Chapter 9 – Adaptation
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“Ahh… Full.”
Chorin was sad that she couldn’t eat more, but she rubbed her stomach with a satisfied face.
Just hearing her words, you might think she had a huge binge, but her stomach was so thin that she didn’t even notice she had eaten.
She was rather big, so whenever I stroked her smooth belly without a single flab, her breasts swayed instead.
Wrapped in a brassiere, her movements weren’t too violent, but the swaying figure of her voluptuous motherhood possessed the magical power of instantly capturing a man’s gaze.
Ga-do, who could not escape from the fact that he was a man, whether he was a regressor or not, could not withstand the temptation.
As Gaon’s eyes turned to her chest, Chorin, who was sweeping her stomach, felt her gaze and shook her body.
As soon as their eyes met, Chorin quickly turned her head away, rolled her pupils, then slowly removed her hand from her stomach and stammered at her.
“Go, Mr. Gaon. My stomach is full, so shall we go again?”
“… Let’s do it.”
“Four!”
I don’t know Gaon’s spirit, but my body is that of a fresh 20-year-old. Of course, when you’re with an attractive woman like Chorin, your blood boils. She left her peach tree behind and moved on, bemoaning herself for a brief moment for failing to contain her blood.
She wanted to bring some peaches, but there was no bag to put them in.
She could forcefully pack it away with leaves and strong grass, but she knew that if she did, she would be crushed.
I’d rather leave her alone than let all the nectar drip. Besides, now the lake comes first. There will also be fish there, so she doesn’t have to choke on fruit.
Although peaches are delicious, the nutrients you can consume are too limited. It was wiser to choose fish.
Chorin’s gait was full of energy, as if it was worth filling her stomach.
Seeing her follow her well, she sped up even more, and maybe thanks to that, she reached the lake in less than 30 minutes.
“And! It’s a lake! Gaon Mr. Lake! It’s a lake!”
When Chorin saw the lake, she was excited and jumped up and down.
Thanks to that, her skirt flipped over, revealing her black panties as well as her thighs wrapped in her stockings, but she was completely oblivious to it and was busy rejoicing.
‘It’s just right.’
Her slightly introverted personality was like that, and her usual behavior seemed like she would wear modest underwear, but it wasn’t.
The black underwear with lace was the feeling that it was worn to show off something quite flimsy.
Gaon, who had been looking at her underwear for a moment, raised her head and looked at the lake.
“It’s definitely a lake.”
The sun shines on the clear surface of the water.
The transparent lake, which could be mistaken for a mirror for an instant, gave a refreshing feeling as if washing away a corner of the mind.
The water was so clear that the fish swimming in the depths of the lake could be seen to some extent, if not completely. If it’s this much, you won’t get sick just by drinking it.
It was a fact she already knew because of her memories before her return, but there was a side to her that reminded her of that fact once more.
But her carelessness is forbidden.
This place is often used by Orcs too, so I didn’t know when they would come.
Gaon took a quick look around the area looking for the orcs, and after confirming that they were gone, she took a canteen from her bosom and approached the lake.
When the leather canteen was immersed in water, air bubbles rose to the surface. And when the bubbles were completely gone, he retrieved the canteen again.
“… Looks delicious.”
Just as I put the canteen into my chest, I heard Chorin’s voice from the side. As she turned her head, she was distracted by a fish swimming in the water. She said how long it had been since she ate five peaches, and her hunger seemed to rear her head.
Eating better than expected.
No, looking at that big chest, it might be natural to eat that much.
Gaon, convinced alone by looking at her breasts, quietly took her spear and walked to one side.
There, he broke strong grass and tied it tightly to the tip of the spear like a rope. It’s not very sturdy, but it can easily withstand a few throws.
After preparing and approaching the lake, Chorin, who had been licking his lips at the fish until then, turned to Gaon.
“Oh! Mr Gaon? That…”
“I modified it for a javelin. It’s close, but I think I can reach it.”
Where the lake is shallow, it is only 3 m at most. In fact, even if it wasn’t a javelin, it could be submerged and caught, but it would be a big disappointment if the orcs came in at that time, so I devised this method.
“Huh!”
Gaon, who had moved slightly away from Chorin, inhaled and exhaled her breath and threw the spear vigorously.
Whee ae ae ae liquid—!
As if struck from above, the spear with all its weight and power violently cut through the air and crashed into the water below.
The spear, which contains the subtle techniques of spearmanship, concentrated its power on one point and pierced the gills of a crucian carp floating still at the bottom of the lake with minimal resistance from the water.
In the clear water, you could even see the blood of the crucian carp spreading.
“Gaon is the best! Great!”
When the hunt was successful with just one shot, Chorin cheered. Of course, right after that, it was a bonus to cover her mouth and look around.
Gaon, who left Chorin behind and retrieved the spear by pulling a rope made of twisted grass, took out the crucian carp and looked around. It wasn’t nice to see the gills split and blood flowing on the blade, but the taste was good.
“Good… Mr Chorin. Get this. I need to catch a few more.”
“Yes!”
Chorin was very excited with a smile on her lips. She accepts the seemingly reluctant visuals casually and examines the situation.
It seems that he is quite skilled and knows how to cook. It’s not just a hobby level, but maybe a professional level.
Gaon, who discovered an unexpected strength in such a place, started hunting fish one after another, thinking that he could at least leave the cooking to him.
***
“Aww… I will live. Will it be all right here anyway?”
“It will probably be fine. It looks like a bear lived there not too long ago. There are no traces left for several days, so no problem.”
This was a cave located about 30 minutes away from the lake. Originally, I was going to return to the neutral zone, but since I couldn’t light a fire in a wood pit, I decided to change the route.
I persuaded him by saying that the road at night was dangerous because he would soon abandon it even if he did. Fortunately, Chorin did not ask for a long time and quietly followed his words, as if trust had been built up.
Gaon caught a glimpse of Chorin, who was sitting on the floor breathing heavily, and made a small bonfire with the firewood he had gathered beforehand.
Then, I made a bow by attaching something similar to a rope that was left over from making a spear to a wooden stick.
It takes too much energy and effort to light a fire. So, I have no choice but to make tools.
The biggest difference between humans and animals was whether or not they knew how to use tools.
Gaon took out two wooden sticks.
Using a spear, he dug a V-shaped groove and laid it on the floor, wrapped a twig around a string, and brought a sharp point like an awl to a piece of wood that had been laid.
Then, holding the upper part firmly with the remaining piece of wood, he grabbed the bow with his free arm and swung it sideways.
Kirik- Kirik-
With the sound of twisting rope, the sharp awl of the tree branch naturally started to rotate. The wooden blocks on the floor are being ground, and heat is gradually generated due to frictional heat.
Gaon was not in a hurry. He slowly, but steadily waved his arms to the extent that the heat did not cool down, waiting for the fire to light.
Seeing that, Chorin, who had been sitting down and resting, approached.
“Miss Gaon. I’ll help too!”
“… Then just grab the top one.”
“Yes. All right!”
With the help of Chorin, Gaon, who was able to use both of his arms, applied frictional heat at a faster rate than before, and soon after, an ember bloomed.
The embers that have moved to the sawdust flicker and shake dangerously as if they will fade at any moment.
“Whoa— whoa—”
He blows right away and pushes in the dry leaves he has prepared in advance. The whole process went very smoothly. In such a skillful act, the fire successfully clung to the dry leaf.
The fire grows.
After confirming that, Gaon removed his face and quickly pushed the wooden block through the bonfire.
As he continued to breathe into the bellows, and supplemented the rides, the flames spread to the bonfire and burned roaringly.
“Gaon-san is amazing!”
One of Chorin’s strengths is that he reacts well.
Although it was a familiar act from Gaon’s point of view, it was not to Chorin. Every time I showed myself like that, he responded so brightly that I was definitely not lonely.
However, it did not end with just one tool for cheering. Look at it now After a short and thick reaction to the bonfire, Chorin was threading the trimmed crucian carp on a tree branch to grill.
It didn’t take too long.
In an instant, Chorin, who executed the skewer sentence on a total of five carp, approached the fire.
“Miss Gaon. Rest now! Because I am confident in my cooking.”
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
Gaon is not a superman.
The mind may be close to him, but only the body is no different from a normal adult male.
Of course, the fatigue continued to accumulate, and even at this moment, my body was screaming from muscle pain.
Gaon didn’t refuse at Chorin’s consideration, and took a break leaning against the cave wall.
‘Now I’m going to have to start slowly…’
Gaon did not rest just because he had achieved one goal. She’s on her way to her next goal. Now that food, clothing, and shelter have been resolved, it is time to move forward in earnest.
It’s not over with holding out for a month, you have to think about what’s next. As I said, this world is the weak meat. Of course, in order to survive, you have to become stronger, and the breakthrough lies in monsters.
Karma. Or, as it is called karma, it was an insubstantial but clearly present resource.
All creatures have karma, and it is no different from monsters.
The transcendent system that everyone living in Union has is that karma is used to strengthen the users of the system.
In other words, you can become stronger by killing monsters.
Of course, that alone is half the price.
No matter how strong the body is, it cannot withstand attacks loaded with mana.
So, while killing monsters, he had to accumulate mana and raise his level.
How should I convey this fact to Chorin and teach him how to fight? A delicious smell passed Gaon’s nose while he was thinking about it.
When I turned my head to Chorin, I saw that the fish on the skewer was cooked to a golden brown. Scary to see that, a gurgling sound from the stomach spread. I’m hungry.
“Miss Gaon. The fish is all cooked. It’s delicious to eat when it’s warm, so come quickly.”
There were dark marks on his cheeks, probably buried while grilling the fish, but he was smiling brightly without knowing anything.
As she held out the fish on her skewer with one hand, Gaon slowly moved towards it.
She sat by the campfire, took the fish, and thanked her immediately.
“Thank you for this food.”
“Yes! Then eat!”
Gaon asked about the soft belly part of the fish as the gaze sent him, as if inviting him to eat it first.
It must have been well-cooked, and the skin was savory, and the inside was moist, so the flesh was gently crushed, leaving a flavor.
Although it was not seasoned with salt, the fish gave me a good impression that it was meat.
“Yum! It’s delicious.”
As soon as Gaon tasted the fish, Chorin, who had eaten the grilled fish next to him, nodded in satisfaction.
“Yes. You are good at cooking.”
“Huh! Is that so? Because her mother ran a side dish shop. I got interested in helping out, so I got some of her licenses!”
“Okay.”
Despite Gaon’s short reply, Chorin’s expression brightened.
With all of their food, clothing, and shelter satisfied, they gradually begin to adapt to life here.
If this is the case, there is no problem moving on to the next one.
