The Reincarnated Extra - Chapter 135: Let's Go Mushroom Hunting
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Chapter 135: Let's Go Mushroom Hunting

Lets Go Mushroom Hunting

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Its morning.

The morning dew dripping from the kirkree leaves strikes my cheek, waking me up.

Nn, nn

I sit up groggily and stretch thoroughly.

An involuntary yawn escapes me.

My bed last night was a large, large branch of a kirkree tree.

Even while sleeping, I can use Silverfish, so I never fall to the ground.

Good morning.

<Fuwaah, good morning Emi.>

Extra-sama awakens too.

Rubbing my eyes, I look down below.

The endless green fields stretching beyond the fortress city of Liheid at the base of the Ranrananga mountains are glistening under the morning sun.

The cloudless, clear sky gradually brightens.

The faint white moon still lingering seems about to set soon.

The crisp, chilly autumn air feels pleasant.

Not needing covers, I rarely wake up from the cold these days.

My body must be getting sturdier.

It rained a bit last night, but I just slept through it without much issue.

Gugyuururururururu

Im hungry.

<Its breakfast time, huh.>

Standing up and rubbing my eyes, I use Silverfish to walk straight down the kirkree tree trunk to the ground.

For me currently, walls or tree trunks are no different from the floor.

I can ignore gravity and walk anywhere.

Once on the ground, its time to gather nuts.

Kicking aside damp, rain-scented fallen leaves as I walk.

The kirkree nuts I had finished eating last night seem to have fallen again overnight, scattered all over.

Unlike earths chestnuts, each one is massive, so theyre easy to find without effort. Thats convenient.

Trying to stop me from taking their lives to the future, the spiky shells desperately resist, but fuhuhu, these measly needles cant injure my body!

I dont even need Body Strengthening.

I casually peel off the shells, extracting the contents.

The beautiful brown nuts glisten radiantly under the morning sun when revealed.

Ah, what a nice aroma.

I cant hold back any longer!

I chomp right into them, shell and all!

<By the way, normally youre supposed to crack that shell by striking it with a mallet. The inner nut is steamed and used as filling for buns and such, according to the Gourmet Gods isekai broadcast I watched.>

Ooh, Id like to try that sometime.

Its impossible for me currently, though.

My hunger is far too indiscriminate.

Oh, theres a dead rat bleeding out.

<It must have been hit by a falling kirkree nut.>

Upon checking with Magic Perception, a considerable amount of the mana originally dwelling within its meat has leaked out.

Evidence that some time has passed since its death.

I prefer fresh meat brimming with mana from a freshly hunted kill, but oh well.

Ill eat anything edible.

munch munch

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After continuing my breakfast for a while, the area was completely cleaned up.

No kirkree nuts or rat carcasses remained.

Ive become a proper forest cleaning lady!

Just as I was considering hunting for a snack next, I discovered something I hadnt seen once yesterday.

It was a small brown object poking out from the base of a kirkree trees roots.

What could it be?

In size, perhaps slightly smaller than a ping pong ball or so.

The color, as mentioned, was brown.

However, upon closer inspection, the varying shades created a horizontal striped pattern.

Feeling the surface, it had a rather dry, coarse texture.

Plucking one revealed the inside hidden under the brown exterior had white gills

Ah, its a mushroom.

<Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!??>

Uwah!?

Extra-sama, that mysterious loud scream!

What, what is it!?

<That appearance, its unmistakable! Emi! That mushroom is the parasitic mushroom!>

Pa, parasitic!?

That has an ominous ring to it!?

What is it!?

<Its a mushroom with the strange ecology of dispersing spores that infect any humans who inhale them, turning them into mushroom monsters in an irreversible manner!>

Scaryyyyyyyyyyyy!?

Thats way beyond just a strange ecology!!

<Its fine. With the mana transformation Emi has undergone, you should be able to resist it without issue. Its not a harmful existence for you.>

Even if its not harmful for me

What about those people wandering these parts yesterday, whether adventurers or nut gatherers? They seemed pretty weak, didnt they?

<Well, you may have a point. But it doesnt really matter either way.>

It does matter!?

<You see, this parasitic mushroom is actuallyincredibly delicious.>

Seriously?

<Seriously. I saw it on the Gourmet Gods isekai broadcast and the Mushroom Gods broadcast too, so theres no mistake.>

*gulps*

By the way, this really is the parasitic mushroom?

Not a misidentification or anything?

<Yes, no mistake. While it is strange to find them growing here, completely outside their known distribution range.>

Yes! Thats the dangerous one-!!

The poisonous mushroom that kills those who accidentally eat it-!!

<Its fine. You wont die from accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms at this point.>

Are you saying its fine in THAT sense!?

<You dug up and ate something tuber-like when hungry on the prairie before, didnt you?>

Yeah. It was sweet and delicious.

<Looking back, that was a potent toxin.>

Bfuh!?

<See, see! Its fine, right!? Poisons dont affect you anymore! Lets eat the parasitic mushroom!>

U, ummbut still

<Still uneasy? Then Emi, try tearing that mushroom vertically.>

Eh? Why? You can identify the real thing if it tears straight or something?

Well, Ill try itHere.

Gyaaaaaaaa

<See? You heard that scream-like voice from the mushroom, right? Thats the signature of the parasitic mushroom!>

Scary!

Scary!!

Thats making me even less inclined to eat it!!

<You mercilessly hunted and devoured all those poor creatures crying out in the wild, but now youre getting spooked over a mere mushrooms cry?>

Scary!

Looking back on myself, Im scary!

A ruthless predator, huh!

I have no intention of stopping since its to survive!

I dont want to die, after all!

Ill keep surviving, trampling over anything in my way!

Gugyugyugyugyurururururu

Ahhhh!!

Dammit!

This mushroom has such a nice aroma!

My body! Craves it!

My instincts command me to eat the mushroom!!

Eii!

*chomps!!*

munch munch

munch munch, munch munch, munch munch!

munchmunchmunchmunch, munchmunchmunchmunchmunch!!

Deliciouuuuuuuuussss!!!

How can it be this tasty even eating it raw???!?

<Ah, that rich umami of the concentrated mushroom! The faint sweetness and mysterious saltiness! The crisp, juicy texture! Well, Emi? I was right to recommend it, wasnt I?>

Yeah, it really isdelicious.

Thank you, Extra-samafor telling me about such a delicious thing!

I want more.

Looking around, I confirmed parasitic mushrooms growing at the bases of the surrounding kirkree trees.

I pluck them out by the roots and stuff them into my mouth!

Deliciousdelicious!!!

<Wonderfulit was delectable. The only regret is having devoured them all, meaning we can no longer taste that deliciousness again, I suppose>

Savoring the aftertaste, Extra-sama laments wistfully.

However.

Please wait a moment, Extra-sama!

<Eh?>

I sniff my hands permeated with the mushrooms wonderful aroma.

Then I take a deep breath, inhaling the morning air wafting around!

Hmm.

Ive got it!!!

<Yes!?>

Extra-sama!

Thanks to constantly honing them in the wild, my sense of smell has been trained to superhuman levelsif I may say so myself!

In other words!

The other parasitic mushrooms! Lurking in these mountains!!

I can track down their locations!! Based on that rich aroma wafting about!!!

Such a feat is childs play for me!!!!

<Eeh!? A, amazing! Just like a truffle pig!!>

Whore you calling a pig!?!

Come to think of it, Ive heard the term truffle pig in my previous life too, but how does Extra-sama know about it?

<I often watched broadcasts from gods other than the Ardystian ones too. Ive picked up knowledge of various worlds.>

Hmm?

<More importantly, Emi! If you can track mushrooms by scent, youd better hurry! The parasitic mushrooms are said to be most delicious before noon when their caps unfurl and start dispersing spores! The longer time passes, the more their flavor deteriorates!>

Wh, what did you say!?

Thats no good!

We cant have that!

I must urgently locate the other clusters and devour them all!!

Activating Body Strengthening at full power, I dash off from that spot!

The shockwave cratering the ground and toppling the creaking kirkree trees with cracking sounds, but I cant afford to worry about that now!

<The time limit is about 4 more hours, I believe! Hurry, Emi!!>