Chapter 55 - Fluffy’s Special Skill?….Let’s Make Something For Now
I want soy sauce.
However, soy sauce can’t be made without soybeans.
Impossible.
Then, is there any kind of seasoning I can make with what I presently have?
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There’s a lake. There should be fish there, right?
If I have fish, I should be able to make fish sauce.
From what I watched on TV, to make some, I should mix fish and salt and ferment it….
That should be smelly but it’s worth a try.
For now, let’s go to the lake.
—Scene Change—
I came to the lake and it’s very wide.
I can’t see any curses and it’s something refreshing to see.
So, are there fishes in this lake?
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….I can’t see any from the bank.
What should I do?
How about using a fishing rod?
How do I make one?
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The rod can be made of wood and as for the thread, I’ll ask three eyes.
The rest are hook and bait….
Hook….this is quite a problem.
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Hio and Kurou came with me and they are watching over the place.
Thanks.
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Fluffy looks the same today.
For some reason, Fluffy has been flying around restlessly since morning.
What’s wrong?
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Fluffy, fluffy, fluffy.
Ehto, it’s kind of disturbing to fly around before me.
Are you trying to tell me something?
It’s harder to read its movement. Harder than boss-san and Shuri.
「Fluffy, I want to catch some fish.」
Hearing what I said, it turned away from me and moved its wings for some reason.
Ah, this is the first time I see its wings moving.
Then, it flies towards the distant part of the lake.
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And jumped in.
Is it okay?
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The lake glowed blue and something was thrown out of the lake.
It looks like it will land in front of me.
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I see. Fluffy is good at catching fish.
I thought it was just a small fish.
When it arrived in front of me, I saw a 5m long fish splashing.
This is the thing that Fluffy catches for me.
「Haha, thanks. You helped me a lot?」
I caught a fish!
Let’s grill it.
—Scene Change—
I caught the big fish with my hand and….cut its head on the spot since I don’t know how I should deal with it.
The internal organs are unnecessary too so I obliterated them.
I cool it with magic and use time stop.
I move it by floating in the air.
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All thanks to magic.
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I cut the big fish and washed it cleanly.
Since this is a trial product, I’ll use 1/6 of the fish first.
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I don’t know how much salt to use too.
It should be quite a lot so how about 20% of the fish?
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But, how should I measure the amount of salt?
Imagination imagination.
Impossible.
That’s too rash.
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Let’s just do our best using eye measurement.
I made a container using silver ore and cleaned it.
When I cut the fish, blood gushed out.
Because of that, I drained it using magic.
It’s great that I’ve already made a lot of salt.
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I put it in the container and added some salt.
I close the lid. Now, all I have to do is wait a year or two.
I can only force time to go in the container for three months at a time using magic.
I use it repeatedly until the 4th time.
It should have fermented already.
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I open the lid….ah, the unique smell.
I was surprised because this is only my first try.
I filtered it using a cloth.
It became a clear brown liquid.
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I think it’s a little salty but it is still acceptable.
I grilled meat and put a little on it. It’s good.
Koa and the others are eating like there’s no tomorrow.
There was even a conflict between her and Shuri and the battle terrified the antlings.
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The fish is seasoned with salt and grilled.
I’ve finally eaten fish after a long time. There’s no peculiar smell of a river fish and it’s quite delicious.
I want rice.