Chapter 383 - Chapter 338 A Rival Appears!?
"Someone founded a nation with an Uninhabited Island Start!?"
Indeed. It seems to be a little different from your method, elder brother, but after landing, they found a ruined village and secured the area by subjugating the undead that resided there.
Bell-bucho and Seth gave me a rough explanation in the studio, and apparently, it wasn't about founding a nation somewhere on the mainland.
According to Seth, the ruined village was a small fishing village, likely affected by the calamity.
They conquered it, probably occupied the area, set it as their home base, and so on.
There was no announcement that an uninhabited island was found while Shou-kun was playing, was there?
"There shouldn't have been. Oh, was it that Imagawa-san from Game Dolls? It was around then, I think."
Ah, but I was watching that when Seth was streaming it, too.
After that, it was closed for a while, but it's been a month since it reopened, so the number of uninhabited island players must have increased quite a bit.
It seems that the World Announcements for Uninhabited Island Starts mostly occur late at night or early in the morning.
"Eh? Why is that?"
There was talk during the adjustment for the Uninhabited Island Start Resumed that only a portion of the uninhabited islands could be selected on any given day, wasn't there?
Ah, I think I heard something like that…
As a result, it takes more effort to discover them, and many players end up landing late, close to dawn.
"Ehh…"
That's amazing.
In that case, it'd be better to search from the morning, but those people are probably already playing IRO. Starting a new character would mean losing the World Quest SP rewards, which would be a waste.
However,
"Even so, I feel like there should be more people who've progressed to the point of founding a nation."
I wiped out the goblins in the cave about a month after starting, so I feel like there are a few more people who are progressing smoothly.
That would be for the same reason you don't declare a nation, elder brother.
"Ah, yeah. That's right…"
If you found a nation, it becomes selectable as a starting point, which would inevitably lead to the troublesome situation of unknown new players joining.
So, the person who just declared a nation understood that?
I cannot say whether they understood or not.
It was Ramune-san who made the declaration…
"""Eh!?"""
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of gaming virtual idols, Natural Ramune.
True to her name, she sells herself as a naturally clumsy character, but her selling point is her 'hit it and break it', never-give-up attitude, which makes her well-suited for an uninhabited island.
"But she wasn't doing any live streams, was she?"
In her case, I think it's also a decision by her production company. But since she's already declared a nation, she couldn't keep it hidden anymore, so she apparently did some live streams for a while after that.
"Huh…"
She was doing it individually until last year, but I heard a rumor that she joined a real-life comedy entertainment agency earlier this year.
It was a fairly major one, and she hadn't done any live streams since, so people were wondering, 'Is she okay?' but… she was doing an Uninhabited Island Start, huh.
Where is that uninhabited island?
Apparently, no one has any idea.
"Ah, well, that's her character, isn't it?"
Mainly in the sense that she probably doesn't remember herself.
Still, it's impressive that she managed to reach the point of declaring a nation.
Her fans will probably land as new players soon, won't they? Then the location will become clear naturally.
"I hate to say this, but…"
I hope they don't come near us…
I understand. Dealing with her is even harder than Anshia-san…
She's probably not a bad person, and she's interesting to watch, but she's the type who causes trouble for those around her.
Well, there's no point in discussing this further now. Hasn't the approximate location of Ramune-dono's island been determined by now?
Yes. When her fans follow her, they'll know the location on the map.
"Woof?"
Oops, Lupi noticed my hands had stopped moving.
I'm writing a letter to Argenta-san, but is it okay for Azure-san to come tomorrow night at 9 PM?
Ah, isn't this it?
Mion seemed to have found something on the official forum.
While Bell-bucho and Seth talked about various things, I finished writing the letter and put it in the Magic Transfer Box.
Well, I feel like it's getting late, but the three of them are still talking, and the timing is…
"~~~♪"
"Kuruuru~♪"
"Woof~"
Jumping through the mountain cabin window were Sweee and the Carbuncle I rescued today. They seemed to have come to play after checking the location of the Divine Tree.
I took a Regucorn from my inventory and handed it to it, and it began to munch skillfully, looking adorable.
The other Carbuncles went to the Urisk settlement, but this one followed me. Which means, probably…
[Carbuncle: NoName: Friendly (Tameable)]
Yeah, it's in a state where I can tame it, after all.
Oh ho…
Is that the one from today's live stream?
"Ah, yes… Um, Mion?"
I've thought of a name! How about Raz-kun?
As expected of Mion.
She apparently came up with the name from the red jewel on its forehead, which looks like a raspberry.
By the way, it seems the jewel color differs for each Carbuncle; there were blue and green ones too, but I wonder if there's any difference?
"Okay. Then your name is 'Raz'. Nice to meet you."
"Kuruuru~♪"
[Taming skill level increased!]
[Taming skill base value reached its cap. 5 SP refunded!]
[World's First Skill Base Value Cap Reached (Taming): Acquired 3 SP!]
"Oh, I did it!"
It was a skill I found myself, so I'm genuinely happy to be the first to reach the cap.
Congratulations!
Yet again, the first to arrive! As expected of you, elder brother!
Is Shou-kun the first to reach the base value cap for a rare skill?
The women were excited, but,
"So, which island is Ramune-san on?"
Apparently, it's far to the southeast from the Republic.
Let's leave it to Anshia-san!
Ah, in that case, I don't need to worry about it.
At least I'm relieved it's not near this island, but…
"Seth, what's wrong?"
Hmm. I think it would be wise to be a little wary.
"…Moderately so."