Chapter 3 – Chapter 1. Tutorial.
“Damn.”
As soon as Anchovy Man woke up, he started crying. To put it in an analogy, it was the dawn that was as damning as the second day of training camp. I wished this was all a dream.
As soon as the female teacher woke up, her expression became gloomy. Because it was confirmed that it was not a real dream.
As soon as they woke up, they were groggy and thirsty. I needed water.
“Let’s find water first.”
The three of them walked through the forest at dawn. The fog was thick and the visibility was short. Something eerie hovered in the air.
Jihyeok led the way, and the other two followed him. This time, the anchovy man seemed to be afraid of something.
Soon it was dawn and the fog was gone. They found a flowing pool in the distance. The anchovy man found it and ran to it excitedly. Jihyeok stopped it.
“Wait, wait.”
“Yes?”
“It’s dangerous.”
“What?”
The anchovy man seemed completely unaware. However, Ji-hyeok asked if this coveted puddle had no owner.
“… Yes?”
“Are we alone here?”
Ah.
Only then did he realize something. Of course, the married woman suggested that we lead an amicable agreement like a teacher teaching her children. Jihyeok smiled. If that worked, he wouldn’t have stopped Anchovy Man in the first place.
“It won’t work.”
“Try it, okay? … I am very thirsty.”
Jihyeok did not dissuade him any more. No matter how much I explain it, you won’t know unless you experience it.
They headed for the pool. But then suddenly a huge lizardman stood in front of them.
“Ah…”
I didn’t notice it when I saw it from a distance, but when I saw it up close, the feeling of intimidation was enormous. Even though they were holding wooden sticks, the anchovy man and the married woman felt the fear of death.
“Go away.”
The Lizardman growled fiercely. The teacher was so scared that he couldn’t say a word and withdrew. Although his thirst was dry, he still wouldn’t be prepared to die.
The three stepped away from the pool. Only then did the two understand Jihyeok’s words. … An amicable agreement? It was funny. This was a place where human common sense did not work.
“Let’s look elsewhere, we.”
The anchovy male and female teachers struggled to endure because of the burning thirst. They keenly felt the importance of water here.
They went a little deeper. However, there were owners who first occupied the ponds that would become drinking water. Reluctantly, they had to go deeper and deeper.
Then, for the first time, they encountered a hostile entity. It was two orcs. They seemed to be looking for food.
… Maybe I should have made wooden skewers.
This was purely out of luck. Still, Jihyeok was able to easily deal with two orcs.
Of course, the anchovy boy and the female teacher did not yet grasp the seriousness of the situation. They thought they could just step aside.
If Ji-hyeok doesn’t do anything and leaves them alone, the two of them will be horribly chopped up with their clubs and become ingredients for breakfast. But still needing them, he had no intention of letting them die here.
He sneakily picked up a pebble from the floor. In the meantime, the anchovy boy and female teacher were turning around to go around the orcs.
Then, suddenly, without warning, the orcs rushed at them.
Ah–!!
The two men and women were so shocked that they froze on the spot like statues.
Jihyeok threw stones at him. The stone flew off and hit exactly one orc in the eye. Kkewik-. One of them sat down with a thud. The other sane guy’s gaze swung back to him.
He again picked up a stone on the floor. The orc charged ferociously at him.
A large wooden club was swung with force to break the head. Ji-hyeok threw his upper body backwards to narrowly avoid it and kicked the man’s defenseless exposure.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!!
It is common to all races to feel terrible pain when hit by balls.
As he reflexively clutched his balls and lowered his upper body, Ji-hyeok’s stone struck him hard at his temple.
Of course, he didn’t die in one hit. He slammed the staggering head with a stone again. Once, twice, three times, four times. Eventually the guy collapsed. He climbed on top of him and kept pounding stones down. His skull split with the stone.
Whoa, whoa.
Jihyeok’s ferocious eyes moved toward the remaining orcs. The guy who was holding the blown eyeball with one hand turned around and ran away. He was a quick-witted guy.
The anchovy male and female teacher were trembling as they sat on the floor with shocked expressions on their faces. They didn’t say anything and stayed still.
Jihyeok wiped the blood off his face and grinned. He thought he was done being a crazy bastard who only needed to bleed to feel alive.
Not all of them, but most of the warriors had at least one crooked spot like Jihyeok. In that respect, Jihyeok was on the side of finely crazy. No, going crazy like this was rather an atmosphere of encouragement. So that you can increase your performance quickly.
However, the two men and women, who hadn’t gone mad yet, were so lost that they couldn’t move. At least, he was comforted by the fact that he was not human. The mottled skin and large, grotesque fangs protruding from the lips never looked human.
“If you didn’t kill us, we would be dead.”
Jihyeok made such an excuse calmly. They barely nodded and chimed in. At least Anchovy Nam came to his senses quickly, but Mrs. Mistress was still trembling from her shock.
In that respect, the anchovy man was much more helpful than the female teacher. To be honest, a married woman was just a necessary existence for the role of night watch. If it wasn’t for her, she would have abandoned it without regret. She didn’t have to carry around one more annoying mouth.
Those who have not yet taken off their time on Earth may not have abandoned things like human rights and nabal, but Jihyeok was not. Not only did the soil on Earth wear off, but he had become a foreigner to the core. The law that you must run or kill to avoid dying has already been deeply ingrained in your body. That’s why there was no hesitation when he broke the orc’s head.
… We also need something to eat.
Instead, Jihyeok thought that it was luck rather than bad luck that he ran into these guys. In this situation where they had to appease their hunger, the flesh of an orc could be a valuable source of food. Ji-hyeok, who has been through a lot of situations worse than this, took this for granted. He probably won’t get into trouble just because he ate some guy who wasn’t even a colleague anyway.
Of course, you don’t have to eat all the parts, the thigh seemed to be enough. It’s not long anyway, because it only lasts for a week.
“Hey, that, Seonghan Lee?”
“Ah yes.”
“Would you like to cut it together here?”
“… Yes?”
“Just cut off the flesh.”
… Ah.
Anchovy man knew what Jihyeok meant. He said he was going to eat this guy’s flesh. Oops. The female teacher, who understood that, vomited in vain. However, Jihyeok didn’t bother with that. They were the ones who had been stripped of the soil for just one day. It was unreasonable to expect anything.
“That, sure… , Should I eat it?”
“Well, it’s fine if you don’t eat. Kim Se-hee, don’t you think too?”
“… Yes I’m okay.”
Jihyeok didn’t force the two of them not to eat. He broke and sharpened a stone and then cut the flesh off the orc’s thigh. It was a labor that required quite a bit of patience.
Since I was going to eat it alone, one piece was enough. He thought he wouldn’t give it even if he asked for it. Trying to get it without any effort is a thief’s sim. … Of course he doesn’t even seem to ask for it.
“Let’s go now.”
After taking the thick piece of flesh, Jihyeok started walking again. The complexion of the two men and women changed drastically. It was a real crazy guy—-, I noticed. Well, that wasn’t exactly wrong.
They finally found an unoccupied pool. Jihyeok first confirmed that it was flowing water. If it’s stagnant, it’s better to avoid drinking it.
Fortunately, the water was flowing. The anchovy boy and female teacher drank it like crazy. Jihyeok also swallowed water to keep his stomach full, then washed the meat thoroughly.
Once the fire was extinguished. The two men and women also recovered their tired bodies while leaning on the wooden pole. Meanwhile, Jihyeok quickly lit the fire and started grilling the meat.
It smelled a bit too much. However, Jihyeok didn’t care and ate it up. After all, the taste is what you find in first-class restaurants, not here. Because survival comes first here.
Although they drank water, their faces were haggard. After a full day and half a day of starvation, of course I was hungry.
However, he didn’t seem to regret that he hadn’t eaten oak flesh yet. You’re not hungry yet. If you starve yourself for a few more days, you’ll end up eating more than that.
Drinking water and filling his stomach, Jihyeok thought about what to do next. Actually, it was obvious.
To catch monsters and get marks.
The sign was pure luck. Of course, Jihyeok had no idea what the odds were. It wasn’t a very low probability, but the problem was that it wasn’t easy to survive here and catch the monster at the same time. Furthermore, the odds of surviving an Earthling without any talent were even lower. So there are very few Earthlings on the continent.
So Earthlings needed a survival strategy. Either pick out weak monsters and kill them, or steal other people’s possessions.
In fact, the latter was also less likely. To be honest, it was Jihyeok just now, so he easily caught the orc.
In that case, there was no other way but to pick out weak monsters. However, other races were also thinking about that much. Therefore, the small and weak monster quickly dried up. Even if they were lucky enough to be found, there was no guarantee that the mark would come out, and even if it did come out, who would have it was also a problem. In the end, at the end, the rest would fight fiercely with that one mark.
It was literally a place like hell for the people of Earth. As the ball fairy said, there is no need for weaklings, so you should search quickly.
Jihyeok also died here twice. So, it was definitely poisoned.
“… What do we do now?”
The anchovy man looked at Jihyeok and asked. The guy who had been elated like the main character until yesterday had completely lost his momentum. He who thought he was the main character must have realized that he is not even a supporting actor.
Jihyeok said indifferently.
“We have to catch the monster.”
“… Can I catch it?”
The guy was terrified. The female teacher didn’t seem to be of any help either. But Jihyeok didn’t care. I had no idea that they would be helpful from the start.
“If I don’t catch it, I will die.”
Ah.
Both faces darkened. The Mistress suddenly buried her head between her legs and began to cry.
“I want to go home. I want to go home… Huh.”
Anchovy Man also seemed to realize that the transition to another world was not as enjoyable as he had imagined. The story of becoming a munchkin and creating a harem was something that could only be found in a novel. … In reality, it was a common prey for orcs.
Jihyeok was very disturbed by the crying of a married woman. So he fired a sharp word.
“Crying won’t solve it.”
She forced herself to hold back her crying. In particular, she was the kind of person who thought that she shouldn’t be offended by Ji-hyeok.
You know instinctively. That I had to rely on him to survive here.
“Is there anything to eat?”
Very hungry, the mistress looked for something to eat. She seemed to have to eat something to fill her stomach in order to move. But all around was just green vegetation. Unfortunately, they were not botanists who could tell which plants were edible and which were not.
So she searched the woods to find something to eat. But there was not even a grain of fruit, let alone meat. They were forced to return to the pool and fill their stomachs with water.
The sun had already begun to set. Jihyeok said he had to set a night watch from today.
“If you don’t want to be eaten by someone else, you’ll have to be alert.”
The surprised faces of the two darkened. It was because he had an intuition that Ji-hyeok’s words were not nonsense.
“I’ll do it halfway, so the two of you decide back and forth.”
Still, to be considerate of her female teacher, Anchovy left, and she said that she was doing her Malvern herself. So she, the female teacher, was the first to keep watch.
Jihyeok lay flat on the ground and went to sleep. Darkness came quickly.
Black-black-.
The mistress was crying in silence.
