I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 29
2-14. Hunting Training
“Hunting, huh… But is that considered training?”
“I think it’s quite a challenging training, especially since you can’t see. But, but, that’s not the main point.”
“?”
“Now, now, go and do your best!”
Amariaz said so proudly, seeming quite excited.
I don’t really understand what he’s thinking, but if it’s hunting, it shouldn’t be too bothersome.
But… hunting, huh. I can sense the presence now, and thanks to the blessing of the earth, I can grasp the surrounding situation. So, hunting itself isn’t that difficult. Unless something like a Bechinu-like monster appears, though.
For now, since I’m hungry, I’ll head straight to hunting. Sensing the presence, I discovered a few beasts around.
Is this also thanks to the earth’s blessing? I can vividly grasp the location of the prey.
Amazing… With this, it seems like I can easily hunt!
Alright, let’s try to find the biggest prey.
I should be fine even if I’m attacked, so let’s give it a try. Since I managed to restrain such dangerous monsters before, this time I’ll use the ‘Ivy Rope’ for hunting!
Um, the largest prey around here seems to be over there!
Sensing the presence, I quickly ran towards that direction. Thanks to the blessing of the earth, I can clearly see the positions of trees and rolling stones around me. I won”t bump into tree branches like before, either. I smoothly leap over the roots and approach the target.
The presence becomes stronger and stronger.
I’ll stop here and observe the situation. It’s meaningless if it notices me.
Thinking that, I close my eyes behind the blindfold. With that, I can vividly grasp the surroundings and the beast’s location. What I see is a wild boar about my size, digging the ground in search of food. It seems not to have noticed me yet.
Good, good. Surprisingly, I can approach without being noticed. Oh, that’s right, I remember now. It was about knowing the opponent’s position before the opponent does. Certainly, if I know the opponent’s position, my possibilities increase. This time, by continuously keeping track of the wild boar’s movements, I was able to get this close. Uchikage-Ojichan’s advice is not wrong, even if I question his training methods!
Alright, let’s capture it before the wild boar notices me!
I aim my hand at the boar, narrowing down my target. Confirming the positions of the vines with ‘Ivy Rope’ around, I prepare enough vines to capture it and then pounce.
I bind its body tightly with vines, creating a tight coil. The wild boar couldn’t react to the sudden attack of the vines, and it ended up completely restrained. It struggled for a while, but the vines completely bind its body, rendering it immobile.
“Alright!”
Caught it quite easily!
Now, let’s take this wild boar to Amariaz.
Did Uchikage-Ojichan teach me the proper way to finish this? I vaguely remember that, but I’m not sure. I’ll bring it fresh and ask for the finishing technique.
Dragging the wild boar still bound by vines, I return to the earlier campfire spot. When I return, Amariaz is poking the fire. He notices me and waves his hand.
“Welcome back~”
“Is this good?”
“Haha, you really caught something amazing.”
He stands up and creates something in his hands, handing it to me. Curious, I take it, and it turns out to be the dagger I used earlier.
“…?”
“So, how about we finish the last blindfold training I give you?”
“The last one?”
Well, it ends quite quickly… I thought it would last longer. But if it ends quickly, I can finally get my revenge on Uchikage-Ojichan!
…But, what am I supposed to train with this dagger? I can already sense the surroundings and feel the presence. I can even detect killing intent and dangerous attacks. Is there something else I need?
“Now it’s time for a question, Yuuzen-kun.”
“Huh?”
“You can now sense various presences, right? You even located the wild boar from a distance just by its presence. You can sense attacks from enemies and feel killing intent.”
“Uhh, yeah.”
“So, what’s missing for the last one?”
“What?”
S-Something missing?
In terms of combat experience, this alone seems more than enough. What could be missing…?
Hmm, uhh… Wait a moment, I really don’t know.
Seeing me tilt my head, Amariaz chuckles softly. Since I can’t come up with an answer, he reluctantly tells me.
“The correct answer is… the presence used in daily life.”
“…W-What do you mean?”
“Yuuzen-kun, what you can sense is the presence emitted by living beings and the terrain only. But can you sense the presence from this dagger?”
“Huh?”
As Amariaz says, now that he handed me the dagger, I can finally understand something. If my eyes were working, I should have understood without touching it.
“…Wait, could it be?”
“The last blindfold training I give you is to live your daily life blindfolded!”
“Eeeeeh!?”
“Let’s start with butchering the wild boar.”
“Eeeeeeeeeh!!”