A beautiful walk

"Here Riku, deliver these orders nya!"

"I'm on it!"

The time had passed with a very pleasant feeling for me.

Thanks to the talk with Goddess Loki I was able to understand this world much more and find out what I can do.

My first step is to create pepper spray or something similar.

High level adventurers have resistance to different types of negative effects that monsters in the dungeon give them through their attacks.

But the resistance that adventurers possess does not cover some specific things.

I was able to test my theory when I accidentally touched Anya's face with my hands after cutting the chili peppers as a condiment.

I had touched Anya in her eyes.

I still remember how Anya screamed from the burning in her eyes and Mama Mia had to intervene to see what the problem was.

Then we went through an inspection to find out how it all happened.

The problem was that Anya didn't clean the floor well and I ended up slipping on something she left in the way. To avoid falling I grabbed the first thing that was in my field of vision.

It was a cat's tail.

I don't regret doing that.

Anya screamed in surprise when I grabbed her tail to keep me from falling, thanks to her adventurous speed Anya saw me and helped me not to fall.

Although in the process I touched Anya's face. It hadn't been long since I had handled the chili in the kitchen and this ingredient has a substance that gives a kick to the food, but if it gets in our eyes it hurts us badly.

Mama Mia scolded both of us and set us to cleaning the backyard without any option to refuse.

Anya and I had a talk to clear up the problem and we both apologized for what happened. Part of my fault was for not seeing where I was walking and Anya's fault for not cleaning up properly.

Although it was fun to hear a lot of annoyed or tearful 'Nya!' from Anya.

I suppose that people who have animal parts have some effects of the breed of animal to which they belong, this is very curious if they also have the habits of animals.

The tail and ears to stimulate the cat people and the caresses you can give them.

Good tip.

I can imagine the dog people.

"Here are your orders" I said with a smile as I set some plates down on the adventurers' table.

The adventurers stopped their chatter and focused on me and the food I brought them.

After seeing me put down the dishes the adventurers made smiles and others whistled at the sight of the food on the table.

"Thank you very much, Riku-chan!"

"Yes, the food you serve is nice"

"It's good to see you again"

"No problema, Enjoy it!" I said with a pleased smile and they hummed in response.

They thank me for a lot of things that I don't understand, but it doesn't bother me. I just like to see people happy while working in the pub.

I have heard that people come to the pub because of the quality of the food and also because of the waitresses who work there.

The waitresses around here are not ugly, in fact they are all beautiful.

There are many customs that I still don't know about the people of this world and I can say that some people tried to ask waitresses out on a date.

They were rejected.

Mama Mia told me to just keep delivering the orders with a smile to cheer up the customers and I just went about my work doing the best I could.

"So Riku, are you getting ready?" a voice called out to me as I entered the resting place.

It had been Syr the person who spoke to me. I don't know how she finds out what I am going to perform constantly.

"Ah Syr, I guess I will," I said with a somewhat exhausted smile "My break is about to start and I want to take a walk around town"

"Really?!" Syr got excited at what I said "You never go for a walk and you're reading all the time!"

"Ugh" I grimaced as I listened to Syr's words. Because I wanted to know more about this world I had spent a lot of time reading and only went out with the others when we needed to buy something.

"I just needed to know about Orario and a few interesting things!" I defended myself as much as I could "Information is vital to me!"

"Hehe, as always very visualizing Riku" Syr spoke with a mischievous smile while handing me a bag "At least take this, you never know if you need to buy something"

"Thank you so much Syr!" she smiled at my thanks.

A small bag to carry my items or other things I need.

I will buy what I need for my defense items.

Plastic exists around here. Although the environment looks a bit backward to the modern era where I come from there are quite a few things that have relatively high production and great utility.

Distillation, as its name suggests, is the process of separating the components or substances of a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation.

Thanks to this there are materials such as plastic, which is used for the manufacture of different products such as bottles or cleaning objects.

Although people prefer to use a canteen instead of a bottle when entering the dungeon.

With the passage of a thousand years since the gods came down, humanity has not evolved much, but the objects we use have.

I believe that with the environment created there was no need to change several things and they preferred to leave them that way.

Thanks to the use of magic people did not focus much on technology.

There are schools in Orario that teach various subjects that could be the same or different from those of my old world.

There is chemistry and alchemy, as such I don't exactly know the difference, but I want to study them both before practicing it and see if I can do some things I had heard about previously.

Fixing my shirt and putting on the black boots I bought, I get ready to leave.

"I'll be back later" I said goodbye to Syr as she is the only one in the place and the others are busy.

"Take care of yourself! And remember not to get distracted by other things!" Syr yells at me before closing the door.

*****

Walking through the bustling streets I take some time to look for a good place to buy my desired products.

For the spray bottles I can take one from the pub storeroom, of course I just have to avoid Mama Mia and her nagging, if she finds out I'm taking some stuff she'll take it out of my paycheck.

I was able to find food in different stores and it took me a while to find the one that was most accessible to me.

Some locals sell them individually or in some groups while others used a scale and get an approximate valis.

I got different prices depending on the different types of chiles I bought. I don't recognize some, but most I have seen in the kitchen and used.

Alcohol is readily available, in a small pharmacy I was able to get some important materials.

As some gloves, a simple gown, mouth cover, protective glasses and alcohol.

If I keep going like this I will probably run out of money, I didn't bring much since I want to save.

Even if food ingredients are cheap, there are other things such as clothing or utensils that are not cheap.

Things were not priced low as most people who buy them use them for the process of creating other items.

I even noticed a few add-ons for alchemy and distillation of objects. Around here people evolve things and few create new ones.

I didn't realize how long I was walking until a large object was in my field of vision.

The tower of babel was in all its splendor.

I never stop thinking about how this thing was built.

I had walked a long way and now that I was very close to this tower I realized that it was much bigger than it looked.

I wonder, what would happen if an earthquake were to occur in this area?

If the tower of babel ends up falling, it would cause destruction of extreme proportions. The tower is several kilometers long and I do not know exactly how much damage it would cause, but it would leave more dead than wounded.

People will not survive if the tower falls on them or near them, the impact field would be too large and would only cause death if it happens.

The guild was close to this place and I was very interested in visiting it to learn about the dungeon and its monsters.

For some reason the guild is also called pantheon, I think it is a tradition to the home of a God in heaven.

Eventually several of the adventurers came to mind as they entered the pub and chatted among themselves.

Mostly they said that the guild workers were strict in judging people, mostly saying that those who look young were just going to die in the dungeon and were not ready yet.

At my age of 9, grateful to Loki for telling me accurately, I would definitely be kicked out of the place and there was no way I could convince a person to go with me to offer me help to become an adventurer.

Nor could I declare that I was a pallum.

I also did not have a Family and I am not yet fully convinced to join a Family. If I join a Family I will not be able to leave it without God's permission and it is possible that after some God gives me the falna I will be forced to serve without the possibility of refusing.

I have heard about the divine command.The God Family uses it in case of emergency or when the God wants something for himself, it is impossible to refuse the order and I think there is a punishment if someone refuses.

Loki is a problem. She is a Goddess compared to me so her life is more important, but I can still get rid of her by putting things in her head that will make her go crazy.

I must take each step carefully, Loki can use various things I do against me and I can use various things against her.

I can tell her that she has no breast and is my victory.

Heh.

After walking around for a while and enjoying the city I got up from a bench I had found and decided to go back to the pub to finish my homework.

But something had caught my attention, again.

A crowd was surrounding some people as they formed a circle, several of them were cheering and others were raising their hands. They were making it look too interesting for me to ignore.

My curiosity got the better of me and using my fugitive tactics and my small size I was able to get to the front of the crowd to see what was going on in this place.

In the center were a group of adventurers fighting with two girls.

Wow.

Both were Amazoness because of their skin color and the abundant lack of clothing on them.

The problem was that the adventurers could not do anything against them, any blow they gave was deflected by the girls and returned with much greater power.

I can believe that the level of the adventurers was level 1 or 2 as I could still follow their movements with a lot of effort. Although if one of those bashers came towards me I couldn't do anything to stop it.

I carved my eyes to prevent them from getting dry and hurt by the overexertion of watching the show, I always had good eyesight and in this life is no exception.

The girls were probably level 3 because of their fast and effective movements. They were surrounded by five men and they were only two.

If the men had better teamwork they could trick them and defeat them with attacks in some blind spot, but the Amazoness reacted before the adventurers could do anything.

Looking at the Amazoness both are not very old, probably around 12 or 13 years old.

I got that from the height they demonstrated.

One of them has short hair and a flat chest while the other has much longer hair and more developed breasts.

Since I woke up in this world what intrigued me the most is the strength that people can have when they get a falna.

Some girls are able to defeat large number of adventurers without any problems and it is also said that there is magic capable of changing the environment with a single incantation.

Falna and its power over people is very dangerous.

One problem with falna is that people take a long time to level up. It takes about 2 years to level up to level 2 and the other levels increase in time and difficulty.

Damn effort and time taken. The probability of an adventurer dying from anything in the dungeon is high and in the end they will never be able to level up if that happens.

I grumbled at the difficulty of leveling up, in my day I just needed to get through the tutorial and level up.

Unless it's the Dark Souls tutorial, that game had its style of difficulty.

As I watched the fight closely I could see that the long-haired girl let out an annoyed sigh and ran towards the people to finish the fight with a few blows.

I can think that as men only their pride is destroyed, they are very hurt but they will go on. At least they will say that they dared to stand up to the Amazoness.

As I used to be a man I understand their fellow feeling, some are comforting them, giving them luck for the next one and others are giving them potions to cure them.

"I guess there is no one capable of defeating us" the long-haired Amazoness said with brimming confidence not minding the grunts of some in the surroundings "Only if you defeat us we will join your Family, it is as we had declared"

"Yes! Isn't there anyone strong around here?" the flat-chested Amazoness remarked with a smile.

She looked around with a smile compared to her companion who looked more serious and watched the people with indifferent eyes.

The crowd only murmured and new challengers came out to fight them again.

The only thing that happened was the same 'slaughter' that happened a short while ago, the adventurers were defeated without hesitation and people started to leave the place.

The adventurers who were defeated were supported by their friends or Family members. Several of them had eyes full of hatred for having lost, the good thing was that they couldn't do much if they wanted to fight back.

"Since you can't defeat us we will leave, if you are looking for a fight feel free to look for us and challenge us for another fight" the Amazoness said in a bored voice, as if she expected the same to happen.

With that said the people left completely while I continued to watch the two Amazoness.

I can't see these things as something common yet, my head still thinks more about looking for a logical and scientific method and not magic as it is in this world.

"Hey you! Why are you staring at us? Are you looking to fight with us too?" the short-haired Amazoness asked me with a cheerful face.

When I stared at her I shuddered a little at the thought of combat with her and quickly shook my head.

I want to live.

"I was just thinking about the falna's ability and how it acts on people" I said as I paused to watch the other long haired Amazoness arrive "Your race is much more effective in close combat because of your fighter nature and I believe you two are level 3 and have quite a bit of experience"

"You defeated the adventurers who challenged you very easily, with that I can think that you fought with other people and gained experience in combat. Also your strength is much higher, probably with just one hit I will be on the ground and I don't want that"

They both nodded at my words while the long-haired Amazoness's eyes showed a bit of interest in knowing that she was analyzed correctly and the other one let out an amused laugh.

"If I may ask, you guys are on a search for people capable of giving you a suitable challenge right?" I asked them in a thoughtful voice.

They are Amazoness so they are people who fight constantly.

"Yes" "Uhu" they both blurted out their form of affirmation.

"Would you not mind if I recommend a Family where you can find your desired fight?" ask with intrigue.

"Well we don't want just any Family, we want one that earns our respect and is very interesting" the long haired Amazoness declared. Girl not just anyone could get into your damn filters, most would only seek you out for your strength and use you afterwards.

That's the way of the world around here, if you are weak you stay down while the strong expand their success and their words.

"Well I know a Family that goes deep into your preferences" I declares bluntly.

"Really?! Tell us please!" the short-haired Amazoness asked in a voice of interest as she approached my face.

"If you know of one we would be grateful for the tip" the other girl replied.

"Well there is the Loki Family" I said shrugging my shoulders as I took a step back from the Amazoness " I know the Goddess and I can tell you that her children are very strong and would defeat you in a heartbeat, also the Goddess cares about her children and you would have an interesting life.

"That they will defeat us very quickly you say?" the long-haired Amazoness asked with some irritation in her voice.

I flinched a little at her annoyance and corrected my words "I didn't say it because you are weak! On the contrary it is because they are very strong!" I said quickly to see how she snorted and the annoyance disappeared.

"Then you will tell us where they are!" the short-haired Amazoness declared with amusement.

"Well... I don't see why not. I gave you the idea in the first place so look here" I pulled out the map Syr offered me to guide me around the city and pointed them to where the Loki Family headquarters was located.

Anya is good for chatting and hanging out, but since she is an airhead if I ask her anything she will probably tell me the wrong things and I prefer to discuss important issues with Syr.

Although…

Something tells me that I am always in Syr's hands for some reason. Whenever I tried to skip my shift and have a short break she would show up and scold me, as if she is aware of what I was planning to do.

Sometimes it's scary.

"Thank you so much! " the long-haired girl exclaimed as she nodded her thanks and the other let out a quick 'thank you'. Then they both began to walk away from the place at a leisurely pace.

"Before you go!" I called out to them and they turned curiously to see me "If the Loki Family gives you the combat you seek so much and you are accepted, then after joining that Family you can tell Loki-sama that you were sent by me as a thank you because she helped me long ago!"

They are confused by my words but they shrugged their shoulders as they said their goodbyes and I stood watching them walk away from the site.

After a quick glance around to see that no one was following me, in the words of Anya who is always aware of her surroundings, I returned happily to the pub after having done a good deed.

*****

"I am back"

When I get to the pub I didn't see anyone waiting for me or anything like that but before I was transported may pug always welcomed me every time I came home from schoool or work.

I gave it to my mother who was living somewhere else. I had told her to take care of it because I couldn't be at home all the time due to a university project and she agreed to take care of it.

I'm glad he wasn't with me at the time of my disappearance. He would have been left alone on the spot and probably would have died because no one would have helped him to subsist.

The mixed feelings for my family are complicated. Since I had become independent I only visited my family to spend time with them and to be able to greet them and eat together.

It's like I've moved to another country forever and I don't have the opportunity to go back.

Sometimes I cried during the night when I was alone in my room, but I want to keep going.

I don't know if I will be able to see them again at some point in my life.

I only remember my family every time I try to sleep and think about all the things I did in my life.

I even thought of several arguments I had lost and thought of arguments with which I could have won.

How childish of me.

After changing and serving in the pub under Mama Mia's critical gaze for being a little later than scheduled I had to explain myself to Mia.

A scolding from her is the most dangerous thing I've ever encountered without exception, I still remember when some guys tried to steal the boxes from one of our carts and Mama Mia was on the scene.

She tasked May, Anya and me to pick up an order to take to the pub.

I still remember that Anya was stopped because several people were following us and she started arguing with us not to do anything.

When the attackers showed up they just grabbed the stuff and ran away.

But before they could flee the place Mama Mia appeared and saw everything that had happened.

I can only say that the thieves were marked on the sidewalk around a crater with just a swipe of Mama Mia.

I wanted to hide, but Anya and May were already behind me hugging me while I couldn't move because of their strength. Mama Mia just saw us and told us to take our things which we did without hesitation and very fast.

Those subjects will be remembered as the people who tried to steal something from Mia Grand.

That is her real name and not Mama Mia.

Details.

After finishing work in the evening, take a bottle of vegetable oil for May's confusion.

With some small talk I told May that I would make an effective weapon against those who boast of their strength to which she purred happily.

When I went into my room I changed my clothes.

I put on a long-sleeved shirt and simple pants and put on a robe over it, put on the gloves I bought, the mouth cover and goggles.

I am doing this because I have never done what I am going to try to do. I found it once and investigated if it was indeed the component I had read about.

I also have no knowledge about the effects on the combination of various things in this world, there is magic here and I do not want to accidentally have an explosion or corrosive foam in my room.

Take some bowls and a strainer for my mixture.

I turned on the light in my room and closed the curtains for privacy.

Some time ago I had made a request to May to facilitate the grinding of foodstuffs, to which she listened to my proposal.

With a simple shape, but with resistant material, a large kitchen mortar with three stones as legs to support it. The object was for the kitchen and came with a stone to facilitate the blows to the placed food.

It took two days to make, because the person we ordered it from had other orders to place.

When the object arrived May was testing it for quite some time and she gave me her result.

The kitchen mortars are a humble utensil with which to extract immediate aromas to spices and seeds, to make minced and sauces in a moment, with the best textures.

It is nice to have one in the kitchen and get used to working with it in order to obtain purer and fresher flavors.

May told me that it was much more practical than using some wooden plates and we also avoided using the blender for various small items.

I told May that her name was 'Molcajete' and I earned an achievement for having contributed something to the Hostess of Fertility.

[Yes, I am Mexican and I placed an object of Mexican culture in my fictional story]

Mama Mia tried it and when I realized she had used a lot of force and broke it.

I just kept a blank face and Mama Mia laughed as she wanted to see how much the object could take.

Mia congratulate me for the great idea.

I brought my personal mortar and pestle since I didn't want to make the mixture in the kitchen and then take it to my room, so I could work in secret.

I ground the chili with using a little force and a great tactic formed by several year. After a while the chili looked smaller and smaller. Although they looked more like tiny grains of rice.

You have to remember that I don't have the strength I used to have in my previous life.

After grinding the chili I place what I got in a bowl while I scrape everything out of the mortar so as not to leave anything behind.

I took the alcohol and poured it into the bowl with the mixture and submerged it completely.

Grabbing a spoon I take the jar of vegetable oil and put a few tablespoons depending on the amount of chili I use, about 2 will work for me.

To make it more useful I put different types of chili in the mortar to make a very strong mixture and thus harm the person with whom I will use it.

I must be careful when using it because the damage caused to the person's eyes can be high and in some cases leaves permanent consequences.

Now I mix it carefully, cover the mixture I made with plastic wrap and let it rest under my bed to avoid throwing it out at night with any sudden movements.

Stripping down to my underwear, I turn off the lamps and go to sleep after a hard day's work.

Science will be my weapon for the time being before I get a falna from a God.