My Refrigerator Turned Into A Dungeon
Chapter 328

Support Supplies

Driving a truck loaded with the dismantled meat of the Mega Big Boar into the premises, I notice that at the front yard of the main house, Serai-san's grandfather and the boar-hunting uncle seem to be arguing about something. Huh, what's going on?

"Please, Seibei-san."

"Hmm..."

As usual, the ears of dungeon ability users can hear even from afar, like hell's ears. It seems the grandfather's name is Serai-san Seibei.

"Everyone is in trouble. Can't you share a bit more rice?"

"...Miso is fine. Vegetables, I can manage a little. But rice, I can't. This year, we couldn't even plant the rice properly. If I give away more rice for free, I won't have money for next year's oil and fertilizer."

Ah... I see. The boar-hunting uncle was asking the grandfather for rice.

But this year, when they couldn't even plant or sow properly, it's like they've wasted the whole year. In such a state, it's no wonder the grandfather looks grim when asked for a favor. Growing rice is tough, after all.

At this point, Serai-san, who had been watching the two with concern, turned to me with a look asking for help.

Hmm, then I should nod firmly in response. Seeing this, Serai-san's expression brightened, and she turned to the boar-hunting uncle and spoke.

"Hey uncle, as long as there's food, right? What about the meat from that big boar earlier? Isn't that okay?"

"Ah, Machi-chan. Dismantling a boar isn't that easy. Especially a monster like that, who knows how many days it would take... huh!?"

The boar-hunting uncle, pointing at the truck bed, finally noticed the dismantled super giant boar loaded on his own truck. He hurriedly approached, taken aback by the mountain of meat on the truck bed.

"Huh? What? When did this happen!?"

"Hehe. How about it, impressive, right? We're all dungeon ability users. So this is nothing for us."

"Haah~, oh, no... this is quite something..."

"With this much, we can satisfy quite a number of stomachs, don't you think?"

"Hmmm... With this much, it would be a great help. But is it really okay to take this much?"

"...You know, when I was little, I always looked forward to the meat you brought us. My sister hated the gamey smell, but I loved it. So, this is my thanks."

"Ah, I see... Well then, Machi-chan. I'll take it as a favor."

"Yep, take it without hesitation!"

Hmm, this settles the matter. It seems everything turned out well. Standing side by side, I and Nina-san lightly bump fists and smile. Serai-san also seems really happy to have repaid the uncle for his kindness during her childhood.

...

After the matter was settled, we unloaded the legs and torso from the truck and began cutting them into finer pieces. In their current state, they're too heavy for anyone but dungeon ability users to carry.

Using a mithril boot knife and a sharp rock salt butcher knife, we cut out block after block of boar meat.

If it's small enough to hold with both hands, even ordinary people can carry it, even if it's a bit heavy. The extra-large boar meat blocks were then laid out on a blue sheet on the truck bed, generously salted to prevent spoilage.

A bit of extra saltiness is fine here to prevent the meat from spoiling.

And since just boar meat might get boring, we also loaded up some giant clam strips and pickled vegetables provided by the grandfather, along with fresh vegetables for food support.

"Phew, this should be enough. If we load too much, it might get too heavy to climb the slopes."

"Yeah, this should be plenty."

"No, thank you, everyone! I never thought we'd get this much food. When I went to check the traps and ran into that thing in the mountains, I thought it was all over, but this is turning misfortune into fortune."

"That's great, uncle!"

"Now, all that's left is to transport this by truck. Uncle, would you go with Nina-san and Serai-san-san?"

I asked the two who had finished loading if they would go to the city of Kusatsu.

"Nah, Coach and Machi should go. If Machi and I get attacked by another boar like that, we won't be able to handle it. And Machi probably wants to see her local friends too."

"That's right. Just in case, someone should stay at home, and if something strange is attracted by the smell of the meat, it would be troublesome, so Etsuki-san, please stay with us."

"Alright, then let's go with that arrangement."

"Ah, Coach. Before we leave, can you prepare some salt? We'll salt the remaining meat."

"Understood. Then let's depart once we're ready."

"Ah, sorry to trouble you."

The boar-hunting uncle is also beaming at the mountain of food loaded on the truck bed. His injuries don't seem to be serious, and he insists on driving the truck himself.

But after the boar extermination, it's a delivery mission, huh?

Somehow, from checking on the grandfather's safety, the scope has expanded quite a bit. Well, physically, there's no problem at all, so it's totally fine.