Half-burnt protagonist!

Right after his "perfect" joke he started butching the piglet.

It wasn't anything out of the ordinary as he simply ripped it in half and took out everything that he could.

He took out it's organs, tried to take of it's skin but failed miserably... all in all it was much harder than he thought it would be.

Many goblins watched this miserable show. They didn't understand why he did that, but when he threw something away they fought for it.

They weren't picky eaters as they managed to eat piglet's skin along with everything else.

After some time his work of art was ready.

The piglet wasn't pig from the very start, Norn managed to make it look even smaller.

He lost two of its legs in the process and threw away the head since he couldn't understand what exactly could he eat in that part of the body.

As such, it was barely a carcass now.

Norn, however, was happy with his work! It was his first time butchering something in that meaning!

As for other golbins? They were happy too! They got some free food, one of them managed to get a whole head!

He ate it like an apple. It's good that Norn didn't see him do it, he only heard some crunching on the side.

He wasn't smart enough to connect two dots one of which was him throwing out the head and the second being those crunches.

After a thinking about it for a while he decided to cook it while he's skinning the pig lig he got earlier.

It was actually his best idea so far.

Since he got somewhat used to butchering he managed to do a better job at "cleaning" the pig lig from it's skin.

Goblins were insanely happy, but some of them thought that Norn was strange.

It wasn't unusual for them to eat whatever they find, so why would he throw away so much meat!?

By the time the job was done the piglet looked ready.

However, during to Norn's stupidity it was roasted from one side, and the other one was completely raw.

He didn't think too much about it and wanted to turn it around, however, as he tried doing so his masterpiece fell apart.

The carcass that was previously on it fell along with it.

Norn didn't panic as he was aware that it wouldn't be too bad if it stayed there for a while.

After some time he managed to take it out. Since the campfire was somewhat old charcoal and ash already formed in it's center.

As such, half of that piglet was covered in it.

Norn simply stared at it for a while before saying:

"Okay, i fucked it up, take it"

He turned around and looked at Erika only after he said it, leaving some of the goblins wondering about his decision.

Some even voiced their dissatisfaction, primarily the young ones:

"Why feed female? FEED GOBLIN"

"You feed me i friend you!"

"Give meat!"

Norn, however, didn't bother as he felt that he was the strongest here, even if they weren't happy what could they do?

He wasn't that brave to be honest, he simply copied his bully's behavior back from school.

He acted just like he did back then.

"You dont like it? Well, too bad, i do"

As such...

"SHUT UP! I STRONG! I DO WHAT I WANT!"

The unhappy goblins immediately stopped chipping about and and simply stared at the campfire.

After handing the now abominable piglet to Erika she didn't do much with it.

She simply observed it for a while before tossing it back into the campfire.

However, before Norn could ask her why she is refusing him:

"It'll be better if it's overcooked than undercooked"

She didn't even bother to look at Norn as she said it.

It was none of her concern if he decided to hit her for such behavior or something even worse.

It seemed that she already accepted her fate of a goblins plaything.

Norn, however:

"Reasonable enough, it's yours though, eat it after you think it's ready"

After saying it he didn't wait for her answer or for any more complaining from goblins.

He went outside to get some more branches, as those he used before were already half-burnt.

And, since his actual meal was much bigger than the piglet he needed better branches anyway.

...

15 or so minutes after he came back to the cave.

However, instead of bringing branches he brought logs.

It was a perfect decision from his point of view, since he'll need to feed the campfire some time soon.

More than that, those logs wont just break, right?

Well, they weren't exactly logs, they were just thick branches, as thick as his hand.

How thick it is in really? He didn't know, but he found them large enough to be called "logs".

After almost falling into the campfire along with his "logs" he finally made something that wouldn't fall if something but air touched it.

He felt happy because this time it looked at least half-decent.

He even "reinforced" it with some rocks he found in the cave, so it wouldn't just drift away.

It was another good decision from him. Sadly, he wasn't smart enough to do the same for the campfire.

After placing the leg on the top branch... Nothing crumbled!

It was a complete success!

Well, if we overlook the fact that more than a half of that leg wasn't even exposed to fire...

As such, he made a perfect excuse! He didn't roast it, he smoked it!

However, none of the goblins or Erika bothered the ask what this abomation above the campfire was for.

He didn't feel too bad because of it since sooner or later he will use that excuse anyway, it's good that he wouldn't need to think twice about it!

...

"So, are you an elf or something"

Norn asked Erika after some time. He didn't know what to do since he needed to watch for his pig leg.

After a brief pause she answered:

"Yes"

"That's cool. I wish i was and elf."

That's it. That's the whole exchange between them for the next 3 or so minutes.

Only after turning over the leg he asked another stupid question:

"Are you afraid of me?"

He sounded like a typical stalker that thought that it was completely normal for him to appear in random places the stalked person was at and pretend that it was a coincidence.

Erika, however, didn't even answer him. She simply stared at the campfire.

Norn wasn't THAT stupid, he understood that she was, in fact, scared of him.

Not only him, all of the goblins around her weren't her friends or anything like that. Many even looked at her with lusty eyes.

The only thing that stopped them from jumping on her was Norn... what would happen if he suddenly stopped "caring" for her?..

It didn't make her depressed. She was just apathetic.

Norn didn't bother too much about it, even if he was not the brightest person he could see that it wasn't the right time to try to get closer to her.

He didn't plan on "using" her without her agreement.

Was it because he was such a good guy? Nah, it's just that he was afraid and didn't even know what to do.

His only experience with women was on the internet and he wasn't sure that they were real women.

As such, even if he wanted to do something... He was too shy to try.

Maybe if he was caring enough she would do it on her own? He hoped for it to happen.

...

After some parts of the leg became black Norn decided that it was time to eat it.

He didn't know how much time has actually passed since he was immersed in his own thoughts.

Strangely enough he wasn't fantasizing about Erika or something even worse, he actually thought about his future.

It wasn't too hard to understand that he wouldn't achieve much if he stayed in this cave forever.

As such, he tried to think of a solid plan that would help him become better!

Maybe then he would find something that would make him a person he always wanted to be?

Someone who wouldn't be called a disappointment by everyone around, someone who's reliable enough for people to entrust their lives to!

Norn, however, didn't know how to achieve that.

Not only that, he didn't know what he should do to become stronger!

Of course, he knew some basics about bodybuilding.

He planned to eat a part of this leg and start doing exercises again, in hopes of becoming even stronger the next day...

But apart from that?..

Should he go with other goblins to raid caravans or villages?

What did they even do in their free time?

With that question he turned to one of the elder goblins:

"When go kill humans?"

Elder goblin didn't understand that he was talking to him at first, but when he looked at Norn he understood that he saw, since he was staring at him like a moron.

"When other goblin tell!"

He said as he lifted his stick above his head.

Norn didn't understand what it meant at first, but then after somethinking he realised...

"They are waiting for a report from a scout goblin!"

Hoorray! He was actually right! Elder goblin's stick gesture meant "high".

As such, there must be a goblin somewhere high enough to see people approaching.

Norn didn't get that, but he was interested in that scout goblin, maybe he knew where...

Oh, right, he's a goblin now. What's the use of him coming to human settlements?

It's not like they would talk to him because he knew how to speak.

Erika only spoke to him since she had no choice but to.

If it was any other day she would've tried to kill an approaching goblin even if he spoke a language she could understand.

As such, the only hope Norn had was that the demon race did exist in this world... and that they wouldn't kill him on sight just like other races.

Since, well, an elf exists as he could clearly see Erika's long ears, why wont demons and such exist?

It's not like this world is filled with only elves, goblins and humans, is it?

He ate as he thought, so he didn't notice that he ate more than half of the leg already.

But, to his shock, he realised that it was completely raw inside!

More than that, it was squirting blood when he chewed it!

It was awful!.. But why it felt completely normal for him?

Was he becoming a mindless goblin like the rest of those?

It was a bad thought that Norn forgot after 5 second later, since it was time for him to do some exercises...

He started with simple push-ups.

This time, however, he did much more of them and they looked way "cleaner" than before.

As such, he believed that his tactic was actually working!

He tried to remember some more exercises he could do, but to his disappointment it wasn't going too well.

Those that he knew of required some complicated machines to be possible...

"Right, pull ups!"

It was a thing, Norn even did them in his previous life, thinking that it would make him stronger and better so he would be able to fight off his bullies.

Sadly, it doesn't work like that, and Norn understood it the hard way.

This life, however? It was literally magical! Maybe those pull ups will make a god out of him!?

Well, who knows?

Norn certainly doesn't.

However, he wasn't planning on giving up that easily.

If before he wanted to die out of pure disappointment in his current race, now he wasn't too sure about it.

If he could advance faster than a normal human in this body, why wont he appreciate it?

It didn't matter how he actually looked like, it's not like he was the most handsome guy in his previous life.

He was also short, far from being strong and even his body wasn't good.

He wasn't fat, but wasn't exactly thin either, it was something in-between.

Now, however? He was lean as hell! He looked like those beginner bodybuilders that were on a good diet!

It gave him motivation to continue. Maybe if he grew even more he would look like an actual bodybuilder?..

Eh... No, since he's green he would look like an orc!

That fit him better!

...

After doing a set of pull ups Norn became sure that he was way stronger that his previous self!

In his previous life he couldn't do even 10, forget about 30 he just did!

His motivation was over the roof now!

He continued doing different exerices, most of them were questionable, however.

For example, of the things he did was pulling a branch from above his head, he pretended that it was that machine that people used in the gyms.

It's not like he wasn't somewhat right, but he needed to use both of his hands for it to work properly...

Another "wondorous" exercise of his was even dumber.

He found a somewhat big rock and started hitting it.

What was the point? Well, Norn thought that by doing so he'll train his hitting power!

Whether it's true or not, after 10 minutes or so his hands looked worse than Erika's legs.

He decided to stop of that. He wasn't sure if his body regenerated when he was sleeping, but if it didn't he didn't want to risk damaging them even more.

To his surprise he got a stat boost even before the next day!

[Will: +1]

It was a bluish window that appeared right before his face that told him about it!

He was happy! It meant that his methods worked! His training really did improve him!

Strangely enough, however, he didn't get stats that he intended to train...

He wasn't too disappointed in it, however.

He went back to the campfire where he left Erika and his pig leg at.

He wasn't feeling too well right now, he thought that he overworked or something like that.

He didn't think that he poisoned himself by eating barely roasted pig leg, other goblins didn't, so why would he?

As he got closer to the campfire:

"Erika, do you want to sleep with me?"

He said it confidently, but after a second or so he immediately added:

"Wait wait wait! I dont mean in it that way, i mean just on by bed! Other goblins wont touch you!.. I wont either, i promise!"

It sounded insanely pathetic. He couldn't even talk to a woman from a position of power, what if she wasn't captive here?

I bet she wouldn't even react to his babbling at all... If he wasn't in some stupid isekai manga, that is. Women in those works of art like complete and utter moron like Norn...

Wait... Is he an isekai protagonist or something!?

...

Erika didn't refuse Norn, she even laughed a little at his awkward proposal.

In reality, she couldn't even refuse. It was better if he at least pretended to be caring, wasn't it?

As such, just a minute or so later the three of them were lying on the bed.

Erika, Norn, Pig Leg.

...

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