After the servers shut down for maintenance, Kazuki opened his cabin out and emerged out of it. After farming for a bit, he just didn't feel right after everything. Although he is holding the spot of the number one guild at the moment in Alternate World, it's not as good as he imagined it would be due to the appearance of the two other guilds that are not part of his plan.
His frustration was fueled further when a guy with a mask wolf stole his first clear that he tried so hard to earn and even organize a raid party just for the sake of getting the first clear as soon as possible. But it was all sent to drain when this wolf mask-wearing player stole all his achievements. What is more, it looked like it was a solo achievement since when the player who went out of the dungeon is alone, he already suspected that he is doing a solo play because if it was a team, he would have been able to pull out at least one member with him like a healer or any long-range players, but there is none for him.
"Just who is this masked man? Did he solo the dungeon and destroyed my remaining plans?"
Wiping off the sweat on his body, he looked into the night sky as he decided to revise the plan he first laid out.
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Morning...
The sun has yet to rise in the sky but I don't want to stay cooped up in my room all day. After all, exercise will help the body get strong. There is no point staying cooped up in my room and browse on the internet while waiting for the update of Alternate World to come to pass.
"Phew, my body seems to be getting used to the routine now," I mumbled to myself as I opened the water bottle I purchased on the nearby vending machine. Even though it is still cold, the sweat in my body kept on flowing out as I make sure my body receives enough heat with the help of the mana in my body to regulate heat.
"Let's continue."
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The workout routine I devised ended after the time arrived at 5 o'clock. It was a good workout but it is quite rigorous and for this body I have, it will be difficult to cope up without the help of mana regulation, or else it will be more painful than the result. If I want to exact my revenge and get stronger in the real world, training and exercise are the way to go alongside with proper diet too.
After the workout, I went to the mall and went to the electronics and gadgets store. My smartphone is not yet outdated but this will become one after two years after the popularity of the new phone known as the Holographic Phone or HoloPhone. Not only it is much portable since it is now holographic, but it is also a great tool partner for players of Alternate World.
With its partnership with Reality Verse, it will become one of the popular phones used by everyone.
Since it is already out, why not purchase it in advance? I have no shortage of money due to the "generous" donation of Kazuki so the cost of the HoloPhone does not faze me. I also bought two additional HoloPhones for Akira and Sora as they will be helpful.
Getting the HoloPhone after my purchase, I secured one of the necessities of every Alternate World Players. Why this is a necessity? It is due to the programs it has that will certainly ease the burden of balancing out your real-life and game life.
One of the features is to monitor your health and body condition. Every time you enter the Alternate World, the HoloPhone will record and monitor the changes in your body including the increase of your body's prowess and strength. The second one is that it is now possible to create a phone call inside the Alternate World and the real world. You can choose to do the voice call or video call depending on you as long as the recipient is using the HoloPhone. The third is the ability to access the stats panel, skill tree panel, and inventory of your Alternate World account. It also has the access to the Virtual Auction House, allowing people to use it even when they are outside and inside the Alternate World.
If the person is blind like Sora, it will immediately convert its programs to assist the blind user to be able to use it without using the eyes. I didn't see it personally but I have seen reviews from users who are blind in real life that this feature is incredibly helpful for them. The last feature is the money conversion. Unlike the first time, where I have to enter the game just to convert the gold coins into real money in the real world, I can choose to do that here using the HoloPhone wherever you are located in the real world.
Since Alternate World is still not accessible, linking my account will have to wait for a while. There are still 12 hours left before the update is done so I still have plenty of things to do. When I got back home, Akira and Sora are currently watching T.V... wait it's only Akira since Sora is only listening.
"I'm home!"
The moment I said that the two then hop off from the sofa and went to the front door.
"Welcome back big brother!" Sora said with a smile.
"Welcome back. Why did you go to the grocery even when the refrigerator is currently full?" Akira asked as he saw the bags of groceries in my hands.
"Ha, even if there are tons of food on the refrigerator, it is better to stock up food and supplies. Besides, most of the things I bought this time are non-perishable so that we can have a variety of choices of what to eat in case we get lazy eating food. Now, help me carry the bags to the kitchen."
"Sure," Akira said and take some of the grocery bags.
"I am sorry I can't help carrying the bags since I am blind."
"No worries. I understand that."
Once the abilities developed in the real world, I will try to learn the spell [Restore]. If possible, I want to heal Sora's blindness without resorting to operation. [Restore] can help in restoring illnesses like this. This spell is something I didn't learn since most of the players who managed to get to practice and learn this spell in real life are clerics and Paladins only. However, since I am a Versatile Class, that is not a problem.
RING! RING! RING!
A phone call? From whom? I don't think I am expecting any right now since my parents have called last time. Picking up the phone, I answered it and wondered who is the one calling.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Manato! You still alive yeah?"
Huh? This is Janus. How did he get the landline number of our house?
"You might have been wondering how I got the landline number right?"
"I was about to ask you about that."
"Haha, well, someone wanted to speak to you."
"Who is it?"
"(It's your turn now, speak your mind to him, hahaha)" Janus's voice echoed in the background and someone took the receiver away from him.
"MANATO YOU BASTARD!"
That voice almost made me want to throw the phone away but I managed to hold myself back. Just from hearing her voice, it is very clear this is Dolly or Riko Akusabe in real life.
"Riko?!"
"Ah, so you still know me! I thought you already forgotten me and just forget our friendship and all! Don't you have a phone or anything or are you just too lazy to unblock your messaging apps?"
"Sorry, sorry. I just didn't have the luxury to use it from time to time."
"Sorry, my ass! I will speak my mind to you just you wait!"
Then, the call ended as she slams down the phone creating a ringing sound.
"What a wild girl..." I shook my head as I grin at Riko's antics. She still never change. She is still like a monster when getting angry.
Just as I was about to go straight to the kitchen, I suddenly felt shivers in my body as I hear fast footsteps approaching the doorstep.
"ORA ORA ORA ORA! DORYAAAAAA!"
BANG! CRACK! BOOM!
The closed wooden front door of my house was immediately removed from the hinges after a "monster" came in. Riko just destroyed my front door literally after she performed a charged jump kick on it. I sighed in disbelief, this will be the 30th time she has destroyed our front door.
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A/N:
Hello guys, sorry for the delay of the Volume 2 release. I just wanted to have some rest for a while and gather some ideas for the novel so I decided to take a short break. However, thanks for the wait. Volume 2 is finally going to begin. Thank you for reading as always.