《#Zero Wonderland (Code Zero Wonderland)》


 Vol. 1 Chapter 01

    - Iruma Nonoka -


    It was an usual day of the first day of the week. The sun starting to rise in this early morning. And somewhere, in the Earth, our MC lead his daily life as am Employee in production based Company which has 3 shifts schedule and OT(Overtime) loads for specific production line.


    Iruma Nonoka, or Iru, is how he commonly called by people around him. living with his 2 older sisters, and his Youth Looking face mom which made his house more like an Ara Ara paradise of such.


    As per usual, his shift starts in the day today. He overworked his OT to achieve more load for his lane production team.


    He is a hardworker, a person who doesn''t talk much, people tend to see him as a shy person, and a dependable person. That night, he received many thanks by his coworkers before heading home, they even invited him to a drink but he reject the invitation nicely. saying his mom and sisters are waiting for him back at home.


    It was [11.00 PM] in the dark night as he walks home. He hoped on a bus from a bus station near his industrial workplace. The bus route always end up the same route. He get down on the next 2 bus stop station which he usually stops which is the nearest bus stop near his home.


    The night was silent.


    [11.30 PM], 30 minutes passed as he ride up and down the bus.


    He likes the silence of the silent night. He stopped his steps, lifted his face up, gazing through the clear sky of the night.


    Stars clearly can be seen. The moon shines radiantly, which always giving him the feeling of coziness, and the stars added up like beautiful addons which sparkles as it spreaded around the sky around the moon itself, making them look alike they love the moon and shine slightly. Just so the moon won''t shine brightly feeling alone.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    As he seen such beautiful scenery of the clear night sky with the stars, his mind reminded him of his fantasical desire. he reached his hands up just like he wanted to grasp the moon and imagining things.


    "It would be nice if this world has magic. ''Sigh''..", He sighed after the words he said as he grip his hand toward the moon with his wishful eyes and expression with a slight smile.


    He knows that such fantasies do not exist in this earth. he pulled down his hand, yet he is back to the reality, and starts walking his way home while imagining and wondering.


    "I would like to lend the power of the moon to give such comfiness to people, mostly to mom. She has been taking care of all of us until now by herself.", He said in his mind.


    A truck passes by, he move himself more to the side of the road. As the truck getting closer, the truck driver honked him, stopped beside him, and slided down his side window.


    fx:tin tin


    "Yo, Iru Boy, More Over Time huh?", the truck driver greeted him as he pulled his hand brake. It''s Ojima. Iruma''s neighbor who works as a truck driver in a construction project.


    "Haha, Yeah. You''re as well, aren''t you Ojima-san?", he smiled as he replied to Ojima''s greeting.


    "Well yeah.. Sucks actually.", He whined as he put his face out on thr side window, letting out his hands, moving them as he talks. "I just want to watch football league at home, you know? with beers on my hand, kids in their rooms. But, gotta earn the living for those kiddos", Ojima implied..


    "Umu.", He nodded. His left hand ported on his waist, while the other on his chin. Leaving the wondering impression. "Yeah, that could be nice if we could slack off everyday", He implied with a whining face.


    "Well, I am going to work boy. I don''t want to be late for tonight''s trip.", He said as he released the hand brake. "Be carefull on your way back. Say Hi to your mom and sisters ok?", Ojima excuse himself to Iruma as he drive his truck away slowly passong through the road.


    "Sure.", Iruma responded him. "You too Ojima-san. Safe trip", He waved his hand as he starts walking his way back to home.


    (note: Behind the truck''s painting as it drives away "Not a Mighty Truck-kun")


    And Finally, he reached at the front of his home, safe and soundly.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 02

    - Iruma at Home, Part I -


    The door''s locked. Iruma reaches his pocket, pulling out his home key. he unlocks the door and opened it. as he is walking in to the house he greeted home.


    "I''m home!", Iruma greeted while closing and locks the door again after.


    "Oh? You''re back Iru? Welcome home", Her voice came from the backroom of the house, it was his Mom''s voice. walking out from the kitchen appears a lovely milf lady with a young looking face, small built body, the height is around 160cm under 170cm tall, petite like. She wears her daily night clothes, shirt and shorts with apron, to greet his son. Haruma Nonoka, or Haru, which she commonly addressed by the people around her.


    "Umu, Yeah.. I have sudden OT in the work, so..that''s why I''m came home late tonight.", Iruma replied.


    "I just finished warming up the foods. U wanna eat first?", Haru asked.


    "Yeah, i guess i am. but i want to wash my feet first", Iruma said.


    "Okay.", Haru clapped her hands as she agreed. "Mom''s going to prepare the table then.", Haru implied as she walks back to the kitchen.


    "Ok mom, thanks.", Iruma thanked his mom as he put his shoes back on the shoe shelves and walk in to the hallway.


    He passed through hallway, aiming to the toilet near the entrance to the kitchen under the stairs. On his way, before the stairs to the right, from the entrance to the living room and he saw his sisters watching TV. He stoped by the entrance greeting her sisters.


    "What''re you two watching?", Iruma said while loosen up his shirt''s top button.


    "TV", His first sister replied. Hirumi Nonoka. Her appearance is slim, busty build body on some parts?, her hair is long wavy, her eyes has sleepy looks.


    "Ahha..ha.. yeah. TV.", Iruma replied with quite iritated looks. "I thougt you two were watching the radio", Iruma implied with a sarcasm, Hirumi ignored it.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.


    "Just some drama.", She started with a smooth tone. Breaking up the awkwardness. "How was work Iruma-kun?", His 2nd sister adding up.


    Hiruma Nonoka, she has a truly busty build body, with a long and wavy hair. She has the same face with Irumi but, she is taller than Hirumi despite of she is the 2nd sister. Her eyes giving the vibe of a soft character looks. She always like her pony being dashed behind, and clip it with a hairpin, or a hair band. Showing off her clean forehead. Packed with a softer and full of compassion and a caring sister character like her mother, Haruma.


    "Hmm.. It''s tiring.", Iruma bent his body against the wooden lining on the entrance. "Most likely I will be having plenty of OT-s in this week. ''Sigh..''.", He ended the shortened story with a sigh.


    "I am going to wash my feet then, gonna eat mom''s cooking. cya Hiruma Onee-san", Iruma added.


    "Yep, enjoy it.", Hiruma replied him back. Then, Iruma walked his way to the toilet. He put his bag outside beside the door on top of the shelves next to a vase, he stepped in, pulled up his trousers to his knees and closing the door. Then he proceed with washing both of his feet.


    "Dinner''s ready! Aaand I''m going upstair to sleep first then.", His mom shouted gently from the kitchen.


    "Umu, thanks mom. good night.", he replied back from the toilet while opening the toilet door and walks out.


    His mom passes by right through him who just walked out from the toilet. She stopped, smiled at him and pats his head. (his mom is shorter than him, so she''s lifting up her feet, iruma realized it and bend down a little for his mom).


    "There there.", She said as her hand touched Iruma''s head. "My boy has grown up.", his mom praised as she''s patting his head.


    Haru is indeed, has an energetic character as a mom whose never whine a single thing over the past. Even after his father died on an illness, his mother kept on struggling rising the 3 of them alone with the smile and cheerful face on her everytime. Not once, not ever a single day, his mom whined in any situation, ever. Through whatever the household has ever encounter, she always strongly stands still.


    "... ye-yeah.", Iruma replied with a blushed face. He quites enjoying it by the way, and he really loves his mom.


    Haruka walks to the stairs next to the entrace of the living room, stopped by-by the entrance.


    "Girls, I''m going to settle down first, don''t stay up late okay?", Haruka said.


    "Ok mom.", Hiruma and Hirumi replied back with their eyes gazed on the TV.


    Haruka went up to her bedroom, opened the door, and closed it back. ''click'' heared as she locked her room door.


    Irumi, who already in the dining table eating her mom cookings, enjoying the food to the fullest without thinking over anything he eats them all passionately like a person who hadn''t eat anything in 3 days.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 03

    - Iruma at Home, Part II -


    After he finishes his meals, he proceed with cleaning up the dishes he used. Wash it all away together with anything that had not yet washed on the sink. He''s heading up to his room after. He walks through the hallway to the stairs, when he reaches the entrance to the living room, he stopped a moment to greet her sisters good night.


    "I''m heading up, night sis." he said.


    "Umu, night." both her sisters replied simultaneously without moving out their gaze on the tv.


    "Uh.. girls.", he mumbled as he shakes his head and walking up the stairs to his room.


    He entered his room by opening up the door. Closing it back then locked it. He began changing his clothes to his pajamas. He forgot his bags. He head out from his room, going down the stairs, he goes to the general toilet entrance pick up his bag.


    He thougt that he may need need a coke. He went to the kitchen, grabbing a coke, going straight to his room while peeking a little bit at his sisters whose are still watching the love drama series that they liked, and continue his way up.


    He entered back his room and locked the door. Hanging his bag on a plug behind his room door, opens up his coke can with his thumb and index fingers worked together pulling the mechanism. [click!] Can be heard as the tip of the can opened up. He drinks it as he goes to the chair near the desk beside his bed.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    He puts down the coke on the table, reaching out for the middle drawer from the desk, taking out his headset and the laptop with charger.


    He plugged the charger to the laptop, and to the switch infront of him near the desk. He forgot his phone wad still in his trousers pocket, he goes and grabs it. Plugged the usb cable both way. He turned on the laptop, taking his phone and tethered it. Then, he opened up his favorite mmorpg game of Sword and Magic.


    He logged in his [ID], few characters showed up but all already maxed out. All the character he builds are petite girl characters in the same outfits and appearance.


    The game itself is a game from a really big developper. It gives the player free build character, with no limitations of how you want to build it.


    It means, you can choose the skills, the class, everything as you wanted, even the crossed-over ones. The gachas are for costumes. IMs are offering boosts, utilities, and stuffs. He has 6 characters with all the same outfits selections, shapes, basically all the looks are the same.


    The looks are indeed the same. but the status build and skills are different in each of them. he maximized all of the 6 characters to support of the whole [ID]. He named his in game name Irumi Nonoka as his main, Irumi Nonoka Jr as the 2nd main. As for the others, are Irumi Nonoka Alchemist, Irumi Nonoka Blacksmith, etc.


    The game is fundamentally only raising the hero build. The Classes/Jobs its offer has a lot of variety. The game Class systems per character are [Main Class] > [1st. Sub Combat Class] > [2nd. Sub Combat Class] > [1st. utility class] > [2nd. utility class].


    As the game it says many varieties, the jobs included are definitely very widen broad. [Summoner], [Warrior], [Ranger], [Priest]/[Battle Priest](Warrior, advance to [Knight] and [Templar], 2nd as priest and advance to [Saint]), etc. also includes combined classes like templar. But, combined classes only have 1 speciality additional unique skill. The other skills are pretty much the same but harder to build due to the fundamental of each classes build are differents.


    (e.g. warrior prime stats str, priest class primary stats int).


    The level limit is 100. job level limit is 50 for first. and +10 per [Transcend]. but able to transcend up to 5 times for class advancements, and retains it former stats and skills.


    e.g. lvl 100 max.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 04

    - Iruma at home, Part III -


    As for his first favorite main character, the classes he selected as;


    Synced classes:


    Shadow Blade


    (5th Advanced Assasin Class/Stalker of the Night+any 5th advanced Warrior Blade Class)


    DEX increased per STR stats 1:5


    unique: [Absolute Assasination]. 17 slash/seconds.


    Ruler Hierarchy


    (Harmony summoner class+any warrior class)


    [INT increased per strength stats 1:3]


    unique: [Tranquil aura]. Immune to negative statuses (continued debuff), as the summoned being/thing active or nearby. Type: [Passive].


    Demon Pupeeter


    (Any 3rd advanced thief class+3rd advanced summoner class)


    [Abilities cooldown reduction 30%]


    unique: [One Man Army]. Summoned creatures shares additional stats from the caster. (per transcends start from 3rd-60%, 4th 70%, 5th 75%). Type: [Passive].


    Main Class:


    Blade Master(advanced one of warrior class who wield bent blades/katanas)If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    1st. Sub Class:


    Monarch of Harmony(advanced class of the selected from selections of summoner class magic.) e.g Harmony, Defiller, Sanctuary, and Domination


    2nd. Sub Class:


    Stalker of the Night(Advanced class of the thief > asassin class, specialized in tracking, supressed stealth movements, speed, and sensing)


    1st utility class:


    Calm Fury(1st class skill is<u>Berserk</u>, available to advance after 5th trascends)


    On the brink of death [HP] will not reduced from 1.


    Activate, [Berserk] Mode (before advanced).


    Activates, [Calm Fury] (After advanced).


    The Berserk mode rage consumed with calmness, retain controls. All stats boost increase 7.5% for 180 seconds, [HP] regenerated over time up to 30% in 10 seconds. cooldown 600seconds (in game)


    2nd utility class:


    Wandering Chef (Advanced class of Cook)


    May produce consumable foods which boosts stats(in game),


    increase consumable items effectivity by 25%.


    And so, he is one of the eldest players in the game. But, he keeps on refusing guild invitations. Because of he is one of the over powered players, there are many players tried to invite him in. Irritated of keep getting those invites, he made his own guild consisted of him and his older sisters whose seldomly played with him but stands equally amongst the eldest player.


    He played the game for quite some time. Few hours passed, around [03.00 AM] in the morning.


    "Ugh.. time really passes by real quick. I have a work on the day."He turns off the laptop and goes straight to bed.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 05

    - Iruma at home, Part IV -


    He turns off the switch beside his bed, and the lights turned off. Iruma starting to get some sleep.


    In his dreams, he is on top of a balcony like thing with rounded fence grasped on his arms. The view was high, the wind blows pretry nice, and the sun shines warmly.


    He could see that the view is moving, the thin clouds sometimes passed by, making his intuition says he''s in a floating home or palace thing.


    He enjoyed the view. He leaned one of elbow on the fence, with his chin against his palm. he smiled, and then inhaled.


    "Ah.. It would be nice if our world is just like this.", He said.


    The wind blows nicely, a long white hair sometimes interupting his view. his instict make him took the hair by his fingers, folding it behind his ears. he continued enjoying the view.


    suddenly he shocked.


    ''Wait.. a long hair?!'', that is what he murmured within his mind.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Right before he tried to check on his appearance, a familiar voice stepped in.


    "Oyya~.. Irumi-chan..", Said the familiar voice owner.


    He turned his body intuitively, looking for the owner of the voice.


    He could see a very beautiful lady with a hot busty body build. Dressed in persian like princess, but mixed with Romanian Princess style as well perhaps?


    The dress were all white, and the side/strips of the dress combined with goldish color like a fancy dress which commonly used by princess or queen.


    The lady''s skin looks smooth and fresh, likes it a very well maintained body. Her hair is grayish, long enough almost reaching the floor, with a tiara upon her head. Seems like a queen of this floating castle at least that''s what he thougt.


    He doesn''t know who the lady is, but his feeling tells him that he is really familiar with the lady. For some reasons, he can not see the eyes of the lady. He only able to see the lips of the lady that smiled to him.


    The smile she gives, gave him comfort that unable to be spoken. Perhaps it is because such beauty that amazed him until he could not utter any words from his mouth.


    She keeps walking closer to him. She reaches out her hand to his cheeks, the lady smirks a little..


    "Arara~.." She said as she moves her hands forward, holding dearly with both hands near his ears. "Time to wake up, Iruma-kun..", She whispered.


    And suddenly, he awaken from his dream in shock.


    "Sigh.. that strange fantasy dream again. I guess I''m imaging too much of the game.", He said as he looks at the clock the wall. The time showed [10.00 AM] in the morning. He gets up from bed and starts taking a bath.


    He finished his bath, wearing the trousers for his work. He grabs the shirt and the bag on his shoulders and heading downstairs to the kitchen.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 06

    - Coffee Shop -


    The house is quiet. Yes, all of the family members of the house are working to sustain the family financial. His 2nd older sister Hiruma, is taking college and also helps herself up for the college payment by working part time in a bread and coffee shop until afternoon, then she goes to college after.


    His 1st sister older sister Hirumi, works as a cashier in a store department. She doen''t go to college, but she''s helping the family financial to be more stable. She also helps on Hiruma College fees and needs as she can spare.


    While the lady of the house, Haruka Nonoka, works as a tailor in local tailor shop until afternoon. She always diligently prepare everything in the morning for her children. She spoils them all alot. But them, actually can be independent by themselves. They chose to be with her and help around the house just so she won''t feel lonely.


    As for Iruma, his income, half of it is given to his mother. He save some and use some for his game. whaling stuffs he likes or needed. And with more OT, means more payload. With more payload, he could make reservations for the 4 of them to somewhere sometimes. Like restaurant, karaoke, lake house recreations, etc. They live freely together like a carefree family.


    He stepped in to the kitchen. There''s a lunch box and a meal wrapped with foil. there''s a note on top of them.


    "Iruma-Kun''s. Warm em up on microwave. Have a good lunch! Love you! -Mom


    P.S.


    You girls, mind your own boxes which has been prepared! love you all! again. xoxo"


    He smiles, pulling a chair out from the bench. He puts his bag and on the chair, he puts on the t-shirt but did not tighten the button yet. He took both meals which his mom has prepared with his hands. Then, he put them in to the microwave. He set a timer on the microwave and waiting for the microwave to finish warming up the foods while tightening his t-shirt''s buttons. He was thinking over the fantasy dreams that he oftenly dreamt about while he did those mentioned.


    ''Who was the lady that keeps on appearing in my dreams? Haruka? No.. it can''t be. Haruka Onee-San perhaps looks like a yandere from outside, but the Lady is more to the Ara-Ara onee-san side. How could I feel so familiar with the lady in the dream but not knowing who she is?'', he murmurmed in his mind. Thinking. Keeps on trying to figuring out who the lady was.Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    ''Ting!!'' The microwave make an alarming sound as it finished warming up the foods.


    He took them all out, take the boxed lunch in the bag and opening up the wrapped meal.


    He took a spoon, and a glass from the cupboard. he fill his glass with water. he moved back to the dining table, sits down and enjoying his meal.


    Time passes by as he finished his meal. [11.00 AM] in that lovely Tuesday. He washes the dishes, cleans them up and put them on the drying shelves next to the sink.


    Then, he grabs his bag, and walk through the hallway to the front door, wearing up his socks and shoes, he goes out the house, and locked the front door. Then he starts to walk his way to the bus station to work.


    His shift starts at [01.00 PM], he goes out earlier today as he wanted to go to the ''ATM'' for quick cash withdrawal for his daily needs.


    He rides on the bus at [11.15 AM], Stopped by the 2nd bus stop station at [11.35 AM]. He arrived in a crowded city place.


    (his workplace is 1 bus stop away and walkable)


    He walks his way up on the nearest ''ATM'', the ''ATM'' machine did not crowded as that day was not a payday time.


    He never likes waiting in a line withdrawing funds on payday. He always manage his funds carefully so that he can always skipped the payday withdrawal on the later day when he need them. He really-really doesn''t really like standing in such a LoOoOong Line. well.. who does?


    He took some cash from the machine, walking his way to his Hiruma Onee-san workplace to get some coffee.


    He arrived at the bread store at [11.58 AM] that time.


    He is looking at Hiruma''s working passionately, with her warm smile greeting the customers and help them with their orders.


    She realized Iruma was outside, she gives him a smile, Iruma smiled back and nod, and walk his way through to the cashier. Hiruma as well, moving her way to the back of the cashier, whispered to her barista coworker, the coworker smiled, and nodded, then both of them giggled.


    Iruma saw those, while waiting his turn on the line.


    As his turn finally comes up, his coffee is already prepared.


    "Allright, special for I.RU.MA.KUN~!", Said the cashier while handing out the packed coffee. She blinked her eye to the barista who heard the cashier who shouted Iruma''s name out loud.


    The Barista shocked, and blushed. trying to hide her face but she can''t due to her work. Iruma who heard that became a little bit flustered. His face also a little bit blushed red, but his expression remains calm. Trying to maintain his composures. (Iruma uses Hirumi''s Sleepy Pokerface! Slightly Effective!).


    "Th..Thanks.. how much?", He said.


    "Umm.. Hiruma-san has already paid for it, but.. if you want to pay more, I take it!", said the cashier girl.


    "Ahaha. No. thanks.", he said as he''s trying to hide his blushed face from shy. He maintains his face as calm as possible and walk out from the shop.


    "Pfftt!! Cheeky!! Come again Cute I.RU.MA.KUN~", The cashier girl teased iruma who slowly walks away with blushed face. Yet, pretending to be calm.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 07

    - Coffee Incident -


    While he walks out from the shops through the door, he smiled and nod to his sister whose handling a customer''s order. Hiruma Nods back and waved her hand at him. He walks out through the door and he moved to the side of the shop. He leaned his back against the wall and enjoying his coffee bit by bit.


    ''Sluurps'', the sound made as he drinks the hot coffee from the mug at his hand. He reaches his trousers pocket, puts out his smokes and lighter. Pulling out one smoke by biting the smoke filter from the box. He closed the box lid, put the box in his pocket, and then he lighted his smoke.


    Iruma indeed smokes, his families aware of it. But he refuses to smoke in the house even infront of his mom despite the fact that his mom bought an ash tray and put it in his room as a code of approval, yet he still didn''t smoke at home.


    "Fwah..", Iruma exhaled the smokes from the cigarette he smoked. "Nothing beats a cigarette with coffee!! They are surely fit to each other..fufufu", He said while enjoying the dip of his coffee and smoking his cigarette. He lifts his head up, eyes gazed through the sky, his mind thinking of random things in silence. For some reasons, he really likes to drown his mind to the sky. Either it dusk or dawn, he really tend to be looking up through the sky.


    At a glance, pretty seems like this life is still not offering him much enough. He keeps imagining if this world is like the fantasy world in his games, if this world just like the dreams that he oftenly dreamt about. If he lived this world next door to a such beautiful lady like the one in his dream.


    "!!!", He stopped his movement in shocked suddenly. His mind reminded of the dreamt he just had.


    Basically, the sound like the lady, tends to give him words thay instantly wakes him up.


    "Ara ara~.. Not yet Iruma-kun",


    "Eh? Iruma-kun? We will have our time later, Iruma-kun. See you then?",


    "Iruma-kun, wakey wakey~..",


    All of them, are always HIS name whose being called.


    But today, he finally grasped something. The white long hair thay he fondled behind his ears, was his?


    And lastly, the first name he was called.


    "I..Irumi..Chan?", he mumbled to himself in shock as he finds an absurd clue on his dream.


    ''Irumi? Irumi.. Nonoka Perhaps? My in-game character name? and just why did she called me with that name? My in-game avatar is indeed white long hair.. but.. more importantly.. I was called.. [Chan]?'',


    This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. he froze himself, burried deep in his thougt. His awareness of the surrounding dropped. not even a single voice heard.


    Alongside the road towards Iruma, there is someone in hockey mask. running with a cloth bag on his shoulder. Running in amok, dashing through anything or anyone on his way through. The run line is most likely will be passing through Iruma whose lost in his thougts.


    The runaway man with hockey mask''s route lane itself, seemed pretty smooth. Not even a single chance of him getting bumped with Iruma. As the runaway man closing his distance to Iruma, He saw a small alley next to where Iruma who stands frozen to himself.


    He run through passing him smoothly. Yes, smoothly. Not even a single hair touched. As the man bending his body amd trying to make a turn to the right, the cloth bag on his right shoulder slipped, bumped on Iruma''s arm which holding the coffee which bought by Hiruma Onee-San.


    Suddenly, time feels really slow on Iruma. The sudden shocked due to collision of the Man''s cloth bag and his arm, forced him to get back to reality. Despite he''s back to the reality, all he can see is the coffee cup was slowly dropped to the floor, his mind processing alot of things. about what''s happening, about the grips that lost the coffee cup because of the tremor from the running man''s cloth bag, everything on that sudden moment he''s back at reality are being processed.


    The coffee that was paid by her Onee-san. Specially made by her Onee-San co-worker. His favorite and usual blend of black coffee with no sugar. Mostly his perfect duo partner with his smoke is going to meet its demise to the ground.


    Rage and anger builds up within him.


    ''Unforgiven.. My.Precious.Coffee.'', In his mind, raging.


    ''Ooh, you''ve done it!! You will regret messing up with me!!'', He, who excel in wrestling club and track club when he was at school age. Attended kendo classes diligently after his school. And on that moment, his will saying that he has to show the one who spilled his coffee, to redempt it.


    Time starts to running up normal, as the cups dropped down to the ground, black coffee spilled and sprayed all over below him. the sweet smell of the coffee can be smelled clearly as he stands in his silence upon the demise of his precious coffee.


    "STOP RUNNING!!", A man''s voice shouting from quite a distance from him.


    ''So~.. A burglar eh?! That''s even better..'',


    That''s what is what in his mind as he stares the coffee spilled on the ground without looking nor confirming the people who give chase to the running man who spilled his coffee.


    He tightened his bag''s strap. He felt the presence of 3 people chasing to the person who spilled his precious coffee. But he still didn''t look at the chasers.


    His face makes no expressions, making his stance to run, and start running to chase the burglar, or at least that''s what he thougt his target is.


    "Wha..-", He startled in shock. "Is that kid trying to chase the suspect?! Damn it. HEI WAIT KID!", Shouted the man from one of the men who seemed to be leading the chaser group.


    Iruma neglected the call, probably he didn''t even heared the man''s call in the first place due to his building up rage.


    "Oh Damn it!! Double time!! The suspect is armed, and a civillian boy is chasing him. MOVE!!", shouted the man to his men again.


    "YES SIR!!", His subordinates confirmed and putting up their pace.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 08

    - Tragic -


    Iruma, blinded by his rage, working his feet as fast as he can chasing the man who spilled his precious coffee. In which somehow, he has make quite the distance from Iruma.


    Iruma senses are enhanced, he can even feel the presence of his target from his current location. The man is probably in his peak age of 30. Pretty well built and trained body. With a cloth bag on his shoulder, a hockey mask on his face intended for hiding his identity, wearing a thin vest, and a hand gun stashed on a leather holding which hooked on his belt with some loaded magazines in his vest pockets.


    His anger state blinded him to think rationally at that moment. He seemed like a [Berserker] from some anime or rpg game story.


    Even further, his body reflexes, perceptions, and his movements are so light. Despite him sprinting as fast as he can, He even didn''t make any sound on his footworks. Yet again, not that he didn''t think about it. Instead, his rage is the one which blinded and blocked his mind to think rationally. Within his mind, all was there is just one. ''Taking down the miserable being who spilled his coffee''.


    The man whose running, keeps on running forward with his cloth bag on his shoulder. Unknowingly and unaware of Iruma whose chasing him from behind. He would just body slammed anyone or anything to push his way through with that well built body muscles. Within some distance behind him, we can see Iruma dashed silently following the man''s direction.


    The man, after a while running, saw a group of teenage boys ahead. Instead of slowing down, he keeps on pressing the speed. He leaned his left shoulder forward, taking a pose that seemed like a football player whose ready to hit down anyone infront of him. He intended to push his way through those boys.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    ''BRUGG!!'', the noise which made from the collision of the man who bumped in through those boys. 2 of the boys from the group got hit and fell to the ground. Yet the man still stands, able to maintain his stability. He keeps on running without stopping accross the empty street. And after, he about to make his turn to a quite large hallway between 2 buildings ahead.


    "Ouch!", One of the boy from the boys group grunted. "What the hell is going on with that man? running over people like that. Geez", He implied some whining on the ground, his bump hited the ground quite hard.


    One of his friend, reaching out a hand while leaned his body forward to help him stand.


    "you ok bro?", the friend said.


    "Ugh, Yea-..!!!", before the boy finished his word, he shocked from seing a shadow of a person who leaps forward, above and behind his friend whose bending over his back while reaching his hand out to him.


    The leap made no sounds, silent and smooth. The boy''s eyes locked on the figure until he about to reach the ground from the jump, he made a forward roll like those parkour athletes and continue running forward without a sound.


    Only that boy who saw and feel Iruma''s presence while the others, didn''t even feel or realize anything/anyone had passed through them.


    "Whoa.. Cool..", the boy said.


    Iruma keeps on running with his plain face and an empty blank glare from his eyes. He follows the man''s presence who made a turn up ahead. He found the man was trying to climb a ladder next to a building there after he made the turn.


    He didn''t think over anything else. He dashed forward, jumped and make a jump kick to the man who already took 3 or 5 steps upward. The kick made a direct hit on the man''s left side body, around the ribs side.


    ''DUGG!!'', the noide it made when the foot impacted on the man''s body.


    The man who destabilized on his grounding out of shock and pain through a suprise attack, about to fell to the ground. Iruma instinctively added more force and push to pull out his body. He made a back-flip to stabilize himself on mid-air and fell on thr ground with both feet, stabilizing his ground after. He stood still firmly on the ground.


    ''BRUKK!!'', the noise made from the meeting of the man and the ground.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 09

    - Tragic II -


    The man who fell on the ground stood up, taking his cloth bag. He take a closer look on Iruma who stands his ground in silence.


    "Sigh..", he started with a sigh, looking down on the boy infront of him. "That was some kick there kid. It does leave some pain on me.", He implied while rubbing his left side ribs with his right hand.


    Iruma stayed in silence. His face are plain, his eyes are focused on the man, the glare was somewhat, blank. The man saw through him who lost his mind. He realized iruma is still a pure boy, who has no intention to kill.


    "Kid, you better just go home now. Don''t blame me if something happened.", He said. He reached his gun out from the belt. Pointed at Iruma after.


    Iruma who saw that, snapped a little bit. But maintained his composure after, taking his stance. His mind was ''blank''. Like he was being hypnotozed and his body moves without any of his own consciousness. The guy clicked off the gun safety lock. He shot a warning shot beside Iruma''s feet, intending to scare Iruma from the [Bang] sound. Iruma instictively realized the pointed trajectory, he didn''t move, even an inch.


    ''BANG!!'', the loud bang noise made from the gunshot.


    "Don''t follow me if you want to see tomorrow kid. This thing here is a real deal.", He smirked as he utter those words, trying to talk the sane out of Iruma.


    But, Iruma was blinded by his rage. Within his blank mind, all he knows were only one thing. He must to bring that guy down, no matter what in full focus.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    From his stance, he moves his body quickly. Dashing his way, advancing in zigzag moves trying to distract the guy''s aiming.


    "Shit..", The man shocked. "I said Sto-..Ugh!!!", The man shot several rounds from his gun in suprised manner.


    ''BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!'', repetitive loud bangs heard, made by those repetitive gunshots.


    -- Meanwhile in some distances away from the scene, but not that far away, the group who seemed chasing the man who was chased by Iruma is still looking for him, losing the target''s track.


    "Just where the hell did they run to? Please don''t do anything stupid and stay alife that kid", the guy who seemed to be the leader of the group mumbled. He wears a complete tactical kevlar set with police label on it from behind. He equipped with semi automatic gun. Together with his 2 subordinates.


    ''BANG!!'', a gunshot heard from some distance.


    The guy shocked. Reacting instinctively following the gunshot. "Follow the Gunshot!", He shouted and commanded to his men while simultaneously works his feet out to the direction of the noise.


    ''Shit.. I have a bad feeling about this'', the guy murmurred in worry within his mind.


    As they dashed toward to the source of the noise, more gunshots were heard.


    ''BAM BAM BAM BAM!!'', repetitive gunshots heard.


    They shocked as they heard those following gunshots.


    "FAST FORWARD!! DOUBLE TIME!! WEAPONS HOT!!", He shouted to his men while running. He and his subordinates clicked OFF the safety lock for their guns and sprint forward as fast as they can. In his mind, he''s worrying about the civilian whose chasing the armef suspect.


    As they reached the spot. On the scene, he saw the suspect on his knees. Looks unconscious. His face looked down, no visible injuries spotted on his body.


    Infront of the suspect, he saw the civilian boy, soaked in blood. He clench his teeth. Switched the safety lock on his gun ON and tossing his gun aside. He rushed forward to Iruma.


    "You! Secure the suspect! You! Call ambulance IMMIDIATELY, NOW!!", he shouted and pointed to his men as he rushed to Iruma.


    --


    Somewhere afar from the tragic scene. In her workplace, Haruka, dropped her glass of water on the leftover cloth which on the floor while taking her break without realizing the glass slipping throough grasp.


    A bad and gloomy feeling came inside her mind and heart.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 10.1

    - The dreamed Chamber -


    Iruma gets his consciousness back.


    "Uhh..", he grunted in pain. "Where am I?..", He mumbled. He couldn''t see anything, it was so dark, everything he see is pitch black.


    "Ugggggh... Why.. So heavy..", he grunted again as he tried to move his body. Barely moving his body, he felt his body was so heavy, unable to be moved.


    He stopped whatever he''s trying to do. Giving in to his current situation. No fear nor anxiety he felt. He calmed his mind down to think about whatever has happened that makes him fell in this current situation.


    "Hmm..", mumbling trying to reconstruct his memories. "I was standing next to Hiruma Onee-San''s Coffee shop while smoking. And then a man''s bumped his bag on my hand made me dropped my coffee and the-..", before he completed his try to build up the thougt, a spot of shining light appears infront of him, quite far or tiny.


    "Wha-..what''s that light?", he said in confusion.


    The light keeps on getting brighter, wider, and closer until it finally shines everything in brightness. His consciousness begin to fade again as the light shines brightly blinded him. In sudden, the shines gone in an instant like [Flop!], getting back to pitch black. But, he regained back his consciousness shortly after this time. He can feel his body back to normal, there are no heavy burdens or pains like before when he was in that dark place. He tried to open up his eyes.


    Started from blurry looks. He can see he is in some kind of a room, with someone in white sitting on a chair with a round table while drinking something maybe tea or coffee from a fancy cup.


    He found himself on kneeling position, with a black stocking/tight trousers on his feet. he wiped his eyes, while shaking his head, trying to get a better sight.


    Once he does, he found himself in a fancy room like the room of a queen or princess from a tale or fantasy that he ever known or imagined of. The room indeed fancy, but in a very lady like view. He looked around while standing up, he saw a familiar balcony with glass doors closed with some fancy curtains installed on the glass door. He turns his sight back to the person he saw. He shocked.


    "You are..!!!!", He stopped himself before he finished uttering his words. He was shocked hearing his own voice.


    ''Since when did my voice become lighter and smoother like a girl?!'', he murmurred those in his mind while both his hands shutting up his mouth. obviously he is in a panic state. It can clearly be seen on his face as clearly as a day. But then after, a voice came right in to his/her mind.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll explain things to you slowly..", a very pleasant woman voice can be heard in his mind. It is so calming, almost like the voice of his mother that can soothe his body and soul by hearing.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    He looked at the woman whom he has a familiar figure with in his dream. But this time, he can clearly see the face of the lady. The lady has elven like ears, below her tiara, on her forehead there is a crystal like thing, shaped as oval, her eyes are both light blue from afar, with calming and pleasant gaze.


    ''She does look like a middle aged milf, but she''s so pretty, well maintained body and face and skin and hair, ugh.. she''s perfect for any men to take her as a wife'', Iruma mumbled in his mind.


    "Ara..?", She shoved her right hand closing her mouth in a lady mannered way. "Oh, why Iruma-kun? Thank you for your compliments.", She said it out loud like she could read Iruma''s mind. She smiled with her eyes closed, giving a pleasant vibe.


    Iruma shocked.


    ''She can read my mind?! I-I.. I should apologize to her!'', Iruma panicked in his mind, pouring out cold sweats and blushed.


    "There is no need to be panicked, Iruma-kun, please have a seat.", The lady moved her hand gently giving Iruma a gesture to sit on the seat infront of her while saying those words.


    Iruma nods nervously. Her embarassed face blushed red. She walks to the chair in a stiff/awkwardly manner. Then she sits down on the chair, facing his face down, which still blushed in red out of shy. He was really embarassed that she got caught head on admiring the lady''s beauty figures.


    The lady then snapping her fingers. ''Snap!'', can be heard. Then, a fancy cup with a plating under it and a fancy glass kettle appeared. Iruma who saw that shocked a bit, distracted from her embarassed feeling.


    "Don''t be scared Iruma-kun. Would you like some coffee? It''s your favorite blend.", The lady offered him while she standing up, raising the kettle with her bare smooth skinned hand and smiled to Iruma. Giving a gesture that she would pour it for him.


    "Ye-Yes please..", Iruma said, with a smooth, light girl''s voice. He had not figured out why it had to become like this yet.


    The lady keeps her smile, with her eyes mostly closed all the time with sometimes she opened it for a while. it seems like the lady has a reverse of normal human habits when blinking. seems like she looks at things while her eyes closed or something.


    The lady sit back on her fancy chair, and put the kettle on the table.


    "Now, Iruma-kun. While I''m explaining the whole thing slowly, I will also applying my magic on your mind to make it easier for you, comprehending the whole situations. Will that be okay with you?", The lady requested.


    Iruma who heard the absurd request, [Magic]? But then again, he looked at the lady. She choose to agree as she doesn''t feel any ill intentions coming out from the lady. She nodded her head as a reply.


    "Very well..", Said the lady while she slowly opening up her eyes.


    Iruma can clearly see the lady''s Eyes pupils are glowing, not in a bright mannered glow. It seemed more like the pupils are like those calm waves in the ocean. Spinning around slowly like a galaxy of stars, with bluish gray color as its main color.


    "This is why, I am mostly closing my eyes with you, Iruma-kun. I am an Entity, but also none. I am an existence, but as well as none. I am, Gaeana. Within my eyes, I see through the worlds from my envoys. There are some addressing me as the goddess of Balance as well as my title.", The lady introduced herself while starting to explaining everything.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 10.2

    - Gaeana, The Balance -


    Time passes by as Gaeana explains the common knowledge things of the world to Iruma.


    Furthermore, from the talks, Iruma sometimes sees some cliche view of the world, or anything related to the talks. This world has yet to has its name. The development of the age is still on knight eras/medieval eras, but the utility services has advanced further with toilets, bath house, rocks flooring, and stuffs. But there are no guns here. Expect bows, crossbows and arrows.


    So basically, The world is almost the same like the Fantasy RPG game that he commonly played. But not exactly is the same. The stories that have or had adcanced also different but somehow, related. She also mentioned there are other gods and goddesses beside her, but she wouldn''t tell because she choose to remain neutral even to her envoys unless it becomes truly necessary.


    She wants Iruma to learn everything about this life from scratch, from his own view points, and she wants him to choose every path he made on his own accord and choices. She won''t interfered with this second chance life even though Iruma received this second life from her. She intends to give iruma her blessing to help him getting adapted with the world he is in.


    Iruma listened closely, attentively. The voice of the lady herself is comforting him all over. Instead of explaining things, to him, he felt like a child. Who listens to the stories told by the parents.


    Next, Gaeana talked about the body he''s in. As she said, she customized everything as close to his in game character, Irumi Nonoka, Abilities, style, stats, everything. Including his extra slots characters and items except equipments. By the limitation placed on her, she only available to create a female body for Iruma. Due to that, her existing envoys are consisted of females only based on what she said. The status points are also merged, taken on which has the highest value.


    Beside the blessing she gave, she added an ability which will make him able to access to [in-game] like commands. Status screen, Inventory, and any other related. But, they can only be seen and used by him, and himself only. There are also things that she couldn''t give to him as they may bring too much imbalance and may impacting the whole world. Basically, it feels like he''s playing his game in VR mode, but ofcourse, with the Virtual word discarded.


    And then, she mentioned and request that hopefully from now on, he requested that Iruma lives this world as Irumi Nonoka. She included that she has converged the common sense of Iruma as a man to Irumi as a woman to help her living this life more commonly and comfortly adapted as a girl. So she won''t be having troubled like, "I''ve never seen a.. bla bla bla thing.", which may add more un-needed drama for this life story.


    Then, Gaeana uses her magic and make a mirror image copy of Irumi. She showed to Irumi how she looks from the copy. She also mentioned to Irumi that the clothes she wears now and the clothes of the image are not to be used as reference. Because when Irumi descended from here, all the things will be lost as it wad made by spiritual existence.


    From the image, she can see clearly that her hair is white long until it reaches her waist. Her eyes give a vibe to her Hirumi Onee San, sleepy eyes! Her body is not too short, but short enough. Not even reached the 160cm tall, roughly. Her skin pure white smooth, her eyes have gray-ish color in the pupils, and few small red amber dots scattered like sparkles.


    Gaeana also implied informations for life spans. In this world, there are so many races, Elves, Dwarves, Demons, Beastmen, Humans, many others. The Humans can also have longer live span. Due this world has high magic output, the lifespan is longer as you have more mana capacity within you. And also, she added one more gift for Irumi, [Magic knowledge] of this world. Because one of Irumi character does have a magic class job. Clearly, she will need the knowledge in the future as this world is a reality, not a game. So the knowledge is essentialy needed.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    Back to the outfit topic. She advised that Irumi think about how she wants her outfits looks alike. Well, that''s if she doesn''t want to be descended to this world butt-naked.


    Irumi shocked, Gaeana smiled and blinked. She gave Irumi reviews that clothes/armor can be created with magic as long as you have the materials, magic power or [Mana] needed, strongly visualized images, and how the things created or at least must know how the items will be processed to the one who makes them. With [Magic], the ingridients can be teansmuted into particles and nano-particles. Then, combining particles through particles to make a shape. Then, add extra magic and specific ingridients or materials to make it have extra colors and fitures. She also warned Irumi not to show this ability unnecesarily. The world-lings, or the people who has lived the world below, yet knowing the methods yet. Only some does, but hidden. As this ability is also helps you in battle due to the combined power of magic and the quality of the ingridients. Not to mention the unique fitures it may have.


    "Well now. Irumi chan.", Gaeanna starts adressing Iruma as Irumi while pulling up her fingers gently covering her lips. "We need to stop this and take a break for a while. That''s that for now. Because of my gifts were all my own discretion and selection, I feel that I might not be fair enough to you. So I may heed to your requests with what you may need. Inconvenient wise, or ability alike. I will think about them over and I, may and may not granted it. if that may break or disrupt the balance of this world further, I shall not granting it. I also can not give you too much of advances even if I am taking a very fond of you. Please do understand as of the role I have in this world. So, Please take this time to think over of what you may need for this life and the outfit you shall wear. I am in need of visitting the other Gods and goddeses for some things. When I come back, It would be nice if you already make your choices. In the meantime, please make yourself at home in this chamber of mine within the interdimensional space.", Gaeana closes her eyes as she said those to Irumi.


    Irumi felt tireness covering her whole bodies. Not that much which unbearable. It only feels like she''s running out of stamina for some reason.


    Irumi nodded. She still choose not to speak a word as she''s still not getting used to her own new voice. Gaeana stands, starts walking to the door. When she opened the door, through that very door, a sparkling wall of combined colors behind it. Gaeana stops, looked back at Irumi with her eyes closed.


    "Behave well while I''m away, okay?", She smiled. Then she turn back her head forward and walks into that sparkling full colors wall smoothly. The wall seemed like sucked her in. The door automatically close itself behind her. It creak-ed, then shuts nicely.


    She began thinking. She stood up and walking to a full body mirror. ''This girl is indeed cute, honestly. Ah! Basically it''s me. So, I''m cute?'', She murmurred in her mind while looking at her reflection in the mirror. Then, she remembered the balcony that she saw in her dreams back then. She walks to it. As she walks to it, she could see the day has already fell to the night. She opened the glass door instantly as she reached it.


    ''Fwoossshh.'', the sound of the wind rushing into the room through the opened door. The night wind breeze hit her smoothly. She walks through the door and walks herway to the rounded fence on the very end of the balcony.


    She looked below, some lights from houses can be seen from afar. The distance between houses quite far, there are some fields near the houses. She took the scenery as a village, on a countryside.


    She began to think about why the lady had not explained what happened to her when she was still living as Iruma. But speculating on the toll that she took on her body, made her to think that the magic which helped her to comprehend, analyze and understand what Gaena explained, exhausted her stamina or energy periodically. Then Gaeana choose to stop it concerning to her body.


    "Well..", Irumi starts with a smiling looks full of wonder. "She said that need to think about my outfits, and what I need for my new life adventures, right?", She said as she gaze herself into the farsight of the night from the high ground and smiles. The night wind blows her hair. She closes her eyes, and enjoyed the pleasant breeze of the night before started to think over the spoken needs.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 11

    - The Point of a New Beginning, part I -


    "The wind feels so nice. Well, I can''t even believe that this place does truly exist in the first place.", Irumi said in wonder as she gaze into the night scenery.


    "Hwaaaaah.. Now I can''t not believing it any longer though. Well, Time to sort things out!", She implied.


    ''Gaeana said that she gifted me one of her blessing that has [in-game] like utilities. And she also said she took all my game char data in to me right? Now... How do I put it? [Status]?'', She mumbled in her head with a thinking posture which a hand on her chin and a finger rubbing it. Then, A thin screen poped up infront of her.


    She shocked a little. Looking at the status screen.


    ''Hmm, indeed it shows my status. how to [Close] i-.'' before she finished her mumbles, the screen disappeared.


    ''UWOOOOOOHH!!! AMAZING!!'', She yelled inside her mind, getting hyped, and made an -oh I see!- pose.


    ''Okay, I get the gist of it. Let''s try it all!'', She murmurred in her mind.


    ''[Inventory], [skills], [storage]!'', She utters the command words in her mind and all the corresponding screen showed up and started to have a closer look into them.


    ''Hmm, my in-game [inventory] items and [storage] items are almost the same. The materials I have ever farmed also here. But, there are several items those are not here, like those IM items. Perhaps this also connected to anything that existed in the current world.'', She''s murmurred in her mind analyzing her situation.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    ''And for the [skills].'', she wondered as she scrolled the screen with sliding her index finger from down to up like scrolling with a touch screen pad. She keeps scrolling down. As she scrolls, cold sweat ran through her. Her face gloomed/panicked in expression.


    Then, she stopped scrolling. ''U-um.. well..'', she starts murmurring in her mind in a nervous manner. ''She did mention that she converge all of my game characters in to one. But, umm.. This feels like cheating..'', She scratches her hear with her other hand as she murmurred it.


    ''I have all the skills of my 6 characters built. Main, 2nd, 3rs, 1st ulility, 2nd utility, everthing is here. Well, indeed this is quite convenient but..'', She sighed at the very end of her mumbling.


    ''Oh, ha This is New?'', She snapped. ''This skill doen''t existed on my blacksmith back in the game. Well let''s try it.'', She thougt.


    ''[Magic Crafting]'', she instinctively began closing her eyes as she said the command in her mind.


    ''Uwoooh!! All the ideas of the equipments are inside my head! Umu, Umu. I see. So that''s what i need to make this, yes yes!! This one too.. UWOOOH!! I have enough materials for this too!? and it''s possible?!'', Irumi, getting hyped on her own, mumbling.


    She''s getting hyped all over the crafting equipments with magic crafting in her mind, she stood there in silence, her eyes closed. Her body and face seemed calm. Her hands facing forward, but a little downward. A circle of magic spins below her in yellow color, quite large, around 1,5 m in its diametres. Infront of her hands, 2 magic circles in blue and green color, spins and rotated like ball, in the middle of those rotating and spinning magic circles, there''s a cubic. Stating there like it was its core. It also spinning and rotating.


    Time passes by as she crafted those equipments.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 12

    - The Point of a New Beginning, Part II -


    "TADAAAAH!!", She posed herself infront of the big mirror inside the room. A cool pose commonly used by boys that doesn''t suit a cute girl with a sleepy eyes. And she suddenly realized it.


    Here are things those she made so far. Everything she made includes the underwear, were made in 4 times amount. She purposedly made those as extras for anything that may happen in the future.


    The dress she made, covering from her shoulder to her upper tight, made with long sleeves and colored in dark red color with dark blue combined in it. She make it that way so it may blend in the dark of the night in the time of need.


    She also made a multi-purpose cape which has a shape changing fiture in dark brown skin color. It looks like a skin oriented, but it smooth like a cloth. she only could afford to make 2 of these capes as it takes quite enormous ammount of ingridients because of it''s fitures. As multi purpose means, it can change it shape as the owner will. Either it wings, full cover cape, anything. As long as it''s changed to the reasonabled size with such ingridients and length used.


    Each on both of her hands have bracelets which connected to the gloves. On the gloves palm, embedded a gem on each of them has a fiture which it is connected to her inventory and storage functions. On the right is black pearl gem, on the left is white pearl gem. The gems sustained in its particle form which polished by the magic crafting. Those are indeed a gem, but the unique fiture make them able to bend on her palms just like a normal cloth.


    She also made shorts and stocking which covers her upper tight to her shoes, both made in black color.


    She made thin flat-shoes that fits and follow her foot size and shape. The shoes made from the highest grade of magical feather ingridients which existed in there storage.


    She made some ribbons to tie her hair up. she tied with a simple round tie her hair to the back, and make a single long ponytail. She also made some tiny and simple but cute hair clips, in reddish color to clip her both side hair beside the pony.


    Lastly, she also made a weapon of her main Class.


    She made a bent blade, like a katana, with a simple chromed black color handling, and seathe. Named [Black Ayakashi] after. The equipments she made, combined with quite the ammounts of [Mithril] in them to made the durability of those equipments higher despite their thin looks like cloth. The [Mithril] was combined in nano-particles manner. So basically, it may be a cloth. But as hard as a [Mithril] class equipments.


    And so, the very first step of her adventure is coming closer. Realizing the outfits needed are done, she needed to think about the things that she may needs in the wilderness of her adventure in this new fantasy like world. As she started to think about it, the doors creaked open.


    "Ara, Ara?", Gaeanna started with suprised Onee-san looks. With her hand covering her lips gently while the other on her divine chest. "How cute, Irumi-chan", Gaeana implied with some praise added some teasing taste in it. Gaena who opened the door, spotted Irumi easily in the room with her new looks infront of the mirror.


    "Ah.. Um, welcome home, Gaeana-sama", Irumi welcomed her home in mannered way. ''Cape, backpack'', she commanded her cape in her mind. Then, the cape goes changing its shape to a backpack in the same color.


    "Oh..ho?", Gaeana a little bit suprised looking at the cape which changing its shape. "Arara...Irumi-Chan, I''m home then", Gaeana replied to Irumi''s greeting and smiled warmly.


    "Hmm. Irumi-chan?", she called Irumi as she walks. "Have you make your decisions?", Gaeana followed up while walking to the rounded table and swiping her right hand. In that sudden, the kettle and the fancy cups disappeared, changed to a new fancy see through glass kettle with greenish water inside it and some slashed orange fruits like. Some snacks in plating appeared, and 2 middle sized mug also appeared. Then, she poured the drink to the mugs, taking those filled mugs with both of her smooth hands and walks toward Irumi.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.


    Irumi stood there gazing Gaeana in silence, holding her answer in awed from such scenery. "Oh! Yes, I do. I have some in mimd..", Irumi answered when she saw Gaeana turns her back and walks toward her.


    "I see.. here''s your drinks. Let''s proceed our discussion on the balcony shall we?", Gaena said as she pushed her hand forward gently giving Irumi her share.


    "Um.. yes, Gaeana-Sama", Irumi takes the mug with both hands, and followed Gaeana from behind afterward.


    They reached the balcony. Gaeana walks toward the fence on the balcony and she snapped her fingers. Again, The chairs and the rounded table with snacks on a plating on top of it and the see through glass kettle suddenly appeared like its changed its positions.


    Irumi looked back the room in curiosity, she could see the chairs and the tables are gone from the room. She shocked a little bit and then turn her head back looking forward. In the front sight, she saw Gaeana who already sitting and gazing through the night view beside her, with her both hands holding her mugs on the table.


    Irumi walks toward her, and sit infront of her.


    She saw Gaeana gazed to the night sky with her glowing eyes opened and a faint pleasant like smile.


    "Irumi, I apologize that I interfered with your life on the incident.", She said the words to Irumi while she still gazing in the farsight.


    "Umm.. What have happened has happened, I can''t change it back. So I will not resent you, Gaeana-Sama", She replied.


    "Ah.. Yes, Thank you, Irumi-Chan.", She moved her sight to Irumi, and closes her eyes.


    "You see. Even if I don''t interfere, you will still be here. But, I just don''t to see you die in a miserable way. And you might be facing me with an ashamed looks on you", Gaeana continues.


    Irumi stayed in silence, listening to Gaeana explanations closely.


    "I did add a [Berserker Rage] skill on you and activated it as you run. Just so that you didn''t die in shame when you came facing me. But the downside, your memories may become vague on the things that happened during your [Berserk]. While it raises your body and abilities those you had, It consumed your consciousness. The [Rage] automatically summing all your abilities and potentials up as a [battle instinct]. You dashed forward in zigzag moves, from knowing the opponent using a lethal ranged weapons. You did avoid a few debrises those came out from the weapon, which you called bullets, but you did also take some. As the rage put you on berserk state, your pain receiver was nulled. As you dashed up until close enough with the man, you instinctively aimed for the guy''s neck. You did hit him with a full forced hand strike on thay guy''s neck and he fainted due to the lack of air he can breathe in. From there, you suddenly dropped to the ground afterward with a huge blood loss caming out from you.", She explained the incident to Irumi.


    "...I-.. I see..", Irumi faced down as she replied her. "So.. I did die..", Irumi followed up.


    "Yes, Irumi-chan.. I''m sorry.", Gaena looks worried as she apologized to Irumi.


    "No. It''s not your fault, Gaeana-Sama..", She said. "What, may happened if I didn''t receive your interference?", She replied and followed up her question to Gaeana.


    She shocked a little by hearing her question. "If I didn''t put it in you. You may still following the guy up to the building unknowingly that the guy is a professional and armed. On the surface, the guy waited his team''s pick up by a vehicle called helicopter. When you reached up, the guy instincticely take you as a hostage. His skills in fighting far above you, despite how many times you tried, you will still fail and there will be no spaces to run. The armed police team which catching up due to the helicopter sounds and trace, reached the top but can not do anything as the guy captivated you close to him as a hostage. When the guy reached the helicopter, he still took you as a captive and fly away. then after some distace, he t-", Gaeana explained.


    "Threw me down", Irumi cut her line with her face facing down in gloomed state.


    Gaeanna startled a little bit by her cut in. "Unfortunately, Yes, he did..", Gaeana confirmed.


    "I see.. that is indeed a shame way to die. Unable to fight back", Irumi said while Gaena remained in silence. The moment became awkward in silence. Irumi takes a long breath and then looked up again at Gaeana with smile.


    "Okay, I get it. Thank you Gaeana-Sama.", She said.


    Gaeana snapped. Smiled gratefully after knowing that Irumi mental state is still innome piece. "So.. have you make a choice? and also, I might advise you to select other race than a human. As your magic capacity is too much for a human to handle. I''m afraid it may take some toll on your body when you used too much high magic power required magic repetitively if you''re a human.", She asked and advised while trying to move on the topic out from the gloomy mood she saw.


    "I did, few of them. another race?", Irumi replied in confused manner.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 13

    - The Pre-Start of the New Adventure -


    Irumi who heard Gaeana''s suggestion shocked. "You mean like, Other race, race? Like anyother han a Human?", Irumi asked to confirm the goddess.


    "Yes, that''s correct Irumi-Chan. Normal human''s body, commonly won''t be able to hold the kickback from a large [magical power] abuse as they have limitiations to such extent. Your magic capabilities and capacities are outstandingly exceeded the normal Human. I may suggest such one of a Vampire, Elven, Tailed Beast-Kin race..", Gaeana added explanations to Irumi''s question.


    "But, I really wished to stay as a Human. Is there anyway to make the kickback to my body lower?", Irumi asks and requested Gaeana.


    "Hmm. Let''s see.", Gaena started off thinking while taking a sip on her mug with drink. "If you stayed as a Human, right? Your natural physical and health regeneration is indeed incredible. But, sometimes even I wouldn''t know what will happens in the future. And so, my suggestion for you is merely an advise for a long span safety.", Gaeana explained the drawback of magical power usage on human body calmly while having her drink.


    Irumi silenced for a moment. Trying to think of something. Should she pick another race beside a human? What race should she pick?


    "Oh!", Gaeana snapped the moment. "There is also a way of reducing it if you can gain a blessing from a specific God or Goddess", Gaeana implied.


    Hearing that additional information, Irumi closed her eyes. Making a thinking pose, lowering her head and trying to get a focus on her mind. She''s thinking from some view points of each race needs and uniqueness. Like, humans need foods. Vampire commonly known as a blood sucker being, so Vampires need of blood to sustain their life and unable to walk in the daylight. Beast-kin are cute, flurry and smooth like a pet''s fur. But she doesn''t want to have more trouble like maintaining the furs she may has.


    ''Hmmm...'', She keeps on thinking over the races issue. And suddenly, after she''s about to think.about the game, she realized and remembered something.


    ''Gaeana customized everything as close as to my in-game character. So that means, abilities, style, stats, and everything including his extra slots characters.'', and so she thought.


    Gaeana who silently reading Irumi''s mind while watching her, enjoying her drink and snacks calmly. She made a faint smile. She admired Irumi''s strong will to be remained as a Human being.


    "Gaena-Sama..", Irumi opened up her eyes. Looking straight to Gaeana. Slowly, she called for her to sloely developping a conversation for her to negotiate with Gaeana.


    "Yes, I''m here Irumi-Chan.", She responded, then putting down her mug gently. "You may ask anything to me", Gaeana implied more, placing her hands on the table like a lady, waiting for Irumi''s next speech.


    "You did say that you customized this new Body for me as close as the Game I usually played right?", Irumi asked.


    "Yes, that is true, indeed.", Gaeana replied.


    "So, back in the game, there are some selections of the race. [Ancient Human] with race unique passive skill is [Longetivity]. [Draconians], a descendant of the dragons. They have skills like [Dragon''s Blood] which increase their battle power to some extent for some durations, and many others.", Irumi started explaining the Game she played.


    "Concerning at the race''s unique ability, [Longetivity] of the Ancient Humans that make them different than any other normal Humans. Like the [NPC]-s of the Game. [Longetivity] gives the Ancient Human Race Character stronger Durabilities and resistances, Regenerative power, and Health Bonus effects. And so, I did see the unique skill listed on my [Skills] list. It was before, while I was crafting these equipments. If it possible, Can I choose [Ancient Human] instead? As I believe, [Ancient Human] created by the Game Story developer was intended to be able to sustain the high prowess skills and magics, as the [Hero] from the [Human] Race side.", Irumi added the explanations and requested the Race Issue on Gaeana.


    "I see..", Gaeana looked at Irumi all the time attentively since the ver start. Irumi explained in a serious manner with a strong willed eyes. And she looked at irumi with her eyes, closed.


    Irumi who heard Gaeana''s reply, stayed in silence like she was waiting for the next lines that may came up from Gaeana. Gaeana, with no expression on her face, stayed in silence as well while her point of view is directed on Irumi. The situation became awkward to Irumi, the silence of the moments making her nervous.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.


    "Hmm..", She mumbled. "I guess I could make it possible.", Gaeana implied more as an answer.


    The silence broke as Gaeana replied. A slight joy expressed on Irumi''s face. She gripped both of her palms on her thighs due to the sudden joy.


    "But first, I need to hear your choice of your own selection ability or such as my Blessings to you. As it is my duty to preserve balance, I as well, might needed to limit the gifts I could give. Even to the one that I favored most.", Gaeanna added.


    Irumi, secured a chance for her to stay as a Human. She began choosing while thinking for things she might needs to live and adapt in this new world to Gaeana with details.


    "Thank you, Gaeana-Sama.", she began with gratitude. "In the Game, and in my current skills list. I do Have [Appraise] from my [Blacksmith], which is used for [Appraising] or Identifying such as equipments, or [Unindentified] equipments those which dropped from monsters or treasure chests in some dungeons. [Mark] from my Asassin class, which is used by selecting a target to leave a [Marker] on anything/anyone and make them appeared on my minimap as an icon in real time.", She explained in things in details.


    "So, for me, to start learning things about this world, I need an ability that can make me select anything in my point of view and see the details of the selected objects or people.", She implied as the first selection of her choosing. Gaeanna just simply attentively listening to her as she talks while taking some snacks and drink.


    "Second is, you gave me the magic knowledge of this world. About how the Mana works, flowed, I do recognize it thanks to the knowledge you gave me.", she continued to her second needs. "And so, I would also need an ability that could allow me to create some magics that will be used as my own original magic and uniqueness.", she put her request for the second one in clear. Gaena still watching her attentively.


    "Third, my existence has an exceeded status build, which and also, exceeded the other normal humans. Despite I''m undoubtedly strong, I still need to learn the common sense of this world, Gaining Actual experiences, and saving my-own-self from standing out too much. I need an ability that can Camouflaged or [Conceal] my status, race when seen or checked by other people in this world. I was about to asked this as the fourth, but for the ability to supress my output prowess already existed in my skills list from a mentorship function back when was a game. So, camouflaging or concealing my real status and race is needed.", Irumi enthusiasly explained to Gaeana.


    Gaeana who listens to Irumi who explained things like a professional marketing infront of her her, enjoyed herself silently. She smiles, feeling amused in the inside, making her enjoyed her drinks and snacks even better. While herself, attentively looking at Irumi who was explaining the whole things, just like a prospected customer. And still, Irumi proceed further with her explanations.


    "Lastly, If possible, I would like to be able to visit you again in here, in the future.", She said the last request of her needs.


    Gaena flinched, and shocked in her mind a little hearing the last part of Irumi''s request. She kept her dignity in checked. Holdong her ground to not showing anything like a slight tremble or any sort as a goddess. She stands up from her chair. Walks away a little to some spaces and called on Irumi.


    "Irumi-Chan, Please come here and kneel on your knees like a knight.", Gaeana said as she pointed the space infront of her gently with her palms upside down.


    Irumi who heard the call followed the instructed instruction silently. She stood up from her chair, walks toward Gaeana''s pointed space, and kneeled infront of Gaeana on her knees with her face looking down at the stone flooring. Gaeana, who saw Irumi kneeled on her knees and bowed her head lower infront of her, leaned her body a little forward. her left hand was put on her chest and the palms holding on to the cloth on her dress right below her neck so it doesn''t fall on Irumi. Her right hand reaches for Irumi''s head.


    When the tip of her right hand fingers touches Irumi''s head right next to the tied pigtails, a huge magic circle in Deep Blue Sea color enveloped below them covering the whole area. Small sparkles flowing up from the magic circles like a fireflies colored in blue sky color. Gaeana opened up her eyes. Showing her glowing eyes with sight directed on Irumi whose bowing infront of her.


    A presure, that not too heavy felt on Irumi''s as the Magic Circle enveloped below her. She closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind to neglect the presure she felt. It was all done so that she can hear anything that Gaeana may say. Then after, Gaeana''s voice can be heard straight within her mind.


    ''Oh child of Human..''


    ''I, Gaeana, The [Goddess of Balance]..''


    ''Hereby Accepted you as one whose being as the race of Human, walks along the Humanity Path as an [Ancient Human] I granted of, to you..''


    ''May the path you take will always be true to your deeds''


    ''More, I Granted you [Appraisal], for you to adapt in this world common life and surroundings. Hence I could only afford to give you the ability to see the commonly known details of this world. If you seek more of the effectiveness of this ability, you must seek and receive the blessing of the other specific Goddess to get it..''


    ''May the truth won''t blind you in your paths''


    ''Next, I granted you [Magic Creation]..''


    ''As for you, my child.. to make an origin of your own self in this new life''


    ''May you not be drowned to beseek the esteemed powers..''


    ''Lastly, I granted to you the last of this blessing..''


    ''[Conceal]''


    ''For you to hide your trueself amongst the pretender"


    ''May you not drown to the valley of lies and fake dreams..''


    ''As it is, My child..''


    ''The blessings I have for you to start over in this life..''


    ''If times granted us a fate, we shall be able to meet again in person, Both you, My child, and Myself..''


    ''Hope you find your happiness in this world as you march forward to the day''


    ''I look forward to your developments''


    ''Fare thee well, My Child, [Irumi Nonoka]..''

 Vol. 1 Chapter 14

    - The Starting Point of The Adventure -


    Gaeana poured her blessings to Irumi. With her Goddess power, she gave the blessings with her oracles and hopes.


    Gaena''s oracle, heard like a beautiful song of poem in Irumi''s mind. The touch on her head felt soothing and warming up her whole body to the soul as Gaeana''s oracle goes. And by the end of the Oracle, Irumi consciousness slowly faded periodically. At the very last end of Gaeana''s Oracle spoken, she finally lost her consciousness and faint away.


    --


    ''Mmh..'', I moaned as I slowly gain my consciousness back.


    It felt like I was lying down on a grass field. I can feel some warm from the sun. The smell of the nature and grass hit me. Birds chirping can be heard, wind breezed warmly, and here I am, still lying, yet to open up my eyes.


    Slowly then, I tried to open up my eyes. The shine of the sun''s light stung my eyes a little as they opened. I looked up straight to the sky. It was a beautiful sunny day with the blue sky can clearly be seen with thin clouds floats around freely. I am still lying down, putting one of my arms on my fore head near my eyebrows to give some shadow to my eyesight.


    The wind breezes while I am still lying down there. The green grasses near shaked as they are dancing following the wind guides. I feel relieved that I am still alive until now, but I do feel missing them, the of my previous families.


    My mom, my sisters. I hope they won''t be so drown into the sadness on my death. Gosh, Gaeana! I missed them already now. I haven''t had the chance asking about them to her.


    ''Sigh.'', I sighed to distract my built up sadness. Trying to get rid of the sadness, I''m distract myself with trying to get a hold of what I have and what I need right now. I get up myself to put myself in sitting with both legs facing forward. Remembering the words of the Oracle from Gaeana, I got these skills in check.


    ''[Skills]'', I uttered skills on my mind and the [Skills] list poped up infront of me. I scrolled, swiped, trying to look for a new folder of skills if there''s any and yes, I do found it.


    "[Gifts of Balance], huh..", I mumbled to myself reading the skills folder name. I taped on the folder and the screen opened the folder''s content.


    "Umu.", I mumbled. "[Longetivity], [Apraisal], [Magic Creation], [Magic knowledge] and [Conceal].. Hmm..", I said as I read the the only five contents within the folder.


    [Longetivity]


    Rank: SSS | Specific race unique skill


    Passive.


    The unique skill of an Ancient Human Race.


    Durability: +60%


    Resistance: +30% elements, +50% Negative status, +90% Environment.


    Regeneration: Natural regeneration rate +25%, Natural Phisical Regeneration +50%, Natural Stamina regeneration +50%


    [Appraisal]


    Rank: C


    Active.


    Viewing the target''s commonly known detail.


    Limitation applied due to the lack of the appropriate God/Goddess'' Blessing.


    [Magical Creation]


    Rank: SSS | Speciality of Irumi N.


    Active.


    Allow the user to create a magic which available as the user imagined.


    The abilities that able to be created are based on the knowledge of the user''s knowledge in Magic.


    Efficiency increment bonus if Magic Knowledge Learnt alongside this skill.


    [Magic Knowledge]


    Rank: S


    Passive.


    The knowledge of Magic, Origin of Magic, Mana, Mana manipulation, etc. regarding to the subject.


    Skill mostly known as a must have for a Sage who excels in the arts of Magic.


    [Conceal]


    Rank: S


    Active/Toggled.


    Allows the user to fake or conceal the user''s personal information.


    "That''s that then..", I said as close the pop up windows. "Now.. how about if I try [Magic Creation] first, Shall we?", I''m saying them outloud as I raising up my hands with palm upside like I was holding a ball infront of my face.


    ''[Magic Creation]'', I uttered the command in my mind. I feel like my arms were enveloped by warm gue which flowed like a water flow from my arms to the tip of my fingers. A feint round sphere appeared on top my palm, with 2 magic circles circling the sphere while spinning, rotating and cycling like the sphere is the center of them.


    ''Hmm.. I don''t know how but I feel like I know how this skill works. Maybe it was because I have the [Magic Knowledge] skill? Anyway let''s try something..'', I mumbled in my own thougts.


    I know how the magic works, how to manipulate the mana and everything related to magic and I even know its origin. My most favorite Job is this [Blade] Type [Warrior] Class. I took these [Summoner] and [Assassin] class mainly because I mostly played solo. Unless the requirement of a dungeon, quest, or anything requiring me to have a party, I usually just random it because I can clear most of them by myself.


    ''So.. What magic do I need to create?'', I mumbled in my mind again.


    I remembered that I need to learn many things in this new world. Common sense, History, Life Style, Maps, and everything. I may have an overpowered body and skills due these stats and gifts from Gaeana-Sama. But the problem is...


    ''I''ve never been in a fight with a monster! What if the monster is so wild and experienced in a fight because they lived in wild?! what will happen to this small me?!'', that sudden random thougts kind of flipped the panic side on me.


    ''Wait, shouldn''t I have a beginner protection first?'', I snapped. ''Gah!! I should have asked for that to Gaeana-Sama!'', I raged with myself in my own mind.


    ''Inhales'', I tried to calm my self with breathing. ''Okay, calm down me. Now, I''ve been holding up this spell quite long without making anything anyway. Shouldn''t it drain my mp by staying like this? Let''s check it.'', I wondered.


    ''[Status]'', I said the word in my mind.A status Screen poped up.


    "I see the [HP]/[MP]/[ST] are on 100% value. But there are no numberings on it. My statuses as well consisted of 5 ?????-s. I just realized it. I should have checked it first when I was still on Gaeana''s Chamber. Gah! Why am I so Clumsy.", I raged with myself again. But this time, outloud.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    I keep my sight on my statur bar, I can see the MP bar dropped to 99% but immidieatly increased back to 100%.


    ''Hmm.. I guess my MP regen covered the periodic MP loss.'', I mumbled in my mind as I get the grasp of it.


    Okay, I do know golem creation/summoning also works in this world from my hunch. Let''s see if I could create a golem like a beginner protection orb thingy in the game.


    So first, I will need the medium for the magic first. I canceled my [Magic Creation] skill and open up [Magic Crafting].


    ''[Magic Crafting]'', I mumbled the skill name in my mind while maintaining the same pose because I only need to make one simple tiny thing.


    Under me, a quite large circle of magic circle spins below me in yellow color, approximately around 1,5 m in its diametres, and on my hand, 2 magic circles in blue and green color, spinning, rotating, and circling a feint small cubicle which also spinning and rotating itself while colored in warm red as the 2 circles'' core.


    I closed my eyes again. Focusing on what I want to create, and what I need my creation to be functioned. I want it a small ball core which can float, and can be added with multiple skills matched to my stats and skills, and also with the strongest durability as possible. It took me 4 stacks of [mithril] ores, 2 pieces of [Large Radiant Pure Magic Stones] (a drop from an [ancient dragon] dungeon back when it was a game), and 1stack of [dragon''s cores]. Basically, those are the highest materials on the game that I grind everyday which can be sold in high price or used to craft/create high level items/equipments. I confirmed that I have plenty of those in my storage as I always grind them daily anyway. I opened my eyes as I imagined how the item is created.


    I saw the materials needed for the craft being sucked and vaporized to particles into the core from my right palm''s black gem which radiates dark shine slightly. (Because the gem has a function which connected to my inventory and storage.)


    The red cube slowly changing color as it sucks the materials from the gem on my right palm. The color became darker and darker, the 2 magic cicles also spins, circulates, and rotates faster as the cube''s color become darker and darker.


    Once the cube absorbs all the materials, I feel the burden on my right arms become heavier. The cube colored in black-red color and the circles, including the one below me getting smaller as me as its center while the 2 circles which encircling the cube getting smaller as the cube as its center.


    I can see faintly inside the cube like there''s a sand inside it which making a rounded form bit by bit as the circles getting smaller and smaller. When the circles are almost all closing to its centers, the rounded object in the cube also almost finished it''s shape and ''clash'' the 2 magic circles and the cube broken to pieces and the rounded object fell on my palm.


    The burden of mana flowing on my arms suddenly gone, the circle under me as well.


    ''Appraise'', I mumbled the blacksmith''s skill in my mind as I look at the orb on my palm.


    [Irumi''s Mithril Orb]


    Class: Miscellaneous.


    Created by Irumi. A rounded object, made from the highest materials which take form as an Orb.


    Can be used as a Medium for Magic purposes.


    Rank: Unknown


    Weight: 8 Kilograms.


    "Hmm.. The weight is a perfect 8 kilograms. But it doesn''t feel weight at all. Felt like a ball. Hmph, must be because of my OP status built. Fufufu.", I grinned as I said those words while juggling the Mitrhril Orb On my Arm.


    Then after finished praising and feeling proud my ownself, I grab the orb and stand up. With the hype still high within me, I continue with my experiment.


    While standing up, my instict can presence the whole area near me is a grass field, quite some distance infront of me the grass field divided by a road like space with some feint carriage''s wheels like traces and footprints. I neglected my instinct because I don''t presence anyone, anything alive or danger nearby as far as my presence can feel.


    "[Magic Creation]!", I said it outloud while thrusting my right hand which grabs the orb tightly to the air and making an Ultraman''s changing form like pose.


    With my mind set up that I will use the Orb as my medium before I said those words, the skill as well recognized the items as medium and created 3 feint magical circles which circling the orb on my hand in fixed directions.


    I pulled down my hand looking at the orb on my right hard which circled by 3 feint magical circles colored in red, yellow, and blue. They radiated feintly and slightly. Maybe it''s because of the sun shines brightly that make the circles seems feint, or so I thougt.


    I proceeded the experiment as I''ve seen enough of the magic circles phenomenon. I close my eyes and focused my mind on the Magic Creation with the orb on my mind.


    Within my mind, I imagining the creation process like it was back in the game. I see a screen with borders just like the game itself. In the bordered screen on the right, there''s the [Orb item], below it there are 12 blank [slots] which I identified as skill slots, arranged neatly just like the game. 4 slots in each row so basically there are 3 rows. Next on the bottom of this border there is a button with label [Finalize].


    Next on the left bordered screen is the list of my skills which quite larged and arranged neatly per-folders and a mouse pointer icon which moves with my mind as I want to.


    Lastly below the skills list border, there''s a neatly same length border with the length of the border above it. In it, there are 2 drag-able buttons on bars with 100% annotation on the right end of the bars and 1% annotation of the left end of the bars. The top one has a [Max HP] annotation on top of the bar in centered position, and the bottom one has [MAX MP] but placed on the bottom of the bar.


    So basically, I choose the skills I want to put on the golem and choose the [HP]/[MP] of the golem based on my max [HP]/[MP].


    ''Hmm, let''s try something else.. how about if I drag the folder the selected class'' skill folder?'', I mumbled in my mind as I move the cursor to the Folder with [Mage Class] Symbol on it and drag it to one of the skill slots. I frozed a moment.


    ''GG. LOL'', I mumbled and laugh in hype in my mind after I frozed a little due the folder is able to be placed on the skill slots.


    So basically, the Golem will able to use the skills listed in the folder which can be logically used by a round shaped Golem. (e.g. MP regen, fireball, water ball, etc, can be used. Wand mastery, Equip Gem Orb, skills can''t be used as the golem has no hands. But the passive/bonus given by the skills will still be applied to the golem).


    I added 8 out of 18 folders of respective combat/main-sub jobs and fill the other 4 slots with unique skills which not listed in any folder. Because it require certain conditions to get the skills such as Quests, Test/Trials, Achievements, etc. I added the other extra slots with Mind Synchronization, Supressed Stealth, Environtment Camouflage, and Float skills.


    Lastly, I dragged both of the [HP]/[MP] in the same amounts, [75%]. Then finally, I moved my cursor to the [Finalize] button and click it. And then, A small bordered screen poped up in the middle to confiem the selections.


    ''Do you confirm to add the selections to the Golem? [YES] / [NO]'', The annotations on the pop up screen says so.


    ''Ohohoho~ Yes of course, please?'', I mumbled in ezcitements within my mind while moving the cursor to the yes button and click it.


    The moment I pressed the button, a sudden heavy headache strikes my head. My whole body feel pains, shakes, heavy and like my whole body and soul being shrinked to some point and sucked to the ball.


    I endured the whole process for some minutes and when it stops, I feel the orb in my hand gone. I opened up my eyes and saw the Orb floats perfectly. It makes a magic circle pointed towards me colored in golden yellow. And so, I automatically realized the golem is working and casting [Heal] on me.


    ''[Status]'', I mumbled the command in my mind as I bowed myself down on the grass field with both of my arms as holdings due to the immerse pain I just felt.


    My status screen poped up, and I can see both my [HP]/[MP] are low and regenerating. The [HP] regenerated faster thanks to the golem whose helping me.


    I thougt in my mind for the [Golem] to activate [Supressed Stealth], and [Environment Camouflage]. The golem presence and sight vanished from both of my sight and presence. Due to the [mind sync] passive skill, I always know where the [Golem] is as it always sync-ed to my mind.


    I lied down on the grass field again, trying to calm myself down after experiencing the pain while waiting for the [Golem] to fully [heal] me. Well, I can [heal] myself, but I feel like the [Golem] should be the one doing that as this was actually caused by it in the first place.


    And so, I named the golem as [Aeon].

 Vol. 1 Chapter 15

    - Adventure Start! -


    I am lying down on the grassfield, again. Waiting for [Aeon] to fully [Heal] me up. I gazed myself through the blue sky again. It feels nice and warm, and the sun doesn''t burn. The wind breezes calmly soothing the souls of the living in this wide open of grass field.


    I''ve stabilized myself, as the time goes. My [HP] bar has recovered to 70%. My [MP] bar still on the 45%. I get up again and walk myself toward the road direction.


    ''Backpack, Hoodie Mantle'', I commanded the backpack to turn it''s shape back to a hoodie mantle. The backpack followed the command directly, changed its shape to a hoodie mantle and envelopped my whole perfectly.


    I walk through the wide open grassfield, from afar I could see that this area filled mostly with grasses and few trees. Combined with some hills. I arrived on the road trying to figure out which direction I should take next.


    "Hmm.. Let''s do a coin flip to decide then", I said. I think about 1 Gold coin in my mind. Then, it came out from my right palm orb. "Head to the right, Tails to the left", I said it outloud while tossing the gold coin to the air.


    The thrown coin spins in the air, and right when it falls down I catch it back with my right hand and open up my grasp afterward. The coin on my palm showing head. I save the coin back into my [Inventory] and begin walking to the right. Following the road to wherever it may be taking me.


    While walking I looked around, to the left, to the right. Enjoying every scenery which can''t be found in normal city back in my previous life. To be able to enjoy this scenery, one must walk out from the city and travel to the country side which mostly consisted with farms and ranches. But here, there aren''t any cars or many machinery invented yet. The fresh air, fragranced with the greenery around me brought by the wind breeze, giving me a pleasant journey while walking.


    I keep on walking, following the dirt-road with a pleasant mood. After quite some distance, my instict sensed on something. In quite some distance forward, there''s a carriage fell to the side of the road on the grassfield, with the horse still attached to it, seemed unconscious. Near the carriage, there''s a man next to the horse, making a stance with his spear like he was protecting the horse, and a Goat like beast-kin near the backside of the carriage using iron claws on both of his hands as his weapon. Around them, there''s a pack of prairie wolves around 14 of them still stands, and 1 of them already beaten to death while its corpse laying down next to the carriage''s side soaked in fresh blood.


    I run immidiately to the direction. Pulling out my [Black Blade] with its scabbard which I named it as "Black Ayakashi" from my left palm''s gem. I''m pulling it out with my right hand and casting some buffs on myself while running and activate [Conceal] to falsify my race to a [Human], and Level to 1. My statuses automatically followed the concealed level.


    [Shadow Step]


    Active/toggled


    Assasin class buff skill. Supressed the presence of your movement and greatly Increases movement speed.


    [Encourage]


    Active: Buff


    Warrior class buff skill. Strengthen the resolve of the user/party. Str/Vit/dex +20


    duration: 15 minutes. (ingame 80s)


    [Empower]


    Active: Buff


    Blade Path Warrior class buff skill. Empower the swing of the blade to be heavier. Increasing damage and resolce of the user. Str/dex +50.


    Active: Buff


    duration: 30 mins. (ingame 300s)


    With the buffs active, my movements feels lighter, and my body feels stronger. I began dashing instead of running toward those men whose ganked by prairie wolves while hookinh the top side of the scabbard of my blade to my left side belt. My movements sounds and presence concealed by the [Shadow Step] skill. As I am getting close to them, I used another skill from the [Assassin]''s class.


    [Shadow Clones]


    Active


    Assassin''s class skill.


    Creating 1 upto 4 clone(s) of the user from the shadow with shared consciousness.


    Clone''s damage: 35% x User''s


    Clone''s receiced damage: 200% /hit.


    duration: 1 hour. (able to be canceled manually)


    I summoned 4 clones of myself, dash forward directly to the wolf pack and begin slashing. I intended to reduce the numbers of the wolves in one go with this tactic. 2 of the wolves began to jump up to the beast-kin man as I was preparing to jump into the fight. He prepared himself like he was about to confront the jumping wolves''s attack. I, the real me, intercepting them by taking advantage of the dash and swing my blade from its scabbard to perform a dash-slash strike strategy. A clean cut which cuts both of the wolves head from its necks in one swing. the jumping direction altered by the force, going a bit to my direction. The corpse and the blood spilled fell near me. I sheathed back my blade after the swing and making a misterious warrior pose. As I seathe back my blade, I stand and turn my body to the beast-kin direction.


    "Sir, Are you okay?", I asked to the beast-kin man.


    "U..Uh..", he confused at start. With the face showing a confused of suprised expression. "Yes, I am. Please help my master at the front too.", he requedted as he got back on the track of the situation.


    "It''s already all right, sir. My clones has taken care some of them.", I replied.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    He looks even more suprised and confused. He moves himself trying to take a peek to the frontside. All he can see thay his so called master sitting there on the grass by holding his spear right next to him in a relieved expression. I did cancel my clones [Skill] right after they make the prompted slashes. My clones took down 7 of them. While me, took down 2 of them at the same time. The rest of the pack run and leave the scene as they saw 10 of their pack comrades were dead.


    We focused on clearing the things up afterward. The beast-kin man dismantling the wolves corpse. The other man man waking up his horse from his [Sleep] spell magic, and I try to put the sided fallen carriage to its wheel.


    "BRUAKK!!", the sound it made when I finally put the carriage back on its wheels. I proceed with pushing the carriage back to the road and sealed the wheels movement with earth magic by lifting up some dirt to prevent the wheels to move forward or backward.


    At that time, I didn''t realized that both of them were frozen in a shocked state like their eyes poped out or something. When I realized their behaviour, I turn my back to their direction from beside the carriage, trying to act normally.


    "Is everything okay?", I asked them from afar with a trying to act natural like nothing happened way.


    They were just replying me with nodding their head and continuing whatever they were doing. I walked to the beast-kin man trying to provide him a hand. He was skinning all the wolves and chopping the meat to some portions.


    "Is there anything I can I help with?", I asked him politely.


    "Umm..", He stopped, turning his body trying to look at the person who asked. "I don''t know if this kind of work suited to a fine young lady as you are.", He in a polite way.


    "Umu, don''t worry.", I tried to convince him. "I want to become an adventurer or hunter or such anyway. So, I must know how to properly doing this.", I implied.


    "Ah..haha, I see.. adventurer.", He laughed warmly. "Me and master were also an adventurer. But nevermind, the dismantling is about to finish anyway. I''m Grimjack, a Goat Beast-kin man.", He replied back and introduced himself to me while continue to dismantling those wolves. His dismantling work id quite quick and fast! Like a professional butcher.


    "Umu. Nice to meet you Grimjack-san. I am Irumi.", I introduced myself back. "You know, the materials are still wet. Do you mind if I use my [Spatial magic] to preserve them, and help you carrying them until you reach any city or village?", I offered him the help while I''m watching his work in awed.


    "[Spatial magic]? You.. you can use that kind of magic?", He asked while his hands stop moving.


    "Uh, yes, I guess? But, I can only use that for storing things, though it''s limited.", I lied. Ofcourse it is unlimited.


    "Oh.. Hahaha. I see, I thougt Irumi-dono were one of those heroes who can use [inventory] or such.", he laughed. "But yes, ofcourse. I think Master will be grateful for the help as well.", He said.


    "Sure. I will start storing the raw materiald which has been dismantled then.", I said. I''m storing my [Black Akayashi] back to my [inventory] and start storing the dismantled raw materials which consisted of the wolves heads, pelts, claws, meats, and bones one by one.


    Time goes by as we help each other out. The spoken master already patched the horse back to the carriage. Grim and I, fetched the dropped goods from the ground and carrying them back into the carriage.


    "Thank you, young adventurer. I''m Fuyoumi a traveling pedlar. I am indebted my life to you for saving our lives.", The master of the carriage bowed to me in gratitude politely.


    "Ah, nevermind.", I bowed back replying his gratitude. "It is a duty of strangers who help others in time of need. It is all right, Fuyoumi-san. Instead, I am the one who should be thanking you for allowing me riding the carriage to the next stop.", I replied back, showing my appreciation.


    "It will be our pleasure to have you in our journey, Irumi-dono.", He answered.


    "Please, chan or just Irumi will also work. Please skip the honorific, Fuyoumi-san.", I insisted.


    "Irumi-chan then. Let''s proceed.", He smiled and showed me the way like a gentleman.


    Then, we hop on the carriage. I sat on the front next to fuyoumi. I canceled the [Earth magic] which blocking the carriage wheels to move and we start marching following the road trails.


    Everytime, I am getting amazed by each new sceneries that we passed and passes by. Non-aggresive wild animals, forest trails, etc. We talked a bit around with simple and easy chats. As the time goes by, the sun is about to set.


    We took a camp right next to a river. Fuyoumi blocking the wheels movements with stones which could be found nearby. Grim building ul a tent. Then Fuyoumi also brings some stones after, putting them some distance infront of the tent which is under development by Grim and arranged them in rounded formation while I fetch the firewoods nearby.


    I fetch the firewood with my [Inventory] function. it seems the effective range is up to 3m around me. This function is really convenient as I don''t need to burden myself carrying anything on my back in every journey. I am quite into it. After some time collecting them, I''m going back to the camp. I put out the firewoods, which somehow quite alot, and some wolf meat from my [Inventory]. Fuyoumi-smiled sincerely. he took some firewoods and arranged them inside the arranged stones. Then he started the fire with magic, making a bonfire. Grim is coming closer from the carriage direction bringing some iron bars and a pot with cooking utensils in it. It appears the tent has already finished.


    He''s passing them to fuyoumi and excuses himself. Then he walks off to the river direction for taking a bath. Fuyoumi arranged the iron bars in a way, so that the pot can be hooked on it for cooking purposes. Then he casted [Water magic] to put some water inside the pot. After that, he took and brought the meat with him to the river side to be processed.


    It seems, Fuyoumi is the one who incharge with the cooking and as the master of the carriage. While Grim, acts as the bodyguard and companion of the carriage in the travels. I spend some time creating some convenient magic while grim san preparing the foods with some distance with the bonfire and sitting on a stone. Grim whose back from his bath, carrying 3 wooden logs stacked on his right shoulder while his top clothes on the other. With his well built body muscles and those goat horns on his head, he really looks alike a demon lord in some fantasy mangas or games that I have ever read and played in my previous life.


    He puts down the wooden logs and arranged them to encircle the bonfire. He politely ask for Fuyoumi, whose on cooking duty, with his gesture showing Fuyoumi that he''s about to put down the log for Fuyoumi to sit on later for eating. He waved at me with his smile. Making a gesture to come over and sit on the log. And so, the night was quite a warming welcome for me, whose on my first day living in this new fantasy world.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 16

    - First Camp -


    I answered Grim''s call and head forward to the bonfire. I sit on the log which has been prepared and arranged by Grim. Infront of me, Grim sits there while putting on his shirt. In the middle, between me and Grim is the bonfire. A little bit to the left from me, there''s Fuyoumi checking on the soup that he cook, periodically. The bonfire gives off a warm feeling to my whole body who sit on the log silently looking at them while using [appraisal] on them to lookup some informations.


    "Fuyoumi"


    Lv. 72


    Occupation: Peddlar


    Class: ???


    ???


    HP: 100% (indicated by red bar, and annotation on the bar)


    MP: 92% (blue bar)


    STA: 43% (yellow bar)


    "Grimjack"


    Lv. 58


    Occupation: -


    Class: ???


    ???


    HP: 100%


    MP: 100%


    STA: 21%


    I saw so many ''?'' mark. I think the ''?'' mark informations will be revealed if we have more knowledge regarding the subject. I do see Grim''s stamina is low enough but I don''t see any expression like being tired or such.


    "So, Irumi-chan.", Fuyoumi turns his head facing towards me while smiling gently. "Where were you from? and where are you heading up to?", Fuyoumi asked while stirring the soup in the pot.


    "Umm..", I mumbled. Trying to make up a story in an instant. "I actually raised afar, within the mountain range with my Master whose like a Grandfather to me. He taugh me many things, but he recently passed away, leaving me a suggestion to learn about the wide world outside our mountain and forest. So.. I basically don''t know where to go..", I made up the story to reply them.


    "We apologize we brought up such topic, Irumi-chan.", Grim said, intended showing respect for the grandfather who passed away from my made up story. He''s representing Fuyoumi as well.


    "Ah.. It''s okay.", I shaked my head in an eased manner. "I have a feeling Grandpa is smiling on me from the heaven.", I implied.


    "Mountains, hmm?", Fuyoumi wondered. "Do you have any relatives known to you, Irumi-chan?", Fuyoumi asked.


    "As I recall.. I only lived alone with Grandpa. I guess, no?", I answered.


    "I see..", Fuyoumi said while wiping the wooden bowls and spoons with a blanket.


    "How old are you Irumi-chan?", Grim asked with Gallantly pose while sitting there on the log.


    "Umm.. Around 14 I guess?", I replied to Grim. Basically I don''t know. I''m just guessing by the looks of my character.


    "I see..", he nodded slowly. "What is your current level? If I may?", Grim followed with another question.


    "My level? Um.. 1?", I replied with the concealed information info.


    "Hmm.. I see, Level 1.", He nodded again. No wond-..", Grim stopped midway as if he was choked on something.


    Fuyoumi who heard my answer suddenly stopped stirring his soup, his facial expression looked gloomy with shock combined together while his hand still holding on the soup ladder.


    "LEVEL 1?!!", They yelled out loud from shock and suddenly looked at me with shocked expression, like their eyes almost poped out. I am quite panicked, don''t know how to get out from this awkward situatiin.


    "Um..Pe-perhaps it is because of My age that my level did not raise up properly?", I implied, trying to get out from the situation.


    They flinched a second. Making gestures showing like thinking ''is that possible?'' from their body and pose. That''s that, with their own style.


    "Ah.. haha..ha, I.. well.. yeah it maybe", Fuyoumi said while shaking his head. Then he pours down the soup to the wooden bowls, put a spoon in each of them and offered the first bowl to me afterward.


    "Gah! My brain blown. I bet you trained sooo hard with your grandpops which make you as strong as now. But still, where did that strength come from with thay tiny body of yours, Irumi-chan?", Grim whined while scratching his head with both hands before asking me.


    "Umu.. Grandpa was a strict person.", I answered, ignoring the other question I don''t have to answer.


    Fuyoumi offered the next bowl to Grim, he took it with his both hands with such a respect attitude toward fuyoumi.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    "Please enjoy the meal.", Fuyoumi said.


    "Thank you for the food.", Me and grim said.


    And then we ate our dinner, talking, laughing, and hearing the past stories of Fuyoumi''s from Grim when he was still an active adventurer. Fuyoumi didn''t mind, laughing together with us with his stories being told by his closest friend. And from there, I know why Grim addresses Fuyoumi as his Master which is actually there are no contracted bond such Master and Slave nor Servant nor apprentice kind of bond.


    The night was lovely, Grim san going straight to the tent to get some rest. The tent is quite wide. Fuyoumi still sit there infront of the bonfire and I excuse myself to him for taking a short bath in the river.


    Time passes by as I took the bath. I dried myself with wind magic, and start tying up my hair while walking toward Fuyoumi whose still sit there infront of the bonfire.


    I pat her shoulder gently so that I won''t scared him. He turns aways his head to my direction as soon as my hand touched his shoulder.


    "Oh, You''re done?", Fuyoumi said as he closed his book, with the pen sandwiched between the pages.


    "Mmhmm.", I replied back as I took a seat on the wooden log I used when I was eating dinner together with them.


    "Ah.. so, what is your class Irumi-chan", He asked.


    "I suppose I am a [Blade class Warrior]?", I replied.


    "Hmm.. I see. Your strength is truly absurd for a level 1 honestly. But we do respect your privacy on that matters. People tend to have their own circumtances anyway. hahaha", He implied some worry behavious as he said the words.


    I remained in silence while poking on the bonfire with a wooden stick.


    "Back before I retired.", Fuyoumi began telling his story while looking at the bonfire with his fingers connected making both palm clenched together. "Then, I chose to join the Merchant guild. Grim and me, and the other members thay are not present today, were adventurers in a party of 5. We were a D ranked party back then. while Invidually, Grim was a C rank [Fighter] Class, and I was a B rank [Spear Class warrior]. But then, things happened and I have no longer the resolve to wield my Spear high.", He continued his story.


    "I see..", I replied with attentive looks, and not knowing what to reply or ask.


    "The wolves, should not be a trouble for us, if it was not caused by my condition. And again, I am really grateful that you were there, Irumi-chan. As I am afraid if you didn''t, I might drag Grim san with me, if we''re looking at the moment and my inability. So, again, I thank you for saving our lives.", He said and thanked me afterward while bending his body a little bit to the front from his seat. Bowed his head at me showing his sincere gratitute.


    "Ah.. I am happy that I could help, Fuyoumi-san.", I bowed back. Showing that I accepted his gratitude.


    "The night is peaceful. You don''t need to standguard in this forest which called [Undine Forest]. This whole forest is the territory of the spirits race. A neutral race which loves and loved by the nature. As long as we don''t have any ill intentions toward them nor the natures around us, we will be safe. And there are no monsters as well, instead of wild neutral animals.", Fuyoumi explained.


    "Ah I see, so that''s why you were so calmly writing books without weapons around you.", I said.


    "Yes, indeed. The spirits, some people say they are a beautiful race with a presence that glows in the night with the mana surrounds them. But it is very rare for one to spot them, even if they camped here the whole year, there won''t be an exact chance that one will see them. Despite their beauty, they are quite scary when they''re angry. As a spirit, their tendency to mana is undoubtedly high. They can use and manipulate the mana itself, like their own body parts.", Fuyoumi told.


    "Hmm.. I see. [Spirits race]. [Undine forest]. Umu. I got it.", I reply with attentive manner. Showing an interested attitude. "By the way, is there any library in the town we''re heading to, Fuyoumi-san?", I asked.


    "Books, eh? Hmm..", He lifted his head a little higher. Frowning his forehead while closing his eyes. Showing the gesture of trying to think or rememberring something. "Next stop, we should be arriving to a small city like village, Luna, by noon if we march in the morning. But, for a library, there should be one in Major city. It took 4 days of travel by carriage from here. And, it is also on the same route road.", He said.


    "Ah I see. Is there an adventurer guild branch in Luna Village?", I asked.


    "Oh yes, There is one. Maybe you should be registering your Adventurer license there while you''re at it.", He replied.


    "Yes! That would be wonderful.", I implied.


    Then, we talked some more to kill some time and went to bed in the tent afterward. Fuyoumi killed the fire and we went to sleep on each of our futon beds made from animal skins which prepared and arranged by Grim. Such a great one, for my first camping in this world. I am glad that I met with some trusted travellers. I guess I am indeed lucky.


    Then, the next morning comes. I had quite a good night sleep last night. As I woke up, I see both of them are not in the tent. I gets up and walk out from the tent.


    I see Grim is cleaning up the spot where the bonfire was and to the right afar, I see Fuyoumi washing the dishes near the riverside.


    I walk toward the river wanting to get some water to wash my face. I greeted Grim while walking by waving my hand at him, he waved back.


    I sit neear the riverside next to Fuyoumi against the river flow. I washed my face with the cool and fresh water hitting and refreshing every spot on my face''s skin.


    "Fwahh!!! Cold!!!", I shivered as the water touched my face. "But Refreshing.", I implied.


    "Indeed, Irumi-chan. good morning.", He said while he turns his head toward me and greeted me.


    "Good morning too, Fuyoumi-san!", I greeted him back in a spirited manner.


    We prepared ourselves for the journey. As usual, Fuyoumi make some simple breakfast and warm drinks from the reserved hot water which they boiled when I was still soudly asleep. We talked a little, and had some light jokes while having it. Then, I helped fuyoumi washing the dishes. Grim disassembling the tent back to the carriage. I helped him as well once I''m done with the dishes. Fuyoumi taking the horse by the river to let it drinks and have some meals.


    Afterward, We continue our travel to Luna Village. As I could not wait to see, the residents of this fantasy world.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 17

    - Welcome!! Luna Village -


    We travel through the forest road. Trees and flowers covering the whole area. The beautiful green sceneries on my right and left. I lied down on top of the carriage''s luggage cover which made from animal skins.


    Grim sat in the front next to Fuyumi in the front. Grim san who hold the reins for the horse. They talk casually like a very close friends. The noises from their talks giving more harmonies to the jungle''s rythms of nature to my ears. It was a very pleasant and a warming clatters to be heard. I guess I am really grateful for not being alone in my travel.


    I was lying on T position on the top of the carriage''s luggage cover with my eyes closed while enjoying everything that offered by this new world. New acquaintances, Grim and Fuyumi. New unagressive animals which spotted and sensed from me around the forest while we''re traveling. Even though Fuyumi did say this forest has never endanger anyone without ill intentions ever, It is not hurt to be cautious at all time. Though I also need to be adapted to these abilities of mine as well. It''s simply because this is not a game, and literally not like a game even though some of them are the same. But, how they work are somehow can be classified as not the same.


    I opened my eyes. Looking straight to the sky which hidden, covered by the leaves from the trees. Slight but beautiful sun lights which breached through the leaves can be seen showing off their feint rainbow colors.


    By the way, while we were travelling. I also checked some [skills] back then. I checked on some minor abilities and passives that might be really crucial for me to understand them. Like when I was helping them by slashing those wolves perfectly. I swung the blade without any tremble or failing. Perhaps, it is because of the [Sword Mastery] from the basic [Warrior Class], and [Master of the Blade] passive from the Advanced [Warrior Class], [Blade] Path.


    My instinct really knows how to wield it well. I may master it by skills. But, I''m still lacking in knowledge and experiences to wield it. So things like Style or something? I don''t quite have it. I might be OP in battle prowess, but against a professional? I don''t know. Maybe I will lose to their smart moves and tricks. That''s what I speculated.


    Next, I did checked on minor skills like elemental magics. [Fire], [Water], [Earth], etc. Indeed I have plenty. But they are from the game, so I expect the magics will be as much as like the game did.


    What really makes me wonder is just this. [Summoner]''s Magic. It includes [Summoning circle] which is active or toggled, [Servants Contract] which is passive, [Contract Summon] which is an active skill for summoning the contracted servants, and [Contracts List] which used to see the list of contracted servants and classified as a passive and active ability.


    So, I did try opening [Contracts List] but, the list was empty. Does it mean I have to summon it and make the contract manually? Well, it indeed interesting but let''s just save it for later. Since I only took a glimsp on some of the summoner''s skills.


    Lastly, some skills which have the same name have combined description.


    [Step Master]


    Passive


    Rank: -


    Gain experience while walking. [Merchant class]


    A shadow must master the steps which He/She took. Agile and silent. [Assassin Class]


    An excellent warrior must master the efficiencies of the steps he took for his stances. [Warrior Class]


    One who classified himself as an explorer, must be very cautious of his steps. One wrong step may lead one explorer to the History. (Traps detecting and disarming ability) [Explorer Class]


    I don''t really wanna see the bonus stats, they are making my head dizzy. Gah! Thise numbers and % thing. So I have checked some few minors which I may use for my entry and life as an Adventurer.


    While I was drown in my thougts while gazing on the beautiful scenery of feint sun lights. I can finally hear some crowd noises. I pull myself up and crawl to the front as the road we''re on is turns up like a hill.


    Fuyumi turns his head and looked at me whose curious about what sights will be unfold after this hill like road. He blinked at me and smile.


    Finally once the hill getting close to the edge, I can slowly see the Large wooden gate and walls which arranged neatly near the forest. It more like they blends in with the Nature!Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.


    I am amazed by such scenery and can''t hide it from my eyes. I can sense Grim and Fuyumi Laughing slightly after looking at the hyped me. In my mind, it is really like a village of elven or fairies. The guards on the walls waving at us. Fuyumi waves his hand as a reply. The big doors under the wooden gate slowly opened. We passed through the wooden gate, we can see that the walls are thick!! Just look at this wooden portal gate. It''s like 4m to 5m wide!!


    After getting amazed with such walls'' scenery, I am more amazed when looking at the village from the inside. It is actually, and literally, blended with the nature within its vicinity. The trees are not being cut down. Instead, it become a pillar to some big buildings. This is truly a fantasy sight! A literally forest village.


    Now I get why this village categorized as a city. It is big enough. This village is surrounded by the trees from the undine forest all over the walls. the districts are well arranged. Residencies, farms, ranch, market, plaza, and chief hut.


    Grim keeps on riding the carriage until we reach to a building. Fuyumi get down from the carriage, I as well instinctively following fuyumi, hoping down from the carriage''s cover. Grim continues his ride slowly after. Perhaps he''s trying to park the carriage and the horse somewhere?


    Fuyumi pats my shoulder, I look at him. He''s giving a gesture to get in to that tall building and big building with 2 trees on each end blended perfectly with it. From it''s length, I assumed this building is like a hotel, 4 floors high.


    We walk in to it from the front doors. I can see tables and chairs, filled with few of people having their meals. A wolf-like race sitting in one table with his fellows, an elf man and a bunny-like race having their meals together. On both side next to the doors there are weapon armaments standed. I suppose it is used to store adventurers'' or such weapons while they are having their meal/resting here in this lobby.


    We walk toward the receptionist, an Elf lady with a pair of glasses. Her body is busty enough packed with good sizes of breasts. I instinctively reacted to them and compared them to my planky chest.


    ''Sigh.. will they grow later?'', I sighed in my mind.


    Fuyumi pats my head with his hand. He smiled widely at me.


    "Relax Irumi-chan. Someday you will have them too. Perhaps. Hahaha", He laughed.


    For some reason I feel like being bullied and shocked hearing that. But looking at his warm attitude, I am sure that he meant no offense. But I''m still a little bit pissed by the words somehow, so I punch his arms without force.


    "Ouch, hahaha!", He laughed warmly in a composured manner while walking with me.


    We arrived at the receptionist. "Oh my, the legendary Fuyumi-san. Nice to see you still in one shape.", the elf lady greeted him.


    "Ahahah.. Nice to see you too. Still as young as ever, Grace-san.", Fuyumi replied. I just stayed in silence watching them.


    "2 rooms for 3 nights with meals pleace, Grace-san.", Fuyumi implied.


    "Eh? 2 rooms? So this little lady is with you?", Grace asked.


    "Yes, under some circumtances we acquaintanced to each other.", Fuyumi answered.


    Grace bent her body forward on the receiptionist desk and call for fuyumi to come closer with gesture.


    "Hei hei, Is she perhaps, your daughter?", Grace whispered him. I can hear it clearly due to my OP assassin class. Giving me some cold chills on that.


    "H-Hei. What the-..", Fuyumi shivered and shocked. "No, No! She''s an acquaintance we met on the travel. sigh..", Fuyumi backed away a little from there before implying an answer to Grace''s question and shaked his head.


    "Fufufu~...", She touched her glasses in such suspicious manner. "That''s nice to hear. So I am indeed still have a chance to get you.", Grace teased Fuyumi and blinked. What''s with this sudden characteristic changes?


    Fuyumi silenced in a cringed gesture. I nudged him with my elbow and grined.


    "3 silver and 6 copper coins for 3 night with meals, as for the stable and carriage placement services as usual added 3 more silver coins for 3 days. So total is 6 silver and 6 copper coins.", Grace said.


    Fuyumi reached for his money bag trying to get the amounts needed for the rooms. I checked my profile, I can see that my Money only consisted of Gold coins like in the game. So, My gold still the in the same amounts like when it was in the game. 2 billions of gold since it was the gold cap for each character. While fuyumi still nagging on his purse bag, I put out 1 gold coin.


    "Can I pay with this?", I asked while giving her my gold coin.


    Both of them shocked. "Ah Irumi-Chan, please let me pay for yours as one of my thanks.", Fuyumi said.


    "No no, it''s okay fuyumi-san. It is also my appreciation for Grim-san and you for accepting me hi-jacking on your travel here.", I insisted.


    I give the gold coin to Grace. "Hmm, It is a well made gold coin with the same marking. Sigh.. Can I send you over the change later this afternoon?", Grace asked me.


    "Y-Yes, sure. Is it going to be a problem grace-san?", I asked back after answering her.


    "No actually. It just happened that we stored the earnings money to the vault vacility in the office district. So we don''t have 93 silver and 4 copper coins with us at the moment.", She answered.


    "I see. I understand. Nice to meet you Grace-san, I am Irumi.", I introduced myself to her even though it''s a bit late.


    "Nice to meet you too, Irumi-chan. Grace onee-san at your service.", She introduced herself back to me with a warm smile. She''s cute though, honestly.


    Then we were given our keys with numbers on it. We moved to the 2nd floor and get in to our respective own rooms.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 18

    - Dinner at the Inn -


    Before I went into my room, I excuse myself to Fuyumi, and going straight inside my room after. Well, we will meet soon after for dinner anyway. So I take this chance to take a bath.


    The room is simple, there''s a wooden bucket with water and some towels next to it. A small towel and a bigger one. Next to it there''s a small bottle filled with some water inside. I checked it and it has a Rose like fragrance, I bet that this used as a replacement for soap?. And the most important part is, toilet. It existed! The sitting toilet I mean. So, I called off my magical equipment and goes naked inside my own room. I''ve locked the door anyway, what could get worse?


    I take the bucket and some towels to the toilet with me. I warmed the water with [Mana manipulation] by manipulating and tempering the temperature with [Mana], and pour down the fragranced water from the bottle to the bowl after. Then, I take the small towel and begin to clean myself up by wiping up my bodies. Once I''m done, I dried myself up with wind magic which combined with some fire magic mana to give off such a warm wind. I don''t need spell for this kind of magic. Just a simple [Mana] control.


    I called out my equipments back from my [Inventory] and they automatically equipped on and re-sized to fit me, the owner and wearer. I also called out my [Black Ayakashi], hooking its scabbard up to the left side of my belt and walk to the chair and table with drawer next to the bed. I pull the chair with me to the window, placing the chair right next to the window and open it. Due to my heigth, I need the chair to life myself up higher.


    It is only from a second floor but the fantasy view it gives still an amazing sight. Down on the streets, there are people from combined races and creatures. The fresh nature air which carried the wind breeze really soothe my mind. I took my time there looking at the activities of the villagers for quite some time until my door knocked.


    ''Knock knock knock..'', Sounds made from the knocked door. I get down from the chair, and walk toward the door to get it. I opened it, and saw a Human male with well built muscles and wearing a daily clothes. On his right belt bag, I can see cloth gloves which a little bit off from the bag.


    "Apologize for disturbing you. Irumi-dono, was it?", the man with well built muscles asked in polite manner.


    "Yes, I am. Just Irumi is enough. Umm, who are you sir?", I replied and asked back politely and plainly while looking at him. I kind of tilted my head a little backward to be able to see his eyes clearly as he''s taller than me.


    "Oh yes, sorry. How impolite of me.", he scratched his back of the head while apologizing and smiling warmly. "I am Dan, a worker from this Nightingale Inn. Pleased to meet you, Irumi.", He answered with a warm accent trying to be polite.


    "Oh yes Dan-san, the pleasure is mine.", I smiled. "Do you need any help?", I asked.


    "Grace-sama was calling for you. She said the changes are ready. And also, there are some people waiting for you downstairs.", He said.


    "I see. Okay then, let''s go down.", I replied while moving out. Then, I''m pulling my room''s door behind me to close it while walking out, and lock it after.


    I turned by back after locking it. He smiled while nodding gently, I reply with a nodding my head a little as well. We walked through the hallway to the stairs which leading downstairs. He took the lead and I am following right behind him. He has a nice guy face on him despite having those big mucles all over his body. I was imagining he would fit to be like somekind of a Gladiator from some movies back in my previous life with such body. Ofcourse, it is if, he was paired with those Romanians Armor.


    Once we reached downstairs, I can see Grim and Fuyumi sat on a round table with 4 chairs. Grim waved at me, Fuyumi then turns his back to wave and smile at me too. I waved back as I followed Dan to the receiptionist where Grace is.


    "I beg my excuse then, Irumi.", He asked in a polite manner to me as we almost reaching the receiptionist table.


    "Yes, thank you Dan-san.", I replied and bowed my head down a little to show some appreciation toward his service.


    Then he left, I greet Grace whose busy reading at some book there and did not realize that we were there.


    "Hello Grace onee-san.", I greeted her. She turns her head up from the book to see who''s greeting her.


    "Oh my, Hi Irumi-chan. By the way, do you have a coin purse with you?", She greeted me back and jump straight to the point after.


    "Umm, No?", I answered with my index finger below my lips. "Why is that?", I asked her, a little confused.


    "Oh, nothing in particular.", she smiled. "It just happened that I have this cloth-made small coin purse for you. I was thinking you might need it as I didn''t spot you''re carrying any with you. If you want it, I can deduct 1 silver coin for the service and it''s all yours.", She offered.


    "Sure, Grace onee-san. I''d like to take it.", I accepted her offer.


    "Allright then!", she clapped her hands as she said the words in a cheerful manner. "Here it is, I''ve prepared them for you. 92 silver and 4 copper coins inside it.", She shoved the purse bag with coins inside it to me. I reach my hand to answer her gestures, with the "hands down" impression. As my palm directly below the bag purse, she dropped it on my palm. I saved it right into my inventory as soon as it touches my palm.


    "Thank you for-", She stopped her words with suprised looks right after she saw the bag vanished. "Is that [Inventory] skill, Irumi-chan?!", She asked with a smile.


    "Um.. No?", I began with short reply. Trying to hide my nervousness. "It was a [Spatial magic] that I used for storing little things. Its [Magic formula] connected to these sphere like objects embedded on my gloves''s cloth. It is not unlimited though..", I explained with made up excuses, trying to stay in my composure to be more convincing.


    She looked in to my eyes after hearing that answer for some seconds. She closes her eyes and smiles again. "Allright, I believe you. Thank you for your patronage.", She followed it with a bow of appreciation at me.


    "Likewise Grace onee-san.", I bowed back. as I pulled back my head, I saw her smiling at me with those cute Onee-san''s eyes and glasses. Then, I proceed with walking to the table where Grim and Fuyumi are.


    ''[Spatial magic] with no mana trace, huh? Fufufu.. I wonder why she hid such thing. Interesting..'', Grace murmured on her mind as she looked on Irumi who''s walking away from the receiptionist desk, smirked a little.


    I pull the round chair from a vacant seat between Grim and Fuyumi and take a seat after. Their eyes following my movement.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    "So, Irumi-chan..", Grim started the topic with him looking at my blade.


    "Umm? Is there something wrong with my blade?", I asked. Making a confused face.


    "Ahaha No..", he laughed slightly. "It just that, people usually not carrying armaments while feasting. They put them on the shelves there.", Grim answered while pointing the shelves which filled with armaments with his thumb.


    "Ah.. I see.", I learnt a new common sense of this world. "Excuse me for a second then.", I excused myself while standing up. Both lf them nodded gently to answer my excuse. Then, I began moving myself to the shelves after.


    I loosen the hook from the scabbard with my left belt when I reached the front side of shelves. While I''m still at it, a tall Demon-like race came to the shelves as well. He has small horns pointed out from his head, small portion of his fangs caming out from his mouth, and wearing a black and red steeled armour set. He put 2 of the blades which like my ayakashi with dark red scabbards and silver hilt with black and blue colors linnens mixed on it. He was suprised when he looked at me putting down my [Black Ayakashi] which is full in black color on the shelves.


    "...Blade, huh?", He asked while standing there firmly.


    "Y-Yes.", I got nervouse when hearing his heavy voice asking me. I''m still holding on my ayakashi awkwardly.


    "...I see..", he replied with his plain face expression. "Do you mind if I se-..", He asked my permission while shoving his hands toward my blade trying to reach it. I instinctively grabbed his hand before his hand reaching my blade and he stopped his word.


    "Unfortunately... Yes, I do mind. Mr. Adventurer.", I cut in his words.


    "...Hmm, I see. I understand. I apologize...", He said while he tried to pull his hand gently. I released my grasp as I felt he was pulling his hand back. He bowed his head afterward to me. I bowed back answering his apology. He''s really like a warrior in fantasy stories. That thougt was popped up within my mind.


    "...You.", he said while pointing his glare at me. "You have a good grip for a young Human girl.", He implied. Then, he turned his back and walk away from me heading to Grace''s desk.


    I am quite confused with his words. I thougt I didn''t put any force when I grabbed his hand. Then, I tried using [Appraisal] on him, trying to see any available information of him.


    [???????]


    Lv. 100(31)


    Occupation: ????


    Class: [Blade Path Warrior]


    ????


    [HP]: 100%


    [MP]: 23%


    [STA]: 41%


    Absurdly, the apprasial letting me know his level but not his Name, race, and Occupation. I stopped my dilly dallying and walking back to the table. I sat one the same position. Grim and Fuyumi who looked at the whole scene from the shelves incident were looking at me.


    "What is it, Grim-san, Fuyumi-san?", I asked calmly in confusion leaving some innocent taste in it.


    "Gah! Fuyumi, you tell her.", Grim sighed and shaked his head. His actions made me a little bit uneasy, I look at fuyumi direction hoping to get somr answer.


    "Nothing much, honestly. It was about the demon race guy you met at the shelves. Grim just exaggerating it.", He answered.


    "Eh?", I got even more confused. "Who was him? Did I do something improper?", I asked, starting to feel insecure.


    Grim was ordering the foods for us as I asked at Fuyumi. He didn''t ask what we want to eat but, there''s not many options for it anyway. The inn only offered the mass cooked food which rolled daily.


    "Hmm.. How to say it?", he crossed his left hand below his chest, his right hand''s finger rubbing on his chin, and his right hand''s elbow was pressing on the back of his left hand which crossed below her chest. Closing his eyes, leaving the impression of taking a deep thougt over something. "He was a prince in the [Demon] kingdom. The first brother of 3. He left the throne to his brothers which by the end ended up the 3rd prince become the current demon king. The first, Him, left the throne because he chose to see the outside world with his dual wield blade. As for the 2nd, he chose to be the general and guardian of, somewhat-whatever it was I forgot, in the demon kingdom.", Fuyumi implied some explanation.


    "I see. So basically he''s a prince?", I asked back to fuyumi to confirm while I see Grim has been back from ordering the food and joining us back on the table.


    "Yes, he was.", he nodded after taking a seat. "But he never likes to be treated as a royalty. A loner and a geezer. Gah!", Grim added to the stories. Face palming himself.


    "Hah-haha...", Fuyumi san laugh with an expression like holding some pain.


    "So, What''s the history with Grim and Him, Fuyumi-san? Grim seemed to resent him so much?", I asked at Fuyumi. Grim stayed in silence hearing my question. Doing nothing while propping up his chin with his left hand''s palm looking away.


    "Well..", he started it with scratching his left eyebrow. "Back when we were still an active adventurer, Grim was a total muscle head who seek strong opponents to duel on. Like, he''s looking for battle experiences from friendly battles or somewhat. Battle maniac stuff or such, I suppose?", Fuyumi said.


    "Hoo.. So Grim-san is an M who seeks stronger opponent then?", I smirked at Grim, teasing him. "And then?", I looked back at Fuyumi.


    "Hei hei.. It wasn''t like that.", Grim wiped his face with his hands and shivered.


    "Hahaha, you may call it like that.", Fuyumi responded to my tease.


    "Sigh..", he sighed. "Fine. Yes, I was a battle maniac back then. But not in a bad way. I respect every opponent. You know, That guy there even existed when I was still a baby.", Grim chose to told the story of himself by himself, but trying to distract the topic. Sneaky.


    "Hmm? When you were a kid?", I asked in a curious mannner, following the currents.


    "Indeed Irumi-chan. The story of the throne itself was taken itself back to 600 years back or so.", Fuyumi confirmed.


    "Eeeh??!", I shocked. I looked at Grim after hearing Fuyumi''s implied explanations, he nodded. "He''s sure is a geezer then. And then-And then??", I asked for more.


    "Him as an adventurer is truly a remarkable adventurer. He''s a very promising A rank adventurer but, he kept on refusing the test for ranking up to S adventurer.", Fuyumi said.


    "Mmhmm!", he gallantly confirmed it. "And his experiences in blade wielding as a warrior is also remarkable. I lost to him 4 times straight in the duel.", Grim added.


    "Whoa!", I was suprised in a praising manner. "I see. So you lost 4 times? No wonder you''re somewhat pissed. Fufufu..", I teased Grim again after.


    "Hahaha. Yes.", he laughed, tapping the table. " But, in most duels to anyone else, Grim is indeed showing his developments when doing each round of the mock battles with them. And eventually, he improved and able to defest them from their openings. Even those higher rankers than him also lost at least once from him. Grim talents in martial arts is splendid, if I say it. It''s true.", Fuyumi said. He nodded with a little cringed on his face while saying the last sentence, giving the taste like he''s saying ''I almost not believing it, but it''s true'', just from his that body language of his.


    "Gah, it is just that he''s a monster.", he shaked his head in that gallant pose. "An old monster to be precise. His speed, his movements, and his swings are precise and efficient. Everytime I learned things from my lost in the duels, He always have something up his sleeves. I don''t even want to know how many battles he had been through to achieve that. So, It stressed me out looking for a way or openings to surpass him in those battles.", Grim explained.


    "Hoo..", I enjoyed myself hearing this story.


    "Yes Indeed, he''s also called as a merciless adventurer rank tester. Mostly, to those blade wielders which are quite rare in quantity. People tend to choose the double-edged sword path and become a knight to ensure future life for themselves and their family, in some major cities.", Fuyumi said.


    "Oh, I see, I see.. He''s really strong then?", I asked.


    "Yes, I admit he is.", Grim nodded.


    "Hahah. He really is. Not to mention he is also a solo adventurer, I think. No one have ever seen him doing requests with a party. Most importantly, he always coming back with no scratch on him.", Fuyumi added more information of him.


    "Whoa.. He''s a strong lone wolf. Now I understand why his words are plain and straight to the point.", I said.


    And then, the food came with Dan as the waiter who brought it to us. His nice guy face added with warm smile coming to us followed with warm greeting and small pleasant talks while putting down the food to the table, really make us feeling more comfortable with this Inn while taking our meals. I wish all of the waiters in my previous world has this warm manner of him.


    Then we enjoyed our meals. Continuing some minor stories of Grim duel maniac stories with regular ranked adventurers while at it. And still, due to their exciting stories, I forgot to ask about that guy''s name. Well at least we laughed, we talked and we feasted together on that table to our heart content like a family. So, it was another nice and warm memory I got since I came down to this new fantasy world.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 19

    - Cold beer is the best! -


    The meals were done after sometime. Grace came up to pick up the platters. Fuyumi and Grim ordered some drinks, I ordered one as well. Three of them shocked.


    "Err..You see Irumi-chan. Are you okay with beers?", Grim asked blankantly in a worried manner.


    "Umu,", I nodded as I mumbled. "I had some in the past.", I replied. Well, I''m older in the inside though, it''s what I can''t say to them.


    "Ah..fufufu. Okay then 3 glasses will come in no time!", Grace spoke up to break the awkwardness. She waved at Dan, giving 3 fingers gesture at him. Dan nodded and going back inside from the kitchen entrance, shortly after he came out with 4 wooden glasses of drinks on a tray. He came to our table.


    "Here you go folks!", he put down the glasses to us one by one. "Mind if I joining in as well? You guys are the only customer for tonight anyway.", he said as he sit on the empty round chair infront of me. He did asking permission, but doesn''t look like it.


    "Well, do we have a chance to say no?", Grim teased him.


    "Hahaha! You don''t. Cheers!", he responded and toasted after. They looks like have known one another for a long time.


    "Cheers!", 3 of us responded his toast. The beer is quite nice, like made from wheat or something. But, I feel like there''s something missing with it.


    "I''m quite suprised you can drink, Irumi.", Dan said the words after he put down his glass while mopping his lips with his arm.


    "Umu.", I nodded again as a reply to his statement. "As a warrior, knowing how to drink is a must. My grandfather taught me.", I replied with made up story.


    "Indeed.", Grim nodded as he agreed on my opinion in a gallant pose.


    "I can''t say that''s wrong somehow? Haha..", Fuyumi agreed as well while he take another sip on his drink.


    "Fuhahaha!", he laughed. "You got a point there little lady. I like your warrior spirit. Making me remember someone I knew from those days of venturing the world.", He hit Grim''s shoulder while saying those words at me.


    "Fuhahaha! Yes yes! I agree with you as well as a martial arts fellow.", he responded as he tapping on the tabble. "Cheers for the old days Dan! Hahaha!", Grim raised his glass for Dan.


    "Hahaha I got you Bro! Cheers!", Dan responded Grim''s toast. "HAHAHAHA!", They both laugh after.


    Fuyumi just smiling in silence. Enjjoying his drink while taking a look on the view of his friends having fun. I''m just sitting there, looking at how friendly they are to one and another. I finally realized what''s missing from the beer. A beer should be served cold! So I reach out my left hand''s palm on the glass. Thinking of using [Water magic] combined with cold [Wind magic] trying to make some ice shaped in cube by manipulating the [Mana] in such combined way. I concentrated my mind while doing the [Mana manipulation] method.


    ''plop plop'', the sounds of those ice cubes made when they fell into the glass of my drink. 3 of them became suddenly quite when they were looking at whatever I was doing. I ignored their behaviour and started to pull up my glass a little higher and then shaking it in a circled manner, trying to make the cold from the ice spread wider and faster within the drink. Then I raised the glass and took some digging on it.


    ''Glug...glug'', thr sounds I made as I gulping down the cold beer. "Fwaaah!! Now this is nice!", I said while dropping the glass on the table with minimum force and mopping my lips with my fingers.


    The 3 of them shocked by both of my reaction and action. They looked at their own drink, then to eachother in confusion and curiosity which filled them.


    "Hei, hei Fuyumi.", Grim whispered to Fuyumi whose infront of him. "Can you do that too?", Grim asked him while pointing with his left thumb trying to act secretly while it''s really really obvious. Fuyumi shaked his head with innocent face. They all look cute though, like a dog somehow, with those facial expressions. I kind of pitying them. So I asked for Dan to get us a bowl.


    "Sigh. Well, I''m feeling generous today then.", I said while raising both my hands up sideways and lifting my shoulders while closing my eyes. "Dan-san, can we borrow a bowl here? I''ll put some ice in it for us to enjoy it.", I requested.


    Fuyumi and Grim automatically startled reacting to my request. "Yes, ofcourse he can!", Fuyumi and Grim answered for Dan and stared at Dan direction after. Dan shocked, looking at both of them on their faces and giving in.


    "Sigh, fine.", he sighed while saking his head. "I''ll bring some more drinks then. They''re all on me.", He stood up and scratch his head while saying the words.


    "NICE!! That''s my man!!", Grim yelled and gave him a thumb up gesture.


    "Oh, yes please. Thank you Dan-san.", I thanked him with a composured manner.


    Then he walked back into the kitchen with a tray. Shortly after, he walked out with 4 more glasses on a tray on his right hand''s palm, and a mid sized bowl held on his left hand. He came to us, put down the bowl in the middle and our extra drinks in respected orders.


    I''m trying to reach for the bowl in the middle of the table with almost standing up with both feet due to my short body. Grim saw me and helped me by moving it a little closer to me, and dan finally reaches his seat after. I pour down some small ice cubes into the bowl with the same magic from [Mana manipulation]. The bowl is full of ice cubes in second. With my assassin''s class instict and sensing skills, I can feel Grace was smiling at us before she walked upstairs. I chose to ignore it.


    Each of them took some ice cubes and put them in their respective glasses. They looked at each other afterward. Then they looked at me. I got a cold chill from their stares which came out from curiosity like asking what should they do next.


    I shake my glass with my hand in circling manner then take the sip on the beer with my eyes closed while they''re glaring at me. They pulled their glare from me to each other. Lifting their glasses a little bit up from the table following my gestures and moving their sight direction from each other to their own glasses. Then they drink it. I saw their actions through peeking with 1 eye while taking down my drink.Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    ''Glug...glug...glug...'', the sounds made from their gulping seemed like echoing to my ears. "FWAAAAAAAH!", They slammed the glass to the table simultaneously.


    "THIS IS GREAT!!", they yelled outloud together in the sametime with any advance coordniation. I''m shocked, they''re all also shocked. We drown in awkward silence in second, then we laughed hard.


    "Pffft! HAHAHAHA!!", We laughed together responding to their latest actions. The night was spent quite nice with some more rounds of cold beers which I treated them. I added some more ice cubes using [Mana manipulation] in between those rounds. We laughed hard, we talked fun memories and stories, and we enjoyed the night. Before we finally going upstairs for hitting the deck, we helped Dan to do the closing and took back our entrusted armaments from the shelves with us. Dan stayed downstairs. Saying that he needs to wait for some specific night patrol which paid by the inn to stand guard here every night. We excused ourselves to eachother and went straight to our respective rooms. Then, we went to sleep with a heart full of warmth and joy.


    --


    The next day, morning came. I woke up due to someone knocking on my door. I get up and down from my bed to get the door. "Okay, coming..", I said with barely getting back to the reality.


    I opened it, I saw Dan with a wooden bucket with full of warm water and some towels hung on his arm.


    "Fuhahaha! Good morning little lady. Here''s your water. Pardon my intrusion!", He greeted me and push his way through into the room passing me whose half woke up.


    I stand there in silence just looking at him in a sleepy manner. He put down the bucket on the drawer. Taking the empty bucket then put those used towels and fragrant liquid''s bottle inside it. He put down the towels neatly. Then he''s reaching out for his small bag on his right belt. He pulled out 2 small bottles of the fragrant liquid from there and put them on top of the towels. He turned his back while holding the empy bucket filled with those used towels and small bottles, and shocked when he saw me still stand there looking at him in a dazed state like barely alive. Not to mention, my messy wake up hair.


    "Guh.. Hei, is someone alive in there?", He teased me.


    I snapped a little hearing his words. "Yea... half of it. Yawn~", I yawned after answering him.


    "Hahaha! It''s morning already you see? Fuyumi told me some stuffs about you. You may want to step out early for the adventurer entry tests though.", He said to me while walking towards the door behind me.


    "Ah.. I hate morning.", I whined like a spoiled kid. "Is that so? Then, good morning too, Dan-san.", I greeted him back.


    "Hahahaha! Isn''t that reply a little bit too late? Fuhahaha!", he laughed hard. "I''ll see you again later, little lady!", He stepped out of the room through the door. He pats-ed my head with my messy waking up hair on the go before he reached outside the room.


    "Yes, thank you again, Dan-san.", I thanked him then closing the door and locking it after.


    [Magic crafting], I said the commands in my mind while pulling up my right hand''s palm and walk to the chair next to the window. I pull the chair from there to the drawer next to the bed. I am thinking of making some things for today''s possible necessities. Trying to make some normal, small and thin but solid [Flying daggers], shaped with my preferred imagination, from normal [Steel]-s. I made 100 pieces of them inside my [Inventory]. Next, I edited and added [Aeon]''s unique trait to be linked with my [Inventory] and [Storage]. Then, I''m taking my bath and preparing myself for the day.


    Downstairs, I went straight to the chair on the table. I didn''t see Grim nor Fuyumi, I didn''t knock on their door too anyway. I waved at Dan, he saw me and gave me an ''OK'' gesture from there. Then he walked back inside to the kitchen. Shortly after some time waiting there with my face on the table, I sensed Dan''s presence is coming towards me. I get up from that position.


    "Okay, here''s your soup, bread, and hot milk. The milk is my idea though. I strongly suggest you drink it without any ice magic since it''s still early in the morning.", He said. The way he said it really like my mother back in the earth when she concerned about the food I should eat. It kind lf making me a little bit missing her. But, I chose to let it go.


    "Hooo, they smell so gooooooood.", I''m a little bit hyped on this second time meal in this fantasy world.


    "Kuhahaha! You are exaggerating too much.", he laughed. This making me realized. I think Dan really fond of laughing at anything. "Enjoy your breakfast little lady. It''s a big day today for you!", he implied. Before he turns his back, he blinked at me and gave me a thumb up gesture. Then, he started to walk his way back to the kitchen. By the way, I went out with my [Hoodie Cape] equipped this time. While my [Blade] is still in the [Inventory].


    "Thank you for the food, Dan-san!", I thanked him while he walks away. A little shouting. He waved his right hand without looking or turning his back at me as a reply which I took it as ''Nevermind, enjoy'' or so. Then, finally. Its, meal time!! It took some time before I finally finished my meals. I stood up and walk to the receiptionist desk.


    "Grace-san?", I called for her as she wasn''t there.


    "Yes, I''m here! a minute! Coming in seconds~", Grace answered my call, her voice heard from the door behind the desk. Some steps heard from behind the door coming closer then the door opened.


    "Oh, Irumi-chan? How can this Onee-san help you?", She smiled at me with a cute gesture.


    ''Kuh..! If I''m a boy I would surely fell in love with her. That blonde hair, that pair of glasses, those green eyes, those elven outfit, those breats and mostly, those ears! Who wouldn''t fall for her anyway? Now I''m confused with Fuyumi''s references.'', I fell into some depth with my thougts of this elf lady''s appearance infront of me.


    "Irumi-chan?", She called for me while looking at me who dazed at her in silence.


    I snapped, coming back to reality. "Oh!", startled. "Should I left my room key here when I''m going out?", I asked.


    "Hmm, you can bring it with you. Just give me back the key when you''ll be checking out from the inn. You have a [Spatial Magic], you won''t lost it anywhere-anytime anyway right? Fufufu.", She smiled and grined at me.


    "Ah, I get it. Okay then, Thank you Grace-san.", I said.


    "Grace Onee-san, Irumi chan~", She insisted while staring at me with her smile.


    "Uh..", I got a cold chill from her stare. "O-Okay, Grace Onee-san.", I followed.


    "Umu.", she clapped her hands. "No problem! By the way, you''re going somewhere today?", She asked.


    "Yes, I''m going to take the adventurer''s entry test.", I answered her.


    "Hoo~ I see. Good luck, Irumi-chan. Do your best!", she said while punching the air with her fist at me.


    "Thank you, Onee-san. I will!", My weebs side made me getting hyped up hearing a busty-elf-onee-san cheering for me. She smiled. I bowed my head a little to her before I walked out while pulling out my [Black Ayakashi] from my left palm''s white sphere and hooked the scabbard with my left side of the belt.


    --


    When Irumi finally reaches outside the inn, Grace called for Dan.


    "Dan-san! Dan-san!", Grace called.


    "Y-yes! I heard you, Grace-sama. Coming!", he answered. Then he came to the front of the receiptionist table where Grace is.


    "Yes, what should I do, Grace-sama?", He asked.


    "Sigh..", she sighed. How many times already? I told you to leave the -Sama behind. Just call me by my name.", She said to Him while her right hand''s palm covering her forehead and shaking her head.


    "Ah.. That, I can not do, Grace-Sama. As you-..", Dan replied.


    "Okay..Okay, nevermind.", she said while shoving her hands gently. "Can you hold my place for a bit? I need to get to somewhere.", She asked.


    "Sure, I can.", he replied. "There won''t be much people or things to do anyway in the morning. Where''re you going by the way, Grace-sama?", He asked.


    "Fufufu... I want to see the ''Cold blooded Blade Demon Instructor'' testing a new recruit.", She smiled in such a way while saying it.


    "Oh..Irumi and that demon race, Kyou-dono...", He turned his face down while replying to Grace. Grace saw his actions. Feeling like he wanted to see them too.


    "Fufufu... I see. Even you wanting to her fights, hmm?", Grace smirked.


    "...Yes.", Dan aswered.


    "Fine, get my cousins here. Tell them, I, called for them to watch the inn while we''re away.", Grace implied.


    He snapped hearing Grace''s words. "Yes, ma''m! right away, OSU!", he got fired up and left the inn in seconds forgot to say any thanks to Grace. It appears, she didn''t even mind.


    "Fufufu.. This should be interesting. Irumi, huh?", Grace said to herself wondering and expecting. Propping her chin against both of her palms while her elbows supporting them pressed against the desk''s surface.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 20

    - Adventurer Entry Test I -


    I''m walking on the dirt road where there are some stones imbued on it on it''s center which used like as a road divider or path guidance. I''m enjoying the smell and the breeze of the morning which felt like in a suburb area or mountain path back in my previous world.


    For some reason, it suprised me that I can read this world''s languages excellently. In which, I literally don''t know how and why I know them. It''s not like I''m trying to figuring it out somehow. It doesn''t matter much to know it anyway though. As long as it helps, ''Blaze me, why not? lol''.


    Carriages pulled by horses (which made me


    quite confused with this being. The horse is literally like, you know? a horse! I thougt they will be unicorn or something in this fantasy world.), villagers in many different races living together well doing their activities, tiny children of any race-.


    ''Wait, thay kid.. a human kitty!!'', I got hyped in my own thougts when I saw a little cat beast-men playing around with her friends with different races mixed in.


    It didn''t take a long time for me to proceed. I was just getting amazed a little by THAT cute little being which making me wanna cuddle her up, pats her head, diving in my face on her fur, tickling her belly and ea-rs-.. umm, nevermind.


    Where was we? Oh okay. Until getting amazed by thay little girl''s cute appearance. ''Ahem!''


    Left and right, the buildings were made by woods. None of them were built by stones. Trees, flowers, and any natural elements except dangerous animals, blended in with this village without being thrown down. Even the village felt really nice because of the shadows from those big and high trees leaves covering us up from above.


    I walked my way to the dry market/wet market/commercial/workshop area. A big tree rounded with small stones as its fences, centered like a landmark in this district. This area is divided by this tree as its center. Such a very neat arrangement for this wide village. Almost like a major city or a country I think?


    My destination placed on commercial area, Luna''a Branch Adventurer Guild, Winter Rose. I stopped at the front of the building, looking at its Emblem.


    They''re all made from colored woods except the Rose. A shield as its primary background. A rose on the very front, made from chromed glass like material. Betwren them, a Rapier facing down. Its hilt fit perfectly above the shield upper part, and the rose positioned vertically following the Rapier''s blade. The shield has a flag like emblem carved on it, colored in blue and red as its background divided accordingly half and half. but I''m not quite sure about the emblem picture. A tiger? Phanter? Cat?


    Cat? Sigh.. I remembered that little girl again. I really wanna pet her, but I don''t wanna make a rucus.


    While I''m standing there, suddenly a boy flew outside from the tavern-like door of my destination. Since He''s still a boy, I couldn''t let him fall on the dirt. I dashed in speed to catch him with my arma before he fell.


    ''Dugg!'', the sounds felt when my body and his met.


    The flying velocity is quite high, is he bullied? I can see his right eye is swollen.


    "Are you okay?", I asked while looking at him.


    "Ugh.. I''m okay. Thank you.", He thanked me with not even taking a look at my face.


    His face is turned down, anger filled him. A small sword/dagger sheathed in skin hooked on his right belt. He really looks alike a beginner in any fantasy MMORPG game by the outfit.


    Shortly after, a strong looking Human male came out from the tavern with his buddy while carrying a little girl on his shoulder. A huge greatsword on his back, while his buddy having a shield on his back and a mace hooked on his right belt.


    He made a body movement like about to throw the little girl with his other arm which was not holding the little girl reaching for the little girl''s back. I realized it, instinctively activating my shadow step, dashed forward in great speed, and drawing my Blade out pointed at his neck and stopped.


    "Throw her, and you lose your head.", I said to threaten him.


    He''s shocked stopped his movement. His buddy as well. With my intention to kill gaze directed at him for more insurance so that he will not throw the girl.


    "...A-ah okay.", He answered.


    "H-hei.. Adventurers are not permitted to kill eachother unless it''s requested by the guild, girl. Ha-hahah.", His buddy said.


    "Ye-.. Yeah, that''s true. You can''t harm me.", He began to continue his actions.


    "She''s not a part of any guild.", Someone said thay from my right.


    Both of those jerks and me are shocked. Mostly me, shocked. I could not sense his presence at all! I turned my head to the right to see whose talking. I saw the guy who''s trying to checked on my blade walking straight right to us with his plain expression face.


    "...A very beautiful blade, indeed.", He said while looking at my blade which pointed at that guy''s neck.


    "So I can kill these jerks, right?", I asked him, ignoring his admirations.


    "...Yes, I do not mind.", He replied without looking back at me.


    "E-eh?!", The guy''s getting nervous.


    I pulled my sword lifting it higher. I let out a tremendously intimidating aura (A passive from warrior class which increases Strength attribute) at him intentionally for making him having a cold feet to restrict his mocement while I''m lifting up my blade.


    "...I-..I yield! P-please, Please! I''ll do it! I''ll do it! Forgive me, little girl-dono!!", He gave up, begging for mercy and brought the girl forward.


    "Put her down nicely, and never show your face on me ever again.", I asked while reducing my intimidation aura significantly while pulling down my blade and sheathed it back to its scabbard which hooked up on my left side belt.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    Then he put down the fainted girl nice and slow. Both of them bowed their head to me before running on their legs after.


    That demon guy bent down and picked her up on his right shoulder.


    "...Next time compress your aura for more specific directed targets, so they don''t wildly spread...", He said that to me while standing up carrying the little girl on his shoulder and walked to the boy''s position who sat on the dirt.


    He bent down again, picking up the boy to his left shoulder. From there, I realized. Those 2 were fainted because of my wildly spread aura. I suddenly feeling guilty and standing there with my face down realizing my mistake.


    "...Come inside.", He said to me with his expression-less face while passing me with carrying those two.


    I followed him obediently from behind. The tavern was empty. I can feel some wave hitting my whole body gently when I walk through the Tavern-like door.


    No one was there at the moment. The tavern chairs and tables are as well empty. I wondered why.


    "...The guild employees and the master were being called to the Elder''s place.", He said.


    "Umu, I see.", I responded.


    We keep on walking until we reach receptionist desk.


    "...Wait here.", he said while pointing at the front of the desk.


    I obediently followed his instruction while he went in to the receiptionist area through the half sided door. He went fuether inside to the door behind the desk with those 2 on his shoulders. Then, he came out from there without them. He bent down at the desk like he was reaching for something. He pulled out a form from there, putting it down on the desk while pulling the chair for him to sit down.


    "...Here, fill it.", He requested.


    "..Okay.", I answered.


    He really kept his words for jusy saying the needed things like showing no interest at all. Well, I kept on following his instructions anyway. I began filling the spoken documents.


    Name: Irumi


    Surname: -


    Class: Blade Path - Warrior


    Special abilities


    (Must put 5 at the very least at what subjects which you excel at):


    Magic offense, Magic support, Spatial magic, Blade Wielding, Throwing daggers.


    Deity''s path: -


    Instructor:


    I filled the document as mentioned above. I gave it back to him afterward.


    "Here..umm..?", I passed the document to him while wondering for his name.


    "..Kyou.", He answered while taking the document from my hand.


    "...Kyou-san, then.", I responded.


    "...No, just kyou.", He implied while looking at my document.


    "...Ok, Kyou. I''m Irumi. Let''s get along well.", I greeted him while bowing my head at him a little down.


    "...Umu. Likewise.", He responded as he stood up.


    He went back inside to the door behind the desk while rolling up my given document. Shortly after, he went out with a silver-plating-like card and a fortune teller crystal ball? I didn''t use my appraisal on them.


    He puts the card inside the slot from below the ball and put them on the desk.


    "..Here, channel your mana with your hand and place it here.", He explained while pointing at it.


    I obediently followed his instructions and began channelling my mana to the crystal ball.


    "..Hmm, Okay. Thay''s enough.", He instructed.


    He pulled out the card from it.


    "...Cut your finger and drop a drop of it on this card.", He instruced.


    "Umu.", I responded as I called out a throwing dagger which I recently made.


    He just stood there watching me from behind the desk. I hold the dagger with my left hand. I canceled my right hand gloves and it vanished to my inventory. He''s still just looking at me with that plain facial expression.


    I cut the end of my right index finger and dropped it on the card. Suddenly the front background of the card changing to creamed color like, which commonly found in paperworks, and words poped out from it.


    Luna Village''s


    Adventurer License.


    Name: Irumi


    Title: Muted Step


    Class: Warrior


    Sub-Class: Sage


    - Rank


    Recognition:


    -


    The informations shown on the card. He puts or back in the slot below the crystal ball. He channelled his mana on it. Pulled it back out after and giving them to me. Nothing changed from that.


    "...", I am looking at it on my hand silently and look at him after.


    "...What?.", He asked.


    "Umm.., Am I an adventurer now?", I asked back.


    "...No, Not yet.", He replied.


    "Oh I see. What''s next?", I asked again.


    "...I have channelled my mana on it. I am your instructor. I will test you. If I recognize you, I will drop my blood on it like you did. For the rank, you need the guild master''s approval to claim it.", He said while channelling a magic and pulled out 3 sheathed blades from it.


    "I see.", I responded.


    "...You are, Single wielder, correct?", He asked.


    "Yes.", I answered.


    "...Save your card and blade, we''ll be using this blades.", He said while putting down 1 blade on the shelves.


    "Yes.", I replied and saved my blade and card to my inventory.


    I pick the blade on the desk with my left hand, hooking its scabbard to my left side belt after.


    "...Next time, draw a dark magic circle simbolized for spatial magic to disguise your inventory.", He said while coming out from the desk.


    "...Yes.", I snapped and shocked by his advise.


    "...Wait here, I will call an employee to look after those 2.", He instructed.


    "Yes.", I replied.


    He walked straight out from the tavern-like door. I move to the chairs in the lobby taking a seat there silently waiting for his return obediently.


    After sometime, A wild busty and tall human girl in uniform showed up!!


    She wears some office-like uniform. Her hair is long and brown. Braided in one single pigtail which long enough almost touching the floor. Her breasts...Sigh.


    Why am I still a planky. I gloomed there with hands on my chests comparing to hers.


    "Irumi...chan? Yes?", She called for me.


    Due to my sudden gloomy thougts I didn''t realize that she''s already next to me. I snapped back to reality.


    "Y-Yes..I am.", I replied while looking at her face with my hands still on my chests.


    "I''m Sena. Winter Rose''s receiptionist at your service!", She introduced herself while reaching out her right hand.


    "Irumi, Nice to meet you.", I replied and stood up to respond to her handshake.


    "Umu, likewise!", She shaked the hands in cheerfull attitude. I smiled.


    "Oh! Kyou-dono is waiting for you at the training field by the way.", She implied.


    "Ah! I see. Thank you.", I responded.


    "No worries! I''m gonna look after those village adventurers. Good luck on your test!", She blinked at me in cheerful attitude then running to the room behind the receiptionist desk.


    I walked out from there, walking to the Southern far-end of the village to militia district to meet Kyou to receive my test.


    While walking, I pulled the blade out a little to have a look at it. I can see the edges of the blade are dull. Training purposed blades for you then! I sheathed it back in and start running in normal way to the southern militia district.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 21

    - Adventurer Entry Test II -


    I kept on running normally until I reach the militia district. It has a gate on its own. On the side of the gate, there''s a stationed guard post with an elven militia wearing a fancy [Elven armor] set sat in there for the watch duty. I greeted him, showing him my [Rankless] [adventurer card]. He''s allowing me passing through the wooden gate''s portal and pointed out the way of where the training field is.


    I thanked him before leaving him. He went back and sit in the post after closing the gate wooden portal. I walk my way through to the very end of the militia district, looking for a field surrounded by wooden walls.


    As I walk, I realized that the members of this village militia are not that crowded or high. There are only some of them, looks alike that they''re all here just for maintaining the district and doing the maintenances. The buildings which consisted of barracks, warehouses, and armories are quite many. There are other races as well, but the majority of the militias are elves.


    The possibilities I can get in my mind is only 2. Either most of them are sent out for duty, or we are in the middle of peaceful era which military prowess are not put in a high priority in a settlement. I''m just guessing around in my minf as I walk to the very end of this militia district. Finally, after some time walking, I reached on the spoken destination. 2 guards are standing infront of the wooden gate doors with their fancy elven armors and spears.


    "Halt! This area is currently used by the village''s officials!", One of them said it to me firmly. Both of them crossed the door with their spears simultaneously.


    "I was sent here for the test.", I answered. I walk to one of them after. Showing them my rank-less adventurer''s id card, the guard took it and have a close look on to it. He looked back at me while holding the card. I smiled. He sighed. He gave me back the card after.


    "Sigh..Do you know who your tester is?", He asked after taking a sigh. He puts on a worried expression.


    "Yes, Umm.. Kyou-san, right?", I answered while feeling a little bit confused.


    "Yes, he is. Sigh.", he sighed again. "I feel sorry for you. You may pass.", He said while pulling back his spear. Maintaining his worried looks. His partner followed his action after and pushing up the gate doors.


    "Uh.. Okay?", I smiled as I respond him in my confusion. I walk passing through them through the opened gate doors. As I passed through the doors, the guard closing it back.


    --


    As Irumi stepped inside, the guard pulled back the door and closing it.


    "I hope that little girl wouldn''t be so down after beaten by that demon.", The guard who checked on Irumi''s card saying to his partner whose pulling the door in a worried state and face.


    "Yeah. That guy is always beat the crap out of those entries who wields blade. Ended up in F ranks no matter how strong they were.", He replied. Both of them sighed.


    "Such a wrong place and time for that girl.", The one who checked on the guard implied.


    --


    As I reach inside. I can see the common training fields with sands as it''s base footing. Training dummies made from wooden logs and hays tied up together. I stood there looking around the area.


    On the left, following the left side walls, there are some people. Dan, Kyou, Grace, Another Elf woman on fancy dress, and a human girl in shiny silver [Light armor] with a [Rapier] hooked on her left belt. Dan waved at me.


    I nodded at him and walk to them. As I walk, Kyou who realized I''ve came around giving me a gesture to follow him with his body language. He walked to the empty sand field on the very center of the whole place. I saw him, I changed my direction after. Grace giving me the ''Do your best!'' Gesture with her hands and smile. The glasses she wears, adding more onee-san power to that smile. For some reason, I rememberred and missing my Hiruma and Hirumi Onee-san though. Kyou who arrived first stands firmly there waiting for me. I reached him after some time.


    "...[Magics] are not allowed. [Skills] are allowed. Please show me your potentials as a [Blade] wielder.", he stated the rules for the test with plain expression. He pulled out each finger with right hand as he mentioned with eyes closed.


    "Any skills allowed?", I asked to confirm.


    "...Yes, any skills which you have learned are allowed.", He replied as he pulls back his hand and opened ul his eyes.


    "I see.", I am statisfied with his answer.


    "...Any other questions?", He asked.


    "I am statisfied, thank you. I just need to show my aptitude as an adventurer to you, right?", I asked again for the last time.


    "...Indeed. I will not take the advance. But it doesn''t mean I won''t hit you back.", He confirmed my statement. He looked at me in the eye standing there silently in a second.


    "...Be ready. I will walk away a little further from you. feel free to advance on me when you''re ready.", He said as he turns his back on me. Walking some steps away further from me while pulling both of his training blades from their scabbards which hooked on both sides of his belt. He stopped after some distances created, turn his back again facing me who''s standing there waiting for him to be ready and he''s readying his [Blades].


    ''Any [Skills], huh?'', I uttered those words in my mind.


    I activated [Nimble Step], which increases my movement speed by half of my overall [Agility]. [Shadow Step], which increases my overall speed greatly and supressing my movements.


    I walked slowly in repeated actions towards him while pulling my training purposed blade from my left side belt slowly. I''m about to use the [Shadow Leap] (Assassin''s class skill which used for instantly leaped towards the targeted area. The maximum range of the leap depended on the user''s overall battle power) while leaving a [Mirror image] from my repetitive actions.


    (Note: I knew it will leave a mirror image by such actions from my Assassin''s class instict.)


    Right after I know the image I created is about to completely pulled the blade while walking slowly forward to Kyou''s direction, I leaped forward instantly trying to get my first hit with a [Heavy slash].


    He realized my intention and shocked by my action. That''s an experienced adventurer for you! I put myweight, which slightly on mid-air by that slash with both of my hands on its hilt. He parried my slash with both of his blades. I am pushing him backward due the force created by such speed.


    I can see his face clearly. He''s closing his eyes while parrying my strike. Most importantly, He smirked in an excited manner. His fangs clearly shown up because of that smirk. The speed of him being pushed back gradually reduced, he opened his eyes before pushing me back through his parry. I could see clearly his [Demonic eyes] were activated before I was being pushed back.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.


    I did a mid-air back flip to stabilized myself and fell back on the ground with both of my feet, securing my stance after. In his [Demonic state], I can slightly feel that he''s stronger than before. Not that I can''t win if I go all out, but I just need a good recognition from him as my tester. With that in mind, I''m still limitting my output.


    I make sure to give them all the show to get the impression of a speed focused warrior from this mock battle on me. With that in my priority, I''m thinking of using speed type skills. In meaning, any skills that involved with high speed movements.


    From the stance that I made after my feet reaching the grounds, I dashed forward again while using my [Shadow Clones]. I summoned 3 shadows. I send those 3 to directly confront him to create some opening while I''m waiting, dashing around [Cloaked ]in shadow waiting for the chance. The clones attributes are following mine. But the output damage are significantly lower and the damage received is greatly increased. So, basically the clones speed is almost matching with mine without buffs. I can see Kyou still smiling in his stance by the shared consciousness from the clones. Seems like he''s enjoying this battle to his heart content.


    "Heh! Come at me!", He provoked my clones as he make a stance with his [Blades]. My clones attacking him in a coordinated way, keeping up the pressure. He parried, blocked, and deflect them all in such movements. He countered my clones with a [Heavy strike] one by one in every possible chances. While looking at his battle with my clones, I get that his battle senses are very sharp. I need to at least landed a hit on him for a better score, I think.


    I''m preparing myself to jump in the midst of the battle before all my clones vanished. Was thinking about dashing and skill, or combo skills. I focused my energy to my right arm which holding the blade. Thinking of using the [Special Job''s Skill] while experimenting on it. Back when in the Game, [Absolute Assasination], is a combined Jobs Skill. Based on [STR] atrributes for its output damage. Slashing 17 times in 1 second. The animation of the skill was, the character stand in stance with an almost sheathed blade, Slashing once and sheathed back the blade. Then after, 17x dps popped up like spam notifications. I do really need to try this cool skill out.


    I sheathed back my blade with my left arm firmly holding the tip of the scabbard which hooked on my left belt, getting ready for my strike attempt. I dashed forward with [Shadow Leap] infront of him right after he countered my last clone in a stance like about to do an [iaido slash] skill or alike, from some animes/games on my previous life''s memory. I focused my sight on him. He''s shocked, but still remain composured on the battle with his smile. He reacted to my stance, getting ready to intercept any strikes I''m about to made in these such split seconds moment.


    I pushed the tip of my blade with my left thumb. My right arm pulling it out further about to execute the spoken skill.


    [Absolute Assassination], I murmured it in my mind. My body felt like moving on its own, I barely getting the gist of it. My arm moved in such speed, Slashing Kyou 17 times repetitively in that one 1 second and slowly sheathed the blade back in its scabbard. In any way, I am quite suprised with Kyou. Within that micro seconds of slashes, Kyou parried the whole slash perfectly with his blades. The aftermath of the skill. Both of us stand in silence, I am still on my final stance which sheathing the blade slowly back inside the scabbard.


    ''Click.'', The sound it made when the blade''s hilt touched the tip of the scabbard. Right after the sound, Both of Kyou''s blade shattered. He shocked. Then, he began to close his eyes. He stood up firmly, opening back his eyes which has back to his normal color. He sheathed the broken blade on his right arm and reached out his right palm on me after.


    "I acknowledge you, give me your card.", he requested me with his excited smile. Excited? more like satisfied smile though. Since the mock battle has been finished.


    --


    Back to the spectators'' side.


    Right when Irumi doing her repetitive movements. [Images] of [Images] of her, giving the vibe like a moving pictures from the spectators'' side. Dan and the other 2 of the ladies are shocked by seeing the images created by her.


    "D-did I just see 5 Irumi-s?", Dan shocked. Rubbing his eyes, trying to believe what he have just seen. Grace laughed gently after hearing Dan''s words who fell in awed and disbelieve.


    "Fufufu.. as It is, I suppose?", Grace said.


    The other 2 just silently watch the battle. Trying to fully concentrate watching on Irumi and Kyou, doing the mock battle from those seats afar from their battle. But, when they saw Irumi leaped instanuously while leaving her images behind which disappears after some seconds behind, and then in split second re-appeared while striking at Kyou whose being pushed back due to her tremenduous speed, 3 of them greatly suprised and unconsciously stood right up trying to get a better look on it. More like the 3 of them are discontent and can''t believe any of the scene that they just just seen. Cold sweat of fear striked them as they saw such battle prowess.


    "See?", Grace broke the silence. "I told you that you won''t regret following me here, didn''t I? Rose-san.. Fufufu..", Grace said, teasing the lady with the shiny light armor.


    She stayed in silence for some moments. "I can see Kyou is having fun now. Well, Speed focused warrior can barely leave a scratch on him anyway. Perhaps I can see where this battle will or how it may end.", Roselia implied while trying to get back her composure. She''s pulling herself back to her seat, with cold sweat ran on her body, in silence. While Dan and the other lady still standing there in awed trying to follow the match.


    "Indeed, He is. Fufufu...", she agreed. "Remembering the past, young lady?", Grace smiled teasing Roselia again.


    She ignored it as she''s trying to keep her eyes up with the battle. They were all concentrating on the mock battle of Kyou versus Irumi silently. Right on the finale, they were all suprised by Irumi final strike. Not all of them can saw what was truly happening on that 1 second moment. They even more suprised when they saw Kyou''s blade shattered. All of them unconsciouly stood up and move closer to the fence.


    "...Grace-sama.", Dan''s called her with cold sweat runs through him. "Remind me not to make any trouble with that little lady.", Dan in a worried expression.


    "Fuhahahaha! Absolutely!", she laughed hard at Dan. "I am really satisfied today!", Grace hit Dan''s shoulder gently with her palm while laughing hard. Breaking the current silence mood.


    Roselia shaking her head with her palms on her face. "I wish that this is just a dream.", she said.


    "But you are not, in such one, Roselia-san.", The other lady pats her back trying to comfort her.


    "Sigh...what rank should I give to that small girl. Is she even Human?", She sighed again, trying to believe what she just saw.


    "Fufufu...She is.", Grace answered her.


    She stayed in silence after hearing Grace''s words. "Sigh...", she sighed again. "Well, at least we got a promising entry on our branch.", She smiles afterward.


    "Surely, indeed.", The other lady responded her.


    ---


    I pulled out my stance, stood up and take a deep breath cooling myself down. I can feel a tiny bit of muscle sore on my right arm. I bet it was the aftermath from the tremenduous slashes skill. I called out my ID card (Adventurer''s Identification card can be used as an ID card representing one individual.) and put it down on Kyou''s palm.


    He used the other broken blade on his left hand to cut his right thumb a little. He put it back in its scabbard after. He let a drop of the blood fell on the card. The card absorbed it and printed out his name below that [Recognition]. He gave me back the card after.


    "Here''s your card.", He said as he shoved his hand with my card at me.


    "Ah, Thank you. What''s next?", I asked as I immediately saving it into my [Inventory].


    "Your blade.", He said in plain expression.


    "My blade?", I asked in confusion.


    "Turn me back the practice blade.", He explained.


    "Oh!", I snalled. "Sorry! Okay, here.", I released the hook and gave back the blade to him vertically while bowing my head a little down apologizing to him.


    "Hmm.", he nodded. "As for claiming the rank, you can come back up to the guild tomorrow.", He said as took the sheathed blade.


    "I see. So... I can go home now?", I asked.


    "Yes, you can. Thank you for today.", he bowed down his head a little showing his appreciation.


    "Ah! No, Thank you for today!", I bowed down half way responding to him. Then, I excused myself to him walking out to the Gate Door. I waved at those 4 on the right. They waved back except Dan. Dan''s running towards me whose walking to the Gate''s door. He reached out for me after.


    "Going back?", He asked while scratching his head.


    "Umu.", I nodded. "Are you too, Dan-san?", I asked back.


    "Yes.", he smiled as he nods. "Those were great moves!", he said outloud, praising me.


    "Thank you, Dan-san. You''re exaggerating it too much.", I replied in humble manner. Then we talked many light topics and stuffs while walking back to the inn together.


    --


    Kyou who holds the blade used by Irumi, still standing still right there holding that blade firmly in vertical way.


    Out of curiousity, he pulled out the hilt. Only tiny part of the blade left which still intact with the hilt. He shocked and smiled.


    Then, he turns the scabbard upside down while squeezing on its tip a little to make the entrace wider. Pieces metals, caming out from it. The used blade was shattered to pieces inside the scabbard.


    "Kuhahahah! Finally, someone interesting.", He smirked as he said those words.


    --

 Vol. 1 Chapter 21.5

    - After the mock battle -


    Unknowingly to Irumi, Kyou who stood there, smirking while looking down at the scattered pieces of the shattered blade used by Irumi, began on using his [Spatial Magic]. A deep dark black-ish blue magic circle poped out in the air next to him on the right. He reached out his right hand to it and his arm sank into it accordingly. He pulled out a sack. From it looks, it surely was made from animal skin.


    Once he pulled it out, the magic circle gradually vanished. He squat down on his toes with the sack on his right hand, he rolled the sack''s tip to widen the opening. He put in the broken blades and their scabbard in it. He began to collecting the small pieces of steel infront of him and put them inside the sack.


    While he was picking up those pieces of the shattered blade, the party of those 3 ladies came closer at him. He realized it but choose to ignore them and kept on picking up those pieces intending for cleaning up the training field. Sound of the steps from the party becoming closer and closer until they finally reach close enough with him.


    "I saw someone having a smile after a decade.", Grace teased Kyou while walking together with the other 2 ladies to get nearer to Kyou''s position whose cleaning up the field from dangerous debrises.


    Kyou suprised by Grace''s tease. He snapped a little bit and stopping whatever he was doing at that very moment. He reached his chin and cheeks with his left hand and fingers while squatting down holding a sack with his right hand. He''s checking his face, he realized it after about he smiled unconsciously at that moment. He began on grasping on his current feeling and condition and knowing that he, himself, is feeling excited to some extent.


    ''I am excited? Since when did this happened?'', He murmured in his mind trying to get a recollection of when did he start getting it.


    As he frozen and murmured in his mind while squatting down there, those 3 arrived infront of him, next to the pieces of broked blade''s pieces. Grace whose at the very front of the 3 ladies party squatting herself down infront of him.


    "Ah...", Grace started with a smirked face infront of Kyou. "You are indeed feeling excited! Fufufu...", She closed her lips with her fingers as she teased the Frozen Kyou.


    Kyou pulled a little more smile, responding to Grace''s teases. "I guess I am.", He started pulling down his left hand and begin to collecting the pieced again while answering.


    "Is she really just a speed focused warrior?", Roselia, the girl with the shiny silver light armor with a rapier hooked on her belt, asked him while standing behind to the right of Grace who squatted down herself with her left hand on her waist and her right hand on her chin posing like in a thinking gesture.


    "No. Her strikes were heavy.", He answered as he picked the last piece of the shattered blade into the sack.


    He stands up slowly after answering. Grace''s eyes followed his movements and standing up slowly as well. He walked to the direction of the shattered blade''s pieces of him wich flew away when it was broken by Irumi''s final clutch on him.


    Those 3 ladies following him accordingly from behind.


    "Sigh...", Roselia began with a sigh. She''s pulling up her hands and buckling up the fingers on the back of her own neck while bending her head a little backward looking up with her eyes closed walking together . "She actually did surpass something with you as her instructor, which is rare, and I wonder what''s your proposal for her entry rank?", She wondered and asked Kyou in a carefree manner.


    The other lady, an Elf as her race like Grace''s, wears an outfit of cloth which is like a priesstess in a bright color combined from blue, yellow and some red, silently and obediently following them all with an innocent and calm face.


    "Well, if you ask...", He let out a calmed voice while his left hand pulled up holding his chin as he walks. "Her strength itself, might be on par with me or higher surpassing mine. Her speed, clearly above yours, Rose-san.", He replied.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    "Fufufu...", Grace turned her head back at Rose, teasing her with such look at her.


    Rose snapped a little looking at Grace''s tease. She threw her face to the side responding to Grace''s teasing smile.


    Kyou stopped, bent down his body downward, picking up 2 pieces of the broken blade. The others stopped as well.


    "Yeah, I know. I can see that. Actually, I am impressed. I was barely following up to her movements with my eyes. Mostly, with the very last strike. I didn''t really see what she did on that moment.", She uttered, still in a carefree manner.


    "Umm..Kyou-kun", She started with a wondering impression. "What informations could you see with your eyes about her?", The girl in a priestess outfit asked to kyou in a lady mannered way and tone.


    "Hmm.", Kyou hummed as he stood up, putting those 2 pieces into the sack. He tighten the tip of the sack with a rope he took from his back belt pocket bag. The 3 ladies waited his further explanations patiently.


    He start walking toward the wooden gate doors to exit the training field. The other 3 followed him obediently.


    "..So?", Rose started to ask blankantly.


    "Well. She did use [Conceal], and it was also a High ranked one.", He answered as he walks with a plain tone.


    "And?", asking for more, Rose asked him again.


    "It does not mean that I can not see her informations. There should be a reason as to why she did it. Until I know why, or as long as she means no harm to others, I have to respect it.", He replied.


    "Ugh..", Rose started shaking her head, feeling more and more curious. "And then?", She asked him again.


    "What I can say to you is...You may want to adjust her rank equally like Grace and me based on what I saw on her.", He replied her again while walking in a plain tone.


    3 of them snapped.


    "But..", She broke the suprised moment with a worried voice. "Aren''t yours and Grace''s rank are S, Kyou-kun?", The Elf lady in priestess outfit askef again.


    "That is indeed, true... Village chief, Lein-dono.", Kyou answered in a mannered plain tone.


    "Are you serious, Kyou-dono?", Rose asked again to confirm.


    "As it is..Yes, I was and still am. As there is a reasoning as to why she hid her actual battle prowess, we might need to see how it will turn out by tomorrow. And you as well, Rose-san, either you will report this to Almenia or not, I strongly suggest you to postpone the report of her file to Almenia after we sort this thing out. You may also need to rank her up in a specific way like mine.", He said while knocking on the wooden gate''s doors.


    They held their tongue as the wooden opened. They walked out passing through the gate without a word spoken ouy about Irumi.


    "Let''s talk about this matter later in the afternoon.", Rose said as she walked, a little bit running, heading forward passing Kyou.


    "Umu.", Kyou nodded as a reply for Rose.


    "See you guys later then!", She turned her back, waving her hand halfway up to the group before she turns her back again and started to run. Kyou nodded, Grace and Lein waved her back as a reply to her rush.


    "So..", Grace tried to calmly asking Kyou. "Whose her deity?", She asked.


    "...Hmm.", He turned his face down, closing his eyes in wonder. "She has not picking any yet.", Kyou replied.


    "Eh? I see.", She responded to Kyou''s reply with her index finger on her chin, giving a confused impression from the gestures.


    "She''s still young. It''s normal if she has not choosing anyone yet.", Lein implied with her smooth lady voice.


    "Umu. I hope it is as it is, Lein-dono.", He opened his eyes looking forward, replying to Lein without turning his head.


    "Is there something else, Kyou-kun?", Grace asked him while poking on his shoulder out of curiosity.


    Kyou ignored the pokes. "No. I''m not sure yet, Grace-san.", He answered without looking back.


    "Hei.", She grabbed Kyou''s arm as she called. "You forgot the ''Onee-'' before ''-san'', Kyou kun. Fumu.", She insisted Kyou with her smile.


    "Hmm-", Kyou turned his face a little down to the left, looking at Grace''s face whose smiling. "You mean, ''Obaa-san'', Grace-san?", He replied with a plain tone and plain face expression.


    Grace snapped, frozen. Releasing her hands which were grabbing Kyou''s arm, facing down in gloom. Kyou''s turning his face forward back. Lein stopped behind Grace.


    "You-..", Grace clenched her palm remembering Kyou''s word. "What did you say?!", She said with a little higher tone, annoyed. She turned up her face in rage a little to the left, at Kyou''s direction.


    "Eh-?", She snapped, confused as she saw no Kyou at her presence. "Where did he go? Ah! Kyou!!", She screamed out Kyou''s name venting out her annoyance.


    "Fufufu...", Lein laughed in a lady mannered way at Grace.


    "Fine! Don''t mind him. Let''s go back, Lein-Sama", She said as she walked forward taking the lead.


    "Yes, please.", Lein replied as she followed Grace from behind.


    --

 Vol. 1 Chapter 22

    - I got busted? -


    Dan and I walking down the street side by side since we left the Militia district.


    "Dan-san.", I started by calling his name. "Tell me, what''s the story with this village?", I asked in a curious manner.


    "Umm-?", he responded my calling with turning his head a little bit to my direction. "This village? Oh! I forgot that Grim did mentioning that you are a foreigner.", he replied while smiling and wiping the back of his head.


    "Umu, I am.", I responded.


    "Well, I only know the story from the people talks but never taking a digging in to it since then.", he started his story while crossing both of his hand below his chest. "They say, Luna Village was once a hidden village of Elves. A very well hidden one since the village is always helped by the spirits from the forest.", he implied.


    "Hidden, Dan-san?", I asked to confirm with a confused face. I rub my chin with my right hand while walking after asking it.


    "Uh-uh, yeah.", he nodded while maintaining his pose and closing his eyes. "Long ago, when the world is still in a heavy aggression with those Devils, Gods and Goddesses at that time were actively descending to this world protecting the races, this village is existed as one of those hidden settlements.", he said while pulling out his right hand following the story to his right side with palm facing up. He opened back his eyes and looking at my direction whose attentively looking at him when he spouted the story.


    "Gods and Goddesses, descended?", I asked with even more curious expression.


    "Eh? You don''t know?", he puts out a little bit suprised face combined with confusion.


    "Umu.", I nodded as I mumbled. "There were barely any books back in the place with my grandfather who has passed away. He''s a muscle head who knows how to train, but I love him. So, he didn''t have any books of this world with him.", I added some made up story for it to be looked a little bit more convincing to him


    "Ah, I see.", he grabbed his chin with his hand as he said the words. "So the whole years before now were spent by training? Now I understand a little about just from where that strength of yours came with. Well it''s not that I didn''t see that you''re a strong warrior, it just that, I can''t believe that you actually passed that Kyou-dono''s trial.", he implied.


    "Hmm?", I set up a confused expression at him. "But I could not even land a single hit on him.", I said.


    "Ah yeah, you were. I saw that. Hahaha..", he laughed. "But you see, you''re the very first one that received his recognition, just so you know it.", he blinked at me.


    I''m suprised, feeling that I just dif something wrong. "U-um..", I mumbled trying to get off from this topic. "So, about those Gods and Goddesses, they descended?", I asked, trying to change the topic.


    "Oh yeah, I forgot!", he hit his left hand palm with his right hand''s fist as he said that. "Yes they were oftenly descended to the world, fighting side by side with the [Hero]-es and the army of the [Allied races]. Back then, we were at a heavy war opposing the Devil Gods and goddesses, by the story I heard and known.", he explained while making some hands movements as he explains the story.


    "Umu.", I nodded as I look at him attentively while we''re walking. "How do they look?", I asked out of curiousity.


    "Hmm. Don''t ask me. It was happened in a very long time ago. Maybe you better ask Grace or Kyou. They were once a member of one of the previous Heroes'' party.", he said while spreading his hands with palm facing upside to his sides and lifting his shoulder making an ''I don''t know'' gesture.


    "They what?", I''m a little disbelieving his words.


    "Uh-uh.", he nodded. "That''s why I told you before.", he blinked at me.


    I stopped walking hearing his confirmation in shock. He''s still walking forward leaving me behind. He turns his head back at me while walking forward after. Puts out his warmest smile as usual and pulled out his right thumbs up at me.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    "Sigh.", I sighed, felt like losing my energies in this split seconds. ''I definitely made a mistake.'', I murmured in my head. Then, continue walking forward following him to the inn together.


    The talks ended there as are getting closer to the inn. They day is still high up in the morning, almost reaching for noon time, we reached the inn.


    "Dan-san, can you fetch me a drink?", I asked him as I walked in inside the inn while holding my head with my right hand feeling gloomy over something and walk to one of those tables, picking the furthest in the corner. After reaching it, I immediately take a seat and laying my head down on the table while my hands covering the sides of my head.


    He saw my behaviour, and smiled. "I wanna scold you for requesting beer in this morning, but, I guess I can let it pass today.", he said while walking straight to the kitchen.


    "Ahhh...", I whined. "I should have digging up the information related to the test first. Sigh.", I implied more whining out loud before taking a heavy sigh.


    "Yes indeed, I think you should.", a man''s voice heard nearby.


    I was really shocked hearing that. "EEEEEKK!!!", I yelled and dropped to the floor beside me. It was Kyou''s. He took a peek from the table to look at me who fell on the floor.


    "You okay?", he asked with his innocent plain face.


    "Were you trying to kill me with a heart attack?!", I yelled a little when I scolded him while my hands holding my chest.


    He stayed in silence in his plain face, feeling confused. It pissed me out even more. I get back up and take a seat. "Nevermind.", I said while stabilizing myself.


    After a while, Dan came out from the kitchen door with 3 rounds of beers on the tray on his hand. He walks to us after and put them all down on the table. He excuses himself after and get back to the kitchen. Kyou and me stayed in silence. Taking the drinks.


    "So.", I took the initiative as soon as Dan reached back into the kitchen and closing the door. "Why are you here?", I asked.


    "Hmm?", he startled a little bit and took a peek from the glass at me. "Nothing, let''s leave that for later. Beer comes first.", he said plainly.


    ''The heck?'', I murmured in my mind, a little bit pissed. "Yeah, whatever.", I responded his words as I put my hand''s palm on the my glass and making some ice blocks through [Mana manipulation]. He saw me, but just looking at it silently with his plain face. I ignored his stare and start shaking my glass in rounded manner trying to make the cold spread faster. Then after, pulling it up and drink it all in 1 go.


    ''Gulp..gulp..gulp..'', the sounds heared as I gulping down the cold beer. "Fwaaaah!!!!", I dropped down the glass on the table and wiped my mouth with my hands after.


    "You know, you can just adjust the [Temperature] of the drinks with [Mana manipulation] like that without making an ice, right?", he asked.


    "Yes.", I replied as I pull the last glass closer to my side from the middle while standing on the chair with both feet to lift me up higher. The round table is quite big by the way. "But the ice added more enjoyable pleasures for me.", I implied more as I am taking a seat back on my chair and making ice on this last glass.


    "Hmm?", he mumbled responding my words while lookong at his glass. I ignore it again, and taking the last glass in one go, again.


    ''gulp...gulp...gulp...'' the sounds I made again as I gulping down my last beer. "Fwaaaaaaah!!", I wiped my lips with my hands after. My face showing an enjoyed expression.


    Kyou who saw my behavious left in curiousity. He looked back at his glass after he looked at me. He puts his right finger index right on top of it and makes some ice blocks with [Mana manipulation]. He stirred it a little with his finger by touching the floating ice and making it taking a round inside the glass in the drink. He pulled up his glass and drink it after.


    ''Gulp..Gulp..Gull..'', the sounds Kyou''s made as he gulps down the beer. ''It indeed feels better with this absurd feeling from the cold ice blocks touching my lips.'', he murmured in his mind as he finishes it up in one gulp.


    "See?", I smirked at him as he put down the glass on the table and wiping his lips with his hand in a gentle attitude while closing his eyes.


    "Umu, I guess it was.", he agreed with his plain tone and expression. His acts pissing me up a little, honestly. Where the hell did that excited Kyou''s gone. Pfft!


    ''Ahem'', he coughed with a fist of his hand infront of his hand, in intended manner. "Now, that''s that. Let''s get on business.", he said while he opens up his eyes after, staring with a serious looks toward me.


    I snapped a little looking at his change of pace. "Uh, Okay?", I replied casually.


    "I have something to discuss with you. Regarding that [Ancient Human] of yours.", he said in serious glare.


    I slammed the table with both of my hands and standing up spontaneously in shocked, in silence. I glared at him seriously as well, feeling agitated and insecure.


    "Don''t be too tense. No one is here hearing this. I''ve confirmed it.", he implied, trying to convincing me.


    "What do you want?", I asked in a pissed mannered voice tone while clenching both of my hands on the table.


    "Nothing. Just want to talk. I think here''s not the best place to talk. Follow me.", He stands up as he said those words. Feeling insecure, curious and agitated, I felt that I have no other choice instead of following him obediently. Though, he knows my secret even I already used [Conceal] on it which active in 24x7.


    He walks heading outside of the inn, I followed him from his back. "Where''re you taking me?", I asked as I walk while face facing down.


    "You''ll see.", he replied with his plain tone without looking back at me.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 23

    - History and Time -


    I am quietly following Kyou from behind. As close as I can behind him. Intended to not rising too much of the un-needed suspicions. I don''t want to make any future troubles which may makes him spouted the truth over the things I''m hiding. And still, I prefer for it to be still hidden. With that in mind, I followed him obediently.


    We walk with our own feet towards the western gate. The gate where Fuyumi, Grim and me passed through with the carriage before. He waved at the militia whose standing guard near the gate. The guard nodded. Soon after, the wooden gate opened and we passed through it without saying a single words. I bet Kyou is already acostumed and well known in this village. We turn right, right after we passed the Gate doors. The doors slowly closed again as we walked out from there.


    We walk alongside the wooden wall entering the forest side. After some distance, Kyou make a turn, entering right to the inner side of the forest. I followed him. The vegetations there shown like this path has been used by some times as we walk. The spaces they made, in between other plants, seemed like a pathway entering this forest of the Spirit. We walk deep inside, until we finally arrived at an open and wide field like an arena. Surrounded by Trees. On the far end on my right side, a river flows its stream. With a cliff after it as a wall, making this open wide field with short grass spreaded and filled evenly up to the side of the river bed, seems like a practice area? an arena? a hangout spot? I''m not sure. Not to mention, I''m still locking my lips following him whose taking turn to the right, going after the river bed.


    We walk without a single words out until we reach the river side. He hoped on a big stone by the river, turn his back at me and sat down on that stone while looking at my direction from there. I stopped and standing still in silence, looking back at him.


    "Hmm.", he mumbled while rubbing his chin with his right hand''s finger.


    "What?", I asked. Feeling a little bit annoyed.


    "Calm down.", he said as he still rubbing his chin while staring at me with a plain expression. "You have not yet choosing your [Deity''s] Path. But why do I feel Gaeana-sama essence on you?", he asked plainly.


    I''m shocked. Calling out my [Black Ayakashi] from my left hand''s white [Sphere], holding the very edge of the scabbard with my left hand and taking a stance while moving my right hand to the top of the hilt. Strengthening my resolves as I did those.


    "Why do you want to know?", I glared at him as I ask. Pushing the [Blade]-''s hilt out from its scabbard with mu left thumb. ''Click!'', a feint sound from it can be heard. He noticed my intent.


    He snapped a little. He didn''t reply me right away while removing his left hand''s [Skin gloves]. Showing me the back of his left hand. "Look at this.", he said as he channels some [Mana] around him to his hand. A densed [Mana], colored in light blue color, like it was combined with white color, spinning and enveloping his left hand. Then after, a glowing in bright blue color sign showed up on it.


    The sign has a rounded circle as its base. Inside it, a [Y] like symbol connected to it evenly. It''s not just a simple capitalized [Y], instead, the upper part has 1 more line on it. Like a combination from an [I] and a [Y]. Like a trident, to be easier.


    I maintaoned my composure and stance as I saw that. "So? What''s about it?", glaring at him still in a stance, ready lo [Leap] at any time.


    "Hmm.", he mumbled while maintaining the pose of his left hand. "[Chrono Stacias], [Time stasis].", he said as he stands.


    He walks toward me in a casual way. My eyes can follow his movement, while my body can''t move an inch like the time itself stopped. It took 5 seconds until he reached me and holding my right hand on the hilt while pushing my [Blade] back inside the scabbard.


    ''Click!'', a feint click sound heard as the hilt of my [Blade] met its scabbard and the [Time?], goes back to normal.


    "Wha-..", I was shocked. Stayed in silence and starting to rasing up my awareness.


    "It was [Time Stasis]. A gift of the selected envoy of Chrono-sama, and Stacias-sama. The God and Goddess of [Time] and [History].", he explained with a calm, but still, plain voice. He closes his eyes as he said those words. No malice, or any killing intent related stuff came out from him. I''m starting to loosen up my awareness level.


    "So?", I asked blankantly with no idea from what''s the point of him showing and telling me such.


    "Hmm?", he snapped as he opened up his eyes. A suprised aura can be looked on his eyes. "You don''t know?", he asked.


    "No.", I replied him immediately. "Should I?", I implied with question towards him.


    "Sigh.", he sighed. He pulled his hand back, and turns his back. Walking away from me towards the river side infront of me. He squat down as he reached the side of the river bed. Reaching out both of his hands into the flowing river, and splashing the water on his face.


    I lowered my guard and stance. Standing still casually while looking at him waiting for a reply. He''s just squatting down there with his face turned down looking at the surface of the flowing river''s water calm stream like in a deep thougt.


    ''Ahem!'', I coughed intentionally to call him back to himself. He raises his head, turns his head back facing me, and making a gesture with his head movement which like was calling me over to his side. Then, he turns back his head forward and throw his gaze onto the river again.


    "Sigh.", I sighed and shaking my head with my right hand''s palm closing my eyes. Then, I walk to him casually and squatting down next to him. Looking at the river flow as well.


    "So?", I asked.


    "Gaeana, the [Bringer of Balance], is a close friend of my [Deities].", he said plainly as he''s gazing into the river.


    "So?", I asked again without turning my face.


    "That''s why I wondered, why do I felt Gaeana''s essence on you.", he replied plainly. "As far as I know, Gaeana''s envoys consisted only of Assassins from the [Shadow guild], and [Templars of Balance] which consisted of 3.", he implied.


    "Assassins?", I asked plainly. Hiding my curiousity.


    "Yes.", he replied shortly, immediately. "Assassins from the [Shadow guild] is different from any other [Assassins] guild tbose existed. They don''t work for coins. Instead, they''re preserving the [Balance]. Taking an action when they felt like they needed to meddled in. Living by the [Codes] of the guild. The guild exists, fundamentally to serve Gaeana-sama herself.", he explained more.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    "So what does it do with me?", I asked.


    "Well, you do have [Assassin]-''s moves and traits. That''s the very first reason that I jumped to conclution in which I was about to ask you. Second, I felt Gaeana''s essence on you like I felt on those [Assassins]. Third, your actual level is higher than mine. Fourth, you have so many unknowing of this world.", he said. I heard him attentively without saying a word.


    "Could it be..", he paused himself a while before proceeding his next words. Talking in a plain tone, while eyes gazing silently into the river bed. "You are a [Reincarnated]?", he asked blankantly with a plain tone without pulling his gaze from the river. I''m suprised by his question. Unintentionally turned my head facing him, speechless in silence. He closed his eyes as he realizes my behaviour.


    "I see, that''s correct then.", he said. "You not need to worry. I won''t say a word about this.", he implied.


    "You serious?", I asked, feeling unsure.


    "Yes.", he replied immediately. "You see. I''m the only selected person who can wield my [Deities]-s gift. While the other [Assassins] from the [Shadow guild] are envoys to my [Deities]-''. Mostly transferred since Gaian-sama''s death. Gaeanna''s pair. But still, your case of [Reincarnation], is absurd.", he explained. He opened his eyes. Dropping down his bump on the stones grounding. Leaning his body backward, placing his hands a little backward as holding to maintain support his body. He looked upside, gazing again. We''re not on the sun striked area. We''re on the shadowy in which shadow came from the cliff.


    "Absurd [Reincarnation]?", I bent my head a little to the side while looking at him. Confused. "What do you mean with absurd?", I asked.


    "You see?", he''s gazing into the sky as he talked. Felt like he''s telling an old story. "Even those heroes whose reincarnated here, have their respective families of their own from this world. By any means, those who''re receiving the [Reincarnation] to this world, always started from a baby, or a toddler. Giving more natural adaptation to this world.", he implied with further explanation in plain tone, in casual pose. Sometimes, he picked a small stone, and threw it into the river bed. My eyes following the stones as he threw it.


    "Eh?", I bent my head. With my plain sleepy eyes, feeling a bit confused. "So basically, they started off from scratch?", I asked in wonder. Hugging both of my knees with both hands as I sat on those rounded rocky grounding.


    "Yes, that''s correct.", he nodded plainly. He looked at me.


    "What?", I reacted to his stare with my plain sleepy eyes face.


    "No, nothing.", he shaked his head. Then, he turns his head back, to the front, gazing back into the river. I got a little bored. I stood up, and move over to the bigger stone next to the river bed. I [unequipped] my stockings and flat shoes as I reach there. Savint them into my [inventory]. Then, I sit down on the stone. Letting both of my feet into the stream of water. Kyou just looking at me by turning his head a little to the right. His eyes have been following my movements since I stood up from beside him.


    ''Splash! Splash!'', the sounds made by the water as I kicked my feet in it.


    "You know?", he started with a question. "Based on your knowledge, and behaviours..Can I take it that you were recently [reincarnated] to thid world?", he asked.


    "Hmm?", I mumbled responding his first question. I reponded him in a carefree manner while splashing the water with my feet. "Mmmhmm.", I mumbled again as an answer which showing an agreement taken as a ''Yes'', carefreely.


    He just plainly stayed in silence knowing to my answer for some seconds. "Is Gaeana-sama the one who summoned you?", he asked again as he picked a small stone beside him and throwing it into the river bed.


    It took a moment for me to answer his question. I stayed in silence, stopping my feet movement. Thinking about should or should I not answer him. Based on how he know the hidden truth of my actual informations, the stories he told to me, and the way he brought me here before saying and asking everything, I decided that he''s a trustworthy person. I took that bet.


    "Yes.", I answered shortly.


    "I see.", he responded plainly, still throwing stones into the river. "Now I know why you didn''t know much.", he implied.


    "Why is that?", I asked. Turned my head to look at his direction. I feel curious on why he said so.


    "Gaian and Gaeana.", he said. "The [Ruler of Balance] and the [Bringer of Balace]. Like a [Shield] and a [Sword] who preseve the balance between the good and evil. Since the death of Gaian-sama, Gaena-sama becoming a little more strict to herself. Gods and Goddesses are exist in a pair. Like my [Deities], Chrono and Stacias. The [Seeker of History] and the [Keeper of Time].", he explained.


    "Well, I want to say ''I see'' as my reply to that story of yours just know. But the problem is, I literally have no idea regarding Gods and Goddesses. It''s literally useless for me right now. Sigh.", I ended my complains with sigh.


    "Ah yes. Sorry.", he apologized. "I was dragged when I talk about [Deities]. So, to answer your question as to why, Gaeana-sama is strict. Even to those [Assassins] whom loyally see the world for her. So I bet that she make you learn this world by yourself, and make your choice by your own choice as well. Despite the fact that she''s the one who brought you here.", he said while standing up.


    "Hmm.", I get up from there as well. "I wonder if I chose to be a bad guy. Will she resent me?", I wondered while [Re-equip]-ing my stockings and shoes from my [Inventory].


    "Probably not. She''s a fair Goddess. I believe so.", he turns his body as he talks. He started to walk back, I followed him.


    "Hoo, I see.", I nodded as I rub my chin with my hand while walking after hopping down from the stone.


    "But, she might just send down an oracle to her envoys hunting you down. If you''re suffering this world''s balances too far.", he implied while walking towards the bushes where we''re from.


    "I see. But..", I delayed my next words intentionally.


    "Hmm?", he mumbled as he turns his head to me while walking.


    "I wonder why you''re so talkative now. I thougt you were somekind of a loner, anti social, or an aphatetical type of a person.", I said in plain tone, giving a wondering impression intentionally. I saw Kyou acted like there are [Blades] thrusting him as I uttered each of those impression I had.


    "Ugh..", he groaned while holding his chest with his right hand, still walking. "Your words felt like [Blades] on me.", he complained.


    "Yeah! You deserved that.", I replied him casually. "Still, I wondered why?", I still insisted to be getting on an answer.


    "Ah, fine.", he face palming himself as he agreed. "You see, I was a member of the previous [Hero]-''s party. He was a [Hero] from the [Sun Goddess]. To keep it short, some people tend to get closer to me trying to get some fame for themselves. Trying to get my affections and recognitions for better life prospects from their prespectives. Affections from me, won''t help you against those strong opponents. That''s why I''m keeping it strict when it comes to people. But you, I acknowledge you. But since you''re trying to stay low, I''ll hold myself to get closer to you in public.", he said and explained as we walk through the bushes pathway.


    "I see. I really appreciate that thougts. Thank you, Kyou.", I thanked him sincerely with my words.


    "No worries. People have their own circumtances.", he implied.


    "Eh?", I murmured. "Now you sounded like Fuyumi-san.", I judged him.


    "Fuyumi?", he lifted his head a little higher. Like trying to remember something. "Oh, that [human] man whose always together with that goat [beast kin], was not it?", he asked.


    "Umu.", I nodded. "He''s a nice person.", I said. With honest opinion.


    "Indeed he is.", he turned his head back. "He''s not combat proficient back then in the front lines. Despites he''s just a quite far below A ranker, his experiences in [Spear] is quite troublesome. Not to mention, he''s focusing his [Magic] in [Dark] elements. Truly a troublesome feat. But now, he''s just lost his resolve as a warrior though. I felt sorry for him.", he said.


    "Oh, he''s that good in the past? Wow, I''m suprised.", I replied in awed. ''I wanted to ask what happened to Fuyumi, but I feel like It maybe impolite to talk about his, probably, tragic past without knowing about him directly from him.'', I wondered in my mind as we walk.


    We kept our silence as we''re closkng to the gate. Following the same trail as we came from. The gate opened as we''re walking close to it because the militia whose guarding the gate spotted Kyou walking towards the gate. We entered the village back, the gates closed again as we reach inside. We walk back to the inn. Thinking about having lunch.


    At least today, I learnt couples of new things. About Kyou, about Gaeana and her deceased pair, about a God and Goddess called Chrono and Stacias which I took Stacias as the Goddess by the name, and lastly about some other [Reincarnated] people which happened to be the heroes of this world.


    We entered the [Nightingale Inn]. I put my armament in the shelves and find a table. Kyou went upstairs, probably to his room. Dan waved at me, then he turns his back, going inside the kitchen which I took that he knew that I am wanting to have lunch here. There''s no one on the receiptionist desk. I am the only customer there, taking a seat on the very corner of the building, waiting for Dan to come with the foods and beverages.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 24

    - Synthetic Humans? -


    After some time waiting, Dan came to my table. He brought the foods at me. On his right hand''s tray, a quite huge meat with bone latching into it on a plating. Like the food meat which commonly found in any games. Then, a midle sized bowl filled with vegetable soup, consisted some vegetables that looked alike a potato, cut-ed neatly and some others of this world''s vegetables which I don''t know what are what. First, they smelled so good. Second, It was Dan whose cooked them, so I can trust him freely without the fear of poisoned. Third, It''s FOOD! As long as they''re good, don''t mind them! Just "Nom" them all!


    On his left hand''s tray, 3 glasses of water, which known after he put them down, are juices. He put them all down on the table and then he took 1 glass of the juice while taking a seat next to me. I looked at him.


    "What?", he asked. In a curious manner.


    "Nothing. Just wondering about why the inn so quiet.", I wondered as I put my sight back on the foods infront of me.


    "Hmm.", he rubs his chin as he mumbled. "Talk later, eat more, young lady!", he blinked at me suddenly. I looked at him, responded with a plain face. I actually don''t know how to respond that. He just smiled.


    "Don''t mind if I do then.", I said. "Thanks for the food, Dan-san!", I tahnked him as I began, feasting up the food. He just sat there quitely while looking at me whose enjoying my foods and taking his juice casually. Grace still not around. I wonder where she is.


    Took some time until I finished that tender, juicy and tasy huge chunk of meat! It was ''SUPERB!''. First, the food has fantasy looks. Second, it''s good. Third, it''s suuuuper gooooodd. I would craving for seconds if I''m not this full. I eased myself on the chair, patsing my belly.


    "Fwah~.", I moaned. "Nothing beats a fully filled stomach. Mostly when filled by the delicacy made by this Dan-san.", I keep patsing my belly while leaning on the chair carefreely.


    "Hahaha! You''re good with your words, Irumi!", he laughed. "I''m glad that my work is quite satisfying for you.", he laughed again. It felt like he really letting loose everything with his laugh, like he really enjoyed laughing.


    "No, no!", I raised my left hand, waving the left index finger at him. "It truly is remarkable! A veeeery very nice dishes, everytime I sit here. I might perhaps making a longstay here, taking it slow while making some steady earnings just to enjoy your cooking everyday, Dan-san!.", I said, with some insisting intent in it. But my pose, still easing on the chair with my head bent backward, looking up at the ceiling with eyes closed.


    "Hahahah.", he laughed while wiping the back of his neck. "Now you sounded like a young male. Hahaha.", he laughed again. I ignored it like nothing happened.


    After some time of Dan''s laughing, I pulled myself back on the chair, sitting straight casually. "So, Dan-san?", I called for him while looking straight at him.


    "Ah, yes. ''Ahem!''", he understood why I called him while coughing intentionally to maintain his composure. He put a fist infront of hia mouth as he did such. "About this quiet things, eh?", he asked.


    "Umu.", I nodded. "That''s something I''d like to know.", I confirmed him in attentively manner.


    "Hmm. As usual, I don''t know much.", he puts his hands on the table, prolling his chin with his right hand. "Most of the time, I spent my time here. I barely going out.", he started with some explanation from his side. Making some hands movement as he talks, at me. His face kind of showing some disappointment.


    ''Sigh..'', he sighed. "Most of the people who can fight here were sent to the border next to the evil faction''s continent, defending the wall.", he said.


    "Hmm?", I mumbled with curiousity and wonders. "Are we at war, Dan-san?", I asked.


    "Well. I suppose we are.", he said. "But there haven''t been any major movement from both sides, after some time.", he explained more as he rising up his body.


    "After some time?", I asked.


    "Yeah.", he nodded. "Been a long time. Mostly, we''re busy by dealing by monsters or any extremists issues. But, I haven''t heard there''s any strike from the well known evil faction.", he raised his shoulder as he said. Giving an unsure impression.


    "Umu.", I nodded. Not knowing how to react. "So most of the people here were sent to the border for guarding the wall, right?", I asked.


    "Well, simply put, yes.", he nodded. "Even the evil fact doesn''t make a move, still, that place is one that which is with a high condensed [Mana] area. There are strong monsters that might spawned due to that. Which is quite troublesome.", he implied.


    "Strong monsters?", I asked, with attentive looks.


    "Uh-huh.", he nodded. "Expect [Dragons], [Wyverns], anything that''s near to a calamity or A up to S rank monster classes. Troublesome.", he said. He face palming himself at the end of his words.


    "Dragons.", I murmured. "Are all of them classified as monster to be subjugated?", I asked.


    He flinched a little. "No, not every dragons.", he replied immediately. "Dragons which existing from a life existence, have some intelects and their own characteristic of their own respective values. But those Dragons which spawned to the condensing [Mana], has no intelect. Simply put, they''re monsters. Beast. While Dragons with intelectual, classified as mythical creatures.", he explained.


    "Hoo.", I rubbed my chin as I nod. "I''m suprised Dan-san knows this much as a shut-in worker.", I teased him. He snapped like there''s a big dagger stabbed him from behind his back.


    "Ugh.", he face palming himself as he moaned. "That''s...quite a [Critical] hit, Irumi.", he shaked his head.


    "Tee-hee. Just kidding.", I said casually.


    "But, hei.", he''s wiping his face with his hand as he said. "I do hangout, sometimes if needed. It just, I really prefer doing some training after works.", he explained in a serious manner to defend himself while looking at me.


    "Umu. Agreed.", I nodded. "Can''t let our body getting rusty from the lack of training.", I looked at him attentively to ensure my words.


    "Sigh. Yes.", he sighed. "But back to the spoken topic. Do you know that Grace-sama and Kyou-dono were a member of the previous [Heroes] party?", he asked.


    "No? They did?", I gave a suprise look as I asked. ''Not like I don''t want to tell him the truth, it just I''d like to hear his version.'', I murmured in my mind after.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.


    "They did! And officially still do.", he said, with excited face. "Though some of the heroes have passed away, and some of them going to somr secluded places living a slow life, there aren''t any issue or story about disbanding the party. So, the party still existed, right?", he said and asked on my opinion of his argument. I bet he really likes discussing about [Heroes].


    "Umm, I guess you have a point there, Dan-san.", I agreed to him while scratching my cheek with my right hand.


    "So, you see.", he continued. "I might be able to talk to Grace-sama if you''d like to be listed on the member candidate when they''re looking for one. You''re a strong warrior!", he''s getting hyped by himself.


    "Ah..", I murmured plainly. "Thanks for the offer, Dan-san. But, I still have much to learn.", I rejected his offer politely.


    "Oh..", he felt a bit discouraged. "Well, okay. You must be having your own reason. But, when you need help, you tell this Dan to come over, and he''ll surely come over!", he said as he put up a thumb up pose with his right hand in such a warm and bright way.


    "Whoah, okay Dan-san! Thank you.", I replied with a bit hyped act to follow his rythm.


    "Yes, yes! I''ll surely help you out!", he said, then laugh warmly. "I think you''re potential enough to be the next [Hero], if you keep improving yourself!", he praised me and laugh.


    ''Seriously, this guy really likes to laugh.'', I said in my mind. "Me, a [Hero]?", I pointed at myself as I said. "No, no. Too troublesome.", I shaked my head.


    "What so trou-..", he said.


    His words stopped as he saw Grace coming in to the inn. I also turned my head looking at Grace whose walking in with a plain expression while looking straightly at us.


    "Grace-sama?", he looked at Grace. "Something happened?", he asked.


    Grace shaked her head. "Irumi-chan.", he called for me. "Mind to come along with this Onee-san for a moment?", she asked politely.


    "Er..Yes?", I replied her calling, confused and worried. "S-sure. Why is it?", I asked back in a worried manner as I stood up.


    "Nothing much, we just need to meet up with the [Guild Master] from the adventurers guild.", she raised her shoulders as she said. Her unusual plain face expression really disturbs my mind. Wondering what happened there.


    "Umm, Okay.", I murmured before replying. I bowed at Dan slightly to excuse myself. I walk toward the shelves to pick up my [Blade] and come closer at her whose standing there quietly waiting for me. I hooked the scabbard with my left belt as I walked to her from the shelves.


    "Okay, I''m ready. Grace-onee-san.", I said as I stand infront of her.


    "Hmm?", she smiled. Probably because I called her with ''onee-san''. "Okay, let''s go then.", she bent her body slightly to the side, then she smiled warmly with her eyes closed. With those glasses and ears as she did that? I can''t resist the charm from that cute scene. I nodded obediently as I was getting amazed by her sudden change of mood.


    "Dan-san. We''re leaving.", she excused herself at Dan whose cleaning up the table I used for lunch.


    "Oh?", he turned his body facing us. "Yeah, sure Grace-sama. Becareful.", he replied politely. Then, he continues with the cleaning. We walked outside side by side with her arms around my shoulder. Guiding me like her little sister. We walked straight to the adventurer guild, going to the stairs until reaching the 3rd floor, [Guild Master]-''s office.


    ''Knock knock'', Grace knocked on the door.


    "Come in.", a lady voice heard from the rooom. Grace opened the door and pushed it.


    ''Cklek.'', the sound made by the handling of the door being pulled down. Followed by the creaking sound of the door after. We entered the room, Grace went first and waiting by the door. I passed through her, then she closed the door again.


    "Please have a seat there.", a female voice heard from the, apparently, [Guild Master]-''s desk. But I can''t see anyone there. My senses telling me she''s squatting down by the drawers of the desk, looking for something or files.


    "Okay, Roselia-chan. Don''t mind if we do.", Grace replied as she guided me with her arms on my shoulders like guiding a dearly customer or little siblings. I followed her obediently to the sofas or, looked like a sofa. The seatings were covered with animal skins and furs. Seems fluffy. I sat on the long seating together with Grace.


    "Uh-huh.", She mumbled. "Okay, found it!", she stands while holding up a map on her hands as she said it. She walks herself to us while reading the file. The sounds of her light armor and those greaves on her feet met the wooded flooring sounds really fely like I''m in a knight movie that I''ve ever watch on television back in my previous world.


    She sat on the single seating on my left. She closed the map and throw it on the table as she dive herself to the sofa like seating. It does comfy and fluffly though, like a bed.


    "Sigh.", she sighed. "I should have not accepting on the promotion of the [Guild Master] back then if I knew I''d end up in this village after some years of service.", she whined carefreely.


    "Oh ho?", Grace smiled. "And why is that, Roselia-chan?", she asked.


    "Well, let''s just use the current people that exist here now.", she said while not looking at us carefreely. "First, there''s Kyou. An actual S ranker which camouflaged his ID as an A. Then, there''s you, an S ranker as well. Both of you are the previous [Hero] party members. While me, the [Guild Master], an A ranker. It feels weird leading people who have more potentials than yourself, you know?", she implied more of her whining carefreely.


    "Fufufufu.", she laughed. "Well that''s how our [Guild Master] here, Irumi-chan.", she said. Roselia shocked. Pulling up herself to sit straight after hearing my name being called.


    "Eh?", she shocked. "I thougt you were by yourself, Grace-dono.", she shaked her head with a face palm. Then, she sighed again, a little bit. "Sorry to show you this side of mine, Irumi-chan. I am Roselia, the current [Guild Master] in Luna Village.", she introduced herself in a knightly manner and voice.


    "Uh-huh. No problem, Roselia-san.", I shaked my head. "I am Irumi, pleased to meet you.", I introduced myself back at her.


    "Yes, the pleasure is mine.", she smiled at me. "Sigh.", she sighed again after. "And here''s the third, infront of me. The possible candidate of a new S ranker.", she face palming herself while dropping her face to her palms with both hands supported by the elbow on her knees.


    "E-eh?", I shocked. "Why S rank?", I asked worriedly.


    "Huh?", she looked at me when she heard my question. "I''m not even a [Human], though my looks are indeed a [Human], but I am not. Your strength? Surpassed me already. Not to mention, level 1. Sigh.", she sighed after saying all of those. Diving her face on her palms again.


    I silenced in a brief moment, confused a little. "Not a [Human]?", I murmured in confusion.


    "Indeed, Irumi-chan.", Grace answered. Placing her arms on my shoulders, rubbing it. "Roselia-chan is a [Synthetic Human] or being, which comes from a result of [Synthetis] commonly used by people who knows advanced [Alchemy] and some other needed knowledge regarding it, creating an [Artificial] body with flesh and blood. Then, the performer [Synchronized] a soul in it, or anything that can make the [Artificial] body moves, or live. Roselia, retained her previous memories before her death as a knight. Her soul was used for the [Fusion] or [Synthesize] process I recall? That makes her who she is right now. Stronger than any usual [Human]-s.", she explained like a teacher next to me. I attentively looking at her. Her glasses, ears, eyes color, and everything looks perfectly as waifu materials. Admired by her appearances and gestures as she explained in the way. Roselia sulks herself on the comfy seatings. Like letting all the talks being done by Grace. I replied Grace''s explanation with silence, feeling confused, curious and wondered but holding them all in as I need to know more about the related stuff. Not to mention, I don''t want to hurt Roselia''s feeling when I accidentally asked a question that may be taken as a personal for her.


    "Yeah, but that was long ago.", Roselia said carefreely like she''s really tired after doing something. "Some tell me it''s a gift to be strong. But me? I felt like this is a curse. As long as my [Core] in me does not break, I will not die. And the [Core] itself, regenerating the [Mana] it needs, or I need, by absorbing the natural [Mana] around and then it processed the absorbed [Mana] to become the fuel to keep my functions running.", she explained it further in a carefree way.


    "[Core]? Like [Golem]-s?", I asked.


    "No, different.", she replied immediately. "Golems [Core] mostly and can also by simply using [Magic Stones] or [Crystals]. But my [Core] was created with an [Alchemy] as well. It regenerates my body repeatedly like a pulse. And the textures are squishy. Like a heart and blood.", she implied. "Sigh. I wonder why I feel so tired today. I feel like I''m too lazy for anything.", she whined after. I silently keeping her words in my mind attentively for future prospects.


    "Fufufufu.", Grace laughed in lady mannered way. "So, you want to discuss her rank tomorrow? Even though she''s here already.", she implied. Roselia snapped. Pulled herself up slowly to sit straight.


    "Now you said it.", she started to get serious. "Let''s discuss about your rank now Irumi-chan.", she closes her palms and connects them infront of her mouth as she said those words in a serious looks.

 Vol. 1 Chapter 25

    - Orc! -


    ''Knock knock'', sounds from the door knocked by someone, then it creaks open even without any answer from Roselia. Kyou came into the room and closing back the door after. We turned our head at his direction. He''s walking right at us and sat on the single seat. The seat was on the right from my direction whose sitting on the long seating with Grace. The long seat was customed for 3 people. I sat on the middle part, Grace on the right.


    Our eyes following his movement silently. He sat there acting like nothing happened with his plain face expression and eyes.


    "Hmm?", he mumbled. "Something''s wrong?", he asked blankantly. Felt like he''s feeling innocent or something like that.


    "Er..", I started in a confused state. "No?", I replied, in an unsure manner.


    "Don''t mind him.", Rose said blankantly, still maintaining her serious looks. "He''s always like that.", she implied more.


    "Have you decided her rank, yet?", Kyou asked Roselia directly.


    "No, not yet.", she shaked her head with eyes closed. "I was about to. Then, you came out of nowhere.", she opened back her eyes as she implied more.


    "I see. Carry on then.", Kyou replied, plainly, like always.


    "Since there are no [Magic] used, I can''t give any reviews on her [Magic] powers. But just by seeing how she moves her body like that, she deserves at least A ranked for that to me.", Grace said it casually while holding dearly on my shoulders. This felt more like a parent consult than discussing.


    "Hmm. I see.", Roselia mumbled.


    "I agree.", Kyou added. "Her strength itself is quite promising. Yet, the movements are dull and too direct. People with more experiences may read her movements easily despite her obviously strong raw strength.", he implied additional explanation.


    "So, what do you think of her rank?", Rose asked Kyou blankantly.


    "C or B is enough.", he replied immediately in a plain way.


    "Well, I actually wanting to see her magic.", Grace said cadually in wondered manner.


    "If your guessing was true Grace-dono, I believe the village doesn''t have the proper place for you and her exchanging blows using [Magic].", Rose faceplaming her right eye as she sakd that.


    "That, I agree.", Kyou nodded.


    "Er..", I timidly started to say something. "Can I just start it from F?", I asked them. All of them quite shocked.


    "F?", Rose asked back in a confused face expression. Raising her eyebrows.


    "Umu.", I nodded, twice.


    "People trying to get Kyou''s recognition to skip ranks. While you, asking for not being skipped.", Rose shaked her head as she facepalmed herself after.


    "Fufufu.", Grace laughed slightly. "Now that kind of behaviour and thinking deserved an S rank.", she smiled at me casually. Kyou just remained in silence. When I move my sight at his direction, he just plainly raised his shoulders.


    "No, I really wish to start from F rank.", I insisted on Grace.


    "Hmm.", she mumbled while closing her eyes. Covering her face with her right hand fingers which wearing an iron [Gauntlet], thinking. It took some time. Then she clenched her hand as she pulled it down, and put it on her chin while looking straight at me.


    "Okay, fine.", she raised her shoulders with eyes closed, carefreely. "But in time of needs, up to A rank requests can be taken or assigned to you. Covertly or publicly depending on the circumtances. If it''s an emergency, I''d prefer not to covert anything up as it might be inefficient for me.", she implied.


    "Umu.", I nodded in agreement. "Fair enough.", I said.


    "Your rank will be just adjusted just like Kyou''s. Colored in Golden color which means you''re actually above your written rank. You can leave your [Guild Card] here. I, or anyone from us, will come sending it to you or asking you to come here to fetch it by tomorrow.", she explained. I called out my [Guild Card] from my [Inventory] with my right hand.


    "Okay.", I agreed while looking at the card.


    "You can just place and leave it on the table.", Rose said. I looked at her eyes after. She smiled, I nodded and put the card on the table.


    "Now.", Grace said in a smooth intonation. "Since you''re requesting the rank, it makes us easier to determine your rank. So the discussion is done.", she implied.


    "I see.", I looked at her. "So I''ll wait until tomorrow?", I asked.


    "Basically, yes.", Kyou answered. "But, we''re in the middle of something, and Grace did recommended that you should tag along with us.", he said plainly said while looking at my direction with his plain face. I looked back at him.


    "Me?", I asked while pointing myself.


    "Yes.", Rose answered immediately. I turned my head at Rose''s. "After seeing your battle prowess? Definitely a Yes.", she answered carefreely with her eyes closed while raising her shoulders with her hands opened on both sides.


    "What kind of something you''re talking about?", I asked.


    "Hmm.", Rose mumbled. "Who''s going to give her a briefing?", she asked in a thinking pose while her eyes closed.


    "Let it be me.", Kyou offered.


    "Okay, agreed.", Rose nodded while opening her eyes back. "Grace-dono, let''s talk over some matters near my desk.", she requested Grace as she looked at her.


    "Okay.", Grace agreed while standing up from her seats. Her gentle hands leaving my body gently, I looked at her. She blinked and smile as a respond.


    "Here''s the file.", Rose pushed the map on the table until it slides away at Kyou''s direction. Kyou catching it with placing his palm on it. "If needed.", she implied as she stands up and walks away to her desk with Grace. Kyou said nothing. He looks at me after.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    "Eh?", I bent my head a bit to the side. "Something''s wrong?", I asked in a slightly confused expression.


    "No.", he replied immediately with his plain face at me. "To be straight on points, our village''s [Scouts] detected some pulse of [Mana] on the [Orc] settlement in the forest near the beach far to the east from here.", he explained blankantly.


    "Umu.", I nodded. "How far is it?", I asked.


    "1 day away in carriage.", he replied.


    "I see. Then, why me?", I asked again.


    "I dunno.", he shaked his head twice slightly with eyes closed, and opened back after as he replied. "Ask Grace for more precise answer. I only have guesses.", he implied.


    "Sigh. Okay.", I sighed with eyes closed. I raised my shoulders and palms on both sides as I agreed.


    "So, then.", Kyou started to explain more. "I know you''re strong. But the area we''re talking about is classified as [B rank]-ed area. Meanwhile, though this village is peaceful  But those neutral animals and monsters are classified as [A rank]. They can use both [Unique abilities] and [Magic] to achieve such.", he implied some of the topic and some out.


    "I see.", I rubs my chin with my right hand as I replied. "So, all of us going to go there?", I asked again.


    "No.", he replied immediately. "Perhaps, Grace wanting to investigate it with you. But her circumtances not allowing her to for now. So, I think it will be you and me.", he implied as he took the map inside his [Spatial Magic]. I looked at the magic circle which swallowing the mapped file, never get enough of it. Well, it''s [Magic]. It doesn''t exist in my previous life. Ofcourse I''m kind of awed everytime I see it.


    "Next.", he turned his head at my direction. "You should know, my main weapon is a [Tachi]. Those [Blades] were just for show.", he said.


    "Um?", I looked back at him. "Uh.. Okay?", I replied confusedly as to why he opens up with me.


    "Good.", he turns his head away. "Now that you know, everything is ready.", he said while he stands himself up.


    "Uh? Ready?", confused as I asked.


    "Uh-huh.", he nodded, ignoring to explain any answers. He walks to the door. "We''re leaving for the task.", he said to Grace and Rose whose talking about something while standing infront of Rose''s desk. Rose stands in a carefree manner with her bum leaned agains the desk. Her hands crossed. Rose only replied with a nod. Grace paused her words and turns her back at Kyou. Looking at Kyou whose opening the door and me, whose standing up from my seat and catching up to Kyou.


    "Okay. Be safe out there.", she waved. I nodded at her as a reply. Kyou only mumbled with ''Uh-huh'' as he walks out the room. I closed the door and catch up with him after. We walked out from the guild and went right to the eastern gate after.


    A carriage spotted infront the gate, making me remembered those duo who has been helping me since the very start of my life here. The carriage was different from the one used by Fuyumi and Grim. This one, all of them were made from woods. Some simple carving arts used for the window and the [Guild]-''s logo below it. It''s not a fancy one, just a normal carriage which can be used for carrying goods or people like Fuyumi''s. The different is just this one doesn''t use animal skin as its covers. I bet, we will be traveling the spoken destination with this carriage. We walk ourselves until we got near to it.


    "Wait here.", Kyou said without looking back while walking. I obeyed and wait for him there, standing behind the carriage where the entrance into it is.


    He walked to the front sife of the carriage, talking to the guards and a person whose likely will be our driver. The man wearing normal people clothes like villagers. But, he also wears a vest like [Leather Armor] with [Winter Rose]-''s insignia on the top, right side. I guess he''s been working with the guild as well. There are 3 guards standing there. After a while, an [Elf] Guard with [Elven Armor] set, a [Shield] on his back, hanged, and a [Short Sword] seathed in a scabbard on his left belt. Together with Kyou and our ''possible candidate'' for the driver coming towards my direction.


    "Greetings, young lady. I am Claeron, the guard who will be escorting the [Wagon master] for the guild.", he puts his right hand on his chest, bowing slightly with eyes closed in a gentle manner for introducing himself to me.


    "Umu.", I nodded in awe, hidden deep in my thought. "I am Irumi. I will be in your care, Claeron-san.", I bowed back as I introduced myself at him. ''I can''t believe I can see a live action knight-hood!'', I murmured my awe in my mind after.


    "Likewise.", he stands firmly and opening his eyes before saying. He smiled after.


    "So..", the man started timidly. "I..I am Weils, driving the ride.", he introduced in a timid character. He''s an ordinary human, by the way. Seems a nice guy, too nice, perhaps?


    "Yes, Weils-san.", I replied. "We all will be in your care.", I implief with a sincere attitude. He saw through my actions, starting to feel at ease.


    "Y-Yes.", he answered while scratching his back of the head. "Hop on then, Irumi-dono.", he implied after. Kyou just stood there without a word. Then, he start walking and hoping on to the carriage after Weils said it. I nodded at Weils, following Kyou after.


    Claeron sits on the front with Weils. There''s a gap inside between the carriage and the front seat divided by half wooden wall which makes us can see them on the front from shoulders to upside if it doesn''t covered by anythjng. Then, there''s a thin cloth used as a cover. Long seatings on both sides inside the carriage. Ofcourse, made from wood. But there are some [Hays] tied together neatly on top of it which intended to give more comfort for the passengers. Which is nice. I sat on the right, Kyou on the left. he didn''t bring out any weapon by then. After that, the carriage started to move. The sounds of the horseshoe clanking the dirt can be heard from the front. And the march towards the [Orc] settlement, started. I''m looking at the back of the carriage as it moves.


    "So.", Kyou opened up. "Do you have any other weapons than that black [Blade]?", he asked. I turned my face at his direction when he asked.


    "Not much. For now, just some throwing daggers.", I replied.


    "I see.", he leaned his back against the wall with eyes closed when he answered. He opened them back after, looking at me with a curious looks that trying to ask me something but he held it back.


    "What?", I asked in a plain expression.


    "Hmph!", he snorted with a smirk. "Nothing.", he shaked his head while smiling.


    "Uh. Okay?", I turned my head after replying him. I look at the gate which passed and getting further away from us.


    "Why throwing daggers?", he asked suddenly after some time. I turned my face back looking at him.


    "Nothing special. I just don''t know what to use, for now.", I answered.


    "Hmm?", he mumbled with thinking pose. "You know that you could learn [Skills] by training yourself on the spoken subject, right?", he asked.


    "Train?", I asked in wonder.


    "Uh-huh.", he nodded. "Like, if you swing a [Sword] and trained with it for sometime, you will get a [Sword mastery] like [Skill] with you. Though you mastered it or not, the [Art] of swinging the [Sword] is another problem.", he explained.


    "Hooo. I see.", I attentively hearing his explanation. "So it''s like a [Style], [Stance] or anything related is different from mastering the weapon mastery?", I asked to confirm.


    "Yes, indeed.", he raised his shoulders as he answered. "Though the gap can between experienced and inexperienced individual can be closed with a [Skill] which comes after the mastery. To obtain a [Skill] that can be used actively, the requirements my vary. But, the downside of a [Skill] is just, there is some specific time needed to use it again after using it. But, you can imitate the moves.", he explained more.


    "So it was like a ''cooldown''?, I asked.


    "Coolda-what?", he asked back. He doesn''t understand the word.


    "No. Nevermind.", I shaked my head. "So, after using a [Skill], we can use the same [skill] again after some time, correct?", I asked to confirm.


    "Uh- Okay.", he bent his head a little in a carefree way. "Uh-huh. Somewhat like that.", he answered.


    "But, Imitating the moves?", I wondered.


    "Yes.", he nodded once. "We imitate the moves from the [skills], but the output depends on how your bodyworks are done. You can make it moves faster, or even slower with different power of force. Meanwhile, by using a skill, you need to limit the [Skill]-''s level to reduce the output. Since [Skills] will activated the maximum potential of your current state, body, mind, weapons, and any other related stuffs. Like when you hit me with those [Energy blades] back at the training area.", he explained.


    "Uh-.. what?", I was confused by the very end of his explanation.


    "What, what?", he asked.


    "[Energy Blades]?", I asked back.


    "Uh?", he also confused. "Don''t tell me you don''t even know how that last [Skill] worked.", he said. I shaked my head sever times innocently.


    "Ugh.", he facepalmed himself. "When we camp tonight near the [Orc Forest], I''ll tell you more about that.", he shaked his head and then, he began lying down on the seat, resting himself.


    "Tehee. Okay, Kyou senpai!", I am getting hyped by his words.


    "Awh shut up!", he flicked his tongue before saying it. Then, the journey to the [Orc Forest], continues.