4 - Episode 2 looks like a cheetah!

I want Mr. Shilfi to somehow get me off this rocky mountain and take me to a human village.

"Excuse me, Mr. Sylphy. This girl told me about you. This place is said to be the land of death. I'm sorry but could you take me to the village?

"You don't have to say 'like' and you don't have to speak in a formal way, it's too much trouble. Spirits don't like formalities.

Sylphy says, flapping her hands in the air. The atmosphere has softened. But it would be bad if I offended her by being too familiar. But it's bad if I'm too formal and they don't like me. It's difficult.

Then, Mr. Sylphy... Can you take me to the village?

I don't need a "Ms." either. So, the idea of getting you to the village is a bit of a challenge. We can help our contractors by signing a contract. The most we can do is to lend our power secretly and indirectly to people we like. Other than that, we can only use our power freely to protect our territory.

Huh?　Then we're still stuck. We're not out of the woods yet. And I'm worried about the little genie slobbering in her sleep.

Then call me Yuta. But I can't make a contract because I don't have enough magic power. I can't borrow power because I can't make a contract. Sylphie, is there any way out of this?

A little too familiar?

"How many levels is Yuta in the first place?　What skills do you have that we could use?"

He doesn't seem angry. It helps if you feel comfortable talking like this.

"Level?　Skills?　How can you be sure?"

Sylphy looks at me with dismay. Did I say something funny?

"You can tell by looking at the status, can't you?　What the hell kind of life have you been leading?"

Status: ...... oof. I forgot the most important temp. I'll have to check first.

"Uh. I've never looked at my status. I found myself here, but I think I transferred from a different world. The world I'm from doesn't have stats or levels or skills or anything."

"Oh, ...... you're a lost soul. That's really unusual.

They stare at me with curiosity. The wind spirit seems to be very curious.

"I knew it was unusual. By the way, do you know how to get back?"

To be honest, I'm excited about the adventure in another world, but there are people who worry about me. Ideally, I would like to be able to travel freely between Japan and other worlds.

"I'm sorry. I know that some people get lost, but I have no idea why they get lost or how they can get back to their original world. And I'm sorry to say that I've never heard of anyone returning to their own world either."

It's not going to be easy to go back. My parents are worried about me. Hopefully my brother and sister will cover for me.

I'm fired from my job for AWOL. I may never see my family or friends again. I can't help it. Let's not think about it too much and put it off. It's just too painful to think about. It's not my fault that I can't go back to ...... and a fantasy world with spirits. I guess we just have to enjoy it.

I had a feeling that I would have to. So, how do you see your status?"　

"Say status, thinking you want to see what you can do. That way you can see what you're capable of. If you want my advice, you can ask permission for me to see it."

"Okay. I don't want to see anything embarrassing, so I'll look at it by myself first.

"I don't think there's anything embarrassing in the status, but okay."

I mutter status, wanting to check my capabilities. The status screen is right in front of me. ...... It's a game world.

Name: Yuta Morizono

Level 1　

Strength F　　

Magic F

Strength E

Intelligence C

Dexterity C

Luck B

Unique Skill

Language Comprehension

Pioneering Tools　

Skill

Life Magic

I don't know if this is good or bad. Is luck the most expensive?　Unique skills are good skills. Ordinary skills are life magic. It doesn't seem to be a powerful magic since it has the word "life" attached to it, but just being able to use magic makes me excited.

I understand the unique skill of language understanding, but what is this pioneering tool?　I click on the "Pioneering Tools" button. It opens. I can touch the status screen.

Pioneering Tools

etc.

It's all over the place. It's going to be hard to check them all. Let's just push the magic bag.

The magic bag.　

Whatever you're carrying, this will take care of it. Even the heaviest luggage can be stored at the touch of a hand. Infinite capacity and time stop function!　You don't feel the weight in your hand.

Oh, it's cheaty. Like an item box in a video game. The description reads like a late-night mail-order show. What's that?　This will help with frozen food. How does it work?　Well, if you consciously try to take it out, it will come out. Putting it away is the opposite.

When I consciously take out the magic bag, the shoulder bag comes out with the bag attached. Is it useful?　No, we'll get to the details later, but first we have to save the frozen food.

"What's wrong?"　

Sylphy calls out to me as I suddenly start to move. It's surreal to see her fingertips still poking the sleeping genie's cheeks.

"Wait a minute. It looks like we can store that baggage for now, so I'm going to try it.

He just says, "I'm going to go up to the cart and touch it. When he thought of storing it, the cart disappeared in an instant. ...... When I touch the bag, a list of the items in it appears in front of me like a status screen. That's convenient.

I'll put my phone and tablet in there too. If they are stopped for a time, they won't run out of charge. I'd like to find a way to charge them. Then we can enjoy e-books, cartoons, movies, and music on our phones and tablets. It would be the best if it could be connected to the internet.

The bag is a sturdy-looking brown leather shoulder bag, though I don't know what kind of leather it is. I like the design a lot and it looks nice. Is it tailored to my taste?

"Heh. You've got some storage skills. That's pretty rare. Good for you."

"Yeah, the food was going bad, so it was pretty nice that it had the time stop feature."

"Stop time...... Yuta, don't tell anyone about the time stop. In other countries, similar magical tools that slow down the flow of time are national treasures."

...... I knew it was a cheat, but apparently it's an even cheatier feature than I expected.

"Okay. By the way, they say it has infinite capacity, what about you?"

"Well, time-stopping and unlimited capacity together make for a fairy tale. You'd better think carefully before you use it, because you'd be in big trouble if you were discovered."

Fairy Tale Worlds......Fairy tales in fantasy worlds sound awesome.

"I'll be careful. Well, it won't matter if you don't make it to the village where there's someone to watch out for you."

The bag's abilities are usually undetectable if you're just a little careful. You'll be fine.

"Oh, right. So, did you have any skills that would get you to the village?

"Oh, I haven't checked them all yet. Can you give me a little more time?

"Hmm. I'm a little bored, so hurry up."

"Okay. It didn't seem to have anything embarrassing in it, so I'd like to take a look at it with you for some advice."

"Great. The status of otherworldly people sounds interesting. Let's check it out right away. Leave it to me to advise you.

Sylphy, the Great Spirit of the Wind. At first I thought she was a beautiful and cool woman, but her image has been gradually destroyed. She seems a little childish on the inside.

"Level 1...... You really are from another world, aren't you?"

"You had your doubts?"

"It's not that I doubted you, but it's amazing to see you in person. In this world, even a small child can reach level three. Yuta, an adult, is level one. When we go to the village, they will check our status, so we have to raise our level a little to make them suspicious.

Even a small child is level 3, but I am level 1 at the age of twenty-five.

How do you raise your level?　And what's my status really like?"

"Your level will go up if you kill demons. But it takes training to learn skills, so it's better not to go to extremes. Yuta's stats are ...... childish except for his intelligence and dexterity, apart from his luck. Well, he will be able to improve to some extent as he levels up, so he should be fine.

There are demons. I think it's pretty dangerous with my status. I'm in the class of little children. I'm not sure I'll survive.

Will my powers stop growing?

To summarize what Sylphy told me. The items that are not good at may not increase slowly or may stop growing. The rank displayed is F for the lowest and SSS for the highest.

By the way, to make a contract with Sylphy, you need to have at least B rank in magic power. Even if you get the minimum rank, you still need B rank, so it seems that the great spirits are very powerful.

If you want to make a contract with a young genie, you can get by even with D magic power. If you have low affinity with spirits and can feel their presence, you will have a hard time to make a contract with lower level spirits even with B magic power. I'm getting carried away.

Hey, what about unique skills?　That's an unusual impression in my mind."

Yes, it is. I guess, the language understanding skill can be acquired by scholars, but this unique skill of pioneering tools is amazing. I've never heard of so many strange tools packed into one skill."

Right? I checked some of them and they are a joke.

Magic axe

No matter how hard and big the tree is. A pinch and it's cut down in a snap!　Flexibly resizable up to 2 meters. No weight on the handle.

Magic Saw

Leave it to us to process stone and wood. It's like tofu for hard stones and wood. Even metal is a snap!　Change size freely up to 2 meters. No weight in the handle.

Magic shovel

Dirt and bedrock are no problem. Digs through any obstacle with the crispness of a pudding. Flexibly resizable up to 2 meters.

Magic Hammer

Nothing can't be destroyed with this super hammer. You will not feel the weight of the hammer in your hand.

The magic axe was not tested due to the lack of wood, but the other tools worked as described. The rock pile was indeed like tofu or pudding.

Also, the handle does not feel heavy. The "ono" was also a cheat. Even with the magic hammer at its largest size, it could be wielded as if it were holding nothing at all. The magic saw can also cut through anything, so now I don't feel like I can be defeated by most demons.

Looks aside, I feel like I've got a pretty good skill set here. Long live the cheat.