Ch.18 Clean Water, Fresh Fish, Eating Them Raw is... Huh?

Good morning, my fellow trees.

Ah, Treant-kun, you look lively today. Are you swinging your arms around like you're stretching or something?

Ah, you're just lively, I see.

"The sun is strong again today."

It hasn't rained much recently. I hope it will rain tomorrow.

Three days have passed since that battle. Of course, all I've done in that time is hunt. That's all I've done.

They're mostly slimes, with the occasional glass wolf, just those same monsters.

I thought I'd wait until I had gained a bit more experience before taking on new enemies.

Oh, that's right. I was curious after I got home, so I had appraised my main body (tree). Here are the results offour days of hunting, including that day.

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Name: Vester

Age: 0 years 3 months

Race: Blood-Rotten Tree Fairy

Main Job : Apprentice Mage

Sub Job : None

Level : 11

HP : 61/61

MP : 61/61

STR : 30

VIT : 31

AGI : 37

DEX : 34

LUK : 33

<Magic>

・Appraisal

<Species-Specific Skills>

・Clones Creation

・Blood-Rotten Tree Powder Lv 1

<Equipment List>

Title : None

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Apparently, I can still use my powder skill even with my main body.

The basic premise is that when using magic or skill, I don't necessarily have to say its name out loud.

All I need to do is imagine what kind of magic I want to use, how much magical power I need, and how to manifest it. The key is to get used to it.

On the contrary, I choose to activate it by chanting it out loud because that way it will activate automatically without me having to imagine it or do anything.

Not chanting allows me to imagine how I use them, giving me freedom in how I want them to activate.

Although there is no freedom, activating magic or skill by chanting it out loud is a stable way to cast spells.

For now, I've been able to obtain a means of attack, and a way to appraise my main body.

Also, the level and HP are displayed here. I guess that's because this is the main body.

And then I learned one thing.

When the main body's level increases with the experience points gained, the status of the next split body (fairy) created will also increase.

The stats are the same as the main body, although there are some increases and decreases in the displayed stats. I guess you could say that I have exceeded level 10 and have become quite strong.

Every time I went up a level, each stats increased by 2 points.

There's a reason why I rushed to level up so quickly.

Simply put, I want to become strong enough to fight no matter what. And I want to learn water-related magic.

Magic, sorcery, and skills are not something you can learn just by asking for someone to teach you. If you're not at the appropriate level, you won't be taught. The reason given is that it's dangerous. There are also other unspecified reasons.

Something along the lines of "it's too early for you".

In case of emergency, that is, if my main body is set on fire, the simplest water-related magic that will be useful can only be learned when I reached level 8.

I wanted to learn it quickly for my own safety, so I quickly leveled up.

If I wasn't in a hurry, I could have produced something and leveled up at my own pace.

Well, once I learn this magic, I'd like to relax and make things for a while. It's not like I'm in a hurry to live my life.

"With that being said, I'm going to Area 3. See you later, my fellow trees."

I waved to my fellow tress and Treant-kun and flew into the sky.

"B e c a r e f u l."

Huh? I think I heard something just now...or was it just my imagination?

I turn around, but where did it come from? Could it be another fairy?

Thinking back, my fellow trees have grown to be as big as me, but I have never seen them in their fairy forms. I wonder if they evolved differently, or if we just missed each other.

"Who...?"

I also saw Treant-kun, but it had its usual creepy smile on its face and just wiggling its arms. It certainly looked like it might be able to talk, but I've never heard it say anything before, so maybe I was wrong?

In the end, I couldn't find out who the voice was, so I took off into the sky again. It was a terrifying experience not knowing who was replying to me. Oh, how scary.

My destination this time is the water city of Nemor, the capital of the Kingdom of Harula, because that's where I can learn water magic.

For some reason, fire and water magic can only be learned there.

They only want to live in the city, so the people who can teach those magic don't want to leave. They're the only ones who can teach those magic in early to mid game cities, so players can't learn until they get to Area 3.

In fact, there is something that players have that NPCs don't: aptitude.

Players can learn anything as long as they meet the conditions, but that's not the case for NPCs. Whether it's magic or sorcery, anything with an attribute requires aptitude. Therefore, if they don't have the aptitude, there are some things they can't use.

So, the capital is where the people who have the aptitude and remember them in the early to mid game, so I won't be able to learn unless I go there.

i can learn it in the starting town using a spell book, but it's difficult so I don't like it.

By the way, Area 1 to 5 are the territory of a country called the Kingdom of Harula.

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I keep on flying, overtaking the players who looked as tiny as grains of flour, until I can see Nemor.

Once I pass through Area 2, I can feel the sea breeze.

"Hmm. No wonder it's called the Water City."

Looking down, the sea is a deep blue, sparkling with the morning sun. Dolphins are also swimming, though they look similar to monsters.

The capital, Nemor, is a city built near the sea.

Harula Castle stands in the center, and from the inside it is divided into an area where the nobles and upper class live, an area where wealthy merchants and other relatively wealthy people live, and an area where ordinary people live.

Each area is lined with shops and other facilities.

Just because you live in a different area doesn't mean you can't enter that area, so you can just go in and shop anywhere in the city.

As I approached the gate, I gradually lose altitude. There's no line to enter the city.

I came at a good time.

"Okay. Ah, hello. Here's my ID."

"Eh? ah, yes. Thank you. I'll take a look."

When I got to the gate guard, I presented my ID before he asked me to show it. I was really glad that my guild card was small enough to fit in my magic bag.

"There's no problem. Please come through."

I pass through the checkpoint without incident, give a slight nod and head into town.

During my first life, the capital was my second most visited place. The fish here is delicious.

Eh, raw fish? That's impossible. It seems they can't properly deal with anisakis or something.

The restaurant staff would tell you to eat at your own risk.

Well, for people like players and the current me who have bodies that can survive death, I think it's fine to just eat as much as we want. We'll just end up with a stomach ache. If we don't want to eat, we can just die and recover.

"Since I've come all the way here, let's get something to eat first."

Since I'm a magical being, I don't get hungry.

But when I eat, I can taste and smell. This body has the same things as a normal human.

So when I come to the sea, I want to eat some delicious fish. So, let's go to a set meal restaurant.

Ah, by the way I endured that stinky, rotten slime water and managed to collect them. You weren't worried about it? I see.

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〘Job: Apprentice Mage〙

One of the main job. An apprentice who has just learned magic.

If it's a simple spell, it's possible to learn and use it.

When set as a job, you will have a slight increase in MP and DEX.

Acquisition conditions: 1. Have mastered one magic spell. 2. Join the Mage's Guild.

〘Species-Specific Skills: Blood-Rotten Tree Powder〙

This is a skill that can only be used by fairies who have grown and evolved into a Blood-Rotten Tree Fairy by absorbing corrupted blood.

Creates a powder that rots anything it touches.

It rots when touched and also slightly affects the area around it.

MP used per cast: 60

〘Kingdom of Harula〙

It's a very lively country with a diverse mix of races.

It's famous for its flowers, fish, and hot springs, and has many tourist attractions. It's even frequented by the upper classes of other countries.

Area 1 to 5 are the kingdom's territory.

〘The Third City: Nemor〙

The capital city of the Kingdom of Harula, a beautiful city so clean it's called the city of water.

Seafood caught in the sea is very popular, and what's caught in the morning is often gone by lunchtime.

Entry fee: 500 Monies

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