Chapter 55

"Hahaha..."

"Hey, hey"

"..."

Three young beasts are targeting me, or rather, the sandwich we have.

"Oh, we've already encountered young beasts. Look, a dog, a cat, and a bird? Let's record this right away. How do I do it again..."

The white puppy with a light blue tinge, with its round, fluffy body, is looking at our sandwich with eyes full of expectation.

The black kitten with white paws is rubbing against my feet, making a purring sound.

The last bird is a round, bright red bird. Its fluffy feathers reveal a small yellow beak, which is moving, trying to get the sandwich. It can't fly yet, so it's jumping and flapping its short wings.

"Recording... Yun-kun, what should we do? They seem to want the sandwich."

"What do you think?"

When I move the sandwich to the right, their gazes follow to the right.

When I move the sandwich to the left, their gazes follow to the left. Oh, the kitten has fallen over.

"Anyway, let's try giving it to them."

I bring the torn pieces of sandwich to the three of them. They sniff the air with their noses twitching, then start to nibble with their small mouths.

First, the puppy starts eating, and I keep offering torn pieces of sandwich to each of them. They seem to like the sandwich, as they keep eating, and even after finishing, they still lick my hand, looking disappointed.

The young bird gently nibbles on my finger with its beak, while the puppy and kitten look at the sandwich Magi is holding.

"Ah, you guys. You can't have Magi's. I still have more."

"Kuun"

"Hey, hey"

"Chichi..."

The three of them seem to understand the words. They are looking at me intently.

Wow, their expectant gazes are dazzling.

I calmly take three sandwiches from my inventory and place them in front of them.

"Here, you can eat the sandwiches."

Upon hearing my words, the three of them start eating the sandwiches in front of them without hesitation.

"Hey, were these kids hungry?"

"Maybe? But there's something we can understand."

We watch as the young beasts struggle to hold the sandwiches with their paws and eat them, stuffing the sandwiches into their stomachs.

We only need one sandwich each, but the young beasts keep asking for more.

"These guys are definitely targeting my sandwich."

"That means Yun-kun's sandwich is delicious."

"Is that so? They might just be gluttons."

Despite saying this, I feel good that these three are being affectionate, so I offer them one more sandwich each.

As a result, out of the ten sandwiches, seven have been eaten by the young beasts, and we each ate one, leaving only one sandwich.

The puppy is lying on its back, showing its belly, looking defenseless. The kitten is licking its paws, savoring the scent of the sandwich, and the bird is dozing off.

"Aww, they're so cute. Look, they're purring, purring."

When Magi tickles the puppy's belly, the puppy wriggles in delight.

"It's so heartwarming. I'll send a screenshot to Claude and Lili."

"Ah, I'll take a screenshot too."

Magi picks up the bird, which is dozing on the grass, and holds it in her palm to take a photo. I also take a photo of the three fluffy balls of fur looking content after their meal.

I couldn't stop smiling inside.

"Alright, let's go."

"Yun-kun, Yun-kun. Can we take these kids with us? Actually, Claude just asked me to bring them back."

"Since this is part of the event, I don't object. However, we need to catch fish from the river first."

"Got it. What if these kids ask for more food?"

"I'll give the last sandwich to Magi. Please share it among the three."

The puppy and kitten, sensing our movement, move to Magi's feet when they realize the sandwiches are with her.

These guys are really opportunistic, I can't help but think.

Magi, looking happy, carries the three in her arms and moves towards the river.

"Ha~. It's a fluff festival. So fluffy and soft."

"You look so happy. ...I might be a little envious."

I quietly take a photo of her, and my screenshot collection gradually grows.

We check the map and head to the river on the east side.

"What a beautiful river. I'll take care of these kids."

"Thank you. If anything happens, please call me through chat."

I put my outerwear in my inventory and enter the river in light clothing.

In the river, I keep my body parallel to the current to minimize resistance, grabbing onto rocks on the riverbed and looking around.

(There are fish...)

I spot two fish swimming close to the shadow of a rock, catch them with my bare hands, and put them in my inventory.

(It's convenient that the caught fish can be stored in the inventory. For dinner, considering one for each of us and the young beasts, I need more than fifteen fish.)

I continue searching for fish while picking up stones from the riverbed. Unfortunately, there are no minerals or gems, but the stones are valuable to me.

I surface every five minutes to breathe and then dive back in. Occasionally, I check on Magi, who is spending a peaceful afternoon with the young beasts on her lap.

By the time I finish my quota of fifteen fish, the three young beasts are completely asleep.

"Magi, I'm done here."

"Good job. I'm sorry for making you do all the work, Yun-kun."

"Don't worry about it. There are things we can do together. But it seems there's something we need to do first. Please draw your weapon."

Magi wakes the young beasts and takes out an axe from her inventory.

I put on my outerwear over my still wet clothes, suppressing the discomfort, and quietly aim my arrow into the forest.

"You stay back. Yun-kun, I know it might be worrying to have me in front, but please trust me."

"I'm counting on you. I'll come from the trees."

As I nod in agreement with Magi's words, I shoot an arrow to restrain a black creature that jumps down from the trees.

The creature has long, spiky legs and sprays yellow powder from its mouth, with six red eyes glaring at us.

The moment I see the creature, the Spicy Spider, the young beasts start to visibly tremble. I can't help but think, did we draw a bad card?

"Alright, let's do this! Here we go!"

"Magi... don't overdo it..."

I am speechless at her abnormal actions. She throws the large axe with all her might. The spinning axe, combining centrifugal force and weight, almost splits the target in two. The spider narrowly avoids the fatal blow, losing one of its legs, and the axe embeds halfway into a tree behind it.

During this, the agile Magi runs to the front of the spider, raising her hands high.

"Alright, it's over."

She takes out a large mace from her inventory and grips it.

With the spider unable to escape due to its lost leg, she brings the mace down with all her strength, using gravity and arm power.

The final, "gugi..." and the splatter-like battle make me grateful that this is a game where blood and flesh don't fly.

"That was surprisingly quick."

Magi says this while retrieving the thrown axe and putting it back in her inventory.

"No way! What kind of fighting style was that!?"

"What? I just used the [Throw] skill to throw the weapon."

She says this casually, but her fighting style was incredible. I understand that long-range attacks are related to ATK and DEX. Throwing weapons increases damage based on the item, but controlling them can be difficult. Her high DEX from her crafting profession and the highest attack power weapon she crafted herself.

Additionally, the heavy mace, which is hard to move, was itemized and thrown from a raised position, making it easier to handle by letting it fall naturally.

This is truly a fighting style only the best weapon crafter can achieve.

"Usually, throwing weapons are knives, right?"

"I hate doing fussy, detailed work. I plan to make a few steel axes and use them as throwing weapons."

Normally, throwing axes are smaller, but Magi threw a large one with both hands.

"Anyway, Yun-kun, the lack of resistance was a bit disappointing. I'm a bit let down."

"Maybe it was a beginner-level unique. With a sense level of 1-10. Look, there's a treasure chest where the spider was."

"Really? Let's open it right away."

I hold the three still trembling young beasts and peek at the treasure chest Magi opens. I'm not just casually holding the fluff balls.

"This unique item is good for Yun-kun to use."

"Um... [Magic Seasoning Set]?"

According to the description, it's a seasoning set that doesn't run out. It says, "Eating individual seasonings does not recover hunger."

This is to prevent eating just sugar or salt to recover hunger, meaning we need to cook.

The set includes four types of seasonings: salt, pepper, sugar, and curry powder, which can be used infinitely. Could the powder the spider was spraying be curry powder?

Given it's a Spicy Spider, it dropped a unique item to assist in cooking.

"Maybe there are unique items that give you a tent or a barbecue set for camping."

"That's possible. For low-level players who don't have the appropriate sense composition for camping, it would make sense to have items that assist them."

Magi's calm analysis in response to my comment. Well, let's take what we can get. With this, we can make grilled fish or fish ball soup.

"Let's head back before it gets dark."

"Right. If we hunt low-level uniques, other players might have trouble."

I carry the three fluff ball young beasts back to the campsite.

On the way, Magi sends me a message and a screenshot. It's a photo of me holding the young beasts, looking very happy.

My face is so red, and Magi has a mischievous, successful child's expression.