Day 12.
I make alcohol inside the camper van.
Alcohol too is instant with alchemy magic processing.
For now:
Beer.
Wine.
Sake.
I make these three types.
I apply Magic Preservative, put them in bottles, and store them.
Slow life day 13.
Noon.
Clear weather.
In the forest a little away from the lake.
"Hah!!"
Aristy kicks a boar-type monster to death.
Then quickly dismantles it to get meat.
"Since meat can be easily locally procured, it's convenient."
I state this opinion.
The food consumed since coming here has mainly been two types.
One is the food stockpiled in the item bag.
The other is monster meat hunted locally.
Monsters appear sporadically in the forest around the lake, which Aristy processes to secure meat, but...
There are quite large monsters too.
With those, defeating one yields plenty of meat.
The Bolough Boar Aristy just defeated is that type.
About 3 meters long, 2.5 meters tall.
With such large game, consuming the meat is actually difficult.
(Well, with preservatives, I won't let them rot.)
Actually recently, I improved the Magic Preservative.
It can now prevent food spoilage for 3 months.
And after 3 months pass, just apply preservative again, so essentially permanent preservation is possible.
That night.
I drink beer with meat.
However, there's dissatisfaction here.
The beer is lukewarm.
In this other world, when wanting cold drinks, if there's a specialized ice mage, cooling is possible.
Maybe it's even possible with alchemy magic.
However...
It's bothersome.
Having to apply cooling every time you drink.
It's easier if cold from the start.
So, after dinner.
I decide to make a refrigerator.
Well, a refrigerator's mechanism is simple, so I synthesize and complete it instantly.
A refrigerator with the top two shelves as refrigerator compartment, bottom two as freezer.
Now cooling food and drinks is easy.
I place this refrigerator beside the kitchen.
I immediately stuff things to cool inside.
Slow life day 15.
Noon.
Clear weather.
Outside the camper van, lakeside.
I decide to make a piano.
Actually in my previous life, I had piano as a hobby.
Though engineering and study were my greatest interests, I continued playing piano as my only other hobby.
I've played piano for about 10 years.
I can play most classical pieces from memory, and if I remember the melody, can perform without sheet music.
"...Done."
About 10 minutes after starting work, the grand piano is complete.
In another 5 minutes, I make a piano bench.
I sit on that bench and open the key cover.
I try playing notes.
I play do, re, mi, fa, confirming the notes sound correctly.
Trying the black keys too, pleasant sounds ring out.
"Hmm... feels good."
I do finger exercises with Bayer and arpeggios.
Then, noticing the piano sounds, Aristy comes out from the camper van.
She approaches near me.
"Lady? This is...?"
"This is called a piano. An instrument from my previous life."
"Piano... is it? I've never seen this instrument."
Pianos don't exist in this other world.
But that's not strange.
First, pianos appeared around 1700 on Earth, relatively new instruments.
Meaning post-industrial revolution instruments.
If this world's civilization level is medieval Europe, it's not strange pianos haven't been invented.
"In my previous life, it was a very popular instrument. I'll play one piece now, so please listen if you like."
"Yes. I'd love to hear it."
Aristy states this.
I turn back to the piano.
There's no sheet music.
But memory alone lets me play enough.
One deep breath.
I heighten my concentration.
I begin running my fingers over the keyboard.