“Shh! You’re too loud!” I told him.“B-But you’re supposed to be injured still…! H-How can you stand so easily like that?” The old man points at my foot.I clear my throat. “U-Uhmm… It’s a long story.”‘Which I don’t intent on telling anyone including you.’“Oh… Then it’s good that I have all day! And I brought snacks too.” He shows the sweet box in his hand. “Come, come. Tell me.” The old man gestures to the bed.A drop of sweat rolls down my face. ‘How come did it come to this?’Terrence’s mother had left to buy lunch so I thought I’ll work myself out for a few minutes because I got the room to myself. I anticipated someone coming, which is why I stayed out of the door’s sight, but I didn’t expect them to come barging in like him.But really… Who the hell is this old man?Cromwell stares at Terrence who is looking at him with a very confused expression. He’s unsure of what the young man is thinking right now. “Uhh… Terrence?”I put my hand in front of him. “Wait. Who are you and how
This reality game show is suddenly becoming too realistic for my taste.I mean… If it’s realistic in its battle scene where I can feel physical pain and fear of dying, it’s great! It’s like playing in VR, and I can just act accordingly.But that Cornwell old man isn’t in the game at all, is he? I don’t remember him at all! Which means he must be just an unimportant NPC going rough. Which is… Well… Undesirable.It freaked me out that he knows me already, and that he wanted to sort things out between me and Harcourt.UGH!The shivers!“A-Are you alright, Terrence?!” Terrence’s mother, Floryn, asked as we enter the plaza.Nice breeze sweeps past us as the double glass door close behind us.“Y-Yeah. Just, the wind just startled me, that’s all.” I lied.“Oh you must be cold! Pull up your zipper!” Instead of leaving me to do it myself, she pulls my zipper up for me and fixes my jacket’s hoodie to nestle around my neck.“T-Thank you…” I sweatdropped.I had managed to convince her that my leg
As I got back to the dorm, I ask the System for any other features I have not yet aware off. But it told me that the currently available ones were already known and explored by me already at the exception of the Map. So as I looked for the first person I’d like to meet, I also ‘explored’ the Map to get better sense of it. It’s like a GPS, like in games. It’s almost similar to the map in the Arrow’s feature, but it’s bigger, rotatable, and can appear whenever I want it to. ‘Is this only the Map of the academy?’ It only shows the academy and nothing outside of it. [It will show you the place you are currently in. If you are in a city or other landscape, it will show you the area around you at approximately 100 meters.] ‘Only 100 meters?’ [It depends on the distance your eyesight can see and your knowledge of the area.] ‘What if I don’t know the area?’ [If you do not know the area’s name, it will only show you the area as lines for you to navigate.] So, in conclusion, it’s like
The one who should be talking to her was Rean, controlled by the players. There would be some options for the players to encourage her to attend the banquet. But what I said about fate isn’t included in the options at all.It was just me experimenting with her code.In the game, it doesn’t matter which options the players chose, she would still be attending the banquet. However, their choice would affect the side quest’s success.If the players tell her that she doesn’t have to attend if she doesn’t want to, then the side quest will be void and there’s no chance of activating it again.While the reward doesn’t look like much, it is actually pretty useful sometime later in the game. And I was really looking forward to that. That’s why I’m now dancing with the cutest girl in the academy.A grunt escapes my throat involuntarily. Because she just stepped on my foot. Again.“A-Ah! Sorry!”“I-It’s fine. Haha.” I chuckle. “You have to relax, Lynette.”“I-I’m trying…!” She said tearfully.The
Next day. In the academy. A 3rd year student enters the Mission Board with wide strides. His tail is swishing behind him, and his ears are twitching cutely, anticipating a good news in this fine morning. He stops in front of the administrator’s desk, his brown eyes that are bright and hopeful gaze at the old man administrator with mirth. “Hello, Mr. Administrator! I’d like to inquire for some missions today, please!” His clear voice and friendly tone are something one would not mind to hear first thing in the morning. But the one hearing it, and being the only one other than the bright kid himself here, is the Mission Board’s administrator. And the old man doesn’t look happy as he looks up at him. He blinks at the kid. At the other side of the counter, the bright student blinks his eyes back innocently. “?” The old man blinks back lazily. “…” “Sir?” the student tilts his head. “…” The man only looks at him. The student tilts his head the other way. He is just opening his mouth
"Alright. Let's go to the dorm and get your weapon! Can I come into your room?" He asked innocently."No." I refused him immediately.He smiles nervously."Besides, I brought my own weapon.""Hm?"I reach to my behind and, obscured from his sight, will my new gun to appear. It appears right in my hand where it fits perfectly, as if it was made specifically to fit my hand.HG Orion is it's name in the Shop. It looks like a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm. It has a black polymer frame and a stainless steel slide.The barrel length is 3.1 inches, and it has a capacity of 7+1 rounds. It's slightly lower than the academy issued gun, but the power is higher. It also has a feature called "thumb safety" that prevents accidental discharge.I chose this handgun over a magnum for its reliability and compactness. It is easy to conceal, which makes it a great option for personal defense. Even though magnum is the most powerful one in the list, it's too loud and has longer reload time.I spent some t
To the southeast of Denebola is the mountain range that separates Northuria and Eolussia. It’s still a great distance away from Rowan Village, but it’s enough to give people uncommon to the area the chills.Ian blows warm air to his palm and tries to warm his face. “I forgot how cold it is here.”I look at him.He’s wearing a dark green sleeveless tee, a wide maroon scarf that covers his shoulder that now I think is only for fashion, a baggy brown pants that reaches slightly under his knees, a belt and holsters to put his knifes, and dark brown combat boots.From wherever I see it, he doesn’t look like prepared for someone who’s asking for a mission. “I thought you come here often?”He returns my gaze with a frown. “I never said that.”“You said ‘I have friends there! We will have a great time!’” I mimicked what he said at the academy’s entrance.He looks at me flatly, his mouth turning into solid triangle. “That doesn’t mean I come here often! And why are you not affected by the cold
There are 4 harvesters that we have to guard, just like in the game. But I have a feeling that it won’t be as hard as in the game.We have 4 people in our team after all, compared to just 2. So I’m sure this will be a breeze.Getting to the orchard was no trouble at all. But there were two monsters right after we enter the orchard.A Bearon, which like its name is a bear-like monster that has bigger ears and paws than ordinary bear; and a Pranta, which is like a cousin to the Pratta species from the tower incident but it has smoother vines and paler appearance.The Bearon ran away when it saw a bunch of humans in the area, while the Pranta, that was happily sucking the tree sap and oblivious to our presence, was easily tore down by Rean. The harvesters wasted no time and immediately started the harvest.There are more than 8 trees here. I didn’t care to count more than that because the area is SO HUGE. I couldn’t notice it in the game because it only shows us the rowan trees as backgr