160 – New Life (4)
Chester found a tree growing upright on the ramp near the cliff and perched on it to rest.
As Chester rested, he looked up and saw a blue sound climbing the mountain as if he were walking on flat ground with his other hand and two legs, holding a backpack containing Ant in one hand.
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Looking down again, I saw Monia grunting hard as she climbed the cliff. At first, Monia climbed with her bare hands, but Chester, who thought it was dangerous, helped Monia climb comfortably by tying a rope and hanging it down at every section where she could rest properly while climbing.
Right now, Monia is holding on to the rope that Chester has dropped and struggling to climb.
Chester pulled out a rope and tied it to the tree he was sitting on, then let it hang down and make sure the rope was tight.
After that, I took a break and looked around.
An insect is crawling on the cliff right next to it. Water is pouring out of a narrow crevice, probably trying to drink it.
There was a flower blooming near it, but it couldn’t bloom beautifully because of the rough wind blowing from this high seat, and it was looking broken here and there.
When Chester looked forward, he could see the wide expanse of the island. On one side of what was supposed to be the upper floor, an orange-striped monstrous creature leaped high into the sky, flew open like a flying squirrel, and then fell down.
On the other side, for some reason, trees were falling one after another.
On one side was the lake Chester had been looking for to heal his wounds, and in the lake he saw a large animal gulping its water.
From there, if you widen your view a little more and look far away, you can see the tree on which the house Chester and Monia live is built. Among those growing on the lower level of the island, the uniquely large and strong tree showed its presence here as well.
A flume made of bamboo stretched out from the tree was also visible, on which several birds sat and arranged their feathers.
Monia, who had been climbing hard, climbed to a certain extent and arrived at the resting place Chester had found. It was a crack with a rather wide gap, and Monia squeezed herself into it to rest, as Chester had done there.
Monia, who took the rope and untied it while taking a break, dropped it down so she could take it later. There should be a heap of ropes dropped in this way down there now.
Monia could pick up the rope and carry it up, but Chester told her to do this because the rope was too heavy for Monia, who had a hard time lifting herself.
No one bothers to touch the rope anyway, and the rope doesn’t break as much as if it was dropped from a high place, so there’s no problem.
Monia looked up as she wiped the sweat from her eyes. Of course, the blue sound was fine, and Chester, who made a weak sound saying that his stamina was low, also seemed to have no problem.
After the dripping sweat stopped and her breathing stabilized to some extent, Monia started climbing the cliff again.
I climbed the cliff so hard, but there was also a problem that the cliff itself was too high, so in the end I couldn’t climb half of it and night came.
At night, the three gathered at the entrance to the cave that Chester had discovered to rest. We make a small bonfire with the grass and branches grown nearby, collect the grass and make a place to avoid the flowing water as we pass through the middle of the cave.
Next, Chester poured the flowing water from the cave into a cup, dried it, cut it into small pieces, and took out the carefully roasted dandelion root, put it in the cup, and put it on the bonfire.
– Would you like a drink too?
– Is it okay if I drink too? wonder. ha, give me one
Three cups, including the share of the blue sound. This cup made of iron is light, so it didn’t sink in the sea, but it floated and washed up on the beach, so I picked up a lot. Carrying a few for spares was no problem.
“Chester, did you see that? Something like a huge bear was moving on one side.”
“I can’t see that, like a giant tiger… … .”
When I started climbing the mountain, I was able to look around the upper floors with quite a bit of leisure, unlike when I was directly on the upper floors. Chester and Monia passed the time talking about the strange things they had seen.
Occasionally, I ask Blue Sound about this and that, and sometimes I hear about Black Wind’s current situation or other people at the top.
From what I’ve heard, it seems that the Black Wind is quickly put to the test as an adult warrior in recognition of its hard hunting during the winter.
While they were talking, all the dandelion coffee brewed, and the three of them carefully wrapped the hot cup with a thick cloth and drank the dandelion coffee while blowing.
Chester puts Monia in his arms and gazes up at the night sky full of stars, savoring coffee while listening to the gentle sound of the wind and babbling water. I enjoyed my coffee while enjoying the body temperature and the warmth of the campfire.
‘Ah, today was difficult.’
While Monia thought about that while taking a sip of coffee, Blue Sound carefully smelled the coffee and savored the taste.
– … … !
At first, it was a blue sound that I drank cautiously with my eyes closed, but I started to drink it in gulps.
– This water is delicious!
However, as long as the cup size is small, the amount of dandelion coffee is bound to be small. Chester brewed a little more coffee for the blue sound that licked his lips in regret.
* * *
Knock, knock. Knock knock.
What do you mean? Chester cautiously opened his eyes at the sound of something hard hitting a thin iron plate.
Feeling Monia held tightly in his arms, he tightens his arms a little more and hugs her tightly, turning his eyes to find the source of the sound.
“… … .”
It was a bird with smooth black feathers and long white feathers. The bright yellow beak was impressive, and the large eyes looked like well-made decorative beads.
The bird was eating a piece of dandelion root, tapping its beak on the bottom of the cup in which Chester, Monia, and Blue Sound drank coffee last night.
I turned my eyes again to find out where Ant was doing until the bird came this close, and saw Ant grunting, caught in the clutches of the blue sound.
‘Oops.’
After confirming that, Chester moved his hand, understanding why Ant couldn’t wake him up.
At the same time Chester moved his hand, the bird flapped its large wings and tried to escape, but Chester’s hand was moving in the direction the bird was trying to move in advance.
After waking up from a deep sleep, lines of light sway faintly in eyes that have yet to regain their full function.
The bird was caught in a tight grip, and Chester’s violent grip tightened the bird’s neck violently, twisting and crushing it.
“It’s pretty big.”
Chester put down the flaccid bird and yawned.
After relaxing as much as he could in the narrow cave, Chester took out a knife and began grooming the bird.
At the point where Chester’s new grooming was all over, Monia opened her eyes, and Blue Sound curled up and continued to sleep. Blue sound sleeps late and wakes up late.
Waiting for the blue sound to wake up would make the morning pass so quickly, so the two of them left the sleeping blue sound and prepared their own breakfast.
Bone the bird, leaving only the flesh, then place it in a frying pan and grill it. Since you can’t eat only meat, add the sesame seeds you brought along, dried dandelion stems, petals, and leaves, and add water.
Chester seasoned the ingredients with salt, pepper, and red pepper powder until all the water was gone, and Chester shared the finished meal with Monia.
“Is it okay to leave Ant like that?”
“Well?”
Ant, caught in Bluesound’s grip, was still held in Bluesound’s grip, but unlike before he struggled, he was still holding on and eating the bird intestines that Chester had placed on Bluesound’s body.
“Oh, it is delicious. Lots of this new oil. The bitter taste of dandelion is gone in the new oil.”
“yes?”
“It would be nice if you could cook like this normally. Because I only do chowder stew every time.”
“It’s nice because you can make a lot at one time, and if you make it, you can finish it with just one for the day.”
“It’s not good! Let’s enjoy a little variety even just by eating.”
As the two finished their meal, cleaned up, and prepared to climb the mountain again, the blue sound woke them up.
The blue sound that came out of the cave has caught several birds, swallows them and finishes eating, and moves right away.
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Looking up at the sheer high mountain, Monia climbed the mountain with determination to see the soon-to-be-born baby of the Black Wind.
I think I’ll get used to climbing this mountain rather than walking on flat ground now.