"Whoa, whoa, whoa! It's so cold, so cold!"
Perona hopped up and down in place, doing what she called her warm-up exercises.
Mercer collected the two F+-grade Soul Crystals.
Surgical Knife quickly and precisely skinned and butchered the two deer. Karasu put the prepared meat away in the castle kitchen.
Karasu's family of seven shared some of the fresh offal.
Karasu's family all lived in the castle now.
Mercer put away the two high-quality deer hides.
"Mercer, do you still want these hides?"
Robin asked curiously. After opening up, she had become much more lively.
"Yeah. Deer hides can be made into leather coats and boots. They're really warm. On our way back, we can drop them off at the tailor's in town.
"Then we can have clothes made for you two."
Deer-hide coats?
Deer-hide boots?
Watching Mercer's beautiful ankle boots, Robin's lips curled into a smile.
The morning hunt was over.
They stopped by the tailor's on the way.
Mercer and the others returned to the Treehouse.
Panda took up his post as head chef.
Mercer helped out, and together they made a big pot of medicinal venison stew. Served with flatbread, it made for a delicious lunch.
After the meal,
Mercer officially taught Robin the Breathing Technique. The whole process took quite a while.
Robin had now officially taken her first steps in the Breathing Technique.
Now that she had started, she would have to keep at it without giving up.
Time flew by, and before they knew it, another month had passed.
On February 6,
Mercer took Perona to Keister Town early in the morning.
At the tailor's.
"Horohorohoro~"
In front of a full-length mirror as tall as an adult,
Perona's eyes shone with delight as she gazed at her reflection.
She wore a white sweater underneath