## Chapter 295 – A Chill
It certainly is anticlimactic to face one enemy with three people.
It’s no wonder the wise men of old said that. Come to think of it, this combination is exactly the Tank, the Guide, and the Mage. The elders are always right.
I suddenly feel like eating a persimmon.
ㅡGush.
Hot blood poured from the severed neck as if a faucet had burst. Personally, I don’t like blood curds. The unique smell and greasy texture are too unpleasant.
That’s why I can’t enjoy scenes like this.
Is that why I became an anti-war activist? Spilled blood is a sorrow that can never be recovered. The tears of black people who suffered discrimination, the blood of civilians massacred by war criminals.
I can only feel pity.
I picked up the severed head of the Owl Bear.
” উইনিয়া, I think this beak will be pretty expensive.”
Usually, distinctive body parts of strong monsters are valuable. The Cockatrice beak was said to be quite expensive, so this should be too.
“Of course, it’s expensive. Darkie, we don’t need anything but the beak, so just take that off.”
“Okay.”
Cloudy was staring at the Owl Bear’s neck, where blood was gushing out. What had captured her attention? She was looking around and touching the feathers, as if to make sure she had killed it properly.
First, I’ll leave it for a while to drain the blood, then take out the insides and skin it.
ㅡSreung.
I took out a knife and put the blade on the philtrum of the beast, sawing it off. ㅡScratch, scratch. It’s not as easy as I thought.
“You son of a bitch.”
I put the head on the ground and pressed down hard, sawing vigorously. As the knife went in, the pressed blood burst out. I removed the beak in that way and put it down in a suitable place.
“Cloudy, help me skin it.”
“Okay, I will.”
“Let’s flip this over first.”
ㅡThwack!
At that, Cloudy kicked the Owl Bear’s corpse with force. The corpse flipped over due to the tremendous impact, revealing the beast’s abdomen.
What impressive leg strength.
“C-Cool! What a kick!”
Even the flank that was kicked was dented.
“Hehe.”
Cloudy smiled pleasantly and pulled out the arm that was behind the beast’s back. Seeing her pull it out so easily, she really does have fearsome strength.
“Sis, their claws are expensive too, so make sure to take them. You have to take all the front and back claws.”
ㅡSwaeak!
Cloudy lightly swung her knife, and the claws were neatly cut off, flying into the air. The job was almost done by repeating that action only four times.
It’s a world of difference from me removing the beak.
Look at this clean cut. The skill itself is different from the beak I sawed off. It might take a hundred years to reach Cloudy’s toes.
“Wow, this is cut cleanly.”
I gathered the fallen claws and put them next to the beak.
Looking at them like this, they are quite fearsome claws. They look ruthlessly sharp and strong. Three swordsmen can fight a monster like this?
First of all, the arms are so long that it would be difficult to keep a distance.
If one person risks their life as bait from the front, the other two must cut off the vital points at once to kill it.
Of course, compared to real monsters, the height is similar to that of humans, so it doesn’t seem impossible to aim for the vitals… but it’s a bit ambiguous.
It would be possible if there were three people like me, but if Copson and Meria did this, it would be quite difficult.
I judged that Meria’s shield would be completely destroyed and Copson would be blown away before I could finish it.
I should tell Copson to wake up from his dream when I see him next time.
” উইনিয়া, is there anything else to take besides that?”
“The heart and gall bladder?”
“What about the rest?”
“Throw it away. It’s useless.”
উইনিয়া sat down in a suitable place and took a rest.
She said that she poured more mana than the standard amount into Chain Lightning to subdue the Owl Bear for sure.
Thinking about when she annihilated the Hobgoblins last time, the one she just shot seemed stronger. I guess you need more power to subdue a large monster.
“Do I have to carry you back this time too?”
“Our Darkie, were you just going to leave?”
“But I don’t think I can carry the skin on my back.”
“Darkie, in that case, you just say that whether you’re going to do it or not.”
Oh, my.
This is definitely my mistake.
“Hehehe, then I’ll carry you. Rest assured.”
“Chuckles. Idiot.”
“Ah.”
Anyway, I stood in front of the Owl Bear with Cloudy.
Now, how should I cook this? I held the knife upside down and aimed a little below what I thought was the beast’s solar plexus.
I’ll stab it in one go, cut open the abdomen, and take out the insides.
“Katt, I’ll help you.”
Cloudy, who came up behind me, hugged me and wrapped her hand around the back of my hand. It felt like Cloudy’s strength was being transmitted to that place.
“Now, aim for the center and stab accurately.”
I followed the momentum of her touch and stabbed the knife down. ㅡThwack. Perhaps because it was a relatively weak part, the knife went in very easily with Cloudy’s strength.
I felt a force like an industrial press.
“Keep going down.”
ㅡScratch.
I was able to cut open the abdomen without much difficulty.
Like stew in a bowl, hot blood filled it. However, since the head had already been cut off, it was quickly draining out.
“But where’s the gall bladder?”
“Maybe below the liver?”
“Is that so?”
ㅡThwack.
Cloudy took off her glove and stuck her hand into the blood-filled insides. No, I was going to do it, but she took the initiative.
I want to do the rough work.
After rummaging around for a while, she succeeded in pulling out something that looked like a gall bladder.
“Yeah, that’s it. The size is good too.”
উইনিয়া, who had already approached, took the gall bladder and put it in a glass bottle. Then, she looked around the corpse as if she was going to watch.
“Cloudy, is your hand okay?”
“Hand?”
Her arm was already covered in blood like that of a brutal warrior.
“It must be cold because of the blood.”
“Ah, that’s true. But I have to take out the insides anyway.”
I also took off my gauntlet and rolled up my sleeves.
I took out the Owl Bear’s insides with Cloudy as if we were making kimchi. The visuals were exactly that. Making kimchi covered in red pepper powder.
Ah, kimchi.
It’s been a few years since I’ve eaten that too.
If I ever get the chance, it would be nice to make kimchi myself.
And then aggressively recommend it to the people around me.
They’ll definitely hate it.
“Hehe.”
But isn’t that the joy of recommending kimchi to foreigners? I took out the long intestines while thinking about such inhuman and cruel things.
The insides were all large. Of course, most of them were useless, so there was no need to take them. I just threw them on the snow and emptied the insides cleanly.
“Oh, this heart is big.”
The only organs needed are the heart and gall bladder.
The by-products of low-level monsters are mostly useless, but large monsters like this are useful in many ways, which is good.
Now that I’ve taken out all the insides, it’s time for the skin.
As I took out the knife again and tried to stab it in, Cloudy said.
“Katt, first draw a long line vertically.”
“Vertically?”
“Yeah. The neck is cut, so from below that to the bottom.”
I have experience skinning, but I haven’t learned it professionally. I skinned the… Ah, come to think of it, the first time I met Cloudy was when I skinned the Scale Wolf.
“Skinning the skin reminds me of that time. When we first met.”
“When we caught the Scale Wolf, right? Hehe, that’s how it was back then.”
A smile appeared on Cloudy’s face.
Well, I didn’t know it would turn out like this back then. I carved out the flesh while thinking about that. Now I have to start the dismantling work in earnest.
ㅡRummage, rummage.
But it’s more difficult than I thought because of the size. In the first place, I’ve been living by catching weaklings, and I have almost no experience hunting large monsters, so this is the first time I’ve skinned such a large monster.
It’s a bit difficult.
I was worried that the skin might be damaged, so even my hands seemed to be shaking. As I was doing that, Cloudy grabbed my wrist.
“Katt, I’ll do this.”
“Ah… I should be doing this kind of thing. I’m a little embarrassed.”
“It’s not embarrassing. It’s your first time, right?”
“That’s true, but…”
“You can just watch and learn. Shall we do that?”
She smiled kindly and rubbed her cheek against my cheek as she said that.
“Yes.”
Cloudy, who took the knife like that, skillfully stabbed the blade between the flesh and the skin and began to peel off the skin with force.
ㅡRip, rip.
The skin was separated in an instant, revealing the pink flesh.
I helped as much as possible by lifting the Owl Bear’s arm or something to help her with the work. The knife was moving at a rapid pace.
“Oh, Sis is skilled. Darkie, watch and learn for sure.”
“I will.”
Before long, the Owl Bear was truly naked. The skin with feathers and fur was cleanly peeled off, revealing all of its most private flesh.
The monster that had been stripped naked looked very pathetic.
This must have been its weakest side that it always wanted to hide. The Owl Bear, which had just turned pink, looked like nothing more than a tempting prey.
“Hmm… would it taste good?”
Cloudy, who had folded the peeled skin, said while looking at the Owl Bear, which had turned into meat. Judging by the way she was smacking her lips, she seemed to want to chew on the flesh of the prey.
“Not really. The meat is tough.”
উইনিয়া seems to have eaten it before, judging by her answer.
” উইনিয়া, have you eaten it?”
“Occasionally. It’s not really my taste.”
“Tough, huh…”
For the record, Cloudy was a woman who preferred tough meat.
After hearing that it was tough, she immediately stabbed the knife into the beast’s flesh and began to cut out the flesh skillfully again.
She was a born butcher.
I’m going to have a lot to take.
“Katt, let’s take this too. I want to eat it.”
“It looks really delicious.”
It’s a natural piece of meat that looks so fresh. It’s worth trying. I wrapped it up well and put it in my backpack along with the claws and beak.
“Then let’s go back now.”
I handed the backpack to Cloudy and carried the skin on my back. It was quite heavy because of the large area, but it wasn’t too heavy to carry. I ignored the dripping blood.
It seemed like it would be a little late, so I climbed down the mountain at a fast pace.
“Hmm… it’s getting cold.”
“Yeah, I think so.”
Cloudy and উইনিয়া said, breathing out white air.
Now that the excitement of the blood had subsided, the chill that I had forgotten was seeping in.
“It’s because the sweat is drying. It’ll be okay if you walk.”
We walked diligently towards the city.
We encountered several other groups of adventurers on the way, but no particular disputes arose. It’s only natural. Who would dare to mess with a group carrying the skin of an Owl Bear?
Even the dumbest robber knows that to steal the skin, they need to be stronger than the person who ‘hunted’ the owner of the skin.
Since I was carrying the item out in the open like this, I was able to see the effect of that. Originally, the robber bastards only understand when you show them with your eyes.
Well, it’s possible that the adventurers I met weren’t robbers.
“Katt.”
“Yeah?”
“It’s too cold. My skin feels cold.”
Cloudy said, sticking close to me.
“Are you going to melt my body when we get back?”
“Of course! Of course!”
“You’re so excited. Darkie, my body is frozen too?”
“I’ll melt you all!”
I won’t be able to rest even when I get back!
Anyway, I was able to arrive at the city around sunset.
“Oh, isn’t that the skin of an Owl Bear?”
“Yes, it is. Thank you for your hard work.”
The guards showed interest.
When they asked where I caught it, I roughly answered that I caught it in the middle of the mountain and passed through. As the sun began to set, I started to get really cold. I want to go in and rest quickly.
First of all, I had to sell the things I brought, so I headed to the lodging where the merchants were staying.
