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Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

"I know what you mean. Biscuits can be good. But when it looks like a healthy sandwich, it really ruins the taste doesn't it. Luckily the apple tastes okay." Kali commented on his cooking skill. Indeed it was very nifty to not have any cleaning up, or waiting time really, while cooking.

Luckily the pat on his back didn't hurt in this world. This new body of his was a lot more sturdy than the one in the other world. As much as this world looked like a game, he couldn't see it as them being inside of one. It all felt too real for that. This wasn't a game. This was somehow now life for them. Or at least, that's what he thought. And what a part of him that he didn't want to admit to, kind of hoped was true. A chance to start a new life, and in a world of fantasy with the powers of a game character no less didn't sound too bad considering where he had come from.

"Glad you think about it that way. Most people in the game told me to stop being so concerned about all the details and just enjoy the game. But I guess this is kind of my way of enjoying it. Even better than you're not bothered by it, though that's understandable since those numbers I love so much come in handy now. I'm not much for guilds though... I can't stand being the centre of attention. Makes me nervous. Also a reason I wanted to go out I guess. The crowd of the city, with so many players together..." He shrugged, taking another bite of his apple. "But who knows, maybe I'll think about it differently now that it looks like this world will be our life for an undetermined amount of time. And if it's true that we can resurrect, then I guess I won't have a choice but to involve myself with larger groups, since then I definitely want to try out raiding."

After finishing his part of the apple Alakai stood and stretched a little. His body felt light and rested again. And that while they had only been there 10 minutes or so. The food had probably helped as well. It tasted completely wrong, but with every bite he could physically feel the improvement in his mana, health and fatigue. "Let's get going. I'm almost level up anyway. Too bad we can't see a fatigue bar in the status window as well. In the game there were penalties if you killed too many enemies too quickly. Hence why most had safe area's like these. We should keep going though. The faster we're done here, the more time we have to...hmm..." He stopped himself, thinking to himself for a moment. "If this is a fresh start in a new life, do I really want to spend all day, every day, levelling up? That's the exact same thing I did back in the other world..." He turned to Kali and smiled. "Actually, instead of just grinding today, how about we try to finish the dungeon quickly and have some time to enjoy this land's scenery? We went through the forest, the plains and that village quite quickly. We could take an hour or so to rest and go sightseeing around the village."

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

Ceres had woken up about an hour prior to that. Something about punching a guy unconscious while he was trying to cup a feel. She didn't remember anything about it though, as it was her own punch that had woken her up. His own fault for trying to take advantage of a drunken woman really, though she wouldn't hate him for it. She had learned long ago that that was just how guys were. They wanted women, whether they showed it or not.

She was trying to get over her headache with a fried egg on a slice of bread, sitting near the steering wheel against the ship's side. Suddenly Octavius came bursting out, several bottles in hand and looking like he was about to either drink them all or throw them all overboard. Luckily it didn't seem to be the latter. "If you want a rematch, you'll have to wait for the next island, Cap'n." She spoke, careful to not be too loud. "I'd rather be able to keep my focus while sailing." It was already night, so most sailors had gone to sleep, or were idly holding guard while keeping themselves busy. Though the two of them had been out cold for a good 6 hours or so, so Ceres at least was fully awake. Heck she'd be up for sailing out now, wasn't it for the supplies she needed to fill the larder properly, which could only be bought at the market in the morning at 6 am. "Though I look forward to having you as my rival. At your best, we'd probably have a real contest on our hands." She wasn't about to make fun of him for his loss. None of the sailors were, in fact. Ceres knew that she was just that good at holding her liquor. And Octavius deserved at least that much, considering how long it took for him to hit the ground. "Just don't think I'll be sitting still until then~"

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai cut the apple in half. That's why he took the cooking kit out, to get a knife. Well, that and the tea. So he gave her half an apple. :P

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai cut the apple in half. That's why he took the cooking kit out, to get a knife. Well, that and the tea. So he gave her half an apple. :P

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai raised a brow, then shook his head. "No no, that part is meant for you. After that awful sandwich I figured you could use something with taste as well." Who would want to have an after taste of dry biscuits? And he hadn't even made the tea yet. Heck, he didn't know if the tea would have any flavour. Speaking of which. "I guess I'll make that tea now. We should be able to keep a few of them with us in our inventory. And you can use them to quickly regain some mana in between fights." She slowly got to his feet, taking his cooking kit with him, and sat down at the fire. After opening his inventory and receiving two water skins and the mushrooms, he started cooking up the tea. The description said it was an every day green tea type. So he hoped that it tasted something like a green tea.

Now came the truly interesting part. Alakai put the water and mushrooms in the pot and the pot on the fire, opened his skill window, and selected the tea. And as if by magic, the water started to boil right away. A small extra window popped up, showing a bar and a timer for 20 seconds. "Woa...cooking like this is easy." He mused as he pointed at the screen. "Twenty seconds and it's done. I'm...not sure it'll taste like anything, but we'll see." And indeed 20 seconds later the water and mushrooms disappeared, and 5 glass bottles with a light-green liquid in them appeared in Alakai's lap. "Even this works like the game..." He spoke with a grin, handing 3 of them to Kali. "Here you go. With your increased mana regeneration, shorter cooldown, and these drinks we should be able to clear the second part much faster. Maybe in two-thirds of the time. So with any luck we'll be out again around two pm. That is, if the respawns aren't too terrible. But when there are less players in an area the spawn rate is also lower, so..." He was quiet for a moment, then turned a little red and smiled awkwardly. "Heh, hear me rambling on again. I guess it's a bad habit of mine when I talk about games..."

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

Then please do continue. As I didn't have anything else planned at the moment. ^^;;

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

Still didn't answer my question. :P

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

Ello? :o

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai thought for a few moments and shrugged. "To be honest, it's hard to tell one way or another until someone actually dies and revives or not. But so far, I think there's a 90% chance that we will revive. Everything we've encountered so far was like the game. Even the people of the land had similar vocabulary. So there is no reason so far to think we won't revive." The man, though very reluctant, kept eating his sandwich before finally sitting up. He felt a little better now, though would need some more rest before he could continue.

Kali mentioned a boss at the end, and he nodded. "There is, yes. Though a miniboss. Just a bigger spider than the other ones. It should be an enemy with about double the hp and the ability to summon one of those smaller spiders we've seen once or twice. Though only the boss can poison me. I think we should be fine as it's like fighting one large and one small spider together in terms of damage, minus one poison stack, and the fight probably taking longer." He took the apple, figuring it was best to have a full meal before continuing. Though then, as soon as he took a bite, his eyes stared at the item in his hands in surprise once again. "This is...definitely odd. This apple tastes just like...well, apple!" Figuring Kali would want a piece too, the man quickly opened his inventory and took out his cooking set. In the game it had just taken up one inventory slot. It still did, but it felt like cheating a little bit considering what it consisted of. Three different cutting knives, a sharpening stone, a wooden plank, a basic spices mix, flint and steel, and a wooden spoon and long fork. Probably for stirring and turning things over. And they all fit into a small iron pot which could be put into or over a fire. Right now all Alakai needed was a knife though. So he grabbed the middle-sized one and cut the apple in half, handing the part he hadn't taken a bite of to Kali. "How can an apple taste like normal, yet a sandwich taste like dry biscuits..." He asked out loud before taking another bite. He wouldn't lose his appetite over it. This world was filled with things they didn't understand yet. But spending all of your time fretting over it would just waste time. Better to try and take everything in as much as possible, even if it didn't make sense from their perspective.

The great pirate era. (Sanquin/Sarpedon)

I figured we'd continue again when they woke up, since they're both passed out at the moment. Or did you want me to go first on that?