Day 19 – White Weirdo Inn?
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「An unfamiliar ceiling.」?
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Aah, I finally got to say this. I thought this day would never come.?
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I thought I would have to live without ever being able to play out this trope.?
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It’s an actually unfamiliar ceiling.?
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No doubt here.?
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It’s not that crap about the unfamiliar cave, unfamiliar forest, or an unfamiliar schoolgirl.?
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Be the name of the inn white lover or white weirdo, the inn’s ceiling still counts as an unfamiliar ceiling.?
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It’s finally an unfamiliar ceiling! I saw it before I went to sleep, but if I say I don’t know it, then I don’t!?
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Isn’t it weird that it took me almost 20 days to say this line after coming to another world??
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Normally, you’d start in a castle? Then, there will be a princess? Or rather, didn’t things go weird from the very beginning? Why an old fart? Why not a goddess? That’s where things went wrong. And he was senile on top of that.?
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Well, anyway, we finally reached a town in another world.?
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We did it.?
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(Fin)?
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「Good morning, mind not ending the story the first thing in the morning? And also, it’s not like you had any intentions to find a town, to begin with? You just tagged along, didn’t you? You didn’t accomplish anything here, why are you trying to bring closure?」?
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Could it be that instead of a morning call, this inn provides a morning retort service? A flat-eyes retort. Thank you for the treat.?
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So it’s 『My adventure is only starting! 』with a forever unfinished first arc? And it’s still not ending??
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It appeared like survival in another world, but it turned out like living in the countryside? No publisher would allow a story about endless mushroom picking to continue for more than one issue! Even this world is about to axe the story.?
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「Good morning, President. You are a president today as well.」?
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「Why are you saying it like it’s a compliment? Why do you look so smug, as if you said something nice? It’s not like we are swapping presidents, so I’m obviously a president every day? Or rather, there is no school anymore, so it makes me wonder for how long am I going to be treated like a class president.」?
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Sadly, it seems she is not aware that calling the president the president is the greatest praise possible at our school.?
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Presidents of other classes? No idea about them. Never even saw them. And since I never saw them, I can’t even tell if they really exist. Even the real Vice President of our class is yet to be discovered. If they do exist, I still don’t care.?
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「So what brings you so early in the morning? Are you hungry? Can’t wait for breakfast? Want a mushroom?」?
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「Why do you think of me as a miserable child? Am I really that hungry all the time? No, I came to talk.」?
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Looks like I’m mistaken. It seems she has no Gluttony, but instead…… No, nothing.?
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「Yesterday, everyone gathered information at the guild. And…… I thought I’d tell you……」?
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She looks very reluctant to talk. Hesitant, almost pained to talk, even though it’s actually about me……?
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「Is it about the level wall?」?
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「Eh? How do you know? Who told you? So…… you know…… everything……」?
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So it was about that after all. After learning about this she couldn’t bring herself to tell me. After all, she had to tell me the bad news.?
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No matter how she puts it, there is nothing that can be done about this.?
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Level Wall is a rule of this world.?
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The easiest to understand example is equipment. Especially weapons.?
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For example, suppose there is a sword.?
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This world has levels.?
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Even swords have them.?
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Even a normal iron sword of the lowest grade would have Lv 20, so to use it, the person will need to be at least Lv 20.?
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Of course, one will be able to hold or swing it without meeting the requirements.?
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The problem is skills. Even if one has the Swordsmanship skill, it won’t activate without level 20.?
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And as they say, Weapon Skills is one of the most important things in this world.?
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For the sword 「Slash」and「Thrust」are the basic skills.?
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These are basic moves that allow only for slashing and stabbing, but with Weapons Skills the power is completely different.?
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On the other hand, even if one were to hold a sword for the first time in their life, having sufficient level「Slash」will work as a Weapon Skill.?
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And to defend against weapon skills of level 20, one needs level 20 or above.?
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This is the Level Wall.?
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This is the reason why the level is said to be absolute in this world.?
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Merely having a lower level puts you at a disadvantage of being unable to defend against your opponent’s Weapon Skills or get through their defense in case of defensive Weapon Skills.?
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In other words, no matter how strong I get or how high my stats will get, I will lose, since I can’t raise my level.?
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Monsters have weapons skills as well. And in this world, humans calmly kill other humans. Being unable to get Weapon Skills I will sooner or later be killed.?
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Game Over.?
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Declaration of Death.?
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So, early in the morning, she came all alone to tell me that I’m already checkmated…… That’s why she is the president.?
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No one wants to say that, and most probably can’t.?
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But, not conveying this is dangerous. Ignorance about this will spell doom.?
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Even if the bearer of the bad news might become hated……?
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「Aah, I heard it from the old men. Eehm, the old men trio?」?
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「Aah, so the guild master of the adventurers guild Hakies-san is among these three? You don’t have intentions of remembering even the name of the guild master?」?
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「Thank you. President. You have pandas under your eyes.」?
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She probably spent the whole night, thinking about how to tell me about this. She was worried about what could happen to me. So she now has pandas.?
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「Noo, I don’t have pandas! What kind of eyes would have pandas under them! Why do you have to turn panda eyes into pandas?」?
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Not pandas, it seems.?
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And then, came breakfast! It’s bread! Bread! Rough and crumbling bread! It’s super hard, but it’s bread!?
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「So there is bread. Let’s buy flour and go back! Gather ingredients! All of the ingredients of this world into my grasp! Muhahaha!」?
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「Why does eating bread lead to world domination? Don’t cause trouble to another world.」?
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Fish Girl scolded me. Is it because I didn’t give enough praise to the fish? Which reminds me, didn’t they say that both of her parents are fish? She probably has a lot of emotional attachment to fish.?
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「Homesick? Don’t worry, both of your parents are probably doing fine, happily swimming in the ocean.」?
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「Don’t make fish out of my parents!」?
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Scolded, once again. But didn’t they say that they are fish? Did I hear it wrong??
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「What are you going to do today? Going to the guild in the morning? Morning guild? Want to have a guild in the morning?」?
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Well, even if we want to shop, first, we have to visit the guild. I still have no money.?
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「Why are you trying to make the trip to the guild sound like breakfast at a fast food place?」?
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「Everyone was eating and drinking at their own tables?『Right now, for only 100 Ere!』 is what was written there? 」?
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If one cup is 100 ere, then one ere is about one yen? They probably have 100 ere shops. I wonder if they have bookstores??
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First, money. Though the number of the magic stones was huge, they are still only F grade. They shouldn’t amount to a large sum.?
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But, I won’t need a lot of money.?
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I can’t equip any weapons or armor with my level 9. The stick is pretty much all I can use. And I already have it.?
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So I don’t need money, since I can’t even use leather armor.?
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Well, since I can’t become an adventurer, I also don’t need any of those preparations.?
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It’s all about ingredients and cookware. And especially seasonings! Though I have salt, for some reason it’s not depleting at alL! Villager A-san, just how much salt did you buy??
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It seems they have no bookstores. They don’t? I want to read something though?… Is it time to order express delivery? Finally?