Chapter 22: Owlbear (3)
cUgSince the name is decided, the only thing left is to become friends with Wonmo.hmjY8
ryFbmmRI raised his affection level quite a bit by giving him honey, but he is still a cub.BsEyK
xlScrtHe still does not distinguish things well and, besides, his mother died, so I will have to take care of him.vuD0el
MI6rBut here the most important problem arose.VtC5
Z4BpE74‘How do you raise this?’PxVyOxF
cVoQV6Not even when I lived at home had I ever had a pet.0g8T
qW9WkI could barely take care of myself, so what pet would I have had?kDSQ
SaYAt least with dogs or cats I had some idea because I had seen them before, but not with an owlbear.YPsau
K8SRvJLThe only thing I know is that it has a terrible appetite and that it is fierce.falZ
bQlth0d‘The important thing is that he recognizes me as his owner…’oHwc59
swsNI watched Wonmo while he ran around the entire cave.jvWolq
4piuBMaybe because he is still small, his curiosity is enormous.cEeQxU
eqYq“Sniff. Sniff.”NAD
l7X4mThe little one was wandering around the place where his mother had died.EIu
xBfUgLFrom the way he was sniffing, it seemed he remembered her smell.I8S8LA
Yi3fBut the owlbear had already gone to America no, to the auction house.crkk3lj
42TW7SEven now the bids were still coming in, so soon I will receive a good sum of money.9m0
eXwV‘But will that little one really grow that big?’wGqE5V
gQa13DwThe mother owlbear, exaggerating a little, was the size of a house.Nxy
RRDBut look at Wonmo.aBh
0fnwQGThat little round thing is barely the size of a medium dog.RQKg
FupqJ3Besides, the color of his fur is light, so like they said in the gallery, it seems he was born very recently.6Nrx
z82aTP“Kueeek!”11m
l6Wpu1d“Ow.”uCudiHW
zLsE9MWThat is why his curiosity is excessive.MGYhQ
pXn6fWhy are you trying to eat the fasting pills that were in the sack?tTADNj
z8eFWith that sense of smell you have, you surely detected the bitter scent.1ksUey
xn8“Kuaaak!”q2PT9Z
VpGsdEShraaak!nLji74l
G1Ek4VBut even being a cub, his ferocity was still there.U7tXlpL
Qm8CLTWhen Wonmo swung his claws, the sack tore.SRKFgA
jHEQWhen I saw the fasting pills falling everywhere, I almost had a heart attack.cIm7lUp
2iG4“Hey! Wonmo! You cannot do that!”i1E
B3wA“Kyuu… kyuu?”4CRTI2
45Fj“Even if you do not like them, you cannot do that!”1YOxq7v
OLQY8X1While scolding him, I acted quickly.A7Fy
Uiz9UcI laid the sack down so the pills would not keep falling.mYe
3IktThen I bought a sack of a similar size in the auction house and transferred them there.lhlbfy6
rP9FlNP‘By the way, aren’t these supposed to eat even rotten corpses?’3FDNUvs
hJITHow horrible must those pills taste for everyone to react the same way?ojG
RwY1EoI am used to them, but animals apparently are not.g7Fy
iazI0U‘First I have to make him recognize this place as his home…’hAS4
i30pwBeBut there is something that gives me a doubt.CGtDJ
4zt4Why did the mother owlbear bring her cub here?OHgPxwZ
eKdE9Owlbears are territorial animals, extremely sensitive about their territory.SGk
jTSBThat means they rarely invade the territory of other animals.1Cl
A5blqjaEven if she were patrolling, she would not have brought her cub, and even less a newborn.59PWwBi
fNAGwin‘Did someone take away her original territory?’uS0
3YsNo… probably not.hd1SMe
260TWhen the mother owlbear encountered me she was in perfect condition.3IXRHe
Kx56She did not even try to tear me apart immediately, she observed me first.lw1v
1mH9nMaybe she was simply moving?rOf
AsIFI do not know.YgxZ4
2UB5To confirm it properly, the best thing would be to find her nest.stxuNN5
6R9rM‘But right now that is impossible.’wFl
MgNxQhyLook at this ball of fur that is staring at me with those round eyes.0Nag
FQSRFgHe is sitting on the straw mat, staring at me.94yPVY
fxLj7“Come here, come.”6n8gr
GigvVpN“Kyuu.”nIFoZA
L6qYIkhHe is so adorable it drives me crazy.vxH4tDw
BU6XGHow can he be so cute?VUg7AU
vGDTJy4I touched his chin and patted his head.HyNLB
DKZjo8Showing him all the affection I could.e2e
vMc3nYes.a6Ga
HgMHow could I leave while leaving him here?MCyo3FM
cdZSEven if I left, I cannot abandon this place until he recognizes it as his home.Exctk
J5S‘Then it would be best to repair the cave…’RihOx13
MGztgIt is not a bad decision, even if it is a shame.HXpK6B
7pTQWBut the biggest problem remains the same.Hr24Am
MNZWater.XDXO0
ztwI can manage my hygiene myself, but not his.FjM
mfyI do not know what diseases he might bring, so bathing him is mandatory.GfhgsI
nson‘Take him to the stream to wash him…?’iUST
jcH4XThat would be difficult.Iqf
CKGLNot because of the golden poisonous frog, but because Wonmo might run away.f01Mz
1l5vEspecially if he crosses to the other side.4U4u
mLueAnd if the terrain changed at that moment, it would be a disaster.5A8
D2j‘Is there any good way?’O6Jh0
APiI looked at Wonmo, who was watching me without understanding anything, and silently hugged him.ciN
HsfGWith fur that fluffy not having been able to call him Bokseul.7vX
wLa9m6TI am sorry, little one.cqq4
5UKAs if he understood my feelings, he began rubbing his face against me.6QIZh
6UDRGrrrr—6IX5
buaThen I heard a strange sound near my ear.BG5
bs4PrBut it did not come from my stomach.l4490rr
0AdI slowly released Wonmo and stared at him.PJ6fE
PNT“Kyuu…”qzhF5t
9nu0kWo“Are you hungry?”mtqmhS
kAFJMph“Slurp.”EVl
JQXqHey.mgMX
HMo1OCDo not look at me licking your lips like that.6gv
PzZ99fIt makes me nervous.REoam
G3QBPBefore Wonmo lost control, I quickly entered the auction house.hmqqz
mGNMany types of things are sold there, so I could also buy meat.8x2xM
vzpfP‘Do they also sell monster meat?’fTG
8zxYwOrc, goblin, gnoll, troll…EE4aV
DdTH0fZI am not sure why someone would sell this in the auction house.OWAC
BZE7Monster meat is tough and tastes bad, so normally nobody eats it unless they are desperate.9IM4ws
zX4They probably sold it because they did not know what to do with it.mTlNoSb
4LlFJBesides, the price was quite cheap.Dvrk
VCaEi“Here. Take it.”s3d9tu
gtjV“Sniff sniff.”FUERk
j3ON4rI bought orc meat and placed it in front of Wonmo.SO6q8y
37qPZWonmo also sniffed it curiously and then took a big bite.crpto
DVtPnq“Nom nom.”mXljD
ozYZ8“Is it good?”ak6Wd5
RAhSQp“Nom nom nom nom. Crunch!”Gwux
Vh75CfwHe eats quite well.H37q
TVXBeing an owlbear, it seems his diet is very similar to that of a bear.q1pym5
A91I also left a container of water next to him and went out of the cave.0E0
1JQIt will take him time to finish all that.V0mMy7
fKX0Meanwhile, I plan to continue the work I still have left.slvxtO
AMVATap! Tap!qk4HZ
25MpkoQAfter striking with the axe for quite a while, the tree began to wobble a little.XNLoROd
Eus4EzThe sound was no longer as dull, it sounded more like splitting firewood.VoVl
bBg2XKI confirmed the direction of the cave and pushed hard with my foot.pp0cTYf
nflbThe tree began to tilt slowly and then—1oAEfzu
0vCUmHCrack!hKtyec3
qXJpo6cIt fell.vLg
EXGo2qBoom!fXrXZ
O4ASince it was a huge tree, the mere act of falling made quite a lot of noise.Yjg
litjgI hope that did not attract the attention of other animals.ScTOlr
w9qpOvFortunately, the biggest danger, the owlbear, had already been sold at the auction house.sK7ub2M
vGIs‘If I divide it into three parts will it be enough?’snx5
wiUiII approached the fallen tree and calculated its size by eye.OnUHW
ck7yFjWWith this size I could easily make three or four defensive walls.7Aj4aJi
I1cZM86The problem is that now I have to cut and work this thick wood.dPZ789
jaRX‘…Why did I do this?’xIh
8iBvPZEThey say after one mountain comes another.F87wTAe
gSUlRuThere is still a lot of work left.vEcp6q
g1QkPGI should have first learned the internal energy cultivation method like I had planned earlier.IEV
egQJust because I had nothing to do, I ended up getting into something that gave me even more work.XYXlq0
lqsI let out a long sigh and decided to start by removing the branches.bF6
Xdj1HThere were so many that I would not have to worry about firewood for quite some time.DG2FOk4
DbdCAsFAfter removing the branches, I planned to split the trunk.ZwTxs1
s8w‘Could I not do it with the sword? Maybe I should buy a saw…’podJ
IbXZvbPJust thinking about sawing made me dizzy.JDuKy
WKRgYTBut I could not give up either.L45
Et6ttBefore buying the saw, I entered the cave to rest.crCTy8
qG8N“Grrr…”ng9x
vi6When I entered, Wonmo was sleeping on the mat.a20J
KyjqKxThe monster meat I had given him earlier was already gone.94aBjom
LMRLike any cub, he spends most of the day sleeping.SNc9i
33EqDRzI looked at Wonmo, who was sleeping curled up into a ball, and opened the gallery.GTGNr
jq7Title) Our Wonmo is sleepingdMDmUbN
c26rDWildGrills7ci5OX
Ix0(photo of Wonmo sleeping curled up)vnnErxj
0hNGIs he not too adorable?ibH
QfNgLaㄴAaah… this heals the soul…3ZiO
SDizA4ㄴMore! We want more!sCokfno
zghjrVㄴHe really looks like a ball hahahaliWaZo
99RㄴI am more and more convinced that Wonmo is a great nameS4q
K26KopKㄴI want to hug him at least oncewFByM9
mCiUAlmost all were positive comments.Hk8
okBm0YIf someone sees this and their heart does not melt, they are not human.aaFWL
EotWhile I looked at the comments with satisfaction, I saw one that caught my attention.alBmHN
OQRHㄴDwarfPassingBy) Is that emergency food? It looks tasty.NoJ292K
IomaㄴWildGrills) Are you crazy?1E4
fRSajlKㄴDwarfPassingBy) Yesterday I drank and fell asleep. I just woke up. What happened?E8l
J1860NIt was DwarfPassingBy.zgC8
pI6It seems he just woke up after drinking.StW9G
frdHow can he see Wonmo and think he is emergency food?HQsV9
WrCcltI thought this guy was an idiot in several ways, but the gallery users were even worse.Bd6ysL2
u2mVㄴWonmo is not the emergency food. Wonmo’s emergency food is Grills hahaha0CVec
LAoyJㄴDwarfPassingBy) Oh really? Then you have a master.sZcvA
Pl8SㄴThen you are his servant hahahaPRLWUM2
AQ2GeBㄴWhen he gets hungry he will eat you first hahahaDG8
h27ㄴWildGrills) You are all completely crazy;;nplM
YWJeHdqYes.7SQtfmY
3nLThis is the gallery.q0M4
T3WaoZI let out a bitter laugh.GM7mDQ
ZOHjrJust as DwarfPassingBy appeared, I decided to ask him something.7LLBG
eDWwusCㄴWildGrills) Hey, dwarf. Could you get me a good saw?a4fOp
szznㄴDwarfPassingBy) A saw? Ah, did you cut down a tree?CWb
8a3NㄴWildGrills) Yes. But just thinking about sawing it makes me tremble.sZjbYf
VmZㄴDwarfPassingBy) If it is not adamantium, all saws are more or less the same. It is better to chop first with the axe and then saw.7QbKh1
YliㄴWildGrills) That is too much work.nsUbu
n5sLnGRㄴDwarfPassingBy) Did you think it would be easy? That job is normally done by at least two people.5DN
BNgBI could not argue.O6KT
TJcduNothing here is easy.BDZ
wAaDaThe best option would be to learn the internal energy cultivation method from HeavenlyDemon.oARS3N
nRWlykJIf I could use mana, maybe things would be easier.sKJ
S1GUntil then the only thing left is to work with pure effort.l3p5s
1r5ECㄴDwarfPassingBy) Or sell the wood at the auction house and buy a fence or a wall. Isn’t that easier?utmty
3kaAo1ㄴWildGrills) There isn’t.or5ITr
VQ0ㄴDwarfPassingBy) What do you mean there isn’t?Yuw
zrbThat is exactly what I wondered.mI6Uu
DyLAI searched for it too and did not find any.F2AD
jXuVlGPThere were fences, but not the type I wanted.m95q1B
Oka6bdㄴWildGrills) Why are you asking me? If there isn’t, there isn’t. Besides, wouldn’t it be expensive?8U3c1
SqZ6ㄴDwarfPassingBy) Even if it is expensive, it is still cheaper than the wood you cut down. Don’t you know how valuable the wood of the Forest of the Four Seasons is?2UMrtK
LPdNㄴWildGrills) Of course not. I told you I come from another world.2EY26
LCmgㄴDwarfPassingBy) Didn’t you say that while drunk?GlZ
WrEKOUㄴWildGrills) Damn you hahahabSzuMd
Ah2m9ndㄴHard to believe hahahahmDfSy
7PkuZpGㄴhahahahaGiPb
KM9hWell…rC90
KSRThe truth is that it does sound hard to believe.WLm1e8
KX0BhBut that is not the only strange thing.KhLQ
5TSOㄴWildGrills) And why didn’t you tell me before?baw
otEwdoㄴDwarfPassingBy) So you would suffer a little hahahaAjR3w
um6ㄴWildGrills) Bastard.DOwG
0iGMuoㄴDwarfPassingBy) Besides, sawing is not everything. You also have to dry the wood, plane it and more things hahahaOqqdb1B
ydpJTQㄴWildGrills) What happens if it is not dried?9fTwqP
wtKSUㄴDwarfPassingBy) Mold everywhere!dU2UT
SdonpㄴWildGrills) Ha…UznsxT
0msoCnfㄴI think he just had an existential shock hahahat6AUr
lEsSytfㄴBut at least you learned something. Let’s drink!zhKE
WOJXbJI really want to drink something.bNFY
rBL3AAaIf I had known this, I would have posted earlier.C6jt
Mn5SObNLike the dwarf said, it is probably better to sell the wood at the auction.OgLJ2C
pKu6Z‘In those stories they always build everything so easily.’HMd9C
XipweBut that is because those protagonists have absurd abilities.QzW
d53sTdWith only materials, they could instantly create swords or pickaxes.NfvSZ
GE3n1YOAnd why did I end up in this hellish world without any ability?HOaRR
vTxvI sighed.QeG5
ulEdAt least I have the gallery.bF4T85y
Xxk21‘Should I ask the dwarf for help?’GRAq
16IEven if it is annoying, I do not know anyone better than him for this type of thing.6NPbUv
bDl7After thinking about it for a moment, I asked him.mQJ
jDziV9ㄴWildGrills) Then, if I give you the wood, could you make me a defensive wall?RIT
Zn6ㄴDwarfPassingBy) Why don’t you buy one at the auction house? I saw some before. Drying wood takes weeks.DlqM09u
lkl1PㄴWildGrills) There isn’t the type I want.Komqq
299ㄴDwarfPassingBy) Well, fences yes, but defensive walls are rarely sold. I will see if I can get one.0ZpB
crotkSㄴWildGrills) You are not joking, right?Ven3BB
ikbsㄴDwarfPassingBy) I do not joke about these things.iEM8
woYudsThat would be a relief.3MkICd
vXcx79YㄴDwarfPassingBy) Except when I am drunk hahahabRqa
9hzDㄴWildGrills) What do you have in your hand right now?gstIU
9x1YIeLㄴPassingDwarf) Beer.E64
DYQAZㄴWildGrills) Hey you bastard…HwTx
JIfFm6ㄴDwarfPassingBy) For a dwarf that is like juice. Any problem?jHd85
cfwbwQGㄴHe is right hahahazldc
ywYUlyㄴToo right hahahaTqj3Zd1
NmsNㄴhahahahaiqs
pIXiKtaㄴhahaha49PLHR
ksKhbPI am getting dizzy.YXoNS
rVnnWhat an absurd alcoholic.9gvM
wNVcoBut at least he seemed serious, so I checked the auction house.9P1
rE0As expected, there were no defensive walls of the type I wanted.r5EWb6x
mSYCqOnce built they last a long time, so they do not have that much demand.yqgeRd
po84Besides, if someone needs them, they usually cut nearby wood and make them themselves.IUp0
3bj5kK‘First I will upload the wood.’pmpN
vAoxRI registered the log that was outside in the auction house.0SGsW3c
NLMs0I do not know how much it will cost, but I hope it is expensive.yzr2tT
i5pIf it is, all these trees will be like a savings account.7t2
sDJKfx7‘I guess I will have to wait for the wall.’8AdSKt
GsqNThe dwarf said he would upload one soon, so I will buy it when it appears.DDVq
qnb1bSMeanwhile I plan to fix the surroundings of the cave.6vnydPF
GC47qqM‘I do not plan to live here forever, but…’MRBtxHv
ZGQFirst I marked with the axe the trees I needed to cut.GaG
VUAcwO8I will dig the pit after installing the wall.jkthnX
2ZtAfter marking the trees, I returned to the cave to rest.t37tBN
hiboWonmo was still sleeping deeply.KjYSy6E
oPcHe is really adorable.osr
VORuew6I smiled calmly and opened the gallery.ag4D
rrK0Many new comments had appeared.p9Wdpn1
ym6Among them, one from the known user SunForEver caught my attention.2DH
HWbmdIhㄴSunForEver) Hey. Have you brushed Wonmo yet?U3HIv
rO7CㄴWildGrills) Brush him?gvTHMfe
87I261ㄴSunForEver) Animals with a lot of hair need brushing. Or bathing them. Try brushing him.y1p3k
7KxJLI did not know exactly why, but I decided to do it.dlsFeg
HH0It seems that, unlike me, he has experience with animals.LVLZ9t
yXQI bought a fine comb at the auction house and approached Wonmo.dKe
RDVCarefully so as not to wake him, I began brushing his abundant fur.9PEpPBB
la0“…What is this?”TkQu
dDUav1cNow I understand why SunForEver said that.SEmBYiY
rwUvNVBetween the teeth of the comb something was wriggling.guV
Lh7SlpIt was really unpleasant.xrh
KMZF“Ticks…?”BeBn
r66sYI needed water.0hvn2t
TopclUrgently.tEge
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