3.Saint Carina (3)
Since the new family has increased, I have something to do.
It is an extension.
The original house was a brick house built in a good place, like in a fairy tale, but it wasn’t as wide as it was built with the assumption that I live alone.
The house of 15 pyeong is not too small to live alone, but the actual living space was not that large, as the storage room for storing clutter and the workshop for making tools took up more than half of the space. So it was important to increase the living space.
I can’t fall asleep in a small room forever.
I started work as soon as Karina’s condition recovered to the point where she could barely walk.
I brought out the lumber and tools I brought from the shipwreck, and I first tore down the entire wall on one side. Normally, this would take a long time, but can a possessed person be normal in this world?
In the first place, this world is far from normal.
“Production.”
It’s been a while since I wrote this.
These days, I used to make things by hand without using skills as a hobby. I laughed at the pile of bricks being built in an instant. A skill that allows you to skip the process to some extent as long as you have the ingredients. It was one of the reasons I was able to survive on this land.
Anyway, I could make anything as long as I had the ingredients. The more complex the things to be made, the more complicated the preparations are, but… It’s not a skill that can be eaten raw. At first, I couldn’t even process the soil properly, so I went through hardships.
At the same time, there was a growling sound from the stomach. Is it time to eat soon?
I should finish quickly and go eat. By now Karina should have been stirring her pot vigorously. Maybe it’s because she’s a saint, but even though walking is still difficult, she’s recovered to the point where there’s no problem stirring her pot.
I thought you could just rest.
Anyway, after eating, I was going to go out to the beach for a while to see if there were any more survivors or corpses.
To be honest, I don’t think there will be more survivors.
For 10 years, the only survivors were me and Karina. Even if I was lucky to be washed up on the beach and survived, if I fell into the territory of the monsters that divide this island into thirds, not my area… It would have been a meal.
Because they can swallow a human in one bite.
Right now, it’s been 7 years since I’ve lived hiding in their sphere of influence. It wasn’t until three years ago that I was recognized by them for their territories and made a tacit agreement not to invade each other’s territory.
In the end, the odds of either surviving are infinitely close to 0%. A human with the level of combat power of the final boss, like Lenny, could rather kill the monster and take over the land… But will he survive? Even if he was alive in the first place, there was a chance he wouldn’t be on this island.
Anyway, the more companions, the better, so I thought I’d take my time exploring the island by dividing it into separate areas. There are patients who need to be taken care of in the first place, so it’s hard to spend a long time looking around the island…
“Should I expand what I’m doing?”
I was going to make one more room, but it might be better to expand it a little bigger while making it.
Just in case, there might be a new drifter.
Because the hope that was not there in the first place began to whisper into Karina’s existence again.
“Production.”
Having made another pile of bricks, I began to insert them. Perhaps in two hours there would be more plausible space. It’s very fast for a reconstruction, but this alone is in its 10th year. And I’m not an ordinary human either.
I began making brick floors, walls, floors and ceilings with wooden planks, at the pace of a hard-working private.
A method of filling the space below with soil and bricks, then placing a plank on top of it and filling it with bricks. I’ve never done construction work in Korea, so I feel a bit sloppy, but if I do this for a long time, I get my own know-how.
…Considering that I had to build a house dozens of times because of monster attacks and tidal waves…I was fortunate that it was stronger because it was made of special bricks. The problem is that you have to enter the dungeon to get the materials.
I and the two monsters who divide this island into three have a tacit non-aggression pact with each other, so you have to be very careful to get to the dungeon.
Those guys need to sort things out someday.
So you can prepare to get out of this island.
“I guess I can apply it slowly…”
A sticky liquid extracted from insectoid monsters was applied to the wall. The liquid soon seeped into the bricks and made a sticky connection between them. Now, a strong wall that does not collapse even in the slightest shock has been completed.
I smeared the liquid on the wall without any gaps, and I roughly wiped the sweat that formed on my forehead.
Now, the extension is roughly finished. When the liquid dries, the wall will be strong enough not to collapse even in the slightest shock. I think it took about 3 hours. I glanced up at the sun overhead and roughly shoved the tool into a corner. There’s no one to steal anyway, so there’s no problem if you leave it roughly.
I went straight to the well and washed my body roughly. Then he filled the bucket he had made earlier with water. It was water for Karina to wash.
She can’t walk or move properly yet, so she can’t go directly into the water or wash herself by pouring water on her, but Karina kept a minimum of cleanliness by wiping her body with a cloth soaked in lukewarm water.
Of course I’ve never seen her wash. She leaves the house as soon as she brings water and rags. But this feels like a couple. We’re too far apart for that kind of relationship, but…
Because Karina and I are still in a relationship that is more like awkward cohabitants. Still in the same house, a suffocating atmosphere would form. Karina is still looking at me with difficulty. Well, in a situation where you can’t move properly, living with a man with a stern look.
I am also in a situation where I can be on my guard to the max.
But since it’s getting better and better, wouldn’t it be possible to become a ‘friend’ after a month or so? After all, mutual trust is important to escape the island. If you don’t trust each other, you can’t kill monsters and explore dungeons, so that’s the most important thing to me.
“…Come to think of it, it’s time to go collect caterpillars.”
It was a sudden thought.
But even if Karina hadn’t washed ashore, it was what she had to do.
A lot of time has passed, so a lot of larvae must have been born. They ate a lot of caterpillars these days, so there was a need to replenish them. It was the most nutritious food you could eat in this area. Now, the meat of livestock such as cows, chickens and pigs is unfamiliar.
“I still want to eat pork belly. The seasoned ribs are good, and the chicken…Not to mention.”
But there are no livestock on this island. All that’s there is a bunch of monsters with no taste buds. We need to quickly make those monster babies into the land’s fertilizer so that they can sleep on their feet, so we need to get ready as quickly as possible.
I’m going to go in now.
I roughly wiped off the water and opened the door holding the bucket of water.
Mmm, that smells delicious.
As soon as I opened the door, the savory scent penetrated my nostrils. Hunger rushed in like a tide as I smelled the delicious smell that made my mouth salivate. Carina was sitting in front of the stove, stirring the contents of her saucepan with a ladle.
“Oh, are you here?”
“Yes.”
“Please wait a moment. It’s almost done.”
I put the bucket down in the corner of the house and sat down in front of the fireplace to rest. Karina was stirring the green liquid with her own skillful hands, unlike the days before when she was frightened at the ingredients in the soup. Have I gotten used to it because I ate so much?
If you eat insects for three o’clock chicks, you won’t be able to develop it unless you develop tolerance…
“I got used to it.”
“Soup with bugs in it was a bit of a surprise… But it’s not the time to cover it up, is it? It has some taste too. But I think you’re really great.”
“Me?”
“Yes. Home alone like that…”
“Expansion?”
“Oh, is that what you call it? Yes. It was the first time I knew that a house could expand so quickly.”
“You can do it if you live on an uninhabited island for 10 years.”
“Ten years…did you really live that long alone?”
It is still a dubious expression. It also showed me the hatching on the stone wall. To her, ten years is more than half of her life, so it was only natural that she didn’t realize it. When I nodded her head again, she looked at me with her warm eyes and said,
“You worked really hard for 10 years.”
I couldn’t answer Karina’s words and nodded her head.
Because it was quite thrilling to be acknowledged by someone for 10 years of hard work. In front of my eyes, 10 years of high school students passed by. I opened and closed my mouth for a while, choosing my words.
I don’t know what to say.
In the end, I managed to squeeze out a simple answer.
“Thank you.”
“Isn’t that what I want to say? Thank you for saving me.”
Karina painted a soft smile on her lips. The slightly blushed face is a bit embarrassing and embarrassing for me. We looked at the pot again in silence.
“It’s done.”
I came to my senses at Karina’s words, and Karina handed me a steaming bowl. Today, it had a more refreshing scent than usual, perhaps because I added dried fruits.
I spooned the soup into my mouth and savored the taste of the hot liquid on my tongue.
Um. Savory and slightly sour
It didn’t sound like dongchimi to be called soup, but a guy who lives on an uninhabited island and has the luxury of judging the taste should feed the freaks. This is a place where you just have to be aware that there is something to eat.
“I ate well.”
“…I ate well.”
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The modest meal soon came to an end. I put all the dishes and utensils into a cleanly emptied pot and got up. It’s less troublesome if you do the dishes right away. As I was about to leave, Karina sat down on the bed and started getting ready to wash up.
“Come home.”
My face felt hot for some reason, so I nodded and hurriedly left the house.
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Pud deuk podeudeuk.
After washing the dishes with homemade detergent, I got up and stretched. Washing the dishes in this place with no sink and no running water was a very cumbersome process, but I had to do it anyway. I grabbed the dishes and tried to move on to enter the house again.
Until the floor rumbled out of nowhere.
Irregular vibrations mercilessly hit the soles of my feet.
As an island where accidents happen whenever you forget something, it looked like something broke again.
“…It’s a start again.”
I threw away the utensils and ran straight to the front yard, grabbing the shovel leaning against the front door.