Second Story Online: Aiming To Become The World’s Number 1. Ideal Witch

"... no Earl?

I couldn't find that round giant looking inside the log house I'm used to seeing now. The only place I was was was Belle, the black cat who took a nap. After I logged in, he said he'd pick me up right away...

"Probably went to the city"

That's what Mr. Lucille said, possessed by the Black Cat Bell as soon as he summoned him.

"These days, he seemed to be out of these woods."

"Is that true? But you told me not to walk on my own when I wasn't here..."

In the meantime, I opened the map to make sure it was in position. Earl is my squire, so you'll see his location on the map.

"... Looks like you're in the city after all. Is this Miranda's place?

If you're at her place, you can rest assured first. In the meantime, let's pick him up.

Damn, I didn't know you were going to walk on your own...... If someone else finds out it's an oak, they say it's dangerous.

"There you are. Ah, Chloe!

I flew all the way to Miranda's store. Inside the store was Miranda, who was greeted with a fluffy grin, and Earl, who shrunk to see me.

"Earl, I've been looking for you. Didn't I tell you before not to walk on your own!

Earl bowed his head to apologize. It's about Earl. You know that. But I can't believe I'm leaving with an awareness of the danger...

"What do I do if something happens to you? Don't worry too much about me.... because there is no substitute for you."

Now it is time for Earl to live again with the power of starstone, even if he dies. But that's not absolute either, if there's some... factor that leads to death, that effect will be nullified as well. Looking at the verification of the cause of death, it seems so. Because by the nature of this game, if they create a factor that leads to its death, it's going to be hard to override.

"Well, well, Chloe. Don't be so angry with me ~"

He was Miranda who sobbing like that with a nico grin...... what is it? Sure, it's the usual kind of grin, but what's today's grin, it's a grin that includes.

"... are you hiding something?

"Eh - I didn't hide anything from you. Besides, I got paid in the Iru mining district!

Trying to get out of the way, Mr. Miranda put a leather bag tightly packed on the table.... No way.

"The potion money Chloe spent and the lack of potion money we bought...... it's all 1.2 million gold!

"1.2 Million Gold!? You're lying!?

Wait. Why are you such a big buck!?

"Look, this was a potion with holy water purification."

That's what I said. She took out the potion. That's exactly the potion I sold her, with the power of the water in the lake.

"You know the price of holy water, Chloe?

"... no"

"Ten thousand. Well, this is church price, so it would actually be lower ~. Plus, I“ appraised ”it, and it seems to be less purifying than actual holy water, so I calculated the price a little lower ~"

"Is this still it"

"Still at this price ~"

I'm scared of Nico and Miranda laughing......

"Hey, Chloe. I've been wondering this for a long time... what's wrong with this? So many potions with the effect of holy water, where did you make them?

Miranda rides herself out of the counter and asks with her face close.

"It's..."

"What does it have to do with Grandma Lucille, who suddenly appeared before this?

…………

I saw the black cat at my feet. "False" and correspondence from Mr. Lucille flies in.... Now what is it? Even if you lie poorly, they're going to spot you.

"I'm sorry. You've done something to interrogate me."

You saw me in silence. When she said that, I laughed one over my shoulder and went back to my seat.

"If Grandma Lucille is fine, that's fine. I don't hear anything more. I don't think anyone wants to hear about it. And it's an important business partner, and I want you to keep it."

Miranda like that with a gentle grin.... True, it's Mr. Miranda's laugh.

"Thank you. Right, don't ask if you can. But one thing I can tell you is that I made it by legitimate means."

"Yeah, yeah, if it's a genuine product, it's fine. But I wonder if this is going to sell to boulders..."

"... why not?

"I told you before. I don't normally use holy water for potions.... and this amount, and they're going to say something around the church."

Oh, that's true. It is the Church of the Stars (St. Stars) that distributes the holy water. Someone who's not even from the church is going to be able to see something if they're selling potions with holy water-like power.

"Chloe, be careful. For once, the guards who were potioned in the Iru mining district were more deluded..."

"That put a lot of work into it."

But...... now that the guardian and the player are finding out. You're going to be able to get your eyes around the church within close proximity.

So far, no players have shown up to visit the woods in search of a seal. Because role players won't come if they have nothing to do with the characters, and it's not particularly profitable for regular players? Apart from delightful criminals etc......

"Speaking of which, what is this placed on this counter?

There was a figurine on the counter that mimicked a gold frog that had never existed before. You're adding gold coins to your mouth.

"It's a money frog. Even in real life, it's popular as a figurine to boost your luck. Now this store and my real store are sure to thrive in business! '

Will the figurines in the game fulfill and also have an effect on reality......

"Earl, you've been out to me without permission before, haven't you?

I followed Mr. Miranda's shop and asked Earl that as he walked down the road. Earl nodded slowly as the bat looked bad.

"You don't want me wandering poorly. Sometimes it's about sealed woods..."

I don't really want Earl to leave because he himself could be in danger. Plus he's diving into and out of the city in that sealed forest. It's still not a good idea for people to see that poorly.

"I don't really want to go in and out of the woods even with me..."

"Well, there's one thing I can do."

That's what Mr. Lucille said as he walked side by side at his feet.

"There would have been my house in this city. Don't you remember?

"Oh, you did have it"

at the time of the previous Red Beast incident. You first met Mr. Lucille in that house. Although at that time it was an illusion created by the magic of illusion, not by the appearance of the person because he was already a red beast.

"That house has a magical entrance that connects dimensions. It's connected to a house in the woods."

"Oh really? Why didn't you tell me sooner!

Then you can quickly travel to the city without going through the woods and meadows.

"Then we should head to Mr. Lucille's house as soon as possible. I'm concerned about the entrance to that dimension."

"Ah hey! Wait!

Surely Lucille's house in the city... was this way. We headed to Mr. Lucille's house without getting lost by [Land Register].

"... empty house?

Mr. Lucille's house where we got there. There was a white sticker on that door. The letters are in Swarow Kingdom. The barely readable letter said empty house.

"Just what I thought..."

"... what is this? Or an empty house... this must be Mr. Lucille's house, right?

"Oh, I did. Until a few weeks ago.... I can't help it if I'm not collecting taxes on my lord"

"Taxes?"

"This one is the land that the lord manages. You're letting me live there, so it would be natural to pay for it?

"That's true. That means this house is no longer..."

"It's not my house anymore."

"That's why you never said it before."

Oh, my God. He said he thought it would be easier to come and go because of it......

"You guys, what are you doing in there"

It was the soldiers of this city who spoke to us in front of Mr. Lucille's former home. Was he the Lord's private soldier?

"Are you a former landlord of this house?

"Uh... no"

The former landlord is at your feet now.

"Well... bring me to the jar when you find me. You have to collect your overdue taxes."

"Well, is that so?"

"Nyer."

Mr. Lucille, what are you shaking and ringing like gnarly......

"Um, what if I wanted to live in this house?

"Then go to the bureau. That's where the process can go."

That's what he said. He was looking around. The soldier left.

"Do you still have dimensional magic in that house?

"Oh, even if it stays. It wasn't me who set that magic up, it was the guardians of my predecessors."

"Did you leave the back entrance to the woods as it has always been? What would you do if the house were still in the hands of others..."

"You can only use the guardian and the person who gave you permission. It's hidden in there, so if it's normal, you can't find it."

That's what they said, but you can feel it leaving the back door intact.

"I knew we should keep this house at hand..."

"I thought you would say that. Probably worth about 1.5 million gold."

"... are you serious"

I went to the bureau and it was really that price.... I purchased it on the spot because I managed to get enough gold to match the 1.2 million I got from Miranda earlier with the holdings in hand.

Oh, my God, a lot of money... I thought I could new my gear with that......

"Whoa, I was really connected...!

Mr. Lucille's house, which was in the city of Die Road...... No. It's my house now, isn't it? When I opened the hidden door that was in that house, it led into the familiar log house house in the sealed woods.

"Is this magic, the application of spatial magic?

"Seems so. Well, you better think of it as something more advanced than what you're dealing with."

I guess. But will I be able to do this too when the level of spatial magic rises? So far, I've only used it to drop the golem......

Yes, I was. I wanted to check my skills. When I saw the bulletin board last time, we were talking about the number of boundaries for basic skills. My basic skill count now is 27. The maximum number of frames is 30 in the early days. You'll reach your ceiling in three more.

Is the maximum number of frames liberated… do you also need 1 frame SP10?!?

The current possession SP is 18. I only have one more frame to add. I've looked into it and it seems that liberating the skill level cap also requires SP10. None of them have reached level MAX 50 so far, so you won't have to think much about it. By the way, they can make a level MAX skill unique.

There were more skills that I could acquire, but I need to drop them off... Oh, isn't this a language skill?

Among the skills that appeared in the list available were [Language: Raptalican] [Language: Dwarf and Duo Region] [Language: Old Duo]. This much language appeared also, I'm sure, due to the fact that I went to the Ilu mining district before this. Because there were all sorts of people together, and the words spoken were quite fragmented.

These seem to be the main languages spoken here in the Duo region. [Language: The Kingdom of Raptalica] is a language spoken in the Kingdom of Raptalica, a country that is large alongside the Kingdom in this region, next to the Kingdom of Swallo. So alongside Swarow, it's a language commonly used in the region.

[Language: Dwarf/Duo Region] is as its name suggests. [Language: Old Duo] was written with ancient languages and descriptions that are considered sources of language for the Kingdom of Swarovs and the Kingdom of Raptalica.

And... when I remember all of this, it seemed to integrate with [Language: Swarow Kingdom] and change into [Language: Duo Regional]. It would mean treating it the same as [Language: Hayes Regional Language] in my unique skills.

There are just 3 extra frames...... I can get it all in SP3, so I also have enough SP...... If we integrate it, we won't be able to talk about it later in the language of the region.

So [Language: Kingdom of Raptalica] [Language: Dwarf and Duo Region] [Language: Old Duo] was acquired by paying a total of SP9, and integrated into [Language: Duo Region]. The level seems to take over the level of Swarow Kingdom language, doesn't it? If this was a Level 1 start, you would have been in trouble again.

Yeah, yeah. I found out in the process I was researching that when I learned four tolerances, they would be able to integrate.

Now I have [poison resistance] [paralysis resistance] [sleep resistance]. You're missing one.

Besides - don't you think I don't need poison resistance?

I want even one state anomaly more than having [the price of darkness]. The poison is just less physical compared to paralysis and sleep that restricts your behavior. Yeah, I just lose strength.

I don't need this [poison resistance] if that's all. You want more firepower than that.

They can also erase their skills...... sounds like they need to go to a dedicated NPC that will do that. In the meantime... Ooh, the list had [Curse Resistance] and [Stun Resistance]. This is also SP3, respectively. Total SP6 required. If you integrate it, you'll have more than one frame...... get it.

Gain [Curse Resistance] and [Stun Resistance]. Integration with [Paralysis Resistance] and [Sleep Resistance] resulted in [Resistance [Paralysis: Sleep: Curse: Stun]]. This one's taken over the level, too.

It would be something like this for now. Take a breath and look around the house. As usual, Earl is sharpening trees to make something. Nil stops sleeping in a tree. while depressing the glass doc next door.

Mr. Lucille seems to have put his body back on the bell and the bell sleeps easily.... Soon I had a basket bed with fuzzy cushions, where I slept. Earl must be the one who made it.

It feels like peace has finally arrived from this previous incident, but the problem is still piling up.

"You can't be alarmed at all"

But that tension isn't bad either. Can you enjoy a sense of crisis that you can't taste when it's real because you can afford to because you know this is a game?

- Pippi!

Contact? Who is it? Oh, aren't you a friend? What...?

- Issue three, we're elected!

Oh, good! My friend apparently won. Now we can play games together.

The start of the third period is almost upon us.... What does that mean?

"... a beginner from Phase III is coming to this city?

Here you will find the city of Die Road. Alongside the city in the Principality of Ente within a few initial starting points, it is an early area recommended for beginners.

It seemed like quite a few chose this place when I started and it was very busy. And when the level rises, they go through the dusk forest to head to the kingdom......

... I feel a little more worried.

While I was getting anxious about what was to come, looking forward to my friend's visit, I decided to put herbal tea in.