9. Survival rule number one: Don’t eat anything (3)
Do you know what is the most important thing when looking for food on a deserted island?
What not to drink sea water?
Capturing a hunted animal?
How to identify edible bugs?
No.
The most important thing is not to eat mushrooms.
No matter how hungry you are, don’t eat mushrooms. I’d rather dig the ground and eat the earthworms.
It is close to impossible for an ordinary person, not even a mushroom expert, to distinguish edible mushrooms.
It can be poisonous even if it looks like a button mushroom, and it can be poisonous even if it looks like an enoki mushroom. Like the mushrooms we know, it means that you should never touch them even if they are 100% the same.
It could be a poisonous mushroom that looks exactly the same!
In the first place, in a place where there were only monster scabs like this, what did mushrooms eat to grow?
At the beginning of my life on an uninhabited island, when I was just young, I picked up one because it looked like a familiar mushroom and ate it. I still shudder when I think of wandering between death and death for a week.
“It’s just mushrooms, poisonous mushrooms, and I ate them all…”
But what is this bastard? Why are you eating all the mushrooms? Does anyone use poisonous mushrooms as their staple food? I didn’t know what it was, but I was certain that he was insane. There are not one or two mushrooms that grow naturally in this forest, and among them, even bears can die if eaten incorrectly, and there are mushrooms that cause hallucinations like drugs. I don’t think the guy who ate that would be fine.
… You could just extract the poison and use it like I did without eating it.
It could be some clever kind of monster that only extracts and uses spore venom…But that’s highly unlikely. Even bears, who have stronger detoxification abilities than humans, are reluctant to eat poisonous mushrooms.
Eventually, the idea that it might be a person suddenly popped into my head. It’s quite possible. I don’t know if a person is not a dragon and can let out a roar that shakes the whole forest, but wouldn’t it be possible if it was a guy like Lenny?
“…If it’s a real Lenny, wouldn’t it be possible to solve it through conversation?”
Other than the traitor route, he’s also a guy who becomes a companion depending on the route. If the identity of the aggressor is Lenny, things become much easier. The problem is that all the mushrooms were taken away, but I wanted to check the condition from a distance.
I’m not a character who eats mushrooms, but there’s no way a guy who eats mushrooms will be fine anyway.
I arrived at the bottom of the hill that I had set for my final destination. Down the hill was a complete mess. Body fragments scattered all over the place. A large crater with a diameter of about 20 meters, as if a meteorite had fallen. The scene of destruction, which was nothing but violence, was revealed in a naked way.
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I can see a little bit of the remains of the trap I made at the edge of my field of vision, but it looks like it’s been completely destroyed, except for the tip of the bone spear. Did you build this crater to get out of a trap? The trap seems to have worked very well. I wouldn’t have made a crater like this without being quite upset.
“…Stop looking around and go upstairs.”
My life on an uninhabited island could come to an end on that day if I run into a place like this. I survived for 10 years, but I couldn’t end it with such a bad ending. At least, even if I die, I want to smell the scent of civilization and die… The target was the top of the hill.
Fortunately, there were no obstructions.
If it was natural, it was natural. There are life forms that create such craters, but what kind of animal would try to come close to them? If there were, it would be just idiots who came to die. It seems that all of those guys are already corpses, but…
Climbing to the top of the hill, I lowered my body and slowly looked over the hill. Likewise, the forest had collapsed in places, revealing a miserable appearance, and several tree roots were dug up. It seems to be picking out mushrooms as they are.
I lay down on the grassy ground and held my breath. I was thinking of hiding and waiting for him to appear. It will be a boring time, but that is what survival is all about. You have to be a coward more than anyone else, and you have to be braver than anyone else to survive.
I lay on my stomach for three hours.
Moth aches.
But don’t move.
Because careless actions for a moment of convenience can cost you your life.
“Has it gone away at all… ?”
Since I’ve been digging for mushrooms, I might have gone to a place with more mushrooms. Then it’s a bit annoying. Mushrooms are spread all over the island except for my territory, so I could have even entered the territory of the snakes. Entering the realm of serpents won’t be a big deal, but there’s always one.
…It’s also a problem that things get much more complicated if you run into a hydra.
Because they want to rush at this time.
There is no chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation, so if you get caught, you will go straight to the dead ending.
It was a time when I was contemplating whether or not to move so hard.
Something raised itself among the fallen trees. Something dressed in silver glitter. Judging by the color of his flesh, he didn’t look very good. In his hand was a sword with a broken blade. Is it a knight? Shiny clothes are like armor.
Standing with his arms stretched out, he looked like a zombie, but he wasn’t.
Because the movements were natural to be called zombies. The zombies’ movements themselves were stiff like wooden dolls.
So, there is a high probability that it is a human. It doesn’t look fine from a distance, though.
“…I can’t tell what kind of person he is on this street.”
Is that Lenny? Even if I wanted to check it, I couldn’t go up and check it because I wasn’t sure if the other person was hostile to me or not. At least her hair color is the same as Lenny’s in the game, but there’s one thing in store.
In-young, presumed to be Lenny, stood limp for a while, then picked up something from the floor and pushed it into her mouth.
It’s quite far away, so I can’t tell what it’s eating, but it’s probably mushrooms. That In-Young is eating mushrooms, maybe he is addicted to mushrooms. Before I was possessed, there was a drug-like mushroom in the forest. I still have vivid memories of taking a bite and coming to my senses a week later.
Are you sure you are eating that?
Isn’t that crazy? If I eat that mushroom, I’ll suffer from hallucinations for a week… No way?
…You ate that and went crazy and killed all the bears? This crazy
You’re paying for the name of the final boss given to you from somewhere else.
As if to prove my point, the droopy swordsman suddenly began swinging his broken sword at the tree. At the same time, a loud voice shook the forest.
“…Where is Karina-sama! Come on, tell me!”
That’s fine. One nasty tree will go to the goal again.
And Lenny looks good too. If the setting I know is correct, Karina’s only escort was Lenny. Her appearance is also far away, so I can’t properly identify it, but her hair color is the same auburn, so she must be Lenny with a 99% chance.
Or something… I can’t help it.
Bang.
A giant tree that could be seen from a distance could not withstand Lenny’s merciless knife and collapsed, scattering dust.
Looking at the newly laid down tree, I expressed my condolences. Thanks to this, I was able to correctly identify Lenny’s identity, so I had the mental head left to express my condolences to the tree that had made a valuable sacrifice.
Anyway, I confirmed that they were messing around like that, so it was time to set up a strategy.
I have no intention of approaching a human suffering from hallucinations fearlessly. He must be insane, but there’s no way he can get through by talking. It’s good if you don’t lie side by side with that tree.
Conversation is something you can try when you have reason.
“Mushrooms, mushrooms…”
Recalling the mushrooms that caused this incident, I stood up quietly. The other person was in a state where he wasn’t paying attention to this side at all because he was hacking wood, so I was able to get out safely.
“I have to dig a trap.”
It was the conclusion I came to after much thought. I don’t know what her trap means to such a monstrous knight, but having obtained all the necessary information about her, I was confident of catching her with her trap. If he was sane, he wouldn’t have been able to do it, but Lenny wasn’t sane right now.
I ran through the forest without hesitation. The location of the land for the operation of trapping and capturing Lenny had been decided in his head. The geography that I memorized while wandering around the island at one time was now diligently working out answers in my head.
A clearing outside the forest. There are traces of digging through the ground to dig for mushrooms here, but the vacant lot was in good condition.
There were also some mushrooms left. This could be useful.
“I need to finish it quickly.”
First of all, we need to get a quote.
I started to draw a line in the clearing with a shovel.
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“Lady Karina…”
Where the hell are you?
I mean there is only Karina-sama.
These abominations are silent. I never thought I’d use all the torture methods I can remember and they wouldn’t say a word… They’re toxic.
But don’t worry, Miss Karina.
Even if that Lenny dies, she will find Karina and escape this island.
It’s an escort knight for that purpose.
So…
“I need medicine, medicine…”
My head hurts.
I need some medicine.
Drugs, drugs, drugs…Where are they?
It tickles me.
It tickles me.
It tickles me.
It tickles me.
It tickles me.
My throat hurts.
I need some medicine.
About…About…
Yes, mushrooms.
The medicine was a mushroom. Mushrooms…You have to eat mushrooms…
Mushrooms. It’s a mushroom
Mushrooms flew to me. Mushrooms here also have wings. That’s interesting.
Mushrooms…
It doesn’t taste good. But since you said you use medicine that’s good for your body, it’s only natural.
Mushrooms. More… More… Give me…
It must be real if the mushrooms have wings. Lenny became Mario
Lmao