Chapter 173 - Chapter 153 Stealth Skill
Shou-kun
"Oh, Mion, welcome back."
I'm back. Um, there was a World Announcement.
Well, I thought as much. They even specifically said 'World's First'!
"Was the forum in an uproar?"
No. Actually, it feels like they have bigger things to worry about…
"Eh? What do you mean?"
Actually, it seems various things have been happening in different places since a little after 9, and everyone was only talking about those. Shou-kun's World Announcement did surprise them, but now it feels like something else is more important…
That's good… I guess? No, I'm more curious about the 'various things' that happened.
"What 'various things' happened?"
Yes. The first thing that happened was the Paltheim Principality apparently occupied the area near the Mage's Tower, which the Kingdom had previously been developing.
"Ah, so that place got taken…"
Well, it was a place with good preliminary work already done, so they'd want to secure it before it went to waste. I don't know how much inter-nation conflict affects players, but since the Kingdom had abandoned it, they probably couldn't push back hard.
And then. It seems the Game Dolls occupied it, and Hojo Harune-san, who was in the Republic, and Nitta Roll-san and the others, who were in the Kingdom, have apparently gone there as well.
"Haaah!?!"
Whoa, whoa, whoa…
"So people from the Kingdom and Republic are asking, 'Why?' right? Weren't the Game Dolls, the people from the Former Holy Nation, with Princess Anshia to begin with?"
Yes. That part is also quite unclear. Everyone thinks it might be one of Princess Anshia's schemes.
"Ah…"
It's like she doesn't get directly involved, but just stirs things up to see what happens. She's probably trying to set something up, but this is something Seth (Miki) would be better off figuring out.
"Well, if that's the case, everyone would be distracted by that. …Wait? Mion, did you say 'the first thing'?"
Yes. After that, Winged Folk appeared in the settlement where Seth-chan and the others are, and Giantkin in the northern settlement of the Empire, and various other things…
"Eh…"
According to Mion, Elves appeared in the Principality's settlement, and there was contact from the Demon Kingdom in Princess Anshia's settlement. The only places where nothing happened were the southwestern part of the Kingdom where Nat is, and the area near the Mage's Tower in the southeast that we just discussed.
"Doesn't it feel like things are suddenly moving too fast!?!"
Yes. And all the players are in an uproar about it.
"This island probably isn't involved, but…"
Still, they're really forcing players into the main story, aren't they? I'm sure there are players who want to play more leisurely.
Shall I try contacting the club president?
"Hmm… no, let's not. It's not like we can immediately help with anything, and if they need us, they'll probably contact us after it's over, right?"
That's true. I think we have about an hour left, so what should we do until then?
For today, I was planning to spend the remaining time making a small field on the west side of the dirt floor area. I'll think about what to plant later, but I want to make the furrows first. But before that,
"With that skill cap breakthrough just now, I can now get [Stealth]. What do you think, Mion?"
[Stealth], you say? It makes me imagine sneaking into someone's house to gather information, or something like that.
"Right? I was wondering if it's really necessary for staying on this island. It's a rare skill and costs 9 SP."
For now, I'd finished what I needed to do at the blacksmithing area, so I started cleaning up. In the end, I only used about a quarter of a [Mithril] ingot. If I continue to mainly make accessories, it feels like I have plenty.
But if you're the first to acquire a rare skill, you might get the [Pioneer] reward, and that could give you 10 more.
"Eh? Ah…"
Now that you mention it, I did get the [Taming Pioneer] reward when I got [Taming] and tamed Lupi. If the same thing happens, then after getting the rare skill, my net SP would be +1…
"Should I try getting it?"
Oh, that was just my thought, so please do whatever you like, Shou-kun.
"Mm."
I packed up my belongings and finally checked the room for anything I might have forgotten. I put the blacksmithing tools back in their designated spots, and my mantle and gloves into my inventory.
"Alright, let's head back."
"Woof."
………
……
…
On the way back to the Mountain Cabin, I'd somehow become a little interested in the [Stealth] skill, so I was mulling it over.
"Maybe I should get the [Stealth] skill after all."
Um, is it because I said something?
"Hmm, it's more like I'd be happy if that were the case. But more than that, I feel like it might have another use."
Another use?
"Yeah. I'm home."
"Woof~."
When I opened the door, Lupi slipped under the loft bed and curled up. Before doing farm work, I decided to take a short break and re-check my skills and stats. I still had the BP from leveling up at noon. Or rather, I'd forgotten about it.
"I think I'll hold onto this BP for a bit. I can convert it to SP if I need to."
I see.
"Alright, I'm taking the [Stealth] skill."
May I ask why?
"You'll see after I get it."
With that, I clicked on [Stealth]. Hmm, nothing happened. It was also my first time with [Taming] when I tamed Lupi, so there's still a chance to get the Pioneer reward. I closed the skill list, opened my stats, and looked at the [Stealth] skill description…
[Stealth]
Allows the user to act while concealing their presence and information. Can be negated by [Discernment] skill of the same level or higher.
"Just as I thought…"
Eh?
"See, if I do this…"
I closed the description and double-tapped the [Stealth] skill… and it vanished.
[Stealth Pioneer: Acquired 10 SP]
"Yes!"
Amazing!
Now I can put BP into my stats again. Also,
"With this, I won't have trouble showing my stats during streams, I hope."
Right!
Still, the fact that I can instantly hide skill displays means that as the skill level goes up, I'll probably be able to hide stat displays too. Though if I hid my stats during a stream, people would probably question it, so I won't. I'm also curious about the [Discernment] skill. It's probably a counter to [Stealth]… like it lets you see other people's stats? Wait? Can I use [Appraisal] on other people now? I could do it on Lupi and Sweee, so it seems possible. Ah, but I can't see skills, right? Or could I with [Discernment]? Well, it doesn't matter as long as I'm on the island…
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