July 26, ??? AM
With the glow of the sun hitting his face Katsuo slowly opened his eyes.
He rose slightly from the bed as he placed his hand over his forehead.
Katsuo looked a little thoughtful, maybe he couldn't sleep well yesterday.
A few seconds after that he sat on the edge of the bed and opened his inventory with a click as he used his mind for it.
The inventory opened and using his mind again Katsuo began to put his armor back on his body.
Gradually with a glow, leg armor, breastplate and a bracelet were appearing on Katsuo's body.
When all the armor parts appeared, Katsuo also placed a ring with a red stone on his finger.
He got up from the bed and headed for the door. And then he left his room and went to the lobby of the inn, where a woman behind a counter and a few more people were sitting at tables and eating there.
Some of the people were adventurers while others were possible villagers.
With the rapid changes of this world I wonder how long will it be before people of this world become adventurers?
"Oh, hello, how are you?"
Katsuo turned his face to his side and looked at the woman behind the counter.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking" (Katsuo)
As she leaned against the counter she started looking me up and down
"Well, seeing the way you're dressed, I can assume you're going to go on an adventurer quest right?"
"Oh, of course! I chose the adventurer life for a reason, and that reason is the great thirst for the will to become a hero" (Katsuo)
Katsuo at the same moment could feel some low chuckles behind him. But he ignored that and continued to talk to that woman
"Hero? Hahaha! Today's world is getting more and more dangerous, I doubt you will last long around"
"I know that, that's why I carry the protection of my goddess, she protects me from all kinds of threats" (Katsuo)
Right after I said that, the woman showed a confused face.
"Goddess? What kind of goddess are you talking about?"
"The goddess of light, with her blessings I managed to stay alive until today, I am grateful to her..." (Katsuo)
"...Well, I need to go so I won't have time to eat, see you later"(Katsuo)
"Wait, I don't understand what goddess of light this is from...."
Before his words could reach Katsuo, he had already left the inn.
And then another person who was at one of the tables alone looked at the woman and said out loud
"Kesha, I ran out of glasses, bring me more beer!"
"Of course!" (Kesha)
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Outside the inn Katsuo walked the streets towards the guild while watching the "Npcs" acting differently
Many of what I looked at never left their seats, but now, these people have been walking around without looking so carefree.
There are even people I don't even know who they are.
Watching an entire MMO world become more realistic than before, Katsuo saw that among those many people, there was one among them all who had slightly different ears.
I couldn't really tell what those ears looked like but paying close attention they didn't look like a human, they looked more like an animal.
She walked the streets carrying a bag full of fruit in her hands.
Next to her was also another person with the same strange ears that she was talking to.
However... Only their ears were different, the rest of their body was like a normal human's.
(Demi...Human?)
I've never seen a half-animal in this game, let alone heard that they exist.
Certainly... This is no longer Dungeons and more Dungeons, it's in something much more than that.
If at least one demihuman is around, it shouldn't be long before others appear.
Besides, there are many more of them outside this capital.
Among those people they kept walking until I lost sight of them
(Focus! You have to go to the guild. Don't get distracted!)
Right after the two light slaps on my face, I started running towards the guild trying not to care what had changed.
After running around for a while, I decided to stop by the square where the event had taken place to help me avoid any further distractions that could be a delay in getting to the guild.
But when I got there I realized that that mage girl from yesterday was there again...
... Sitting on a bench looking down as she intertwined her fingers
"Hey! Hello agai-"(Katsuo)
At the same moment I thought about saying "hello" to her, I remembered that I had to go to the guild. Doing so I cover my mouth to avoid getting her attention
That seemed to work, she hadn't heard me
I placed one of my hands close to my chest and bent over a little.
(Sorry I can't talk right now)
And then I started running again.
Another time had passed and this time, Katsuo had arrived at the guild. Which in turn, was with a lot of people around the place
Strangely they didn't seem to be gamers, in fact they seemed to be more people of this world for some details on their faces that were notable
I again tried to ignore this and join the guild.
Opening the door and then closing it, I look ahead
And the moment I looked forward... There were even more people than out there
The place was quite busy and full.
People talking, eating and even some of them looked like they were celebrating something
I had heard some sobs and when I looked there was a person on the floor next to the door sobbing
"Glory to the hero... Huhkc! The world's greatest dragon slayer..."
I decided not to pay much attention to that man and stop what he said and then head towards the stairs. Heading to the second floor where I could relax a little
But this is what I hoped would happen
Arriving on the second floor, he was there. Sitting in the chair with his legs over the table while he had his arms over his head in a relaxed position
Hair yellow as gold as he wore an adventurer outfit with lots of green accents on it, with a wooden bow at his side leaning on the table.
He then turned his face to me
"Katsuo?"
was the only thing he said
"Hello, Miura" (Katsuo)
I slowly walked over to the table he was at.
"I'm surprised you're alive" (Katsuo)
"I am too" (Miura)
He looked to the side as he said this.
(He looks different)
Normally he would just make some joke about whatever came to his mind, but this time... He didn't.
Looks like... Something happened.
I sat on the other side of the table and looked at him who was still trying to avoid looking at me.
"Hey, Miura. What happened? you look a little different" (Katsuo)
He remained silent for a few seconds until he took a deep breath and looked at me.
A slightly empty and serious look spread across Miura's face, surely something happened to him in this time when we haven't seen each other.
Soon his face returned to normal, as it always was a few days ago.
"Oh, don't worry about me, I was just a little sad to be living in a virtual fantasy world" (Miura)
"But you know, people got weird from yesterday to today, I saw some NPCs acting different and some players being arrested by people wearing armor"(Miura)
(He is hidding it)
"Well, let's not get carried away. Oh, I know, why don't we do some Quests together?" (Miura)
"Sigh... You know I don't refuse such an offer. I'm in!" (Katsuo)
(If he's not going to tell me, so be it. It's not even my problem that anyway)
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