33 Stormterror... Solved?
It has been a few hours since the Yuheng Qixing, Keqing, and the Qixing's general secretary, Ganyu visited Igarashi's shop and bought some mangas.
Everything was still going the same as usual. New customers come in and out of the store while some stay and read inside the cold place.
It was currently 1 in the afternoon and the flow of customers coming in are slowing down, and as such, Igarashi decided to give everyone a break. Mo Fan went out of the store to eat at Wanmin Restaurant next store while Sasori left to play with his friends, leaving Igarashi alone in the shop, eating.
He was sitting on one of the long couches, along with some customers who came to read. But his presence doesn't seem to disturb them because they were too immersed in reading.
And as always, Igarashi formed a small smile on his face. Appreciating the peacefulness of the room. 'I love these moments...'
It was then that two people entered Igarashi's shop. They seem to be talking about something as they entered.
"Yeah, could you believe it? A traveler actually solved the Stormterror incident." Said a person around his teens
"I know, I already heard from my friend. I heard that it was a female traveler that defeated it along with the acting grandmaster of the Knights of Favonius." Replied the person next to him.
Hearing their conversation, Igarashi immediately caught interest and stopped eating. He already speculated that the Stormterror incident will sooner or later be solved, but he didn't anticipate that it would take this fast!
He pondered more and ingested more of the information given by the two people. 'Female traveler... So it's Lumine, huh?'
At the start of the game, you get to pick one of the siblings: Aether, the male sibling, and Lumine, the female sibling. It does not matter what gender you choose because the story will still play out regardless.
After choosing one of the siblings, the opposite sibling will be sealed away and sent to Teyvat. While the other sibling will also get sealed.
However, there is a major plot line for this. While one of the siblings is in a sleep-like state while they are sealed for 500 years, their other sibling has been awake the whole time. And sibling you chose will only wake up 500 years after the cataclysm of Khaenri'ah, at a beach. And there, the sibling will meet Paimon, a mysterious floating emergency food that is acting as their guide.
'I guess Lumine is the one that slept, huh?' Igarashi thought. To be frank, he did not want to get tangled up with the main character as they are literally disaster magnets. If he could, he just wants to get acquainted with them and be customers of his shop.
He stopped his thinking and went to the two people that just entered and asked what they want to buy.
After giving them the manga they wanted, Igarashi went back to eat.
He then opened his status again to see it for another time.
[Name: Igarashi Izanagi]
[Title(s): Mangaka (Buffs: 10% proficiency in arts)]
STR: B-
DEF: B-
STA: A-
INT: A+
[Upgrade points available: 4]
Vision: [--]
Delusion: [--]
Skills:
[???]: ???
Proficiency: 0%
[Drawing/Sketching]: The ability to illustrate]
Proficiency: 89% (+10%)
[A Mangaka's will]: Once activated, the stamina and intelligence stats shall be raised by one division (Not to be confused by one level), and last for 4 hours.]
Proficiency: 69%
[Tears of a Mangaka]: Sacrifice your sleep in exchange for a temporary boost in stats. Note: The chances of attaining an illness are high after this is used.]
Proficiency: 16%
[Swordsmanship]: Basic swordsmanship with no technique.]
Proficiency: 21%
Igarashi inspected his system status and felt a bit frustrated about his [???] Skill. He doesn't know what it is and the system is refusing to tell what it is. He tried to ignore it but it was just too conspicuous.
He internally sighed and decided to leave it alone. He checked his quest tab and saw that some of the main quests are still there. He tapped his fingers against the table in front of him and thought: 'Killing two geovishaps... They are annoying to kill but given the right elemental reactions, they can be killed smoothly...'
He then moved his eyes to the other main quest. 'Qingyun Peak... Isn't that the center of Jueyun Karst?'
Jueyun Karst is a location surrounded by towering mountains with adepti living in them. As such, Jueyun Karst is viewed as the realm of the Adepti.
Igarashi racked his brains to come up with a solution. 'Going there is really dangerous considering that I might run into an Adeptus and anger them...' He thought as he remembered Xiao's emotional value. The guy was definitely out for the kill.
'But then again, I just need to go to the very top of Qingyun peak, that should be easy enough... Right?' Thought Igarashi.
He scratched his head and continued thinking. He was silent for a solid minute, thinking of various means to complete the main quests. Later, he thought of a solution.
He thought of a bold idea. 'System... You said that every weapon I've witnessed both in my previous and my current life is in the weapons section... Right?'
According to the system's introduction, every weapon Igarashi saw in his previous and current life will be added to the weapon section. But of course, it has restrictions. For example, he can only buy weapons that are within his capabilities.
That is why when he asked the system for its most powerful weapon and it responded with the death note, it suited him. Any items that are much more dangerous than the death note, all of them are restricted.
As for Igarashi's question, well, the system did not reply but he did not mind it. 'Well then, show me a powerful sword that is meant for me. Not the weak ones like Harbinger of Dawn, but the powerful ones.'
[...]
[...Confirmed.]
Igarashi slightly smirked as he saw the system's reply.
Soon, a system panel presented itself in front of him, and an item that instead of a sword, a long Katana was shown.
[Muramase (Nerfed)]:[300 System Credits]
Muramase. A weapon used by Akame from the series, Akame ga Kill. It is a weapon, that if it scratched you by an inch, poison will immediately spread all around your body and kill a target within seconds.
However, this one is a nerfed version.
[Nerfed State]:[Can only poison a single target every seven days. This effect does not apply to the weapon's sharpness and durability.]
[This effect can be lifted for 700 System Credits]
Igarashi then moved his eyes to his system credits. He had been piling them up and not spent a single one for days now.
[425 System Credits]
*Gulp*
It was a huge spend. But getting his hands on something like the Muramase is worth it. He swallowed his suffering and decided to buy it. 'System... Please purchase it.'
[Confirmed]
Igarashi really wants to cry right now. He could feel the system credits leaving him as if draining his hopes and dreams. He suppressed this feeling and comforted himself. 'No worries... No worries... I just need to expand the shop, that's all...'
Since the Stormterror problem is now solved, merchants that weren't able to enter Mondstadt because of the fear of the dragon can now continue their trade. Meaning the route to Mondstadt is how safe to travel.
'But before I go to Mondstadt, I should probably complete the main quests...' Igarashi thought as he opened his system inventory to see the Muramase sword in it. 'One shot one skill, huh...'
Just then, Sasori came back licking a popsicle. Seeing him come back, Igarashi called him. "Liang, follow me."
Sasori, who just entered, was confused for a moment before agreeing. The two of them went to the other side of the wall and started talking.
"Get ready, we'll leave tomorrow to hunt two Geovishaps." Igarashi said.
Sasori thought for a moment before nodding. "Alright." He completely understands the situation.
Seeing him agree, Igarashi nodded and prepared their departure for tomorrow.
(A/N: Mondstadt arc coming in 2 or 3 chapters. Might make a poll for which mangas I should publish there.)
