Chapter 13: First step
After walking quite far from Olivia, I also checked the items given by Olivia.
Just as she said, in the storage pouch there were a dozen children's clothes, a bunch stock of foods and pure water, weapons and maps. I can't check it before because I felt uncomfortable checking the gift directly. If she deceived me, that will be a huge loss. So I decided to trust her, and don't check it beforehand.
The clothes given by Olivia matched my body size. The design was simple and inconspicuous. The material was quite delicate, compared to the bandit's clothes I was wearing.
The food provided by Olivia is Bread and several servings of meats.
For pure water stock, I found about 10 jugs filled with water.
For weapons, what does Olivia give?
I already have 3 swords from the bandit, even though their condition is no longer good because the blade is no longer sharp.
Ehhh ...
I found a katana in a storage pouch. What does this mean?
Katana is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and a long grip to accommodate two hands. It was used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan.
Is this the influence of the previous Hero?
Wait a minute.
If there is a katana in this world, and if this is a legacy from the Hero, then it is very likely that the Hero was previously summoned from Earth, just like me.
Huh?
I realized something.
Even though the Hero came from Earth, but he died while sealing the Demon King.
Then why am I thinking too deeply?
Do I still want to return to earth, and hope if there is a way to return myself to earth?
I ask myself.
If I could return to earth, I would not be able to return to my previous self. That was because I had actually died on earth, so even though I returned, I had no place there.
I have no relatives there. My parents' relatives maybe thought I was dead/lost since I was taken to the facility. Even if I could convince them, the atmosphere would be awkward.
My friends must also continue their lives. I don't want to make them hurt. To be honest, even if I can meet them, I will choose to stay away from them. My relationship with them starts with lies. At first, I only used them for the sake of killing my target, but the longer time I spent with them, I began to feel comfortable with the relationship. I don't want to lie to them anymore.
But what if there is a way back?
Will I take the chance?
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I actually already know the answer, it's just that there is still a glimmer of desire to return to see the people I love on earth.
I have to make a decision. I live in the body of this kid.
I only possessed this boy's body for now. I don't know how long I will last.
In short, this body isn't mine. I can't use it on my wish.
I have decided it.
"I will continue my life here, as long as possible."
Haaaah, let's forget this now. I still have a map that I haven't seen.
I pulled out the map and looked at it.
This map has a pretty good picture, and the symbols are quite easy to understand. Forests, rivers, kingdom borders, mountains are all symbolized. This map also illustrates major road routes that connect between cities. Even if the description is quite detailed, I don't know what the actual distance should be traveled to go to the nearest town.
This map doesn't have a scale though.
Fortunately, this map indicates the direction. If not, I certainly would not be able to read this map.
I also don't know how big the forest is. I don't want to go into a dense forest and get lost.
If only I had a compass, of course, this would be easier.
I don't know if a compass has been found in this world?
And somehow, I know the city where I escort Olivia before isn't Capital of Evandel Kingdom. The Capital of the Evandel Kingdom is Althea. Located in the middle of the Kingdom territory. The city I left before was Liston.
For now, I'll head to the nearest village, the Teles Village.
To get there, it seems quite far just by walking. To get to the village, there are 2 routes, namely using a large road route and river route.
The route of the big road is quite profitable because it is safer because monsters rarely appear on the road that is often traversed by humans. Also, there must be humans passing there. But the route takes a longer time.
The river route has the advantage that the route is shorter, but must pass through the forest. Monster's attack is something that I want to avoid.
I'll choose the river route for now.
Besides being faster, I also think that the river might be more suitable for me.
Because I can't continue to depend on the food Olivia has provided. Sooner or later my food and water will run out. Even if there is enough food for a few days, that doesn't mean I can overuse it.
If I'm hungry, I can catch fish there. If I'm thirsty I can drink the river water. The river water in this world is still very clear, so it can be drunk immediately. Besides, I can take a shower and practice swimming there. I also want to improve the physical abilities of this body.
If I take the big road route, I can't get that profit.
That's because I don't have money.
If I'm hungry, I can't get food. Even if there are humans on the road, they don't necessarily want to share their food and drinking water for nothing.
Besides, not bathing for a few days will make me dirty and how could I be allowed into the village?
I put the katana on my waist, fortunately, the katana was equipped with a belt.
I rushed to the river while there was still sunlight.
I don't want to walk at night, because monsters are more active at night.
Therefore, as much as possible I could have to reach the village before nightfall.
If I can't do it, I will be forced to spend the night in the forest though.
After walking for about 40 minutes, I saw the river. As I had expected, the river was very clear, you could even see the bottom. While it was still morning, I decided to take a shower. My body smelled of sweat, and there was still dried blood remaining at some point. Bath with water alone can't kill germs and get rid of odors. But at least, my body looks cleaner. After spending about 10 minutes, I continue my journey.
And time flows so fast that the sun is already above my head. Luckily I chose the river route. Because along with the river flow, there are many shady trees that hold sunlight. If you choose a major road route, you must have been dehydrated. Because the area on the main road is plain land. So you will get exposed to sunlight directly.
I stopped for a moment to fill my stomach. Only with 1 piece of bread and a sip of water, I feel full. I feel pity for myself. I think I can eat more to accelerate the growth of this body.
I continued my journey smoothly. But I suddenly meet with monsters.
2 goblins. Luckily they are as tall as me.
If they're taller than me, it will be troublesome in various ways
They stood where I want to go. I was forced to face them.
I sneaked and approached them. After the distance was quite close, I prepared my katana, then I took a stone and threw it in any direction, to distract the goblin.
When their attention was diverted, I immediately killed them. Each slash on their neck.
This katana is quite reliable. I also took the goblin's magic stone and cut off one of their ears. This is one of my ways to make money later.
After meeting with the goblins, I thought I would never see monsters again, but apparently, I met them all the time.
What is this?
Is my fate really bad luck?
I used the same trick on those goblins. Not all the goblins I met I killed. I chose to avoid goblins if they were more than 3.
If they are more than 3, they can surround me in all directions. That's why I avoid large groups.
Since earlier, I had killed about 30 goblins. Several times I felt a change in my body. Like something had appeared. To check it, I opened my status.
"Status"
As usual, a transparent screen appeared before me. But with the numbers that had changed.
[STATUS]
Name: Veigaz
Level: 15
Role: Support
Class: -
Health: 150/150
Mana: 250/300
Agility: 30
Defense: 30
Attack: 30
Magic
Physical Strengthening LVL 3 ◇
Acceleration LVL 2 ◇
Recovery LVL 2 ◇
Mana Shield LVL 1 ◇
Mana Thread LVL 1 ◇
Purify LVL 1 ◇
Debuff LVL 1◇
Wow, the numbers are getting bigger, and I have new magic.
Let me see first.
Physical Enhancement and Acceleration level up and clear physical penalties.
That means I can use this skill without having to injure my muscles.
Recovery is healing magic. Even for small wounds. It's very useful for me.
Mana Shield is a barrier magic to protect yourself using mana.
Mana Thread is the ability to turn mana into something like thread, to make it easier for Role support to channel his magic remotely to his friends.
Purify is magic to erase all debuffs. But if the debuff is higher than the LVL skill, then the debuff cannot be eliminated.
Debuff is magic to weaken the enemy. For now, I can give a Slow effect attribute to my enemy.
I got a lot of new magic. Everything is very simple and practical. No need to recite the spell and just say the name of the skill. That is one of the advantages of Role Support. But Role Support cannot use magic other than buffs, debuffs, healing magic, and barrier magic. Well, it's quite disappointing.
Facing so many monsters, I have spent a lot of time. But fortunately, I gained acceleration skills, so that I could move as fast as possible without being hindered by the condition of my muscles. Even if I had been running for about 4 hours, I did not feel tired.
As long as I have mana, then I can use this magic continuously.
By the sunset, I can see the village. The wall height is not as high as Liston City have, and only use wood. On the way to the village, I see a troubled young man carrying a very large pile of grass. He was roughly 15 years old. Just like my age in my previous life. He is staggering to lift those stuff.
What's the grass for?
What is for livestock?
Or is it to make medicine?
Because it's a child's memory, I've seen books that say there are several types of grass that can be used to make medicine, so it's possible that the young man's grass is not ordinary grass.
But still, I could not bear to him carry that oversize stuff. I approached the young man.
"Excuse me, you seem to be having a hard time, can I help you?"
The young man looked at me. Maybe the young man felt strange to me.
My current appearance with a bandaged eye, with the body of a child after all.
In fact, maybe I am pitied.
But I have a storage pouch, so I can put the grass in and help this young man.
"Ah, I'm still able to bring it. Thank you."
He seemed uneasy receiving my help. But he already looked tired. His steps began to waver, and his legs trembled.
"If you walk more than this, you won't reach the city forever. I have a Storage Pouch, so I can help you."
The young man was silent.
"No need to hesitate, in return, can you accompany me into the village. Um, I come from a faraway place, I've been traveling all the time to look for my parents. I don't have an identity card, so I often have difficulty getting into the city. So I want to make an identity card later in the future. I used to sleep in the outside all this time, but this time, monsters in the forest became active, I was even attacked by that monster earlier. So just for now, can I enter the village? "
I told him my alibi and took advantage of the fact that monsters in the forest were active.
I hope with my story and appearance, I can persuade him.
"You can see this magic stone."
I took out all the magic stones I had to convince him.
"Uh, sorry I didn't know about your circumstances, of course, you could come to our village. I didn't expect you to be a child but used to sleep in the forest!"
"Thank you, so let me help you carry the grass."
"I'm very helped, oh my name's Rick. How about you?"
"My name is Vin."
I answered with my false name while putting the grass in a storage bag.
"You have to be careful, not everyone can afford a storage pouch. And you're still a child, and bring valuables things like that. Your sword is rare too,sword like that isn't a sword that is mass-produced after all. You will become prey of some thugs if you careless"
"Thanks for the advice, I'll be careful."
And we have arrived in front of the village entrance.
There were no royal guards, only local residents patrolling.
"Yo Rick, you're back, and who is the child?
"I'm uncle, he is Vin. He was attacked by monsters while in the forest. I want to take him to the village because he has a place to live in."
"Ohh, as long as the child doesn't cause trouble, he can come in."
As I thought, even though I was a kid, I had to be accompanied by someone older. Really troublesome.
But now I have reached my goal and get into the village.
Weekly Power Status
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