I roam every place I could go but I wasn't able to find any place that has some information, I met a young girl and her Words surprised me the most, When I was about to go back after I accompany Kira to find her place, she said something I wasn't expecting.
To think she knows what I am doing and warned me to not sneak at the rooms any more. What's more, she said something that I should ask my [Appraisal] skill.
What did she mean by that?
I am now in the room where I left Akari, I got back here a few minutes earlier and now I am sitting on the bed. Akari is still sleeping beside the bed in her chair. I decided to postpone my plan because of the child I met, she knows that I was trying to get information about this world and she warned me. That means that someone may caught me so I stopped it and go back to my room.
"Ahhh.. shit I'm confused right now, who is that girl? How did she know that I have an [Appraisal skill]? Does she also has an appraisal skill?"
I accidentally let out my thoughts, and mumbled in confused.
[Who knows]
suddenly the window appeared in front of me with the text written on it.
Huh?..
[Pffttt.Hahhaha..Your expression is so funny, hahaha!!! Hilarious]
What the... Hey, hey.. Did this window just laughed at me?
Even though it's just written, it's pissing me off.
"What exactly are you ?"
[Hehehe..You want to know?]
"Not really, but how come you're conversing with me? Are you my [Appraisal] skill?"
[ Yeah, I am your appraisal skill but I'm also not Hahahaha..]
This guy.. He's just playing around. What the hell?
"I'm not in the mood to play, Just answer me, what are you and How does that child know you?"
Kira said to ask this guy, that means she knows something about this.
[Who knows, Why don't you try to guess? And about that child,
I don't really know her and I don't know how she knows that I can converse, but all I know is that, she's a mage.]
Tch...This guy seriously doesn't want to answer me huh. A mage? That's Kira's class right?
"Fine, I don't care what you are and what's with that child, but just answer my questions. Do you know anything about this world?"
[Eh.. You're no fun. Are you not curious about me? Don't you want to know me? hehehe]
"Just answer my question."
[What if I don't want?]
Tsk..
[You're boring -_- hmp..Fine I'll tell you what I know, but in exchange you have to do me a favor.]
As I thought, it wants something from me. well I guess that's how life works, if you want to gain something, you have to do something in return, after all there's nothing free anymore.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
[I only want your trust, so if ever I told you something, I hope you to believe me. ]
My trust? what did she mean by that? Whatever, let's just agree with her.
"Alright, but it depends on what you say. So answer my question now, Do you know anything about this world?"
[Yup, I know something but not everything. Tell me what do you want to know.]
Hmm..What should I ask first?
Something valuable? something that I need to know? or something I want to know?
"What is this world? And why I was summoned here?"
[Huh? why are you asking me that? Hey, Are you even listening to the king before? He already told you that, right?]
So that's really true? They summoned us to help them? that's kinda annoying.
Tsk.. I guess I'll try to be specific.
"Is there a place in this world that is peaceful?"
[A peaceful place? That's unexpected, I didn't expect that question, I thought you're gonna ask me something about Superpowers. If you're looking for a peaceful place, Isn't earth is the best place?]
"Earth? isn't Earth is out of reach? The king said that they can't send us back you know."
[Yeah that's true, but there is a way.]
There is a way to go back to earth? Earth huh, I don't really plan to go back there. I plan to live here and start a new life.
[Hmm.. Considering you, of all people, I don't think you plan to go back there, right?]
Huh? How did he know it?
[Eh.. Are you surprise? You're shocked face is really amusing hehehe..]
This guy is really annoying, Can he read my mind?
"You can read my mind? When I was hitting the doll before, You answered me when I screamed in my mind, the window appeared with a suggestion, is that you?"
[Yeah that's me, but I can't read your mind, I only helped you back there because you're having a hard time. And I also just know you well]
Know me well? What did he mean by that?
"Whatever, So in this world, Is there something I should be warry?"
[Yeah, there are so many dangerous beings here, compared to the world where you came from, this world is pretty dangerous, there are no peaceful place here. You have to be careful.]
I guess this world is really dangerous, that means I need to get strong. First off, I need to know what is "Status" and my skills mean.
"Do you know what is "Status" and Skills, explain it to the extent where I can understand."
[Status and skills indicate your power and strength, that's all, but it can be vary depending on the quality of Skills. You didn't ask what classes are, but that can define you. Classes are Mage, Swordsmanship, Healer, MagicSwordsman and etc.
If you're enemy is a healer, class can be use to know what your enemy is capable of, A healer, just like what it is, it's full of abilities to heal and protect someone.]
I pretty much know that, but to think that's really it, Sigh.
[You seem disappointed -_-]
"Well, you see, I don't have a Class, why is that so?"
[ I also don't know>_<]
"So, is there any way to get strong here? My stats is pretty low."
[You can level up by practicing and fighting monsters. If you killed a monster, you will level up depends on the level of the monster you defeated. ]
Monsters? No one has ever told me that, There are monsters here? I thought Only elf,Human, Habit, demon and Demi-humans resides in this World.
"Does that mean there is a place that there are monsters?"
[Yup there are, but it's pretty much far here.]
"Is this place really under threat by the so called Human king?"
[If you're referring to that, I don't really know, but this place is not the only Under threat.
The world itself is on the verge of destruction.]
Really huh? Doesn't that mean I won't be able to live here peacefully, I guess we have to give up that life.
[That's why I told you to just go back on earth, Don't you want to see your mom?]
My mom? What is he talking about? My mom is already gone, she's no longer on earth, but that, that's just what they'd told me.
"What are you talking about? My mom is already gone."
[Sorry, sorry, I forgot that you lost some part of your life. I won't be able to get in touch with you for the time being, You better be careful.]
"Hey, I still have some questions"
...
"Hey! Hey?!"
This guy, He's not answering me.
"Mhmm..? Miyuki-kun? You're awake?"
A faint Angelic voice came from the right direction, It was Akari.
Looking at me with her Sleepy face on top of my bed.
It looks like I accidentally yelled too much that it cause her to wake up.
"Sorry, did I wake you up?"
"No, not really"
"I'll be sleeping now, you better go back to sleep, and don't sleep in the chair, why don't you sleep here on the bed, it's pretty big, so even if we sleep together you can distance yourself from me."
"Uhm..An-o umm.. If you're okay with it, please let me."
Akari's face have become flushed.
She slowly get up from her chair and she climbed into bed.
Is it okay to sleep together? I don't really mind, but is she okay with it? I guess to make sure I'll adjust the bed.
I pulled the chair and tuned it into Something like an extended and made the bed pretty long using the [crafting] skill. It turned into a pretty wide bed.
Akari was already lying when
I decided to lay on the bed, the distance between us is pretty much one meter.
I looked at Akari and saw her looking at me.
"Eh.."
She restlessly pulled her blanket and hid herself. She must be embarrassed.
Now that if I think about it, Akari and I are pretty much strangers.
I don't know why she seems so attached to me. We only met for a few days but the way she act around me, I don't know, but she's caring too much about me and I feel comfortable around her, why is that so? Ugh.. Asking myself about that, I won't get an answer and that is obvious.
Sigh, It's pretty late now, should I sleep now? Tonight something happened, even though I didn't find what I was looking for, I met Kira, and she gave me a clue about my Appraisal skills, I don't know who exactly is she but she knows something about my [Appraisal] skill. And to think a skill can actually converse with me, is that the same with the other skills? Nah, let's just ask that skill tomorrow, probably he will answer my questions.
I glanced at the ceiling and decided to close my eyes . I calmly lie on my bed and sleep, On that night, I didn't expect that I won't be able to talk to my [Appraisal] skill any more.
***
"Hey, why everyone is gathering here?
"I don't know, but the instructors told us to come here because there is an announcement."
"What could that be?"
" I don't know."
I'm on my way to the corner of the building, passing by, some of the students are talking with their usual groups.
It seems like everyone is gathering here.
It's been ten days since we got Summoned here and We've been practicing for almost every day. But today is kinda different, we don't have any traning this morning and We got called here in the Central Training ground. This place is spacious, it's occupying a twenty square meters plain ground. On its edge, there are so many buildings that looks like a Warehouse or some sort, each of them have something some kind of plate that has a symbol of swords, shields and other weapons that is dangling on the top of its doors. There are also different kinds of weapons and Equipment that is laying on the ground on other places of the training ground.
The design of the buildings here is quite strange, It has a pointed roof and spiral designs on its edge.
"All of you gather here! Not only the heroes but also all of the knights, I will now discuss the plans for the expedition in the mountain of Serene! Line up here!"
Katsu Mak loudly said in front of the crowds, He is standing on the place that looks like a stage or some sort, It can be found in the center of crowds that can be seen even if you are several meters away from it.
All of the knights, along with the other students, they started walking towards his direction.
Katsu Mak is responsible for the knights and He is the captain, My Impression to him before was he is just like any other guy that has a Cheerful and annoying traits but he is actually good at managing and encouraging the people around him. His leadership skills and Strengths made him famous in this city is what I've heard.
I followed at the procession of the knights and stopped, I distance myself several meters away from the rest of them. Not because I am not good with the crowds but Because once they saw me, they would started to criticize me. The rumors I had on earth has also reached this place and now I am being discriminated.
[Conceal], I imagine myself to disappear and thought of one of my skill. I discovered how this skills works, if I want to hide my presence and think of the [Conceal] skill, My presence will disappear. I already used this several times before to avoid the others and it become handy now. Unfortunately, This skills required [MP] compared to my other skills, my magic power is only ten and the equivalent of ten [MP] is one hundred minutes. Everytime my [MP] depleted to zero, it get restored after I sleep.
"Okay, Silence! Listen up everyone! I am now going to discuss our plans on expedition in the mountain of Serene."
Katsu Mak loudly raise his voice and everyone stopped making a fuss. He manages to get everyone attention. They look at him seriously and stand still on their place, the knights form their stance by placing their hands on their back and the other students tried to imitate them.
" E-Hem! We can't just sit around here and wait for the enemy to attack, we'll make our move by conquering and guarding the Serene mountain. I know that all of you know that attack is the best defense, right? We're going to explore the Serene mountain along with the heroes. We're going to acquire the power that had been sealed in that mountain to strengthen our power. You better brace yourselves! The mountain of Serene has an unknown structures. Apparently, according to the reports of the investigation team, the monsters there is a high level and we can't just underestimate it, But do not fret! The heroes will be with us, They finally mastered their own skills and it's time for them to do some battling. It may be their first time but they seems knowledgable about our world. All of you knights will give your assistance to the heroes. You got that right?"
"Sir, yes Sir!"
Katsu paused and the knights loudly answer him in unison.
Apparently this world has a twelve different mountains and some unimanigable power is within it. The instructors have told us before that the past Heroes have sealed an inconceivable power in the mountains depths, along with the Sharna of the Human kind.
The Sharna's are one of the strongest subordinates of the Human king and it was sealed in the mountains because it can't be killed. Apparently, the researchers of the Demi-humans have form a contract with the elf tribe and they discovered that the Human king is trying to get the powers in the mountains and to rescue his subordinates. The elf tribe shared their knowledge of the new skill they made to us. The skill to absorb the power of the said mountains was called [Rivet], but its power to absorb the Magicules in mountain is still unknown.
[Magicules] is a large amount of mana(magic power).
The structure of the mountains are not unknown but there are some mountains that is still undiscovered to the demi-humans, they'd never explored it because it's dangerous but now we're going there to conquer it. It is said that Serene mountain is one of the unknown Mountain to the Demi-humans but the other races have already know something about it.
I've heard before that the races here in this world is not in amicable agreement.
I still don't quite understand why we have to assist them for securing that power when it has
nothing to do with us. I don't really like the idea, but I got swept up by the rest of the students and was forced to agreed to help them for the time being. The other students agreed too fast to help them when they don't even know what it's like to fight and what we're fighting for. They just know that this place is on Verge of destruction and if they help them, they will be known and awarded. Just by looking at their face, you can guess what they're thinking.
They probably thought that this is just a game, they would embark on their journey and accomplished everything without a hitch. I'm not too familiar with games because I don't play them but it's irrefutableable that this place is reality.
It's also pretty much clear to me that the demi-humans don't want the enemy to possess the power in the mountains, that's why they're going to get the it for themselves..
"Okay, That's the gist of it, We're going to the Serene mountain the day after tomorrow. The heroes should practice now with everyone to strengthen the teamwork of the team! All of you are going to practice right here and right now with the knights. Other plans will be announce on the day of our journey. That's all!"
Katsu made his final speech with dignity and dominant orders, He leave the place and the training has begun.