Chapter 14 - mer S-class hunter observes dismantling work

Former S-class hunter observes dismantling work

After confirming that the ikejime was completed, the craftsmen separated and started the dismantling process.

Even if I say dismantling, you have to remove the scales first.

The scales of dragon species are generally hard, and their annoyance is not comparable to that of Sky Salmon.

The scales of the three-necked wyvern are particularly complicated.

The scales are large and thick from the head to the bottom of the neck. It must have evolved hard, partly because of the key points.

On the other hand, the scales on the back were fine and thin, but the structure was difficult to peel off.

Last but not least, there are no scales on the belly. Instead, it has a very elastic and stretchy skin, which makes it very difficult for the blade to pass through and has a high ability to absorb hits.

All dragon species have awkward characteristics.

When I think about it now, the reason why monster food wasn’t popular is probably because it was simply difficult to eat.

The main work that craftsmen are doing now is the scales on the neck side. They put a special knife between the scales and gradually peel off the scales from its body.

“Are you used to dismantling dragon species?”

Asked the guild master who stood beside him.

Pamela and Prim, and Rir were watching the craftsman’s work closely.

Pamela seems to be studying. Nodding and enthusiastically taking notes.

Meanwhile, Prim and Rir were watching the dismantling work while drooling.

“Yeah. Unlike other cities, our guild has a pretty good food provider. This month alone, we’re handling three more dragon species. It’s our exclusive dismantling yard, but it’s in full operation. “

“Is there so much demand for monsters?”

“Especially dragon species are popular …. Dragon meat takes time, but the return is very large. There is a superstition that eating dragon meat will make you stronger, so there is also a request from the Knights. I don’t know

Hmm……. I still can’t believe it.

I’ve been dealing with monsters for a long time, but I’ve never seen them as ingredients.

Even if I stayed in the mountains waiting for prey for several months and ran out of food, I didn’t come up with the idea.

That is because there has always been an image that monsters are bad.

“It’s a Three-necked Wyvern. After all, the meat on the neck is exquisite.”

“Hmm … what kind of taste is it?”

“You haven’t enjoyed it since you never tried it. I’m looking forward to Zelet-kun’s surprised face from now on.”

The guild master has an unpleasant smile.

One hour later–.

Finally, the scales on the three necks came off.

It took a while, but it’s still pretty fast.

They make a thin cut in it with a kitchen knife and peel the outer skin by hand.

What appeared was a bright pink body.

“””Oh!!”””

Voices were raised from the people who were watching the dismantling.

Pamela, who was taking notes, also stopped, and Prim and Rir were waving their tails with the same face as siblings.

“This is amazing …”

I scratched my hair when one of the dismantling yard people came.

“It’s the first time for me to see it have such a pale pink body.”

Yeah? What does it mean? For the first time …

Didn’t these craftsmen handle the monster meat many times?

“What’s amazing? Is it the color of ordinary monster meat?”

core………….

There was silence.

Oi. The same thing is happening today, but I hope you don’t look at me as if you were looking at someone who doesn’t have common sense.

“Ze, Zelet-kun, the color of the monster’s meat is more like blue.”

“If Ikejime is quick, it’s a color close to red, but I’ve never seen such a pink color. This is probably the original blood color of the monster.”

The craftsman also tapped his head, saying, “come here.”

What does that mean? A craftsman started a lecture for me, who was left alone.

“Didn’t you explain earlier? When a monster gets excited, it emits a substance that is not delicious. In normal times, a monster is said to have a red blood color, but when it gets excited, the blood and that substance mix and turn blue. That’s it. “

Blue? Is the blood of the demon blue? Am I stupid?

“A little Zelet. It’s common sense that the blood of a demon is blue.”

Pamela advises.

you’re kidding!

I’ve been hunting many monsters so far, but I’ve seen no monster with blue blood … no?

When other immature hunters were fighting monsters, it felt like the monster’s blood was blue.

“That … Isn’t it because of the hunter using poison?”

“That’s not true! Usually it is blue.”

“Fufufu …. I think I have more knowledge than a demon scholar, but I’m missing something at the root. You’re an interesting hunter, Zelet-kun.”

I’ve been hunting with my teacher for a long time.

The teacher was also a great hunter. Most of the time, the monster was killed in one shot at a key point. Or rather, I was instructed to repartition once if I took it off and shot a second time.

I’ve been taught the key points since I was a kid, and I’ve never known that the blood of monsters is blue because it’s drilled into my body. I was seriously thinking about it.

“Zelet, today’s sky salmon was a little purplish, wasn’t it?”

“Ah … Speaking of which —“

So that’s it. Certainly Sky Salmon was already in a state of excitement at that time.

So was it light purple? I thought Sky Salmon was light purple, but …

“Master, I didn’t even know that.”

Prim laughs with a smirk.

“Prim, did you know?”

“Yeah. I used to fight monsters before I met my master.”

Gon …….

It’s a shock. No way to be ridiculed by Prim.

Zelet Winter, a lifelong shame.

“Okay … I think we can finally eat it.”

The craftsman puts a knife in the place that hits the upper part of the neck.

Speaking of being hard, it doesn’t seem to be so. The knife sank into the body as if he put a blade in the quiet lake water.

If you insert a knife several times, it will pop open.

What appeared there were countless bones reminiscent of a pink body and sternum.

The craftsman first removes the long esophagus. Then, when he put a special knife between the body and bone, several people slipped the knife at once.

When only the bones are removed, the applause sounds when they see it.

The remaining bone and abdominal bone were removed and divided into three parts, and the dismantling of the first neck meat was completed.

“The neck of a three-necked wyvern is roughly divided into three parts. From the head, In the neck, Under the neck How is it? By the way, the neck is the most delicious, but the client has the right to eat it. I’m sorry. But it’s delicious enough under the neck, so please look forward to it ~ “

“I’m looking forward to it … What are you going to do?”

“It’s decided … I’ll bake it.”

“bake?”

“This is such fresh meat!”

Isn’t it a waste not to make a steak?