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Chapter 43 - The Down Plan. The Attack

"Hmm... no matter how you look at it, this isn't enough to stuff a futon..."

Yuri murmured with his arms crossed as he looked at the "cotton" he had gathered from the inner bark of a plant called Oro, which resembled the Akaso from Earth. The Oro plant could also be used to make rope from its bark, so he had tended to it by cutting the grass around its base, but he hadn't gone as far as to cultivate it in the village. Perhaps as a result of that, the amount of "cotton" he obtained in the fall was nowhere near enough to stuff a futon.

"The house itself is made of wood, but the part with the raised floor is practically like stone construction... it's going to get cold in the winter..."

In that case, having only a fur blanket as bedding was very unreliable. He had made a bed-like thing by filling a bag made of Mao with straw, but having only a fur blanket for a comforter...

"No, I'm sure it's warm, but... something's different."

As a former Japanese person, Yuri's true desire was to sleep wrapped in a soft futon. But unfortunately, he had failed to obtain the necessary "cotton" to stuff it. The only remaining option was...

"Down, I guess..."

No matter how many molted feathers he collected from the little birds he was friendly with, it would amount to very little. However, he had heard some valuable information from them before.

`Molted feathers? A lot of them?`

`That's right. Don't you know of any waterfowl nesting colonies?`

`We don't go near the water much.`

`But if you want a lot of molted feathers, why don't you get them from that guy?`

`Oh, I hate that guy.`

`It's fine if you kill that guy, right?`

`You can get a lot of feathers.`

It seemed there was a large and ferocious bird monster. It was disliked because it chased the little birds around for fun, and they had incited him by saying that if he defeated it, he could get all the feathers he wanted. At that point, he was aware that he lacked the strength to take on a monster that could fly freely in the sky, so he hadn't taken the little birds' incitement. However, since a monstrous bird that could fly existed, he had to consider the possibility that it might attack him, and he had considered his own way of fighting it, referencing texts like [Anti-Monster Tactics]. And so, a month after reviewing his magic training methods based on his combat experience with the Monocorn Bear, just as he was steeling himself to go and get the monstrous bird's feathers, the situation took the initiative against Yuri.


`Yuri! They're coming!`

`The Lucca are coming! Get them!`

Almost at the same time as his [Perception] skill informed him of the existence of an unidentified flying object (U.F.O.) approaching at high speed, the little birds he was friendly with told him its identity.

《Lucca: A predatory bird-type monster. Although its size makes it difficult to fly aerodynamically, it flies freely by using wind magic. It may also use wind magic for attacks, but it primarily captures prey with its claws and beak.》

A quick glance told him its body length was about two meters, and its wingspan was likely over ten meters. Such a monster was heading straight this way. And to make matters worse, there were three of them. It was clear they were targeting me.

"I was prepared for this, but... three of them is something I didn't expect... But I have no choice but to do it."

Yes. He had to fight, if he wanted to survive.