Chapter 13：First Meeting

Yuki walked out of the forest and saw that the field outside the village was not as packed as before. But one thing she did notice was all the random loot that no one wanted, lying on the ground. With eyes shining, Yuki's lips curled up as she said: "Don't mind if I do!"

She quickly ran over to the first loot pile and began looting the bones, hides, blood, and any other items that were lying on the ground. There was a silly grin on her face, so players who looked over at the scavenger who was looting all the waste loots shook their heads, wondering if Yuki had lost her mind.

With people just leaving loot on the ground without much hint of picking it up, Yuki really did run around the field picking things up. When she felt she had enough, she decided to call it a day. She looked at her inventory and nodded in satisfaction. "This should do it for now. I got enough to mix and match."

With so many materials in her inventory, Yuki quickly ran back into the village and headed to the one place she knew she could easily recover her stuff, the resurrection point. The reason why she was heading there was because she had quite a few plants that she did not know the effects of, and instead of just mixing them with other things, Yuki decided it would be best to test them out by the only way she knew… Eating them…

As she ran through the village, she saw that the streets were easier to walk through. But from the current time of day, this was a given since most were already at school or working. Yuki made her way to the resurrection point and found a spot next to one of the angel statues, and sat down. She then opened her inventory and took out the first mushroom. "This is called a conocybe filaris..."

Yuki took a bite, and then a purple icon appeared next to her name. Now the mushroom she ate normally would take a while to show signs of being poisoned, but in game, things were different. Yuki watched helplessly as her health dropped to zero. 5 seconds later… "Thank god I did not eat one of those in the forest..." Yuki mumbled as she picked up her items and took out the next mushroom.

After dying and resurrecting over and over again, Yuki organized her inventory so that all the poisonous plants were all at the bottom and all the things that were safe were at the top. She checked her time and saw that she had about thirty minutes left before she had to get up so she decided it was time to log off. "When I get back from my classes, I will do a bit of research and begin trying to concoct some medicines. I will also need to figure out how to get some tools for making things. Maybe the trade skill guild can help with that."

After thinking for a bit, Yuki could only let out a sigh as she knew she might need to make some money in game soon. Feeling a little frustrated that she was both poor in real life and in game, Yuki went to find a spot to log out. Once she did, her eyes opened, and she felt more refreshed than she had ever felt before. Normally she would be woken up a few times a night due to the noises around her, but with how the noise cancellation worked with this helmet, it made everything peaceful.

This was the only time of the day where the building was quiet. After rubbing her eyes, Yuki got up and stretched before she walked over to her small sink and washed her face, and brushed her teeth. She took a sniff of her clothes before frowning a bit. She then sprayed some perfume on herself before balling her hair up and putting a hat on. She took some fresh clothes and put them in a backpack, and then grabbed what she needed for school.

The building she lived in had a shower room, but it was not really a place you would want to shower. Especially since the door was broken and anyone could walk in on you. Now, this may not be such a big deal for the girls who sold themselves every day, but for Yuki, she refused to use the shower. She would take her clothes to school and use the shower room there where she knew it was sanitary and that she would not be walked in on.

After double checking to make sure she had everything, Yuki grabbed her face mask, put it on, lowered her hat over her face, and headed out the door. She triple checked to make sure everything was locked before actually leaving. This was a major OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) that she had. She could not leave the house unless she had triple checked all the locks.

She made her way down the street, which was not as busy as it was at night. The sounds of sirens could be heard all over, and sometimes things would be tossed out of the window of flying cars that passed overhead. After a while, she finally arrived at the gates to her college. She showed the guard her ID and continued on in. She was still early and had time before class, so she walked straight to the showers.

"Are you going to move?" The silvered haired girl asked as she shot an annoyed look at Yuki.

Hearing the girl's attitude made Yuki frown. Yuki knew who this girl was. She was the college princess. No, she was actually a princess. Princess Trisha Evergreen. She was the 9th princess of the Evergreen royal family. She was what you would call the unwanted princess. This was why she was going to this college instead of the Evergreen Royal Academy, where the other princesses and princes went. The circulating rumor was that she was the daughter of a maid that the king slept with. Whether it was true or not, no one knew. But none of this mattered to Yuki since she never believed in rumors nor cared about others' upbringing. What she cared about was what she saw at face value. And… Yuki hated people like Trisha. She disliked the stuck up personality that Trisha had. Yuki narrowed her eyes as she said: "You know... It is more polite to say 'excuse me' instead of being so rude. But as a commoner with no parents or correct upbringing, maybe I am wrong. So this subject will give way. Be careful not to trip, Princess. The floor can get slippery when wet."

Yuki moved to the side to let Trisha through. She even bowed her head and motioned with her arms for Trisha to pass. Seeing all this, Trisha frowned as she walked forward without another word. Yuki paid her no mind as she walked into the shower room, letting the door close behind her.