Episode 10: Guilty

    [ Shou-kun, what are you doing today? ]

    "Hmm, I''d like to go to the east side by the sea while collecting woodworking materials. I''d like to go to the west side when it''s a little calmer."

    Today was just for Mion-san''s practice. I felt like she preferred loose gameplay where I could reply.

    [ That tent was made by you, right? Will logging out there when you go to bed work properly? ]

    "Ah, that''s right. Isn''t it fine to just lie down and sleep."

    Well, if you log in, you''ll recover naturally, so it shouldn''t be a problem if you don''t make a tent.

    [ Normal players properly pay money, stay at the inn, and log out. It seems that there are people who are stingy though, desu - ]

    Hee ... I don''t think it''s necessary to stay at an inn if you''re in the city.

    [ In the Empire, if you log out while standing in a square or a back road, it seems that NPC pickpockets will take your money. ]

    "Are you serious."

    [ It''s scary, desu. ]

    Didn''t Natto start in the Empire.

    Well, he''s not the type to skimp on things like that, so it''s okay.

    [ IRO tries to take money from the players in quite a few different ways ... ]

    "Something about inflation measures."

    [ Inflation? ]

    And Mion-san. If you''re not on the playing side, you probably don''t really feel it.

    "Players get rich by playing, and it''s boring if they don''t, right?"

    [ Yup. ]

    "The money you earn from hunting monsters and making potions is used to buy new equipment over and over again."

    [ Yup. ]

    "When everyone''s level rises and they become rich, the price of Rare Drop weapons becomes unbelievable. The seller wants them to buy it at a high price."

    [ I see ... ]

    So, you go hunting to get Rare Drops, it also saves money.

    [ I wonder if Rare Drop is still a good thing. There are those who buy up all the potions then sell them for more than they buy them for. ]

    [ Hoard them and sell at a high price? ](TN:Guessing this is supposed to be Mion and previous and next are Bell?)

    [ Yes, that''s right. ]

    "That''s disgusting ..."

    Even in real life, there are cases where resellers buy up limited-edition items and put them up on auction sites at high prices, I understand well that an MMORPG is said to be a microcosm of the economy.

    [ Anyway, you were talking about the NPCs collecting the players'' money, desu? ]

    "Yeah, so that you don''t get rich right away, it''s like cutting back a little bit every day? I guess it''s difficult because if you overdo it, the game becomes boring."

    [ In the Kingdom, if you stay at a cheap hotel, it costs 1,000 Iris without meals, and you can kill 2 or 3 Goblins and sell the magic stones, or one piece of Bicobit meat. ]

    I wonder if it''s cheap enough for beginners who just started. It would be a problem if I stumbled over there.

    [ Shou-kun, you don''t spend money, desu, do you? ]

    "Yup. I mean, I have 0 Yen, not that, it''s 0 Iris. When I started on the deserted island, I didn''t get any money ... Oops!"

    "Pisupisu!"

    Avoiding the Bicobit, which turned its horns and launched a jump attack, I quickly defeated it with a dagger. Is this for stopping for one night without a meal.

    The east side was probably a zone where you could even wear beginner equipment, but somehow, I have to prepare weapons and armor.

    [ Isn''t there any additional equipment for starting like this, desu? ]

    "Ahh, I don''t know the initial equipment or belongings for starting normally."

    I thought it would be quicker to show it, so I opened the equipment menu.

    Is it easy to see if I put it around here?

    [ I don''t think it''s different from my time ... ]

    "Didn''t Bell-buchou start with the closed beta? How much money did you have when you first started?"

    [ 30,000 Iris. Including accommodation and food expenses, it feels like you can live without income for a while. ]

    Somehow, I felt like I lost 30,000 Yen.

    "Well, I got a lot of SP for that amount ..."

    [ Could you show me your status and skills? ]

    "Sure."

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    Name:Shou　Lv.2

    HP：155　MP：155

    STR：15　DEX：15　AGI：12

    INT：14　VIT：14　LUK：10

    Elemental Magic：1　Dagger：1　Dismantling：1

    Appraisal：1　Throwing：1　Woodworking：1

    Masonry：1　Presence Detection：1　Presence Blocking：1

    Remaining SP：31　Remaining BP:0

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    Hmm, it''s low.

    I spent a lot of time creating my character on the first day, and on the second day, my character level only increased by 1.

    [ So, you have 31 extra SP ... ]

    "I think I''m going to use a lot of it from now on."

    I mean, to be honest, I''m worried if 31 is enough.

    What should I do to raise my character level on this uninhabited island.

    As expected, I guess I have no choice but to kill the Goblins I found a while ago ...

    [ Are there any skills you plan to acquire, desu? ]

    "Hmm, fishing or something?"

    [ We talked about that yesterday, right. ]

    "Yeah. If only I could get a hook and string."

    Digging up the soil and finding earthworms for bait would be fine, and the things my father taught me would be useful.

    And, I arrived at a place where I could see the cliffs on the east side of the island.

    "Ohh."

    It was so beautiful that I wondered if a scenic place was like this. I think that Full Dive is amazing.

    [ It''s a beautiful view, desu ... ]

    [ Really, you did well to find such an island ... ]

    [ Right, desu. ]

    I think I did well to find it, too.

    [ Were you planning to start on an uninhabited island from the beginning, desu? ]

    "Yup. Well, I thought it would be nice to be able to do so, but since I found out that the start point selection map could be zoomed and scrolled, I was looking for about 4 hours ... A little less than 5 hours."

    Somehow, silence flowed in response to that answer. It seemed they were taken aback.

    Well, I think I was a little broken at the time.

    [ May I ask why you went that far to play solo? ]

    "... I wanted to relax for a while by myself?"

    It''s fun to play games with people, but apparently I put priority on the people I''m with having fun.

    Natto knew that very well, so he was quite considerate, but there were times when he felt sorry for that ...

    [ Isn''t it troublesome that I''m livestreaming, desu? ]

    "No, not at all. I was going to enjoy playing solo, but it''s fun to play the game while talking to Mion-san."

    [ I''m glad, desu ... ]

    It''s fun to watch people playing games from behind, but I think the reverse is pretty fun too.

    If it were Mashiro-ane, I''d be annoyed by saying do this do that ...

    [ Guilty. ]

    [ It''s guilty, desu. ]

    "Ehh?"