A Certain Middle-aged Man’s VRMMO Activity Log

As expected, currently in the game there are a lot of players checking out the Fairies and new Skills.

New Skill names keep popping up one after another on the info-site, and the city is filled with players walking with their Fairies.

Some other new Skills are (besides the 4 that Ive already looked at)

[Throw]. a Skill to throw something at a target. If the opponents physique is too different, it is possible that you will not be able to destroy its structure by throwing.

[Duel Wield: Axe-Fang Pair]. a Skill that allows you to wield a one-handed sword and a one-handed axe together.

This is very difficult to handle well.

[Elemental Martial Arts]. a Skill that allows you to clad your weapon with an element.

In exchange for special Arts, the original Skills disappear and you will be unable to continue training them.

However, you will be unable to take Elemental Martial Arts if your Weapon Skill and Magic Skill are too high.

(For example: [Sword] and [Fire Magic] will become [Fire Sword], combining both weapon and magic Skills into one Skill and erasing the Skills [Sword] and [Fire Magic]. You will never be able take the next tier of either [Sword] or [Fire Magic].

The higher level Skill, weapon or magic, will be added to.

The higher level Skills Skill Name will change, and the new Arts will be added to it.

And so on.

The amount of Skills has increased quite a bit, so thats still not all of them.

Personally Im interested in the Elemental Martial Arts, but Im not able to take it.

Basically I havent done enough training.

Anyway, right now my main focus is raising [Whip] and [Thief].

Using the cheapest quality whip I could buy from an NPC vender, I struck *smack whack* at a Horned Rabbit.

The whips in this world are completely different from our reality; with just the cheapest quality whip Ive completely tortured such a cute thing.

Of the other whips the NPC was selling, of course there was a whip that had what looked like rose thorns for piercing.

Theres another one with a noose-like shape with blades attached specifically for ensnaring;

That is, three blades are connected in a way that can tighten into a triangular shape, and they cinch inwards when you succeed in catching something.

What happens next is easy to imagine; there are lots of nasty whips.

I thought that itd be great to have a weapon that would be able to constrain and restrict so I took [Whip], but looks like theres going to be a variety of terrible things I can learn.

Im really excite- *ahem*.

Now then, on the [Thief] Skill side, Ive specifically begun training thief step by moving through the field.

Its quite the struggle to master; even if the opponents perception is weak, if you dont walk carefully it will be immediately released.

Despite the Skill Level being low theres definitely an effect; I wonder when I can master it

Like that, the Skill steadily rises.

[Oi~, Earth, Zwei here. You free?]

A Whisper Chat with Zwei flew in.

[Theres no problem if were talking about time. Whats up?]

I replied; now is it a new Skill or something Fairy related?

[Aaa, wed like you to come over. The place is ]

He set the location; its close so looks like I wont have to make them wait.

[Roger, then Ill be there soon. Its close so you wont have to wait long.]

Saying that I end the Whisper Chat session; alright then, time to get a move on.

Its not good to make people wait too long after all.

The designated place is a Guild Field where no one can enter but the guild members and those who are invited by them.

Its a type of Instance Area so people without permission cant enter at all.

(Of course Game Masters are exceptions.)

Zwei and his guild members are waiting there.

Yo, Earth, got any new dishes coming out?

Was Zweis greeting.

The Bear Meat Stew needs a little more something; cant get to Quality 8.

Like I said to him, its tough going. Bear Meat is pretty troublesome to prepare for stewing.

Finish it fast and put it up for sale right away! that request came from Nora.

Hm, well, Id like to look at those Fairies over there.

Looking at Zwei and the others, at each of their sides are what I assume to be Fairies flying or sitting around.

Since I got permission to look at them their respective Fairies are,

Zwei has a wolf clad in flames.

Milly has a gnome clad in armor made of earth.

Nora has a flying fish made of water. Lets not comment on how it can float.

Reiji has a mole poking its face up out of the ground.

Kazemine has a songbird clad in wind.

And the girl that Im meeting for the first time has, with a light thats a little blinding an eagle.

Aah, this is my first time seeing a spirit of light.

My voice leaks out.

Ah, mine huh? Its true that it stands out in the city, ne.

Was her response.

Nice to meet you, Im Earth, Zweis friend.

Im introducing myself in advance; if its one of Zweis guild members Ill probably be seeing her a lot.

Im Rona, a martial arts styled Fighter. Ah, Im a voluntary member, the first person who wasnt forced to join by Zwei.

Is that so. Weell it doesnt seem like Zweis fallen to the loli-crowd.

Rona is her height is pretty short but for some reason there are a lot of parts that are stimulating.2

Zweiwas there anyone you forced to join like she talked about?

I ask because I want to hear the answer.

N-nooo, of course not. There wasnt. Yeah.

Hes being too excessive. So theres a previous offense? Well, whatever. Commenting here would be too boorish.

For now Ill just give him a cold look.

I ignored the Even though itd be a reward if it was from a girl that I heard.

Ill just ask Nora to stab him later.

If I hand over delicious food as the reward Im sure shell do it with glee.

N, anyway, Earth, what about your Fairy? Looks like I cant see its form.

It was Reiji who brought it up.

So he noticed theres no helping it so I take out the wreckages of the Fairy Contract Crystal after it had shattered from my Fail and show it to everyone.

The Guild Field went quiet.

Well of course, they called me here to see my Fairy and instead I pull out the evidence of a Fail.

A-h, well, its like this

My cheeks twitch while I say that; its a bit of a tough subject so silence would be too heavy in various ways.

No, well, I understood that the success wasnt 100%, but I didnt think that someone I knew would pull it

The one who somehow managed to say something was Kazamine.

At a time like this Im grateful for anyone to say anything.

Yeah, at first I was really upset, but Im over it now. Theres that hint too.

Hint?

I tell them all what I noticed.

First, they officially said that this is the [First Half], so theres go to be a [Second Half].

Are you following me so far?

I got confirmations, as well as some nods.

The next point is that [failing didnt consume the item], and [you cant throw it away before the event ends]; they completely erased the possibility of getting rid of it.

Even though you failed once, why would they go so far and take such lengths to make sure its left behind?

Milly raised an, Ah!

In other words youll need it for something in the second half, right~

Its like that. If it wasnt, if it really was a one-shot-or-fail-forever no matter what you do, it wouldnt give either the players or the management any sort of merit.

Theres also no benefit for the event to proactively hand out just a participation souvenir.

Theres no way you can leave a Fail like this; the chances that the management doesnt get that is 0, none.

Theres no way it can be like that probably.

Its like that; the people whove failed like this will probably have something special to do in the second half.

Even if that something special isnt much, not handing it out and proceeding with the events second half would be hateful well, my own personal desires are mixed in with this prediction.

Around me the others went, I see, thats quite possible na~

Your prediction is probably right on the money, Earth. but now weve got a new mystery.

Is what Zwei said.

What do you mean? Saying [a new mystery].

I said that while petting the fire wolf on the head. Its a fire spirit but its body heat made stroking it feel good, and the wolfs eyes have pleasantly narrowed so it must feel good for him too.

Why did all the Fairies get so attached to you!?

Right now I have: Ronas eagle perched on my head, Noras flying fish is cuddling my right shoulder and Kazamines songbird is perched on my left shoulder.

On top of that, at my feet are Millys earth-armored gnome and Reijis mole, and Zweis wolf is nestled in under my arms to be stroked.

The eagle appears to have only its outer appearance formed since the talons arent digging in.

Even so its not going to fall; its truly a fairy-like fantasy compensation.

Iya, I thought its because animals like me?

I thought that theyd come closer because I was in the middle of my story.

Fairy seduction?

Seduction, ne?

Ah, theres no doubt about it.

How unexpected could this also be a player skill?

But for it to be to that degree

Zweis guild members + Milly began a discussion in low voices Im a little scared.

I play with the Fairies to escape reality; aa, how calming.

In the end, they didnt tell me what theyd said in their secret discussion with their backs towards me.

I could sense it though, that its something like stepping on a land mine if I asked.

It was the first time I could sense something like an aura

SKILLS

[Hunting Bow]Lv18 [Kick]Lv46[Farsight]Lv31[Wind Magic]Lv32

[Craftsmanship]Lv38

[Cooking]Lv39[Stealth]Lv27[Physical Ability Boost]Lv49

[Thief]Lv4[Whip]Lv6

Reserved Skill(s)

[Blacksmithing]Lv20[Woodworking]Lv19[Alchemy]Lv32

EXP 3

By the way that Zwei guy, when he asked Nora to try using Boku, she unleashed a wonderful slap;

its a set up that all the guild members know about.

Theres a lot that goes on that Earth doesnt know about.