BTSBH 06

Chapter 06

Living Together!?

Just as Su Yuzhi was about to find a place to hide the book, she watched it suddenly disappear before her eyes. With a simple thought, it reappeared.

Could this be one of the system’s built-in functions?

There wasn’t time to investigate it now. She would have to wait until tonight when she had some free time.

With another thought, she stored the book away and went to open the door for Claire.

Claire had returned not only with prey, but also with two animal-skin skirts that he had just exchanged for.

Su Yuzhi was carrying secrets she didn’t want him to know about, such as her strange clothes and her unusual backpack, both of which were objects Claire had never seen before.

But since Su Yuzhi didn’t want to explain them, he had no intention of asking. Instead, he thoughtfully prepared suitable animal-skin clothing for her.

Sure enough, the moment the skirts appeared, Su Yuzhi’s eyes filled with shock, delight, and even a hint of admiration.

Claire was so considerate.

He had even thought about the fact that she didn’t have appropriate clothes to wear.

On the way here, there had hardly been any beastmen outside, so no one had paid attention to her modern clothing. As for Witch Doctor Gwen, she had simply assumed it was some new invention from the city and hadn’t thought much of it.

Claire, however, was different.

He came from the city and naturally understood that the clothes Su Yuzhi wore were anything but ordinary.

The city was the place where information spread the fastest across the continent.

If even he had never seen anything like them, then no one else would know what they were either.

Still, whatever reason Su Yuzhi had for hiding her secrets, he intended to help her keep them.

The house assigned to them already contained cooking utensils.

Claire took out the firestone he always carried with him, skillfully cleaned the prey, lit a fire, and began roasting the meat.

The prey he had brought back consisted of three Cuckoo Beasts.

Su Yuzhi had read about them in Basic Knowledge of the Beast World.

To her, they looked almost identical to chickens, except their feathers were much more colorful and vibrant, and they were about twice the size of an ordinary chicken.

The book contained not only common knowledge about the Beastman Continent but also descriptions of its common plants and animals.

Having just finished the college entrance examinations, her memory was at its peak, so she had retained almost everything she had read.

Before long, the Cuckoo Beasts were fully roasted.

During the process, Su Yuzhi tried to help, but Claire firmly refused.

How could he possibly let a female do manual work?

Besides, he was currently courting Su Yuzhi, so naturally he wanted to show his best side.

After lightly seasoning the meat with saltwater, he handed the golden roasted bird to her.

The roasted meat was juicy and tender.

Its golden skin had been roasted until it was crisp and fragrant, paired with just the right amount of salt.

The aroma alone made one’s mouth water.

As she tore off a drumstick, rich meat juices flowed down its surface.

The skin was wonderfully crispy while the meat inside remained perfectly moist.

Taking a bite, Su Yuzhi felt an overwhelming sense of happiness.

She couldn’t help turning to look at Claire.

People often said that beauty looked even more enchanting beneath lamplight.

The flickering fire illuminated only half of his face, making his already handsome features appear even more deep and sculpted.

The fact that he was busy cooking also gave him an unexpectedly domestic charm.

Her heart couldn’t help but beat a little faster.

Noticing her gaze, Claire immediately looked back.

“What’s wrong? Is it not good?”

Su Yuzhi hurriedly shook her head after swallowing the food in her mouth.

“It’s delicious! Really delicious!”

A faint smile tugged at the corner of Claire’s lips.

“As long as you like it.”

Then he returned to concentrating on roasting the remaining meat.

After finishing one drumstick and one wing, Su Yuzhi found herself in a dilemma.

She was already full.

One leg of a Cuckoo Beast was about the size of two ordinary chicken drumsticks.

Together with the wing, it was exactly enough for her.

Normally, she could easily finish an entire small chicken by herself.

After all, as a high school student who had constantly exercised her brain, she had always had a healthy appetite.

But one Cuckoo Beast was equivalent to two whole chickens.

Perhaps because this was the Beast World, even animals and plants that resembled those on Earth were much larger.

Still, while reading the book, she had discovered that most of the flora and fauna here were species she had never seen before.

Only a small portion resembled those from Earth.

Seeing the troubled look on her face, Claire asked,

“Zhizhi, are you full?”

Su Yuzhi shyly nodded.

How could he call her “Zhizhi” so naturally?

Her face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato.

Without hesitation, Claire picked up the half-eaten roasted bird she had left behind and finished it in just a few bites.

His movements were quick and efficient.

Although he ate rapidly, he didn’t appear rude in the slightest.

Beastmen generally had enormous appetites.

Even two Cuckoo Beasts were only enough to make Claire about half full.

However, he didn’t feel comfortable leaving Su Yuzhi alone.

So he had only hunted a few Cuckoo Beasts, exchanged crystal stones with a leopard beastman for the animal-skin clothing, and hurried back.

The leopard beastman had initially refused to trade with him.

But the moment he heard the clothes were for a female, his attitude changed immediately.

He had even wanted to give them away for free.

Claire had simply tossed down the crystal stones, grabbed the skirts, and run.

The last thing he wanted was more rivals competing for Su Yuzhi.

After finishing the meal, Su Yuzhi naturally began cleaning up.

After all, Claire had hunted the prey, prepared it, and cooked it.

If she didn’t contribute anything at all, she would feel guilty.

In reality, however, on the Beastman Continent, males were accustomed to taking care of females.

Every male beastman knew basic skills such as cooking and sewing animal skins.

Their cooking methods, however, were extremely limited.

Roasting meat was practically the only one.

Because females lived in human form, eating raw meat was unhealthy for them.

Under the Beast God’s guidance, beastmen had learned to create fire with firestones and roast their meat.

As for seasonings, they had only salt.

Nothing more.

Fortunately, the ingredients were usually incredibly fresh.

Even meat simply roasted and lightly salted was already delicious.

But Su Yuzhi was Chinese.

She naturally preferred all kinds of flavorful cuisine.

Occasionally eating roasted meat was fine, but she certainly couldn’t eat it every day forever.

Still, that wasn’t her biggest concern right now.

There was something else she needed to think about.

For example…

After everything had been cleaned up, Claire still hadn’t left.

She looked at him in confusion.

Why isn’t he going home?

Claire understood the question in her eyes and explained,

“The tribal chief didn’t know that I’m not your mate yet, so he arranged for us to live together.”