It took three days of walk to reach Sunlight city from the Misty village.
Rohan walked until the dusk and realized it will be too dark before he could reach the next village.
"I got too delayed while talking to the villagers." Rohan starts preparing a campfire as he had decided to camp out tonight.
"It sucks to be alone in the middle of nowhere" Ever since the bandits had made their base near the villages, the villagers could not move to the city and vice versa, which was why Rohan did not find any fellow traveler on the way.
"I hope I will find travelers tomorrow." Rohan wished as he collects dried up leaves and branches from the surroundings. "I better light a fire quickly" Rohan thought as he picked up two branches and started rubbing them to create fire.
Few… Moments… Later…
"Burn… Burn… Burnnnnnn" Rohan was trying very hard to light up the fire.
One… Hour… Later…
"Damn it why won't it burn" Rohan was finding it quite hard to light the fire using branches. (A.N: Weakness disgusts me)
Two… Hour… Later…
"Sob… Sob… wuuuu it won't burn at all…" Rohan finally gave up. "Hey system, do you have something that I can use to light up a fire" Rohan asked system for help.
"Yes" the system replied.
"What! Why didn't you tell me then?" Rohan demanded
"You didn't answer" the system replied again.
"Damn its system… alright give it to me" Rohan asked system to give it something that can light fire.
"Not happening" the system replied again igniting Rohan's fury
"What why not?" Rohan asked madly
"Because you don't have any SP to buy it" replied system
. . .
"DAMN YOU! SYSTEM"
. . .
The next day
A young man was walking towards the Sunlight City. He was full of sprits
"Sneeze, sneeze, damn it!"
Or maybe not.
Rohan who currently had dark circles under his eyes was sneezing non-stop as he could not sleep all night because of… well because he could not light the fire, tons of mosquitoes, chilly winter night, him not bringing any winter clothes and never having slept on the floor before. (A.N: You guys still remember the winter in the village was different. Right!)
"Should I retire from adventuring and go back to village and start farming" Rohan thought before he suddenly stopped walking.
"Or not…"
He was mesmerized by the scene of beautiful dawn in front of him.
"This... is beautiful," he whispered in utter awe. The melodious chirping of birds filled the air as they emerged from their cozy nests, awakened by the gentle caress of the sun's rays. The verdant grass swayed gracefully, bending in harmony with the whispering breeze. And there it was, the sun, ascending majestically like a radiant crimson pearl emerging from the depths of a tranquil emerald sea. The breathtaking sight stirred a sense of wonder within Rohan, revitalizing his spirit and filling his heart with a renewed sense of purpose.
He breathes in some air as his was again determined to walk the path of adventure in this new life.
By the time it was noon Rohan got to the next village. The villagers were already out in the farms working. As they saw Rohan coming from the side of Misty village, a lot of them gave him second looks.
"Hey kid… are you from Paster village?" One of the farmers loudly asked Rohan from his farm. The other farmers also looked at him out of curiosity.
"No uncle, I am from Misty village." Rohan replied.
"Oh!" The villager came out of his farm along with some other villagers. "You are from Misty village. I heard there were bandits in that area. It has been many days since we saw someone from Misty village" the villager continued his probe.
"Yes, there were bandits in that area. But they have been dealt with now, so its safe." Rohan replied as he looked at the panel that appeared in front of him.
Name: Raju Puri
Species: Human
Age: 43
Strength: 26
Agility: 24
Stamina: 27
Relation: Neutral -> Positive (12%)
"Oh, that's good, how did they take care of the bandits?" The villagers all got really interested with how the bandits were defeated.
"It's a long story, can I get some place to rest in the village. I have been traveling since yesterday and I couldn't sleep because of the mosquitoes."
"Sure, sure come with me, I know a guy who rents his huts to the travelers." The villager named Raju asked Rohan to follow him.
The other villagers also started following along as Rohan started telling how the bandits had terrorized the area and how they were defeated by the villagers. He omitted his part since he knew it would sound like a lie to the villagers and there was no need to tell them.
Soon, Raju took him to the hut of his friend who allowed Rohan to rest in his hut for free in exchange for the bandit's story.
Rohan talked with the villagers for some time before he was able to get some rest.
By the time he woke up it was already dawn of the next day.
"Yawn…" Rohan washed his face and took some food out of his storage and ate it.
After the sun was out of the woods, he bade farewell to the villagers and continued on his journey.
A.N: Hey guys, I thought it would be fun to show his newbie struggle so I wrote this chapter. But it became too long of a side story. But I hope you guys will still like it.
Also please write if you guys would like such chapters in the future or should I focus on the main story.