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“Allow me to verify the details of your quest, Hiiro Okamura-sama. You accepted the rank F quest “Fukibiki Grass Harvest”. Please show me your loot.”
Told so by the woman at the counter, Hiiro put the <<Fukubiki Grass>> from his bag on a big weighing scale.
“…Okay, that makes twenty-two bundles. Your rewards amount to 7700 Rigin in total. Please give me your card.”
When he handed over the card, she took it somewhere. After a while, she came back and returned his card.
Looking at the currency column of the card, the earlier value of 0 had turned into 7700.
“Your quest is now complete. Thank you for your efforts.”
She lowered her head politely and showed him a business smile like always. Hiiro gave a small nod and left the Guild.
Now then, I have some money. Guess food comes first. I still haven’t eaten anything since I came here.
Asking the townsfolk, he looked for a restaurant. ≪Victorias≫ was a big walled town, divided into the trade, craft, pleasure, and living districts where a lot of people lived. With each district being rather big, it was structured as if various towns had been merged into one.
Hiiro went to the trade district in search of a restaurant. When he entered one that he found on the way, it turned out that it served delicious fish cuisine. He didn’t hate fish, so he decided to stay and check the menu.
But as expected, all the dish names didn’t mean anything to him. Clueless, he ordered today’s special. The price was reasonable too.
“Haai~ One serving of [Addicting Seafood Noodles], coming right up~”
The waitress cheerfully took his order. While he waited for his food, he checked his ≪Status≫ again.
There, he noticed that his MP recovered up to 40 after having dropped to 30 from using ≪Word Magic≫ three times.
It probably recovered over time when he rested, just like his stamina. But the recovery rate wasn’t quite satisfactory as it only recovered 10 MP since he used the magic over an hour ago.
Well, rather than resting, I just walked around the town without using MP
If he rested in the true sense of the word, meaning sleep, then the recovered amount should be different. As he pondered about that, his steamy food was served
A lot of seafood swam in a ramen bowl. It was full of eggs from a fish like salmon roe, together with items that resembled shrimps and kelp or brown seaweed. He took his chopsticks and stirred it.
By doing so, an exquisite fragrance tickled his nasal cavities. Instantly, his stomach let out a growl as if demanding food right away. He munched on something exquisite like a shark fin.
“Ohh!”
He couldn’t hold in his voice. The fin was well flavored, with the fish-flavor spreading in his mouth. It tasted and smelled so good that he couldn’t help but crave more.
Then he drank the broth with the spoon. It was good enough to be served as a separate dish. The broth with plenty of seafood was so addicting that he might gulp it down in one go if he didn’t pay attention. It was lightly flavored, yet superb.
Next, he tried the noodles. On a closer look, something like small grains were kneaded into it. From one mouthful, a sea flavor assaulted his taste buds.
Mashed fish was kneaded into the noodles. Truly Seafood Noodles.
I see, the addicting in the name isn’t just for show.
He finished his meal in a matter of a few minutes and could go for another two or three bowls, but he resisted the temptation, as he was tight on money. Still, 450 Rigin was cheap for it.
Un, after all, delicious food is justice.
After he savored the satisfying aftertaste, he looked for an inn and made plans for the future, including leveling up and collecting money, for a while.
The first thing he did after getting up the next day was looking at the quests at the Guild and choosing one.
Goblin Hunt E
Kill 10 goblins in the Criel’s Forest.
Reward: 35000 Rigin
He had already seen the quest yesterday. It was reasonable for a beginner and yielded quite the reward.
He was thinking about raising his level before taking on the quest, but decided to raise his level while he on his way to the quest location. Besides, he wanted to try out his magic.
“The Goblins are the weakest demons, but they attack in groups, so please be careful.”
“Sure.”
He answered curtly, left the Guild, and even wanted to leave the town right away, but he had things to buy, so he went into the shopping district.
There he decided to purchase a weapon. After considering the price and ease of use, and got a weapon called <<Solid Knife>>.
He mulled over what to do about the armor.
He was wondering if he should buy a shield as well, but he concluded that he could simply use <<Word Magic>> if necessary, and left the shop.
Leaving the town, he headed for the [Criel’s Forest] in the west.
He could reach it by following a straight path called the [Toll Road].
During his search for an inn yesterday, he had stopped by a general store and bought five “crispy beans” for HP restoration, three “honey toffee” for MP restoration, plus a map of this world.
Even if they were necessary expenses, they completely emptied his wallet.
If he doesn’t complete the quests and earn more money, he would have to sleep outside tonight. That sounded fun in itself, but he wanted to avoid living in poverty.
During his trip, he spotted something weird in front of him.
What’s this…?
It looked like a big volleyball. However, it looked spongy and didn’t have a fixed appearance, contorting itself and blocking his path.
Oi, oi, could this guy really be…?
The famous monster for leveling up as a beginner in an RPG…
“A slime!”
His voice was somewhat filled with excitement. Startled by his voice, the slime suddenly charged into his direction,.
”Oi, oi, starting a fight all of a sudden!?”
He drew his solid knife from the scabbard. The slime was slow, but Hiiro got the chills when he thought about coming in contact with that disgusting substance.
The moment the slime jumped up, he swung his knife downwards accordingly. There was no resistance as the slime was cut in half, but the two parts still moved meanderingly. To put it bluntly, it was disgusting.
“Don’t tell me it multiplied from being cut in half?”
In that case, a blade would be useless, so he wondered about what to do, whereas the monster writhed agonizingly on the ground and stopped moving before long. Hiiro timidly poked it with his knife.
…. it’s not moving.
Oh, rather, it is faster to check the Status board!
He opened his ≪Status≫. The NEXT (required experience points until level up) column had been 10, but now it turned into 8.
The fact that he had received experience points meant that he defeated the monster.
“Oh~ It was a monster after all. I bet it’s a weak one like the goblin. It only gave 2 EXP anyway.”
Still, he felt somewhat accomplished from his first battle and victory. At first, he had feared it would pain him to kill, but it surprisingly turned out alright.
When he analyzed it calmly, he heard another rustling sound from behind. He turned around and there were more slimes, three even.
“They seem perfect for leveling up. But I wish there were four of them.”
In that case, he would be able to level up. Suddenly three more slimes appeared from behind him as if to ridicule him. Hiiro was completely surrounded.
“Oi, oi, you’re just going to pincer-attack a beginner?”
While he grumbled bitterly, he focused on defeating the three in front of him first. After he cut down the first and second one, a smacking impact hit his back. A slime seemingly attacked him with a charge.
“Kuh… It unexpectedly hurts quite a bit.”
It felt just as if he was hit by someone. He took his distance and checked his ≪Status≫, seeing that his HP decreased by 3.
“Looks like I can’t play around.”
Bracing himself once more, he took a stance with his knife. Since two slimes came to attack him simultaneously, he dodged them and cut one down immediately. But two more were coming from behind.
“Spare me from more pain!”
By swinging his knife around, he managed to cut down two more at once. One slime remained. Hiiro killed it by charging in on his own.
He heard a bleeping sound in his head as his strength slipped away.
He checked <<Status>>.
He was wondering if that was the case, and as he expected, it was the sound of a level up. He was level 2 now.
“Figures. That sound was from the level up. Anyway, my MP sure got an amazing boost. It went up by 25 with one level. Well, not that I’m complaining.”
However, he wondered what kind of standard this level system was set upon.
He was told by the king that the system of <<Status>> is said to have been made by the God who created this world.
I don’t know if there really is an existence such as God, but the king said he didn’t know much about the details, so I guess it’s not something to worry about for now.
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