Chapter 61
We were attacked, but everyone is safe.
No problem!
Karen is somehow hovering motionless in midair, though...
I wonder if something happened at home?
Karen seems... okay.
For now, I search for the fallen giant bird. Since it's huge, I find it right away.
It's less like a bird and more like a lizard with wings growing out of it.
Still, it's huge.
"Cooling, Time Stop."
I kept it fresh, so I use magic to process it through the first stage as quickly as possible.
The rest can wait until I get home.
I'll check with Core for now.
Can this winged lizard be eaten?
Core says it should be fine, so I'll head back for now.
I look at the bag I brought, thinking about making it float in midair.
It's the bag Three-Eyes made for me.
Of course, it's a magic bag connected to an extra-dimensional space.
I usually put things into the bag by hand, but I wonder if I can teleport inside it.
I picture a spacious area inside the bag, then move there like a magic trick.
"To the Winged Lizard Bag."
All right, let's hunt a little more before heading back.
...
I lay out today's haul one item at a time in front of the goblins.
A winged lizard, a giant boar-like creature, and something like a giant cow.
Giant... animals.
They're all too big.
The magic bag is incredibly useful, too.
The butchering goes as usual.
Goblins, I'll leave the hides to you.
The processing is getting faster and faster. As expected.
As I watch the goblins, a clattering sound comes from behind me.
When I look behind me,
I see a structure resembling a wooden deck in the huge space One-Eye made.
For some reason, everyone starts gathering there.
It seems the baby spiders brought out fish sauce from inside the house.
When I shift my gaze, the baby ants are setting up a barbecue.
Let's go with the winged lizard... I'll do my best to grill it.
It was delicious. It could fly, but it wasn't chicken.
The boar-like creature is closer to pork, though...
I want meat more like chicken.
I tried making a sauce by mixing fish sauce with some sweet fruit.
I want white rice!
...
I stop on my way into the house.
There's a door at the entrance... There really is one!
It's a sliding door, not a hinged one.
Until now, we'd been covering the entrance with cloth, so I wanted to do something about it.
I open the sliding door and go inside.
Then One-Eye is waiting for me.
...What could it be?
One-Eye takes me to the second basement and has me bring back some silver ore.
??
We move to the first floor. One-Eye points at the door, then at the window.
I see. You want me to process it so a window can be installed in the door.
Got it!
The door with a window is complete.
I fit it into the entrance.
The door slides very smoothly. As expected.
Doors are installed one after another in the toilet, bathroom, and every room.
I'm surprised to find a dedicated room for Chai and the others on the third floor.
Everything's fine; there's no problem.
Just as I start admiring it, One-Eye tugs at my clothes.
It seems we're not done yet, so I process silver ore in the second basement.
Following One-Eye's wishes, I make several dozen panes of imitation glass.
Ten somewhat large sliding doors have been prepared. I fit one of the processed panes into each, completing the doors.
Once again, following One-Eye's instructions, I go to the living room on the first floor.
I process the rock so we can get from the living room out onto the wooden deck... I see.
Once I fit in the door, the living room is brighter than before.
Pillars have been built at regular intervals on the wooden deck, with a wooden-framed roof resting on top.
Three-Eyes's fabric is stretched across it to provide shade. Perfect.
A bench, a table, and a chair for me have been set out.
The wooden deck is filled with One-Eye's personal touches.
The One-Eyes puff out their chests, looking a little proud. They're cute, but... well, whatever.