บท 15: Hagoromo

My level is now 6. This meant I rose two levels during the cabbage hunt. I only captured them and didn't defeat them, so why did my level rise? And why do the cabbages yield so much experience points?

There are too many things to retort, so I skipped it since it would be a pain. You lose if you took issue with too many things with this world. One head of cabbage was worth 10,000 Eris. The bounty was so high because eating fresh cabbage grants you experience points. This meant the rich adventurers could get stronger just by eating vegetables. With the raise in level, my skill points also increased. As for why such a RPG like phenomenon happened with the increase in level, I would probably lose sleep if I am too concerned with it, so I decided to ignore it.

I had to say it again, you lose if you took issue with such things. My skill points were 2. I looked for the wizard and swordsman from another party I met during the cabbage hunt, and asked them to teach me 'One-handed sword' and 'Basic Spells' skill. Each skill cost a point. One handed skill raised proficiency with one handed sword. My swordsmanship is now on par with normal people. Although I used up my points, I had always wanted to learn sword and of course magic.

Anyone would have wanted to learn magic in after coming to this magical world. With basic spells, I could use elemental magic like fire, water, earth and wind, although they were simple spells. By the way, basic spells don't have offensive magic, so most wizards will skip basic spells and conserve their skill points for intermediate spells. But it would take 10 points to learn intermediate spells. Since it would take that much points, I should give up learning offensive spells since my magic stat was low anyway.

There were people who were born with skill points, which were totally dependent on talent. For great talents that could choose top tier jobs right from the beginning, it wasn't strange for them to start out with dozens of skill points. Terly aside, Meguma and Lighttress was probably privileged from the very beginning. But in contrast, I had 0 skill points at level 1.

… I will get more depressed if I thought about it too much, so I should probably stop. After learning skills, I looked more like an adventurer. What was left is getting some proper gears. I would wear clothes purchased in this world some times, but my current equipment was just the gym clothes I started out with and a short sword. I want some armor, even if it was just leather. And so,

"… Why do I have to tag along and shop with you?"

I brought the complaining Terly along to the armor shop.

"No, you should prepare some equipment too. I might only have my gym clothes, but you are about the same right? Your only equipment is that flimsy hagoromo right?"

Terly was dressed the same way as she did when she first came to this world with me. The light purple translucent hagoromo complements Terly's blue hair and eyes. That was the only equipment she wore over her clothes. After changing into her pajamas, she would use a bucket of water to wash her hagoromo, I had seen her sunning the hagoromo along with the hay that was drying in the sun. Aqua said in surprise:

"Don't be stupid– I think you had forgotten that I am a goddess and Aqua is my mother, Goddess among goddesses! This hagoromo is a holy relic. It could defend against abnormal status and had great durability. It is enchanted with all sorts of magic, a precious artifact! There is no other equipment better than this!"

I felt like telling her not to dry this along with the hay.

"That's great news. If we really couldn't make ends meet, we could pawn off your holy relic… Oh, this chest armor looks neat, although it is made of leather."

"… Ka, Kanike, you are joking right? This hagoromo is proof of my divinity! You, you won't really sell it right? Nah? I, I won't allow it!"