《Otherworld?》Chapter 5: Another Day
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I woke up feeling refreshed after a long night sleep. A bit stiff but still feel better. I stretch my arms and I realized I was still wearing the armor. I was so tired, I didn't even care about it when I went to sleep. I put on my boots before standing up. I opened the door of the tent and went out, still a bit dark and a little chilly. The sun still hasn't come out yet.
“Brrr... so cold~” I brought a thin jacket with me in my backpack so I took it out. I took off my Leather Greaves and wore my jacket while I'm still wearing my chest armor. It fits since it's a bit loose. I put back my greaves right after and decided to pack up my tent.
But before that I really have to go to the bathroom. I walk behind the big tree and dug a little hole enough to do my business... I have no choice... There's no outpost or bathroom around and I really have to go since I've forgotten to go yesterday... It's so not good for my health to hold in it. Good thing I brought a couple rolls of toilet paper with me. So I did my business there and covered it up. I washed my hands using soap and rinsing with the water from Infinite Water Jug.
“Haaaa~ I feel better now” letting out another sigh of relief.
I walked back to tent and place my hand on it to put it back in my storage. I also started digging the barrier stones. After I'm done with it, the only thing that was left was the foldable chair and table.
The campfire is already out so I put some more firewood and lit it up again with "Ignite" to warm myself up while eating breakfast. I'm having some Eggs on Toast and Soup this morning.
I have coffee in my [IS] but I wanted to try the Lifestyle Magic, Water Fill (Hot/Cold). So I place a pot down on the ground and lowered myself in a squatting position right next to it. I place my right hand, palm facing down over the pot and I started imagining some hot water filling it up.
“Water Fill” and before I know it, the pot started to fill up with hot water as I felt the steam rising up to my hand and face.
I picked up the pot and place it on the table. I took my steel cup, coffee packet and sugar from my backpack and made my coffee. I also found some milk in the [IS] so I pour some on my coffee as well. I started eating my food then.
“I'm alive again~” I said while letting off a sigh after taking the first sip of hot coffee.
“Sooooo~ what do I do now...?” trying to contemplate on what to do since I was hoping by the time I wake up, that I'll see myself back in the bus where I probably doze off and miss my stop.
I’m quite disappointed to wake up cold in my sleeping bag still stuck here in this world. If this is a dream, then it's a veeeeeery long one... and it might not be possible, even in a lucid dream to have a super detailed dream like this. Even eating, sleeping, and moving around, fighting and even the feelings of eating a warm meal with a hot drink.
“What if, I'm really stuck here?! Where the hell is this anyways?! And where is the God or something who's supposed to tell me some information about which world I ended up in?” I continued with my rant...
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“It's like I got thrown in a VR game with no tutorials about basics, controls and not even given any information about the game and no way to leave. What a shitty game!”
“What about bathroom breaks...? Those are necessary you know, for gaming marathons. What the hell, God! Stop being lazy and do your job properly!! Geez~” I said in a pretty loud voice while being frustrated...
“Haaaaaaa....” I let out another long sigh to calm myself down.
“Is there a way to go back or something? Is it a setting where I have to beat the game before I can leave? I wonder how long it will take...” thinking more rationally.
“So lucky that it's Summer Break~ Hopefully, my friends haven't reported me missing yet to the police. It's only been a day since I got here. That will cause some trouble to my relatives in the countryside which I want to avoid. They're going to give me an earful if that's the case. Shit...!” I was getting a little annoyed again thinking about it.
Now, if I have no choice but to play this stupid game then I might as well do it. Besides, I got that Gameshark-like cheat. I got pretty much unlimited food and drinks. I got money and pretty useful skills, as well as a bunch of weapons.
This might be a pretty easy game if I'm just going to live a normal life and enjoy it like a Life Simulation game or an MMORPG that pretty much doesn't end, which means I'm stuck here forever or until I die. It’s not an option for me since I'm not suicidal and I don't like pain either so I would like to avoid dying as much as possible. I'd like to live a loooong peaceful life if possible.
And if I think of beating the game, which means beating the Last Boss (might be a Demon King or Dragons or something fantasy like) and saving the world (too much responsibility for a normal teenage girl), I'm gonna have to fight like yesterday...
“I'm just a normal girl!!! Dammit!!” as I looked up and screamed towards the sky since I'm really pissed off right now.
“I'm a part time gamer who likes to sit across the screen and only pushed buttons and at most, curses at the TV. I have unlimited lives and there's the saving and loading feature there but I can't do that here can I?! Throwing an innocent girl in a life or death situation with no guide and at a hard level at that. You're nuts, God!” I complained again to release some steam and I tried to calm myself down again after since this is not gonna help me.
I've never fought before all this, unless it was that Self-Defense class I was put in when I was in Middle School. It was mostly defensive though so it won't help much either.
I survived yesterday because it looks like my base stats were pretty decent and also, I'm thankful for that gun. It made it easy for me to kill those monsters without taking that much risk.
“Now for my next move... I should head to a town or something to get more information about this world since I'm pretty clueless of my situation right now... I BLAME THE LAZY ASS GOD WHO DIDN'T DO HIS JOB PROPERLY.” I emphasize the last sentence with vigor.
I checked my watch and it's barely 6am. I put away everything after I finished up my food and drink. I also put out the fire and then decided to leave. I want to start my day early so that maybe, I might be able to meet people who are travelling by the road or make it to the town by the end of the day.
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I opened my map and set out to where to arrow is pointing. I'm also sticking to the road just in case I see people.
It's been a couple hours since I started walking. Haven't met anyone yet or even encounter some monsters. I wonder if monsters do not or rarely approach the road. Maybe there is something here to prevent them from coming? Something like barrier stones maybe? Or monster repellent? Either way, it's good for me since I'm not wasting my energy to fight them.
I walked again for quite some time and the scenery still hasn't change much. Forest on the right side and green plains where the road is. I would occasionally see some animals or monsters from afar, but they don't seem to be interested at all in coming closer or attacking me.
The sun's pretty high and it's gotten warmer again so I took my jacket off. Making sure I have plenty of fluids as well while walking, I'm drinking water from the Infinite Water Jug. Taste like spring mineral water.
Another hour has past and I still haven't seen anyone. I decided to have lunch now. There was a tree just off the road so I sat there and took out some Meat Buns and started eating.
“This is pretty good too~ Taste like pork!” Complementing the [IS] food stuff again.
“I don't think I'll ever be hungry with all of these foods. At least the lazy god actually did something nice for once... Thank you again for this~” I thank him again while finishing the bun and drinking water.
I sat there for a few minutes to rest and digest, enjoying the tranquil scenery. I got up after a bit and decided to move on.
I walked for another hour and I saw a huge lake surrounded by trees on the left side of the elevated road. It looks a bit far but I think I can get there in half an hour.
“I wanna try fishing there... I dunno what kind of fish they have here but I'm really curious...” I'm really tempted to go since I like fishing... a lot~
I checked the time and it's already past 3 in the afternoon. I still haven't met anyone and I still can't see any civilization or town. I checked the map and it looks like I'm only halfway to the green circle where the arrow is pointing.
“I guess it's camping again tonight...” deciding to camp by the lake.
As I was walking towards the lake, I found a basketball size green furry creature with 2 short legs, 2 short arms with claws, sharp teeth and red glowing eyes. I think it's a monster too since it tried to attack me by throwing itself at me at a high-speed. That would have definitely hurt me if I didn't dodge just in time. I shot it down and it immediately died. It dropped a fur ball of the same color as the monster, a tiny gem and a couple coins.
As I got closer to the sparse forest around the lake, I've encountered more of those furry creatures but in different colors. There are blue, red, yellow, green, pink, purple and so on. I find them kinda cute but I'd rather not get killed by cute stuff so I ended up shooting them dead when they attack... I feel really bad but
“Well, it's killed or be killed... sorry fuzzball...” as I shoot another one.
[ Leveled up! ] +10 Stat Points
“Nice~ Another level up!” I said while fist pumping.
There seems to be less now after a while of dealing with them. They are pretty weak and I got a lot of fur balls from them. I might be able to use them later since they're really soft.
I walked through the forest and finally saw the huge sparkling lake. It looks pretty deep too. I walk around to find a nice spot for camping and I saw this nice open shore and decided to put up the tent there.
I took out my camping gears and set it up a bit further from the water since I'm not sure if there are any monsters that might come out from there. Afterwards, I lit up the campfire. I also put down the barrier stones surrounding my tent, campfire and eating area. I made it bigger this time.
I checked the time and it’s already almost 5pm and the sun is setting. It's gonna get darker soon so I need a light. I looked through my [IS] to see if there's any lantern and I found it. I set up one on the table and turned it on. It lit up the whole camp. It was pretty bright. It looks like one of those outdoor LED lanterns for camping. There's no heat coming from it so it's not using fire. Might be magic.
I wanted to go fishing but it's getting late. Maybe I'll stay here for a couple days and try fishing tomorrow. There doesn't seem to be any scary and powerful monsters around only for those furballs so it's pretty safe here.
I feel so sticky and dirty since it's been a couple days of non-stop walking. Maybe I should try that Lifestyle Magic. But there are 3 of them I can possibly use for cleaning up... Clean, Wash and Dry. I have a feeling Wash & Dry are not meant for people. So I decided to use Clean on myself.
“Clean...” I chanted while imagining myself being cleaned and my whole body started to glow. It felt nice and warm, covering my whole body from the tip of my hair down to my toes. It can put anyone to sleep. It started to dissipate and all of a sudden I felt really clean like when I just got out of shower.
“This is super convenient~ especially when camping!” I said while being astonished of this new discovery.
I can finally relax since it's safe inside the barrier, so I took off all the armor I'm wearing including the dagger but I left my gun with me just in case of emergency. I placed it on the table and l sat down on the chair. I also put my hoodie on because it has gotten cold again.
I noticed it's gotten considerably dark when I looked around except for the camp. I can barely see pass my tent and the trees but I can still see the reflection of the moon and stars on the lake. It's pretty but I'm too tired to enjoy the view. I think I'll have my dinner now and go to bed.
“I wonder what to eat tonight... I had stew last night so maybe curry!” I looked through the list and it has a variety of curry dishes. I knew it's there since it pretty much have all the food from my world in it. Convenient... is the word that kept coming out of my mouth lately because of this Infinite Storage.
I picked Pork Katsu Curry with Rice. Yum~ I'm also having tea tonight since it's a bit cold tonight. After having my meal, I relaxed for a few minutes and decided to head in for the night while turning off the lantern.
I went inside the tent and sat down on my sleeping bag and took off my boots. I crossed my legs and I thought...
“I want a pillow.” so I decided to stuff some of those furballs in one of my t-shirts after I used clean on them. I tied the open end and I patted it to try it out. It's pretty soft but passable as a pillow.
I laid it on the sleeping bag and I lie down to go to sleep. Just as I was about to doze off...
*Boom* *Splash* I heard a loud splash as if something big hit the water and then heard *Whoosh* repeatedly...
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