Chapter 5 – Episode 5
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Episode 5
After Carl’s return, I felt fear and loneliness again. Well, I just went through a crisis like that… Of course.
“You can do it! You’re a man!! Of course, the body is a girl’s body, but…”
Somehow, I felt more energetic. If I had a man’s body, I would have been able to somehow gain strength, but… Maybe because I was a woman, I kept wanting to rely on someone. Needless to say, it was a knife given for me.
“Still, with the help of a knife, I’m glad I covered it and saved the leaves. Besides, maybe it’s because it’s an insectivore, so it has a unique scent, right?”
It was. I was in danger… But I can’t come back with my bare hands!! Of course, I brought the leaves of the carnivorous plant. If it really had this much scent, it seemed that it would catch the musty smell inside the cracks in the rocks.
“So now… What’s next? Haa~ What should I do… Should I make a harpoon and catch a fish?”
But to do that, I needed something like a blade. But there was no way such a blade could exist in a forest like this. I don’t have a blade, so I have to find a substitute…
“Okay. If you attach a sharp piece of stone to a tree branch… Uh-huh, there are so many things to do.”
First of all, I needed branches of a certain thickness, and more bark of stem plants. This was because sharp stones could be attached to the branch. Somehow it seemed to her that she was becoming a wild boy. It actually did…
“I got the tree branches, and this is enough for the bark of the stem plant, but there are no sharp stones…”
The most important piece of stone was missing. It’s a tree branch, and there are some that have fallen nearby, and it’s okay to break it from a tree in moderation. However, sharp stone fragments were difficult to obtain. I didn’t even know if I would really have to starve. If this was a crisis situation, it was a crisis situation.
“By the way, your hands are a mess… Is it because they are girls’ hands?”
His palms were covered with chafing marks from breaking tree branches. At least the fingernails were safe, but the problem was the sore palms from being rubbed. Seriously… How did it end up like this? Wanting to be abandoned in the woods naked…
“I shouldn’t cry… Ugh… I’m hungry… Pizza. I want to eat chicken.. Sniff.”
I felt miserable because of the growling sound coming from the ship. Besides, I tried not to cry, but the tears that came out made me more miserable. I was a little upset at him, so I threw away the branch I had saved. That was when I was crying.
“Suddenly… Huh? Who… Who?”
I could feel the presence along with the sound of rustling in the forest. The forest that frightens me so much. But fortunately, I knew the beast that made the appearance. The beast was Carl, a leopard. Thankfully, the sword guy had a mouthful of fish in his mouth. Perhaps it was brought to me.
“Karl~!! Could it be that… Are you giving it to me? Wow~ Thank you so much!! After all, I only have a knife~!”
“Kreung~”
I embraced the fish as if it were going to run towards the knife that had been laid down in front of me, and started booby-bubi. How can I be so grateful! Plus, it’s such soft fur! It made me want to take it off and use it as clothes.
Startled!
“Ehehe~ I’m sorry~ I never meant to… I don’t!!”
There was a little bit… But how could you kill such a helpful knife! Besides, he was such a great guy that I couldn’t kill him even if I tried…
“Ahaha. Tickling~ Stop~ Ai~ Oh! Stop it~”
A knife that licks my whole body. Perhaps because of her big body and big face, even her tongue was huge. So licking my face was like licking my whole body. Well, it seemed that they were marking their own territory, but it seemed like they were marking it as their own by applying their own saliva.
“Ugh~ yes. Do yours Do yours~”
I was able to get food because of the knife like that. It was just a problem because I couldn’t eat the fish raw… Why can’t I eat it when there is food~!! It’s really such an absurd case… Why should it be raw? It sounded a bit full, but I was still upset.
“I need to light a fire… Heeing~ What should I do?”
Thinking about making a fire… In the end, there was only one thought that came to mind. It was primitive, but still an outstanding discovery in its own long history! I thought of a way to light a fire using twigs and flammable grass.
“Okay. That was it!”
So I tried to make a fire using branches. However, I was able to realize that not all of my efforts lead to the desired results.
“Hey. My palms hurt… Ooh. No fire, only blisters on the palms…”
It was. When I saw it on TV, I thought I could light a fire easily… But in reality, it wasn’t like that. After experiencing a failure like that, I tried to find an easier way. Tried again… Failed again. Somehow, it just seemed like it was going to fail over and over again.
“Hey…Why don’t you smoke!! Eight! I don’t know~!!”
Once again, I threw away the branches I was holding. The knife was nowhere to be seen when it returned. It seemed that he had passed away from boredom because he couldn’t see what I was doing.
“Ugh. I can’t do it, just raw…”
In the end, I had no choice but to chew the raw fish as it was.
“Huh? Isn’t it surprisingly dirty? No it’s delicious mmmm
Somehow, even the taste seemed to have changed. Or was this fish originally fishy? For some reason, the hardships he had suffered so far were to the point of being unfair. How many hours did you spend lighting the fire… You should just eat it raw like this~!!
“Boo. It’s unfair… I just wanted to eat it… You must have just laughed at Carl, right? Embarrassing…”
It was really unfair and embarrassing. Thinking of how Carl must have laughed… Her face seemed to heat up.
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