Critter Hunter
In the morning, Eren wakes up to the quietness of the warehouse and Armin's soft breath in his right ear while Mikasa's expanding chest against his. He looks down and sees Mikasa's head resting on his shoulder, he then starts to stroke her head with his left hand and just stares at her.
Eventually, Mikasa wakes up and looks at his face.
"Good morning, how was your sleep?" Eren just continued to stroke her head.
"It was good." She laid her forehead on his nape, but before she could sleep again the doors opened and a soldier entered.
"Alright, I'm taking you a lot to the farms." He spoke, this woke anyone who didn't wake up so Armin slowly stretched.
"Morning."
"Morning, Armin. How was your sleep?"
"It was alright Mikasa, and you two?"
"We're good."
They started to stand up and brush themselves off, and Eren equipped his dear hide cloak and carried his backpack with the antlers. When they exited Eren walked toward the Garrison office made inside the area of the Trost District they lived. Mikasa then grabbed his arm.
"Eren! Where are you going?" Eren didn't answer, he just stroked her face and walked off.
These days even though Eren leaves both Mikasa and Armin behind like in their childhood, however, this time it's not out of ignorance it's out of, power, determination, and confidence. And no matter how much Mikasa loved Eren, she just couldn't get in her man's way and just watched him leave with almost an emotional and longing smile.
"Will Eren be alright, Mikasa?" Asked Armin.
"Of course." She replied, then turned and went off to the farm.
<Eren pov>
Walking toward the office and at a soldier, I look up at him.
"Carl." The soldier looked confused, put his hand to his lip then widened his eyes in recognition.
"Aha! Yes, the critter problem. Thanks for dealing with that, when you enter turn right on the first right given, and then you enter the door labeled armory."
I just nodded and walked toward the armory, arriving outside the door I opened it. Entering the armory I see Carl sitting on a chair cleaning a Rifle, so I walk to him.
"Eren! Greet you're here, here this Rifle is for you to use and I'll give you the ammo, and this hunting knife." Carl said while shuffling the things he said toward me.
I grabbed the things he gave me and placed them on a table near me.
"Oh! Right. Pass those antlers, I plan to make you a gift as a bonus." Deciding to just listen to him I take the antlers and give them to him, and then I focus on the things he has given me.
[Rugger no.1 Rifle: Normal
It is a hammerless falling-block single-shot rifle.
Quality: 92%
{It has been a while since it has been given maintenance, but it can last much longer without maintenance.}
Features: None
INFO: .25-06 REM Caliber, 1 Round Capacity, 2.4 Barrel Length, 8.6 LBS, and Iron Sights with a lever action reload.
]
[Bowie Knife: Normal
Steel Blade, Brown handle, and silver flat pommel.
Quality: 87%
{It will work as normal.}
Features: None
INFO: 20cm blade, 12cm handle, easy grip.
]
[2x.25-06 REM Caliber Ammo Box: Normal
Small box a little bit smaller than your forearm.
{Normal bullets.}
Features: None
INFO: A cardboard box, carries 24/25 bullets, carries 25/25 bullets.
]
I was reading this I loaded the Rugger and equipped the knife to my hip, and after shoving his ammo boxes into his backpack.
I slung the backpack on my back secured it, and slung my Rifle strap over my right shoulder. And begin to leave.
"Stay safe!" I just nodded and walked outside the room then the building.
I walked toward a known hotspot of some rats that are known to eat some of the farm products, so walking towards the farmlands. I look around and see some random civilians and soldiers across the land, I can see Mikasa and Armin separate from each other and working.
I kept looking at them until I heard a female squeal to my left and anyone around heard it too.
"No! No! Stupid rat!" She screamed as she was able to kick the rat away, and as it started to run away I aimed, breathed in, and used [Concentration].
And I felt my eyes and instincts sharpen, my already enhanced skill in the Rifle had increased slightly while my mental focus sharpened making the rat seem slower.
I squeezed the trigger.
Doof!
Skree!
The rat screamed and died instantly. After dead silence, I walked to its corpse and shoved it into my backpack after draining its blood.
[Skill Gained!
Butchering Lv0 = Increases the efficiency of skinning, draining, carving, and dismembering bodies by 10%
]
Looking at this new skill interests me, it will be useful in future processes of animals. I look around and see people staring at me, and I decide to unload and reload my Rifle, and afterward I put the empty cartilage in my backpack. This action was around a few slow seconds and was done without pause.
That [Rifle Training] skill is more useful than I thought, from what I understand it increases my already existing skills targetted towards shooting a Rifle.
And with that thought gone I walked away, continuing on my way as I have a job to be finished.
[Gained 10 pieces of Gold, due to killing a Small Prey Animal and has been doubled due to the {Hunter} Title.]
Gold.
I don't know why but, I need more.
Spending the next 5 hours hunting until lunchtime, and I have gained 80 Gold pieces making it 90 Gold pieces total.
Walking to the courtyard, where the lunch will be delivered I arrived at the courtyard.
"Eren!" I see Carl waving me over, walking over he pats my shoulder.
"Eren, pass the rats then I'll give you 2 coppers a rat." As he said this I placed them on the table next to him 8 rats, he looked at them and then reached into his bag and pulled out 16 coppers.
"Oh! Eren did you use a lot of ammo?"
[2x.25-06 REM Caliber Ammo Box: Normal
Small box a little bit smaller than your forearm.
{Normal bullets.}
Features: None
INFO: A cardboard box, carries 15/25 bullets, carries 25/25 bullets.
]
"I have 35 left."
"Damn! 10 bullets for 8 rats? That's crazy."
"10 bullets for 9, one ran." Carl tilted his head.
"Then I guess next time we meet it'll be dead?" I nodded.
<Narrator pov>
After their discussion Carl gave Eren his food and left, Eren went to find Mikasa and Armin. And would eventually find Armin holding 2 loaves of bread and running after a worried Mikasa.
Mikasa caught Eren in her sight and she ran at him.
"Ereh!" She wrapped him in a hug, he held her with his left arm while holding the loaf of his bread on his right. She let go and started looking at Eren all over.
"Why do you have a rifle?!" But Eren just put the coppers into her right hand, she looked at it confused.
"2 a rat." Hearing this Mikasa's head shot up.
"They hired you to hunt rats!? And this 16 coppers."
"Meaning he killed 8." Armin joined.
The three sat together, eating, and talking about Eren's situation, Armin trying to convince Mikasa to let Eren continue while Eren just sat there not caring too much.
"Fine, just be safe." Eren nodded at Mikasa. But suddenly a group of men walked up, they were malnourished, but, they were still adults.
Eren on instinct held his Rifle predicting the situation, the men had confident faces while one looked unsure.
"Hey kids, I couldn't help but hear about some coppers. How about you pay us 90%? Of course, for protection." Said the tallest.
"From what?" Armin asked not understanding the situation, and a man walked forward.
"From us." He then chuckled, they seemed to be ignoring Eren due to Armin talking first guessing he was the leader, and Mikasa because she looked like a cute girl that would grow 'good'.
"No." Mikasa spoke coldly, this surprisingly gave some shivers down their spine and Armin moved back towards Mikasa.
"Tch! You're just kids, what can you say about it?" He was answered by a cocking noise to his side, the adults turn and see Eren.
"Me."
Doof!
The leader dropped, and Eren loaded his next round.
Doof!
Then loaded the next.
Doof!
Finally, they reacted by running and screaming.
Doof!
For a one-shot rifle, it was firing too quickly.
Doof!
"E~~~!"
Doof!
He questioned the feeling he had.
Doof!
It reminded him of when he won.
Doof!
IT was intoxicating.
Doof!
More!
Doof!
"Eren!!"