Otherworld Sushi

After taking down the giant monster that had made its bed in the lake—the kraken—I cut its enormous body into pieces and stored them in my Item Box.

We returned to shore, gathered some people, and began butchering it.

Once they opened the kraken's belly, I climbed up to take a look.

A worker seemed to have found something and came running over.

"My lord!"

"Hmm? What is it?"

"This!"

The young man, wearing a black T-shirt and faded-green trousers soaked in the squid's slimy bodily fluids, held out a black stone.

It was about the size of a softball.

"Could it be a magic stone?"...