I ran and safely arrived at the forest. The trees grew densely and there was not much light, so it was a bit dim.

"By the way........... what are I supposed to look for?"

Medicinal herbs come in all shapes and sizes, right?\nEven jiril grass fell into the category of medicinal herbs....

"Haaa... I should have asked"

<Then shall I help you?>

Ah that's right, Haku is here. So, can you teach me?

<Yes. The herbs you need to collect this time are probably the ones used for potions>

Hmmm...

<That being the case, you need to collect〖heal grass〗〖mana grass〗〖cure grass〗and the like>

I see, but how can I distinguish them?

<....You can easily find them by using the search skill>

The search skill?

<Yes, you can set the target of the skill to heal grass>

I'm not sure how to set a target, but it doesn't hurt to try.

"Ummm, please search for heal grass."

So, I just said that. Then the grass around my feet lit up.

"Uwa! Eh, this?"

I unconsciously jumped back in surprise, but I think it worked.

Name: Heal Grass

I did it! This is it!\nBut how should I harvest it?

<You normally cut it with a knife>

Knife... I don't have one.\n　\n<...... You do have one>

Eh? Where is it?

<I confirmed that you indeed have a knife in your inventory>

Ummm, how?

<Grandria-sama put it in there>

Ah, I think I heard him say something like that. Let's check my inventory at once.

"Ooh, the amount of things in here... it.... grew."

My voice gradually lowered.

......Un, I know. It's deeefinitely not just the knife that's here.

"... ... I think the amount of things in here multiplied."

The amount of food hasn't increased much, but weapons sure did in quite a variety. It's not necessary to use this much, right?!\nI put off organizing my inventory for now and took out the knife I needed.

"Woah, it's beautiful"

It was a beautiful knife with flowers decorating the handle.

"So, where do I cut?"

<The place a centimeter from the ground>

I followed Haku's directions exactly how I was told and was able to cut cleanly and crisply.

"As expected of a God's knife......."

An image of me cutting my finger off suddenly surfaced in my mind, but I reassured myself that it would be fine since I could heal myself with magic.... yeah, it's probably fine.

"Anyway, let's collect a lot!"

I looked around to find many glowing spots around me, so I seem to be surrounded by heal grass for now.\n

*\n

<Marina-sama, it's almost noon>

"Eh, already?"

I wouldn't have noticed if Haku hadn't told me since I was too absorbed in picking herbs. It's because they're everywhere.

"Yeah... there's some small reactions around me, but they're probably just some harmless monsters."

I switched the search target to watch my surroundings, but it seems theres no problem. No people are around either.

"If that's the case, I'll cook here!"

I found a slightly open space and took out the system kitchen from my inventory.

"Uwaa... it feels strange to have a system kitchen in the forest."

As I said that, I started to prepare. She even made earthenware pots. Thank you, Anis onee-chan!

I thanked her in my heart and steadily prepared.

"From now on, I can cook rice... ah, rice!"

That's right! I can cook it now!\nSince Anis onee-chan made me an earthenware pot, I can cook rice!

"Oh, is there a difference between making something with only magic and making something with raw materials?"

<There is a difference. As I said before, things made by just magic have a time limit or need a mana source. However, if you make something from raw materials, you can use it as long as it does not break. The latter especially resembles alchemy>

Resembles... so it's a bit different?

<The difference is whether the alchemy skill is used or not>

"I see. I don't- "

<You do have it>

"...eh?"

<You acquired it before when you made a wooden sword>\n

"Then I'll try making one for now"

I put my hands on the ground, closed my eyes, and let my mana flow while solidifying an image.\nAfter a while, the flow of mana stopped, which meant it was complete.\nI fearfully opened my eyes......

"Oh! I did it!"

In front of me was a familiar earthenware pot, like the one I used on Earth.

"Fufufu. Now I can eat rice!"

I put the white rice that I had threshed in my inventory into the earthenware pot, and measured the amount water with a measuring cup. I found this measuring cup in my inventory for some reason. I think it was made for me, so I definitely have to give my thanks at the church.

While I let the rice soak up the water, I decided to cook something else.

"Hm... something to eat on the side with the ingredients I have... stir-fried vegetables?

I don't feel like eating it with rice, but that's all I can make. ...... Ah, I want soy sauce.\nWell, there's no point in wanting what doesn't exist. I don't have seasonings, so it'll be simple stir-fried vegetables.

I cut the vegetables into appropriate sizes as well as the orc meat.\nThen I added some oil into the frying pan and fried the meat first, which created a delicious smell that drifted out.

"It smells so good"

When the meat is a nice color,  I sprinkled some salt and pepper on it and took them out. In the meantime, I put the earthenware pot on the fire.

"Let's see, carrots first"

I fried the more solid vegetables first. When they became soft, add the meat again.\nSome more salt and pepper..... and the stir-fried vegetables are finished!

"I haven't cooked the rice yet, so this goes into my inventory."

In there, it won't get cold. Just as I put stir-fried vegetables in, I felt someone's gaze on me.\nI couldn't help but look around, and made contact with the round eyes peeking through the bushes.

"Oh, it's coming closer"

When I thought about it, it made sense. If someone smelled food like this in the middle of the forest, they would come. I'm just glad it's not a big monster......

Even now, little by little, more and more small monsters are appearing.

"Fufu, come here."

The way their bodies moved up and down in the grass and peeked at me was so cute that I couldn't help but smile.\nWhen I beckoned to them, they timidly revealed themselves.