diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
index 3c8278c71..c3684cd0c 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-socket') do |spec|
   end
 
   spec.add_dependency('mruby-io', :core => 'mruby-io')
-  spec.add_dependency('mruby-pack', :core => 'mruby-pack')
   spec.add_dependency('mruby-error', :core => 'mruby-error')
   # spec.add_dependency('mruby-mtest')
 end
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrblib/socket.rb b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrblib/socket.rb
index 2568b89fa..bca07e72b 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrblib/socket.rb
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrblib/socket.rb
@@ -574,39 +574,4 @@ class Socket
   include Constants
 end
 
-class Socket
-  class Option
-    def self.bool(family, level, optname, bool)
-      self.new(family, level, optname, [(bool ? 1 : 0)].pack('i'))
-    end
-
-    def self.int(family, level, optname, integer)
-      self.new(family, level, optname, [integer].pack('i'))
-    end
-
-    #def self.linger(family, level, optname, integer)
-    #end
-
-    def bool
-      @data.unpack('i')[0] != 0
-    end
-
-    def inspect
-      "#<Socket::Option: family:#{@family} level:#{@level} optname:#{@optname} #{@data.inspect}>"
-    end
-
-    def int
-      @data.unpack('i')[0]
-    end
-
-    def linger
-      raise NotImplementedError.new
-    end
-
-    def unpack(template)
-      raise NotImplementedError.new
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 class SocketError < StandardError; end
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/src/socket.c b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/src/socket.c
index b7843ed3d..e1110dfc7 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/src/socket.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/src/socket.c
@@ -348,6 +348,32 @@ socket_option_init(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   return self;
 }
 
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_s_bool(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
+{
+  mrb_value args[4];
+  mrb_bool data;
+  int tmp;
+
+  mrb_get_args(mrb, "ooob", &args[0], &args[1], &args[2], &data);
+  tmp = (int)data;
+  args[3] = mrb_str_new(mrb, (char*)&tmp, sizeof(int));
+  return mrb_obj_new(mrb, mrb_class_ptr(klass), 4, args);
+}
+
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_s_int(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
+{
+  mrb_value args[4];
+  mrb_int data;
+  int tmp;
+
+  mrb_get_args(mrb, "oooi", &args[0], &args[1], &args[2], &data);
+  tmp = (int)data;
+  args[3] = mrb_str_new(mrb, (char*)&tmp, sizeof(int));
+  return mrb_obj_new(mrb, mrb_class_ptr(klass), 4, args);
+}
+
 static mrb_value
 socket_option_family(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
@@ -372,6 +398,57 @@ socket_option_data(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   return mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(data));
 }
 
+static int
+option_int(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  mrb_value data = mrb_obj_as_string(mrb, mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(data)));
+  int tmp;
+
+  if (RSTRING_LEN(data) != sizeof(int)) {
+    mrb_raisef(mrb, E_TYPE_ERROR, "size differ; expected as sizeof(int)=%i but %i", (mrb_int)sizeof(int), RSTRING_LEN(data));
+  }
+  memcpy((char*)&tmp, RSTRING_PTR(data), sizeof(int));
+  return tmp;
+}
+
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_int(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  int i = option_int(mrb, self);
+  return mrb_int_value(mrb, (mrb_int)i);
+}
+
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_bool(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  int i = option_int(mrb, self);
+  return mrb_bool_value((mrb_bool)i);
+}
+
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_notimp(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  mrb_notimplement(mrb);
+  return mrb_nil_value();
+}
+
+static mrb_value
+socket_option_inspect(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  mrb_value str = mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, "#<Socket::Option: family:");
+
+  mrb_str_cat_str(mrb, str, mrb_inspect(mrb, mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(family))));
+  mrb_str_cat_cstr(mrb, str, " level:");
+  mrb_str_cat_str(mrb, str, mrb_inspect(mrb, mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(level))));
+  mrb_str_cat_cstr(mrb, str, " optname:");
+  mrb_str_cat_str(mrb, str, mrb_inspect(mrb, mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(optname))));
+  mrb_str_cat_cstr(mrb, str, " ");
+  mrb_str_cat_str(mrb, str, mrb_inspect(mrb, mrb_iv_get(mrb, self, MRB_IVSYM(data))));
+  mrb_str_cat_cstr(mrb, str, ">");
+
+  return str;
+}
+
 static mrb_value
 mrb_basicsocket_getsockopt(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
@@ -983,11 +1060,19 @@ mrb_mruby_socket_gem_init(mrb_state* mrb)
 #endif
 
   option = mrb_define_class_under(mrb, sock, "Option", mrb->object_class);
+  mrb_define_class_method(mrb, option, "bool", socket_option_s_bool, MRB_ARGS_REQ(4));
+  mrb_define_class_method(mrb, option, "int", socket_option_s_int, MRB_ARGS_REQ(4));
   mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "initialize", socket_option_init, MRB_ARGS_REQ(4));
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "inspect", socket_option_inspect, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
   mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "family", socket_option_family, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
   mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "level", socket_option_level, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
   mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "optname", socket_option_optname, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
   mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "data", socket_option_data, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "bool", socket_option_bool, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "int", socket_option_int, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
+
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "linger", socket_option_notimp, MRB_ARGS_REQ(0));
+  mrb_define_method(mrb, option, "unpack", socket_option_notimp, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
 
   constants = mrb_define_module_under(mrb, sock, "Constants");