Under the girl's guidance and after some effort, the members of the exploration team finally carried the boar to a small wooden cabin at the edge of the forest.
The cabin did not look like a place where someone lived for a long time. It was more like a temporary resting spot.
However, they found a fence behind the cabin, along with quite a bit of food that had been dried... That made it look as though someone did live there long-term after all.
Mr. Assath couldn't help asking doubtfully, "Aren't we supposed to take this boar back to the village?"
"Why take it back to the village?" Jeanne asked in return.
Mr. Assath said matter-of-factly, "A boar this big should provide food for quite a long time, right? Aren't you a hunter from the village... or perhaps a hunter's daughter or something?"
Jeanne replied calmly, "The village isn't short on food. Not even meat."
Mr. Liwal frowned when he heard that. "Then why does this cabin have so many... er, supplies stored in it?"
"A personal hobby." Jeanne shrugged. "I've always had a habit of hunting, but my family isn't used to this hobby of mine. To keep them from finding out, I can't bring my prey home, so I can only store it here. Over time, things naturally piled up."
You stockpiled this much food. Are you a hamster?
Mr. Assath really wanted to ask that, but after thinking about the girl's terrifying archery skills, he decided it was better to say less.
"What about this boar, then?" Mr. Liwal asked tentatively.
Jeanne said, "I won't be coming out to hunt for a while, so let's dry this boar first. Otherwise, there'll be trouble here the next time I come over... You can help, too."
She seemed to