Chapter 9 - The First Obstacle

What am I supposed to do now? 

Honestly, I say, I was confused as to what I had to do. 

I'm lost and I'm alone. 

I… 

I have to eat these snacks and drinks before deciding what should I do.

Bite! Nom nom! Slurp! 

Escape from reality by eating dishes? 

The answer is yes. Sometimes, things like this are done to protect me, to protect my heart from cracking.

Moving my arm, I picked up a wooden spoon. Then, I ate the dish consisting of sausages and grilled bacon accompanied by french fries, boiled broccoli, and red sauce.

Surprisingly, this dish was quite tasty. 

And for the drink, this green juice has a sweet taste with a slightly sour taste. Perhaps, are this is kiwi juice? I'm not too sure.

Minutes passed and the dish at my table was gone. I didn't full but this is enough for me.

"Do you want to order more?" asked the waitress. She approached me as soon as our eyes met.

"No thanks, how much do I have to pay?"

"Three bronze coins, miss." 

The girl started cleaning the table I was at. She arranged the plates and glasses I used on her trays. At the same time, she did that, I was looking for the money I needed in a small bag hanging around my left waist.

While searching for money, I realized that I hadn't checked the items I had. I felt a little restless when I realized that. 

What if I don't have the money?

But, in the end, my restlessness was unnecessary. I have money, although I don't know how much they are.

"May I ask you something?" I asked the girl as I gave her the money.

"Sure, please ask," she replied after receiving my money.

"If you want to do something but don't know-how, what are you going to do?"

"... Isn't that obvious. You just have to ask someone about how to do something you want to do. And if you still can't do it yourself, ask someone else for help."

"Right... Sorry for giving you such a strange question. ... I have to go, excuse me."

"It's alright, if there is an opportunity, don't hesitate to visit us again."

"Sure, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye."

I paused In front of the doors after I get out of the restaurant, I did it to look at the signboard. 

"Aozora, a unique name, I will remember it."

And it's true, as I remember, there is no such restaurant with that name in AFO. This was another sign that confirms, this world is not digital.

I left the restaurant. My destination is the west gate of the town of Rishtonbell.

As the waitress said if I don't know how I have to ask someone. And to ask, I need fifty-nine silver coins.

One silver per message. That is the price of message delivery services offered by Adventurer's Guild. Izayoi is level fifty-nine, so, fifty-nine silver coins I needed.

I have to ask him what am I supposed to do.

And yes, I know! 

I know they may not have comes into this world. But, can't I have hope? And who knows, maybe, after I use the message delivery service provided by the Adventurer's Guild, I can get a reply from my friends.

So, with hope, I walked to collect the coins.

And, I never know this before, the city of Rishtonbell that getting bigger and realistic will make me annoyed. The long queues in the west gate are truly a waste of time!

Tens of minutes passed and finally, I arrived at the place where I wanted to. I was in the meadow outside the western wall of the city, a place before Westwood Forest.

I'm in here and this is my plan. 

First, I will hunt in this meadow, raising my level.

Two, after I got stronger, I will hunt in Westwood Forest.

Three, doing all of that will give me money.

And now, I need to focus when I fighting a Peshroom in front of me.

Peshroom is a kind of humanoid mushroom monster. Their height is only half that of an adult's height. They're quite cute and they have a big umbrella head. Those umbrella heads are colored red, yellow, green, or even purple.

"Suu..." While making a strange noise, the Peshroom dashed to me.

I prepared myself and I paid close attention to the movements it made. I have to be careful not to get hurt because this world is the real world now. 

I don't want to feel pain.

"Suu!"

Peshroom attacked and I dodged. The monster's movements were quite slow! 

It surprised and delighted me. 

At the same time, I also came to know that my body movements were also becoming slower! 

It surprised and disappointed me.

I dodged Peshroom's attack with great hardship! The slow and hard-to-control body reminded me of the early days I played VRMMORPG, the moments when I had to adapt to the new Avatar I created.

And... I never thought that having an abundant chest would make it shaky for someone to move. I have a hard time keeping my balance.

Time passed as I continued to avoid Peshroom's attack. At the same time, I observe its attack patterns.

"Suu! Suu!"

The angry-looking Peshroom launched a punch at me. I stepped aside to dodge it. Then, taking advantage of the moment the monster passed me, I swung my Short Sword.

"Hya!"

I managed to cut off the monster's shoulder. But, since I'm still unfamiliar with this new body, I can only make minor injuries.

"Su! Su! Su~su!"

The monster was finally angry! It spins its arms like a propeller before running towards me.

I moved my foot trying to dodge it. Unfortunately, I failed. The monster hit me continuously.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!"

It was painful! It's like when someone is hit by a wooden stick! Don't want this pain anymore, I take a step to the side and then kicked the Peshroom.

Lucky or unlucky, we both fell. Peshroom fell because of my kick, while I fell because I throw off my balance by using that kick. I made the wrong stance and slipped.

"Amazing!" I shouted as I lay on the grass.

I felt a twitch at the top of my head as I heard a strange voice. I move my head and I see the monster trying to stand up. Spontaneously and quickly, I stood up first and approached the monster.

I kicked the monster once more as it tried to stand up. Then, I cut off the monster's right arm. This time I didn't fall because I made the right stance.

"Suu! Suu!"

I stepped on that Peshroom firmly to make it unable to move. Not wasting my time, I cut off the monster's left hand. 

"Su! Su! Suu!" the monster roared at me.

"Oh! Shut up!" I shouted at it.

Then, in order not to let the monster escape and to kill it, I stab and chop its body using my short sword continuously.

For quite a while, I've been torturing the monster. Surprisingly, it's still alive! I wonder, when will this monster die?

... I don't know the answer.

And what do I expect? There was no HP Bar above the monster's head. I don't know how much of its HP was reduced after receiving my attacks. Therefore, I continue to attack the monster, I continue to stab and chop the monster until it finally dies.

And luckily, Peshroom didn't bleed after I cut and stabbed its body. Just imagine, blood flows after we cut out a vegetable or maybe a fruit! It will traumatize someone and make that someone does not want to deal with them or do cooking anymore.

"Hya!" I made one loud cry while giving a final attack on the monster's corpse. 

Cruel? Of course not! I just want to make sure that the monster is dead.

"Suu! Suu!"

"Su! Suu!"

"Suuu!"

"Suu! Su!"

The weird sound made me look around. It's scary when I find out, I've been surrounded by four Peshrooms!

Defeating one Peshroom takes a long time. Win against four Peshrooms? Yes, I don't think I'm going to survive in this war of attrition.

"It's a good idea for me to retreat or break this encircle down and then beat them one by one! But, I have to get out of this encircle first before carrying out the plan."

Once again I looked around to find a gap that I could exploit. Then, before I could do anything...

"Oryaaa!"

A teenage boy from the Human race ran over and attacked one of the Peshrooms who surrounded me.

"Suu!"

A Peshroom fell after receiving a powerful kick made by the teenager.

"Now, sis! It's time to get out of the siege of these monsters!"

I nodded then dashed into the gap that the teenager had made.