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Chapter 4: Tongue Steak (Part 1)\n \nTen years have passed since then.\n \nI am now 16 years old. If I still live in Tristan's
house, I would be wearing a battle outfit for my maturity ceremony by now.\n \nBut I still live on this mountain.\n \n"SeeyaaAAAAA!!"\n \nI swing a steel sword that I have forged myself.\n \nI slashed at the troll's protruding belly.\n \nThe monster's body fluids splattered, but it was still
shallow.\n \nThe troll lost his balance and fell backward, but he's
still alive.\n \n"Not yet!"\n \nI take another step forward.\n \nI think I'm bigger than I was 10 years ago.\n \nMy body is tough and strong like steel wire squeezed
together. Slowly, my body and face are starting to resemble my father's.\n \nIn front of me is a troll so big that I have to look up
at him.\n \n11 years ago.\n \nWhen I was first abandoned in the mountain, this
monster ate a big deer and rampaged around.\n \nI later found out that this troll is the king of all
monsters in this whole area. I've witnessed it many times before, walking
around the mountains like it owns the place and snatching up other monster's
prey.\n \nBut that's all over now.\n \nThis troll will be removed from his throne today.\n \n"Here!"\n \nI thrust my sword into the troll's throat and his eyes
turned white. The troll's eyes turned white.\n \nNormally, this would kill the monster and cause it to
turn into a magic stone.\n \nHowever, the troll didn't turn into a magic stone. It
collapsed to the ground. All that is left is the sound of the air shaking.\n \n"Yes! I won!!! I won against the troll!"\n \nMy victory declaration echoed through the mountain as
if to let the monsters know.\n \nI did a little dance on the troll's belly.\n \nI've been hunting, studying, and eating all kinds of
monsters for the past ten years to defeat this mountain troll.\n \nAs a result of various experiments, it seems that
eating monsters increases physical abilities. Depending on the type of food you
eat, there are even foods that allow you to instantly acquire [skills] that
normally require decades of training to acquire.\n \nThe effects of those foods vary. Some foods increase
your physical ability only once and never again. Some foods have little effect,
but if you continue to eat them, the effect will increase. Some foods increase
your physical ability instantly.\n \nIt's not just physical ability.\n \nSome foods can restore body functions, just like
slime. Some other foods can even make you more resistant to heat and cold.\n \nThere are also.......\n \n"Let's try to eat it."\n \nI raise my hand.\n \nA fireball shot out of my hand.\n \nThe fireball quickly burns the woods I had prepared.\n \nJust now was a flame bullet.\n \nAfter eating a monster, I can use this magic.\n \nThis is the magic I got from eating a Pixie Kid.\n \nI didn't want to eat its body, but I tried steaming
the horn of its head. The texture is like bamboo shoots, and the taste is quite
good.\n \nThis magic is quite useful and is very helpful.\n \nWithout this fire and heat resistance, I would never
be able to forge my steel sword.\n \nThere are other things I've learned about monsters.\n \nFor example, there is a part of a monster that does
not turn into a magic stone.\n \nThe body part varies depending on the species. In the
case of a humanoid creature like a troll, it is usually located on the back of
the neck.\n \nApparently, there are thin tubes between the brain and
the magical stone that transmits magical power. If the flow of that power is
interrupted, the monster will turn into a magic stone.\n \nIt turns out that if you don't damage those tubes and
put the monster in a state of paralysis or apparent death, it won't turn into a
magic stone.\n \nOf course, there are countless tubes, and it would be
difficult to injure a monster without damaging them.\n \nHowever, I got a special ability from a monster with
big eyes called Crown Eyes.\n \n"Clairvoyance."\n \nWith this, I can see the tubes that connect to the
Magic Stone and attack them.\n \nIt takes a while to understand their body structure,
but I always could find any monsters' weak points with this ability.\n \nAs long as they are the same species, the position of
the tubes will be the same.\n \nEven without [clairvoyance], with some guidance,
anyone can dismantle a monster.\n \n...... Though it's a bit more difficult.\n \n"Ah! Before I forget ......"\n \nI look back at the troll that' in a state of suspended
animation.\n \nAfter trying many things, I found out that humanoid
monsters are generally not delicious. This troll's soft-looking belly must be
filled with low-quality fat.\n \nIt might be useful as fuel for a fire, but it's
useless to me right now.\n \nThere is only one part of the troll that can be eaten.\n \nIt's the tongue.\n \nMany of the humanoid monsters have a large tongue.\n \nUnlike humans, their bodies do not easily cool down,
so their long tongues are used as cooling devices.\n \nFor trolls, losing their tongue is a matter of life
and death. However, their tongue is quite a delicacy.\n \nThe meat is dense but tender, with a crunchy texture
that is truly superb.\n \nSpeaking of the tongue, it is usually grilled, but
today I decided to cook a steak.\n \nI got a big piece of tongue.\n \nI decided to cut it into thick slices and eat it as
steak. \n \n
