Reincarnation of a Hunter

 

In either case, if this item was in my hands, the owner of the item was more likely dead.

 ‘

Now that I’m the new owner, I can use it.’

 

And then

[Level Appraisal]

was made on the item.

 

‘Awesome! Legendary rank, isn’t this better than the weapon I had at S rank?’

 

I held the Soul Reaper forward and energized it with mana.

 

Then it adjusted its length to my will. The stretched-out blade was almost as long as the Longsword.

 

When I took my mana back, it became small again.

 

‘It’s a little bit obvious, but it’s very handy. In combat, the length of the blade can be surprising.’

 

Back in the day, if I wanted to get these things, I had to spend a fortune to get them.

 

It felt good, to get something you had never thought of. I couldn’t help but smile.

 

Then I put the Soul Reaper in the equipment storage.

 

At that time, a shout was heard from the deck.

 “Wow!” 

When I went out to the deck, I saw a mini golem throwing a rat into the sea.

 

Absurdly, even Martin joined with the crowd. I laughed at the way it looked.

  “Blurgh—” 

Day two at sea.

 

Most of the crew was experiencing seasickness.

 “If you get seasick, lie on the deck and drink water so you won’t get dehydrated.” 

I didn’t get seasick for some reason, so I cared for the others.

 

‘Is it because I became a hunter? Or I would have been in trouble.’

 

Feeling lucky, I looked over the deck railing to see the view.

 

Seagulls flew around the ship sailing at a certain distance from the land.

 

It reminded me of Wolmido Island in Incheon.

 ‘

Let’s do an old trick.’

 

I picked up a piece of bread and held it high.

 

The seagulls circling the deck flocked as they recognized the bread.

 —Squawk! Squawk! 

One swooped down and snatched the bread from my fingers.

 

My index finger became numb because it was bitten.

 ‘

Ouch, you bad bird! Just take the bread.’

 

I took another piece and held it high.

 

This time, the seagulls flocked together.

 

The next time one of them tried to snatch the bread, I grabbed it by the throat.

 ―Squeak, eek! 

I caught it and showed it to them.

 “Look at this. It’s a bird called a seagull.” 

“It’s big like an eagle.”

 “Ouch, I got bitten, and hurts a lot.” 

I caught the seagull and showed it to make them forget their seasickness for a while. Some of the people had never been to the sea or seen seagulls before.

 

As the group was happily playing with the seagulls, one of the sailors came to me.

 “My Lord, are you going to set that seagull free?” “What’s wrong?” “One of our crew got sailor’s sickness, so I thought I’d give him some seagull blood.” 

I’ve never heard of a sailor’s sickness before.

 “Are you talking about Scurvy, which is caused by a lack of vitamin C?” 

I’ve read it in a novel before. It is said that they are prone to scurvy because they mainly eat biscuits and pickled meat while sailing.

 “What is a Scurvy?” “It’s a disease that makes your mouth bleed and makes you feel weak.” “Ah, so that’s Scurvy.” 

Eating the raw skin would help a little, but the better option was to eat the sour fruit.

 

Soon he had the seagulls fly away and sent servants to bring him jars of lemon-lime juice.

 

It’s my favorite drink, so I picked it up at the market before we set sail.

 “If he drinks this, he will be cured. Share it with your colleagues and feed more to the patient.” “What? Are you sure?” “I am Viscount Eric of Marseille. I speak on my honor. The bottle is full of sour fruit, take it and feed them.” “Thank you, my lord.” 

The sailor quickly called for his mate and took the bottles.

  

Two days later.

 ―Knock, knock, knock! 

I woke up to the sound of a knock on the door. I stood up and opened the door with a frown, and there stood a sailor.

 “What’s up?” “The captain is inviting you to dinner.” “This morning?” “It’s night already.” 

The trip was boring, so I forced myself to sleep. I must have slept for almost 12 hours.

 “Let me comb my hair first” 

A few moments later, I was escorted to the captain’s quarters by the sailor.

 

The captain was waiting where the meal was set. I noticed that all the utensils were fixed because of the wide table.

 “Nice to meet you. Viscount Eric of Marseille.” “It’s an honor to have been here.” 

We greeted each other and sat down to eat.

 

I thought I’d eat my meal in peace, but out of nowhere, the Captain suddenly thanked me.

 “Please accept our sincere gratitude, the crew with the disease is now much better.” “Really? That’s good.” “Can I ask you a favor, my Lord?” 

I wondered why he invited me, but I guess it was because of this.

 “What is it.” “Do you mind if I tell the other Captains about the medicine you made?” 

Whether the existence of the medicine should be known. I was tempted to ask, but this world believes strongly in the monopoly of knowledge. Especially when it comes from the nobility.

 

This means that if I want to tell people that they could cure scurvy by simply giving them lemon-lime juice, they have to ask my permission.

 

But I’m not one of those people who’s going to get all high and mighty over fruit juice.

 

I’m just an ordinary person with a reasonable amount of humanity.

 “Sure. Spread this knowledge widely to cure the disease. Logistics is the lifeblood of the world, and it shouldn’t be stopped just because of a little sailor’s disease.” “Oh, that’s a great thing to say.” 

But that doesn’t mean I won’t be a little silly.

 “But maybe you should tell them who taught you that?” 

In this world, honor was more important than money. I don’t think it had to be left out.

 

This was the kind of reputation that would benefit me in the future.

 

The Captain looked at me, impressed.

 “Then I shall call it ‘Eric of Marseille Sailor’s Medicine’ and spread it, in honor of the Viscount’s will.” “Do we have to give it a full name…?” 

It’s a little bit embarrassing, but I agreed in the end.

 “That’s right, that juice is a mixture of lemon and lime.” “Haha, thank you. This is a great talent from the heavens, and I should be honored to be on the same journey.” 

I accepted the compliment, and we continued to talk.

 

After we finished eating, the Captain handed me a pouch full of silver coins.

 

He’s grateful because spreading the cure for the disease would also be good for his reputation.

 

There was no need to refuse this, so I took it.

 

And when I looked at the pouch, I remembered another person who needed to get to work. I returned to my cabin, hoping he wouldn’t mind at all.