"...I see." Isaac nods nonchalantly, without changing his expression after listening to Jane's arguments.
"But I still have one last question."
"Sigh, it's so boring to talk with the players belonging to this game. But I can't refuse; it's about paying the debt of my life. Seen from this angle, I would spend an eternity answering each of your questions."
"Ugh, no, I don't ask you as much."
"Hmm? Do you mean that my life is not so valuable before your eyes? Sigh, as expected from a God-like Online player; you are all arrogant."
"...You talked about the chronic reappearance of each month. But doesn't this disadvantage the players who will appear later?" Isaac ignores her sarcasm and asks his last question.
"What do you mean by that, Mr. Isaac?" Jane frowns.
"I mean, those who appear instead will be able to level up and exceed the level of those who scored a lot of points during the tutorial. Do you know anything about that?" He explains himself more by seeing Jane's confusion.
This last one sighs with a boring air. "Mr. Isaac, I feel like you're not smart." She says with a contemptuous smile.
"Ugh, just answer my question; I'd gladly forget your remarks about me."
'What does this girl have?'
"Sigh, very well, as you want; it's to pay my debt after all." She gets up on the ground and points her gun at Isaac.
"What are you doing?" Isaac's voice was colder than usual.
"D-Don't kill me~." She spoke with a somewhat panicked face; even if she wasn't really.
"It's you who point a gun at me; not inverse," Isaac mutters while placing his palm on the wrist of his sword which was hung on his waist by a belt.
"...I just wanna answer your question." She said as she approached Isaac.
She puts the barrel of her gun on Isaac's thigh without breaking visual contact with him. "I promise to treat you if you are injured by my bullets."
"Huh!? What are you doing...-
-BANG!!
Seeing Jane shoot at him, Isaac draws his sword and swings it toward her throat at lightning speed! But before his blade came into contact with Jane's throat, he stops by an inch before reaching her throat.
It was strange for him. He extended a shot, but he didn't feel the pain he expected.
He lowered his head and realized that Jane's bullet had only pierced his pants, not his skin.
"What are you...-
Jane nonchalantly moves away from him before putting away her weapon and sitting on the floor with her knee lifted and her hands lazily supporting her head.
She had not even blinked although she had just escaped the death of an inch.
"I'm surprised; no, I'm blown away, to be honest." She says with a smile on her face.
"..."
"At least, this cleans up my doubts panel; you are one of the monsters who played this garbage game."
"And my answer?" Isaac asks; also storing his weapon in his scabbard.
"Sigh, I was right, you're not smart if you still don't understand. The advantage that the tutorial offers to God-like Online players is not the level, but their unreasonable power that has nothing to do with their levels. They may be late when it comes to level, but not late in strength.
-Just like this hell dog who almost killed me with its trash level while I'm at level 35, this same advantage is also given to players who arrived late in our world after the end of the tutorial.
-So, even if I know that you are lying to me by saying that you have just left the tutorial, your powers are not false."
Isaac looks into her eyes. "In other words, you wanted to check if I was lying to you or not."
"Yes, it's important to me. Many players do the same thing to have privileges granted to God-like Online players. But in the end, strength cannot be hidden for too long." She nods her head.
"You almost got killed just for that?" Isaac had a hard time believing what he had just heard.
"Just for that, you say?" Jane's smile threatens to vanish on her lips when she heard the question that Isaac pronounces in a bitter tone.
"Mr. Isaac, you are really ignorant about the current situation in the world. Finally, it allows me to believe once again that you are ignorant.
-You probably wonder why I put myself in danger to get the answer to this question. But it doesn't matter, don't worry about it. Yea, don't worry about that, Sir Isaac; every person in this world constantly has a foot in his grave." She speaks nonchalantly while getting up on the floor.
"Now, I'm going to leave here. If you have other requests, you'd better tell me."
"Are you going to go to town?"
"No, but in plantation N•25."
"...what?"
"Ah, it's true, you don't know what plantations are. In short, they are safe areas managed by the largest and most influential guilds or by the strongest players or by the government; at least, what remains of them."
"..."
"According to the information, a dungeon appeared nearby; so...you can come with me. No, I do you the honor of traveling with me; or maybe it's me who must have the honor of traveling with a player of your caliber?" She mutters under her tongue while moving away from Isaac.
"...It misses some neurons to this girl." Isaac couldn't help smiling with irony when he saw Jane's strange personality.
But before he approaches Jane, she speaks once again to her digital watch; more precisely to her assistant. "Picky, I need my darling."
At the same time, a black motorcycle with four pipes manifests itself in front of her through a flat portal that appeared on the ground.
'So, her darling is a motorcycle, huh? I'm not surprised.' Isaac mutters as he approaches Jane.
"You don't have a means of transport?"
"...No."
"Well, even if you saved my life, you have to run on foot; I refuse that another person touches my Darling."
"...Does your life have so little value in your eyes?" Isaac asks with a macabre smile.
She almost fell to the ground when she heard the sarcastic words of Isaac who was beginning to imitate her. "Ugh, I know you're blackmailing me, but you're going a little hard; Mr. Isaac."
"I don't really know what you're talking about, Miss Jane. But if you believe that your life has so little value to be paid with some information; then treat yourself. I'd walk, no I'd even fly in the sky to follow you."
Isaac's words made her blush with guilt. An intriguing and unexpected thing for Isaac. 'Why is she embarrassed? It's not like I just said something embarrassing, is it?' Isaac mutters with a derisive smile.
"A-alright, but only for this time. And You'll still pay for your entry permit. But maybe it won't be necessary; if you affirm your status as a God-like Online player, you can enter the plantation and...-
"I don't want this to be heard." Isaac prevents her from finishing her sentence.
But Jane freezes while she was about to get on her motorcycle.
"I'm blown away by your assertion. Finally, you may change your mind after understanding the benefits that leaders offer to people like you." She mumbles under her tongue before acting as if nothing had happened.
She then gets on her motorcycle after wearing her helmet. She then looks at Isaac who was politely waiting for her invitation. "Come on, go up. We must arrive before nightfall; the monsters will become more active in the night."
The latter nods and sits behind her while wrapping his hands around her waist.
Seeing that Isaac had settled on the bike, she accelerates at full speed towards the north.
--
After an hour, Isaac finally saw a city covered with a giant dome that stood in front of him.
The city was like a masterpiece among the dilapidated buildings that surround it.
After another five minutes, the two reach the gate which was two giant pillars guarded by two guards.
"Halt, you two!" One of the guards who was a man dressed in a low-ranking soldier's armor, advances towards Isaac and Jane.
Jane raises her helmet and looks at the guard with the same empty eyes. "You look like being in a good mood, Simon Kun; did you hear or attend a happy event? Did your wife have twins? All my congratulations and I hope they won't die until they reach adulthood."
[Player: Simon (Level 27)]
[HP: 30/30]
[IP: 09]
Isaac frowns when he saw the stats of the guard who has a forced smile on his lips.
"Stop telling nonsense, Jane. I don't have a wife, not to mention that she gives birth to twins."
"Ohoo!? I must have been wrong, maybe it was Gray Sama who inflated his beloved's belly?" She blankly chuckled while looking at the fierce-looking guard.
Following her gaze, Isaac also crosses the so-called Gray's Hazel brown eyes.
'This guy is... how to say?'
[Player: Gray (Level 35)]
[HP: 40/40]
[IP: 25]
'...He has the same gaze as a PK.' Isaac mutters with dark eyes.
Simon looks at his colleague with a small smile on his face before focusing on Jane. "Leave Gray in peace; you know he doesn't like chatting with you too much."
"I know; that's why he will remain single throughout his life, even after his reincarnation."
"...Hey, stop talking nonsense," Isaac mutters in her ear when he sees Gray darkly frowning.
"You are also single, I point out to you. By the way, who is this...guy?" Hearing Isaac's voice behind Jane, Simon focuses on him with incredulous eyes.
Isaac's silky face, which didn't have the slightest scar or even imperfection, gave Simon the impression of facing a nobleman.
Simon's voice, initially insolent, gradually became respectful before he finished his sentence; believing that Isaac was one of the big hats from another plantation.
Seeing Simon's expression, Jane puffs up her chest with a haughty and proud air.
But at that moment, Isaac had a bad feeling.
"Fufufu~, this newbie who stands out from you, with a crunch face and a skin as smooth as my darling's saddle is none other than... my second darling!"
"...Pardon?" Isaac and Simon ask at the same time with amazement and dismay.
But Jane ignores their surprises without shame. "You don't like it, huh, my dear Simon? Given his appearance and strength, I found him worthy of becoming my darling. You can no longer count me among your cursed single community."
"..." Simon remains silent with disbelieving eyes, which were no different from those of Isaac.
"Ah, Simon Kun, you look stupid with this expression; have you heard any bad news?"
"Uh! How to say..." Simon's eyes focus on Isaac with a blank expression. "Does she say true!?"
"..." Isaac remains silent.
'I don't know what she has behind her head by creating such a misunderstanding, but I sincerely hope that it's part of her plan to help me cross the border.' He mutters in his mind while keeping his right to silence before the trial.
Jane's smile became grandiose when she saw Simon's expression gradually change as the silence persisted. "Ah, Simon Kun, life is not easy for you. You will spend your entire life in front of these doors, and you will die without knowing your soul mate. But don't look for her, she's waiting for you in your next life."
"...What exactly do you mean?"
She sighs sadly without breaking visual contact with Simon. "If you want to shorten your suffering, please die as soon as possible."
"..."
'She had been gentle with me; her tongue is more venomous than anything I had imagined.' Even Isaac felt bitter in his heart by listening to Jane's words.
But she continued with her blooming smile, despite Simon's green expression. "So, whaddya think, Simon Kun? At least with all the good Karma you have, you will have a good life and--humph!"
Isaac closes her beak, then preventing her from finishing her sentence.
"Don't...don't listen to her; I come from another plantation. I just make a stop here before continuing my way." Isaac improvises instantly before Jane plunges him into a problem he could not guess the impact.
But Simon, who knew Jane's personality, found nothing strange with Isaac's actions.
"A stranger, huh? In this case, show me your card and pay the tourist tax before entering the city. I understand that you wanted to hide your identities, but these two criteria are necessary to enter the city." Simon immediately regained his usual expression. It was clear that he was used to Jane's sarcasm.
Isaac remains momentarily silent. '...A card? ID card? Sigh, I hadn't taken this into account. Why didn't she tell me anything about it!?' He looks at Jane who was struggling to catch her breath.
When he finally releases the latter; she breathes loudly as if she were going to asphyxiate.
But she didn't care about Isaac; she focuses on Simon with a sad smile on her lips.
"Simon Kun, to tell the truth, this person comes from plantation N•52; but unfortunately, he's ashamed to confess the tragic fate that hit him head-on because of his arrogance." She whispers these words in Simon's ear.
"..." Even if the latter didn't comment, the pitiful eyes he threw at Isaac could not hide his sadness.
He sighs sadly before tapping Isaac's shoulder as if he were trying to raise his spirits. "I hope you will succeed in moving forward. I misjudged you by believing that you were a rich aristocrat who had a good life because of his coffers; I apologize for that."
Isaac frowns at Jane. 'What did she say again as vacuities? Finally, the main thing is that she had thought of everything from the beginning. But I find it strange; these guards seem to believe each of her words without question; does she have any important stature in this plantation?'