Chapter 3: I Haven’t Managed To Reach a Village

    While walking with the spear in one hand, I appraised everything.

    Hirukuku Grass

    An herb used as an ingredient for Heal Potion.

    Recovers a little bit of Vitality if eaten as is.

    Kurupopo Grass

    An herb used as an ingredient for Stamina Potion.

    Maryl Grass

    It’s blue flower is used as an ingredient for Mana Potion.

    York Grass

    The leaves and roots contain poison.

    Used as an ingredient for poison and antidote.

    Mamani Mushroom

    Causes paralysis if eaten.

    Used as an ingredient for paralysis poison.

    As it is a place people rarely come by, I was able to pick up a variety of raw materials. I stored everything in my item box.

    〈The 「Foraging」 skill has been obtained〉

    Upon acquiring the Foraging Skill, I felt my collecting speed and quality have both improved.

    Around an hour has passed since I started walking but I don’t feel tired yet. If I were my past self, I would already be exhausted by travelling on a hard to walk path that isn’t path-like, so I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been rejuvenated into a 15 years old or some other factor. Also, I’m heading for the river right now but, although it’s a bit late, I thought it was strange that even though it wasn’t that large, I saw it quite well from a distance.

    ?

    As I was nearing the river, I could hear a rustle from a thicket. I hurriedly readied by spear.

    What came out was a rabbit around the size of a medium-sized dog. But this rabbit, with a horn growing from it’s forehead and fangs I wouldn’t have expected from a rabbit, bared it fangs and rushed at me.

    「The rabbits in this world are carnivores?!」

    I thrust the spear forward.

    Gasa!

    By some coincidence, the spear I thrust pierced the neck of the horned rabbit that lunged at me.

    The sensation of stabbing an animal was unpleasant but I understood that that thrust was fatal to the horned rabbit.

    〈The 「Spear Handling」 skill has been obtained〉

    Horned Rabbit Lv 5

    It’s horn is used as an ingredient for cold medicine.

    It’s meat is preferably eaten.

    Using Appraisal, it seems it’s name is Horned Rabbit.

    I thought it would be better if I dismantled it but I threw it into the item box for the time being and headed towards the river.

    ?

    「I’ve finally reached the river.」

    As I drew nearer the river to wash my face, I was at a loss for words.

    Vitality : 100

    Magic Power : 100

    Strength : 50

    Agility : 30

    Stamina : 50

    Dexterity : 50

    Intelligence : 70

    Unique Skills :

    Appraisal EX

    Item Box EX (Concealed)

    Passive Skills :

    Active Skills :

    Spearmanship Lv 1

    Enemy Search Lv 1

    Presence Detection Lv 1

    Magic Perception Lv 1

    Light Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Fire Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Water Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Wind Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Earth Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Time-Space Attribute Magic Lv 1

    Alchemy Lv 1

    Smithing Lv 1

    Foraging Lv 1

    Woodworking Lv 1

    Divine Protection of Goddess Norn (Concealed)

    「Un, the skills have increased but there were no changes.」

    Upon storing the mantle, I gnawed the dried meat as I began walking downstream.

    I have a feeling that, even at the worst, I’d manage to get to a village before today is over.

    The reason that deserted village was abandoned was because of the damage done by wild animals and monsters. That’s what I concluded when I saw how the houses and fence surrounding the village were broken.

    I believe that village was their initial village.

    With the information about this world that Goddess Norn has given me, I speculate that it’s a far walk of 2-3 days. There should be a town or village that’s close to a day’s worth of walking.

    「Sleeping outside, I don’t wanna~」

    Making free use of the physical prowess that have definitely improved since my time in Japan, I earnestly quickened my walking pace.

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