to have it now. With that, I decided having one.
Whether to make it by yourself or buy it…
If I make my own, I need to cut down some trees again to secure timber. However, it may take two weeks. Well, I think I can go to the town 2-3 times in the meantime. Yeah, I can afford that much. I’ll just make it myself, and if it can’t be helped, I’ll just buy it.
Until around evening, I am making knives while thinking about such things but the quality of the products itself is the same as the conventional “general model”. Up to this point, because of my cheat, even if I don’t concentrate I can make things better than those blacksmiths. I can’t say whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing though, it’s a bit worrisome.
However, I wonder if this is what it meant by crafting things for a living, but it’s my precious second life so I’ll gratefully use the things I received. After I stored the finished knives, Samia returned.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com
“I’m back!”
“Welcome home!”
Seeing me greeting her back, Samia felt bashful.
“What is it? Is something wrong?”
“Nothing, somehow….. right now, I’m a little….I am just happy that’s why…”
“Ah….. It feels good when there’s a person welcoming you home, right?”
“Uh, yeah”
In my previous world, it was the kind of happiness I never had. I wonder if that’s what Samia felt. She said that she was grateful for my help, but I wonder what her life would be if I didn’t save her or if she wasn’t attacked by the black bear, maybe she will be a hunter in the forest, or she could marry another beastman and have a child…
No, according to the “watchdog”, even if it’s not me, there would be someone who will help. Was it good or not that it’s me? I have to make her feel that she’s fortunate it’s me.
“And, what is your game?”
“I killed a forest deer. I was able to pull it off and I put it in the lake for now. I’ll go pick it up tomorrow morning.”
“Let me help you carry it tomorrow. You can wash your hands then.”
“Yup”
And it is the usual scenery of the dining table.
“How is it? the arrow and knife.”
“It’s incredibly good! The arrow pierced deeply and when I used the knife, I was able to handle it smoothly. It saved me a lot of time.”
“I see. I’m glad it was useful.”
After that she explained how she struggled to stop the tree deer, she explained it while gesturing, I smile as I listen to her story.
The next morning, me and Samia came to the lake. I also brought a rope and an axe from the workshop.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com
“Uhm……”
I’m trying to find where Samia sank it.
“Ah, it’s that one. There’s an arrow stuck on it.”
“Oh, there sure is.”
“It’s pretty deep from there too.”
“Let’s get going?”
When we approached it, I found the big deer’s body sinking in the water.
“Let’s first pull it up to the shore. Eizou, lend me a hand.”
“Okay”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com
The two of us hold the tree deer’s foot and drag it up. It’s easier than I thought, more or less it’s because of the buoyancy.
After carrying it to the shore, we cut down two trees of an appropriate size with the axe, cut them into appropriate lengths and put them together with rope to make something like a roof rack. Then we tied another rope to the end to make it pullable. After we placed the deer on it, we are ready to go.
Me and Samia pulled it together. Whether our strength is strong or the tree deer is lighter than I thought, we were able to move smoothly. We got home in about 40 minutes.