Episode 2 : Another world

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I was in a completely white world.

But it was an avatar that resembled my body to some extent. My consciousness captures the avatar in my field of vision as if I were looking at it from a third-person perspective.

"Avatar creation complete. You can start the game as is, but you can change your avatar. Note: Height can be changed up to ±10cm."

I can hear such a mechanical voice.

"Oh, this girl is so cute."

Ayaka Sasagawa says as if she doesn't think it's her.

In contrast to the thin black hair of the real person, the avatar's hair color was medium white, with lapis lazuli hair mixed in, and her eyes were a deep blue dyed with indigo.

The outline of the face is almost the same as in reality. She had a good background, so it was no surprise that she was called a beautiful girl.

"Oh, is this me? I thought our faces looked similar."

Since Ayaka is an idol, she wears make-up over and over again and looks at her face to the point that she gets tired of it. It took her a while, but she finally noticed and glared at the Avatar.

"It's quite cute. It might make me look self-congratulatory, but I think this face will keep me motivated."

It's a game, but I think it's a good idea.

Well, cuteness is called justice, so it's not bad.

"Alright, let's start the game!"

However, there are setting screens lined up all over the place, as if trying to get through them. To be honest, it goes without saying that I was too lazy to choose the occupation that was at the top of the list and left the rest to the recommended settings.

``Please enter your name. Note: Up to 16 characters"

Name... Name? I don't think it would be a good idea to enter Ayaka Sasagawa as is, so I'll just use Aya after my name Aya.

When I enter my name, confirmation items will appear. There was no problem for now, so I pressed the button.

`` ─ Loading complete. Successful brainwave converter. Acquired the unique skill name [Hammer of Passion]. Details of abilities are as follows.''

Then a screen will appear.

Hammer of Passion: Maximum number of uses is 3 times, 1 recovery after 1 hour (real time)

Effect: Physical range attack that ignores defense, resistance, and skill effects. Also, the range and power increase depending on the amount of HP and MP consumed.

Unique skill...I honestly don't know what it is. I'm just speculating because I played a game before, but is it a special move? Is it something like that?

"Well, if I do it, something will work out."

If I do something, I'll succeed, but if I don't, I'll be able to do something with other people... Oh, just log in now and things will work out!

When I pressed the button, a huge magic circle floated in the pure white space, and my vision was dyed in pitch black.

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Limited event "Experience Point Recommendation" is being held!

Double the appearance rate of Lux Slime in the Grasslands of Beginning, Starry Wasteland, and Coral Hill!

Rare item drop rate 1.5x!

In addition, the number of Lux Slime den map drops has increased!

Synthesis success rate increased by 20%!

Increase experience points by 1.2 times in your party!

Up to 5 days, 1 hour and 18 minutes remaining

A circular translucent white panel slowly rotates proudly above the city's central fountain.

It is a place of relaxation for a variety of players, including those who participate in events, those who form parties, those who challenge bosses, those who go on new adventures, and players with their own goals.

And yet another new player has landed here.

"System online: Normal"

『Player name: Aya Login completed』

Along with a mechanical voice, particles of light gather in the central fountain and a girl's avatar appears.

"Yeah? Oh, this is the world of games."

Aya was moved by the cityscape that spread out in her field of vision and the sight of people who seemed to be players coming and going.

"Wow. I mean, even though it's inside the game, there's a smell."

As the scent of water and damp earth wafts through the air, I grasp and open my hands to feel the sensation.

"It looks almost exactly like reality."

I feel like I've been transported from reality to another world. Normally she might have been surprised or dazed, but Aya's heart was getting a little excited in this world that was cut off from reality.

"Okay. Let's start with the operations."

If I follow the instructions, I should be able to call up the screen aloud.

"Status open"

Then, a translucent white panel appears in front of Aya.

​Player name [Aya]​

Occupation [Berserker]

Lv〈1〉

Title [​──]

​​────[Status]​───

HP〈100/100〉

MP〈20/20〉

STR〈30〉

INT〈5〉

DEF〈10〉

RES〈5〉

AGI〈20〉

LUK〈10〉

​─── [Equipment] ​────

Both hands (iron hammer)

Head〈──〉

Arm〈──〉

Chest (cloth clothes)

Waist (cloth pants)

Feet (leather shoes)

Accessories〈​──〉

​───[Skill] ────

unique original Skill [Passion Hammer]

Profession class Skill〈──〉

General purpose common Skill〈──〉

Always passive Skill〈──〉

It was a status screen that looked like a game.

I think you can play it normally since it's recommended for games. But...I have no idea where to start.

As Aya twisted her head to think, she suddenly saw a panel floating in the sky above the fountain.

"Is it a limited event? I guess it's okay even for beginners."

It said that anyone could use the screen to view event information, so Aya took a deep breath and brought up the map.

"Aim for the grassland that is the closest to the beginning...Okay, let's go!"

A golden light from beneath her feet showed a shortcut to the grassland where she started, and Aya started running following it.

When I passed through the city gate and emerged onto the grassland where I started, I saw lush, lush flowers as far as the eye could see, bathed in simulated sunlight and swaying in the breeze.

"Oh, is this the placebo effect? ​​No, is that a placebo?"<Author : ?>

I walked calmly through the endless grassy plains with only one tsukkomi. Then, an unknown creature that does not exist in reality approaches Aya while keeping its round shape.

"Yeah? What's this slime?"

The light blue slime with strange patterns slowly shrunk its body and jumped towards Aya.

"What!?"

Aya reflexively leans back and deviates from the course of the direct hit in the face. She was able to achieve this skill thanks to her good athleticism and her constant lessons.

"Are you going to attack me!?"

If there were other players who thought it was normal since they were enemies, they would probably tsukkomi, but, unfortunately. Since the players were far away from their hunting grounds, the voices became hollow and dissolved into the air.

"Well, that's fine. If you're going to attack me, I don't mind attacking you."

I raised the hammer I was carrying on my back above my head and aimed it at the ground where the slime was. The slime that was crushed made a sound as it hit the ground, turning into liquid and flowing according to gravity.

"gained 5 experience points."

"obtained slime liquid."

With the announcement, the slime turned into a black mist and disappeared.

"I felt a little refreshed."

I imagined a manager who is always being unreasonable, and I was surprised to find it refreshing. With this, I feel like I can release stress that I couldn't release in real life at Mach speed.

"Okay. I'll just annihilate the slime like this."

Of course that was impossible, but she jumped into the slime swarm as if she could do it.