Chapter 8

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I made a mistake last chapter . Instead of a path in the forest, the MC was asking for the method of walking in a forest . I dont know if there is a proper term for that so Ill just translate it like that for now . I only changed 4 or 5 words so you probably dont need to read it again

Anyway, heres the chapter .

Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee that my translations are 100% accurate . Please let me know if you see any mistakes .

Chapter 08: The first time I earned my prey

Caam, do you have a minute? What is it? If its fine with you, we could deal with that thing with the forest today Is that true! Then, I will be waiting at that place after I eat

As I was waiting in the forest, Schinken and a person with pointy ears came . Hey, we kept you waiting right? I didnt wait that long . Nice to meet you, I am Caam . You are Im Arc(), Schinkens mother . Im greatly indebted to you for that time during harvest Nice to meet you Arc-san, I only did that because I thought it would make everyones lives easier You want to know the way of walking in the forest and how to find prey right? What kind of weapon do you use? Because Im hopeless with a bow, I use this As I said that, I hit the place where I made a mark on a tree 30 meters away with a stone I had in my hand . Stone throwing, is it? It might be difficult when it gets to a certain distance . Couldnt you just use magic? I heard from my son that you are pretty good at it I just want to know my limits for now because I need to know everything that I cannot do if I am in a pinch . And also because magic is too convenient Is that the case? Well, its not a bad thing to put constraints on yourself Well, because I dont know how to find prey, I would be depending on you While saying that, I showed them the bolas and somai . Are these throwing tools Ill do as much as I can for my sons friend who taught him the trick to use magic

The trick is in concealing your presence, erasing the sounds of your footsteps, predicting the wind flow and reading the scents of the forest . These four are more or less the main points you need to know . Ill teach you how to erase the sound of your footsteps later . Lets first start by erasing your presence . First of all, you need to control your breathing . By the way, try not to let out any sound when you are breathing as much as possible . Please try it in your own way at first I understand Remember those survival games . Slowly inhale and exhale through your nose . This is self-taught of course . With this method, I can hear my own heartbeat and I can sense every minute movements .

SkillConcealment1aquired .

Oh? Is this good?

Okay, thats enough . You have a good aptitude with this considering that you just did it on your own for the first time . I think that there wont be any problems at this rate but please stay vigilant Thank you very much Well, that is because I have worn a ghillie suit before when we were pretending to hunt in the mountains . Although I got noticed because I got stepped on my back .

Next is to predict the flow of the wind . If you can do that, then you can also read the scent of the forest . You isnt something that you can acquire immediately so Ill be giving you some tips . It would be fine if you can just get a sense of it I understand Its more or less like reading the wind in a survival game . BB bullets are light so they can get easily swept away .

Lets go over to that side of the creek . That area of the forest is dense . Have you been there before? No . My mother always tells me not to go deep into the forest I see . Then, I will take the lead so please follow me while trying to erase the sound of your footsteps as much as possible and do your best to conceal your presence . Schinken will be behind me . And Caam will be in the 3rd position . Yes Understood

Wow . It looks like shes walking normally but I cant hear her footsteps . Shes right in front of me but I can barely feel her presence . Im walking normally but Im slowly running out of breath and my breathing sounds are starting to leak out . Arc-san is a professional so that is to be expected but Schinken is rather amazing as well . I cant hear his footsteps . I truly need to practice! right?White death-san .

I dont know if she noticed it but Arc slowed down her pace . Then, after 10 minutes of walking, Arc suddenly stopped and slowly raised her hand . Its probably the sign to stop .

She nocked the arrow, slowly pulled the bow back and let it loose . Just when I thought that it was going into the thicket, the arrow firmly struck on the rabbit that appeared and it died instantly .

Therefore, you should do it like this . You may think that I was just randomly walking but with a slight flow of wind, I got the scent of an animal upwind . When an animal is upwind, it would not be able catch our scent so you should always try to face downwind even when the wind is calm . When I saw a slight movement on the thicket, I just guessed on where to shoot . And you also need a bit more training to get rid of the sound of your footsteps . If you move slowly you wont have problems with your breathing Like in that sniper training school, I had 3 hours to get close to the instructor while she was looking for me . I really have to practice this .

Lets wrap it up for now . Please lie down over here and close your eyes I just did what I was told for now . You can hear the sound of the tree swaying with the wind right? But if you listen carefully, you can hear the trees moving even if there is no wind . If you take in that wind, you would be able to trace the scent of an animal . Thats not something I can explain even if I try to put it simply . It all comes down to your experience and intuition . If you listen carefully and sharpen your sense of smell, you can open up all of your senses and you will be able to become one with the forest . If you keep that in mind, you will be able to find the location of your prey in nature

I dont understand Is Arc-san the genius type that can just somehow do it? Or is that something peculiar to elves? While I was thinking that, she stood up and said, Okay, fine already . Wasnt that too quick? Is she just going to teach me the tricks and its up to me to get used to it afterwards?

I understand . I will keep in mind what you taught me today . And also, thats the same as earlier, right?I pointed to the bush that was slightly moving while I was saying that . If you look closely, rabbit ears can be seen .

Yeah, thats right . Do you want to try hunting it? If you are not confident then I could take it I will try . I wont start by saying I cannot do it . But please prepare your bow just in case I make a mistake

Its convenient that I had 2 ping-pong sized stones in hand . Distance, 35 paces, wind0 . 5 degrees to the right is that right? At this distance and with this weight, the stones probably wont be swept away .

After taking a deep breath, I stopped breathing . I concentrated just like that and throw the stone . A second later, I immediately threw the 2nd one . It became confused and started to run away when I hit its body with the first shot so I hit its hind legs with the second shot so it could not escape .

Well done . The way you read the wind was still rough but its fine for now . Your next priority should be to be able to locate your prey . After that, you should ask Schinken how to get rid of your footsteps while chasing after your prey . I should let that kid get some experience as well She loosened her draw on her bow, which was drawn just in case I missed, and returned the arrow to the quiver as she said that . Ill also say that you should not enter the forest alone so its good if you are with Caam . Ill leave him in your care Yes, Ill be in your care Best regards, Caam He said that with a difficult expression . Is he not that confident yet?

SkillThrowing2aquired

It went up even though I only threw that much . Is there some rule that it would go up when youre hunting animals or something? Well, its good that it went up .

Could you please lend me something sharp? I want to drain its blood but I dont have a knife yet Its better if you drain the blood quickly but lets leave the forest for now . Its possible that the scent of blood will attract monsters . Lets try our best to avoid dangers . It would take longer to drain the blood of larger animals so keep that in mind and try to do it in a safe place as much as possible I understand, safety is better that it being fresh . Thank you very much

With todays results, we left the forest and drained the rabbits blood close to the village before going home .

Mother, I have something you can add to our dinner ara, its good that you were able to catch it without using tools . Thats amazing, isnt it I hit it with a stone Hm? Is that amazing? Im not really sure I tried it out with a bow but I was hopelessly unskilled at it So you just decided to use stones Although I used my previous life as my standards, I didnt lie .

And so, meat was added to our salt soup dinner . The salt content increased because it was used to dry the meat but Id like it if there are other condiments, mother .

Now then