Category: Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

The day after I went to town for the first time (where I only sold one knife), I had been making knives since morning. It’s a “mass production” of knives with no effort, I have such thought as I make them.

After I went to the town, I found out that farm tools aren’t well sold in the flea market. After a little thought, it’s clear that the residents in the town are mainly merchants and craftsmen who made some things. They basically don’t buy farm tools.

As for the farmers who go out of the town to tend to their fields outside the wall, they were peasants who rent the fields. Naturally, they borrowed their tools from the lord or they get it from the farmers who own the fields. Though the lord will buy or request for the farm tools, he will get it from the blacksmith inside the wall (also responsible for making and repairing the farm tools rented by the lord). As a result, they really don’t have to come to the flea market to buy some farm tools.

Thinking about it now, there were other shops selling knives, long swords, then long and short spears “for self-defense during the journey” but there are no shop selling farm tools…

If I knew about this, I didn’t have to line up my sickles in vain. This is the most important point for me yesterday, now I’m troubled on what to do with the sickles and hoes in stock.

Hmmm, should we cut the grass around the house and plow some fields?

She said “I have some production skills” so maybe, I can manage it.

For now there is no doubt that the main product in the future will be the knives. It would be nice if other weapons could be sold to the guards, but I don’t think the guards, who also have the role of being the private soldiers of the lord, will buy long swords and spears. If it could be done, it will basically be a supply item.

The guard who bought the knife will probably use it as a personal item when working, not as a weapon…

However, if I can make good weapons for the merchants and their escorts, there will be times when I can sell my items to them. I have to use the interval between making the knives and create some for them. But in the end, it took me all day to make these knives. In the meantime, I think I could get my current source of income from these knives.

And it’s now dinner time.

“Well, can Eizou make arrowheads?”

“Hn? Ah. I think I could, but why?”

“I’m thinking of going back to hunting soon. But I hope I have Eizou’s arrowhead at that time.”This is translated by Yume Neiji

“Ah, I see. I understand. I will make it for you.”

“Yay! I’ll count on you then!”

“Un. Ah, I’ll be going to town tomorrow so I’ll count on you again.”

“Ok, leave it to me!”

Is she that happy to have an arrowhead? If only that pleases her, it’s worth making it.

The next day, we went to town using the same route as before. This time as well, nothing happened on the way, it’s safer than I thought. But I’ll really be worried if I can’t sell my items despite working all day.

My things were checked by a guard different from the one before. We entered the city and opened a store in the flea market. This is exactly the same place as the day before yesterday. The only difference is the products. Today I will be selling knives.

This time, I put a bunch of wheat straw on the stand and demonstrate cutting the wheat straw with the knife. I’m hoping that the number of items for sale will decrease after that. First and foremost, the knives itself will be left untouched(as they were in their sheath), still, it’s easy to see that it’s much sharper than the average knife. I thought that customers will want to try it too so I prepared uncut wheat straw.

Well, today I’m able to sell more than before. Perhaps due to the effect of the trial cutting gimmick, by the time around noon, two of them were sold to a peddler-like man. At this point, it is way more than the previous time.

I made a success pose in my heart.

“Eizou, I can see that you’re really happy right now.”

Samia shoved me (maybe her way of teasing), I’m glad that it doesn’t hurt me.

 “It sells better than before. If it’s like this, we may sell a little bit more in this condition.”

Samia looked like in deep thought for a moment but she immediately replied,

“Ah, I hope that it’s like that.”

She showed me a cheerful smile.

However, contrary to expectations, I’m no longer able to sell after that. Midway, I asked Samia to buy some salted meat, wheat and beans as part of the sales. There is still some time until Samia returns so I had a lot of time to spare.

“This time too, it’s just like this…”

I grumbled.This is translated by Yume Neiji

“Well, it’s better than before.”

That’s Samia (who just returned) comforting me.

“Well, that’s right.”

Just when I was wondering if I should stop here for today, there was a big change. About five men in leather armor appeared. They don’t have a weapon in hand but the leather armor they wore has the coat of arms of this city –they were the Guards here.

The group goes straight to us.

I can see that Samia readied herself as she holds unto her knife. I’m not really sure as I’m standing diagonally behind her, but if something happens, regardless of my own injuries, I’ll fight. I don’t want that to happen if possible.

My worries were completely unrelated, the guy ahead of the group speak up, “Are you the one who sold that knife to Marius?”

He asked. I don’t know the name Marius, but I know the person who I sold the knife to was also a guard.

“Ha? I don’t know his name, but is he perhaps a young guard? He kinda has a delicate feature.”

“Yes! He’s that guy! So it was here. Do you still have knife for sale?”

“Yeah, there is. I made a few again but it doesn’t sell so well today.”

“Oh-. Alright, give me all that you have in stock right now.”

“Eh? All of them?”

I can’t fully comprehend the words the man has said. Seeing my confusion, the man reiterated,This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Yes, I’ll buy all of them. Yesterday and the day before, for two days, he has been showing off his new knife! When I look at it, the sharpness is even of a first grade item. Moreover, it’s not expensive. We also want that kind of thing. Please sell them all to me.”

“No, I don’t mind selling it but…”

“Is there something wrong?”

“No, None. Please give me a minute.”

What I was worried about was that if I sold enough personal items to the guards, I might be attacked by the blacksmiths inside this town, the lord even! But for the time being, I’d sell them. I’ll reconsider it next time.

“Um, now there are 8 left. 40 silver coins in total.”

“Here you go, that’s 40 silvers. Please count it.”

“Yes. 1, 2, 3…39, 40. Yes, the amount is correct. You may now take this.”

“Oh, can I look at it?”

“Yes, Please do.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The man pulls the knife out of its sheath. He looks more used to pulling the knife out than “Marius”. Perhaps he may be a person of a great position among the guards.

“You too guys, here you go.”

I handed the knives to the other guards who were there. Everyone pulls out their knives, they are testing the item. Oops, this number is a little bizarre.

 “As expected, this item has high-quality.”

“Thank you very much.”

The guards complimented me, after they return the knives to its sheath, the guards left with happy expression.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

It seems that when the guards equipped with armor came in succession, the others were terrified. Because of the unusual emergence of the buyers, I apologize to the people around me.

“I’m sorry if it bothered you.”

“No, No. I was just a little surprised, but it’s good that your things were sold.”

Right next to my stand, the good-looking merchant who was selling textiles said so. Knowing that, I was truly relieved. It was time to close the business for today.

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Once I see the outer walls of the town, I know we’re not that far away.

Even though I say it’s an “outer” wall, it is just the “outer wall when the town was first built”, now there are only fences around it. This time, that is the place I aim to do my first sale.Read at yumeneijiworks.wordpress.com

Although it is called a town, there is a marketplace outside the wall which merchants come regularly. Those who can do it, live and set-up their store inside. Since this new town happened to focus on stores, we can go in and out without worrying about tolls.

If you don’t live or have a shop inside, the cost is minimal. On the contrary, those who do not pay the tax cannot receive all of the lord’s asylum.

However, the security is bad and the same goes even for those who pay taxes. If there is a crime, the guards will enforce everyone. But they will persist to protect those who paid taxes. If there is a problem in interacting with people in the city, it is quite possible that the one who haven’t paid tax will be unilaterally banned.

As we approach the entrance of the new town, I saw a guard watching the highway near the entrance. Normally, anyone can get in but apparently, they are still watching for people who have a problem in this city or any other city.

“Can I get a moment?”

The guard calls out to us as we try to enter the city. He’s a young man. He wore leather armor but I can see the traces that it was already used. Although it looks dull, one still needs to be careful of the short spear he holds. Regardless of his age, he looks quite manly.

“Yes, what is it?”

I replied cheerfully as much as possible. At the edge of my sight I can see Samia holding her laughter. You… better not forget this!

“You look unfamiliar. I haven’t seen your face here recently, tell me your purpose of coming to this town.”

“I will sell my sickles, axe and knives in the flea market. Ah- and hoe too.”

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“That’s all for today. Do you want to check?”

“Ok, this will make it quick. You saved me time.”

I know it will be troublesome if I try to bring in banned items. Even in my previous world, at a time like this, I behave only in a cooperative manner. Well, maybe because of how I look, they didn’t find me suspicious even once or twice.

“Alright, you’re cleared.”

The guard, who was checking our luggage says so. He was a little keen when he looked at the knife me and Samia had but I didn’t say anything. Maybe he thought it was the same as the one for sale.

“I’ll say it again, don’t cause any problems.”

“Of course”

Now we can enter the public town. I’m a little excited.

My aim is to head to the flea market where many people visits or walk by. This flea market is a place where you can sell your things once you pay a fixed amount of money, and conversely, you cannot sell things other than here.

In this world, I want to live leisurely by making things so I would like to proactively follow the rules.Read at yumeneijiworks.wordpress.com

Shortly after entering the city, me and Samia arrived at the flea market. After I paid a silver coin at the entrance, I received the sales stand and a wooden plaque noting my sales permission, we then proceed to look for an empty space.

The best places are taken by the merchants who arrive earlier than us and the people in the local workshop, so I could only search for something that seems to be a bit better and get by.

After we take up a place, I lined up the knives and sickles for sale on the stand, while I leaned the hoe and axe at the side. Now, I am ready to sell.

“Well then, I’m counting on you today.”

I call out to Samia, my main bodyguard for today.

“Ok, I think I’ll only stand here and watch anyway.”

Samia shrugs and says so, well, we don’t know what may happen. About two hours passed without any incident. It’s good that there’s nothing bad happening but my items don’t sell too!Read at yumeneijiworks.wordpress.com

Even if I call out to the people passing by, no one stop to buy. These products are highly durable, so they would certainly not buy any replacement for it but…

Though I say that, I can’t make another item that can be sold easily. I might have to wait patiently until it sells, but if that happens, I’ll run out of money first…

Then gradually, as I grow impatient, my face became grim. This made Samia a little flustered, while waiting for the customers, I stood a distance away from the customer traffic. A familiar face appeared, he is the guard we met when we entered the city.

“Hey, is it going well?”

“No, not at all…”

“Eh? Is that so?”

“Yes”Translated by Yume Neiji

“Then, nice timing, can you sell me a knife?”

“Eh?”

“When I checked you guys, I thought those were such a sharp knives. I have one but I couldn’t sharpen or fix it anymore so I want to buy a new one. If it got sold out before my changed of shift, it will leave me dejected.”

“You have my thanks. I’ll greatly appreciate it.”

Saying that, I give him one of the knives lined up.

“Here you go. You can try pulling it out.”

“Oh, is that alright?”

The guard pulls out a knife in high spirit.

“As I thought, this is a good knife. How much is it?”

“5 silver coins”

I decided on this price after I consulted with Samia before coming here. The people here can afford it if it’s just this much.

“This price is so cheap, is it alright?”

“Of course”

Those are mass produced and not that important to me…

“Then I’ll buy this.”Translated by YumeNeiji

“Yeah, sure. Thank you.”

I received 5 silver coins from the guard. This is the money I made after making something by myself. I’m deeply moved by this.

“If it’s sharp enough, I will recommend it to my guard colleagues.”

“Is it okay? Thank you very much!”

I said to the guard with a happy smile. The guard lightly shook his hand and left.

As a result, today I only sold that one item. It will be good if I can continue like this. While were talking about this, Samia and me head home.

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My “installed” knowledge taught me that going to the town will take 2 hours thru the forest to a highway, then another hour from there.

In other words, it will take 6 hours for a round trip. During that time, we will carry things that can fetch some money while passing thru the forest and highway, which were never a safe place. So it’s given to be extremely careful.

I am not alone as I have Samia as my companion. Being with a beastman who has higher physical ability than ordinary humans (here I made an analogy based from the time of meal), will give an intimidating effect for those who are thinking of doing bad things.

As Samia herself said before, it’s probably best not to move intensely for another week or so. For now, I want her to move her body slowly and gradually regain her original reflexes.

While thinking about such a thing, we proceed into the forest. There are a lot of trees here so if we don’t enter while it’s still early morning, it will be a bit dark. This forest gets too dark on a rainy day, so it’s probably impossible to go to the town if I’m planning on a day trip.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

While I’m thinking that, Samia suddenly stopped.

“Is there something out there?”

“I can smell a presence of something. Though I don’t think it’s a huge black bear…”

As Samia says so, she stepped forward. As expected of a tiger beastman, she doesn’t make any sound even though we’re inside the forest. When she reached a tree slightly far away, she faces here and gently speaks-

“Oh, it’s just a tree deer…. That explains why I don’t smell much. It’s troublesome if we get it angry so let’s just ignore it for today. It’s a different story if we need to hunt it for its meat though.”This is translated by Yume Neiji

 “Ok, since today’s goal is to reach the city.”

We detour around the area where the tree deer is. Looking back, it’s a big deer slowly eating grass. It probably gets its name from its antlers that look exactly like the branches of the trees here.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“With that figure, I’m amazed how it doesn’t get stuck.”

“No, the bigger ones sometimes got stuck and got broken.”

“Oh, Is that so?”

“Once I become able to hunt it, I’ll show you when I catch one. The bigger ones have one or two marks of being broken. Unlike horned deer, they don’t use it for attacking but as a camouflage so it doesn’t really matter even if they broke.”

 “I see, it’s doing well…”

I originally don’t have much knowledge in biology and the “installed” on me doesn’t function like in academic studies so hearing something like this is pretty interesting. It’s like watching a similar TV show in my previous world.

 “Instead of that, it’s using kicks and head butts coupled with that huge body and lots of physical strength, so it’s a real pain in the rear during close combats.”

“Hmm. Then I will be careful if I’ll hunt one.”

After bypassing the tree deer, we were able to proceed without any problems so we took a short break. We already cover a long distance, but both Samia and I can still remember the house location. While having a light meal, the two of us talk about such things.

Apparently, beastmen who live in the forest remember the smell and even little differences. As for me, the “installed” knowledge and experience on how to live in the forest is the very definition of an “unfair cheat”. Of course, I don’t plan to say that to Samia or to anyone else. Perhaps even to the future family that I might be able to make.

After the short break we immediately resume our travel. There is basically no more break from here on until the town. Along the way, we encounter many animals that live in this forest, but they’re basically docile and we didn’t come across any carnivorous ones.

Perhaps they sensed Samia’s smell or something. I don’t really understand the age of the beastman, and I wasn’t that old to be told by a lady that “you smell like a beast repellent” so I just kept that to myself.

Eventually, the trees become sparse and the highway passing by the forest come into our view. If we follow it, we should be in the town soon.

However, because there’s only a large forest here with no fields or the like, there’s not that many people passing by. That’s what Samia said.

“At any rate, looks like people can’t pass here. Maybe there’s unli-bandit here?”

 “Since it’s still a highway, sometimes guards are patrolling this area.”

 “Why do you know that?”

“I sometimes go to buy things in the town.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

No matter how beastmen live in the forest, there are many things that they can’t help but buy. For example, salt. Or if they need clothes (although they are covered with fur), they buy fabrics and tailor them. At that time, they will pay with the animals that they hunted.

“Because the guards aren’t stupid, they don’t patrol at regular intervals and they also adjust their rounds range. That’s why attacking people passing thru here should be quite a gamble. Apparently, most people passing here think like “We don’t know what might come out from the forest…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

It seems that the guards here are enthusiastic about their duties. It’s pretty impressive.

If a wolf came out of the forest while a bandit was attacking his prey, his position would suddenly change. Even if such a thing occurs rarely, it would become a gamble of whether to take the risk or not.

While I was thinking of such things, the outer wall of the city in the distance finally comes into our view.

Now, just a little bit more. I and Samia fire ourselves up then walked toward the city with a slightly elevated tension.

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“But I can’t sell the third one normally.”

“Eh? Is that so?”

Samia blurted out as she was surprised.

“It’s fine for those who knows how to handle knives well, if not, it is too dangerous to use with such sharpness.”

“Ah-, that’s right…”

Samia looks disappointed.

“Well, if it’s someone who knows how to handle knives well, I can sell it though.”

“Yes, I did it!”

“Hn? What? Do you want it?”

“Y-yes. It would be easy if I had such sharpness when hunting and dismantling.”

“Then, I’ll give it to you.”

I already have one from earlier and I feel sorry for it waiting for an owner, and above all, I know Samia.

“Is it alright?”

“Yes, I don’t mind. I’ll make the sheath together with the ones I’m planning to sell normally, so give me some time, ok.”

 “I don’t mind either. I’ll receive this much so there’s no use whining on it.”

 “Well then, just wait for a while.”

“Ok!”

Somehow, it feels like I’m feeding her a little. No, I’m letting her live with me so it’s more like I’m really feeding her.

With this, it’s decided what I will be crafting for now. I will refrain from making absurd things and continue to make decent tools then about every after two days, I’ll also accept repairs as finishing touches. Um, let’s do this.

If so, it seems better for me to concentrate on “mass producing” for a while. I can do it with no big deal and compare to normal ones, they’re much sharper so there’s no reason for it to be unpopular.

About five days later, I made some hoes, sickles, and axes in addition to swords and knives. The newly made ones and those with extraordinary sharpness are for me to use.

Samia has been quiet for this last 5 days. Since if she doesn’t move for too long, her body will turn dull so I let her participate in trial cutting. Even at those times, she’s not using her full strength.Translated by Yume Neiji

When I asked her about it,

“It’s not that, I just want my injury to heal quickly so I can use Eizou’s knife…”

That’s what she told me.

Ah, I see. I’ll make a new one next time. Praising me even in a roundabout manner, it’s my kryptonite.

Then on the 6th day, about a week after I came here, I decided to remove the stitches on Samia’s wounds.

“I’ll pull it out now, but it will hurt.”

“Ok, I’m ready.”

I slowly remove the sewn thread. Samia looked in pain but she endured it without even a sound.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Alright, it’s done.”

“O-ouch, thank you.”

Said Samia while she trace the mark of the stitches on top of the new bandage.

“By the way Samia, I want to ask one thing.”

“Hn? What is it?”

“Is there a problem if a beastman goes to town?”

“There should be none. I just don’t go there because I don’t need to in particular and the guards won’t stop you unless you committed a crime.”

“I see”

“Why did you ask?”

“It’s just, I’m thinking of going to town once tomorrow. I’m new to this town, so as an escort and as a good warm up for your body, it would be helpful if you could come along with me.”

“Alright.”

“You accept that easily.”

“Well, Eizou has taken care of me. If I can help you even a little then just this much is nothing.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

 “Thank you, you’ll be a great help.”

“Ok. Well then, I’m going to my original place today.”

“Ah, right. Be careful.”

This feels like she has decided to live here.

I thought so, but if I say it out loud, she might get angry. It will be a hassle if I get too emotional so I kept silent.

Samia returned in the evening bringing some of her personal items.

“Is that all?”

“Ah, we sometimes move from place to place, so I don’t have that much things in the first place.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“I see.”

Are they similar to a race of hunters? Speaking of which, most of her stories during our dinner was about hunting. However, since she plans to live (most likely) here, it does not mean that they cannot settle down in one place.

Let’s listen to her story again when she tells me she’ll live here.

Then the next day, after fetching water in the morning, we prepare to head to town. Since it’s a day trip, we don’t need that much travel clothes to bring. I want to take the knives, sickles, axes and hoes today, but since axes and hoes are bulky, I’ll only bring one of each.

Since Samia will act as an escort, I made her carry only the knives. I put the knife which is not for sale on my waist right now, and I wear my own clothes.

My outfit is my usual clothes with an axe, a hoe and multiple sickles. I look suspicious but on the contrary, it can be said that I look like someone who brought things to sell.

After that, I rudely take some silver coins from the hidden shelf on the side table in the bedroom. Though, that’s probably mine too.

“Are you ready?”

“Yup”

With mix of anticipation and anxiety for going to a town in this world for the first time, we depart.

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As trial, I cut a bunch of wheat straw with the knife I just made but I ended up cutting even the whole firewood I used as stand!

It would be the case if I simply state the facts, but still, it is a little unacceptable because it’s only a prototype!This is translated by Yume Neiji

Since it is the first prototype, with the benefit of the “installed” knowledge, I made it quite seriously but I do not want a sharpness that seems to be affected by magic. It’s too dangerous to be cut by it!

What if…

I suddenly think that maybe, I was given some sort of cheat like sword skill so I try the same thing with the knife I used to cut Samia’s clothes yesterday. Although the wheat straw bundle was cut cleanly, contrary to what I expected, the table wasn’t sliced.

In other words, this result may be partly related to the skill of the knife, basically it’s the performance of the knife itself.

Even in my previous world, there is a saying “Do not use ox sword to cut chicken”, but this knife is exactly that. There aren’t many people who want to use a kitchen knife that cuts even the chopping board while cutting the meat!

On the other hand, this knife may be effective as a weapon. Normally, knives are good for non-armored opponents, but if they wear leather armor, the power will be greatly reduced. However with this knife, aside from metal, the cut can penetrate even with a leather armor.

Anyway, this is not for sale. Fortunately since it’s just a prototype, I made it small. I’ll use it for my self-defense.

Using the wood that has just been cut off, I divide it into the same thickness as the knife then form it into knife shape. After applying glue and sticking the board on both sides, I adjust the shape and finally attach the loose leather band to the mouth of the board. With this, I have a simple sheath. For the time being, I can carry it around with this.

However, I’ll be troubled if all the products are completed with this quality. I hurriedly prepare three more sheets of metal that are about the size of the knife I made this time and set up the fire bed.

I am going to forge these three this time, but I will make it into three different ones, one with more power than before, one with a little cut, and one with no cut. Its sizes would be almost the same.This is translated by Yume Neiji

It’s a bit bigger than my self-defense knife, about the size of a survival knife in the previous world.

When I finished hitting the three knives, the sun had set. I’ll do the rest tomorrow morning. I now have to wake up the Samia who was sleeping to heal her injuries.

“Oi, it’s about time for dinner. Wake up.”

“U-uhn…”

Samia rolls over. Ehm, she sounds charmingly erotic.

 “It’s important to sleep, but you won’t heal if you don’t eat. Hey! Hey, get up.”

I peeled off the futon and she finally wake up. I only noticed it after removing the futon, Samia doesn’t wear anything when she goes to bed!

It was pretty dangerous… I need to be careful in the future.

“Oh, it’s already time for that? I’ve slept a lot, but I’m still sleepy even if I already slept.”

“That’s because you’re seriously injured. Refrain from moving your body as it may bleed.”

 “He~, Eizou knows a lot huh.”

 “Not really.”

I had fallen asleep before it was dark yesterday, so it didn’t get its turn but apparently, there is a lantern that magically lights up in the bedroom. It seems to have been included in the “installed” “minimum”, and I can also use it. It’s already very dark, so I try using it immediately.This is translated by Yume Neiji

 “Eizou can also use magic!?”

“It’s just for simple things.”

“As expected, those who have a family name are amazing…”

Samia was impressed. There are a lot of people who can’t use it at the very least.

We move to the living room to have dinner. I add root vegetables to the soup that we had in the morning and lunch and turn on the fire again.

The consumption of food increased because it was for two people, but it seems to be still quite enough. However, it won’t last for 2 or 3 months. In that period, I need to find a way to make money here. Basically, I will be going to the town and sell things there or perhaps accept some for repair.

But for the time being, I don’t want to move much from this house until Samia can move without difficulty. If something is to happen to the child when I’m not here, it will leave a bad feeling in me.

During supper, we have a discreet story telling. We avoid each other’s stories about birth, Samia talks about her everyday life, and I talk about the nature of the world I started from. It wouldn’t be a problem to say that there was a very high mountain and I was impressed to see that the snow did not melt at the top.

After eating the rice, both of us sleep. I decided to sleep at the desk in my study. I’m used to this in the previous world.

Samia said that she should be the one to sleep here but I convinced her as I couldn’t do that, we agreed with this setup at least until her injuries are healed.

Two days passed like this.This is translated by Yume Neiji

The next morning, same way as yesterday, after I wake up I make breakfast, then wake Samia up and we eat the food. I boil water separately from the rice and tell Samia to wipe her body with it. Then I go out to fetch water. While I draw water, I also take a bath.

The water is quite cold, probably because it is a lake. Still, I felt refreshed and returned with the water.

Now then, it’s time to continue the three prototypes from yesterday. The three knives harden with different strengths, I did the same tempering for each one. At the very least, I try to sharpen them as a knife. When I’m done, I wrap a leather strap around the handle to prevent it from slipping.

While doing that, it’s about noon in no time, so I’ll have to prepare lunch. During that time, I’ll ask for Samia’s help.

“Samia, I’m sorry but I would like you to help me with something after we finish eating this.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Oh, that’s fine. But… I don’t know anything about blacksmithing.”

“It’s fine. You just need to come with me.”

“Yesterday I only lay down all day long so today I’m feeling pretty good.”

“Alright, I’ll count on you then.”

I asked for her help because I didn’t want my sword skill (or something like that) to be involved in the result of the trial cutting. But if she can cut it along with the stand, it would surely be the knife’s performance.

After finishing our lunch, we move to the workshop.

“I want you to try the sharpness of the three knives here, in order from the right. Put a wheat straw bundle on this stand and cut it.”

“Okay. It’s easy.”

Samia sits on a work chair (just cut logs), puts a bunch of wheat straw on the firewood instead of a stand, and picks up the rightmost of the three knives left nearby and shakes it up. She slashes with force.

There was a snapping sound and the straw bundle broke. But the knife’s blade barely cut into the wood. It’s only cutting the wheat straw bundles.

“Wow! This knife is good! Eizou, you have fine skill!”

“Thank you. Then next please.”

“Ok!”

Perhaps Samia is really on to it, she excitedly picks up the next knife and slice it in the same way as before. There was a snapping sound again and the wheat straw bundle broke. The blade of the knife cut into the wood but there is no such thing as the firewood being halved.

 “Hmm, it’s only this sharp huh?”

“No, what are you talking about, Eizou! This knife cuts really well! It’s amazing!”

Samia is very excited, but I am half relieved. In other words, it’s enough even if I don’t make it seriously.

“Well, the last one then.”

“O-ok! I understand.”

While I’m extremely calm, Samia cuts with the last one, the knife that can be said to be the real one. There was no snapping sound. There was no sound at all. However, the knife Samia holds cut into the middle of the wood.

“?”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

It seems that Samia can’t keep up with what happened.

“Try pulling your arms.”

“O-ok…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

As soon as Samia pulled her arm, the straw bundle and the firewood broke like those seen in manga or anime.

 “E-eh, what the heck is this?”

Samia was flustered.

“Calm down, if you panic in that state, it’s very dangerous.”

When I called out to Samia, she looked at me.

“Oh… that’s right. I’m sorry.”

Seems like she calmed down a little.

“No, it’s okay. I didn’t explain it properly, It’s my bad.”

If this happens suddenly in front of you, you’ll really be scared. Even I got scared. I expected it but it’s over the top.

With this, I confirmed it. With the cheat (blacksmith skill) given to me, I can create things with ridiculous performance.

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“Speaking of that, what is your name?”

“Samia”

So this child is called Samia huh.

“You have a nice name.”

 “…..”

“What happened?”

“I don’t really like it because it’s cute. I like a name that sounds stronger.”

“…like Gonzales?”

“Pfffft!”This is translated by Yume Neiji

Samia burst into laughter. At the next moment, she turn over to my bed and laugh at me.

“Ahahahaha!!! What was that?! You don’t make any sense!!! Ahahahaha!!!”

“Shut up! My parents didn’t teach me this sense.”

I answer with a pitiful face.This is translated by Yume Neiji

The lack of a naming sense is the only weakness in my previous world that did not improve even after living for 40 years. Along with all the other stuff, I should have asked for that cheat here……This is translated by Yume Neiji

“Well, even if you don’t like it, it’s a name given by your family. It suits you.”

“Uh, t-thank you…”

The crying crow has already laughed. No, the laughing tiger is now bashful.

 “Well then, guess I’ll go and fetch water for the time being. I’ll leave the house for a little bit, will you be fine?”

“Ah…Yeah. But before that…”

“Hn? What is it?”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“I haven’t heard your name yet.”

“Ah- that, I’m Eizou Tanya.”

Eizou Tanya. That is my name.

 “It’s a name like northern people. So you also have a family name.”

“… well I guess.”

According to my “installed” knowledge, human races close to Asians in my previous world seem to live in the north, not in the east. That is why I am called a Northerner.

“Sorry my bad, I didn’t mean to pry on it. It’s just rare to have family names around here.”

“No, it’s fine. Don’t worry about it. It’s one of the reasons for me starting a blacksmith business here.”

 “Ah… Seem’s like you’ve got it hard too.”

 “Not really.”

That’s for now. But let’s leave that out.

 “So, if possible, it would be helpful if you could just call me by name.”

“Oh, I will. Eizou.”

“Thank you, Samia”

I suspend two medium-sized, empty water jars at each end of the rod. It looked like those used by water carrier, the rope is tied to its end connecting to the jar’s mouth

“It looks heavy…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

However if I can’t do this, it will affect my future life. Samia can help, but if I rely on her, I’ll be stuck when she can’t do it. I made up my mind and carry the rod on my shoulder. Contrary to my assumptions, the two jars were light. It doesn’t feel like feathers, but it feels as heavy as a big poly bucket in my previous world. Was this supposed to be a light ware?

“No, it’s different… this is…”

It’s not that the water is light but rather, it seems my physical strength is just strong. Is it the level of strength necessary to live in this world? Or maybe… It’s good to think until there for now. For the time being, water is my priority. I went to the lake.

About 30 minutes round trip of going to the lake, I filled the two water jars and finished the “daily routine”. Despite the amount of water required along the way, it was not too heavy that I need to stop time to time. As I can see, my muscle strength seems to be strengthened.

I’ve been wondering about it since I noticed the changes.

After having breakfast (beans and salted meat soup) with Samia, I carried her back to the bedroom so she can recover from her injury.

I’ll finally understand it once I start my work on the smithy.

Thinking about what to craft, I decide to make a small knife first. The big ones take time, and above all, I have to adapt the knowledge and technique “installed” in my body. Then, I think that it would be better to make a lot of small items.

After magically setting fire on the fire bed, I wait until the charcoal is lit. When the fire starts, I operate the bellows to raise the temperature to the level at which iron can be forged. Whether it’s a service or something, there is an iron plate with a width of 4 cm and a thickness of about 1 cm in the place where the materials were put, so I just grab it and plunge it into the fire bed.

I operate the bellows again to bring it up to the proper temperature. When it reaches the right temperature, I take it out and hit it with a hammer to forge it. I understood it at this time. It’s too obvious that I have gained strength.

“I see…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

While grinning, I hit the iron plate to make a shape of a knife. Every time I hit it, the light shimmers. It’s close to the process of making a Japanese sword, but I don’t need to do fine details this time. I don’t feel like I can do it in the first place. Once it has the right shape, I leave it until it cools down. It’s time for lunch while I’m cooling it.

We slowly eat lunch and after that, I ask Samia if there is a town nearby. About a quarter day from here, there is a town though it’s not big. I think I can go on a day trip but it will also become a whole day work…

After I carry Samia into the bedroom, I continue the blacksmithing. Speaking of which, the process is nearing the end. The fire in the fire bed has not completely disappeared, but the temperature has dropped, so I add charcoal and raise it again.

I also need to secure charcoal…

In the process of making a Japanese sword, the temperature is determined by the color of the flame, so it’s usually done at night. But in my case, with the “installed” knowledge plus the max blacksmith skill, I know the temperature even when the sun is still high.

After raising the temperature of the knife to an appropriate temperature, I put it in water and quench it. It’s the “Tempering” process. This time, I will not make a non-cooked part so I will not smear it with soil. The hardened knife is now being sharpened with a grindstone to complete the first “Knife” produced in this workshop.

I didn’t make a “sheath” because my aim is not for a practical use. The “handle” is also a strip of bare iron. When it’s time to use it, they can just wrap it with a string or something.

Anyway, it’s important that this one is completed.

For the time being, I have to try the sharpness. Although it is not aimed for a practical use, it is meaningless if it cannot cut at all. I put a bunch of wheat straw on the firewood for testing and I then swing the knife down.

 The bundle of wheat straw was cut off – even the firewood used as a stand…

……W-What’s going on with this?!

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I woke up with a strange feeling around my neck. Oh no! I completely fell asleep.

I opened my eyes to check if she is okay, and the person in question is holding one hand around my neck.

Well, I did not think about the possibility of this happening.

I try hard to speak in a calm voice. The hand on my neck is not strong. If she seriously puts her power on it, my second life would have been over in my first day here, she could have killed me when I was asleep.

“First of all, is your injury okay now?”

I call out to the girl who is staring at me with her tiger-like face. Perhaps my words were unexpected, her facial expression revealed puzzlement for a moment but immediately returned to normal as she answered me.

“It still hurts quite a bit, but it looks like it will be cured.”

“Really?, I’m glad to hear that.”

I’m really relieved, I speak while smiling. I am honestly happy because as I’m trying to help, she is saved. Then, the girl looks at me blankly.

“Oh, uh…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

After saying that, she turns her face away. Now is the chance to grab this hand and take it off, but it’s not probably good to do it as I may hurt this child. Realizing something, she quickly turns around and speaks with an angry voice.

 “Y-You!… have you seen it?!”

There is a little strength in her hand. I answer while trying to be much calmer than at the beginning.

“It was necessary for the treatment. I swear, other than those parts needing treatment, I haven’t touched anything.”

“Is that true?”

“U-uh”

She kept staring at my eyes for a while then she sighed lightly and pulls her hand off my neck.

“I’ll trust you for now.”

“Thank you for doing that.”

“I didn’t smell the scent of a human who lied.”

 “That is…. Y-you… you can recognize that?!”

 “I’m different from dog-like beastman, I knew it when your heart pounds a lot. Surprised?”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Ah? yeah….”

If I really did touch here and there while doing the treatment, then if I lied… it would be eventually found out too at this moment. On my second day, I feel like I’m walking on a tightrope…

I looked into my bedroom and hand over my clothes.

“Wear this for the time being.”

“What about my clothes?”

“It was sticky due the blood and I needed to take it off to treat you so I cut it.”

“……is that so?”

“I-I’m sorry if it is important…”

“No, there’s no such thing. It’s just a rag.”

Though it’s already late, I still face the other way while she’s changing.

 “By the way, are you the owner of this house?”

The girl in her clothes asked a question, so I turn to look at her and answer.

“That’s right.”

“What are you doing here?”

“Blacksmithing…”

 “You’re a blacksmith?”

 “U-uh… but I’m just a newcomer who arrived here yesterday.”

I not sure yet when to decide to live here, but I’ll tell her honestly. She probably knows this area. At the same time, I think it’s a bad idea to say some lie here.

 “I wonder if this house was in this forest …”

(Sweat) She knows where this is.

 “Hnnn? Was it here when I came yesterday?”

This is almost true. Except for the fact that this house suddenly springs out.

“Well, I haven’t come to this side of the “Black Forest” much, so maybe I overlooked it.”

Black Forest huh.

There’s a hit on the “installed” knowledge in me. I’m cheering in my heart, but if I let my heart beat too much, she will feel it. If I compare the knowledge with the terrain, I can see the approximate location here.

 “Because this is the eastern part.”

 “Ah–, I hang around the north and west, so I don’t come here too much.”

I’m glad, it matched.

“I tried to come here this time but I came across a big black bear… The rest is exactly what you saw. The reason why it didn’t stab me was probably because it knew you were coming up.”

 “I see.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Is there such a dangerous thing? Maybe she is not a weak one. Even though she is a tiger beastman, to say that a woman wanders through this forest alone means that she knows how to protect herself. However, her injuries aren’t healed now, and I’m kind of uncomfortable pushing her out here. So I cut it out.

 “Um, there is one thing I want to speak with you.”

“What is it?”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Will it take a while for your injuries to heal?”

“Ah, maybe. We’re a lot stronger than humans, but with an injury like this, I can’t hunt or explore for about two weeks.”

“Then, why not live here?”

“Haaa?”

“I don’t mean anything else about it… I’ve just come over here and I also want an assistant for blacksmithing. You have to heal your injuries, and even if you heal, you’ll have to rehabilitate for a while…”

 “Well…..”

“And maybe if you stay here, you’re life will be more stable. At the very least you don’t have to worry about  being exposed to wind and rain.”

 “I got it……”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

She contemplates. I didn’t say that it’s also because she’s tiger-like so I just want to watch her all the time –she’ll likely to get angry at it.

“I understand. I’ll live here until my injury is healed and I can move normally. I’ll think about what to do after that, is it okay?”

“Ou, no problem.”

“Thank you for doing that!”

“Ou!”

Thus, my desire to “keep a cat” is probably fulfilled in the unexpected way by “living with a tiger beast girl.”

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With a tiger beast girl on my shoulder, I hurriedly return home.

Since I went a little further, I took extra time, but as expected, it’s about 15 minutes from the nearest lake to the house.

Meanwhile, the girl rapidly loses her power. Still, her warmth isn’t lost yet, I want to believe that I will be there in the nick of time.

Arriving at the house, I gently lowered the girl for a moment, unlock then open the door. I can hear the muffled “Clang Clong” sound from the workplace. I rushed in and headed to my bedroom. Looking around in the bedroom, there were sheets in the cabinet, so I pulled out two of them and placed them on the table in the living room.

I head straight to the workshop and start looking for something again. This time it’s a needle, a thread and a knife. It took me a while, but I managed to find them all.

It seems that the needles and threads were originally used for crafting sword sheaths, but I can’t think of that now. The knife is a knife for sale. This is not the case to say such things so I bring them out.

Next, I move to the kitchen, pour water into the pot, put the needle in it, and set it on fire. While waiting for the water to boil, I returned to the living room, laid out a sheet on the table and then I gently place the girl lying outside.

I don’t think it would happen but if someone or something comes in during the treatment procedure, it will be troublesome, so I setup the Kannuki.

Now then, I’d like to take off the leather armor for the meantime but since the belt is clogged with blood or something that cannot be removed, I cut it with the knife I brought.

I thought that I would only take off the leather armor, but the shirt she wore underneath was bloody and stuck to her body.

I also cut it with a knife (more carefully than when I cut the belt). Put the detached leather armor aside, then cut off the shirt from the middle and take it off once to see if there are other seriously injured parts in addition to her flank.

The whole body is covered with fur so it should be hard to recognize, but on the contrary, if it can be seen immediately like this, it is a serious injury. After all, I found that there were cuts here and there, but it was the flank that has major injury that needs to be treated for now. It is bleeding from there. The girl seemed to be not aware of this, thus suffering this whole time.

After confirming the condition of the injury, the water boiled in the pot. I soak the sheets cut in appropriate sizes in boiling water and wait for a while, then I take out the needle and thread with the cut sheets.

 “A time like this, I’m grateful to the “installed” knowledge in me.”

Though what I was doing a while ago was nicely done thanks to what was “installed” in me, still, I have some sort of knowledge about this. Without the “installed” knowledge and experience, I can’t say that everything will turn good from now on.

I take the things out of the hot water and placed it in the table. I gently wipe the wound on the flank with the wet sheets.

“Guu-u”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

The girl grimace and growls, but she does not seem to be gaining consciousness. Blood bleeds again on the wound.

The wound is sewn together with the needle and thread. This should also hurt a lot because there is no anaesthesia. The girl grimace her face each time I inserts the needle. Feelings of guilt frustrate me, but this is another treatment to help this child. I just have to put up with it.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Thanks to the “installed” survival technique, though I was not as good as a surgeon, I was able to suture the large wound for the time being.

Originally, it’s a technique that would be okay if I use to save myself, it may not look good. If she notices it, I’ll just apologize.

I grind the collected herb for suppuration, added some hot water and let it cool, I apply it to the sewn wound right after. In replacement of gauze, I apply some cut sheets over it and finally, I wrap it with the finely cut sheet as an alternative bandage to complete the treatment.

After that, I soak the sheets in hot water and wipe it to the wounds again. I wipe the entire body to make sure that there are no other injuries.

Of course, I’m a little embarrassed because she’s a naked girl but I know that now is not the time for that, both physically and mentally, I performed series of treatment like a “sage”.

The water in the pot is still boiling, so I turn off the fire. Take enough hot water up to the middle of the wooden bowl, and then add the antipyretic herb that I collected.

After a while, the refreshing scent started to rise. It’s similar to mint in the previous world. While scooping this medicinal water with a wooden spoon, I let the girl drink.

You may be completely unresponsive to anything if you are unconscious so I’m worried the girl can’t drink it but fortunately, when I bring the wooden spoon to her lips, she swallows it so I give her all the contents of the bowl. This will also provide some pain relief.

As there may be sudden change in her condition, I waited for about an hour while the girl’s lying on the table, her breath gradually became calm so I decided to move her again.

No matter how much she sleeps on the table, she won’t heal. I hold her in a princess carry position and carry her inside the bedroom, through the door that had been left open, I lay her on the bed. Of course, I didn’t forget to put on a futon (whether I can still call it a futon because it’s Western style).

 “Fuu…”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

I’m dead tired. It’s normal because I just treated a serious injury. But more than that, it was obviously because the tension I felt during the treatment procedure is now completely gone.

Today, I went outside and it somehow turned as a great day. Even if I could eat now, I want to take a break. I sit down and rest on the round chair at the side table.

“For the time being, after I draw water tomorrow, I’ll start working at the workshop…..but I have to take a look at the child’s condition, Hmmm….what should I do?”

As I sit down and think about the future, I feel more tired or rather, drowsiness struck me. I experienced this several times in the previous world. The one you call “dozing off”.

 “It’s not good, if I fall asleep now….. the food…”

Although I try to resist, it’s in vain as the resistance is not “installed”, then my consciousness sink into a pleasant darkness.

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The forest is not so dark, probably because the sun is still up high or maybe because the trees are widely spaced.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Still, it will be bad if I don’t come back early.”

I muttered as I mark the tree near me with the sword while proceeding to the inner part. I can’t see the house anymore, but I know the direction of the house because I have the knowledge and experience “installed” in my body.

The slightly off feeling in my head I’m getting around here need to be resolved little by little.

I’m completely new to a blacksmith’s job even in my “previous world”. I think I can do a rough job with the “installed” knowledge, but there’s a part I don’t remember. I must eliminate such off feelings in my daily work.

However, there is not much anxiety. While I am exploring the forest, I can see that the knowledge and experience gradually adapt to my body.

Having said that, it is not known at what timing the misalignment will come back and the direction of the house will disappear, so just in case, I will not stop marking trees.

Along the way, I also pick up some medicinal herbs that are used to stop fever and wound suppuration which my “experience” tells me. I took as much as it can fit in my pocket. Surely, it didn’t exist at home. Please understand that I am running wordads too so every view counts.

Those “medicinal herbs that can be surely acquired” will become handy in this world without a doubt. This may be a good place.

About an hour in my body clock, I heard the sound of water. It seems that I found a valuable water source in this world. When I headed for the sound, there was a lake. In my view, it’s going downstream, a little further, I can see the river where the lake flows out.

The shore on the other side cannot be seen from here, so is it a fairly large lake. Up to this point, I have been exploring medicinal herbs and other things along the way, so if I come without looking at anything else, I should have arrived in about 15 minutes.

This is probably the solution for water. I might have to make a few round trips each day, but given that I only spend most of my day at that house, it would be a good exercise. I want to make a daily routine from tomorrow.

I look into the lake. It’s hard to figure out because it’s only reflected in the water, but it appears that my age seems to be about 30 years old, which I hoped for.

Well, I’m a blacksmith with a certain level of skill (I think I did it, and that’s what the experience and knowledge “installed” tells me). Moreover, I recently “moved”, in that case, I can’t explain things if I’m at the age of 20 or so.

A blacksmith training from some place far and due to some circumstances run away and come to this place – it would be suspicious without this kind of cover story. Even with this, it’s still suspicious.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

My body clock tells me that it’s still early for the sun to set, I decided to explore the banks of the lake a little more. While walking along the lake, I occasionally stop, look into the water and made some discoveries.

First of all, there are shrubs with fruit like raspberries and trees with fruit like apples. According to the “installed” knowledge, these fruits are edible.

I don’t have those ingredients in stock yet but I haven’t brought some tools to bring back the ingredients I secured, so I decided to give up today.

When I look closely into the water, it seems that the water of the lake is springing up here, I can’t see it from here right now, but maybe there is a mountain somewhere around here. The water is clean and many fish live in the area. I didn’t bring any fish baits or fishing tools, so I can’t catch them today. I’m looking forward to it at a later date but I wonder if I have the time to spare for fishing while doing some blacksmithing.

I earn my living thru blacksmithing, it’s naturally decided that I should be busy and has no time to spare. Well, if that’s the case, I should decide a regular holiday and come on that day.

From a workaholic to a slow lifestyle.

I had a good time while thinking about it, my body clock tells me I should head back soon…. As I was about to do so, I find something lying behind the grass. Is it about 150 cm? It’s quite big for an ordinary animal. I approach the animal carefully.

I can’t really figure it out under the shade but the head looks like that of a dog or a cat, the overall silhouette is close to human. Seeing that the shoulder part move uncontrollably, I rushed a little closer. I’m sure it can hear my footsteps but the animal keep still and continuously breathe roughly.

When I shortened our distance (barely reaching it by hand), I understood the whole picture. That animal, no, it’s rude to say that it’s an animal. The person had a tiger-like head, that of a beast race.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

The person has slim but firmly attached muscles, though wearing leather armor, the person looks to be in pain as scratches are all over the body. Despite lying prone, I can still see that the leather armor on the flank was torn. And the area around it is reddish-black, although the blood is not flowing from there, it’s obvious that’s a severe wound even without my “installed” knowledge.

“If I don’t carry this person immediately, this will be dangerous…”

I hold the person up from the front. Although it is covered with the leather armor, the chest part sticks out more than what I expected.

I am startled, but I don’t have time for that so I put my thoughts aside and hang her whole body on my shoulders. It is the “Fireman’s Carry” in my previous world.

“I know princess carry might be more romantic for a girl, but it’s faster this way. I’m sorry, please be patient with me.”

Contrary to her appearance, I am surprised that I could carry her lightly, I then rush back to the house.

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I open the door and entered the kitchen. I’m so hungry, but I don’t think there’s something convenient that I can eat in roughly 5 minutes like those in my previous world.

Taking a look at the shelves, I check what ingredients are available. There are beans, vegetables (mostly root vegetables) and pork meat –possibly smoked, inside. There’s also a clay pot, when I look inside, it contained salted pork meat. For the time being, I’ll eat these while boiling them.

Since there’s already a hotpot placed on the furnace, I filled it by transferring the water from the larger jar to the smaller jar and set the furnace on.

I was wondering if I had to create fire while using firewood but I was able to light the furnace with a little magic.

She said that the distribution of magic was minimal, but she seems to have included magic that is convenient for everyday life as part of the “minimum”. It’s a romance to create fire by myself, but it’s a hassle when it comes to daily life, and I’m grateful for this.

I suddenly noticed that easy fire, if it can be caused by magic that is said to be in the minimum, it wouldn’t be strange to have something like a refrigerator, but I can’t find it.

Actually, there are only dried vegetables and I just added what looks like freshly picked. Furthermore, there is only dried meat.

Seems like refrigeration technology has not been particularly developed or if it is, it’s considerably a luxury item and it is not suitable for such a place that is a little far from the village.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Since the water in the hotpot boiled and turned into hot water, I put the salted meat, vegetables and beans into it. There were beans like lentils and soybeans, but this time I will add soybeans. I continued heating it while stirring with a wooden ladle.

While watching the hotpot simmer, I think about my future. Even if I start earning money thru blacksmithing here, what to do with food, seasonings (for the time being, I think it’s only salt that doubles as a preservative) and water. I don’t know if the one I made will sell.

Given that, I have to figure out how to procure food before it runs out.

When I wake up, I’m not sure if it’s still morning, or it’s already afternoon. For now I’ll stay in the house and check what it feels like after dusk, I’ll explore the forest tomorrow. After all, I don’t know how big this forest is.

Maybe geographical information is also “installed” in my head, but I don’t know where this is in the first place. If possible, I would like to find the closest village and find out where this forest is, how wide it is, and what kind of place it is.

If I don’t do that, I’ll be overwhelmed to spend the rest of my life alone in the decades to come.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Since I’m a blacksmith, it’s likely that there will be visitors at some point –but I have no idea when it will come –and it’s too weird to “live alone in this forest” at the same time.

If this forest is a place where people often come in, those who come here may find this house suddenly suspicious. Once I go out to the village, I have to investigate that area as well.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Immediately after “moving” here, I can’t help it as there are many things to do.

As I was thinking about it, the hotpot boiled. I take a wooden bowl from the shelf and use a ladle to mix the hotpot. It does not smell bad.

I scoop some with the wooden spoon and bring it to my mouth. It tastes like soup made by boiling salted meat, root vegetables and beans that does not exceed my expectations. That said, it’s not unpalatable –it’s a taste that can be eaten normally.

If it’s like this, it is unlikely that my spirit will diminished without being able to eat in the first place. I’m the kind of person who is okay even if the same taste continues. If I get tired of the taste, I’ll think again at that time.

It’s been a while since I put the soup in my stomach, but there’s no sign that the sun will set.

The leaves of the trees directly blocks my view so I can’t see well but it seems that the day is still quite high even in the afternoon so I decided to explore outside.

I take the sword that was placed in the living space and attach it to my waist. Until now, I don’t have time to check, though it’s late, I noticed that I’m wearing hemp clothes and trousers, with a leather vest, the so-called “RPG villager” style.

Since I look like this, I wouldn’t be particularly suspicious even if I suddenly meet someone. Well, unless it’s a very remote place.

Anyway, I’ll look for the water source in 2-3 hours time and if I can’t find it, I’ll come back. I went outside, locked the door, and stepped into the forest.

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