In the afternoon.
The day of Rosalina's departure arrived. In front of the gate of Altira City. She was moved to see her friends come to send her off.
Rosalina hugs Lyra and Misha (receptionist at the guild), says goodbye and promises to meet again in the future.
Lyra even said that she might be planning to leave Altira too. Seeing Rosalina, she was also inspired to see the world. She hoped that if fate let them meet again, the two could return to being a party together.
"Hmm. I promise!"
Rosalina certainly accepted it. Actually, before the mission to the monster settlement yesterday, Rosalina and Lyra's relationship was limited to just knowing the name and face. But after that incident, after going through extreme experiences together, the two of them already considered each other as best friends.
Rosalina said goodbye to the rest of the people there. Guild Master Altira, several coworkers and adventurers, to the city gatekeeper who had known Rosalina for a long time.
Rosalina then starts her journey to the whole new adventure.
The woman sat in the coachman's seat, controlling the two horses that pulled the wagon towards the south.
In accordance with the plan that had been discussed with Theo the last few days. The two agreed to set Solmare City as the first destination.
In the southern part of Altira, Rosalina can go to three different cities. Of the three cities, Solmare was chosen not only because it was one of the places where the merchants of Amberley gathered, but also because Theo placed great pressure on Rosalina to go there.
There was a reason why Theo wanted Rosalina so badly to head to Solmare. And that reason will be seen in two or three days.
With a very excited spirit, because this was the first time Rosalina finally left Altira after ten years living there, actually Rosalina didn't really care about where she was going. After all, everything will be new to her.
She just wanted to see the world while strengthening herself. Seeing what Etheria was like, which she usually only heard of from adventurers or merchants who stopped by at Altira.
Rosalina hummed a popular song on Earth ten years ago, she feels happy to imagine all the things that will be found in the journey.
The trip to Solmare will take eight days. It will be a long journey. From here alone, Rosalina was reminded how far Altira was from the center of conflict in Amberley.
Altira is really like a beginner city in a video game.
During the eight days of the trip, Rosalina will be practically able to relax for the first five days. Because the area is still an area without strong and dangerous monsters.
Only after that, she will find a challenge. Of course Rosalina is ready for this challenge. About two days ago, Theo had given her a shotgun. Although for now the bullets are still limited, but the presence of this weapon will be very useful against monsters later.
Rosalina can't wait to use it.
The day passed, the night came.
Rosalina got out of the way of the main road. Go a little deep into the forest and start a bonfire.
She had no intention of setting up a tent, as she could sleep directly in the wagon.
Rosalina heated up the food she had bought at Altira. She already had food for the next three days, but after that, she had to hunt to feed her stomach.
Rosalina heats beef stew in an iron pot. While she waited for the soup, the woman thought that maybe she should learn to cook for the future. She will always be on a journey, and buying food like this will not be efficient.
With a frown, Rosalina took the cooking tutorial book for beginners that Theo had given her a while ago.
She never opened it at all because completely uninterested. But imagine her fate later, the taste of the food she eats may depend on her cooking ability.
Initially, Rosalina only read one or two pages of the book seriously. After that she only glanced at each page. See pictures and photos full of dishes that tantalize the tongue.
'Damn, I haven't eaten this in a long time! Oh this too... uuh~ this is really good too, shit! Reading this makes me even more hungry.'
Rosalina looked at various recipes that reminded her of the past. She looked at the ingredients needed, then her shoulders dropped as she realized that she barely had many of the ingredients needed.
'Isn't reading this completely useless?!'
Thought Rosalina who arrived at the end of the book. She closed the last page with disappointment.
Ding!
Suddenly a system notification rang in her head. Rosalina thought that Theo gave her a message. But what she saw stunned her.
[You just read the skill book 'How to Cook for Beginners' and managed to acquire the skill 'Cooking'.]
"...mmm, what?"
Rosalina couldn't digest what she had just read. Suddenly the book in her hand lit up brightly and shattered into beads of light that began to seep into the woman's head.
"!"
Rosalina was instantly taken aback. She jumped backwards to avoid the lights, but what can she do? Her efforts were in vain. Rosalina's body instantly froze.
While the soul that is in her subconscious sinking into a lake of light. Inside the lake, all the knowledge she did not know was immediately surging into her mind.
Rosalina screamed in her soul. The process seemed long for the woman. Yet when she regained consciousness, no more than five seconds had passed.
Rosalina's whole body was immediately drenched with sweat. She still didn't understand what had just happened. But the thing that can be taken from the incident earlier, there is new knowledge in her memory.
Knowledge of various cook recipes, how to prepare them, as well as knowledge of various basic cooking ingredients in Etheria.
The woman's eyes were wide open, her lips were quivering…
"Cooking skill…?"
Rosalina immediately opened her status panel. Look directly at the skills she have.
__________
SKILL:
System Lv. 2
Vertical Slash Lv. 3
Runs Lv. 5
Cooking Lv. 1
___________
"…I actually got a new skill… the fu*k?!"
Rosalina was pensive in surprise. All she did was skim through a cookbook. And she got the skill just like that.
'Is a book from Earth that magical?! ...this...'
If her assumption was correct, wouldn't she be able to get a lot of skills from the book Theo sent?
Rosalina's face was still in disbelief, but she was excited about the new prospect that might change her life.
"Theo! Theo! Rosalina to Theo! Hey, I need to talk to you, Theo!"
[Stop it! My work hours have just started, if it's not important don't disturb me!]
"But it's important! The book you gave me became a skill book!"
[Hah? What book?]
"The cooking book! I read the book and got the Cooking skill! Read your Logs, stupid system!"
One minute later.
In an office on Earth.
Theo who read the latest Log of Rosalina's activities finally understood what the woman meant.
Understood and lost for words on the effect of the book he sent.
"What the hell is this?"