I opened my eyes slowly, I had fallen asleep in my study, it was still dark, so it must be early, I still have time to relax and go to work quietly, Clara didn't asked me to go to bed, perhaps she didn't want to bother me or she too worked late, I stretched out my arms and cracked my neck, sleeping in a chair was not good, my back and neck hurt, I got up and drowsy went to the kitchen to drink some water, but something tripped me and almost fell.
I tried to identify what almost made me fall, I saw a pile of books piled on the floor, a red light caught my attention, it was in a corner of the room and it seemed... fire? Looking around I saw that I was in something like a cabin, my memories attacked me in the moment, and what I thought was a dream materialized.
-Woah!- I exclaimed when I realized I was in Lime's house, and the day before wasn't a dream.
-Is something wrong Elliot?- Was heard in the other room
-No, wait Yes... wait aghh, I'm sorry Lime didn't want to wake you up, I just thought that yesterday had been a dream, and... ugh-
-Don't worry, I haven't slept- said Lime, smiling and holding up her thumb.
-That's nothing to be proud of, but well…-
-It's not dawn yet, I think it would be 1 candle for the rooster to start crowing-
I took out my cell phone and saw the time, "5:30" –So dawn is at 6:30, if we take the time of a candle in 1 hour, or maybe half an hour and dawn is at 6-
-Elliot?-
-Yes?, What's happening Lime? -
-W... w... what is that?- Her gaze shone with emotion, when she saw the cell phone, she was almost drooling.
-Ah... yes... I suppose that cell phones doesn't exist in this world, although it is something that has special technology, I don't think it will be of much use to you, it has a type of battery and apparently it will end soon, it remains only 20%, imagine it's like your mana points, but to refill this battery I need an electrical outlet, and I don't think a place like this with candlelight has such technology - I didn't want to explain how it worked, since the battery would run out and be useless in no time.
-What is this device mainly used for?- She came to look at it carefully with great interest
-Hmm... Explaining it in a few words it is a phone, it is a means of communication with which you can connect with another person who has o... n... e... OH MY GOD! - I shouted realizing how stupid I have been.
-What is it?- Lime exclaim scared.
-Sorry, Lime shut your mouth for a moment!-
I took the cell phone and quickly dialed Clara's number, my hands trembled waiting for a message that I could not connect the call, the second after I gave the dial button was eternal, a knot in my stomach formed, and my stress rose quickly, and the first sound was a tone.
-YES! YES! YES! AHHHHHHHH! The call came in! This is great! Come on, come on, come on, answer!-
Lime was looking at me with concern, but she didn't try to talk to me.
The tone stopped and the phone connected the call, there was silence on the other side, I was possibly talking to Clara.
-Hello? Clara? Are you okay? Tell me where are you? -
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-Sweetie? Oh come on, stupid thing, connect with her, LET ME TALK TO HER-
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-Baby, I will rescue you, I swear, I do not know where you are, but I swear that I will find you, I promise, you know my promises are not broken, I will find you and we will get out of this, you know my love, you know that we can get out of this, please don't give up, I'll find you, I swear I'll find you.
-KZZZ #"% EL $#$&$%&$ LI ")(#!$ OT- A noise almost made me move the speaker away but I continue listening.
-If you can hear me, I promise, I don't know where we are but I will find you and we can be together my love, and we will return home-
-KZZZZZZZ .....I swear I'll find you... Elliot ….KZZZZZZZ... tuut tuut-
The call was cut off.
-It was her... I could hear her voice, she is looking for me too-
I quickly tried to dial her again, but the call did not come in, it sent me directly to the mailbox, I stop trying to dial and turned off the cell phone before the battery depleted.
-hehe... hahahaha- I started to laugh and Lime looked at me more and more worried.
He couldn't take it anymore and broke her silence -Elliot?-
-I'm sorry kid- I sighed and finally relaxed. -I just called Clara, my girlfr... fiancee, she was with me when I was summoned to this world, and we parted ways in the process of summoning, my actual goal is not to save you guys from the Great Fall, but to find her- I confessed to Lime.
Lime looked at me and sighed as she placed her hands on her hips -Well, that's good news, but you won't be able to find her if you don't get stronger, I'm glad you have hope, it's almost dawn, you should get ready to go train in the stables, I finished the potions and concoctions of the day, so I should sleep-
That being said, he gave me 3 cork-topped test vials of red substance.
-Lime, are these HP potions?- I exclaimed 'identify'
'Small Potion of Life Recovery, Recovery 50 HP.'
-Woah! Thank you very much Lime, and they recover a lot-
-Oh! so you can also see how much my potions cure- she said smiling proudly, -this are special for you, I made them manually and not with the synthesis, you should know that I am 'adept' in alchemy, and I can make medications better than the ones I give to stores-
This may help me move forward with Farlan's training.
-By the way Lime, where is the bathroom, I would like to clean myself before going to train-
-Why would you clean yourself in the bathroom? The bathroom is for... well poop, you know to expel the unnecessary-
A horrible thought assailed me.
-Lime... how do you bathe here?-
-If you mean to clean, we use buckets of river water and rinse with them, to eliminate odors-
-Damn it, stupid medieval multiverses, who do not know about soap or shampoo, I suppose you will not have any razors or special razors, or detergent to clean clothes, aghhhh!-
I could see Lime excited face as I named soap and shampoo.
-OK! I'll update my missions, listen well Lime:
First, I must find Clara.
Second, I must find a way to make a plug and create electricity, we are going to renew this world.
Third, and a priority, to create shampoo and soaps to bathe and clean myself.
Fourth, go to the guild to teach everyone about the magic points and see how to create a 'party' that you can trust.
Fifth, to know if there are spices in this world to be able to cook decently, and not eat bat soup again-
I named my short-term goals, and a screen opened in front of me, in the following format.
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QUEST
"Cleaning articles"
"School for the guild"
"Spices"
"The world begins to change, electricity is created"
I reached out and opened each of the missions that were on the screen, to see what they were about, they gave objects related to the mission, and experience, as well as a section of fame and relationships.
"Cleaning articles"
The town needs a cleaning program to improve health.
Exp: 80
Rank: 1
Items: Shampoo Recipe / Soap Recipe
Fame: 200
Relationships: +50 (Women) +30 (Men)
"School for the Guild"
Adventurer missions have been difficult lately for blind trusting party members.
Exp: 240
Rank: 2
Items: 3 small silver coins
Fame: 200
Relationships: +500 (Guild Master)
"Spices"
Food is tasteless without spices, the chefs of the world know it.
Exp: 10
Rank: 1
Objects: Cook Apprentice Title
Fame: 50
Relations: +20 (Team Members)
"The world begins to change, electricity is created"
Many have tried, few have managed to evolve the world, will the invoked hero be the one who triumphs at last?
Rank: 10
Exp: 50000
Objects: Electric Industry Drawings
Fame: 3500
Relations: +3000 (All cities)
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-Woah! I got some missions- I looked at Lime to tell them what they were, but she was already lying on some books asleep, I smiled and went to the stables, the sun was rising and soon I would have to arrive with Farlan.
While I was walking to my destination, I thought about the mission of electricity, the rank was very high compared to the others, and none of the missions told me how I could complete them, for now I will try to do one of them, to see how getting special items works.
When I reach my destination, the potions in my pockets were tingling all the way and I was afraid they would break when training starts. -Ahh, I wish I had an inventory to store these things…! Or wait I do have it-
-Open inventory-
A screen with 24 boxes openes, it was a dimensional inventory and you can put larger things, to easy transportation, I put the 3 potions and they accommodated in 1 single box, I took out my wallet, the cell phone, the cell charger, the music player with the headphones, the keys to my house, the car and put them in the inventory too.
When I was closing the inventory, I received a blow to the shoulder.
-You're still in the clouds boy- Farlan smiled as he opened the stables. -I'm impressed that you arrived before me, Dorian will arrive soon so be prepared to do combat training with him- we entered and headed to the place where I fought with Dorian yesterday.
-Dorian told me that you had good foot movement, that you didn't seem like a full novice when it came to fighting, but you need more practice in weapon training, so we will start with the basics of how to hold a sword-
-I have held a sword before, but it was made of wood and was thinner, it had only one edge on the front and not on both sides-
"Was it a katana that you trained with?"
-Something similar, but yes a katana, then do katanas exist in this world? -
-There are katanas... but they are considered national treasures, no blacksmith knows how to make them, I have heard the way of forging the blade hard, sharp and thin at the same time is something extremely difficult to do, you should forget about them, better learn to use this type, or if you know how to make them, then you can get one-
I didn't, but his idea of making my own weapon caught my attention, maybe I could make my own "Bo" or some "tonfas" that I could use, a blacksmith or a carpenter could help me in making one, but in the meantime I would learn how to use a sword.
-Pay attention boy, the sword is like an extension of your body, think it's like your arm but longer, the Samidare specialize in thrusts, and swords like the one Dorian use are called Gladius, those specialize in side and top cuts, there are many types of weapons, but those two are the ones I have mastery in, it would be good if you learn how to use both and not just the Samidare-
-Understood! I will do my best to learn how to use them-
-Excellent answer boy, then prepare yourself because it is easier to teach in a mock battle than with words, put on that metal breastplate and wear a helmet please-
A screen appeared in front of me, with the following:
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Farlan, Master of the Farlan style, Best Instructor in Mythril Kingdom.
Accept as Master. YES / NO
Bonus: Faster learning of Farlan style, Training X2 (Cumulative with titles)
Skills: Double cut
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I pushed yes to accept Farlan as Master.
-Skill... Double Cut?-
-Woah! Where did you hear that boy?-
-Huh? Ah! Sorry, a screen appeared to accept to be your disciple, and it says that if I accept it will give me the ability to learn this Skill called Double Cut-
-Screen?-
-Oh! hmm… how could I explain this?- Crossed my arms and tilted my head to think about how I could explain what a screen was. I was going to explain with my hands when an idea occurred to me.
I exclaimed -Invite Farlan to the Party-
A screen appeared in front of Farlan with the words, 'Accept to join the team Yes / No'
-What the hell is this boy? It is flying, is it magic? Do you know how to do magic despite having black hair?-
-It is not magic «although I can do magic» it is my ability as a summoned hero, I can do this, and apparently it gives benefits, come on accept it, it's my invitation screen, maybe I can share my novice hero title, and also improve your sword skill haha-
-This is strange, but I will play along to see what happens- Farlan pressed accept and on top of him his status appeared.
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Farlan di Molto Lv. 40
HP: 20150/20150 MP: 30/30
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-Woah Woah! Are you level 40? That's high, and you have 20150 HP, that's way too much, I only have...- Farlan interrupted me -85...-
«So they can see my status, when I invite people to the party, that's good information, I'll be careful»
-Boy, what does MP mean?-
-Ah... Magic Points-
-Then you can do magic... -
-Just you know you also have 30 MP in your status, so I don't know if I can do magic-
-Boy, this information is super important, I could change the training if I know this about each of my students, hehehe, I know how you are going to pay for your lessons boy, when the pupils arrive, you must tell me each of their… did you say status?-
«I was planning to do that from the beginning, but since he offers a no charge I'll play along, it's one problem less» -Of course, no problem, but you must also show me that "Skill"-
-Sold!, Double Cut; also called Doublade, is an ability to raise your fighting spirit and manifest it, in a surge of power by moving your sword, it only works with Gladius, so the Samidare will not serve you for this, check this out-
-DOUBLADE- Farlan shouted and the sword moved in a cut from top to bottom, a blue energy enveloped the sword and sliced the space in front of it, I could even see how it generated a cut in the ground without having touched it, instantly the sword rose with the same speed and blue strength, but the energy space went to the sky leaving the gladius intact and in its original color.
I could see how it took Farlan one second to move, the skill had a cooldown before being able to move again, I looked at him and saw how his MP had changed from 30 to 29 -Farlan! You used magic points to use that ability-
-Really? Then it's not fighting spirit, but magic? -
-Hmm I don't think it's magic, fighting spirit and vitality can be relative, and magic is like life energy, which is spent-
-Boy, did you see how many points did I use? -
-You used 1 point that means you could do the skill 29 more times-
-29 times uh... hehe hahahahaha, so that's why I can only use the Doublade 30 times in a row, awesome, this is so much fun boy, this status thing is amazing-
A screen appeared.
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New Skill Double Cut Learned
Activation word 'DOUBLADE', It uses fighting spirit to generate a wind blade around any sword throwing it through the air, in an up-down cut.
Skill 0% Level 1/10 MP: 10 per use
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I took a gladius and stood in front of Farlan, looked to an empty side and shouted - DOUBLADE- The sword gleamed green and I felt my arm move by itself with incredible speed, I heard how the wind blade sounded I only realized what I was doing when the sword was pointing the ground, but my arms went upwards, and the force knocked me to the ground.
-Nothing bad Yusha, so only after seeing it once you can copy it, but you still have a long way to fully master it-
I got up happy because he called me Yusha.
-I think I'm talented then, maybe I can finish training before the week is over- I said as I put on the helmet and armor.
-Not so fast boy, this training is for the whole week, it's not only your training, but also my pupils, but I am glad that you would keep up with them- Farlan took an attack position and told me with his eyes to adopt the mine.
-Farlan, I want you to know that I'm level 1, and I don't think I can do a real combat against you -
-Don't worry, rookie, this is just the morning training, I need you with all your body parts still connected for the later one hahaha, also I can see your Hit points in your status thing, I won't kill you, this is so much fun- his eyes glowed.
Finishing saying that, he launched at me with unbelievable speed and with his sword he touched my neck. -Dead… Once again rookie-
He walked away and went back into attack position, my body trembled, a cold sweat and chills instantly ran through my body, unconsciously dropped the sword and fell to my knees, my eyes filled with tears and I felt my conscience slowly leaving me.
-AGGHHHH NOOO! - I shouted with all my strength, and looked up at Farlan, took the sword and got up still trembling but didn't take my eyes off his.
-Fiuuu- Farlan whistled - Excellent boy, you resisted my killing intent, remember… you can die at any time, so you must always be alert and turn that fear into your strength, I am glad that you have not barfed or passed out, the first step is complete, let's start the actual training-
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'Sword technique level 8, exp 17%'
'Shock resistance, level 15, exp 32%, percentage of absorbed hit 15.32%'
'Cut resistance, level 6, exp 12%, absorbed cut percentage 6.12%'
'For the constant use of practice +5 STR'
'For the constant use of practice +2 AGI'
'For the constant use of practice +8 VIT'
'For the constant use of practice obtained the title "Farlan's Apprentice"'
'Farlan's Apprentice Title: STR + 5 VIT + 10 X4 Training with Farlan'
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-That's all for the morning boy, well done, you survived the full hour-
Farlan had attacked me from all sides, during what seemed like 4 hours, I could see how my HP dropped to 5 out of the 85 I had.
-I don't know if you have the energy or the desire, but would you like to have lunch? My wife said that she was going to cook a chicken-
My stomach revolved when I heard that I had to eat, but I remembered the workouts in my world, when I was in the Taekwondo team, after each heavy training, we were forced to eat in abundance, reluctantly I agreed to go to lunch since I needed energy to keep up this pace.
-Follow me then, when Dorian arrives you will continue training with him- I walked behind him, and he led the way, we headed to the center of the city and in front of a two-floor house we stopped.
-This is my house, make yourself comfortable boy, my wife is the best chef in the city-
-I honestly hope so Farlan, yesterday I went to Lime's place and had to ate bat soup and still can't take off the flavor-
-Bat is very nutritious, but I imagine that the witch doesn't use any herb to give flavor-
«So spices exist»
A voice called us from the house, -Dear, come in right now it's already served and it gets cold. If you don't eat hot, I won't cook anymore-
-Let's go, rookie- Farlan began to jog toward his house.
I followed him, expecting a decent meal, it was only the beginning of the day and I already had enough emotions, bruises, got information, I was wondering if Clara had listened to me, but I won't give up in my quest, this was just starting.