Self

  Items

  Quests

  Hints/Tutorial

  A tutorial. How convenient.

  

  Ignoring that previous statement, I open the Hints/ Tutorial part.

  

  The Self menu tells you about your own level of strength, abilities and skills, as comparable to the rest of the world.

  That sounds about right, just as expected.

  

Items include all the items you possess in your storage. The items that you have on person do not count. There is virtually no limit to what you can store

  This probably is related to Gaia somehow, since I don’t see the clothes I was wearing anywhere in the room. Well, this whole ‘system’ is related to Gaia since she is the one who made it.

  

  

Quests will keep a record of your goals and sometimes also give you goals to achieve. Each goal completed will give you experience points to increase your strength.

  This is quite game-like. I was always skeptical of how collecting herbs would give you experience related to fighting monsters in a game.

  

  Anyways, now that the hints section told me about everything I could currently do and I feel it might add more things as I encounter them, I think about opening the Quests tab. It only has one quest as of now.

  

Storyline Quest

  Young man from another world. Find out for what purpose you were summoned here. The forest towards the north of the Wind Kingdom might hold some clues, but you are currently too weak to go there.

  This is probably something that Gaia wants me to do.

  

  Ignoring that statement. I try to test out if what the hints section told was true.

  I make a mental note that I need to get out of the bed. I think about it really intently, as if it’s something I really must do.

  

Quest added.

  I open up the menu and then the quests tab, another quest other than the story one is now present.

  

Personal Quest.

  Young man, getting out of the bed during the morning is a tough decision to make, especially if you’re not alone on the bed. Be brave and accomplish getting out of bed.

  That was something ominous. I quickly take a look around, I’m still alone in the room. There is also no one other than me on the bed. I also look under the bed just in case. There isn’t anyone underneath the bed either.

  That was a poor joke, Gaia. Your sense of humor evades me.

  

  I slowly get out of the bed and walk a few steps away from it.

  

Quest completed

  You have gained 0.01 Exp. For accomplishing this task.

  Honestly I can’t tell if the amount of Exp. I got from doing that was worth anything at all.

  

As this is the first time you completed a quest, 50 more Exp. Is awarded to you.

  Okay…

  

As this is the first time of you gaining Exp. 50 more Exp. Is awarded to you. You have gained a level and are now level 2.

  

  Give me an achievement for just opening the game, why don’t you.

  

  Deep breaths. Deep breaths. This is just her messing with my head.

  I calm down and then open the menu, this time going to the items tab.

  Rather than what I imagined, which would be it giving me a list of items, instead a room appears in my mind. It has my clothes and the other objects I had with me earlier. It feels like I’m reaching into another dimension as I pick and item to try taking it out.

  The floor creaks a little as a wooden hand reaches out from in middle of the floorboards. The hand itself is feminine, reminiscent of Gaia’s appearance, its details are exquisite. Making it look as if a sculptor put his all into carving just the hand.

  

  That hand is holding my smartphone. I take the phone and the hand disappears back from where it came.

  That is a really flashy way of taking something out of the items storage. I doubt I could use it with anyone else around.

  The smartphone is also capable of tazing someone. Since they obviously wouldn’t allow me to carry a gun in school, even for self-defense. The phone can easily stun someone and knock them unconscious, but requires me to be close. It might be useful sometime.

  I open the item menu again and think about putting the item back.

  

  I drop my phone and it falls towards the floor. But just before hitting the floor itself, a hole suddenly opens up in the wooden floorboards. I thought it was a hole but looking a bit more carefully, there seem to be rows of sharp, wooden teeth around that hole. Like the mouth of some shark. It swallows my phone and then the jaws close, restoring the floor back to its original appearance.

  Now that method is incredibly convenient to store items.

  

  Taking an item out is still pretty cumbersome though.

  

  Now there’s only one option left. I open the menu and open the Self tab.

  

  Name: Gray Valentine

  Level: 2

  Exp. Till next level: 199.99

  Race: Human?

  Hair color: Silver

  Eye color: Mauve

  Skin tone: Pale white

  Height: 182cm

  Weight: 80 kg

  Body type: Slender but athletic

  Three Sizes: B 95 cm, W 83 cm, H 97 cm

  Age: 17 years

  Gender: Male

  Sexual orientation: Unknown?

  Likes: His mother

  Dislikes: His mother

  Martial Skills: Jeet Kune Do practitioner, HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) practitioner

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  Abilities

  Otherworldly Charm

  Being someone from another world, the aura around you makes females of all species hold a favorable impression towards you.

  Ruler of Plants

  The ability to control water has evolved to another form, allowing minor control of surrounding plant life. Sentient plants might help you on their own.

  WHAT IS THIS? WHY IS IT SO UNNECESSARILY DETAILED?! ALSO I’M PERFECTLY HETEROSEXUAL!!

  Things and plot points and foreshadowing and odd details in the chapter you might have missed

  Are you sure?

  Half the fun can be figuring this out yourself