NOVEL NEXT Episode 9
Episode 9
After completing my job change, I thought about finding a village to make use of the acquired title… but I didn’t know how to gather information.
Well, when in doubt, ask the locals, right?
In another world, if you summon the goddess, she would navigate for you, but she was quite kind.
With a little gratitude to the goddess, I approached a nearby NPC.
“Hey, you. Is there a village nearby or something?”
“Huh? Oh, there’s one nearby, I guess.”
“Do you know where it is?”
“It’s out past the east gate of this town. Just be careful because the east side area has pretty strong monsters. You’re still a newbie from a foreign land, right?”
“Well, yeah, but… Anyway, I’ll go check it out.”
“Well, foreigners don’t seem to die, but… be careful, okay?”
The NPC said that and waved goodbye.
As I moved, I realized that there were various things I could do while manipulating the menu screen, like opening the web normally or watching video sites where only I could see.
I see. With this, I can kill time while gathering materials.
Well, it’s a bit of a waste since it loses the feeling of virtual reality.
But since I want to enjoy this world, might as well.
Anyway, I did feel like watching Mai’s stream, but I’ll focus on that later and check the bulletin board.
I quickly swiped through and gathered information, but there was something in there that caught my eye.
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465: Anonymous Foreigner
Hey, it’s important to defeat monsters at level 1!
466: Anonymous Foreigner
Why?
467: Anonymous Adventurer
You get a title at the beginning.
It seems better to defeat higher-level monsters if possible.
468: Anonymous Foreigner
But won’t there be a death penalty?
469: Anonymous Foreigner
So, it’s within reason.
Oh… I see.
I looked at the help.
“Titles can be obtained through various actions. Here’s a hint, but basically, achieving what seems to be difficult can earn you titles.”
I see.
That was the case even in the tutorial.
Continuously defeating thieves or defeating them without getting hurt…
Those reckless acts are good.
It’s fine until I get to the village, but it seems like I’ll become stronger if I have the first battle with higher-level monsters.
In that case, it’s stealth.
I headed out of town, moving cautiously while being vigilant of my surroundings.
Although it feels like real life when I try to find footprints or signs, it’s not difficult to grasp the enemy’s location.
It’s really well made, just like real life.
As a result of careful movement, I was able to reach the village without encountering any monsters.
But the village I arrived at seemed somewhat desolate.
…The villagers also seem to lack energy.
There was a village like this even in another world.
Due to the damage caused by monsters, the village was in a crisis.
Normally, I would use my hero authority with a smile and confiscate things from the village, but I was a little worried that time too. Of course, I solved the village’s problem as well.
A villager near the entrance seemed to sigh repeatedly, as if wanting to speak out.
…Could this be part of some quest?
“Is something wrong?”
“…Huh, are you a foreigner?”
“Yeah. Did something happen in the village? Come on, hurry up and tell me.”
“…You’re quite impatient. As you say… Lately, orcs have been appearing near the village… We’ve been managing to repel them somehow, but the soldiers are getting more and more injured… We can’t endure it anymore.”
“I see. That’s tough. Hang in there.”
“…Huh? Aren’t you a foreigner? Won’t you help us?”
“If you want my help, show some sincerity. What are you going to give me?”
“…I heard that foreigners are all kind, but you’re a mean person.”
“Ah, I’m tired of hearing that.”
In another world, I was often criticized with “Even though you’re a hero.” It was a troublesome world where if you’re a hero, you’re expected to help for free or something.
Well, but it’s an orc. It wouldn’t be bad as the first monster to defeat, right?
“But if I just defeat the orcs, it’s fine, isn’t it?”
“Well… if you can, we would appreciate it, but foreigners have levels, right? What level are you now?”
“1, why?”
“…Hmm, it’s impossible, you know? The orcs around here are like level 20 monsters!?”
“But they’re orcs, right? It’ll be okay, it’ll be okay. Those guys are pretty stupid. No problem, no problem.”
“Ah! I won’t even know if you die!”
“Too bad, foreigners don’t die, you know~”
While the villager shouted so, I ignored him and opened the status screen.
Of course, I didn’t think I could defeat the orc as I was now.
For now, let’s allocate some status points.
According to the help, there are some differences depending on the occupation, but basically, strength seems to be related to attack power.
Also, agility. If I can move faster than my opponent, I might manage somehow.
I allocated the status points accordingly.
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