Chapter 36: Rewards, Celebration, And Kaede's Friend
Hey, Shun here!
I've always thought that one day having a chat group of sorts is a great cheat since you can receive cheats over and over.
However, I sometimes think that the quest could get dangerous as time goes on, that's why they are giving you stronger cheats.
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
(Shun's POV)
After we received our initial rewards, we all decided to open up our rewards one by one.
"Pochi will open hers first nodesu! Pochi wants to see the great greaaaat~ rewards nanodesu!"
Well, since the overly excited beastkin presented herself to go first, we of course didn't stop her.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Pochi has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
Pochi: Waku waku nodesu!
System Message: Pochi acquired a [Novel Writing Knowledge] experience book…
System Message: Pochi acquired the [Greatsword Mastery] skill…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
Seeing the system messages that flashed in the group chat, I couldn't help but smile. It looks like Pochi could finally start building up her foundation with this.
If I remember correctly, she wanted to become a hero, after all.
"Amaaaazing nodesu! Pochi could write now nanodesu!" That's where you're amazed by?
"Tama next~"
Since no one objected, Tama got to use her coupons next.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Tama has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
Tama: Ninjutsu~!
System Message: Tama acquired the [Sakura Blossom Kunoichi Armor Set]…
System Message: Tama acquired the [Twin Blossoms • Serakura]…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Oooooohhhh~!"
In her excitement, Tama's voice shot up. It looks like she absolutely liked her rewards even though it wasn't the skill she wanted.
Sakura Blossom Set is the kunoichi armor that Tama got from killing the Goblin King and his Generals. It's her unique series, along with the Twin Blossom • Serakura which is a part of her unique series.
The main reason as to why she loves these so much is because it's pink in color. Well, a pink kunoichi armor and a pair of pink kodachis is really something that Tama would like.
"Practice how to use ninjutsu first before using that, okay? It might get stolen after all."
"Un~!"
At Kaede-san's prompting, Tama nodded her head furiously.
"Well, since the two kids got their rewards, I want to see what mine is!"
"Sure, go ahead Mutsuko-san. We're not really in any hurry so…"
"Yosh! Let's see what this will give me!"
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Mutsuko has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
System Message: Mutsuko acquired the [In-game Inventory Access Card]…
System Message: Mutsuko acquired the [5,000 d-coins]…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Hmm, this is some fine rewards. With my in-game inventory access, I could finally stock up with some items for future use… Survival items is a must, after all…"
Let's just ignore her murmurings. Let's just hope she wouldn't use it in anything shady.
After Mutsuko-san, Rikka-san wanted to try her hand at it so we let her go first.
"Now, come to me, my [Tyrant's Eye]! I just know that you wouldn't be leaving me after finding your one true owner!"
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Rikka has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
System Message: Rikka acquired the [Divine Saintess' Eyes] skill…
System Message: Rikka acquired the [Illusionist's Eyepatch]…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Fuooooooo! I just knew that you wouldn't leave me, my beloved magic eye!"
After which, Rikka-san started to squirm, probably out of extreme joy.
Alright, now there's only three of us who haven't gotten our rewards. I wanted to try my luck next but it seems like Satania-san and Kaede-san wanted to try it out as well.
After seeing their friends get such great rewards, they wanted to immediately use their coupons as well.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Satanichia has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
System Message: Satanichia acquired the [Destruction Mage] skill…
System Message: Satanichia acquired the [Beloved Child of Mana] skill…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Fufufu, A-Hahahaha! I'm now almost ready to take over the world…"
Well, that was unexpected. She totally got all of the skills she needed to be a deadly mage. However, i don't think she knew any magic spell?
It looks like she noticed that as well.
"I-I don't know any spell! What use do I have for these skills right now!?"
"Well, look at it on the bright side. I'm pretty sure that we'll have more quests in the future so there's a lot of chances for you to learn a spell…"
"You can also buy a spell from the [Dimensional Shop], Satania-san! Maybe?"
While I and Rikka-san was trying to comfort the now downtrodden Satania, Kaede-san decided to also use her coupons.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Kaede has opened her 2x Random Reward Coupons…
System Message: Kaede acquired the [Hydra Series] skillset…
System Message: Kaede acquired the [Drawing Knowledge] experience book…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Fufun! I don't know where I could use it yet but I also managed to get the set of skills I gained from the Hydra!"
"The skills should be [Hydra Eater], [Hydra], and [Hydra's Heiress], right?"
"Un! It's about poison, though. Also, I don't have mana…"
Oh, right. How could I forget about that?
"Well, I guess we'll find a way to gain mana in the future. This is just the first quest, after all."
"Haha… Thank you~! Anyway. Now, I can draw!"
Kaede-san really knows how to bounce back fast. Anyway, I should also use my rewards.
✽✽[Group Chat]✽✽
System Message: Shun has opened his 2x Random Reward Coupons…
System Message: Shun acquired the [Transformation] special access skill…
System Message: Shun acquired a [Familiar Egg]…
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
"Eh? What's this [Transformation] skill? Is it the ninjutsu skill I have in-game?"
Since I'm curious, I immediately checked out the skill's description. Surprisingly, it was a much more ridiculous skill than what I expected.
✽✽[Special Skill: Transformation]✽✽
Allows the user to transform into his current in-game characters namely: Syunpo and Syunpo Panda. This skill allows the user to take the appearance of his in-game characters while simultaneously gaining access to all of their status, skills, and equipments in-game.
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
Oi oi, is this serious? Are they telling me to focus more on powering up my in-game characters or something?
"Maybe this is some kind of flag telling me that my next quest would be dangerous or something…"
I hope not. I hope I didn't raise a flag just now.
✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽✽
After gaining our rewards, all of us decided to celebrate the completion of our quest. Since I brought some cash with me, I decided to use it to buy everything we will need for this celebration.
Meanwhile, while I am busy preparing everything, Mutsuko-san is inside her assigned room tinkering with her equipments. On the other hand, Rikka-san, Satania-san, and Kaede-san decided to go out for a bit to invite Kaede-san's friend over.
They said something about her mother not allowing her to go out until her studies are up to par or something so they would go in the house of that said person to maybe convince her mother.
Thankfully for me, I wasn't alone inside the kitchen. Pochi and Tama, the meat enthusiasts, is with me, watching my every move.
"Ohh! So hamburg-sensei is cooked like that. Narudo, nanodesu!"
"It's 'I see'(Naruhodo) Pochi."
"I see, nanodesu! Pochi understands nodesu!"
"Hamburg-san still not done~?"
"It's gonna be done soon, Tama."
Since nobody among us knew how to ask authorities to prepare the legal documents for these two girls to officially have the name of Kuroinu Kanami and Shirayukineko Sorashi, we decided to just let them buy the [All-Purpose ID] from the shop.
It costs a pretty huge sum, around 200 d-coins each, but it's really worth it seeing how they are elated they are after knowing that they finally have an ID with their official names on it.
Since these two are really interested in cooking, I am more than happy to teach them.
After I'm done cooking all of the dishes, with Pochi and Tama's help, we all finally gathered inside the dining room. Kaede-san already brought her friend to join us in our party.
Since we didn't want to expose the group chat for now, we made Pochi and Tama wear a hoodie from the [Dimensional Shop] called [Illusionist's Cloak]. True to its name, it helps us make their ears and tail invisible from the sight of others.
"Hey everyone! This is my best friend, Risa! Risa, these are the friends I made in-game! Starting from the left is Shun-san, Kanami-chan and Sorashi-chan, but we call them Pochi and Tama in-game since that is their usernames, Rikka-san, Mutsuko-oneesan, and Satania-san!"
"Nice to meet you guys. My name is Shiramine Risa but you could call me Risa since you are Kaede's friends! I would love to play the game with you guys as well but I'm currently grounded, so…"
When Risa-san suddenly said that, Kaede-san showed a look of realization before exclaiming.
"We actually talked to auntie and we made a promise to help you with your studies since, if we can't, you'll remain grounded…"
I'm assuming this will fall on somebody else's shoulder because, by the looks of things, she isn't that good with studies as well.
◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆
※~To be continued~※
Author's Remarks:
※ Next chapters will be the normalization of their lives once again. I want to make them establish their names on [OSO] as well so I'm gonna try and juggle between the two. However. To be completely honest, there's little to no info about other locations or monsters on [New World Online] so I guess building up on [OSO] would be a better idea.
※ Tell me your thoughts on the comment section.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
JadePanda003
JadePanda003 I would like to thank my supporters back on my ko-fi page! You guys are awesome! BTW, there will be no bonus chapter event for this week since I'm tryna catch up in creating the future chapters.
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone