202 - - Training?

"What the hell are you doing?"

"...... what is he doing?"

A few days after that. I started to stay in the mountains with Ikaruga. I have started, but my living space is separate because of concerns about the "tipping point". Long log-outs were made by people restocking the general store and returning to the garden. I was worried that I might not be able to return to Fuso, but the function to transfer to any person's location from the list of partner cards with <> was effective. I may have escaped from Fuso's boundary by using <>, but I was safe.

I looked for a good place to get my usual place to sleep away from Ikaruga's base. Since this was a training trip, I decided to take food locally as Ikaruga and the others had done. The first thing to do was to secure a water source. We found a river, or rather a mountain stream, and headed upstream. Water is used not only by me but also by animals, so the upper reaches should be cleaner.

After finding a water source, we find an open area with a higher elevation to make an encampment in case the water level rises on rainy days. During the day, they have a battle with Ikaruga and Kate in the early morning, and at night they wade through the mountains and fields. In the real world (?) I guess there is a side of mental training by staying alone, but unfortunately, when I log out, I go to work as usual. Ignore that part.

Kate spends most of her time while Ikaruga is in the house, according to him, doing espionage work. He says he doesn't do anything in particular, but he feels uneasy if he doesn't gather information. This time, since I'm here, he is at least visible throughout the daytime.

Peter, whom I haven't seen for a while because of a shift conflict, comes to visit me. Peter comes to visit me and says the following lines.

"I'm having a lot of fun."

What had been a lean-to is now fitted with walls made of thin layers of wood, and the gaps are filled in with mud mixed with fallen leaves, and the level of [carpentry] has been raised so that a normal lean-to has been built. ....... The long and narrow basket traps made of carpentry were used to catch wild boar and rock fish, and to kill black ball boar pigs, boars, fire stags, and water deer to secure meat. Seri, mushrooms--the usual gathering of food.

Wild boars are in season from autumn to the end of the year, when they eat plenty of nuts from the mountains and accumulate fat in their bodies. However, it is also the season of love, so the adult male boars have a strong smell and their fat is hard and armor-like for fighting, which makes them less tasty. The fatty female boar or the less fatty but less smelly baby boar are tastier and less fussy.

For bathing, stones were removed from the riverbank, a hole was made, water was poured into the hole, and roasted stones were thrown into the hole. It is quite nice to take a bath while listening to the sound of the river flowing and looking at the moon among the treetops.

It turned out to be a very comfortable base. It's amazing how easy it is to achieve so many things, skills, and status!　Production at Fuso is almost completely manual work, but it is almost impossible to omit.

"I guess I've lost sight of the purpose."

"I am glad you understand. I thought you were going to live here permanently because you even built a hut in such a short time."

They talk while exchanging skins and other foodstuffs for the meat and other ingredients Peter has on hand. It's time to get off the mountain and rejoin society. I'm getting off track too much, and if I stay here any longer, I might start building a sukiya.

"Skill, did you get up there safely?

He talks with Peter as they descend the mountain.

"I have improved my basic swordsmanship skills. I've also inadvertently raised my level by one."

In addition, VIT, MID, and AGI each increased by 1. The result of my training!　--This amount will go down if you slack off, so be careful. In addition, the title of [Solitary Practitioner] is acquired. The effect is that when you are solo, H!? The effect is the same as that of [Solitary Adventurer]. The magic level is low, so unless you use it a lot, you will not be able to use M! s recovery is no longer necessary unless the magic level is too low.

"It's good to see that the experience level is raised so much.

"I'm just humming and hawing."

It was fun to play against Ikaruga, but it was also fun to run down the roadless path. It's a question of how far you can go without slowing down while instantly judging your footing and cutting down the demons. At first, my legs almost got tangled with my speed as I ran down the path, and the footholds I chose were fragile, but as the distance I could go increased, I became happier and happier. I also remember being threatened by a woodpecker early in the morning.

"The second group is coming, but you are ahead of them all.

"Oh, by the way, can I invite only one person?"

This server is full. Well, the other servers can start from the default state, so that's good."

You cannot choose this server unless you receive an invitation from an existing player. I have also received an invitation passcode by e-mail.

"I got [Kumoyozangetsu], but I don't have a ninja sword. Oh, I'm sorry for getting it for the first time.

They visit Ikaruga and his friends to greet their descent from the mountain, where they have another hand-to-hand combat. Peter is also playing against Kate, so he should have received the same skills.

"No, I wouldn't have come to Fuso without Homura in the first place. Kate gave me the [Cloud Night Lingering Moon], but Ikaruga can't officially play against me until he defeats the other <> or has the title of [Sword Emperor], I'm afraid.

"I wish I could have gotten it from the fight at the House of Tianjin. --I wish I could have gotten it from the fight at the House of Tianjin. There must be one each in the east, west, south, north, and west.

"That seemed to be a fixed event to obtain items. I wonder if the enemies in the north have some kind of life-sense or something, or if too many of them are coming close together so we can't go there to see them."

Houses named after a direction have their dominions in that direction as seen from Koto, as the name implies. The mountain where I was is the territory of the Saike family. Apart from gold mines and other places where rare minerals could be extracted, the territory's residents and mountain people called "sanka" (mountain folk) could come and go as they pleased.

I have already received a "Koyonishiki" from Sakon, so there are only five more to go. However, there are some skills that are effective only with the corresponding weapons, so it seems that you don't need to fight against all of them unless you want Ikaruga's skill [Tsukihana Mochigetsu]. Amane also seems to have a skill of small sword.

Unya Zangetsu] is for ninja swords, a black blade appears from behind the target when slashing, adds fear, and has a low probability of instant death. It is possible to use it with a real blade from the front, but it can also be used against enemies at a distance, making it a bit tricky. Since it is a skill exclusive to ninja swords, it would have been nice if Peter had acquired it for the first time.

"Homura, you forgot to update the information on status concealment."

"Oh, I completely forgot."

I have made a fake status information which is displayed when a person is given a normal [appraisal], but I forgot to update it.

"Most of them won't be able to do [appraisal] themselves because of their level, so it should be fine."

That being said, Peter can at least see the false status, so we must be careful. But I have a feeling I'll forget again: .......

In larger towns, wooden doors are closed at night in small streets, restricting movement through the city. Sakon has a wooden letter that allows access to the wooden doors at night, but only within the territory of the Nishikage, but only the inns along the main street are open at night. I guessed that there must be some nighttime-only events in the liberated areas, but I have not found them yet. Peter seems to have finished his work and came to show his face before going to bed, and logged out here. Now what shall I do?

All right, let's find a hot spring.

I want to relax after my training, though I think I was just doing my hobby when I said I was training. Speaking of relaxing, let's go to a hot spring. I stretch my arms and legs in the bath of the inn and think about my plans for tomorrow. A covered bath is nice, but an open-air bath is better. I will look for an inn with an open-air bath and good food.

I am very glad that I was able to persuade the cloak to treat my towel as if I were completely naked.

The next morning, the innkeeper tells me that she recommends a snow-covered hot spring in the north, and that it is just in time for spring, which is just around the corner. Just when I was thinking of heading north, looking for early spring foods on the way, I received a text message from Ukon. He told me to come pick up the items he had promised.

For a moment, I wondered what he was talking about, but then I realized that he was talking about a letter of introduction, so I flew to Koto. It is said that there are mansions in the territory, but the four families have mansions in Gangtok as well. The mansions of the four families are located around the white-walled castle, which stands in the center of the city of Edo Castle. When I arrived in Koto, Sakon took me to the Nishi family's Nakayashiki. It should have a more informal atmosphere than the Kamiyashiki where the head of the family resides. ......

When I announced my visit at the entrance, Sakon himself, not a servant or a young party member, answered the door. He is our guide today, but his face is a little stiff. It might be after a nosebleed. Is it too much for the people of Fuso, who usually do not eat meat, to be offered liver?　What other blood-thickeners are there?

"Homura-sama, we'll have a vehicle ready for you soon."

"A vehicle?"

I was expecting something unusual, but what was prepared at the gate was a palanquin with a sliding door, just like the one the lord would ride in a daimyo's procession. Well, this is something unusual, too. A palanquin with sliding doors is called a .

In Gangtok, instead of horse-drawn carriages, boats ran along the waterways, and between towns, palanquins ran between them. The palanquins of the common people were made of bamboo and mats, probably because they were light. Perhaps because they replaced horse-drawn carriages, they were very fast.

I felt a little embarrassed to go through the city in a black-lacquered palanquin, but since I could not see who was riding in it from the outside, I gave up and quietly got into a palanquin with tomozoroe. Sakon, too, was dressed in a haori and a half hakama, which looked like formal attire. And, although we somehow, somehow knew it, we were headed for the castle.

At the third gate, Sakon got off the palanquin and walked on the white gravel with five attendant samurai. At the third gate, Sakon and his five attendants disembarked from the palanquin and walked on the white cobblestone steps. And from the entranceway, Sakon and Sakon are alone.

Well, I don't know the etiquette except that you shouldn't step on the heels of tatami mats. It would be easier to stay in the mountains. I followed Sakon who remained silent except when he got off the palanquin. Whether he had been warned in advance or not, he went deep into the castle without meeting anyone. As we walk down the quiet corridor without a sound, we hear the occasional rumble of thunder.

"This way."

Sakon told him to enter the room, where he found a guest in a miko costume wearing a raven hat, who bowed lightly to him.

She bowed lightly. "I'm working on a few things right now. Please wait a moment.

A woman in a miko costume offers me a cup of tea and sweets while announcing in a beautiful voice, "I'll be back in a few days.

"What do you mean you're in the middle of something?"

Sakon asks the woman.

"There are demons in the house."

There are yin-yang masters and priestesses here. Are you a big shot?"

Sakon frowned at the woman's words.

"Yes, that one."

The woman opens the shoji door facing the garden, and the sky is finally covered with black clouds...

"What is it?"

The sky looked as I expected, but there was a black cloud unnaturally low, and above the cloud, which sometimes flashed with lightning, was an ogre with its hair standing on end, spitting flames from its mouth. The demon is scattering thunderbolts, but they seem to be deflected by the warding and do not seem to reach the building. It's hard to tell for sure because of the distance, but the yard and the walls look like they're in a bad way.

"Lord Thunder!

Sakon gives a small shout.

"What, Red Plum?"

"Homura-sama, a demon in a rage of resentment cannot control itself. Stay away from them.

I am here to keep the demons away. The Northmen, who are the source of our resentment, are not in this room, and as long as it is not too much trouble, we will be able to ....... What are you doing?

No, I thought our eyes met.

I waved at him.

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...increase...

Level +1

Title

[Solitary practitioner

Skills

Cloud Night Lingering Moon

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Homura Lv.42

Rank C

Clan Zodiac

Race Celestial

Occupation Black and White Mage, Pharmacist (Assassin)

H!?　　1856

M!?　　2696

STR 200

VIT 112 (+1)

INT 422

MID 132 (+1)

DEX 144 (+2)

AGI 220 (+1)

LUK 359

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

! ?ET [Bahamut] !

[Alice-Riddell] (Alice 1/2)

Tiger, cavalryman

Title

■General

The Interactionist, the Mawaru Force, the Mystery Revealer, the Mystery Revealed.

Economic Leader] [Lone Adventurer] [Nine Lives] [Nine Deaths] [Nine Lives

The Wise One, The Elegant One, The World-Flyer.

[Pain Liberator] [Labyrinth Defeater] [Labyrinth Defeater] [Labyrinth Defeater

[Defensive Preparedness] [Feeder] [Environment Changer] [Environmental Changer] [Environmental Changer] [Environmental Changer] [Environmental Changer] [Environmental Changer] [Environmental Changer

[Fire suppressor] [Wind suppressor] [Fire suppressor

The Bonded One] [The Jet-Black Searcher] [The Bonded One] [The Jet-Black Searcher

The Unmistakable One] [The Red Illusionist] [Skillful Talent

King of Pleasures, heir to the phoenix.

King of the Labyrinth] [Dweller in Illusion

[The Lord of Lancelot] [The Lord of the White Realm] [The Lord of Lancelot]

[He who rules] [He who sweeps] [He who has a vocation]

[Card Master] [Lord of the Hundred Demon Nights]

[Solitary practitioner]

Blessings of the Gods

[Asha's favor] [Val's favor

[Dur's favor] [Lusya's favor] [Dur's favor] [Lusya's favor

[Favored by Phal] [Favored by Tasya] [Favored by Phal

[Verna's favor] [Verus' favor

The Sorrow of the Gods

[He who wields the darkness]

Titles from the Gods

Asha's flicker instructor] [Asha's sword] [Asha's sword] [Asha's sword

Fruits of Dur, Earth of Dur, Fingertips of Dur.

[Rusha's Jewel] [Rusha's Eye] [Rusha's Preparation] [Rusha's Preparation] [Rusha's Jewel

[Ruscha's Pity] [Ruscha's Pity

Water lilies of Phal] [Tilting] [Tilting] [Tilting] [Tilting] [Tilting] [Tilting

Tasya's Lodging Tree] [Tasya's Disciple] [Tasya's Magic] [Tasya's Magic] [Tasya's Lodging Tree] [Tasya's Disciple

[Trees guarding the trees]

Val's Feather] [Val's Quest] [Val's Quest

[Moonlight healing

The Eye of Verus

[Keeper of the Divine Garden]

[Signs of the gods]

[Time of the Gods]

[Transcenders of heaven and earth]

■Slayer type

Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer

[Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer

[Bird Slayer] [Demon Slayer

Dragon Slayer

Master Ring

The Sword Emperor, The Wise Emperor, The Wandering Strongman.

Titles in the arena

N!?C strongest] (hidden)

[The strongest in the grocery store] (not shown)

Natural from a pedophile] (under constant review)

Skill (7S!?)

■Tribal-specific

[Constant levitation] [Whispering of spirits

Magic and Witchcraft

[wood magic lv.37] [fire magic lv.37] [earth magic lv.39

Gold Magic Lv.38] [Water Magic Lv.35] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.40

Light magic Lv.37] [Dark magic Lv.36

Lightning magic Lv.37] [Burning magic Lv.32] [Ice magic Lv.40

Heavy Magic Lv.47] [Air Magic Lv.36] [Time Magic Lv.41

Druid magic Lv.35] [Alchemy magic Lv.33

■Healing and Holy Law

Sacred Magic Lv.43

Illusions Lv.39

Warding Lv.15

Special

Illusion magic Lv.7

Sealed title of skill and law.

Magic and others

[Magic Shield] [Stacking

Ranged magic Lv.44

Magic and Effects Lv.41

Chanting for action] [Chanting for action] [Chanting for no action

Magic Charge Lv.39

■Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship Lv.50] [Slash

Great Sword

The Great Sword of Absolution

Grand Cross, Great Sword

■Sword

Sword Lv.50

☆Gensho Sword Lv.31

The moonflower and the moonlight are the most beautiful flowers in the world.

Grand Cross Sword

Ninja Sword

Cloudy Night Lingering Moon

■Dark vessel

Thread Lv.51

Physical and others

Throwing Lv.31

☆Discernment Lv.48

Physics and Effects Lv.37

■Defensive

Shield of firm earth

Combat-related and others

Weapon retention Lv.42

Skill Double Return

■Recovery

Attack deprivation/life Lv.41

Attack recovery/magic Lv.40

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery

Resurrection

■Summoning

White Lv.32

Descending] <<<<<

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■ Spirit art

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.30

Spirit of Darkness [Kuroyoh Lv.41

■ expression

Signature

[Thunder Lord] [Autumn Leaves] [Kojiro] [Thunder Lord] [Autumn Leaves

[Drinking

Bills

[Ibaraki Doji] (with clothes) [Sick little demon].

■Talent system

Body Art] [Evasion] [Swordsmanship

Deciphering codes] [☆ mind's eye

■Movement actions, etc.

[Carry] [Leap] [Shrink] [Shrink] [Carry

Staying in the air

Aerial movement

Water movement

Transition

■Creation

☆Demon change Lv.2

Feng Shui] [Divine Tree

■Production

[Formulation Lv.51] [Alchemy Formulation Lv.50

Cooking Lv.55

Jewelry Lv.40] [Craftsmanship Lv.38

[Magic circle production Lv.39

Lv.31

Carpentry Lv.39] [Construction Lv.39

Glassworks Lv.24] [☆Ceramics Lv.20

Agriculture Lv.20] [Poison Garden Lv.17

Lv.15] [Lv.2] [Lv.15] [Lv.2] [Lv.2

Arborist Lv.19] [Lumberjack Lv.31

Marquetry Lv.22

Production-related and others

Ruscha's Fingertips" and "Design Embodiment".

Plant Growth] [Green Earth

Mass production

■Collection

Collecting] [Mining

Appraisal and concealment

Appraise Lv.50

[Presence Detection Lv.50] [Presence Dilution Lv.50] [Concealment Lv.50

■Disarming/prevention

☆☆☆Unlocking wards Lv.23

[Open] [Unlock] [Anti-theft Lv.27

■ Reinforcement

Arm Strength Lv.18] [Intellect Lv.18] [Spirit Lv.20

Dexterity enhanced Lv.19] [Agility enhanced Lv.20

Swordsmanship enhanced Lv.18] [Magic enhanced Lv.19

■Resistance

Sickness Resistance] [Pain Resistance] [Pain Resistance

Verus Protection】 【Verna Protection】 【Verna Protection

Others

Night vision] [Map] [Telepathy] [Telepathy] [Bosonaka-jutsu] [Bosonaka-jutsu

Equipment Change】 【Great Sword Equipment】 【Great Sword Equipment】 【Great Sword Equipment】 【Great Sword Equipment

Living magic】 【Storage】 【Storage

Induction] [Awe] [Return of the Demon Banquet] [Return of the Demon Banquet

☆ is the first acquisition, or enhanced by event benefits, etc.