Chapter 159
I woke up just as I was sinking, buried beneath tiny amoebas.
I felt groggy.
The one-eyed creature who came to wake me looked surprised.
...Ever since I was little, whenever something shocks me, I always dream about it. Is there no way to stop that?
"Good morning."
The one-eyed creature seems kind of shocked... What's wrong?
As it shook its head and left the room, its back looked somehow lonely.
...What happened?
The one-eyed creature is a perfectionist.
Maybe it was shocked that I'd woken up before it could wake me?
...Even I wake up on my own sometimes, maybe a few times a year.
I think I do... though maybe not lately, since the one-eyed creature wakes me up?
Huh? Have I become a good-for-nothing?
...I'll try to wake up before it does tomorrow, too... I'm sure I can do it. Probably.
...
After the meal, I leave the house to go see Eko.
It's gotten quite warm.
Looking around the fields, I see the forest has changed a little again.
...How long is this going to continue? It made me feel a little uneasy.
Boss-san and Shuri's eggs are in front of Eko.
The stick insects are taking such good care of them. It's adorable.
Today, I sensed some magic from the eggs that caught my attention.
Could they be about to hatch?
Come to think of it, does the fact that Boss-san and Shuri brought eggs mean they're female?
...What about the males?
No, some species have males care for the eggs... Which is it?
I glanced around, but of course there was no way I could tell, so I gave up.
I waited for a while, but although I could sense the magic, nothing changed about the eggs.
As I stared at the round white balls, I thought of eggs back in Japan.
I want to eat eggs.
I haven't eaten eggs at all since coming to this world.
Since there's flour, I could make pancakes if I had eggs.
To be honest, I love pancakes.
Remembering them made me want pancakes so badly.
Eggs... Should I look for chickens?
In the forest?
I turn my gaze toward the clearing.
Big spiders, big ants, big wolves, big dogs, and big birds.
It seems Karen is at home this morning.
No, I mean, should I be looking for big chickens?
Birds... I haven't seen any besides Karen.
Birds, birds... That feathered lizard that attacked me could fly, but was that this world's version of a bird?
Should I look for its eggs?
Somehow, that doesn't feel right...
No, that's just me hoping it isn't.
Oh, I could leave the forest and look.
Right, I can do that.
Hmm?
...Chickens outside the forest are probably being raised by someone.
I'd have to buy one... Oh, no.
I don't have any money from this world.
Could I get one through bartering?
But what would I trade?
I don't have anything valuable.
All I have are rocks and ores.
Everything else is stuff I've made myself... There's no way they'd accept that.
No good. I'll have to rule that out.
I guess I'll look in the forest after all.
Or maybe I could look for beastfolk in the forest... and use pictures, since I can't talk to them.
Do you think they'd understand my drawings?
I drew a picture of a pet dog before, but even my family couldn't tell it was a dog...
...Never mind.
I guess the forest it is.
I'll look for a big chicken in the forest.
...Wait a second—something feels off about the way I'm thinking.