Smoked Squid

I defeated the giant kraken, cut it into pieces on the lake, and stored them in my Item Box.

When we returned to shore, we butchered it.

While we were taking it apart, I realized that parasites died when raw meat was put in an Item Box, so Akira and I decided to make sushi.

Akira, who'd worked part-time as a sushi chef, was quite skilled at shaping nigiri, and to my palate, it was indistinguishable from the real thing.

The two of us savored the taste of Japan for the first time in ages.

People in this world, where raw food wasn't part of the culture, were absolutely horrified, though.

Grandma from the tool shop and Melissa were heading back to Astrantia to research magic.

They must have been inspired by the magic Anemone and Leylan-san had shown them.

Baron Northpole, who'd helped us hunt the monster, also headed home.

He seemed disappointed with how things had gone, but I thought he'd done more than enough...