*Evan POV*

I was sitting on my boring house’s chair.

Let’s take a quick recap on what I need to do.

The systems map that I opened was filled a little bit. Aside from the black unknown that I hadn’t explored, it showed my house in the middle, some of the forest and to the east a flourishing kingdom, while on the north west there was a completely ruined Kingdom. My gamer mind wants to explore the Ruined Kingdom first, but frankly I don’t want to waste time. I want get answers.

So, my main mission right now is to reach that Kingdom or whatever it is.

How do I know it’s a kingdom? Well, there’s a bunch of buildings and a giant castle surrounded by large walls. If that’s not a kingdom, I don’t know what is.

Anyway, I better start preparing for the journey.

Now let's see...

The kingdom is a little bit far away so it's a good idea to go right now since the sun just rose up some time ago.

From the leftover materials I had left, I made some extra lesser healing potions, some arrows and some fire arrows too.

Well, I don't have much of anything right now anyway so the best option right now is to either mine for more materials or search that kingdom for some materials.

Well, even If I don’t find anything in the Kingdom I could always either mine the entire thing out for materials or just live there. This is Terraria, I can do whatever the hell I want.

While I was making preparations, I received an ominous notification that stopped me from thinking.

Jeff the guide has arrived!

Um.

Wut?

The guide NPC?

Oh Yea! Him! That’s Why I made this house in the first place!

[Excuse Me!] (????)

I heard someone yell from outside the house before my door slammed open.

My eyes turned towards who opened my door as I quickly equipped my zombie arm just in case.

A guy with messy brown Hair walked in. He was wearing a white brownish buttoned shirt and blue pants with black boots. He looked to be in his 20’s and seemed carefree.

[Greetings.] (Jeff)

You can’t just nonchalantly say hi after I thought I was the only person in this world.

[Uh... Hi?] (Me)

[Hello, My name is Jeff and I will be your guide.] (Jeff)

What?

[Woah! Hold up! where did you come out from!?! I explored this whole area and there was no one nearby!] (Me)

[I see that you are confused but no matter. Let me explain, I and some Chosen ones will go towards the Chosen Heroes to help them in their quest.] (Jeff)

DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHERE YOU POPPED OUT FROM!!!!

And, Aren't you all just NPC's?

.... What do I do now? NPCs do exist in the game and the guide is there from the start. But... Should he exist here as well? I guess it doesn't matter. I need help but more importantly I need answers. So, let’s first test his authenticity.

[Are you person or an NPC?] (Me)

[I am simply whatever you call me.] (Jeff)

That doesn’t answer my question.

[No, I mean are you an actual person or just a non-playable character?] (Me)

[Well, I am breathing and It doesn’t seem like I’m a playable character.] (Jeff)

……

[how did you come here? Did you spawn out of nowhere?] (Me)

[In a way, When I sense that you could use my services and the fact that I can come to your aid, I spawn here.] (Jeff)

Hey we’re finally getting some answers.

[What will happen if you die?] (Me)

[I will come back later.] (Jeff)

So, he’s kind of the same as he was in the game… Is what I would like to say but you can’t really talk to him in game aside from getting advices and asking for crafting recipes.

[What will happen if I die.] (Me)

[If you die then you simply die.] (Jeff)

Yea, that was very helpful.

[I mean can I respawn or resurrected?] (Me)

[Maybe.] (Jeff)

Yea, I'm already hating this guy.

Okay let me think, what else is there that only the guide can answer?

Hmmm, maybe...

[Why do zombies come at night and where do they go at daytime.] (Me)

[Zombies are types of Humanoid monsters that hunt at night. The daylight can easily blind them so they bury themselves in the ground before daytime. Those which aren't able to bury themselves before night will become blind and passive. They usually hunt for Mana in living creatures as it is their main source of food.] (Jeff)

That... actually makes some sense. But there are some holes in his explanation.

In the game, they would just spawn in the night and despawn during the day.

Hmm, Feeding on mana huh?

Wait, that reminds me, why do I have 2 Mana stars?

Mana:40/40

⭐⭐

You always start with one Mana star or 20 mana not 40 mana..... Oh well thinking about it won't help with the low amount of info I have.

Hmm…

Well, I guess I can trust him for now. Because I’m literally very lonely and want some company.

Now then

[Who are the chosen Heroes?] (Me)

[There are 4 total chosen heroes. Hero of Strength, Hero of Magic, Hero of Range and lastly Hero of Skill. As the name implies it, the Hero of Strength has an insane innate strength, The Hero of Magic is extremely good in magic, The Hero of Range has great mastery over bows and guns and lastly the Hero of Skill can learn anything.] (Jeff)

Makes sense.

[Okay... What is this quest the heroes are supposed to do that you spoke of before?] (Me)

As I asked that, he put his hand on his chin.

[I… don’t remember? I do know that they will all have the same mission and its said that they would bring peace to the world from a terrifying evil that lives in the sky.] (Jeff)

What do you mean you can’t remember? What’s the point of you being a guide if you can’t guide me? And Is he talking about the Moon Lord? The end boss of terraria?

Well, that's not my mission. My mission is to skedaddle from here ASAP and go back home.

I guess that's good enough info for now. He’s not really that reliable for a source of information so I’ll just let him guard the house for now. I got to go explore and find some answers on my own.

[Okay Jeff, I want you to guard my house against any Intruders. If there are any.] (Me)

[Understood.] (Jeff)

I nodded and walked outside.

I better make some more houses later, So more of them can come in.

I started running towards the kingdom on my map. Because of pain immunity, I can run for hours and won't feel anything, so I made a straight beeline towards it.

*Sometime later*

I finally saw a giant wall in the distance. According to the map, this kingdom has 4 walls for north, south, east, west each has their own gate and I'm going towards the west gate. The walls are made from stone bricks from the looks of it and I see people guarding the front giant door.

So this already concludes that I’m not the only person in this world. Okay, I really didn't expect people to be here. I'm nearly there as well. So, what am I going to do once I reach there? Act like I belong here? I swear if they start attacking me the moment I come near then we’ll both be sorry.

There were 2 guards who looked human unlike me, their features were hidden behind their silver helmets, So I couldn’t tell how they looked like. They were guarding the 3 meters wide gate that was the entrance to the Kingdom and they were equipped with normal Spears with Silver armor from head to toe.

I noticed there were some guards above on the wall too equipped with bows and… do I see a Gun? I think I see some guy carrying a musket.

…

There has to be a way I can steal that isn’t there?

[Halt!] (Guard 1)

[Who goes there!] (Guard 2)

They brandished their spears at me.

Oh shit! A Conversation! A normal Introvert would just die here but thankfully I’m not one.

[Uhh, don't worry guys I'm not hostile.] I said with my hands slightly up.

The both looked at each other before looking back at me. Keeping their spears pointed at me.

[State your business.] (Guard 1)

…

Hello and Welcome to Evan’s 101 on how to make a conversation!

After this small course, even an introvert like you would be able to make coherent speeches with another human being,

Step one: make a Helpless Face.

If you want to get away with anything, the first step is to make the other person sympathize with you.

I don't know if it worked since I can’t see their expression through their helmets.

Now, the next step!

Step 2: Say some BS and hope it’ll work!

[It's actually really embarrassing.] (Me)

I scratched my head as I was acting.

[But I was on my way to my uncle's and lost the way. I saw the huge walls so I came here looking for some shelter for the time being.] (Me)

They looked at each other and nodded before looking at me again.

[Fine then, you can proceed, but if we hear about any troubles then you won't be sparred.] (Guard 1)

That worked? I mean Of course that worked! Well, This concludes the first chapter of Evan’s 101 on how to make a conversation. There’s no second chapter, so go get yourselves some bitches.

… I don’t know why I’m talking to myself like that, guess I really am that bored.

[Thank you so much! Which reminds me, can you tell me where I can eat food and find a library?] (Me)

Need to fill my hunger bar some way, and if I might be able to find some answers to my questions in the library.

One of the guards gave me directions to where I needed to go. So, I thanked them before I entered this place.

As I passed by the guards, I heard them talking about me.

[Didn't we let him go too easily?] (Guard 2)

[Yea, but, he looks like the silver daemons race. I’ve met some of them before. Really passive, Trust me.] (Guard 1)

Welp. I didn't know racism would be a good thing for me.

The west part of this kingdom, where I was, had medieval styled buildings some were 2 stories and some were 1 story. Sometimes I could hear children playing nearby. Other times I saw other people going about their work, some were armed with armor and weapons, some were carrying tools and materials on a small wagon etc.

There really is a whole working community here in Terraria. Which shouldn’t even be possible in Terraria…

Which makes me ask…

Am I really in Terraria? Or just a place that’s similar to it in almost everyway besides a few things like this? Because that makes much more sense.

Well, no point in thinking about it with no information. I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough, for now it’s chow time!

I started following the guard's direction to the hare's leg inn he spoke of.

I walked on the cobblestone road until I saw something that further told me that I might not be in Terraria.

I saw people riding horses. Horses don’t exist in Terraria, well, there are saddle mounts which spawns them whenever you want, but they don't naturally spawn so I watched it as it slowly galloped away. I’m sure to get my answers soon enough but still. How did I really get here in this world?

I kept following the guard’s directions until I finally found it.

A wooden 2 story house with a rabbit sign just as the guard described.

I heard people being rowdy and having fun from the outside, so I got excited and went inside

As I went inside, the whole place that was just hustling and bustling, immediately went quiet.

Is this a wild west movie or something?

[Uhh, How do you do fellow humans.] (Me)

I asked everyone who were looking at me, trying to break this barrier of silence and awkwardness.

As soon as I asked they all went back to their business. I think I saw some looking at me with hostility.

Weird. Please don’t tell me that racism has helped once and now it will kick my ass.

I looked around this place, there were many round tables with 4 sets of chairs surrounding them, there was a counter at the far back and right beside it, a staircase that lead to the 2nd floor.

I went to the counter and a beautiful lady was working behind it she looked to be in her 25 with straight brown hair tied at the end.

[Oh, it's rare to see a demi-human here.] (lady)

[Um, you noticed quickly?] (Me)

[I've been working here my whole life. And no human eyes sparkle like that, honey.] (Lady)

[Huh, I guess so.] (Me)

{Author note: I'm getting twilight vibes.}

Alright Evan, I know you’re not good with talking to girls but you can do this, just act natural.

[Anyway, I'm looking for a place to stay and eat, you know of one?] (Me)

I want to slap myself.

She chuckled a bit.

[Well you're in one right now. What can I get ya.] (Lady)

[Anything edible would be preferable.] (Me)

[Then what about the recommended?] (Lady)

[Fine by me!] (Me)

She told me to sit in any empty chair around the inn so I went to a table that was occupied by a single tough-looking guy with a huge scar on his left eye, He had deep Amber coloured eyes and he looked to be around 40 with some grey hair mixed in his black ruffled hair. He was drinking something from a large metal cup so I’ll just assume its beer of some kind.

He looks at me with hostility but I smile in return.

I don’t know why he seems hostile but because of Pain Immunity senpai, I don't feel fear. I also got the fearless skill, that gives me resistance to fear itself, but Pain immunity gives me complete immunity.

[What do you think you’re doing.] (Guy)

He said in a harsh and quiet voice.

[Why? This place is an Inn so I’m pretty sure it’s easy to figure that out.] (Me)

I looked at him with a smirk. I don’t know if this guy is racist or just had a pretty bad day but he looks like he wants to kill me. And the day just started so I’m assuming it’s the former.

[Listen, kid, I'm not in a good mood and if you don't want a fight to break out right now then beat it.] (Guy)

[Hey, come on. I’m new here I just wanted to know about some things.] (Me)

He sighed.

[I don’t know what you’re planning but I’ll play along.] (Guy)

[Alright!] I gave a wild smile.

[Firstly, why is everyone armed to the brim here?] (Me)

[Are you serious?] (Guy)

He looked at me as if I'm some kind of alien.

[Well it makes sense if you're going outside, but everyone I saw while coming here was armed to the brim.] (Me)

The guy just became even more angry the metal cup in his got smashed in.

[You think you can just waltz in here, and joke around with us?] (Guy)

Uhhh what did I do?

The whole crowd in here went quiet.

The beautiful lady from before Immediately came to our table for the rescue. She firstly scolded the guy for breaking her mug, before getting him and his team kicked out of this place. She looked at me too but I assured her I was the victim so I got away scot free.

The guy kept looking at me like he wants to kill be as he slowly walked out.

God dam it. I didn’t want to be stuck in the middle of some race wars the moment I stepped in here but I guess it is what it is. I’m bailing outta here as soon as I get what I want.

Just then a petite girl around 12 years old with black hair in a ponytail came to me with a plate in her hand. She placed the plate in front of me and the plate had what looked to me like mashed potatoes and some chicken leg of some kind.

[One recommended, Rabbit leg and mashed potatoes, please enjoy!] (Girl)

[Ah, Thanks.] (Me)

I said with a smile on my face. Before she left, is what I wanted to say but she went behind the counter and because of her small height, you couldn’t see her over the counter. Oh wait, I see her peeking out of the counter and looking at me curiously.

Am I really that out of place here? I really need to do what I came here to do and skedaddle before I find myself stuck in some weird trouble.

I focused back at my meal and rabbit leg and potatoes. Potatoes don't exist in Terraria. So that’s that.

I took a bite of the chicken. It's not bad at all a bit juicy too.

It was quite nice actually, but quickly finished my food and drank some water before going to the counter to pay.

[Would like to stay?] (Lady)

Yea, I’ll be honest with you chief, that’s not happening, plus I don’t think I need sleep?

[Nah, I can go some days without sleeping.] (Me)

I made some finger guns.

[If you know what I mean.] (Me)

She chuckled as she brushed my words off before putting on her business smile again.

[Well, good luck on your journey, little rookie.] (Lady)

I waved my hand to the lady before leaving.

Ohhh boi.

[This is gonna be a long day.] (Me)

*3rd person POV*

Anger flared up in his eyes as the guy with the scar, who broke the mug, left the inn with his people.

[GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!] (guy with the scar)

He screamed at top of his lungs which made all the passers-by guard up and avoid him.

One of the guy’s teammate started talking.

[Boss, calm down. We can’t risk ourselves being found out.] (Henchman 1)

The guy with the scar slowly calmed himself down but the anger had not left him.

[He’s playing me like a fool. No matter, he may have somehow got back on his feet, but the fact that he’s here means that there might be more of his kin here.] (Guy with the scar)

[What if it’s a trap boss?] (Henchman 2)

[Trap?] (guy with the scar)

A sinister smile crept up his face.

[He’s the only one among a handful of others left. Besides, we almost killed him once. We can do it again. Just need to be discreet about it.] (Guy with the scar)

They started making their plans as they disappeared into an alleyway.

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