章 3: Chapter 3 - Tutorial Start 03
In order to follow Han Se-ah around for the quest, it was necessary to think about her situation.
Starting the game and riding a carriage for transportation, entering the city marks the beginning of the tutorial. Unlike the uncomfortable carriage and countryside scenery outside the window, it shows a sophisticated adventurer city with a subtle modern touch.
Comparing the costumes of passing citizens and adventurers, talking to the camera, inducing viewers' interest, they would have entered the guild as is. Unless you're not good at directions, you can't miss this big building.
Adventurers huddled at worn-out tables, bulletin boards filled with requests, and a beautiful blonde woman behind a neat and tidy counter watching over them; viewers might explode with excitement from here.
It's been 10 years since I've been in the fantasy world, but the reaction of the guys here and there wouldn't be much different.
A beautiful, small-faced, big-chested receptionist smiles and recommends a senior adventurer full of goodwill, there won't be many people will reject it. Even if you're the same woman, you can't say anything bad in front of that pretty smile.
Neither gamer Han Se-ah nor broadcaster Han Se-ah could reject this recommendation.
Well, I'm pretending to be grand, but the logic was simple.
It's suspicious if a man you don't know suddenly talks to you, but it's possible if a beauty receptionist introduces you. The viewers will like it more. Since she's a beautiful broadcaster, there must be a lot of self-interested male viewers. So, as a man, it seemed better to approach through a beauty receptionist's cushion than to approach it myself.
"Senior… adventurer, Roland?"
"Yes. I'd like for us to sit at the receptionist's counter together, but you dream of becoming an adventurer."
At Ellis's cozy words, Hanse-ah's pupils glance over me. Actually, it's more like she's looking at the empty space below my chin. As a gamer, is she seeing some kind of hologram or something?
Han Se-ah, your eyes are getting bigger. Ellis, who misunderstood her reaction, grins and reaches over the counter and playfully pokes me in the side.
You may think that the name Roland has spread widely, and that the country bumpkin has been awestruck, but it is a little different.
Just now, her pupils clearly descended to below my Adam's apple.
With my superhuman body and 10 years of combat experience, I have reached a level where I can easily read my opponent's eye movements to a significant extent. From under my chin to above my belly button, the movement of her pupils, repeatedly shifting from left to right and then to the bottom left, is like slowly dispersing a text box from top to bottom.
If this weren't a game world, I'd probably be like Ellis, and think Han Se-ah was a novice adventurer who's too intimidated to make eye contact.
[Join party with broadcaster "Han Se-ah" 0/1]
Just by looking at the movement of her eyes, I can tell that the window in front of me is wider than a hologram. Is this a quest window or something like a character information window that she's reading?
Thinking of it like that, curiosity suddenly surges. What she looks at with surprised eyes is likely a stat window of [6★ 'Great Paladin' Roland]to be exact. Except for the fatal disadvantage of being a male character, the numbers in the stat and skill windows are likely monstrous ones that make me think the developers intentionally pushed them.
Of course, I didn't memorize all the stats that I saw for about five seconds 10 years ago, but I could remember that the first digit was different. For example, if a 5★ level-1 tank's health was in the low ten thousands, then Roland's 6★ level-1 health was in the low twenties. Even at level-1 with no awakening, skill upgrades, or anything, the stats of characters below 4★ were like monsters that could be easily beaten.
If Han Se-ah saw it, she wouldn't turn me down.
"Oh, wow…!"
"Yes, it's your chance to start an adventure with Paladin Roland."
"He, really, with me? Are you really asking me to form a party with you?"
She stumbled over her words, maybe because the information in my status window was quite shocking. In front of the camera drone, she was not only stuttering but also making a fuss, even though there were undoubtedly tens of viewers.
I see her eyes darting to the right repeatedly, which means the chat window must be there. The layout with the status window in the center and the chat window on the right doesn't seem much different from the internet broadcasting I know, so I feel relieved.
A blonde beauty recommended a swindler character posing as a blonde pretty boy. Any TV personality had no choice but to accept it… She nodded her head fiercely as if to confirm my thoughts. Her silky black hair was flapping like a flag, representing her feelings.
"This is what I came here for, so it doesn't matter. But I don't think she's registered yet."
"Oh, right! I'll register you as an adventurer first."
As she steps aside from the counter, Han Se-ah slowly walks closer. Her eyes are fixed on Ellis, who is rummaging through the shelves behind the counter, perhaps curious about the registration process. What Ellis pulls out in response to Han Se-ah's gaze is a crystal ball about the size of a human head.
It's the kind of discernment device often seen in fantasy novels that reveals a person's level when touched.
I heard that it senses the magic flowing through the skin and something about patterns, but I, a stranger to magic, couldn't understand it. What did they mean by, an object that can tell human abilities by just being placed in the palm of your hand? Now that I knew this world was a game, of course, I understood.
"Okay! Try raising your hands here. Hold them tightly with both hands, like this."
"Is this all right?"
"Yes, please wait a moment."
As the two beauties faced each other around the counter, their gazes intensified. With the added curiosity of a newbie's first step, it seemed like all the attention within the guild was focused here.
The guild's crystal ball evaluates a person's ability through a very simple method. It doesn't project a variety of colors to indicate a grade, nor does it reflect the maturity of one's abilities. It simply shines brighter with a pure white light in proportion to one's latent potential. Questions such as "why read latent potential when reading magical power from the skin" were brushed away thanks to the game system.
"I wonder if it would be convenient for players to use the crystal ball with the status window when partying."
Because of the tower, adventurers from all over the world are gathered together in this city of adventurers. It is an unconventional city with a medieval background theme and a population of nearly a million. Dozens of new adventurers come in every day, and it's impossible to open each persons information individually.
"Hmm, that's not bad!"
"Really?"
There was never a brilliant light emanating from the crystal ball that made people blind. However, the hands surrounding the ball emitted enough light to brighten up noticeably. I'm curious if it's a measure of Han Se-ah's individual talent, or if all the playable characters come out on top. Is there a character called "Paladin Roland" in other people's games?
"Yes! Someone who can't make this crystal ball shine is not suitable for combat. If it were a little darker here, I would have urged you to become my junior rather than an adventurer."
"Then are you done with the procedure?"
"Originally, there was basic education for novice adventurers…but I'll save it for you, who's a bored senior."
"Aren't you just passing on the buck instead of saving it?"
"Hey, what do you mean 'pass it on'? It's a way to strengthen the relationship between seniors and juniors."
Ellis smiled and spoke sarcastically, but I couldn't get angry because her appearance supported her. Since I said I would raise a beginner because I was bored, I had no choice but to be a tutorial manager. Han Se-ah quietly said to herself, "Is this a tutorial?"
I can hear you muttering, but the others can't?
Come to think of it, if anyone else had seen something related to the game, there would have been chaos by now. The translucent camera drone floating above people's heads is too difficult for medieval fantasy people to accept.
If something transparent floats around and follows a new recruit while she's muttering to herself, rumors about the new recruit would spread that there is a steel elemental mage or a witch who conjures ghosts.
"Excuse me… please take care of me, senior!"
Han se-ah approached me to see if I heard all the explanations about basic education while I secretly watched the camera drone that was filming inside the guild. Seeing the drone move naturally over her head, was it filming me head-on?
However, since I couldn't make eye contact with the drone, I lowered my gaze to Han Se-ah's clear eyes. A beautiful woman with black hair and black eyes, which are not commonly seen in this Western world.
"Yes, I look forward to your kind cooperation. What's your name?"
"Oh, my name is Han… nah!"
"I am the warrior, Roland. Nice to meet you, junior."
Did you make up the name Hannah in a hurry because it was easier to use in the fantasy background?
By the way, thinking of talking to modern people suddenly makes me feel awkward.
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