Riding at the back of the horse, I could smell her sweet scent plus with a bit of sweaty natural rustic fragrance. Damn im really am quite lustful right now, why couldn’t they send a man or something it would be much more easier. Trying to distract my mind, I start to enjoy the scenery well its not much but the scenery was a lot of drunk old men and people going back home. Telling the time here is quite difficult without a watch, I wish I would bring one.

Arriving at the court yard, the king’s steward was waiting for me up front. With his gesture it was a sign for following him, following the old man I was bring to the King’s throne room. The hallway was dark only accompany by dim light of the candles, there at the throne an old man was sitting there silently. While standing in front of him, I lightly bow to show my respect. Waiting for an answer, he then spoke

‘ red the assist, where have you gone we frantically search for you’

‘ ahh, I just went out for a run doesn’t the instructor told you?’

‘no he hasn’t he said that you ran away’

‘I see I guess he doesn’t really like me’

‘ then a proper punishment would be fitting for him’

‘ ahh no need for that sooner or later there will be someone who will start hating me right’

‘ I guess you are right, then what would you do my dear hero without a doubt I still believe in you’

‘ thank you my liege, even those words support my broken heart, anyway I would like to ask your assistance’

‘ what would that might be my dear hero’

‘I would like to gain access to this world knowledge’

‘I see then I will permit you to use the royal library there you can read all the books that you want, I will let the steward allow you access by tomorrow’

‘ehmm about that can I go there now?’

‘ ohoo may I know your purpose my hero’

‘to level your expectation of me being a hero I need to train myself don’t I’

‘ hoho as expected of me to put my trust in you, but you still need to attend morning training at the training facility’

‘ I see but since its your order I will oblige’

I then ponder about the guardian should I ask of them to the King. Maybe not I guess taking a rest would be the better option. ‘then my liege I would take my leave as it has gotten late’ he only give a nod to my request. Politely retreating from the throne chamber, I then ask the steward to bring me to the library. He obediently agree, for someone that old and still putting up with my request I think I can trust this old man.

In front of the library, the steward then give a light bow and return back to his home, I on other hand was marvel by the pure greatness of this library architecture, it seems to be one of the oldest building in this kingdom but sadly I cant see a soul near this run down library. Opening the front door, a huge creak could be heard walking inside the library I notice a reception desk. Walking near it, there was no one there but it seems that there were signs of human presence. Well I deduce that based on the unfinished scripture placed on that desk and a few messy bento like trash. This librarian doesn’t seem to be very hygienic,  well no matter I stroll around the library looking for the things I need. But to no avail, I cant find it ,most of the books I found was fairy tales and gibberish poem books. Sighing to my luck, I could only curse my self but then shiver came down my spine. If I recall correctly this kind of things only happen when ghost or something eerie happen.

Then a whispering voice can be heard at the back of my ear, ‘w..wh..who’s..th..ere??’ afraid to turn around, I quietly drag my feet toward the front door but then a light touch was sensed at my right shoulder. Now my body was shaking in fear, I have never met a ghost in my previous world but I would not like to meet one. Turning my head, a lady in white with her unkempt hair falling down covering her face approaches. One thing came to my mind it’s a freaking ghost and a high pitch shriek could be heard that resound throughout the whole kingdom.

‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa’ the scene changes throughout the kingdom with many waking up hearing the shriek of unknown origin. With reflex I threw a punch to the ethereal body but to my surprised it connected. ‘eh?’ the suspected ghost like being wimper in pain ‘owwiee that hurts’. Opening my eyes wide, I look at the ghost or girl in front of me. Carefully I could see that with her tattered cloth and messy hair, under those disguise was a pale white girl wearing glasses. Noticing her I hastily reach for her to give a hand,

‘ hey are you okay?’

she fidget a bit as I try to help her. I guess that reaction was quite normal as I have punch her in the face. Then I try to comfort her a bit ‘ its fine I wont hurt you before that was just an accident im sorry okay’ her face lighten a bit but still show a fearful attitude toward me. Standing up again she brush up her dress that was full with dust and went back to the reception desk. Feeling guilty I follow her back, there she collapse again near the desk, man what the hell is this girl problem. Only one word can be heard mutter from her mouth ‘food…’ she just hungry no wonder she seems lifeless. I don’t want to let others have it but this dire situation need be resolve first I need help finding books, opening a small bag pouch hanging at my belt I give her a few mochi like food to her. It resemble the mochi from my world and taste wise it more or less taste the same, I found it selling by the stall near the pub I would really like to savour this taste but damn this girl.

Putting her head onto my lap I gave her the mochi, her weaken jaw quietly move chewing the mochi as she quickly chew it faster her mouth open up again while her eye staring at my face. ‘yeah I know here have some more’ giving another one until all of my beloved mochi gone away like a dust. Having her stomach fill she then get back up again. Flustered by my sudden act of kindness, she then politely bow a few time thanking me. I guess that pay the bill for punching her, now to ask for her help

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‘uhmm can you help find some of the books that im searching for’.

‘I will try to help to repay your kindness but first thing is who are you and how come you can enter here’ ‘oo im red and the king give me permission to enter here’

‘ouh I see, oh well if you kindly give me a list of what you are searching for I would gladly find it for you’.

Writing a list about a few things that I want to know, I gently give it to her. Reading the list her face kind of change expression into a disbelief face but then turn cheerful again. ‘ok after finding it I will give it to you, please wait here for a while’. Waiting in essence mean boring, without nothing to do waiting is a pain, im not a man with patience to wait for long hours. even if only 15 minute has past I felt like it was 1 hour that’s how boring it is, anyway to kill time I try opening up the skill description for my skill. Munus Fabula, clicking the skill another pop up open in the silver shield.  

ACTIVATE THE SKILL?YesNo

Not knowing the function of the skill, I non-chalantly click yes then a bluish hue envelops me. Noticing that it covers my entire body, it doesn’t seem to effect anything and I felt normal all the way. Then at corner of my eyes I saw something, it was hard to see but something was hovering at right upper corner of my vision. When I try to move my head it move with me, concentrating on that thing it then reveal something by a pop up message in blue color that literally pop up in front of my face. The message says;

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENLARGE?YesNo

I try to click it using my finger and it connected, pushing the yes button another pop up opens up. In front of me was a large adult size bluish window with letters and numbers. As you guess it, it was my status window or in a game relative language a character menu window. There it was my shitty status along with a few skills that I have and a freaking limitation of not able to cast the main elemental magic. Shitty luck I have but this skill I have may be the savior for me in this world. If my game knowledge still was intact it would seem that in this world I have gain the ability of game character. Opening up the skill tab, I currently have none of the skill that can be level up. The pre-gain skill were all stated level as ---, it must have mean to be the default in nature, but there was something that caught my eye a skill that can level up. A skill level at 1 and beside it was an experience bar at 0.00%, it was named as the shout of courage. I wonder when did I obtain this one or is it default then the description below shows when do I obtain it. it says I have obtain it while facing an imminent danger that can cause death, ahh it must be during the monster boat attack. No wonder I think I miss something, at that time I think something popping out, well focusing on now I guess I can create my own skills but I still do not how. Beside that there were also stated mana point and stamina point I guess both of them are needed when using skill. i guess even turning into a game character have their own limit, I cant be omnipotent can i.

now then opening a menu window, there was only two option, character and help. Pressing the help button, a multitude of text can be seen, I guess reading would be more helpful to understand my skill better. Looking around the library the Liberian girl was still out of sight better might as well read the help menu. After an hour of meticulous reading, Red now know a few features of his skill. First is he can monitor his status gain and level gain by saying status, that will open up the window for character menu. Second is he can raised his skill through leveling it, repeating the same process will let the exp bar for skill to raise it also said that other action may increased exp bar faster but it wasn’t stated here. Third is he can gain status point by leveling, each increase in 1 level will give him 10 points but the method for leveling wasn’t stated. Fourth is he can gain new skill through action or teaching by others, it seems like mastering through books can not be obtain, he still need to learn to incant the spell. Lastly, this was still real live he could not die in this world there is no restarting. There maybe other function but for now he know what to do to survive in this ridiculous place.

‘BAM’ A thump could be heard, the girl bring out a few books that seems really heavy, as she gasp for air I notice that her chest was quite develop, her stature was a bit shorter than me probably at 158cm but her run down dress make my eyes hard to discern what kind of treasure are kept within those dusty clothes. All I know is her mound was big as it can be seen even with that large dress she was wearing. It even jiggles a bit when she was walking. I guess I miss my chance seeing it bounce when she was bringing me the books. Setting that aside, I thank her for the books and start reading, it was a long night but I have all the time I need. With only the librarian and an oil lamp accompanying me, times flew by. Reading through night, the large wooden door creak alerting me that someone was coming in. glancing at the door a ray of light could be seen shining through the open gap. ‘young hero, its time for you to go for training’