LIGHTNOVELWORLD 008 - Eating Barbecue with Fenrir and Receiving Praise
The next morning, I woke up, immediately hit by an intense chill.
I found myself wrapped up in a thin blanket.
“I should have worn my down jacket,” I muttered.
The location was inside a log cabin.
I had used the bed prepared by the deity last night, but it was of poor quality.
First, the mattress was hard—not quite as bad as sleeping on the floor, but still uncomfortable.
Then, the blanket and comforter were paper-thin.
Even the pillow was rough and hard, causing discomfort.
There was no way I could get a good night’s sleep like this.
I needed to quickly improve my sleeping environment.
“But my divine points… I only have 25,000 KP left? They’ve really gone down,” I noted.
I had used KamiZone to purchase a tent, a kerosene stove, and fuel for Felma and her children.
As a result, my KP had dropped significantly.
“I still have some points left, but I can’t afford to waste them.”
The lazy goddess had mentioned a way to earn more points.
“Exchanging monster carcasses for points, huh? But that means I’ll have to fight monsters,” I sighed.
For a 29-year-old former office worker like me, fighting monsters in another world seemed impossible.
Especially since my reincarnation bonus cheat skill, [Internet], is a non-combat skill.
With no way to easily earn more points, I definitely couldn’t waste them.
“I wonder how Felma and her children are doing,” I thought.
Even though I’d bought them a tent and a stove, it was still freezing outside.
I hoped they weren’t sick.
“Better go check on them.”
I put on the down jacket I had bought from KamiZone and stepped outside.
I opened the door and headed next door.
Inside the large tent, I was shocked.
“What is this?!”
Upon entering, I immediately noticed how unusually spacious the tent was inside.
I even poked my head outside for a second, confused, then went back in.
Even with Felma’s massive body inside, there was still plenty of space in the tent.
“Good morning, Lady Saint,” Felma greeted me with a bow.
She looked somewhat exhausted, but that was to be expected after just giving birth.
“Good morning, Felma. Was it cold inside the tent?” I asked.
“No, not at all! It was incredibly warm. You wouldn’t think we were in a snowy mountain,” she said, glancing at the stove.
I decided to take off my jacket.
Wow, it really was warm.
“Is it possible that both the tent and the stove, like the down jacket, have been imbued with divine power?” I wondered aloud.
I sent a message to the deity, but received no response. It seemed the lazy goddess was actually doing her job.
“I was worried you might not have been able to sleep due to the cold, but it seems you’re fine,” I said, relieved.
“Yes, thanks to you, Lady Saint. I truly appreciate it,” Felma said, bowing deeply.
“Felma, how are the puppies doing?” I asked.
“They’re doing well… very well,” she replied.
“If you don’t mind, may I see them?” I asked.
“Of course,” Felma said, moving her tail to reveal her puppies.
There, by her belly, were three small puppies… wait, what?
“Meep! Meep!” “Myu! Myu!” “……”
“Felma… aren’t they growing way too fast in just one day?”
I had named one of the puppies “Feltya,” Felma’s child.
Yesterday, the three siblings were the size of my hand.
But now… they had grown to the size of rugby balls.
“Do Fenrir pups grow this quickly?” I asked.
“No, this is because you named them, Lady Saint,” Felma explained.
“The naming had that effect…? Oh! Just like with you, Felma—they evolved, didn’t they?”
“Exactly. They’ve become stronger and are growing faster than normal. But there’s one problem…” she admitted.
“A problem?”
“Yes, these little ones are insatiably hungry… they’ve been nursing constantly,” Felma said, looking at her belly.
The pups were pressing their faces into their mother’s belly.
“Meep! Meep!” “Myu! Myu!” “……”
Feltya and his sibling were squealing in protest.
“I’d love to feed them more, but I’m running out of milk because I’m also starving… Though your vegetable familiar brings me food regularly,” Felma said.
At that moment, Tomato-kun, my vegetable familiar, entered the tent.
Wait, what!?
“Tomato-kun, haven’t you multiplied?”
Behind him were several small familiars, all shaped like vegetables and about the size of dolls.
“……” *Bow*
“Ah, good morning, Tomato-kun,” I greeted him as I picked up one of the new familiars.
“Why are there more of you?”
“……!” *Thumbs up*
Ah, I see.
“Were you harvesting vegetables while I was asleep?” I asked.
“……!” *Nods enthusiastically*
That was incredibly helpful. Harvesting vegetables myself was such a hassle.
Apparently, Tomato-kun’s familiars had been delivering food to Felma.
But still…
*Growwwwwwwwwl!*
“S-Sorry…” Felma blushed, embarrassed as her stomach growled.
It was only natural. She was clearly a carnivorous beast.
“You want some meat, don’t you?”
“Yes… but I can’t leave my pups to go hunting… And I’m too weak from hunger to hunt anyway,” she admitted.
Without recovering her strength, she couldn’t even feed herself.
I couldn’t just leave her like this. As her caretaker, it was my responsibility to provide food.
Felma and her puppies shouldn’t have to suffer.
“Alright, let’s open up the KamiZone app,” I said, determined.
I splurged and bought a large amount of meat for Felma.
Today’s menu: barbecue. I purchased a hot plate and barbecue sauce as well.
…My points were down to just 5,000 KP, but it couldn’t be helped. It was for them.
With a *poof*, countless cardboard boxes materialized out of thin air.
Tomato-kun and his familiars helped me set up the barbecue.
Before long, everything was ready, and the meat was sizzling on the hot plate.
Felma swallowed her saliva at the sight.
“Go ahead, eat as much as you like,” I said.
Tomato-kun grilled the meat and placed it on a paper plate in front of Felma.
“Is it really alright for me to have such high-quality meat?” Felma asked.
“Yes, it’s fine. Eat up,” I encouraged her.
“Thank you… I’ll start then,” she said, hesitantly taking a bite.
Felma was eating premium Wagyu beef, grilled and dipped in sauce.
*Chomp!*
“?!?!”
Felma’s eyes widened in shock as her tail wagged energetically.
“What… what is this?! This meat is too delicious!!!” she exclaimed, devouring the meat with enthusiasm.
It seemed she really liked it.
“I’ve never tasted such rich, fatty meat before!” Felma, who was usually quite refined, had completely lost herself in the food.
Her familiars were busy wiping the sauce from her muzzle.
“……” *Wipe, wipe*
“Thanks, Tomato-kun,” I said.
Before I knew it, Tomato-kun had placed a piece of meat on my plate.
I took a bite.
Mmm… delicious!
Ahh… so good. I really want some sake to go with this, but I didn’t have enough points left.
“Lady Saint!” Felma suddenly called out.
“Huh? Felma… why are you glowing?” I asked, noticing her fur, which had been dull earlier, now shimmering like a luxurious pelt.
“Thanks to the meat you provided, my energy has returned!” she said, looking much livelier than she had this morning.
Her once tired face was now full of vigor.
“Uh, sure…”
Felmar placed the little Feltas on my lap. The three of them sniffed at me curiously. They were so cute.
“I’m back!”
“Huh? That was fast…”
Felmar had returned in just a few minutes since leaving.
“Please look outside.”
“Outside…?”
Still holding the three little Fenrils, I stepped out of the tent…
“What is this?!”
A mountain of monster corpses had been piled up in front of the tent!
“I just took care of some weaklings!”
“Just a few?” That was more than just a few.
How did she manage to hunt so many monsters?
Wait a minute. In games and anime, Fenrils are legendary beasts. That means this little one is strong.
“Haha, I see…”
With a Fenril around, it’s easy to hunt a ton of monsters like this. I can exchange these for KP. So…
“I don’t have to worry about running out of points!”
With this, I can buy whatever I want. A bed with bedding… I have so many things I want!
“Thank you, Felmar! Thanks to you, I can have a wonderful slow life!”