Chapter 3

I’ve been harvesting EXP to level up for several days.

“Alright! Finally level 5!”

I’m now at level 5.

Consuming magic power will result in EXP. However, the magic power needs around 3 minutes just to recover 1 point. In other words, it would take 90 minutes to recover those 30 magic powers.

It’s kinda like a social network game 1 , I thought, as I sat still to recover the magic power I’d consumed, but… Sigh , I’m really bored.

Because who wouldn’t be bored if they had to wait for their magical power to be restored without any form of entertainment? Usually, if I’m bored, I’ll take my phone out of my pocket and read an e-book or browse random websites… But there isn’t anything like that here.

I want to raise my level. But this is really a pain in the ass.

I finally made it to level 5, but I was only happy for a moment before becoming frustrated.

“…… Ah! Aaahhh! Anybody! Is there really no one here?!”

Loneliness.

Man, living alone is the best!!! Was what I thought… But, it’s actually hard.

I underestimated how difficult it would be to spend your time alone and without conversation.

“Aaahhh! I’m bored, bored!!! Don’t you have any interesting tools? A toy I can use to kill time!”

As I was shouting, a status screen appeared in front of me.

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《Possessions》

〇 Energy drinks

〇 Hospital gown

〇 Get-well fruit baskets

〇 Wallet

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“… What the hell is this?”

I didn’t know I had any personal belongings.

Anyway, this lineup… Aren’t these things from my hospital room? What the hell, did you guys follow me to this world after I died?

I used the “Divine Avatar Possession” to transform into a human in the hut and look at the list of things I have.

By the way, when my level rises, my magic power will fully recover. Right now, I have 200 magic power, so I can stay in human form for 20 minutes.

“Let’s see, possessions.”

I imagined a wallet inside my mind, and then I found myself holding a purse.

Wow… I bought this wallet on the internet for 3,000 yen. I’ve been using it for about three years now, and I’ve grown attached to it… But, in another world like this, moreover, when it lay right there on my palm, I felt an indescribable feeling.

“The contents are… Haha, a few coins, a few bills. And some cards.”

It’s exactly the same as before I was hospitalized.

And the energy drink… Oh, that energy drink with 10 drinks in one package. Those energy drinks, I bought at the hospital store. I think I bought it before I was quarantined.

“Hospital gown… I don’t have good memories of this one. Get-well fruit baskets… Ah, it’s from baa-chan 2 .”

My grandma, she lived close to the hospital where I was quarantined, and she came to see me because she was worried about me. I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but… Ah, for some reason it makes my eyes burn.

Get-well fruit baskets. There are apples, bananas, melons, pineapples, grapes, kiwis, mandarins, oranges, canned peaches and cherries, and even a fruit knife.

“Ugh… Sob sob , baa-chan .”

Urgh, my tears started coming out… The fruit, thank you for the fruit.

“It’ll be a shame to eat it… Since these fruits are precious.”

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Successfully registered for the skill “Emergency Production”.

〇 Energy drink

〇 Get-well fruit basket

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“… Huh?”

Emergency Production?

Ah, I remember that skill now. I had ignored that skill after seeing nothing happen when I tried to use it once. But… Registration? What’s this?

“… Emergency Production.”

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《Emergency Production》

〇 Energy drink

〇 Get-well fruit basket

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“… Ah, so that’s what it is.”

If I don’t have anything to sell, I can use my magic power to produce a registered product.

I still have some time… All right.

“Emergency production, energy drink.”

As I muttered this, a set of ten energy drinks fell to the floor.

“Emergency production, get-well fruit basket.”

Again, a basket of fruits materialized on the floor.

The get-well fruit basket from my grandma, the two of them were identical… I felt very impressed.

I grabbed the fruit produced by “Emergency Production” skill, smelled it… And took a bite of the apple.

“Delicious, it’s a real apple. Aaahhh… This is really good. Hmm?”

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Toolmaker Level 5

Employees 0

Products Groceries Level 1

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Oh, it said groceries.

But, my first items were energy drinks and a basket of fruits.

Oh, well, anyway, with this, I’ve taken my first step as a toolmaker!

“But… I don’t have any customers. I mean, where the hell is this place, even? Right now, I’m no different than a stranded person in a mountain hut.”

With a sigh, I felt exhaustion settle on my body.

Ah, I’ve consumed a lot of my magic power thanks to that “emergency production”. If I only use my magic power to stay in a human form, my magic power can last me for 20 minutes, but if I also use “Emergency Production”, my magic power will be consumed all at once.

“Anyway, I’ll take that as a win.”

Satisfied, I went back to my hut form.

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Now then, encounters are some things that often happen unexpectedly.

“Okay! Level 8!”

I’m now at level 8.

Well, it’s not really that different, except for the increased magic power.

Now that my magic power is full, I’m thinking of producing energy drinks using “Emergency Production”.

“Hmm?”

There were rattles… And, the door moved.

My back felt cold all at once.

And then, the door opened at once… and there they were.

“H-help…”

“Huh?”

“Ugh…”

A girl who looked like a princess and an old man with scars? … I don’t think that’s all. Since he’s wearing armor, he’s probably a knight, right? An old knight, then.

The princess was very pale and looked like she was about to faint. The old knight looked battered… Ah this, this is what they called the “On the run princess and knight” of another world.

I was a little unsure as to what to say.

“Ah, um, that— Uh, wel-welcome?”

That was how I welcomed my first “customers” as a toolmaker.

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Footnotes

A social network game (sometimes simply referred to as a social media game, social gaming, social video game, or online social game) is a type of online game that is played through social networks or social media. They typically feature multiplayer gameplay mechanics. Social network games were originally implemented as browser games. Wikipedia Shortened form of Obaa-chan, meaning “grandmother”