"Thank you for the food, Nima. Where are you headed now?" Nana asked, a little curious.
"I want to adventure and travel the world. Isn't it exciting and thrilling?" he chuckled.
"That sounds interesting, but we can't just yet like you, unfortunately. Thank you for the meal; we owe you. We promise to repay you someday," she said gratefully, looking at me warmly as she brushed her hair caught in the breeze.
"Well then, see you later. Hopefully we'll meet again," I said.
"Yes, thank you. Goodbye," they replied.
"(It seems interesting to continue the journey with women as beautiful as them, unfortunately.)"
A few days passed, and Nima stumbled upon a settlement with few inhabitants.
"It seems like a village since the population isn't as large as before," he observed while walking around.
He decided to stay for the night, given his noble appearance and striking handsomeness. But Nima was ambushed on the road by some bandits.
"Yo, looks like your luck isn't great tonight," the leader said, blocking the path with his gang while puffing on a cigarette, surrounded by smoke.
"Who are you? It's better if you leave before getting hurt," I tried to intimidate them while gripping my katana.
"Hey hey, so arrogant. You'd better leave all your belongings and clothes here and go instead of getting hurt...hahaha," he boasted, confident in their numbers.
"Pffftt, big talk for someone..."
"Rude... attack him!"
Activating the 'God Sword' skill...
White smoke emerged, and the extraordinary aura of the sword displayed its fangs... then slaaaash...
Craaaaat, one of the bandit's hands was severed. They were shocked, unable to see Nima's movements.
"Aaaaaargh-what was that just now?? Is that even possible??? What have you done, attack him quickly!" the bandit leader panicked, holding his shoulder in fear of running out of blood.
In an instant, Nima struck the bandits with his fists.
"Get out of here!!! I won't give you a second chance."
They fled, staggering aimlessly.
"To be honest, I feel a bit guilty for cutting off that arm earlier, huhu. It seems my strength is quite insane, even though I moved quite simply, the energy output was extraordinary. I should be a bit more careful in using skills in the future. It's already late; I should go to an inn."
"My first fight didn't go so bad."
At the inn, Nima reconsidered his plans after arriving in this different world. Could he return from here? What other possibilities might arise? He created new skills that were more normal and mundane to avoid drawing too much attention.
The next day, Nima resumed his journey.
"Let's check the map first. Hmm, from here, it seems to take a few hours to reach the capital if flying... well, better than walking. This is better if heading to the capital."
Using the 'fly' skill...
Nima flew toward the capital. In the middle, he encountered a woman being attacked by a group of monsters and decided to help.
Using the 'aura sword' and 'swordmaster' skills...
Sring sring sringgg...craaaaat, monster blood splattered everywhere.
"Are you okay?" I reached out to help her up.
"Yes, I'm fine. Um... actually, they were my hunting targets, I feel bad for not doing anything," she said awkwardly.
"I thought they were attacking you hahaha, sorry for the disturbance," I was surprised to be involved in something unnecessary.
"My name is Arin, a mithril-ranked adventurer," she offered her slightly small and white hand to me.
"Wow, I'm Nima. I'm also an adventurer, emerald-ranked. Nice to meet you." I shook her charming white hand immediately.
"Uh, is it okay if I take these monsters to the guild? I mean, even though I took this mission, you were the one who killed the monsters, right?"
"It's okay; besides, it was just a misunderstanding haha."
Arin was surprised by the man in front of her because his appearance was somewhat unique, and she thought it was cool.
"(Was that an emerald-ranked attack just now? I think he's not an ordinary adventurer... I, a mithril, would also need a few hours to kill 6 fire and ice salamanders, but he slashed them like cutting tofu so casually, who is he really?)"
"Where are you headed, sir?"
"To the capital."
"Sorry if it's impolite, but what is your actual travel destination?"
"Hmmmm, if you ask about the destination, I just want to try to travel around this world, enjoy the beauty of the new continents I will find later... it's very thrilling, wahaha."
"What did you sayyyy? Um... Mister Nima, may I join your journey? Actually, my dream is also to explore the entire world... reaching new places I've never visited before, but there are no companions who believe and understand how enjoyable it is to adventure across continents, can I?"
"I don't mind, but can you decide so quickly especially with someone you just met? And just call me Nima."
"Oh, don't worry, I have a skill that can assess someone's character, so I'm sure you're not a bad person, hehe," she smiled and looked at me enthusiastically while nodding in understanding.
"(Is it okay for such a beautiful woman to join just like that? With me? Is it normal in this world to join someone especially of the opposite sex like this? Well, even if it's normal, I can still understand because this is another world, if on earth it's definitely a different story... what's more important, I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE AND HAVE A COMPANION AS BEAUTIFUL AS THIS, did my luck just run out?)"
"Is there a family that might object if you join me?"
"I live alone; don't worry."
"Oh, sorry if my question was impolite.."
"No... no problem at all."
"Okay then.."
"I need to pack, so are you okay if we go to my house after I finish the guild request?"
"Yeah, that's fine. Should we leave now?"
"Yes."
They went to the guild to complete the request and then to Arin's house.
"Your house is quite simple for a mithril rank... do you save your earnings?"
"Yes hehe because my living expenses are quite low, and I want to retire soon," she answered enthusiastically.
"Is that all you want to bring?"
"Yes, besides, I can't carry too many things."
"I have a dimensional storage; if you want, you can bring more clothes or other essential items."
"What??? Isn't dimensional storage a very rare skill?"
"Ahahaha, really? It's just normal."
"(Damn, I didn't know if this is rarely used in this world even though Arin, my new companion from today, so I think it's okay)."
"Are you hungry? Let me cook for you."
"Yes... I gladly accept your offer hehe... I haven't eaten since morning.."
"Hey hey, is it allowed for adventurers not to eat before embarking on a journey? Without energy, it can be dangerous, you know."
"Hahaha, yeah, you're right."
A few moments later, the food was served.
"Wow, you're good at cooking, and this is really delicious."
"Don't exaggerate," she chuckled.
"Hahaha."
After resting and eating, they continued their journey.
"Let's go."
"Wait a moment, aren't you thinking we'll walk to the capital? Especially since it's almost night."
"And then?"
"Ah, don't worry, sorry if it's impolite, but please bear with me for a moment even though it's embarrassing."
"What do you mean?"
Wuuuuuuussh... Nima carried Arin and flew straight to the capital.
"I'm not surprised... not at all..."
"That's good."
"But thinking about it again, can humans actually fly??"
"Just consider yourself a special person who can fly starting now..."
Several hours later.
"Wow... I didn't expect it to be this far... it's really far from the capital, I can't believe how long it would take to walk. Tonight, let's stay in this area, Arin? Turns out flying together is tiring."
"You don't think I'm heavy, do you?"
"Hahaha, no, it's just that I've never flown with someone before, especially a girl."
"It's good to hear," she smiled faintly, looking away from me.
"(Is she embarrassed?)"