Chapter 117.2 - Camping
Rem had been strengthened with raptor's material too, so I reckoned I might be able to leave that pig-frog to her. But, to be honest, I was rather worried about this, could she really fight the two of them? I think that pig-frog was just the right opponent for her.
「Silverhair Severing.」
I'd no intention of using a normal knife to do this. I used a steel thread-like 『Silverhair Severing』 to slice and dice the ingredients, while at the same time improving my curse proficiency.
「Yup, I guess it's not as easy as it looks.」
The result of me trying to use Silverhair Severing to cut the frog from limb to limb was a mess. I guess I had to aim to get used to this first like Mei-chan.
My aim was a mess when I tried to fire the Silverhair Severing but the cross-section was neat thanks to its sharpness.
「Meal is ready~」
The thing I'd to watch out for was the parasite that could be living in the meat and be sure to cook it to medium-rare. As such, I cooked it like a hot pot until well cooked. I also included a banana tuber, and several seemingly edible wild plants that we'd foraged along the way into this hot pot. The seasonings I used were only the rock salt that we looted from the Goma, and herb that we found today for secret flavor.
The red nut's powder just like its appearance had some spiciness. Though it's not as spicy as chilli pepper, it had no peculiar smell.
Thus, my original Momokawa-style hot pot (Medium-spicy) was complete.
「Ooh, it looks delicious!」
「Seriously, it feels like forever since the last time I ate meat.」
「Momokawa, you're so damn amazing!」
Even this modest banquet of meat seemed like the most sumptuous meal for them who had only survived on walnut this far. A normal modern Japanese would've some reservations when it came to eating frogs or slightly gamey boar meat, but the trio devoured the hot pot with gusto without even questioning the origin of that meat.
Even though I was sure that they tried to grill one or two seemingly edible monsters so far, I reckon they prioritized safety over satiety by eating the surely safe walnut.
「Well, I'll prepare our bed.」
After the dinner which won me the stomachs of the Totem Pole Trio, I continued to make the bed for us while the trio was still excited over the hot pot.
「Spider Thread Bind」
My bad, I want to be spared from sleeping on the jungle's slightly wet ground with only leaves as my bedding, thus I made a hammock using spider thread.
It's absolutely comfortable.
Without its stickiness, it actually had a good springy texture. In fact, I could use this thread to make clothes. No one had tried to use spider webs for clothes back on the earth since it's really hard to farm spider thanks to their cannibalistic nature.
「There there, it feels really good.」
I had lost count of the number of trees that were sacrificed for creating this hammock bed. I rolled up the spider thread of various viscosity around the trunk of the trees and choose the most suitable one amongst it. That's why the hammock was perfect both in term of springiness and the knits.
「OOO~H, this is aweso~me.」
I unintentionally let out such a voice as I felt my body sink into the wonderful softness of my makeshift bed. As expected, no one could go back to sleeping on the Fairy Plaza's hard lawn after they’d experienced this comfort.
It's quite durable since it could survive an entire night just fine. It could be forever usable if I were to apply Randou-san's 『Eternity』, but my tentacles would disappear without the support from my mana.
Even so, the current me could load a few hammocks with a whole lot of mana so that it could maintain this springiness for some time. Thus, I set my current goal to be able to maintain 『Blackhair Bind』 for a few hours non-stop. It seemed that I could maintain this form for hours once I was more skilled at using this skill.
「Uhm, I guess I need to make it a bit thicker since there's cold wind too.」
Maybe I still had some time before we hit the bed. The hammock itself was well done, but I couldn't help worrying about the wind. I really wanted to have a wall and roof too, but that would be difficult without Randou-san's construction magic.
Thus, I weaved Spider thread in a way similar to a hammock and spread it over a large area as a makeshift tent. This jungle must've biting insects, that's why I spread the spider webs with normal stickiness as a makeshift trap for the insects.
「Uhm, it really looks like a spiderweb but … Whatever.」
I ended up creating white spiderwebs around our tent as I recalled my experience when I was caught by the Arachne. By the looks of it, it definitely resembled a spider-type monster's nest.
Well, this could be enough to keep us safe, the commonly found monster around this area was Goma anyway.
「Well then, G'ni~te.」
「Uoooh… Softly amazi~ng…」
「I … how I missed sleeping on a hammock.」
「There's no way I can sleep on the hard lawn anymo~re— 」
The Totem Pole Trio fell asleep as soon as they lay on the soft yet springy spider thread hammock.
There's nothing that can beat a good old hot water bath, a hearty meal, and a night of comfortable sleep after a day of hard work. This was the kind of outdoor camping that made one doubt the definition of survival.
Come to think of it, I could distinguish ingredients with 『Intuition Pharmacy』, cook and prepare hot water bath with 『Witch's Kettle』, and make a bed with 『Spider Thread Bind』. No matter how one looked at it, Shaman was such an incredible vocation that made it possible to live comfortably in any kind of environment. Despite its ominous name, it's more like a vocation that offering a blessing rather than a curse.
「Well then … Now, that they've better impression of me. I guess they'll at least hear me out starting from tomorrow.」
This was a gamble, I expected the trio to at least hear me out after they knew of my expertise in this unexpected area of providing a comfortable living environment.
They still regarded me as someone who had unexpectedly joined their group due to the turn of events. That's why, up until now, I'd no idea whether they would really hear me out or not.
But then, I guess they're going to hear me out after they knew what I had for them. Something equivalent to barter, no, I wanted something more than that if possible. I mean it would be much better if they at least wanted to hear me out and do what I asked them to.
Because who else could prepare a satisfying meal, hot water bath, and a comfortable bed other than me? And who would want to go back to sleeping on a hard lawn, bathing with cold water, and eating only that tasteless walnut after experiencing such comfort?
「It'll be good if we can get along.」
Now I had to sleep, leaving the future problem for the future.
I guess it's safe to leave the look-out job to Rem.
Haha, I guess I really had to thank Ruinhilde-sama for granting me the power that allowed me to experience minimum hygiene and a comfortable living environment in the jungle. Thank you very much, Ruinhilde-sama. I'll offer you a proper prayer from now on.
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