Chapter 90: Between Chosen and Warning Carelessness
Chapter 90: Between Chosen and Warning Carelessness
“I will be changing the topic here, but have you already made a spirit ability contract?” (Alex)
After walking silently for a while, Alex speaks again.
Looks like he waited for me to calm down first.
It seems like he really did want to talk about a lot of things since we are both otherworlders.
“I finally saved enough money to make a contract. At the point allocation phase, I took the Spirit Energy Up which I had no idea what it was for, and it ended up being a dead skill.” (Alex)
“I took it before I transferred -Dark Spirit Ability.” (Hikaru)
“You took it in the beginning? That’s a waste then. You can make a contract with only 10 silver coins, so using 10 points to make a contract in the beginning would be a loss. Well, you can’t tell that at the beginning, so that’s a trap. Ah, by the way, I chose fire.” (Alex)
“Fire, huh. Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen Fire Spirit Abilities much. How are they?” (Hikaru)
“About that, it is a lot more plain than I thought. It is so weak it can’t be used in actual combat at all. My Spirit User comrade…a guy I call Jal, I learned that he was an unexpectedly amazing guy, you see. Well, I have no choice but to train. Maybe because I got Spirit Energy Up, the power is apparently high despite just making the contract.” (Alex)
I am honestly grateful that Alex isn’t touching the matter of the messages.
Spirit Ability contracts can be made in the Great Spirit Church if you pay the money, but I feel like he made the contract late despite being in this city from the beginning.
The cost for daily necessities and the equipment can’t be scoffed at, so his comrades might have advised him to wait before making a contract until he had leeway in money.
Anyways, just as the person himself says, even though you can only use it a small number of times each day, the effect of the beginning abilities is questionable.
“Anyways, it was scary being chosen to be transferred to a different world, right? I was super worried at first wondering what to do, but having made friends was big. If not for them, I think I would be even more troubled than I am now. You as well Hikaru, if you are acting as a porter here, that must mean you have gotten a strong companion, right?” (Alex)
“…Right. So strong that I can’t even match.” (Hikaru)
“I have been doing battle training with my comrade Crabbell, but I can’t match him at all! He is a silver rank, so that’s natural, but we are the representatives of Earth, so we can’t go losing, right?” (Alex)
Alex laughs heartily. He gave off such a comforting demeanor that really felt like a friend of the same generation, and he wanted to talk about a lot of things.
Alex was a normal young man of the same generation as me, to the point that it felt silly to have been on guard about him. He spoke to me about stuff like how he hasn’t made a girlfriend in this world yet, and about how he misses junk food.
Maybe because we are advancing while watching out for a Demon Lord, our marching pace is slow.
Right now we are in the 2nd Floor, but most likely because it is a dark stage, we are barely progressing, and practically stuck in place.
In the time we are staying in place, we encounter Goblins and Orcs, but the explorers at the back take the stage, and would wipe them out.
I also had something I had an interest in asking Alex, so I tried asking.
“Alex, what floor have you been diving to right now?” (Hikaru)
“Still 3rd Floor. I have challenged the 4th Floor a number of times too, but it is all sorts of dangerous. Sahagins would suddenly jump out from the water, you know? It is bad for the heart.” (Alex)
“That sounds terrible.” (Hikaru)
I have also experienced a Sahagin jumping out, but if I didn’t have Dark Sense, it would have surprised me quite a lot.
Even without that, the 4th Floor is not only dark, but also an enclosed space. Of course, sudden encounters with monsters would make you panic easily.
“What about you, Hikaru?” (Alex)
“Only till the 3rd Floor.” (Hikaru)
“With that equipment, aren’t you haven’t it rough on the 3rd Floor? I can introduce you to a weapon store.” (Alex)
Compared to the splendid equipment of Alex, mine only looks like it is for self-protection.
“No, this is fine with me. I don’t have the strength after all.” (Hikaru)
“So that means you focus mainly on Spirit Abilities. What does darkness have?” (Alex)
“A whole lot of support abilities. It is pretty useful in the dungeon, but it might be rough when alone.” (Hikaru)
Leaving aside the matters about the Dark Spirit Ability, I didn’t know if it was okay to tell him about the Affection of Spirits.
There might be viewers who would expose that to him in the messages, but when that happens, that happens. There’s no need for me to babble everything about me.
“It is hard to believe that Spirit Abilities are so useful after all. Jal apparently can use Water Spirit Abilities more than your average one, and thanks to that, we have escaped just barely with our lives many times already.” (Alex)
“The number of uses is really important. Also, we can buy spirit energy potions with Crystals, so we are a lot more blessed than the natives.” (Hikaru)
“Yeah, my party members tell me that’s cheating.” (Alex)
“Hm? …You have even told your party members about the Crystal exchanges, Alex?” (Hikaru)
“Hm? Was that bad?” (Alex)
“No…” (Hikaru)
The word ‘careless’ popped into my mind, but I don’t know…
Well, it is not that stupid, and his party members must be people he can trust. But if they aren’t…if an influential person were to learn about that, there’s the chance to be caught.
I lower my voice in order for others to not hear me.
“Alex, it is not like I am doubting your party members, but it is better to not tell others about Crystals and Points so readily. With Points, you can even recover lost parts of your body with the High Heal Scroll, you know? If an influential person were to hear about that…you get what I am saying here, right?” (Hikaru)
“Do you mean they would come to me to sell them one?” (Alex)
Is he unexpectedly the type that has a flower field in his head?
Alex was making a surprised expression and looks as if he really doesn’t get it.
“That’s not it. If the fact about Points were to be discovered, at worst, you will be imprisoned until you bring out scrolls. 1,000 Chosen came to this world. Meaning that there’s definitely someone who will tell others about the Crystal and Point system… No, it would be better to think that it has already come to that point. If that information circulates to the ones high up, they might even turn Chosen into wanted people. I am just saying we should act on that assumption. What do you think would happen if a reward were to be given to the people for capturing Chosen in this city?” (Hikaru)
Even when hearing about what I am saying, Alex was completely flabbergasted here.
“T-Then, even about the fact that I came from another world…?” (Alex)
“Of course. It would be better to keep it a secret as much as possible. I think it is fine to talk about it to people you trust, but spreading it around carelessly would be suicidal.” (Hikaru)
“I-Is that so… I didn’t worry about that before. It is true that the messages that came from the other side were warning me to be careful.” (Alex)
“Seriously?” (Hikaru)
He is handsome, but he is quite the carefree type.
Of course, it is not like the information will spread so fast, but we are foreigners.
If you are not careful at all times, there’s no knowing when the rug will be pulled under you.
“Thanks, Hikaru. I didn’t get it at all until now. I will ask my comrades as well to not tell others too.” (Alex)
“That would be for the best.” (Hikaru)
“But…isn’t it painful to not be able to talk about your own roots? How are you doing, Hikaru?” (Alex)
“I…have not told anyone yet.” (Hikaru)
“Wow, you are strong, Hikaru…” (Alex)
It is not like I am strong. It is because I am weak that I can’t say it.
Courage is required to trust people.