Kirou was currently standing by the entrance to Stone Mount Village. The previous events that took place in the village head's stone cottage had Kirou thinking about the seriousness of the situation he currently found himself in.
'Even when I try to stay away from trouble, trouble still finds me, huh.' This was Kirou's thoughts as he released a long sigh.
Kirou's first trip to Stone Mount Village has left him with a bad taste in his mouth, even though it's a haven for blacksmiths and armor crafters. He could only shake his head as he turned around and walked away from the village.
"Now that I'm done with this place, I've got three days to make it back to Elderwood Village where I can complete Old Wolf's quest and gain my items, along with passing on the Old Oak's message to both him and Bladesmith," Kirou said this to himself as he walked the trail leading to West. Along the way, the clone that was messing around outside
Sitting under a tree with Shadow Arachne off to the side playing with its spider silk, Kirou gave Mistaken Fox his undivided attention as he listened to the man's request. This went on for a few minutes before Kirou raised his hand, cutting off Mistaken Fox from continuing before he opened his mouth."So let me get this straight. You are, essentially, asking me to help you hunt down and bind about 8 monsters of similar strength to the minotaur you just obtained. And to compensate me for my help in this endeavor, you are willing to tame another creature of similar strength for me, no questions asked. Is that what you are saying?" When Kirou asked this, he gave Mistaken Fox a peculiar look. This look made Mistaken Fox feel as if Kirou was staring at his actual figure, in reality, hidden away by the various lines of code used to make up his in-game body.Mistaken Fox could only give a nod in response to Kirou's question as Kirou's gaze left him
Seeing Mistaken Fox visibly pale at his words caused Kirou to inwardly nod. His hunch truly was correct when he guessed that Mistaken Fox had ended up with a class change due to finding a gimmick. As it stood, Kirou was curious about what kind of gimmick it was, even if it was useless to him.Instead of pressing on now that he's discovered Mistaken Fox's secret and confirmed his suspicions, Kirou once again pointed in another direction, prompting Mistaken Fox to slightly calm down before staring in that direction. Once again, Kirou made sure to explain to him."In that direction, roughly two and a half kilometers away is another creature of similar strength as the minotaur and poisonous scorpion we just killed. Assuming you want different monsters for each kill, that's the closest one to us. If you are ok with similar monsters, however, there are a few more minotaurs and scorpions a lot closer." As Kirou said this, he completely ignored the
As the trio looked over in the direction of the blast, they realized that it was caused by a player forcibly jumping into the fray. On the other side of the clearing, Kirou could see a party for four, a woman and three men. From their gear, Kirou could see that this was a balanced party, at least that is what it is described as based on the information he had obtained from the gaming forums he's browsed over the past few days.The party consisted of a mage, priest, warrior, and archer, with the only woman being the mage. She was the one to launch an attack on the group of monsters locked in combat. While Kirou knew nothing about the stats of their equipment, with a quick activation of his skill <Metal Sense>, Kirou was able to tell that the gear that the warrior had equipped wasn't all that good. Using him, that team's tank, as the basis of the team's strength, Kirou could tell that the party wouldn't be able to face the consequences of their actions.
Kirou had just managed to return to his feet from that roll when he had to backflip to avoid the carapace shield minotaur from stomping on his lowered figure. It was only after doing so for a few times that he finally managed to stabilize himself, long enough to look at the stats of the creature trying to beat him to death.Monster: Carapace Armored Shield Minotaur (Mutant)Level: 15HP: 80,000/80,000Att: 250Def: 200Skills: Reckless Charge, Stone Skin, Shield Bash, Feral Roar, Berserk TransformationKirou could only adopt a wry smile on his face as he stared at the creature ahead of him. In front of him stood a creature with stats similar to that of a boss. Worst yet, this boss-like creature had its eyes dead set on him, screaming bloody murder.Off to the side, Both Mistaken Fox and Shadow Arachne tried to rush over to help him, only to encounter what appeared to be a barrier, locki
Once again, Kirou was staring into the roof of his apartment after exiting the game. While his body was well-rested from the gaming system putting it to sleep, Kirou's mind was currently exhausted to a terrifying degree.Contrary to what Kirou normally does after exiting the game, which is basically him meditating a bit to rest his mind before getting up to exercise for a bit, this time, Kirou just went ahead and set up an alarm system before quietly falling asleep. It seems he's missed having dreams ever since he started playing this game. Then again, he's always doing something crazy inside it so it's bound to happen that he doesn't sleep properly.**********As Kirou slept, he dreamt about his previous life, as he was growing up. He remembered the times when he was a child, having to do various odd jobs a day just so he could earn a loaf of bread to eat later that evening. He remembered the times when he shared that l
It was just another day for Kirou at the office. He had rounds to make in the morning and was on camera duty after lunch and finally a patrol around the building during the evenings. That was Kirou's daily routine at Sanming and he's found it quite relaxing with the simplicity of it all.As a gaming studio, Sanming doesn't need to stick to the daily 9 to 5 grind as all the employees could meet up inside Immortal Era at any time they decide on a meeting. The reason for Sanming operating like this, based on Kirou's personal observations during his daily patrols, is to keep an account of important players and staff for when something important pops up during the days. Should an emergency take place that needs players to head to the office or should an important member discover something that needs to be brought up with the higher-ups of the guild, instead of sending messages through the guild channel where spies can be watching, the person can just log off and aler
Kirou was currently walking out of the subway station when he caught sight of a familiar silhouette just outside of the crowd of people. The person seemed to be looking for someone but was dejected as they couldn't find them. Seeing the person, Kirou only looked on with a raised eyebrow before deciding to approach them unseen. He had a feeling that he was the one that person was on the lookout for.As Kirou approached the person, he couldn't stop a thought from entering his mind, 'I wonder why she looks so dejected? It doesn't look like she's out for revenge so what's up with her?'**********Leaning against a wall, roughly thirty meters away from the entrance of the subway station was a girl with short, red hair. She was currently dressed in a navy blue T-shirt, black jeans that went all the way to her ankles, showing off her tall legs, and a pair of comfortable running shoes. All in all, this was a trendy college stude
Kirou was currently online and rushing through the treetops of Elderwood Forest. After his "research" on the guild operations and their relationships, Kirou spent some time looking over a few details for Immortal Era from its website. One of those details happened to be the 'World Map'.From his findings, Immortal Era is divided into nine continents. So far, players have only been given access to just four of them and even then, these four continents have a few places that players cannot access via normal means as they are either sealed or the monster level cap is far above their own. The four continents that the players currently have access to are called the 'Four Cardinal Continents'. Each continent is named after the cardinal directions North, South, East, and West, and these continents form the outer layer of all nine continents, showing off a greater landmass together than the remaining five continents combined. This was the main reason why it took Kirou s