Gallery 55 - Dumpster

I Gained a Gallery in the Wild - Eps 55. The tiger died (2)

Having made up my mind to butcher it, I stepped outside.

As I did, some pig-looking creature started walking toward me.

It was Round Fluff with his belly swollen from feasting on the tiger carcass.

The blood smeared around his mouth suggested he had had a good meal.

"Round Fluff, let's wipe our mouths before we go."

"Kyuu..."

"No. That won't work."

I wiped Round Fluff's mouth clean before heading into the cave.

Maybe I’ll have to brush his teeth soon too. That random thought crossed my mind.

Soon, Round Fluff entered the cave with sleepy eyes.

Meanwhile, I carefully examined the collapsed tiger carcass.

'It really is huge.'

How did I even defeat this? It hardly seemed believable.

DizSpeed saved my life a few times, but it was still an unrealistic feat.

Its height alone was far greater than mine, and there was no need to even mention body length.

'Its body length alone must be well over 5 meters.'

Like HeavenlyDemon said, it really was worthy of the title ‘Mountain Lord’.

I looked around the tiger with half wonder and half awe.

Then when I arrived near the neck area, I was able to face a gruesome sight.

'So Round Fluff ate this part.'

It was the same spot I stabbed with HeavenlyDemon’s sword yesterday. Round Fluff had clearly gnawed at it.

Round Fluff's bite would have been difficult to damage the tiger's hide.

It seems he found the spot I had cut and had a tasty meal.

'I need to butcher it quickly.'

At least 6 hours had passed since the tiger died.

Thank goodness the forest was on the cool side, otherwise it would have already rotted.

'No, wait. Has it already rotted?'

Even if it did rot, I didn't care as long as I could salvage its hide.

Round Fluff was an owlbear who eats even rotten carcasses, so that could be overlooked.

First, I posted on the gallery. I took photos of the tiger from a distance.

"DizSpeed. Stay next to it just a bit longer.”

"..."

"Right. Extend two claws... Can't you?"

For a clear size comparison, I placed DizSpeed next to it.

DizSpeed readily complied without hesitation. He seemed delighted to have caught a tiger himself.

I even found one of the severed fore paw and compared it with my hand. I was being thorough.

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Title: Photos of the tiger I caught

Author: WildGrills

(Photo of a giant tiger's face)

(Photo of the overall tiger size)

(Photo comparing the tiger's front paw to a hand)

(Photo of the completely wrecked golden shield)

This is the fucking tiger that ambushed me last night. Thought I was really gonna die because of this bastard.

If DizSpeed hadn't helped me, I would have died at least 3 times.

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ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) This seems to be the largest tiger This One has ever seen. A tiger truly befitting the name of Mountain Lord.

ㄴ SwordMaster) Indeed. I've never caught a tiger this huge either.

ㄴ WildGrills) But you guys catch things much stronger than that.

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) This One have mostly dealt with martial artists rather than monsters or beasts. This One caught a beast only once long ago.

ㄴ SwordMaster) I’ve fought a lot of monsters due to subjugation orders. That thing looks stronger than an ogre at least?

ㄴ WildGrills) How strong are ogres?

ㄴ SwordMaster) You'll know when you fight one. But since you know how to use an aura, it should be easy for you?

ㄴ WildGrills) ;;;

ㄴ AllFather) Looking at the particularly long fangs, it's a Saber-toothed Tiger. They are famous for being quite ferocious, you went through a lot.

ㄴ WildGrills) Normally Saber-tooth Tiger aren't this big, right?

ㄴ AllFather) They're twice smaller than that one. That Saber-toothed Tiger is unimaginably large.

ㄴ Aren't Saber-toothed Tigers and Saber-tooth Tigers the same thing?

ㄴ Sound like the same thing?

ㄴ AllFather) They're completely different. A Saber-toothed Tiger looks just like a tiger, but they're completely different in appearance.

ㄴ LongLivetheSun) What happened to the shield I gave you? Is it completely broken?

ㄴ WildGrills) Yeah. The tiger chewed it up. Survived thanks to the shield, though.

ㄴ LongLivetheSun) Hmm. I guess I’ll have to give you another one soon. Let me know once you're done butchering. That tiger hide looks tempting.

ㄴ WildGrills) This is my first time butchering and the hide is also covered in blood so it's not good.

ㄴ LongLivetheSun) Hmm, then I’ll have to think about it. Just take the shield for now and we’ll talk later. I’ll trade with you tonight or tomorrow morning, so keep that in mind.

ㄴ WildGrills) Always grateful. If it doesn't work out, I'll give you one more Mature Mandrake.

ㄴ PassingDwarf) I thought it was just big, but damn, it’s really fucking huge ;; how did you survive?

ㄴ WildGrills) Got lucky. Oh, and at first I faced off with it with a barricade between us. It would have been really dangerous without the barricade lol

ㄴ PassingDwarf) At that size, wouldn’t it just break through the barricades and come at you?

ㄴ WildGrills) Yeah, one of them did get broken. I think at first it didn’t know it could break through them.

ㄴ Grills. Be honest. You just found it already dead, didn't you?

ㄴ WildGrills) (Photo of the scar on his shoulder) What did you just say, you bastard?

ㄴ Sry

ㄴ That scar is sick I’d believe it just because of that.

ㄴ If there wasn't a single wound I would have been suspicious, but the scars give credibility lol

ㄴ I acknowledge those glorious wounds!

ㄴ Now all you need is a scar on your face. A facial scar is a basic for any adventurer.

ㄴ WildGrills) Master. I'm not an adventurer, I'm a stranded person. You adventurers-nim are the ones who should be rescuing me.

ㄴ To be honest, having no scars is the best.

ㄴ Agreed

ㄴ The way you switched up lolol

ㄴ But DizSpeed is mad cute lol

ㄴ FR Sometimes cuter than Round Fluff lmao

Everyone acknowledged my achievement. Getting recognized in the gallery gave me a weird sense of pride.

I closed the gallery and looked at the giant Saber-toothed Tiger.

Now all that remained was butchering this thing.

'...What should I start with?'

I've occasionally seen videos of pigs or cows being deboned in my Nootube algorithm.

But even in those videos, they were already partially butchered and not from scratch.

Not to mention, the Saber-toothed Tiger’s size was absurdly huge, so even the prep work seemed daunting.

‘First, I should make a post in the gallery.’

Someone said earlier. If you post a butchering-related question on the gallery, there are many people who will answer very kindly.

Something about how being a butcher is a profession where you get fired if you're not kind.

There are many beasts and monsters like Saber-toothed Tiger in this world, so being a butcher is a great advantage.

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Title: Need Help with Butchering

Author: WildGrills

(Photo of a dead (Photo of the dead Smilodon))

About to butcher a Saber-toothed Tiger. Anyone wanna help?

Should I roughly start with hanging it up?

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ㄴ Skin it first before that. It’ll be easier if you split the belly and pull the hide off as if you're tearing it open.

ㄴ That thing’s fucking ing huge, even skinning it is gonna be rough.

ㄴ After you've skinned it, you have to hang it, but can you even hang that thing?

ㄴ WildGrills) Guess I’ll have to make some support beams myself, huh.

Starting with skinning it. I headed toward the Saber-toothed Tiger's belly.

In my hand was a dagger I had prepared ahead of time.

'By the way, it's still bleeding. Is that normal?'

Blood was trickling slowly from the Saber-toothed Tiger's slit throat.

The blood puddle kept growing larger, making me wonder if this was normal.

Round Fluff had somehow managed to devour flesh while only getting blood around his mouth.

Anyway, since the stench of blood was already intense, so I plan to clean up as quickly as possible.

Kuk—

'Wow. Look how tough it is.'

I had a feeling, but an ordinary dagger couldn't pierce the hide.

If it had been intact, I could’ve sold it for a high price. But now, the hide was drenched in blood.

I had no choice but to infuse it with aura before I could even get the dagger through the hide.

Buook— Buk— Buk—

After making a long incision along the belly, I slowly began peeling the hide.

At first, I peeled it back like I was tearing it off, but when that didn’t work, I carefully sliced it again with the dagger.

"Keuuuuh...!"

Even flipping the Saber-toothed Tiger's body over was difficult. This also required circulating mana throughout my entire body.

My body ached a little, but it wasn’t unbearable. I managed to flip it over with effort.

Since rigor mortis hadn't set in yet, it was somewhat easier.

Buook— Buk— Jjijik!

Skinning the hide alone took 30 minutes.

Removing the parts matted with blood was especially grueling. I'll have to wash it once with charcoal.

'It's heavy.'

Given its size, even the hide was heavy.

The old me would’ve needed all my strength just to lift it.

Now, I could manage just by slinging it over my shoulder.

“Let’s leave the hide here.”

I looked over the Saber-toothed Tiger, which was now showing its pale flesh with only its head remaining untouched.

Aside from its half-severed neck dripping with blood, it wasn't grotesque.

'....Come to think of it, I need to wash up too.'

I had basically showered in blood after decapitating the Saber-toothed Tiger.

It had dried and crusted over, and I wasn’t sure when I’d be able to scrub it all off.

As I mentioned earlier, I planned to hang it upside down for easy butchering and then clean up.

If I left it like this, other predators might smell the blood and come.

'To hang this upside down....'

The Saber-toothed Tiger was easily over 4 meters long.

I was pondering what to do when the tall trees caught my eye.

Couldn't I tie the Saber-toothed Tiger's feet with rope and hang them on sturdy tree branches?

To do that, I needed an excellent assistant.

"Hey, DizSpeed."

"..."

His gaze seemed to say, ‘What now, man?’.

I purchased a suitable rope from the gallery and tied it to the tiger's hind legs.

I didn't tie them together, but tied one to each so the legs could be spread apart.

“This rope goes to that branch, and this one to that branch. Got it?”

"..."

“You’re better at climbing trees than I am. I’ll give you extra Byeokgokdan.”

Only when I said I would give it more Byeokgokdan did the guy begin to move sluggishly.

The problem was that he was too slow. I got frustrated watching and carried it up the tree myself.

Meanwhile, I dragged the tiger bit by bit and finally managed to move it. It was ridiculously heavy.

“Can’t you go up just a little faster?”

"..."

“Ugh. Forget it.”

Next time, I’m just gonna throw it up. That might be easier.

It took a while, but thanks to the help of DizSpeed, I managed to hang the tiger.

"Wow. It's so damn big. How did you catch it?"

Hanging it upside down really made me realize the Saber-toothed Tiger's size.

It was so huge that I had to crane my neck all the way back to see it fully.

Yesterday I was too frantic and it was night, so I didn't properly perceive it.

Drip, drip, drip—

The blood flowing from the half-severed neck increased even more.

Seeing that, I hurriedly bought a large metal tub from the auction house.

I would be using this tub to collect the blood and innards.

The innards will become fish food. The fish are going to have a feast.

‘I suddenly crave grilled intestines.’

Thinking of innards reminded me of grilled intestines, but I quickly gave up on the idea.

Getting infected with parasites was absolutely out of the question.

While the tiger’s blood finished draining, I got to cleaning up.

First, I needed to wash the dried blood off my body.

‘I should start with hot water.’

Blood washes off well with hot water. I used charcoal as a substitute for soap.

While the water was heating up, I cleaned up the blood puddle first.

I roughly covered it with dirt, and once the blood seemed absorbed, I scooped that dirt into the tub meant for discarding entrails.

I planned to throw it in the river along with the organs.

"Ugh..."

With the rough cleanup done, it was time to wash myself.

Soaking my body in the moderately heated water, there was no greater paradise.

I felt so spaced out, everything from last night seemed like a dream.

I thoroughly scrubbed my blood-soaked body until it was squeaky clean.

'Some stains remain. Can’t be helped.'

Although some traces remained, they will fade as time passes.

I enjoyed my long-overdue bath and changed clothes.

I left the uniform that had become rags and was thoroughly soaked with blood as it was.

'Every single piece of clothing is precious in this situation.'

It was enough to just wash it moderately and keep it. I could still use it as workwear.

With the rough cleanup mostly finished, I headed over to the tiger now hanging upside down.

Seeing that blood wasn't flowing from the half-severed neck, it seemed all the blood had been drained.

'This much came out?'

I had bought a large iron tub considering the size of the innards, but it was already half full.

Even considering the dirt I tossed in earlier, it was still a lot.

"Hmm..."

Now I had to split this creature's belly in half and remove the innards.

I crossed my arms and pondered. It seems I'll need a ladder because of the height.

'I'll have to buy one. What choice do I have?'

I didn't need a normal ladder, but a step-ladder.

I wondered if there was such a ladder, but there was.

The reviews said it performed well too. I didn’t hesitate and bought one.

Having even bought a ladder, it was time to begin the full-scale butchering work.

ㄴ First completely split the belly and check the innards condition. Normally, you should wash them, but if you're not going to eat them, you can leave them.

ㄴ Remove the head before extracting the innards.

ㄴ For your information, the innards of most animals are really big. Keep that in mind.

They were indeed kind people. I began dismantling according to their advice.

First, I sliced the belly open enough to fully expose the innards.

Just like the gallery folks said, the innards were wrapped in a thin membrane.

Even cutting open the belly didn't cause the innards to fall out.

'Ugh. Still disgusting though.'

After taking off the tiger's head, I carefully removed the innards.

If even one of them burst, it would be a disaster. Good thing I had a strong stomach.

Before long, I was able to remove the parts corresponding to the 'six bowels' among the 'five viscera and six bowels', all wrapped in a thin membrane.

What remained were the organs clustered around the ribs, the five viscera. The place where an animal's most important organs are gathered.

Once I removed those, the butchering would be complete. But the moment I brought my dagger close.

Thump! Thump!

"Uwaaagh!"

I couldn't help but be startled by the vibration transmitted through my hand.

I nearly fell off the ladder, but managed to regain my balance.

With an extremely startled expression, I looked at where the vibration came from.

Among all animals, there was only one part where you could feel a 'pulse.'

"...Gulp."

I swallowed and carefully placed my hand there.

As if to prove it wasn't a hallucination, a clear 'heartbeat' could be felt.

It should definitely be dead, so why is its heart beating? I couldn't understand it at all.

When you can’t understand something, there’s only one thing to do. To see for myself.

Riiip—

When I cut the thin membrane, the hideous interior was revealed.

Lungs of a size befitting its bulk. And...

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The giant heart located between them.

The heart of the dead Saber-toothed Tiger was beating.

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