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Episode 27
I still have money to buy generic skills, but my next goal is to acquire all the clan houses in this town…
I need to save this money for that purpose.
For now, I’ve decided to continue making money, but selling items attracts a lot of attention.
Moreover, it takes time to negotiate with buyers and sell items.
If I get caught up in that, my leveling up will be delayed.
To receive praise from Mai and be recognized as part of the top clearing group would be best. At least during spring break.
It would be great if I could have something like a shop…
And if I could hire someone for part-time work and entrust them with sales, that would be easy.
In this city of Irelina, it might be possible to use clan houses as makeshift shops… but since there are no players yet, it’s difficult to use them like shops.
If I were to sell equipment, it should be done in Antares, where there are many players.
“So, I want to sell some items… Do you have any good ideas?”
“Do you want to ask a Sister, me?”
“Well, if you’re working as a sister without a day off—… then you must be knowledgeable about various things.”
I was interrupted by a slap.
“That’s true… If you’re a foreigner, you might be able to contract with a fairy to manage the shop. How about that?”
“…A fairy?”
“Yes. If you’re a foreigner, you should be able to contract with fairies in the Fairy Forest. You can ask for assistance in battle, or use them for things like running a shop, I think?”
…Oh, you can do that kind of thing too.
It’s not written in the help section, but it’s the result of years of experience.
“I’m only twenty, you know?”
With a smile. The preparation for the best slap ever is being made. If I were to get hit by that, it would surely damage my HP.
But why was it noticed?
Maybe she read my mind.
Let’s not think about silly things from now on.
If I haven’t slept all night, would my life experience be about 1.5 times? I’m not thinking about that at all.
Avoiding the pressure of her smile, I went to the statue and looked at the skill book.
The skill book. This can only be purchased in this town.
After purchasing, you can use the skill by yourself.
…The skill [Warp] is a generic skill that anyone can use, so maybe everyone will want it.
Could selling this make good money?
For now, let’s try various things if I can contract with a fairy in the Fairy Forest.
If I can make money by reselling [Warp], it’s better to keep the gold I have now for investment in [Warp].
When I researched the Fairy Forest in the Adventurer’s Guild, it seems to be beyond the forest to the south of Irelina.
“Just be careful. Fairies can be mischievous too.”
Advice from Sister.
I wonder what they’ll do to me? If it’s naughty mischief, big brother will be happy.
While thinking such a joke, I proceeded into the forest.
Near the exit of this forest is the Fairy Forest where fairies live.
Actually, I’ve been here a few times for money-making, but at that time, I was just hunting around the entrance of the forest.
I haven’t been to the depths.
Many magic-type monsters appear here, and long-range attacks are common.
…Anyway, let’s try using the new skill.
[Resistance to Transformation] is a passive skill, so there’s no need to use it particularly.
This time, I’ll use [Disguiser].
With this, you can change your appearance to whatever you imagine or want to transform into.
Although the name can be changed, it seems you can’t transform into other players.
Well, even if you can’t transform into other players, you can still transform into something other than yourself.
For example, you can change your gender… Well, only while the skill is activated.
When you don’t want to stand out, it might be a good idea to use this skill to hide your identity and act.
For now, this time I’ll transform into… a Shaman Goblin, a discovered monster.
I transformed into one of the three goblins walking with a large staff and approached them.
The Shaman Goblin noticed me, but it seemed to recognize me as a companion and didn’t attack me specifically.
…Oh, it didn’t notice me.
This is convenient. Since my current status is undetected by enemies, I can transition to the next skill…
I grabbed the Shaman Goblin from behind, covering its mouth.
At the same time, I activated the skills: [Deadly Strike], [Assassin’s Strike], and [Assassin’s Declaration]. After identifying the weak point of the Shaman Goblin, I launched a surprise attack with [Assassin’s Strike].
“…Ugh!?”
The Shaman Goblin screamed, but soon fell silent and stopped moving.
…Oh, this is handy.
The Shaman Goblin left behind dropped items and disappeared into the sky, but the other Shaman Goblins still hadn’t noticed.
After observing for a while, one of the Shaman Goblins glanced back… but it didn’t seem to think I had defeated it.
It doesn’t seem to care if one or two monsters are missing. That’s probably the AI.
…With this, I can surprise attack as much as I want.
I continued to defeat the Shaman Goblins in the same manner and deactivated [Disguiser].
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