《It's a Gamers world after all!》 Chapter 1: Bandit tea party and the idiot child Note: Speech and Thoughts Calders P.O.V, Beginner Village, outskirts I sigh looking out at the Horizon, it had been three days since my friends and I arrived here, all no memory about where we are or how we got her, hell we couldnt even remember our real names, just what the system gave us; I am Calder Nikon a male LVL 4 Rune Knight. The System was that of an MMORPG, no one had any idea of why or just how it was possible, but they couldnt deny what theyd been looking at and even using for the past three days. Thus far my friends and I had lived in this new world for those three days, Adjusting as it were, in truth we did it because they had no idea what else to do, we had done a few quests, levelled up, upgraded gear, all things wed do in a normal MMORPG. There you are Senpai! I turned my head slightly and saw a familiar face bobbing under her name Maris Halkir Human Female, LVL 3 Cleric [No titles acquired] I sigh, why she insisted on calling me Senpai I shall never know, we arent Japanese, but the titles held all the same, due to a period we went through, where we used Japanese honorifics. OhMaris, sorry if I worried everyone. Maris sighed. Dont worry, we all thought youd come here. I smile, this spot was the place Id spawned into this world, each of us arrived at a certain place near the beginner village, I didnt know why, but I found myself coming back to the spot where Id spawned into this world. How are the others coping? I asked Maris sighed again Same as ever, confused, unsure and a little scared, but handling it well! I stretched and stood up. Well, guess you came to get me for a reason? I asked Yup, Jarin wants us all to pick a new quest Jarin Zyke was someone I had known before all this; the entire group was my small circle of friends. Right! Gotta keep trying to Level up. I said, as I began to return to the village The village seemed to be in a boxed canyon of sorts, as there didnt actually seem any to be any way out of it, aside from trying to climb. Jarin tried, but fell when he was half way up. he died, but luckily there was a respawn system, and woke up in the village church... he gave the priest quite the fright, though nobody believed him when he told them Jarin appeared from thin air. Ah there you two are! I looked past Maris to see Elias. Elias Ketcher Human male, LVL 4 Duellist [No titles acquired] Oh Elias, didnt think youd come and get me as well. I remarked Elias chuckled. Well someones gotta make sure you two dont run off into the bushes. Maris glared at the remark, I simply sighed. Alright lets get back, dont want Jarin throwing a fit do we? I asked Both of them chuckled, Jarin had been a bit crazed by this whole thing, and even after theyd come to terms he seemed on edge. Beginner Village I ambled along, my arms slung over my glaive as we walked into the village. This place had been their home for the past three days; the people were nice. though a little paranoid of the armed guests they were entertaining. My Glaive was a quest reward for helping the Blacksmith gather up materials, however I was the only one to do it because no one wanted to do a fetch quest. Ugh, how long are you gonna show off that Glaive? Elias asked as they walked towards the town hall, where the others were waiting at the quest board. As long as I feel like it. I spoke with a smug grin. So far I was the only one to get a decent weapon from a quest. I brought up its status again to admire it once more. Well-forged Glaive Base Attack: 20-35 + 10 (Well-forged status) Runes: lightning (lvl 3) Attack type: Slash, thrust Description: A standard Glaive, nothing too special about it, aside from the quality craftsman ship that has gone into it. Has been engraved with magic runes by a Rune Knight They got closer to the Town hall and saw Jarin pacing back and forth, with the others nearby. There you are, took you long enough! Jarin sounded like he was on edge, but he seemed like he was for the time they were there. Chill out man, world wont end if were a bit late, besides it not like youre in charge. I dismissed Jarin glared at my comment, but I was right, there was no designated leader of the group, Jarin just wanted them to level up faster so they could get out of the beginner village, as there was no apparent way out. Whatever, lets just get this done I took this chance to look at the Info of the rest of the group. Jarin Zyke Human Male, LVL 5: Paladin [No titles acquired] Cecil Otris Human Male, LVL 4: Spellsword [No titles acquired] Numir Calik Human Male, LVL 3: Jester [No titles acquired] We all walked into the Town hall which was oddly quiet, usually it was bustling with people coming and going, shop keeps arranging shipments and such, we tried to ask where the supplies come from but they simply give us a blank stare and then laugh stating youve got to be jokingright? Only one job left.the bandit one. I sigh, theyd all tried the Bandit one before, they had to clear out a Bandit camp in the nearby forest, that was the only job they failed, in fact they all died doing it, it was at this time however I then received a quest. Quest Received: Defend the town from marauding Bandits Required: Defeat or push back all bandits Optional: Make sure no more than fifty villagers die: 48/50 villagers left. Optional: Find out who is leading the Bandits. Optional: Defeat the Leader. Rewards: 10,000 EXP, [???] Gold, Random equipment x2 Umguys did you just get the Quest to defend the village, yup. Jarin had already accepted, after all it reward 10,000 EXP, and I only needed 5,000 to reach level 5, plus Numir and Maris would level up a bit too. The doors to the outside were flung open and a VERY panicked Village elder entered. Please my lords help us, Bandits are attacking! I decided it was time to put on a show. We shall do what we can, try and get as many people into the town hall! the Elder smiled. Thank you. Cecil then grumbled. We better get paid for this I turned to him. Do you not feel doing this is the right thing? Cecil then raised his voice. Screw the right thing, I just wanna get paid! With a loud *ping*, the title above Cecil''s head suddenly changed [Greedy] Cecils eyes lit up. Hey I got a title! he exclaimed I noticed that the number of villagers left decreased. Shit! People are dying! Worry about that later, we need to move! All nodded, and rushed out to face the bandits. Beginner village, Town square. Slaughter dem all, and take anything of value! a rather big bandit hollered to the others, a small group of Militia defenders stood trying to fend off the bandits, however they werent doing all that well, pitchforks and farming tools against swords and spears. It was easy to guess who would win without someone helping the militia. Seeing this, I rushed in and spun my glaive around hitting three of the bandits that were approaching the Militia. (PR.N.- wow.. weak bandits.) Group heal! Maris, being a cleric, healed the Militia; there was a slight murmur among them, as they seemed to have been rallied by the healing spell. I counted only about twenty militia, the bandits numbered about fifty, keeping them safe wouldnt be easy. I turned to the bandits, they were all LVL 2, fighting LVL 1 Militia. (PR.N.- REALLY weak bandits.) I rushed forward with Elias and Cecil at my back. The fight carried on for a while as the Bandits tried to hold us off, I slashed left and right, spinning my Glaive around, and watching as each hit decreased the enemies HP. AHAHA, where do you think youre running off to? I turned to see Cecil, blocking off the Bandits retreat as another title then appeared above his head. Ruthless, he probably didnt notice as he continued to slaughter any who were foolish enough to come close. They may not have been used to this world, but their levels meant that killing low levelled enemies like these bandits was easy. A small movement in the corner of my eye drew my attention to a bandit already swinging his sword at me, already too late to react to. I would''ve taken the hit if it weren''t for Elias catching the opponents blade on that knife of his and forcing the strike away from both of us before retaliating with his rapier "I got your back, man." he said. We''re all interrupted by a loud voice shouting over the din raised by the fight. How are you idiots this bloody inept, Uggghhh guess I have to do it all myself! I turn to see a large man approaching us a Halberd slung over his shoulder; his info was a little unsettling. Uldir Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.Human Male, LVL 7: Bandit chief [Ruthless] [Murderer] [Cruel] Upon seeing him, my HUD lit up as a message appeared. Optional: Discover who the Bandit Leader is: Complete. I turned my head to Jarin. You see that level? He creepily smiled and said. The higher the level the better the drops! he rushed forward sword raised, Jarin fought with a large heater shield and longsword; Standard fare for a Paladin. He clashed with the Bandit who was incredibly surprised. Y-You, I thought you were dead! Jarin smirked. Takes more than that to kill me. I noticed two titles appeared above Jarin, Cocky and Battle hungry. This was strange, for three days they had fought and lived, yet only now they were gaining titles, I rubbed my chin Strange it was then that I got a notification. Optional: Assist the Militia I turned towards the twenty Militia men, who were doing their best to hold of the remaining bandits. NoNot yetICan still.ugh one of the Militia fell, and another voice cut into the air. DAD! a young boy then burst from a nearby building towards the fallen Militiaman, I wasn''t sure why but seeing that, stirred something within me, I rushed over and impaled the Bandit who killed the Militiaman, I turned towards the child. Get out of here now! I shouted as the boy looked up at me tears welling in his eyes. B-but I wanna he started as I growled at him. Run now, dont join your father in the Grave; now MOVE! I shouted at the kid who flinched, before standing up and running back to the building he came from, I sighed, I didnt want to do that, but the last thing I wanted was to see a kid die, two titles then popped up in-front of me. Cold LVL 1 and Kind LVL 1 I dismissed them; I had no time to read what they did. I turned my attention to the Bandit who now surrounded me and smiled, theyd just made a big mistake. Lighting Fang Lighting Fang: Raises base attack by +15 provides lighting damage bonus, has a 50% chance to stun the enemy. My Glaive''s rune lit up and the blade began to crackle with unfettered lighting, my Class the rune knight mainly augmented its weapons and armour with magic, I spun my Glaive in my hand. Alright who wants some? Several bandits exchanged a glance and charged, there was a flash as I swung my glaive, the smell of charred flesh filled my nose as the bandits fell, Lighting Fang, augmenting my equipped weapon with a lighting affinity and gives an attack boost of +15 bringing my base attack with Lighting fang activated to 30-50. Simply put, these bandits didnt have a chance. In less than a minute my Glaive had brought down all of the Bandits around me. I received a Pop-up: The Militia morale has increased due to Calder Nikons attacks I raised my eyebrow What is with the sudden Dynasty warriors battle update?'' I shook my head to clear it; no time to worry about it, they were almost done. all that was left was the leader and his retinue as well as a few stragglers, I looked towards Jarin, who was still clashing with the Chief, Maris was off to the side casting support spells, Elias and Numir were assisting the Militia in chasing remaining Bandits, while Cecil stood blocking the only way out of town, I rushed towards Jarin intending to assist. I drank several potions on my Hot-bar, one health and two manna potions, the taste in my mouth was foul, using the hot-bar for consuming items still left the taste of said item in the mouth. Lighting Fang, Thunder Strike I cast. My Glaive lit up like a Christmas tree as power gathered, Thunder Strike was an offensive spell. Thunder strike: A bolt of lightning shoots forth, from the casters weapon or hand, 50% Chance to stun. The lightning bolt landed dead smack on the Bandits chest, causing him to step back. Jarin took this chance to use one of his Paladin skills. Holy Smite Jarin heaved his arm back and swung causing the Bandit HP bar to deplete to a quarter, I took this chance and rushed forward casting Swift step to make me fast and thrusted my Glaive into the Bandit chief finishing off the last bit of his HP. The Victory screen then popped up. *DING* Quest Complete: Defeat the Marauding Bandits Required: Defeat or pushed back all the bandits: Complete. Optional: insure no more the fifty Villagers die: Complete. Optional: Assist the Militia: Complete. Optional: Discover the Bandit leader: Complete. Optional: Defeat the Leader: Complete. Rewards: 13,500 EXP, 450 Gold coins, Equipment: Light plate mail, Lightning spell book. Battle results: Complete Victory. Rewards: 950 EXP, 100 Gold coins Level up: 5 Level up: 6 I sighed, a smile on my face as the Bandits fled from the village, I turned to see the Militia both celebrating their victory, and morning their dead. The group met up. Okay quest complete, good job guys I sighed, looking at the dead. YeaGG. Why ya so down Cal? We won I grunted in reply to the question as the village elder approached us, a sad, yet happy smile on his face. I thank you all for the service you have given, if not for you we may have lost everything we hold dear. Cecil interrupted his praise. Yea, Yea, Yea we get it, lets talk reward! Cecil! Maris spoke with evident displeasure. What, we saved their lives, the least they can do is paying us something for the trouble. No they dont, please dont listen to him, he is just being greedy! A title then appeared above Maris, Kind, speaking of which, I opened my menus and check my titles. Kind: Bonus to conversation with people of the good or neutral alignment + easier relationship gain with the people of said alignments, bonus to HP and Defence Cold: Relationships take longer to develop with NPCs, Bonus to Resistance and Defence I sighed, trust me to get the one bonus that makes talking to people difficult. I zoned out not really paying attention to the argument that Maris and Cecil were having, when I felt a tug on my arm. I looked down to see, the boy from earlier was staring up at me. Ohhey. his cheeks were tear stained. Youyou were the one who killed the bad guys who killed my daddy, arent you? I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck. Uh.yea, that, that was me I found it hard to talk to children, for some reason they just made me choke up on my words maybe I didnt want to say the wrong thing and ruin a childhood. LVL up: Kind LVL 2: Bonus to conversation increased UmI-I just wanted to say thank you, I know you told me to run so I didnt get hurt. he began to choke up again, I couldnt stand seeing children cry, I reached my hand down and tussled his hair. Dont worry about it kid, and Im sorry I couldnt save your dad. the boy looked up at me his eyes gone from sad to hopeful. I wanna grow up to be like you, that way I can fight the bandits off when they come round again. I smile, something about this kid, I knelt down. Close your eyes and hold out your hands he complied, as I unequipped my Glaive and placed it in his hands. (PR.N.- NOOOOOOO not the glaive! Sure give a small child give a pointy weapon.) LVL up: Kind LVL 3: Bonus to relationship gain increased He opened his hands and upon seeing the glaive his eyes widened and a smile grew across his face as he looked up at me. Go on, run along now He nodded. Thanks mister! he ran off towards who I assumed was his mother, mourning her fallen husband, she looked down at her son and then over to me and sent me a smile, and unspoken words of thanks for cheering up her son. (PR.N- Seriously the mother is alright with her child with a weapon?!?!?!) Waste of a good weapon. Jarin spoke to me looking at what I had done. Eh, he needed it more than I did. Regardless, still a waste of a good weapon. I sighed titling my head towards Jarin and mouthed the words, whatever. Sometime later, Beginner village outskirts I smiled looking out at the horizon as the others sat nearby, we had gathered on a hill just outside of town to review what they were going to do, as when we drove the bandits out of town the quest to destroy their camp was no longer available. Well what are we gonna do? Cecil queried. Who knowsJarin spoke sounding rather down, he seemed disheartened when there were no more quests, they could still grind monsters, but the EXP you got would drop with each level up, as a matter of fact, everyone seemed down by the fact that nothing happened when they completed the quest. I shifted on the spot; I had changed into my newly acquired armour meaning there was a slight scrape when I moved as metal plates moved over one another. I sighed these guys needed cheering up, guess I had to try. Its doesnt matter what we do, just you guys wait, well figure out how to get out of here, and thenwell we can do anything, what were we in our old world? Nerds, outcasts, that sort of thingbut here, we can be whatever we want to be, we could be kings, we could be masters, anything we desire is ours for the taking in this new world! The others seemed to perk up at my little speech; however I then noticed I had gained a third title Ambitious LVL 1 I smiled as it came up; the smile vanished when I hear a voice, monotone, abrupt and jagged. It had no clear gender almost as if it was completely synthesized. Titles acquired, beginning phase.complete, transferring to game world Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum Chapter 2: The Swindler *COUGH* great bargain and simple weapon laws. Note: Speech Thoughts *Actions* Calders P.O.V I scanned the friends list and saw the names of my small group, greyed out with the words: Not ready in brackets next to them, I scratched my head, Just when I thought I had the system figured out too. I looked around and saw a few lights nearby, checking my mini-map I saw that I was in a place called Ryza Kingdom Farmlands. I sighed, this was the first time an actual name appeared before it was just beginner village, I paused for a second. Oh so thats what it was I spoke aloud; I was amazed none of us figured it out sooner that was a training zone for new players; they couldnt leave until certain requirements were met, I guess that the requirements was gaining three titles and or something I opened up my inventory and equipped the Pike I bought when after I gave my Glaive away, it wasnt as good as the Glaive, but it would serve its purpose. Okay thenwhat to do now? I began to walk towards the city in the distance, although before I did I decided to take a look at my title: Ambitious. Ambitious: Bonus Rewards for quests such as Forming your own kingdom, bonuses to Leader/Ruler actions, provides unique quests, recruitment of troops is easier, bonuses for capturing land, Bonus to attack and charisma. (PR.N- OP, OP, OP, Author-sama please NERF) I sighed and smiled. Typical, one little speech and the system takes it completely the wrong way Oh well not much I can do about it I begin to make my way towards the city, spotting the odd farmer or traveller along the way, giving a simple nod and keeping on going. Sometime later, Ryza Kingdom Capital [Ryzita] Halt! I was stopped at the gates by a guard. What seems to be the problem sir? The guard seems surprised that I addressed him a sir; I took a look at his info. Talos Kolik Human male LVL 4: Fighter [Ryzita City Guard] [Neutral] [Corrupt] Im gonna need to ask if you have permission for that weapon? I scratched my head, I was unsure if he was telling the truth about it due to his Corrupt title. At this time I noticed a flashing Icon on my mini-map, I tapped it quickly, it was the Laws of the city, I quickly skimmed over it before dismissing it, nowhere did it say there were weapon restrictions or that I needed permission to carry them around. Now Taloswe both know that there is no law against carrying weapon in this fine city. he flinched. How did you- I cursed under my breath, I spoke his name unintentionally. Lets not worry about how I know your name, lets focus on your obvious corrupt activities he seemed bewildered obviously he hadnt been doing this for long. IUmuhoh fine, Ill let you in, j-just dont tell anyone about this okay? I smiled. Fine with me He moved allowing me entrance to the city. It was bustling despite it being night time, from what I saw there was a festival on. People were wandering around from stall to stall, decorations adorned the street lights. I recalled how they were possible, as it seemed electricity was a thing in this world, and based off the Inn hed stayed in at the beginner village running water was to, all due to magic. Wow Quite the sight isnt traveller I turned at the voice and saw a rather tall thin scrawny man, his features portrayed him as a battle hardened veteran, but his attire suggested he was of nobility. Tulak Zikcor Human Male LVL 20 Cavalier LVL 13 Merchant [Former Solider] [War Veteran] [???] [???] [Kind] [Renowned Merchant] I smiled at him, his levels were amazing, plus duel classing, I didnt get to pick my class but I wouldnt mind picking a stealth or support class as a backup. Indeed it is, Mr. Zikcor I presume? I asked as he chuckled, a grin on his face. I see my reputation precedes me, but you seem to have me at a disadvantage Mr? he queried. Nikon, Calder Nikon; Rune Knight at your service I took a slight bow. Oh, a Rune Knight you say, not many of you lot around. Well pleased to meet you Mr. Nikon, here for the festival? Yes and no Huh? Oh well you see, I didnt even realise it was on, but since Im here might as well enjoy it. Tulak smiled. Well thats a positive outlook you got there I nodded. I try to be, wouldnt happen to know where I could get a place to stay for the night? He rubbed his prickly chin. The Drunken King just down the road from here, should have a few rooms spare I nodded. (PR.N- The Drunken King? ) Thanks, oh and before I go, mind showing me some of your wares? I asked motioning towards his stall, his grin grew larger. Of course, I am at your disposal! I took a look at some of the things on the stall and I spotted a strange looking ring, picking it up I saw a description appear. Ring of the Sky god: A ring that is said to have belonged to the Elven deity of the Sky Thurgos. Effects: Bonus to all lightning and wind based attacks, Increase MP. How much for this ring?! Oh that old thing, I got it a while back, Ive no idea what the damn things does, you can have it for five gold coins I tapped the button on my HUD and placed five gold coins in his hands. I smiled, he must have had no idea what the item does, meaning that Id just gotten a bargain. I turn on my heel and begin walking towards the direction he specified, but before I left, I tilted my head back slightly and shouted to him. You know this ring has been enchanted by the Elven Sky God, Thurgos, right? his eyes widened when I shouted back to him, as it dawned on him what hed just given away, he went to speak but stopped himself, he smiled and gave me a wave, as I wandered off into the dancing lights of the festival. Sometime later, the Drunken King Inn I look up at the sign seeing a depiction of a crown hanging off of an ale mug, the faded words, Drunken King Inn at the top of the sign. I opened the door and the sound of merriment and joy filled my ears, the sweet scent of mead and cooking meat filled my nostrils, I smiled. Welcome! one of the Barmaids called out, which resulted in a lot of the patrons yelling it to me, raising their mugs as I entered. I looked around and all seemed relatively cheerful and happy, despite the fact that an armed individual entered the Inn; honestly were these people not afraid of being robbed or something; however I then noticed a group of unsavoury looking characters off near the stairs, deciding it would probably be best to avoid the mean mercenary looking types. I approached the counter and a Barmaid called out. (PR.N- Better weapon laws than America? You do something we stab you., Simple, I like it!) Be with you in a sec she spoke filling up several mugs with what looked like Mead or Ale. She approached me when she was done. Welcome to the Drunken King Inn, where every patron is royalty! I smirked, whod of thought a Game world had such cheesy catchphrases. Id like a room please. I spoke, trying not to sound too tired or irritated, I didnt like people and having all these rowdy drunken fellows around wasnt helping. LVL up: Cold: LVL 2: Resistances increased I sighed and smirked, typical of the system, I turned my attention back to the Barmaid. A room will cost you ten gold per night an extra three for meals I handed over thirteen Gold coins, I didnt plan on staying long, she quickly swept up the coins and deposited a Key in my hands, I went to leave when one of the people sitting next to me reached his hand out and grabbed the Barmaids arm. *Hic*-heey co-com ere luv, gi-giv ush a khissss! She squirmed under his grip, I sighed, I didnt quite like people who acted like that, even when they were drunk. Let the lady go, sir. he turned to me. Eh, so wha, u gonna try a sthop meh! I grabbed onto his arm and twisted it around remembering a few lessons of self-defence I took prior to this whole mess, the Bars atmosphere suddenly changed, all died down and was quiet as all eyes shifted to the two of us. Ow-ow-ow, oh lehts me gooooooo I Looked towards the barmaid who looked at us fear in her eyes. Maam She flinched as I motioned to her. O-Oh, it-its fine, hes a regular here, so it-its alright, you can let him go I released his arm. Title acquired: Chivalrous, Bonus to attack and defence, bonus to conversing with knights and nobility. I sighed, thanks for that system. I turned. If that is all, I bid you good night I began to walk towards the stairs, as the label on the key told me it was on the second floor. H-Hic-Hey wa-wahsit a second, I-ima no gonna let you getsshh awa wid dat! the cumbersome oaf took a swing at me, I easily dodged to the left and the drunkard fell to the ground with a mighty thud, which caused the cheerful atmosphere to return as people laughed at the foolish drunkard. I continued to the stairs, doing my best to not look at the mercenaries, who were eyeing me up their gazes a mix between undressing me, sizing me up and cutting me apart. I quickly walked past, trying to not show fear. As I ascended the stairs I took a deep breath of relief as I escaped their view, something about them set me off, and I wasnt sure what it was, I looked up the stairs and continued to my room. What I needed right now was a hot shower and a good nights rest. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. (PR.N- Previous the cumbersome oat took a swing at me . At least its healthy?) Mariss P.O.V I rub my head, why did I have to try and climb that tree, I have a mini-map, I sigh, it had been about two hours since I appeared here, no sign of the village or of the others, was this what happened to Calder after he acquired his three titles, I rub my forehead remembering that I had gotten a third title now too, I opened my stats screen looking at the player display. Maris Halkir Human Female, LVL 5: Cleric [Kind] [Analytical] [Curious] I sighed, I knew investigating that noise was a bad idea, but when I discovered what it was Those two totally had a thing a third title pop up, Curious as well as the Analytical title, which I gained by trying to figure out what happened to Calder, speaking of which. I opened up the friends Tab and saw everyones name, including Calders, as a matter of fact his was the only one whos wasnt greyed out, it had a location next to his name and a distance. Calder Nikon [Status: Friend] Location: Ryzita: 20km N (PR.N- FUTURE STALKER CAPABILITY UNCLOCKED!!!) I sighed he had to be that far away didnt he. I brushed myself off and steadied myself with my staff. Right time to get movingoh great Maris, now youre talking to yourself I chastised myself, I didnt realise being away from humans for this long did this to me. A twig snapped nearby, causing me to jump. UmHello Why did I have to get here in the middle of the night? Silence, no response, I sighed again and began mumbling to myself. Calm youre shit Maris, its nothing, your just tripping out, because its so late. I continued to chastise myself as I headed north, it took a few minutes to reach the edge of the forest, seeing open plains and rolling hills before me. Ugh, gonna be one hell of a walk. it was then Maris heard the distinct sound of horse hoofs on stone; she turned to see a wagon being pulled by several horses. WOAH, there! there was a whinny as the horses came to a grinding halt, and the person at the reins held out a lantern and looked at me. Hey there little miss, what are you doing out so late, and in the middle of nowhere? I grinded my teeth, something about this guy struck me asoff maybe it was his titles. Thomas Mitchell Human Male, LVL 10 Merchant [Swindler] [Stingy] [Greedy] [Kind] [Sympathetic] [Oddball] [Whimsical] It struck me as odd that someone could have titles like greedy and kind at the same time, but she wasnt in a position to be picky about who she got a lift fromunless they were a total creeper. Um well.you see Im a little lost, could you point towards Ryzita? The odd looking fellow scratched his head, before clicking his fingers and jumping up, resulting in him losing his balance and falling. You okay? he raised his hand and showed a thumbs ups. He leapt up rather enthusiastically. Quite alright my dear, Now did I hear you say something about Ryzita? I rubbed the back of my neck, a little unsure if this guy was planning on helping, or hindering me, I shook my head he probably wouldnt have stopped if he wanted to hinder meright? LVL up: Analytical LVL 2: Intelligence increased Umyea I was wondering what direction its in? A smile so wide it seemed as if it was going to split his face slowly creaked across his lips. Why, but of course I know which direction its in, heading to the Montory Festival are you I paused, saying yes would be a lie, but she felt that lying to this guy was not the right thing to do. LVL up: Kind LVL 3: Increase to relationship gain No, Im looking for a friend of mine, he said he was going to the city, and I was hoping to meet him there. the Merchants eyes began to sparkle. AAHHH, Reuniting with a lover who has, left on some mysterious quest no doubt, But of course Ill help you, why Im heading to the city too, He grabbed my and spun me towards the wagon. Come along my dear; let us find your missing love together! We-we-we, our relationship it isnt, like that! The merchants smile grew even larger as his misunderstanding of the situation only grew. Oh-oh, so this is a proposal mission is it, well then who am I to deny a love struck youth, we shall venture towards the fair city of Ryzita together and find this lover of yours! No-I mean uuuggghhhhh! I decided to give up; he was the guy giving me a free ride I didnt need to question it. I wasnt sure what to expect when he started moving the wagon again, what I didnt expect was the speed at which we travelled, the moment he spurred the horses on, the landscape become nothing but a blur, the wind whipped past us, as the merchant cackled like manic as they sped towards their goal. The city of Ryzita, I tapped on my friends list again and watched in amazement as the distance between me and Calder began to close rapidly, I smiled, despite the ridiculous wind pressure. Calders P.O.V, Drunken King Inn, Ryzita I sighed as I lay my head against the soft pillow; it seemed the Inn catchphrase of every customer is royalty wasnt that bad, even if it was cheesy beyond belief. Oh well, I guess some leeway can be givenjust this once. I spoke to myself as I stared up at the dim ceiling, the lights from outside just managing to sneak through the cracks in the curtains. I strained to keep my eyes open, unsure about what I was going to do, in this game world, alone. I sighed all I can do is hope; hope that my friends can figure out how to get out of the village. I rolled over and closed my eyes perhaps the morning would bring some form of peace and who knows, maybe theyd all be in the game world when dawn came. The next morning I rubbed my eyes as I dragged my feet towards the bathroom, waving my hand to enable the magic light, I take time examining my facial features: same short cropped hair, same scraggly beard, I sighed and the same thoughts that I had run through my head the second day I was here. "This isn''t a dream...all of this is real..." I then noticed a name nearby, behind the nearby wall, it took me a second to recognize the name; it was the barmaid from last night. Lissa Mogron Human Female LVL 4: Maid [Strange] [Pervert] [Obsessive] I sighed, why was a Yandere the one Id helped. Why did it have to be a Yandere. I rubbed my temples, and walked towards the wall, I examined it for a few seconds making it look like I was getting ready for a shower, as to not scare her off. It took me a few seconds to find a small peep-hole and a wide eye behind it, I pretended not to notice. I edge myself just to the side of the hole making it hard to see me, I decide to put on a little bit of a show, taking off my shirt and walking past again, causing a Status effect: Flustered I sigh again making it seem as if it''s a sigh of relief, I then saw another status effect appear above her head Hot and Bothered. I sighed, really system...why is that Status effect even a thing, this system is pretty messed up, super perverted. I turned towards the peep-hole. (PR.N- O YEAHHH!!! *GRABS THE POPCORN*) "Enjoying the show?" It took her a second to realise I had noticed her; I smirked as the name began to speed away. I put my shirt back on and walked out of the bathroom, I sighed again. "Just gonna be one of those days." (PR.N- dang!!!) Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum Chapter 3: The stalker system NERF, the Tea Party and ……….. “IT’S A TRAP!” Note: Speech Thoughts *Actions* Calders P.O.V I sat in the bar downstairs, theyd begun serving breakfast a while ago, so since I paid for it might as well cash in, a plate of eggs and bacon was provided to me by none other than the peeping Yandere from earlier, though she showed no signs of being nervous around me. Thank you I lingered wanting to challenge her about before, but ended up disregarding it she probably wasnt even a Yandere, probably just my over-active imagination. Though it still begged the question as to why, as far as I know Im just an average looking guy, nothing special about me. I then noticed that she was also lingering almost as if trying to say something. Something you needed? She flinched realising that she had lingered too long, she scurried off quicker then she had arrived, I then decided to check my friends list to check and see if any of the others had left the beginner village, I almost choked on my bacon. All but one name was now lit up and one of them was very close, Maris. Mariss P.O.V I slowly let my eyes open; apparently sometime during the blur of a trip last night I had fallen asleep. Maris my dear, time to awaken, we have a lost lover to find! I growled at his wake up call, it seemed as if he still believed the relationship between me and Calder was like that. I sighed, sitting up and squinting at the early morning sun, however I noticed something, Calder was much closer now; all but Cecils name was now lit up, meaning they had entered the game world, I jump up quickly shifting on the spot trying to see which direction he was in, I locked in on it. I-I gotta go! I spoke rushing off, the Merchant, Thomas shouted out to me. Its all good, go, go and meet with your lover! I growled at him again, he insisted on making these remarks, I rushed in one direction only to have the pointer twist in another; I spent close to an hour rushing around the city streets, when I suddenly got a message. All new Players in the Game world, resetting friends system My eyes widen, what the hell system, what kind of MMO resets friend system, I examined my friends list only one name left now, the NPC merchant Id met, Thomas Mitchel It showed his location and relationship status with said character, I sighed beginning the amble my way back towards him, so much for finding Calder. Calders P.O.V I slammed my fist down, getting a few rather strange looks form the other Patrons enjoying breakfast. What the hell system, what the hell kind of game resets the friend system, I sighed, of course the system we get stuck with is an irregular one. I take another bite from the slice of bacon on my fork, getting the buff: Sated for eating. I grabbed my plate and handed it to one of the workers who was collecting dishes and walked over to the counter where the peeping girl was serving. I decided to asked about work, since I didnt have a lot else to do, and Id gathered that the city was far too large to go searching for Maris, so Id work for a bit, while also asking around about Maris, someone was bound to know. Excuse me my dear, do you happen to know where a man like me could find work? She looked me up and down taking a little too much time. Well what kind of work would are you looking for? I motioned towards my pike fastened to my back. That kind of work She rubbed her chin and pointed towards a board nearby. We serve as a job hub for adventurers, just check the job board and take one, hand it in to whoever is attending the counter and they should provide payment, we of course take a small portion for providing the job I nodded, Id hope a quest system like this would be present, I walked over to the board and a Menu of quests popped up the standard fetch quests a few escort jobs, standard fare for an MMO, I decided to go with something easy. Quest taken: Ratman Hunting Giver: Ryzita Town watch Description: The local Militia are having problems with savage Ratmen in the nearby forests. Required: Slay 20 Ratmen: 0/20 Optional: Discover a Ratman Encampment Optional: Eliminate a Ratman Encampment Rewards: 250 Gold, 500 EXP, (Bonus) Random Rune knight Gear, Relation with Ryza kingdom increase. I grabbed the paper from the wall and turned noticing the Mercenaries from last night looking at me, I realised they must have been adventurers here for quests and such, I saw a few looks ofanger, as if they were mad at the job Id taken. I shook off the stares and headed out but before I did, I walked back over to the counter. You seem to be a group with ears around the place, Im looking for someone Maris Halkir, think you could find her? The Barmaid looked around before lowering her voice to a whisper. We couldfor a finders fee I sighed. Always somethingalright how much The going rate, so thats about 100 coins I sighed, opening up my inventory and grab a pouch that materialized on my belt and handed it to her, she did a quick skim of the coins and nodded too me. Well tell you when we find anything. I headed out, following the Quest marker, the mini-map was a bit like KOTOR it showed where I had to go and had an area to show where the Mobs would spawn. It was currently 9:00am according to my HUD so I took my pike off from my back and headed towards the quest, rather enthusiastically I had never minded being here, it was to an extent a lot better than the world Id come from. Mariss P.O.V AH, my dear Maris back again I see, didnt find him? I shook my head. No, I realised I have no idea where he isI got carried away when I realised I was in the city. Thomas sighed and smiled. Well do not be disheartened, we shall find him together, I wouldnt be able to live with myself if I didnt help I smiled back at him. Thank you ThomasI appreciate it He smiled and gave a small bow he extended his hand and help me up onto the wagon, for a moment I thought I saw Calders namebut it wasnt his. Thomas smiled. Right on to the Drunken King Inn! I slouched and sighed, had to have a system like this. Sometime later (Mariss P.O.V Still) I fell onto my bed at the Inn, we had arrived a few minutes ago and Thomas said he was going to the market to see where he could set up shop for the rest of the Montory Festival, which apparently was only just beginning. I sighed as I lay on the silken beds, staring at the ceiling. Just what were we doing here? Why were we here? Why it was us? All questions I had asked before and just like before no answer. I rolled onto my side, looking at the clock on my HUD. It was only 8:00pm and I was feeling tired, must have been the running, I let my eyes slowly shut, embracing the coming sleep. Calders P.O.V I swung my pike around slicing several Ratmen in half. System: 15/20 Ratmen killed Almost done, shame I hadnt found an encampment yet, but I could always do it again, the quest was marked as something that could be repeated. I looked around, aside from the dead Ratmen the forest was actually rather peaceful. *SIGH* This world really captured my attention with its sights and distracted me to the current situation. The attack suddenly went off and I moved my head slightly down and watched a javelin soar past my head and embed its self in the tree nearby. I turned seeing the Mob titles of several Ratmen scouts and a Ratman Berserker Ratmen Scout, LVL 4 This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.Ratmen Scout, LVL 4 Ratmen Scout, LVL 4 Ratmen Berserker, LVL 5 I smiled, they were making this too easy, I pointed my pike towards them Chain Lightning A line of lightning shot towards them, only the berserker survived and he had low health. The Berserker rushed forward, big mistake. It was larger than the rest a lot slower than the others too, this would be easy, a quick pivot to dodge the crude axe it was swinging. *Shink* The pike sunk deep into the Ratmans back, it convulsed for a few seconds before going limp, I pulled my Pike out, using the body of the now dead Ratman to clean it off. Okay thenanyone else? Silence, when I heard a sound *Snap**Woosh* WWOOAAAHHHH! I recognized the voice, it was Elias. I quickly rushed towards the voice. Eliass P.O.V I groaned as the world was now upside down. Ugghhh, isnt this just fucking up magicallyhad to step on the trap didnt I*Sigh* I really need a skill for spotting traps. I tried to lift myself up and grab the rope holding me up, my rapier was on the ground, Id let go of it when the trap strung me up into the air however I had kept a stern grip on my dagger. Okay once more! I lifted again trying to get a hold of the rope, but to no avail, I hung upside down. Uh, geez.whyd I have to get caught in this thing?! You alright up there, Elias? My eyes widened as a familiar voice filled my ears; I swung my body to one side, seeing a smiling Calder standing nearby. Calderyou bloody bastardcould give me a hand to get down from here? I smiled how lucky that Calder happened to be so close, Calder tried to find a way to let me down, when suddenly *Snap* Calder look out! Calder jumped back as several Ratmen burst from the bushes; Id been fighting the damned things since I started trying to find a way out of the woods. Calder cut me down! Calder didnt respond as many more Ratmen appeared out of the bushes, a lot more than any I had seen before. Calder..cut me down, now! The Ratmen charged and Calder began fending off the approaching Ratmen Anytime now Calder! He bellowed back Im a little bust right now! Calder cast Chain lighting, and enhanced his Pike. Think you can cut yourself down?! I nodded and began to try and haul myself up again, after several attempts I finally managed to grab the rope and set about cutting it. *Thwack* Holy shit! I fumbled and slipped, dropping my Dagger and returning to my original position as the makeshift javelin, little more than a sharpened stick really, embedded its self in the tree I was tied up to. Although makeshift and rather unimposing if it struck him it would have hurt Calder I could use a hand here! Im working on it! He swung again causing several Ratmen to fall, the ground then began to shake. The hell? My eyes widened as out of the trees lumber a massive beast its name: Ratman Ogre, LVL: 10 (PR.N- OP MUTHAF****ER MWAHAHAHAHAHA) Since the thing was a normal mob it had no titles, and although it wasnt all that bad, the thing was LVL 10, I was only LVL 6 and from what I could tell Calder was as well, so fighting a LVL 10 mob may have proven difficult. Calder.you might want to cut me down now! Calder didnt speak he was busy eyeing up the beast before him, his eyes were sparkling, he was probably thinking about the amount of EXP hed earn. Calder now! He didnt speak and rushed forwards towards the Ogre. The battle lasted for a while as Calder whittled down the Ogres HP, I could do nothing to help simply hang there and watch. (PR.N- HANG IN THERE BUDDY! ?( ? )? ) I suddenly heard the rope I was attached to creak, I looked up and saw that the rope was beginning to snap. Really now, now you decide to snap! The Ogre took a step back and was now directly beneath me, the rope snapped and I plummeted down towards the Ogre. I landed with a thud and gripped onto the things mangy fur, it felt horrid all greasy and stuck together, ugh. The Ogre began to thrash about trying to knock me off. Um.Elias, what are you doing? Calder spoke relatively dumbfound by the fact I was flailing about on this thing. (PR.N- OGRE RODEO!!!) Having a goddamned tea partyThe hell does it look like you daft bastard! I bellowed back as the Ogre began to run around trying to get me off, I clung to its fur for dear life, although I could have revived, dying hurt, plus it would be a pain in the ass to try and find Calder again. It began to thrash even harder and my grip began to slip. Elias, hold on! Calder yelled as he rushed towards me and the Ogre. What do you, think Im doing! I bellowed back, my grip came lose and I fell forward, I looked up to see the Ratman ogre staring at me, a large snarl on its face. Although I know an attack from it wouldnt drop all my HP, if I were to get covered in Ogre slobber, I would never be able to go out in public again. My hand brushed up against something cold and hard, I glanced at it and sawMy Rapier! Sorry sunshine! I grabbed it and thrusted towards one of its eyes, the words CRIT! Appeared above its head as the last of HP dropped, I used all my strength to roll the beast to the side. The victory screen popped up Victory!!! Enemies slain: 1x Ratman Ogre EXP gained: 500 x2 (LVL difference) x2 (Last hit bonus) 2,000 EXP earnt. Rewards: 50 Gold, Ratman Ogre tooth, unidentified ring I smiled and let out a sigh of relief, thank the gods that was over. You son of a bitch! I turned to see a rather angry Calder approaching me. What-What, what did I do? You stole my kill, I whittled that thing down to nearly no HP, then you go and get the last hit and kill the damned thing! I paused and realised the look in his eye when he saw the mob, he wanted to kill the damned thing. Um.yeahsorry about that Calder let out a large sigh. You think Sorry is gonna cover that! There was a large silence for a time, Calder then smiled and began to laugh, as did I. *DING* Title: Fatality Thief: LVL 1 CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your team mate/s worked hard to whittle down a boss ranked monster while you did nothing, only hitting it while it was just about dead, stealing the kill and secretly earning the enmity of your team mate/s. Effects: Bonus rewards when killing an enemy you have dealt no damage to prior to the killing blow (PR.N- That was all me, I regret nothing! Kill Stealing is my personal hate so I put a little extra effort in for this one! Dont expect descriptions on all titles!) (A.N- just for that the majority of them get descriptions now) Ugggghhhh it makes me sound like the biggest f*******d ever. I am never going to speak of this nor tell anyone *Crying on the inside* You know Ill get you back for that He extended his hand and helped me up. Yeah-Yeah I know We smiled at one another and then pulled each other in for a quick Bro-hug. Un, god damn its good to see you again, Elias! I smiled. Likewise, didnt think Id find anyone from our group so soon So then, I think we should get this quest done; and then Lunch is on me! I grinned again. Right then, Lets go work us up an appetite! we both turned and charged off into the wood in search of more ratman. Geez why was I so hyper all of a sudden, oh well, this was a game world after all! Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum Chapter 4: COFFEEEEEEE!!!!!! Nuff’ said and the Swindler….ing? disease spreads. Note: Speech Thoughts *Actions* Mariss P.O.V I yawned and stretched as I rose up from my warm bed, looking at the clock on my HUD 5:00am. *SIGH* Why did I have to wake up now, why could I not have just stayed asleep until sevenor even six thirtyI lifted my legs out of bed and placed them on the floor flinching at how cold it was. OH Geez! Thats cold! I slowly put my bare feet on the ground again, groaning at the coldness of the floor. I steeled my nerves and moved towards the wardrobe when I reached it I realised I could have changed from my Inventory screen. I face palmed and hit the auto equip favourite outfit, which was my basic gear. I sighed warmed by my shoes, one bonus of being a cleric; you get some really fluffy boots, sooooooo comfy! I began to head down onto the ground floor, seeing that the place was already filled with people enjoying breakfast, I took a step forward when a smell filled my nose. I knew this smell! It was a heavenly scent given unto mortals from the godsCoffee! (PR.N- AUTHOR_SEMPAIIIIII!!!!! I WANT SOME COFFEE TOOOOOO!!!) I quickly charged towards a table and a waiter was quick to my table. What will it be then maam? COFFEE.!!!! I unwittingly shouted. I placed my hand over my mouth...how embarrassing. I-I mean one coffee please. How do you have it? Fullcreamwhitethreesugars! I blurted out the words in an incomprehensible word vomit, though the waiter seemed to understand. He walked off and then came back with a mug filled with the heavenly liquid. I took a single sip Oh is this heaven? You seem to be enjoying that. I flinched and almost spilt my coffee, as Thomas approached. O-Oh Thomas.dont sneak up on me like that! I almost screamed at him as he chuckled. Sorry my dear, you seemed to be enjoying yourself so I didnt want to disturb.but the chance was too good! he took a seat and ordered a plate of eggs and bacon. SoHow are things going with your stall? Thomas perked up at the prospect of talking business. Oh quite well, as a matter of fact after breakfast I was gonna go and start selling, care to join me? I paused for a second, if I accepted Id waste time I could use looking for my friends, but.as the pop up stated: Quest: Business as usual Required: Assist the Merchant: Thomas Mitchel. With his stall Optional: Make a total of 10,000 gold: 0/10,000 Rewards: Title: Merchant, Gold: 150-450, EXP: 750, Relation improve: Thomas Mitchel I Sighed, well it looked like Id become a merchant today. Meanwhile: Calders P.O.V I stabbed the bottom of my pike into the ground and knelt beside it, my breath was heavy. H-Hey Elias.h-*Pant* *Pant* .How long have we been at this? Elias had his hand resting against a nearby tree. C-C-couple of.H-Ho *Pant* *Pant* Hours I think? I ran my forearm over my forehead, wiping away the sweat gathering there, we had managed to find a Ratman encampmentbut the number of Ratmen here was.insane, I brought up the quest to see how much more we had to do. Quest: Ratmen Hunting Required: Slay 20 Ratmen: 20/20: Complete Optional: Discover a Ratman encampment: Complete Optional: Eliminate the Ratman encampment: In progress. Required: Find and kill the Ratman Leader: In progress. I sighed again, we still had a long way to go, I took out several health potions and tossed two to Elias, we downed them as quickly as theyd been summoned. Sso how long do you think it will take us to find the leader? Elias queried as he caught his breath, I let out one more sigh before standing up again. Cant be long now, Im sure well find it! There was a loud *Ping* as it seemed as if Id gained a new title. Title gained: Optimistic Description: You always try and see the bright side of things, and believe that things will get better even in the worst of times. Effects: Bonus to HP Ability gain: Not yet! Ability: Not yet!: Makes the caster temporary invulnerable. Slightly increases HP regen during the time its active. I smirked again; Thanks for that system; that might actually come in handy Elias noticed the new title above my head. Huhget anything good from that? I nodded. More HP and a new ability Elias also nodded. Nicewell lets see about finding this quest boss Un We both began moving again, rushing into the clearing ahead, it had several tents including a large one in the centre, if there was going to be a place a boss was hiding it would have been there! (PR.N- THIS IS CONFUSING! This Fic combines Japanese, Norse, Korean and Lovecraftian lore, words and items *SOBS* AUTHOR-SEMPAI WHYYYY?!?!. BTW Un is a Korean slang which pretty much means sure or yes.) (A.N- EVERYTHING will be pulled into this, nothing will be spared....KAHAHAH) We quickly broke into the clearing at first it was quiet and there was only the sounds of the forest, but soon after there was a chittering sound. Swarms of Ratmen burst forth from the nearby tents I readied my pike. Elias dropped into a lower stance as he prepared for the fight. Well.this will be fun He joked, as he raised his rapier and activated his ability. Blade dance Blade dance: Increases speed and crit chance as well as base damage. I sighed and smiled, seems like we were in for one hell of a fight. I activated Lighting Fang and charged into the fray. Mariss P.O.V I smiled and waved as the customer I was helping walked off with something he liked after paying for it. Thomas had a lot of stuff the stall took up a lot of space, it was more like a tent then a stall. I let out a sigh a breath of relief as the customer walked out. I quickly opened the quest tab and examined the requirements. Quest: Business as usual! Required: Assist the merchant: Thomas Mitchel Optional: Make a total of 10,000 Gold: 545/10,000 I sighed I guessed that I wouldnt be able to get the optional doneoh well. Welcome! Thomas called out as he was arranging a display; I turned my attention to the entrance to see several, of what I think are adventurers, walk in. Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.From the titles I gathered they were an adventurers party but there was also something else. Galahad Kenstien: Human Male LVL 10: Knight [Chivalrous][Kind][Warm][Compassionate][Sworn Sword of House Ironwood][???] Theodora Listain: Human Female LVL 10: Scout [Cautious][Cold][Analytical][Rude][Sworn Sword of House Ironwood][???] Kristen Ironwood: Human, Female LVL 5: Swordsman [Na?ve][Kind][Uncertain][Member of the Ironwood House][Noble][???] I was kind of surprised to have a noble walk into the, the other two must have been her guards, although the question mark titles they have was a little unnerving. They both went off and looked at certain items, although they didnt stray too far from Kristen, she approached me. Hello there I bowed my head slightly. Greetings, Lady Ironwood! She flinched and the two guards sprung on me weapons drawn, my heart skipped a beat as the Knights blade rested on my neckI took small short breaths as I put my hands up showing surrender. The scout spoke, a bow fully drawn back pointed at me. How did you know she was a member of Clan Ironwood? I swallowed hard. I.Ium.I mean, how could.I not? Its okay you two, lower your weapons They both looked at her. M-Milady? she told them to calm down and turned to me. This was not unexpected, I was sure wed run into someone who knew about my linage, She smiled towards me. Although I thought Id disguised myself better I flinched. AhNo, its just I have a thing with faces, once Ive seen one it is kind hard to forget. I lied, I was terrible with names, the system was a god send for a forgetful person such as myself, Id forget my own name if it wasn''t at the top of my HUD. Ohyou''ve seen my face before? she asked quizzically. Y-yes, I saw a painting of you once.uncanny resemblance actually. she smiled. Ah thatd have been the commission father did, I always liked that painter. there was an awkward silence as we all sort of blankly stared at one another, however Thomas hadnt noticed the fact that two people had drawn their weapons in his tent he seemed to be lost in his own world of display sorting, Kirsten broke the silence. Well, now that, thats all done, we came in here to buy something, so she examined the displays around her, before gripping a rather fancy looking sword. Ohh this looks nice! She gripped it and swung a few times, she looked at me and handed me the sword. Tell me, what, do you think about it I grab the sword and saw the description pop-up. Vindicator Broadsword Base ATK: 85-105 ATK type: Slash, Thrust, Chop Bonus Effects: Bleed, Stun, Burn Description: A Vindicator Broadsword, a very powerful and highly coveted sword once used by the powerful Imperial Inquisitors to enforce the law of the empire, it is now just a relic of the ruined empire but it still retains some of its devastating power although just a fraction of what it once was capable of. Holy hell how did such a powerful weapon fall into the hands of Thomas, I wonder Well? Kirsten asked me expectant eyes, I swear they were sparkling; I struggled to find the right words. Wellthis weapon isgood I wasnt able to finish before she spoke up. Then thats all I need to know! She clicked her fingers and the knight Galahad seemed to pull a small chest out of nowhere. Will this amount be sufficient? I put my hand on the small chest and a description appeared. Personal storage chest Content: 50,000 gold Description: A mystical storage device plucked from the.screw it, its a damn cheat chest from the cheat dimension. (PR.N- SEEEEE!!!! EVEN SYSTEM-SAN AGREES! Uggh my head I am just going to give up trying to think.) (A.N- Then I have done my job :P) My eyes widened, as I saw the amount. hey, hey just how rich are the nobles in this world.if theyre willing to pay this much for a sword they dont even know about, I think theres a serious inflation issue around here I went to speak again but she beat me to it once. Ill take that as a yes, thank you for the sword! she turned and left, I wanted to speak, but nothing came out. Even as she held open the tent flap for her two followers I couldn''t even fathom words. Thank you for your patronage! Thomas called out as he saw them leave, he then walked over to me, upon seeing the chest his eyes widened. Wow, how much did you sell! he opened it and began counting. I.I.one item. His eyes widened even further making it look as if they were going to fall out of his head. What did you sell? Um.the Vindicator broadsword.why was I not supposed to? No its fine, buthow much is in this thing he shook the chest a little. Fifty thousand his face twitched and a grin began to grow. He began to laugh. Normally a sword like that goes for about ten thousand.and you got, oooooh its our lucky day! There was a loud *Ping* sound as it seemed Id gotten a new title Title Gained: Swindler Description: You seem to have a way with people when selling things to them, no matter how hard they haggle; you always seem to walk away with the better deal Effects: Bonus to selling items, Haggle skill less effective against you, Bonus to Charisma I sighed, Ugh whyd I have to get something like this, it wasnt intentional you know system.well I suppose it cant be helped, guess Ill just look like some money grubbing scumbag I blinked what the hell was I thinking, thats no way for me to think and besides the only people whod be able to see her titles would be the Players. *SIGH* I wonder what horrible people would get titles like swindler Meanwhile: Calders P.O.V AH.AH..AH..*ACHOOO* Are you alright Calder? Yeah it was just a sneeze. Mariss P.O.V Welcome! Thomas called out as someone walked into the bar. I looked over his shoulder and the figure was familiar to me, there was no way I could mistake that small curly afro, or that lumberjack beard. Cecil! (PR.N- Was asked to define this. Hairstyle is a cross between this and this and beard like this. Note only the hairstyle and beard apply to this char not face, hair colour etc.) Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum Chapter 5: THE NERF HAMMER! and Ratty Centipede Note: Speech Thoughts *Actions* Calders P.O.V I smiled as I swung my pike around fending off the various Ratman fighters, I was just picturing the EXP Id earn for killing so many Mobs. Iaido Dash! I heard Elias call out from nearby, he vanished from the spot he was standing and reappeared behind his opponent sheathing his rapier. There was a delayed reaction, but the moment he did, the several Ratmen standing between him and his destination fell their HP all simultaneously dropping to zero. (PR.N- Iaido is a style where it focuses on the quick-draw and sheathing of a sword, mainly Katana, for attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaido) Good God man, two things for ya! One: That move is way OP! Two: Are you trying to look like every mysterious swordsman in anime, I mean come on the whole quick slash thing is waaayyy over done. He looked over to me with a smile. Youre just jealous you cant do it! I pausedthat was partially true, those scenes were always really cool lookingI racked my brain Come on comeback. Why would I need to do that, when I can do this I turned towards the berserker approaching me. Lightning Fang, Thunder Jolt, Haste Thunder Jolt: A bolt of Thunder that strikes at the designated target, Low Damage, but almost a guaranteed stun Haste: Temporary speed buff, increases casters SPD, (Skill doesnt cost MP) I rushed forward the electricity of my Pike overflowing as it branched off and hit any form of electric conductor which were mainly the nearby enemies. I thrust my pike into the berserkers chest and it convulsed for a few second before going limp. Elias was wide eyed as he had just witnessed me turning into the equivalent of a lightning bolt. Hey-Hey no fair, when did you get haste! he complained as I smirked. Im a [Rune Knight], Haste is a Combat class skill, since Im a mix between caster and fighter, I get both skill sets. Elias crossed his arms but then realised something. (PR.N- To avoid confusion I only added the bold and italic to the class because he was referring to himself.) Waitdoes this mean my class will get rouge abilities? I scratched my chin while dispatching the approaching Ratmen. Id think so, I mean Duellist its like Rune Knight, well with the Arch-type thing anyways, Duellist should be a mix of Rouge and Fighter.maybe youve yet to unlock them I guess? Elias sighed killing a Ratman shaman. I guess soshame I dont have any of them yetoh well, these things take time I guess it was at this moment we both realised that it had gotten eerily quiet. (PR.N-Dem poor Ratmen they dont even get attention while getting slaughtered. Whoops FLAG!) UmElias, you dont suppose- before I could finish a pop-up appeared. Warning Quest Boss approaching! (PR.N- MWAHAHAHAHAHA! FLAG POWERS!) Elias and I exchanged an excited glance, finally the bosshowever when we saw what the boss was we werent nearly as excited. Rat-King: Zaka Shaka Moke LVL: 13 Quest Boss (PR.N- Never mind and Author-sama get a better naming sense.) Now what wed expected was a single boss, what we got howeverwas three Rat ogres joined at the tail, it seemed as it the tails had been stitched together, but upon closer inspection I could see that it was linked together by dried blood. I grabbed at my stomach, Ugh really system, you made something this grossbut Props for linking the thing to real life rat-kingsor old worldor I rubbed my headbest to not think about it too much. Elias seemed a little unnerved by the three behemoths before him; I guess riding on one Ratman Ogre was enough for him. Yo Elias.you up for this? he looked towards me and grinned. Fortune n glory kid! Elias raised his weapons and entered his battle stance. I copied, time for a Boss battle.Shame we had no boss music to go along with it. *DING* New Update: Battle Music unlocked: You may now select music to play during battle. Seriously? I looked over to Elias who didnt seem to notice, guess only the party leader could pick, I tapped on the music Icon and went over the song listHey-Hey, whats with all the copy righted music, I cant play any of thisoh wait...game world I face-palmed as I worried about copyright laws, I scrolled through when I stumbled across a decent song for this kind of battle. Song selected: Two steps from Hell: El Dorado A massive grin spread across my face as the song began to play, Elias looked at me. .Was that you? my grin only grew. Yup.now LETS DO IT!!! I put on a Scottish accent mimicking the D**o-m*n from T*2, before we both charged into battle. Mariss P.O.V Oh My God, Cecil!!! Cecil seemed in disbelief as he looked at me. M-Maris?.... We both seemed dumbfound. PFFFFTTTT! (Cecil) At seeing one another, I was then slightly unnerved at the creepy grin that began to extend across Cecils face, as he began to cackle like a maniac. KAHKAHKAHKAHKAHKAHKAHKAHKAH!!! *Cough* Cecil finished up. UmCecil, you okay? He tried to steady himself he was laughing that hard. Y-Yea its just th-that I.hahoooo boy! I took a step back as Cecil regained his composure. Uuhhhh, haha ummmm friend of yours Maris? Thomas asked from the cupboard he was hiding in. I understood why he was in there, seeing someone with that sort of facial features just walk in and start cackling like a maniac would have sent a lot of people running for cover. (PR.N- Saddest part is this character is based off of me IRL. *SOBS*) Oh right Sorry, Thomas this is Cecil, one of my friends, Cecil this is Thomas a merchant who helped me get here. Cecil bowed his head slightly with a slightly mad glint in his eyes. Now stop scaring him Cecil and be nice. I added. ..Charmed. Thomas responded in relatively the same manner. It was at this time Cecil snapped his finger as if hed remembered something. Ah, thats why I came in here! Sorry I gave him a quizzical look, Cecil made a few hand motions and a cracked Mace appeared at his hip, he slammed it on the counter and yelled a little too enthusiastically. I need a new weapon!!! I broke this one on some vict- *cough* monsters. Sorry tickle in my throat. At the prospect of earning more money Thomas perked right up albeit a little cautiously after that slip-up. Well then have you come to the right place, come! He stepped to the side motioning Cecil to follow Let me show you my wares! Cecil jumped and was quick to follow, leaving me a little dumbfound at what had just transpired. Um.okay then..I guess Ill just my attention then turned towards the tents door opening as several more people walked in, I sighed, no rest for me today. Welcome! Meanwhile, Calders P.O.V I braced for impact as I made contact with the stack of crates, normally Id have been knocked the fuck out, but thanks to my new armour and the whole video game world thing, my HP bar had only taken a small beating from my being thrown like a childs toy. I sat up and saw Elias also get rag dolled. However he had collided with several Ratmen Scavengers whod been running around like headless chicken ever since we began to clear out the encampment. I took out a flurry of health potions and tossed a couple over to Elias who gave a thumbs up, I also noticed a small emote appear above his head [=P] I sighed, The system is really crazy. Elias and I regrouped, taking on this boss was harder then wed thought, wed nearly expended our entire supply of HP potions and we hadnt even dealt nearly enough damage to this guy. So any ideasI mean just rushing the thing seems to be ineffective? Elias sighed. I thought you were the one coming up with the plans Party Leader! I rubbed the back of my head at Eliass remark. Geez when you put it like that it makes me seem like an ineffective leader, it was at this time the loud *Ping* that played whenever the system wanted your attention sounded through my ears. Updated Player Info some titles and skills may have been altered anything changed will be highlighted I sighed, why you do this system? Why? Why you do dis to me? I quickly whizzed through my stats screen and saw that the Ambitious title had been altered to: Ambitious (Updated): Provides specific quests and rewards, bonus to conversation with nobility, bonus to charisma. What was all that about? I sighed again as realised that the system just nerfed my OP title. I just got nerfed! *SOB* Eliass eyes widened as he realised what I was on about; wed both looked at each others stat screens when we were resting. You mean the system nerfed your OP ambitious title? I nodded and Elias smiled. Good that shit was way to OP! Being caught up in our own personal musing we failed to notice the raging Rat King charging us, however it seems as if Elias noticed when he shoved me out of the way then dashed away as well. The Rat king then charged straight into a large tree and all three of the Rat ogres that made up the Rat king got a status aliment Stunned. Elias and I looked at one another again before we took advantage of the situation and began dealing damage, the aliment lasted only a few seconds before wearing off, but in those few seconds wed dealt more damage than we had in the previous hour. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.So its one of those bosses*SIGH* Un I nodded in agreement knowing what he was talking about, the kind of boss you needed to kite before attacking, leading them to an environmental hazard or something first before attacking. I recalled my days of monster hunter: dodge rolling out of the way as the monsters became stunned or something then going in for the kill. Though this system lacked the ass-less chaps and small talking animals that Monster hunter had, or at least Id not seen any of the latter around. Right then Monster hunter mode then. Elias nodded in agreement. Monster hunter mode it is! We both split up and began to dance around the Boss, this time we managed to distract two of the attached rat ogres to run to opposite direction to one another causing them to fall and stun each other, we pressed the advantage dropping the boss to half HP, it was then something horrid happened, the centre Ogre grabbed their tails andbegan to gnaw at the part that linked them setting each of them free as each now had their own names. Rat Prince: Zaka LVL: 4 Quest Boss Rat prince: Shaka LVL: 5 Quest Boss Rat Prince: Moke LVL: 4 Quest boss I sighed of course they have a second stage, and of course their HP fills up again when they split, although the fact that they were all lower level made me smile and confirmed a suspicion I had, that if the boss is a multiple entity mob, like the Rat king, it combines their levels. Ohh For fuck sakes! Really?!?!?! Elias called out from his fall back point among large tree branches. I was quick to climb the tree and joined him. Seems as if theres no end to the amount of fuckery this game has. We sighed in unison. All our bars were full, and because of our levels we should have been able to deal with them quickly enough, but goddamn it! Three rat ogres, they still shared the same stats as the previous one, they just had less HP then the one Elias had that rodeo on. Well then. Elias sighed once more before a large smile creaked over his face. Once more, unto the breach my friend! I smiled and nodded. (PR.N-Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there''s nothing so becomes a man; As modest stillness and humility just cause) I wouldnt have it any other way, after all Who the hell do they think we are! I shamelessly quoted Te**en T**pa G***en La***n , taking a Ka**na pose. Elias simply face-palmed, I disregarded it and I quickly changed the battle music to something a bit more upbeat, I was amazed to find out they even had music from other games in the music files, but there it was. Elias looked to me before we began the attack. D***sty wa**iors.4..Battle for Chi-Bi.I approve of this! we smiled at one another and leapt from the trees to begin out second attack. Meanwhile Mariss P.O.V I let out a breath of relief as the final customer walked out, what a time to have an unexpected rush hour, I scanned around the room for Cecil and Thomas to see nothing, just where did they go? I then jumped up into the air at the sound of Cecils over the top voice. I LOVE IT!!! KAHKAHKAHKAHKAH!!! Oooohhh no cough this time, progress! I turned to see Cecil gripping a massive sickle, the weapon reminded me of the weapon used by His***de Mat***aga in Sa***rai Wa***ors 4. Um.Cecil dont you think thats a littleum impractical? I called out. Cecil looked around. Um.Maris, where are you? he asked as I sighed. Down here! I called out from my hiding place under the table. Ohwhy on earth are you under there? I growled. Because you scared the shit out of me, thats why! His creepy grin spread across his face again, which was only made creepier by the massive sickle now sitting at his back. Hehehe, Then. he took a slight bow I have done my job wellcome on get out from there unless it is better than up here? I accepted his hand as he helped me up. So have you found any of the others? Cecil sighed. Apart from you, sadly no I lowered my head, but quickly perked up and smiled again. Well I found you and vice versa so thats not too bad is it! Cecil smiled again, this time it was his creepy smile, but a genuine one more of a smirk. Yeah I guess so, Im sure well find the others eventually! Thomas cleared his throat from nearby. Well I guess with that rush hour gone and the profits Maris no doubt made, I say we go treat ourselves! I looked at the Clock on my HUD 3:15PM. Well I guess a late lunch would be alright Cecil stomped his foot, took an over the top pose and pointed towards the tent opening. Ive had nothing to eat for the whole day, its time! Thomas joined in and took the same pose as Cecil outstretching his hand and pointing towards the tents opening, they then spoke in unison. FOOOOOD. TO EAT!! They both rushed out of the tent leaving a trail of dust behind them, I quickly closed the tent and hung up the closed sign. Hey, wait for me! I called out as I quickly tried to catch up to the two hungry men rushing off into the distance as they named off different types of food they could eat. (PR.N-YES, TRY to catch up like hell she would actually be able to catch up to two starving men who just did an anime pose for said food.) Meanwhile, Eliass P.O.V I steadied myself, as I panted, Calder and I had taken down all but one of the remaining bosses, the last one was Shaka, he was stronger than the other two and he now had buffs Enraged and Animalistic Fury Enraged: (Someone is piissssed): Large bonus to attack and Speed, but lowers defence. Animalistic Fury: (RRROOOOOAAAARRRR): Bonus to All Stats expects Defence and Accuracy. At the very least it would have been easy to kill him, if he would JUST HOLD STILL! The boss was stomping around with a lot roaring, it never stood still enough for Calder to land one of his lighting spells and whenever I tried to strike him Id get knocked back, we were both stumped about how to proceed. Well, any ideas Elias? I rubbed the back of my neckhow were we to proceed from here, our enemy was able to knock back any attempt at Melee combat and was too quick to be attacked from range, environmental hazards didnt work either as theyd tried to get it to ram into a tree again, but it stopped before it hit the tree, it was then I had an Idea.Yes.get him there.then get Calder to stand there.knock that over and..it just might work I turned to Calder. Okay I have a Plan There was a loud *Ping* as I gained a new title Tactician. Tactician: Provides bonus to Intelligence, new ability gained Tacticians guile. Tacticians Guile: He who will win knows when to fight and when not to fight. Slows down time temporally and highlights locations of interest on the battlefield. I smiled seems as if Id gotten myself a shiny new advantage, I explained what it was I was going to do to Calder. You want me to do what!? Hey if it works then we win, if it doesnt then we fall back and try something new? Calder grumbled a little more before moving into place, I quickly set about setting up our make shift trap. Calders P.O.V uuuuhhhh why did I let Elias talk me into this. Good lord if this doesnt work Im gonna kill Eliasnot that it will do much good hell just respawn. I landed with a pat as I stood exactly where Elias told me to. Ugh, I cant believe Im gonna do this. Hey Dumbass! Yeah! Im talking to you! Over here! The Rat Prince turned towards me and began to charge furiously, my first instinct was to run, but I held my ground. I felt the earth beneath me shifting and rumbling as the hulking behemoth charged at me. I bracednothing, I opened my eyes slightly and saw the Rat prince falling back. I sighed a breath of relief it worked and because it was a bunch of coals he was now burning, Elias had done it, he had managed to knock one of the Braziers over and have it land on Shaka, Elias ran up to me and we high fived. WWOOO, nice work Elias, nice work indeed Elias nodded and we turned back to the now burning Rat prince Shaka, we both breathed a sigh of relief as its HP hit Zero and he began to vanish, we Both rose our fist in the air and once again shameless quoted Gu**en La***n in unison. Who the hell do you think we are!?! The victory screen then popped up. GLOURIOUS VICTORY! Quest complete Rewards: 250 Gold, 500 EXP, Rune Knight Spear (Calder), Duellist Elvish Rapier (Elias), Quest completion marker(Calder), Relation Improved with the Ryzita Kingdom (Status is now: Known Face) Bonus Gold and EXP from battles: 2,500 Gold, 10,000 EXP (Boss Drop: Calder) Ring of Extra Mana (Boss Drop: Elias) Bracers of Sure Hands. Elias and I smiled. We had won! Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum Chapter 6: The Glorious return of Coffee and a Prodigious Challenge Note: Speech Thoughts *Actions* Mariss P.O.V I sighed as I scanned the food court of the market. Just where are they and how did they get there so fast?!, Cecil and Thomas ran off to Of course those two would go gallivanting off in the search for food It was then I heard a distinct yell. COOOFFEEE!!!! I sighed and smiled, of course it was Coffee that would reveal Cecils location. I quickly followed the sound to find Cecil and Thomas sitting at a caf, a large plate of donuts and what seemed to be cupcakes before them. Cecil appeared nose deep in his coffee mug and Thomas was indulging his sweet toothby shoving cupcakes into his face. (PR.N-FJirum-san also always loves and needs coffee.) There you two are! Thomas jumped when I spoke. He did his best to swallow the food in his mouth which resulting in a little bit of coughing. Oh Marisdont sneak up on me like that! I giggled and smiled as Thomas went red, Cecil on the other hand didnt seem to notice me as he was way too busy downing his coffee to well see anything. No Shame! I stood there for a good few seconds before Cecil was done, he slammed his mug down, I took a step back as I saw that look in his eyes, the one where nothing was going to get between him and his goal.his goal in this case was more coffee. MOAR COFFEEEEE!!! Thomas called the waitress over and ordered another coffee for Cecil, I quickly interjected. Better make that three. the waitress seemed a little confused but nodded and was quick to bring out the coffee all the same, each of them was quickly downed by Cecil he slammed the last mug down and I swear that I saw steam emanating from his mouth and nose like one of those really pissed Anime characters. You done? I asked him not knowing what sort of response Id get. He was silent for a few seconds before raising his fist to the sky and screaming at the top of his lungs. BREAKFAST COMPLETE! Thomas paused for a second looking at all the doughnuts and cupcakes left on the plates. Butwe havent even.finished the cakes! Thomas spoke in-between mouthfuls. Cecil turned his attention to the confectionaries left and he practically turned into a vacuum cleaner and soon with the combined efforts of Cecil and Thomas the cakes and doughnuts were gone. I sighed and smiled, but at the same time my stomach was grumbling, Cecil then leaped up and balanced precariously on his chair pointing out to the horizon. NOW ITS TIME FOR LUNCH! it was at this time I noticed Cecil had a new title Oddball Oddball: Not everyone wants to be normal so there are some strange people out there. But then there is you. You are a strange one arent youuh huh, very strange? Effects: Bonus to dexterity and speed. I sighed again, of course hed earn a title like that, he and Thomas seemed so alike he was bound to get a title that he had, why would he not. I didnt get much more time to think as Cecil grabbed my wrist and then charged off to the nearest place selling lunch foods. Ill have the thickest steak you have, drenched in the best gravy you have! He exclaimed as he took a seat and dropped me onto a seat, I was a little bit disorientated but soon I realised that everyone was looking at me as it seemed as if somewhere in-between that blur Thomas had already ordered and now they were waiting for me, I quickly blurted out whatever came to mind. Seafood platter? there was a nod and the waiter walked off, Cecil and Thomas exchanged worried glances. UmMaris, are you Cecil picked up Thomass sentence. Sure you, Want to try the seafood platter? I raised one of my eyebrows at that. Why would I not? Thomas and Cecil both pointed towards a nearby board which had several names and times on it, I was then shocked to hear an over-loud announcer. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Gather round, for today we have another challenger for the seafood platter challenge! As he spoke an instant crowd appeared around us, I turned back and saw the boards title: Seafood Platter Challenge board. I sighed, Just what, have I gotten myself into? Meanwhile Calders P.O.V I sighed as Elias and I jumped up onto the horse drawn cart. A grateful farmer had offered us a ride into town for slaying the Ratmen that had also been capturing his stock. *Sigh* That quest had taken it out of us, when I took it I thought this was gonna be easy, but NOOO that would be too easy wouldnt it? shits always gotta be a lot more difficult than it needs to be. Elias sighed again, bringing up his inventory and taking out his elvish rapier and began to examine it. Hey Eliasmind if I take a look at that? He nodded, but before he handed it over he asked to look at my new spear, I obliged and we swapped weapons to examine. Duellists Elvish Rapier Base Attack: 65-75 Crit chance: 67% Attack type: Thrust. Description: A Rapier of Elvish make and design, while in your hands it seems to soothe you, almost making you feel at peace with nature and your surroundings. I sighed this was a decent weapon for a duellist, I handed it back to Elias and he passed my spear to me and I examined its stats for the first time myself. Rune Knights Spear Base attack: 65-85 If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.Attack Type: Thrust, Slash Description: The standard spear; for a rune knight journeyman, simple and true and serve their wielders quite well. I gave a low growl why did Eliass weapon get the better flavour text....I sighed oh well Im sure Id have plenty of chances to get my hands on some shiny new weapons with some badass flavour text. Elias then sighed, we were both tired as hell, it was then Elias started to hum a tune something we both knew very well I picked up with the lyrics. Boys and Ghouls of every age, wouldnt you like to see something strange.. we continued with our song, we couldnt care about transit time we were both exhausted and sore and all we wanted to do was relax and sleep for the next century or so. I chuckled at my inwards joke, and continued with the song, because right now. Nothing in this game world could get between us and the tune we were singing. Meanwhile Mariss P.O.V My breath was heavy and slow as I struggled to down the massive plate of seafood before me, when it had come out I was amazed at how much there was on it, about fifteen fish fillets twenty calamari rings and a ton of chips, we are talking about four buckets of chips. I was struggling to get through it all, I had eaten all of the fish and a decent half of the chips all that was left was the rest of the chips and the twenty calamari rings, I was amazed to find out that deep-frying was a technic of cooking that was actually used in this world, but then again they have street lamps and running water why would they not have deep fryers. I sighed once more and steeled my nerves and my stomach for the rest of my meal, I didnt have that many issues with eating this much but now that Id started I might as well finish it. I began to eat again, taking my time I had rushed the first half and that hadnt gone so well, time for a different approach. The crowd around me had only grown and it seemed as if some were taking bets as to if I would finish it, there was even a small group cheering me on. I had to finish this. I continued to eat, slowly eating all that was before me, the cheering grew louder and louder as I approached the final stretch about five calamari rings and a handful of chips left. What the? How did Thomas and Cecil get cheering gear..Oddball! That title is at work. Almost there, I then felt like something had kicked me in the gut, and the rumbling began as I felt like I was going to puke, I hardened myself I wouldnt pukeat least with all these people around. I downed the rest and all went quiet and turned their attention to the announcer. .Ladies and Gentlemen.I must inform you all that. He paused looking around at the crowd and then to me. THAT WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!! The crowd erupted, it seemed as if this challenge was a big thing. The announcer walked over to the board and wrote my name on it with the time it took next to it a grand total of a minute thirty the previous high score was two minutes. I gave a sigh of relief but the rumbling was getting stronger, Cecil and Thomas came up to me a grin on both their faces. Well done Maris my dear, very well done indeed! Thomas seemed almost jubilant at my victory, Cecil however seemed to be counting coins. Well done indeed Maris, thanks to you Im now one fifty gold richer! He deposited the coins in his pouch which quickly disappeared and was no doubt added to his wallet. I grabbed my stomach and began to feel weak at the legs. T-Thomas.Ce-Cecil I need to get Ba *Urrr* Back to the Inn Thomas seemed confused at first but Cecil Clicked on the moment I spoke. Right then He Grabbed me by the wrist once more and asked which way it was, I quickly brought up the map and set a waypoint a new feature we had noticed during all this madness. He saw it nodded, and all around us became a blur as we sped off towards the Inn. I closed my eyes doing my best to not puke at such high speeds as I knew it would ruin someones day. It was then I began to wonder how Cecil had gotten so fast, maybe it was a piece of gear hed picked up or something. I shook the thought off plenty of time for that later for now I needed to focus on not puking all over the people around us. A few high speed seconds later My eyes burst open as Cecil called out, my eyes were automatically met with the toilet bowl and I let it out *HHHUUUURRRRKKKKK* My breath became fast and heavier as all the food that I had just eaten was sent back up and down into the toilet. Cecils P.O.V *SIGHHHH* Jeez Maris it isnt that bad! Her response was another loud gagging noise followed by the sound of puke hitting the water, I sighed again. Well thats what Maris gets for trying to take on an eating challenge. She had quite the appetitebut she had no real control over it. I then took the chance to look around the room it was nice, better than I would have thought. I saw the bed nearby and collapsed onto it with a sigh of relief this would be the first actual bed Id been in since I was booted from the Beginner village, and besides its not like I meant to burn down that barn, I was just trying to put on a little show, make the lives of the NPCs a little more interesting, I sighed again. Some people just dont appreciate what I try to do I rolled over this bed was beyond comfy, I felt like falling asleep as I hadnt gotten much sleep recently. Sometime later (When Maris was over the puking) Mariss P.O.V Right Im all good now I- I sighed, of course he was asleep on my bed the little shit, I yawned realising how tired I was myself I check the Clock on My HUD and saw it was now 2:30 PM, a bit early to go to bed, but oh well. I needed the sleep more than anyone. I collapsed onto the couch deciding to let Cecil have the bed and let myself drift off into slumber. Sometime later Calders P.O.V I stepped off the cart and shouted out thanks to the farmer as Elias stood next to me and stretched. UUUHHH well I think Im ready to sleep for a week or so. We dragged ourselves into the Inn, I then walked up to the counter and handed up my quest completion marker getting a small reward for handing in the quest as well as a decent sized pouch of coins for the trouble, we ambled our way upstairs and we fell into the beds in my room. There were two because Id gotten a two bed room. I rolled over and stared at the ceiling, then over to Eliass Display as it slowly began to fade as he fell asleep. It was a strange that the system made the displays vanish as we went to sleep maybe it was to prevent PKs from happening while one party was weakened. I slowly let my eyes close and vanish into much needed sleep. Author-sama: Danube Proof Reader-san: FJirum