In the
dining room, there were 3 guys and 3 girls having a dinner.
With me
included, Kaito, Rinka, Yuni, and the other 2 that I haven't introduced yet.
They were
twins, the one with a short brown hair unkempt hair and male features found in
normal Japanese men, Ryou Takezu.
We were
eating the food I prepared for today, since it was my turn to cook dinner, although
I can only cooked simple food like nikujaga and yasai itame on the table.
Apparently,
Ryou was the eldest.
"Gochisousama!"
(Kaito)
"Done
already?!" (Maki)
"Well,
you two were late, what're you two doing anyway?" (Reis)
"Huhu!
Look at this!" (Maki)
Maki took
out a piece of paper, and there was something like an autograph.
"Oh,
another autograph?" (Rinka)
"Not
just another autograph! It’s signed by the protagonist of "Aka no
Sora"! Io Iwazumi!" (Maki)
"*giggle*
Maki-chan really loves drama" (Yuni)
"And
that must be your 14th autograph, what a weird hobby!" (Kaito)
"Shut
up!" (Maki)
Maki
grabbed an apple on the table, then throw it to Kaito's forehead.
And of
course that hurt him a lot.
"Kaito
took 100 damage, revival item is needed" (Reis)
"Ahahahaha!"
(Rinka)
"That
hurt!" (Kaito)
"Serves
you right!" (Maki)
The dining
room was filled with laughter also Kaito and Maki at each other throat again.
I looked
at Ryou that quietly ate his foods.
Surprisingly,
unlike Maki, he was the opposite, a timid guy.
Because he
was timid, he was sensitive to the atmosphere, and he smiled at Maki and Kaito.
I liked
the atmosphere as well since I could relax.
Ryou and
Yuni helped me cleaned the dishes, and then we sat with Kaito, Rinka, and Maki
on the sofa.
"By
the way, where is everyone?" (Reis)
"Um...
Minami-san took everyone out hours ago..." (Ryou)
"So
Minami kidnapped them!" (Kaito)
"Ahahahaha!"
(Rinka)
"Hahaha!"
(Maki)
I hold my
head thinking that the food I cooked would be wasted.
I called
Minami Samidare while the others were talking, and apparently Minami and the
others were frustrated for being late to order their [Gear]s.
Ryou's and
Maki's [Gear]s had just came before dinner and they were ready to play with 4
of us.
'Ah,
speaking of playing, we got that S+ Quest...' (Reis)
---===---
1 hour
ago...
"..........."
(Everyone)
Everyone
looked at the Quest window in front of them, and saw a different sentence
compared to what we all talked.
(Chain
Hidden Story Quest.... Not just a Chain Hidden Quest, but a Hidden Story
Quest...?) (Kaito)
(And the
difficulty is... S+...) (Moyashi)
(This is
going to be hard) (Toujou)
(Rather,
isn't this impossible for us to clear at the moment?) (Neo)
(Um... To
clear this quickly is impossible, because... we have no lead but asking some
NPCs) (Moyashi)
(Yeah,
let's take it easy since this time) (Kaito)
I was
quiet the entire time since right now, I was doing something delicate.
Everyone
else was looking at me piercing gaze behind me.
The only
sound in that cave, was Nula's weep as she embraced me back.
(....
What?) (Reis)
(Leith....
You're going to keep hugging her like that...?) (Kaito)
(Read the
atmosphere dammit!) (Reis)
(I know!
I'm jealous, dammit!) (Kaito)
(I'm
jealous too!) (Toujou)
(For an
NPC, she's quite pretty, you are lucky) (Neo)
As we talked
in Party Chat, Rinka was holding her laugh since we were fighting over an NPC.
We waited
for around 5 minutes, the weep stopped, but Nula still hugged me.
It was
almost 5 pm, and I should have already been in the kitchen to cook by now, then
I sent a whisper to Kaito.
(Kai,
could you get meat, potatoes, and the vegetables in the fridge, I'll cook after
this) (Reis)
(*sigh*
I'm jealous, but if its not for what you said, this Story Quest won't
trigger.... Alright) (Kaito)
(Thanks,
even though this is just a game, there's this strange warmth, like a real
living being) (Reis)
(It's the
game's system that used our brain so if you think you're touching a human, then
Nula will be a human) (Kaito)
(I see...)
(Reis)
(We'll see
you later then) (Kaito)
Kaito turned
off the chat, and then talked with the others.
He
explained that we were better off clearing the Chain Quest when our levels were
enough to clear it.
Moyashi
seemed to agree, and since it was almost dinnertime, everyone took a break by
logging off, not before adding everyone to friend list.
After
everyone left, only Nula and I were there.
The
soldiers had gone out from the cave with Syula to play with her.
After few
minutes, Nula loosened her hand, and then turned her back to me.
There was
a tint of red on her cheek, but I disregarded that and ask something about the
quest.
"I
promised to lift your curse, but it might take a while, will you be alright
until then?" (Reis)
"....
Yes" (Nula)
"Then,
please wait. I will come back once I know how, and until then-" (Reis)
"I
will protect the Village from the monsters in the forest while you're gone, I
don't want to just sit around waiting" (Nula)
Nula
looked at me with a smile on her face, and that somehow made me relaxed.
I smiled
back then nod, and went out of the Cave, and then logged off.
And when
my vision blurred, I heard Nula said, “Thank You.
---===---
As I was
remembering what happened an hour ago, Kaito had decided to teach Maki and Ryou
about Lost Continent.
"What
class are you going to pick?" (Kaito)
"I'll
go melee! (Maki)
"Cheh!
I thought you'd go mage like Yuni and me!" (Rinka)
"Rin,
you're a mage?! That's unexpected! I thought you were just a no-brainer"
(Maki)
"What?!
You're also a no-brainer!" (Rinka)
"So
you won't deny that..." (Yuni)
"Ahahaha!
So, what's your choice, Ryou?" (Kaito)
"Um...
I think I wanted to be a blacksmith" (Ryou)
"Ah
right! You liked weapons!" (Kaito)
"Wait,
there's a Blacksmith class?" (Reis)
"Yeah,
there is, and other than Blacksmith, there's Tailor, Sculptor, Beast Tamer, and
Alchemist" (Kaito)
"Alchemist..."
(Reis)
I
remembered a certain someone then finally decided to become an Alchemist, but
then I remembered I had the requirement to get a Hidden Class.
"I
thought you're going to get Dragon Knight, so you're going to choose
Alchemist?" (Kaito)
"Dragon
Knight?! You can become a Dragon Knight?!" (Maki)
"Hm?
Yeah. Reis can do the quest since he got the items" (Kaito)
"Wow!
Let me see your Dragon when you became a Dragon Knight!" (Maki)
"Yeah,
sure, once I become one that is" (Reis)
I laughed
at Maki's reaction, and I almost forgot that she loved dramas, and also
Dragons.
"Now
then, let's go to LC, you two will need to catch up with us!" (Kaito)
"What
level are you guys now?" (Maki)
"Well...
5, but we got a very difficult quest!" (Rinka)
"Heeeeh"
(Maki)
Maki sent
a disbelief stare to Kaito and Rinka, then she stood up.
"Then,
let me see the quest in the game!" (Maki)
"You'll
be surprised!" (Kaito)
I just
smiled, and then went to my room to play again.
I could
hear Kaito explained how to use the [Gear] to Maki and Ryou in the outside.
I looked
at the [Gear] on my bed then wore it again.
I laid
myself on the bed, then click on the button to log in, and my Vision turned
black.
---===---
I opened
my eyes and found myself at the cave I last logged on.
I saw a
familiar figure, a guy with red hair and a sword on his back.
"Hey,
Akira!" (Reis)
"Hm?"
(Akira)
Yes, that
was Akira, the quiet guy in Neo’s Party.
I
approached him then tried to converse with him.
"What
are you going to do now, Akira?" (Reis)
"....
Grinding" (Akira)
"I
see, want to grind together? It'd be easier fighting together" (Reis)
"...
Whatever" (Akira)
Unlike the
others, Akira didn't talk much, or maybe it was just that I didn't know much
about him.
Still, it
was better to be friends with him since he was close to Neo and the others.
We decided
to grind together since it would be easier to level.
According
to Nula, not far from the cave, there was a Dungeon called [Glass Pond].
We managed
to find another cave not far from Nula's Camp and defeated 4 Forest Boars along
the way by slashing them once at the same time.
Akira was
quiet all the time, and it felt awkward until we arrived at the cave.
[You have found a Hidden Dungeon]
<Glass Pond>
Recommended level: 8 10-Players Dungeon
Dungeon Information:
Long ago, a local God was sleeping in the Pond, protected by Golems. Depending on your actions, the God will show itself. After the Chaos' Invasion, the God and the Golems became hostile because of the Curse named [Chaos Curse] cast by a [Agents of Chaos]. No one has ever ventured into the cave and found the Pond inside, alive. |
'[Agents of Chaos] again? And also [Chaos Curse]... Maybe this cave has something to do with Nula's curse' (Reis)
I closed the window message and looked around the cave.
There were a lot of rubble on the ground.
We walked
into the cave and I saw a walking green stone among the rubble.
[Elite
Monster]
(Corrupted)
Mini Golem Lv.8
HP: [850]
Damage:
[50-90]
Defense:
[20]
Special
Trait:
[Endurance Lv1] (Damage taken decreased by 10%)
[Magic Immunity] (No damage taken from Magic)
[Corrupted] (Hostile to
any creature)
Description:
Ruta
Village has a lot of pebbles instead of rocks. Because of
that, Elements gathered mediums around them, and created Mini Golem instead of
Golem. There was
a Legend that whenever there were Natural Golems, there would be a Shrine for a
Local God. It is currently corrupted by [Chaos Curse] and will see anyone as enemies.
|
"This
will be tough..." (Reis)
I opened
my inventory then equipped the Dragon Glaive since it has the highest damage
and additional effects.
I checked
my [Status Window] and saw a lot of numbers.
I forgot
to put the Additional Points into my Strength, and proceed to add them.
After
that, I looked at Akira that looked like he was trying to observe me or
something.
"Hey,
shall we?" (Reis)
"....
Yeah, with just us, I think we could clear this" (Akira)
I swung my
Glaive to get the feel of it, and Akira unsheathed his sword on his back, and
took out a shield from his inventory bag.
With a nod
from me, we dashed to fight against the Mini Golem.
The Golem
noticed us, and approached us, slowly.
The Golem
was about 3 meters, slender, and it had short arms like human's on top of being
slow, a perfect target for new players like us.
The Golem
threw a punch to Akira, but he dodged it easily, like he knew that it was going
to hit him.
My glaive
had a long reach, thus I could score 2 hits on its body easily.
Leith
dealt 58 Damage to Mini Golem.
Leith
dealt 55 Damage to Mini Golem.
After I
hit it twice, the agro changed to me, and Akira hit its right arm.
Akira dealt
22 Damage to Mini Golem.
Unlike
living things that could bleed, the Mini Golem reattached its arm.
I didn't
take a look at the damage Akira and I dealt to it since I was too focused on
fighting it.
We dodged
its attacks easily and I didn't even need to use [Time Down] to dodged it.
When we
finally chipped its HP to 50%, the golem was turning to red.
During
that time, Akira saw a vision
"Get
back!" (Akira)
"Huh?
What?" (Reis)
The golem
swung its hands to the ground and created shockwaves.
Mini Golem
dealt 268 Critical Damage to Leith.
Leith is
paralyzed for 8 seconds.
"Ugh!"
(Reis)
"I
told you to get back, didn't I?!" (Akira)
"Sorry..."
(Reis)
Akira
moved to get the Golem's agro, but failed, and the Golem hit me again.
Mini Golem
dealt 290 Critical Damage to Leith. (Additional damage +10% from being
paralyzed)
"Ugh!"
(Reis)
My HP
dropped to around 5% in just 2 hits, and when I was about to take another hit,
Akira saved me by grabbing my Leather Armor.
"Sorry
and thanks..." (Reis)
"......"
(Akira)
After few
seconds, the paralysis worn off, and I stood side by side with Akira.
We looked
at the Golem that flailed around with its arms, then I decided to use [Time
Down]
"....
Leith, I may not look like it, but I can see the future 3 seconds ahead, I
trust you can fend for yourself..." (Akira)
"Really?!"
(Reis)
"It's
[Clairvoyance], no time to explain, we're going to rush in!" (Akira)
"O-okay!"
(Reis)
As the
Golem approached, we readied ourselves to rush in, with my [Time Down] and
Akira's self-proclaimed [Clairvoyance].
‘2nd
round, begins now…’
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