Chapter 46 – Surviving on a Deserted Island (7)
Kwajik-
Carrying his inner energy, he cut the surroundings with a bunch in one shot.
It would have been much more convenient if I had been a prosecutor.
It was a nobleman to build a house.
I understood in my head that it was not easy to make a road in a thick jungle, but this lightly exceeded my expectations.
More than anything, I had to pave the way now, so it was certain that the grass would grow thick in a few days anyway, so I felt a strange sense of desolation.
Will the soldiers who weed all day feel like this?
‘Should I just burn them all?’
Moist tree trunks wouldn’t burn well, but blood magic was not a common fire.
The problem is different. There was a possibility that I could not control the blood magic attack that was spreading like hellfire, so it was a bit like putting it into practice.
The more I went inside, the more I felt that I was lucky.
The water was all stagnant water, muddy water, and there were even snakes of unknown identity.
You can eat it as long as you remove the fangs.
…I decided not to bother.
There is no reason to eat fishy snake meat when you can catch fish.
We proceeded by meticulously checking the map at each specific point.
A distance of about half a day by walking slowly without light air.
That’s enough for now.
I widened the road I had passed and turned back towards the shelter.
After working hard on the road maintenance project on the uninhabited island, I arrived near my house before I knew it.
Under the glowing sunset through the lead-colored clouds, Midsummer whimpered and carried away blocks of ice and fish.
“A moderate magazine.”
“I’m hungry….”
There was no strength in his voice.
“Are there many left?”
“No. This is the last one.”
Thud. Midsummer set down her block of ice and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand.
“Wash it first. Let’s eat by the stream.”
“Ugh.”
No matter how diligently he used the small magic ball, even with this heat, the ice blocks were emitting cold air.
Just as my fire was not a normal fire, the ice created by small magic was also the same.
The clear and transparent ice, which seemed to have frozen the sea as it was, was strangely mysterious.
That’s it, I picked up the properly trimmed fish and ice and moved it to the side of the stream.
Knock-
Gather the trees around and make a fire.
I picked up a wide stone, washed it in a stream, sterilized it with heat, and dried it.
It seems like a simple task, but you need to be more careful than you think.
There was a risk of exploding due to the moisture inside if the damp stone was rapidly heated.
I’ve seen a few cases where people picked up random stones to grill and eat them in a valley or something, and then the stones exploded and caused catastrophe.
In severe cases, you may be seriously injured.
Of course, my durability wouldn’t be damaged even if I was hit head-on with an exploding stone, but it was just a matter of mood.
Likewise, the cooking utensils were sterilized once, and the fish were washed in fresh water to keep them clean.
After removing the scales, make a cut so that the liver permeates well.
Finally, salt made by evaporating seawater was sprinkled.
I don’t know the exact name, but from the looks of it, it seemed to be a type of dome and fish.
Most of the fish caught in midsummer were these. They probably lived in large numbers near the beach here.
“Ahhh-”
Midsummer came this way, brushing her wet hair.
“Sit down.”
“Is there anything you can do to help?”
“OK. Just rest.”
Hehe… It’s warm.”
She sat on a rock on which Midsummer rested like her chair, putting her hand on the campfire.
Perhaps it was because she used too much magic tricks, a chill escaped from the corner of her mouth.
Even though the sun had gone down, it was still steamy outside, but in the middle of summer, she seemed to feel the cold.
As she shifted with Midsummer, she quickly came to wash her body too.
She piled dry stones near the fire to make it like a fire pit, placed shells on top and started to cook.
The bubbling sound and the thick smell of the sea stimulated hunger.
“I want to eat quickly.”
“Wait a minute.”
Thin bamboo skewers that had been cut and sterilized beforehand were pierced through the fish and placed one by one near the campfire.
Rather than grilling on an open fire, it is also grilled over an open fire.
It was hard to give up the temptation of the charcoal scent.
Whether it’s bad for the body or not, it’s all solved by the power of great internal energy anyway.
Fortunately, the hard flesh unique to marine fish retains its shape even as it cooks.
“Is this bamboo too?”
“In the art of survival, bamboo is invincible and divine. Memorize it well.”
Of course, it was worse than coconut, but bamboo was also formidable.
Besides, it’s because I didn’t eat it, because if I timed it well, I could eat even bamboo shoots.
“I see.”
Han Yeo-reum, who had silently watched my cooking process, nodded her head.
“Ruler.”
He handed over ripe clams and ‘bamboo chopsticks’.
“Whoa…”
He exclaimed in admiration as he ate the steaming clams in midsummer while blowing on them.
“Can I eat it?”
“Very.”
“I’m glad.”
I also picked up a ripe clam and immediately put it in my mouth.
Soft clam meat and salty gravy exploded in your mouth.
“Kuhh… I want to drink.”
The calm moonlight reflected on the flowing stream.
The sound of a crackling bonfire and the cry of a grasshopper harmonize, so there is something that stimulates the emotions just by that.
“I guess that’s why we go camping.”
I raised my head slightly and looked up at the starry sky, probably feeling the same thing in midsummer.
“The next course.”
The fish was skinned and served in a ‘bamboo bowl’.
If you separate the bamboo appropriately, heat it slightly, wash it and dry it, it becomes a great bowl.
“…His obsession with bamboo.”
“To be grateful.”
She spoke in a stern, dignified, serious tone.
It was several times more convenient than making bowls by cutting wood.
In addition, due to the nature of bamboo growing rapidly, it was also an advantage that if there was a colony nearby, it could be cut down without burden.
“Well, you were a bit of an efficiency buff.”
“It’s only in the game, but not in real life.”
If I had been an extreme efficiency buff, I would have changed jobs to the worst Madou.
What kind of nickname was it?
“Wrong?”
“OK. Just eat.”
While working hard on Han Yeo-reum, I also took a bite of the hot fish meat.
The strong fire smell and the salty yet savory taste were the taste of a fairly high-end fish species.
Midsummer, who was sitting next to me, opened her eyes wide and frantically shoved fish meat into her mouth.
“Is it delicious?”
“Uh.”
There were enough trimmings, so I continued baking.
It felt like I had a proper meal for the first time in a long time.
Still, I couldn’t help but feel that the carbs were very strong.
Even after going half a day, I couldn’t find anything ‘tasty’ to replenish carbohydrates.
There might even be wild sweet potatoes.
“Kukkuk…!”
Midsummer, who had been eating hard, hit her chest. She must have been consumed by her frantic eating.
“Yumma, eat slowly.”
When I handed him the water, he hurriedly gulped and drank it.
Hehe, this is it.”
Midsummer frowned as he wiped his lips.
“I just looked like a fucking old man.”
“Ajae is you.”
“Then kid.”
“You mean young? Being young is good. Wouldn’t it be nice to rejuvenate our Mr. Kim Moo-gong too?”
“Think whatever you want.”
I sighed deeply and shook my head. Before we knew it, only decomposed fish bones were scattered all around us.
A feeling of fullness after a long time.
Feeling drowsy, I moved my body and lay down on the round pebbles by the stream.
Even in the middle of summer, they came and lay down next to me.
It was a hard stone floor, but it felt like acupressure, and it was fine.
…Except for the occasional bug crawling.
“It’s like I’m hungry.”
Said Midsummer, staring at her own belly. I casually moved my hand towards her and it tapped.
“Wherever you want to touch her lady belly.”
“I don’t think it came out.”
“No, I’m here.”
“What came out of 1mm is what came out.”
Plump.
Midsummer tapped her own belly.
“I heard it’s not good to lie down right after eating.”
“How are you? You’re not lying down all the time, are you?”
“Gogan is right.”
We gazed at the starlight cast by Sobok for a while.
Took. Took. Took.
Suddenly, drops of water fell on her face and her clouds began to obscure the sky.
“Rain?”
“Let’s get up.”
“It’s okay.”
Midsummer woke up shaking her body.
I also corrected my posture and packed my tools.
The rain, which was getting stronger and stronger, seemed to be about to pour down.
“Let’s go inside.”
“OK.”
I wrapped my head around her and hurried into the house.
Soon, the pouring rainwater hit the roof.
“You did a good job reinforcing it.”
“Good. Won’t this collapse?”
“OK. This much is fine.”
Even though the tropical showers are strong, considering that, the foundation was firmly established and the support was erected.
“It’s damp.”
“Blow some.”
“Why? Is there anything you want to do when it’s dry?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
Covering the corners of her mouth, Midsummer laughed.
It looked like he was expecting something, but it didn’t make any sense.
“Sleep.”
“I can’t be honest. Are you really going to sleep?”
“I feel tired.”
“Lie.”
“Actually, it is a lie. Are you okay?”
“Cellar….”
Unlike before, the cycle required for yin-yang harmony was getting longer and longer.
Maybe it’s because the energy inside the body gradually regains stability.
“It looks like it was a bit swollen yesterday.”
“If you know me, I will treat you with respect. It was like a beast, really.”
Midsummer pursed her lips and rolled her eyes.
“Next time, don’t be rude and surrender quickly.”
“…It will.”
I wonder if the habit of winning or losing applies to sex as well.
I hate losing one.
Yes, losing is the same.
One grit was worth acknowledging.
Midsummer glared at me when I sent a suspicious glance.
“What are those eyes?”
“Let’s see.”
“Aren’t you tired of saying that?”
“I’ll train it and make it cheap in 10 seconds.”
“Even now, it hurts a little if I force myself, but don’t do that.”
If I was the normal me of the past, it wouldn’t be strange if I was broken in half or suffered a serious blow with a microfracture.
That’s how strong the ‘tightening’ of midsummer was.
It felt like I realized a secret that I didn’t have to know about why unmanned people marry unmanned people.
“Is it right to peck?”
“Because that’s right. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“You don’t think you’re ashamed either?”
Laughing hesitantly.
She sneaked up close to me and tapped her lower leg with her finger.
“…I can’t stand a conversation like this. Aren’t you ugly?”
“I’m a loser too, so don’t put up with it. Who will be patient?”
“You will regret it.”
“Huh.”
He grabbed the shoulder of Midsummer, who turned her head, and laid her down.
It was necessary to clearly realize who had the upper hand this time.
***
So, a week passed.
“I’m dying…”
Midsummer raised her body, grabbing her swaying legs with both of her hands.
Midsummer’s record is 0 wins.
However, since they coveted each other like beasts, there was no sense of embarrassment.
I don’t know what the mentality is that makes me never ‘never’ backtrack on such a subject.
In any case, midsummer was like practicing women’s top, and she was like that every morning because she excitedly moved her waist every night.
It rained often at night, drowning out the sound, and it was fortunate that no one came near.
If you get caught while working hard…
It would have been very difficult to drop out.
In the meantime, the plan proceeded steadily.
Now, the road to the center of the island has been identified to some extent, and above all, the ‘bread tree’ has been discovered.
The fish was getting tired of it, but I was lucky.
Breadfruit. It was a strange fruit that actually smelled like bread when roasted.
The taste is somewhere between sweet potato and potato.
It wasn’t terribly delicious, but it was more than enough to replace my carbs cravings.
It was time to go to the center of the island and stare at Tamatoma.
Some cadets had already reached this level, so careful preparation was necessary.
