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Borsch Mushroom
Moving as quietly as possible, I stepped on the fallen leaves as much as I could, and I found some mushrooms growing between the flowers and plants. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It has a purple cap and red spots, looking poisonous.
「……it looks like a poisonous mushroom」
Although that’s the result of prejudice from its appearance, it's actually possible to be eaten as it is edible.
If I were to continue to regard such a suspicious mushroom like this and leave it alone, I would not be able to absorb any new knowledge.
I’ve come all the way here after all, so let’s bring it with me and have Nina and Stella appraise this.
Collecting it while wearing a tight glove, I put it into a bottle and place it in my subspace.
It is quite a straightforward work, but repeating this kind of work should rapidly increase my knowledge of mushrooms. In any case, there’s nothing better than to collect the mushrooms, have them identified, and learn from that.
As I was proactively gathering unfamiliar mushrooms like that, I heard a rustling sound *gazagaza*, coming from above.
Feeling something out of place, I instantly teleported back and retreated.
Immediately after, a large rock had been thrown at the spot where I had just been a moment ago.
「Kikii!?」
Watching from a distance was an Ebira Monkey making an agitated cry on top of a tree.
It’s a monkey monster with green fur that blends in with the branches and leaves. It is characterized by its well-developed limbs.
As expected, it seems like you will encounter this kind of monster when you enter the deep part of the forest.
I’m glad I decided to use teleport instantly.
The Ebira Monkey looked all around and finally spotted me from a distance.
It fiddles with a large rock with its hand despite crisouly looking at me, who used teleport to move to another place instantly.
Just as I was raising my hand and about to cast magic, the Ebira Monkey immediately jumped to a different branch.
Jumping repeatedly from branch to branch, it threw the stone in the middle.
I avoid the stone by stepping away. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The power of the thrown stone itself is not that great but there is still the risk of losing consciousness if it hits a vital spot like the head.
It never gets close and throws stones from my blind spot, a cautious and cunning creature.
Even when I try to cast Spatial Cut, it senses it whenever I try to aim and avoid it.
It is an unfair magic that can circumvent physical and magical defense, but there is no meaning in that I can’t aim the target like this.
A monster with a sharp sense of danger and nimble like this might be the worst match with me.
If it’s difficult to hit the Ebira Monkey, then I just have to avoid aiming at its main body.
When I raise my hand and try to aim at the Ebira Monkey, it will sense the danger and tries to leap away.
So aiming for that, I aim at the branch it would likely leap to next.
「Spatial Distortion」
I distort the space itself, crushing the branch to pieces.
「Kikiiii!?」
The Ebira Monkey that tried to jump over there failed to land and ended up falling to the ground.
「Spatial Cut」
Aiming the spell at the falling Ebira Monkey, the monkey was split in half.
The scream that could be said to be its death throes was somewhat grating on the ears, but it soon vanished.
「Fuuh, it was a bit of a struggle」
It was my first time facing such a nimble monster, so I got a bit of a hard time dealing with it, but I think it’s a good experience.
Having the advantage of being able to escape immediately if things get dangerous is really great.
I guess it’s because of that that even someone with little combat experience like me can calmly think about it. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I store the corpse of the Ebira Monkey in the subspace for now.
I don’t think it will have good materials, but its magic stone and fur might be able to be used in some way.
「Hm? Something smells nice?」
The Ebira Monke’s blood was splattering around in front of me, but there was a different, mellow fragrance. The source of the smell is from a crushed branch, and when I look closer, there is a mushroom growing there.
It’s a mushroom characterized by a thick stem and a plump, brown cap.
It has a cute appearance and, on top of that, a wonderful fragrance.
「It has a different smell from matsutake」
Looking up, there are several similar-looking mushrooms growing on the branches of a tree.
They are growing in quite a high place and a lot of them, but it’s easy to gather them if I just use teleport to move around.
「Teleport」
I use Space magic to land on a branch. Then I collect the mushrooms growing there.
I repeat the teleport and gathering of mushrooms while choosing branches that will not break even when I land on them.
「Didn’t think there would be mushrooms growing above me like this」
I had always pictured that mushrooms grow on a place like the root of a tree so I never imagined they would grow on such a high place.
「Although it will be a shame if they turn out to be a poisonous mushroom with how good they smell」
I can’t distinguish whether they are poisonous or not but Nina and Stella might know of it.
It smells this good after all. It’d be great if this is an edible mushroom. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I collected the growing and enigmatic mushrooms while having such faint hope.
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After teleporting to the village from the forest, I visited Andre’s house immediately.
With a reply of 「Yeーs」 when I knocked on the door, Stella appeared.
「Ara, Kureto-san. Do you need something?」
「I just gathered some mushrooms in the forest, so I thought I’d share some」
「My! Is that okay?」
Stella happily exclaimed when I opened the box containing the mushrooms I just gathered a while ago and showed her.
「I mainly collected the mushrooms you taught me last time, but could you please check to make sure there will be no problems with them? I also collected some mushrooms I don’t know about after that so I’d like to know about them too」
「Please leave it to me. I will tell you about it if it’s something I know. Now, please come in」
「Excuse me」
Urged by Stella to come in, I found Andre and Nina inside.
Nina comes running over as soon as she sees.
「Ah, Kureto! What’s the matter? Did you come to play?」
「I gathered up some mushrooms and came to share some 」
「Waah! It’s true! There’s a lot!」
「You gathered a lot. We were just about to run out of them, so this is timely」
Andre thanked me while looking at the mushrooms.
As expected from a 3-person household, it seems they had run out as well.
I’m glad the timing was right.
「Kureto-san, please take out the mushrooms here」
「Understood」
Stella spread a cloth on the table, so I took out the mushrooms from the box and piled them on it.
After taking out all the mushrooms from the wooden box, not just Stella and Nina, but even Andre began to check them.
「Andre-san also knows about mushrooms?」
「I sometimes went to hunt in the mountains after all. I’m not as knowledgeable as Stella, but I know some simple mushrooms」
I was surprised since he wasn’t that good at preparing meals, but I guess it was only natural for Andre - someone who frequently came in and out of the mountain - to have some knowledge regarding mushrooms. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
With the whole Andre’s family members helping to check, the identification all ended in no time at all.
「Looks like there’s no problem with the mushrooms here」
「Is that so. Although it was just in case, that’s good to hear」
I can’t say I'm knowledgeable about mushrooms yet, but it seems like I can collect simple mushrooms even by myself.
「You said you also collect some mushrooms you could not distinguish, could you show that to us as well?」
「Yes, they are here」
At Stella’s urging, I take out the bottle with the mushrooms I couldn’t recognize.
Seeing those, Stella and the others made wry smiles. Judging from their reaction, they might be poisonous mushrooms.
「These mushrooms, they smell so good!」
「!?」
The mushroom Nina gathered was the one I collected at the place I encountered the Ebira Monkey.
I thought they were very fragrant and would be nice if they were edible, so I collected a large amount of them.
Seeing those mushrooms, Stella and Andre looked shocked.
「I gathered them up since they smell good, but are they edible?」
「They are! These Borsch mushrooms are delicious when used in cooking or dried and put into soup, it will make the dish really flavorful!」
For the always calm Stella to say that in a passionate tone, it must be quite delicious.
「Back then, an old man who used to gather mushrooms and was good at gathering them collected quite a lot of them, but since he passed away, no one has been able to collect them. I haven’t seen them again ever since I was a kid」
Andre said with a hint of nostalgia.
Looks like it used to be traded in the village back then, but no one collects them anymore.
Since it was located deep in the forest where monsters often appear, it’s understandable that no one other than that old man could collect them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I don’t know about outside, but this mushroom is treated as a luxurious delicacy. If you show it to the other guys, they’ll probably go crazy and ask you to trade it with them」
「They smell good, but to think it was such a popular mushroom.....」
I got dragged into a fight with an Enbira Monkey, but it looks like I ended up finding some really good mushrooms as a result. Being dragged into a fight like that is undesirable, but I’m lucky I came across such a mushroom.
I don’t know how it will be evaluated in the royal capital, but it might be well received if we were to wholesale them to the high-class restaurants.
「……say, can you tell me where these mushrooms are growing?」
Andre nervously asked about the location of the mushroom.
Since it is treated as a luxurious delicacy, Andre - who had eaten it in the past - would want to collect and eat them.
And it’s not something I want to hide to Andre and others who take care of me on a daily basis.
「It’s further back from the place where we gathered the mushrooms last time. They are growing on branches of trees where Enbira Monkeys live」
「Hm? Did you go further than last time?」
「Yes, I am an adventurer even like this, and I can always teleport in an emergency」
「That’s true. Kureto’s magic is convenient」
Andre crossed his arms and looked deep in thought when I explained it.
「Do you think Andre-san and the other villagers will be able to collect them?」
「It’s not that it’s impossible, but the risk is a bit high」
Those who can fight are precious to Howling village.
The village will be unable to respond in an emergency - such as a wild beast or monster attack - if they cannot move.
And Borsch mushroom is not an absolutely necessary ingredient for the village, so there is probably no benefit of exposing people who can fight to danger.
I had been thinking of having the villagers gather mushrooms to have Emilio Company buy them, but it looks like that’s not realistic currently.
「By the way, Kureto. Do these Borsch mushrooms also included in the mushrooms you’re going to share with us?」
Andre and Stella looked at me with a look of expectation.
It must have been a while since they last ate Borsch mushroom, and they have childhood memories of eating it. They probably want to taste the flavor of this luxurious delicacy.
「Sure, please have some」
「Uoooh, been a while since I ate Borsch mushroom! Thanks, Kureto!」
When I nodded to them, Andre yelled in excitement and put his arm around my shoulder.
You can tell that he looks excited and happy.
「This is hardly enough to make up for it, but please accept this」
Stella brought some preserved mushrooms in a jar with a radiant smile on her face. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「It’s olive oil-pickled mushroom. It lasts well as it is at room temperature, but I think it will last quite a long time if Kureto-san puts this in your house’s refrigerator. It’s delicious when you mix it with salad, baguette, and pasta」
「Ooh, thank you very much. I’ll gladly receive this」
It appears to be seasoned with ingredients such as chilli peppers and garlic in addition to the olive oil. I often don’t have the time to make food in advance so I’m happy it’s so simple.
「……By the way, what about the other mushrooms beside the Borsch mushroom?」
「They’re all poisonous mushrooms」
「All of them!?」
「This is Mizutake and after eating it, symptoms such as dizziness, cold, and shivering will appear, and if you eat a lot of them, it will cause auditory and visual hallucinations」
「This one is called Fuzuratake, and your body will lose strength, and you will eventually die if you eat it」
Stella and Nina explain the special characteristics of the mushrooms while carefully pointing at each mushroom.
I thought there would only be 1 or 2 mushrooms that can’t be eaten, but to think that all of them are poisonous.....
As expected, it looks like gathering mushrooms is not as easy as I thought. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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