Survival Records of 3650 Days in the Otherworld

Chapter 23: Guardian and Ainos the tribe of the forest

'This is so awkward.'

Joonbum looked at the strangers with awkward silence. The food and drink he prepared were all gone already and with no common language between them, he didn't know what to do. Even the people looked awkward.

'What should I do now?'

Just when Joonbum thought about what to do next, the sound of munching stopped him. Everyone turned their heads as if it was a good chance to break the ice as they looked at Galfus who was eagerly chewing on the arm of a monster. Pree-an ran toward Galfus and shouted to Howen.

"Chieftain, Kawiqunin! Four of them."

"Four?"

"Yes, but there are some strange wounds on these corpses."

Howen's gaze glowed as he turned from the corpses to Joonbum, who blushed at the sudden attention. The man seemed too weak to be a warrior. He was pretty tall, but that was it. His hands were clean without any calluses or scars. He didn't seem to have the usual signs that farmers or hunters had. Even his skin was cleaner than the white patch he was wearing on his cheek. There were no wrinkles or imperfect tightness that could be found in commoners.

With his plumpness and huge belly, he had the typical look of a wealthy noble.

'Is he a noble?'

Howen heard stories of nobles who would run away and hide in the mountains, away from their own crimes. The area was also filled with unbelievable items. It was such that no commoners would ever imagine getting their hands on. Even the clear glass cup and transparent jar were not things that were easily obtainable.

'But he's too friendly.'

More questions brewed in Howen. The Ainos were never hostile against humans, but even with that fact, the man was too friendly.

As Howen was deep in his thoughts, his men turned to Joonbum with amazed looks on their faces.

'Uh...'

The startled Joonbum accidentally chewed his tongue and flinched.

"Excuse me, sir!"

The Ainos men shouted, retreatingly at Joonbum and Joonbum was startled at the shout of the unknown language. There was a moment of silent awkwardness. Joonbum grew thirsty and realized he was hungry.

"Oh."

He remembered he did not eat enough due to serving his guests. At that moment, his belly rumbled as if it was waiting for it. Everyone's eyes gathered at Joonbum's protruding belly. The belly that earned Joonbum his nickname Pig rumbled loudly.

'Damn it.'

Joonbum's entire face flushed with shame. He shouted.

"Why don't we eat first? Shall we?"

Joonbum put charcoal onto the fireplace and brought a torch, starting a fire. A hissing sound and flame came out of the torch, lighting up the charcoal.

"What!"

"It can't be!"

The men around him gasped at the sight that they had never seen before. Joonbum's shame disappeared at their reaction.

'Bet you never saw something like this before.'

He felt a new sense of joy coming to him as they were astonished by his work. Joonbum raised the wired mesh that was installed for cooking as the charcoal fire grew. He opened up the fridge to bring out pork meat and some handmade sausage. He also brought out mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, pineapples, apples, green onions, and green potatoes, slicing them down to bite size before putting them on the mesh to cook. Oil dripped from the meat as the fire popped. As the pork belly and neck meat were nearly cooked, their smell blended and spread with the sweet smell of veggies and fruits warming up.