An active hunter from Hokkaido was thrown into another world - Chapter 3

An active hunter from Hokkaido was thrown into another world

Chapter 3   My cheat ability seems impressive, but it’s not really that impressive.

It was night.

I had already consumed the bottled water and snacks.

Grrr… Woof…

The echoing howl of a wolf-like dog.

It’s frightening.

I threw a rope at the tree and hooked it, then climbed up.

I’ll sleep up in the tree today… Can I really sleep?

I securely tied myself to the trunk to avoid falling and drifted off to sleep.

Exhausted as I was, I managed to fall asleep somehow.

I covered myself with an emergency aluminum sheet. The night is indeed a bit chilly.

As the sun began to rise, I put a thousand yen into the Magic Bag and started naming various food items.

“Anpan.”

“Sweets.”

“Potato chips.”

“Hamburger.”

…No good. I have no idea what kind of selection it offers.

“Canned food.”

Is it no good?

“Canned fish.”

“Canned meat.”

Oh? It’s here! What’s this!?

SPAM? The packaging looks remarkably American… Some kind of meat.

Like corned beef? When I took a bite, it tasted like sausage.

“Coke.”

“Juice.”

“Tea.”

Are these also no good…?

“Mineral water.”

There it is! A PET bottle of mineral water.

Crystal Geyser, huh?

There was proper change at the bottom of the bag.

…Six one-dollar bills.

US dollars, huh? I wonder if it’s connected to an American shop.

An American shop without snacks, potato chips, or cola…

But I was able to buy ammunition for a gun, you know.

“As long as I have money, it seems I won’t starve to death.”

Just to try it out, I insert my cash card…

“Cash withdrawal: 10,000 yen.”

There it is!

A 10,000 yen bill!

What’s with this ATM receipt-like thing?

Remaining balance… Huh? 11,024,285 yen!

What’s this one million yen!?

“Wait, wait, wait, Nanotesu-san, Nanotesu-san!!”

I try calling out on the digital handheld radio.

It’s kind of late, but communicating with a goddess through a radio… how strange.

Well, normally you’d use amateur radio, and I do have an amateur radio license, but recently the Radio Law has become strict. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications issued a directive stating that using amateur radio for hunting is not allowed. So now all hunting associations have switched to digital handheld radios. At first, everyone made fun of it, but when they actually tried using it, they were surprised by how “surprisingly useful” it was.

But that doesn’t really matter right now.

“Hello, this is Nanotesu. Good morning.”

“Oh, good morning. So, I inserted my cash card into the magic bag and tried to withdraw cash, but I found out that 10 million yen has been deposited into my account. Do you remember anything about it?”

“Oh, that’s Nakajima-san insurance payout.”

“Insurance payout――――!!”

“You had hunter’s insurance, right? That’s it.”

…Life insurance?

Hunter’s insurance?

Since hunting is a dangerous activity, it is mandatory to have insurance for accident prevention and victim protection.

Like automobile liability insurance.

So when I registered as a hunter, it was part of the procedures through the hunting association.

If I were to get injured or die in an accident, it would be deposited into my account.

Is it normal for it to be deposited so quickly? Has it been a considerable amount of time since I died?

It’s a mystery…

“And, anyway, this money is okay for me to use, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct. However, Nakajima-san family might cancel his bank account, so it might be better to withdraw the full amount and keep it safe while you can.”

Oh no――――! That’s dangerous!

…

…Wait a minute.

This money, the insurance payout. Then shouldn’t it be received by my family…?

“Leave 10 million yen in the remaining balance of the cash card and convert the rest into cash!”

The yellow bag becomes slightly heavier.

…When I open it, it’s filled with bundles of bills. There is definitely 1,024,285 yen without a doubt…

“…It’s a bit scary to carry around this much cash.”

“Put it in the magic bag and say ‘store.’ It will disappear.”

“If it disappears, that’s not good――!!”

“If you say ‘10,000 yen’ or something similar, it will come out properly. Please trust me.”

It’s scary, so I tested it with a 1,000 yen bill. It did come in and out freely.

“…Can I trust this? What if it actually disappears?”

“Please trust me on that.”

…Since it’s scary, I repeated the test of storing and retrieving until I gained confidence, and finally deposited the full amount into the bag.

“You know…”

“Yes?”

“The things you can obtain with this bag… Could it be from American outdoor supply stores or something?”

…

There’s no response from the radio.

“American outdoor supply stores also sell guns, ammunition, and hunting equipment, right? Could it be that they threw everything in there?”

…

There’s still no response from the radio.

Oh, come on!

“Nakajima-san.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s do our best!”

…What kind of careless response is that?

Anyway…

If that’s the case, it would be easier if they just told me straight from the beginning.

I guess I’ll have to gather my own food, the staple items… But now I can leave some insurance money for my family, so I feel a bit relieved.