=== Day off – part 1

Today happens to be my day off. I have decided that I needed to take a break from all of those grinding sessions. Quite frankly, all this month I have been doing trips to various places and gathering bits of materials in order to amass enough for my needs. It was from this zone to the other, running away from giant event monsters and fishing for the latest gossips about rare spawns. That happens over and over and never ends, I grew tired of it. I never want to leave this bed again, not even if someone pays me.

Actually, now that I think about it, maybe I need to change something in my life after all. I can't forever be this poor girl, without walls, resting on this hammock like bed, looking at the roof which is surprisingly not leaking, all this poverty stuff, together with my sleeping undies and little clothes that fit all too well in the almost empty basket. I don't have a proper closet!

Okay, that gotta change, along with these bloomers and shirt, since I can't help but to notice where the problem is. Without a doubt, if I were to think about the number one thing I can improve it will be the party I am hunting with. They are a crazy and silly bunch, and despite I have no issue with their efficiency, they are annoying in many different ways. Like for example, let's stay together....They rarely form a full, 4 girl party with me, it is usually just pairs. I'm not even going to mention how unbearable their pipers are.

[This silence is really nice, and the freedom that wind is giving me. Yet I need something more out of life than that. Really, how would you call that state of being? It is the lack of personal space, even though I have plenty of that. I need a definite, applicable and realistic plan for how to enrich this home. So called "Things you like", how people surround themselves with them. Where do I begin with that? I have no idea, my mind is empty. Maybe I should start with the basics really, like a better bath...]

The current bath is just an iron bathtub with a shower handle. Yes, you don't need actually to clean yourself in this game. Further, there is no pipe system here—the water just appears from thin air, you don't get bills, and most of all you don’t even undress. I mean...you literally can’t get rid of the most inner layer since censoring issues, but since they are in the forbidden zone, they never get wet. Of course if you want optimal bath experience you ought to buy a swimsuit or something, but that costs money.

You can craft your own basic clothes, but the fancy ones you have to buy from their shop or from other players. If you want to live in style they say, pay up, with real money or with materials you get in game. Not me though, I'm poor in this and the other world. You can't say all happiness comes from having money, but no having it is even more annoying. In actuality, everyone I meet have this fancy clothes, while I have carry those rugs around and cover myself with one large coat.

They have their own fashion and I lack mine—that is how I think about it. But that’s fine, because I strife for a goal above petty desires. Since this game had an update recently, everyone is sweating their foreheads in order to get that. You need a lot of stuff to craft it, and whatever form it takes can be changed via the menu. I guess we never saw the item in question, or someone using it, but I only heard, from Jielby out of all the people, it is an egg. By that I mean flying mounts, and by we, I mean each Wing Sisters want their own pegasus.

[And that means I still have a long way to go myself. Even though you can spend money from the other world to get special currency, which then in turn can help you with buying all the materials, it still costs way too much to afford the end game stuff. Dammit, to think that someone could just pick this up someday and steal it...my security is depending on trust of others here. But it's fine, nothing was stolen. I always try to check my secret stash in the morning. I also don't trust banks, they charge more than they should.]

Glad that the casket is fine, I decided to observe the current weather for today. It was far too early for me to dress up yet, the sun was barely rising over the horizon, so it wasn't that high in the sky. As I gazed upwards, I was only partially blind, seeing just the little bright rays shining through the trees. Inside this thick forest, one would never expect a lonely shack.

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As for me, I had my teleport stone, so I never lost my way. I left no traces of my activity here or miles away from my home. If anyone were to try their chance, they would have to be extremely lucky, while having precise information in the first place. Not only it is hidden, it is also camouflaged within foliage, so you would never notice it unless you would start touching everything.

Previously, it was harder to hide your belongings, but thanks to the latest update, homes became instances that you can enter via small portals. How small can those gates be is not clear. For mine, it is really tiny. That is all I can say. This is how it was designed and I can't complain about that myself. Nevertheless, there are some who do ask every day, let's return to how it was in the old days, to the days no lock box was secure. Life is great now.

[Okay, let's see what I should do. I could gather some basic materials, since I never think I had, just in case. For that sake, I need to take out an axe, a fishing rod, a hoe, a sickle and anything else? I just better get everything, spares me time. Well, if I am not mistaken this should not be a heavy burden on my load. You have limits how much stuff you can carry in this game, thus the more you pack in the bag, the less materials you are going to bring back. Luckily I live inside an abundant forest.]

That alone is without doubt the truth—no one actually cared about chopping food and catching bugs, because the AIs did that work for them. Yes, when you log out you can set up an AI that does stuff for you, but I'm smarter than that. If anyone would saw my bot doing something here, they would figure out that I live here. Hence, I avoided doing that for my own sake. If I were to see any foes or players, I would instantly teleport away and hid at home. Detect Foe works on players as well as monsters, so it always tells me when danger comes. Although, there was never actually...

[Okay this is strange, why do I'm picking a strange signal all the way near the waterfall? That's still quite some distance, but I rather to be careful. That is because I don't know if they might be using the same skill in order to find potential targets. I think I should go back home now, before they locate me. This is...why would anyone be here in the first place? Dammit!]

I was actually quite furious and hopeless. I didn't know what I can do in order not to get detected, not for now or for the future. Well, there might be one thing. This is just a rumour, and I don't know how it works. In this game there are items called accessories. They can change the way some abilities work, but in order to craft them you have to use Words, which you can't retrieve afterwards. This crafting process works in mysterious ways, so you asked to take the risk. Perhaps if I were to gamble and use my only Word...

No, that is not what I want to do! I rather use them as keys for dungeons, because that helps greatly with grinding. Then again, I don't often go there with my party. Besides those two uses, Words are useless. But my mind also considers the current worry. If I choose to spend it here and gamble, I have a possibility of getting something good that will surely help me in some way. If I keep it I have the chance of rare and challenging bosses which can reward me with really amazing stuff I can't normally...

Both are just perspectives, aren't they? That is probably why I haven't considered either until today, when I'm actually in danger. Yet, as I did my second casting away from my home, these signals didn't move. There were three in total and they are still far...

[Hey Oddie! Where are you? I sent you a message because we are all searching for you. You remember right, you little scatter-plater?]

Suddenly, I heard a loud notification that I received a personal message. I swear I almost jumped on the spot there...Anyway, it was Jielby, trying to remind me of something. As far as I could recall my previous meetings with them, there was something going over my head here. Yes, their little idea, which I deliberately tried to forget about...

“Because we are not getting a lot of work done we should defins take a break”, the brilliant pink captain said. She was right, I needed vacation from them, but they did insist that I would take a part in their extra special recreation. A rare sight actually, Noctia should be heading to bed, but she is online, along with the other two? That's what I saw looking over the friend tab.

It would not reveal their location, but I figured now that I was scared all this time for nothing...They actually came here, got lost in the forest and now they are asking me for help? I can't think of any other solution. Okay then, I have decided. I'm heading to the waterfall, and I'm going to kick their butts so hard that they will forget about having fun at my expense! Ah!

[Blessings to you, Oddia. In the sacred pages of fates, written by God, are hidden all the paths humans are crossing. Without a doubt, you are also a child that still searches for her way. But now we are one and the same. Listen well, I have managed not to stay awake, and thus I am available for the morning prayer. Do know that we are searching for you, here in this thick forest known not man? If you please, could you find us by the waterfall? We are waiting, Noctia.]

Okay, so surprisingly Noctia resolved not to sleep today, and stay with us. That’s fine...Ah! That sound again! How do I turn it off? It's worse than getting hit by an electric shock!

[Hey Oddie, I'm just checking if you remember our plans from yesterday, which were to meet up at your place. However, we got lost here, trying to find your house. I don't know where we are, but right now we are waiting near a waterfall. If you know where is that, come right way. Alternatively just send us a message. We will be waiting for you, ☆Corona♪.]

You too? People won't give me rest in the morning! I'm going to send you girls a message alright! Just you wait.