Chapter 4 - getting ready for the first adventure.

In the morning, I could hear that deafening shriek of some sort of strange rooster.

"Ugh...damn man...that's a really comfortable rest." I could feel something soft on my left arm. Then I heard some moaning like a girl. I guess I must have slept in a little too long, because I ended up in the wrong bed!

"Mmm..." Eh? What was I really drinking last night? Is alcohol even in my system? The moment I slowly open my eyes, this is like when you suddenly see a girl in an anime or manga. I try to act cool, but I end up looking like a scared rabbit!

“Hey Randy!! Now is your chance! “You have a cute girl right in front of you, what are you waiting for? Let loose those cannons! The devil in me wanted a happy ending or another game over. I felt my heart pounding faster and my face getting red. I realised I was too scared to make a move, so I just smiled and froze,While I could not do a damn thing, my left arm clung to her ass and never wanted to let go. It was like a scene right out of a romantic comedy, except this time, she wasn't running away from me.

“Damn arm just let it go!! I have to figure out what's going on. How the hell is Luna sleeping with me? Besides that, she's still hugging me so tight that I can feel her boobs? Boobs, really? I'm in a crazy situation right now. But hey, at least you get to feel her boobs? That's a perk of the crazy situation you're in!

My head shook in disbelief, Randy, check your balls, have you lost your virginity yet? I could feel my face flush with embarrassment. I couldn't move an inch from Luna because she held my body so tight.

Suddenly, Luna bearhugs Randy with a bonebreaking sensation while Randy is in agony yet enjoying the moment because it might be his last opportunity to have this moment with someone. There was only one thing Luna wore - a really sexy night gown. It seems like this world has decency to wear underwear instead of going commando.

When Luna finally woke up, I could sense some hostility as my vision went blank, and when I woke up, Luna was sitting at the chair while I was wearing my clothes. My guess is that she knocked me out hard. Is this the moment you wanted to talk about it, or did you want to pretend it never happened. I guess this is what they call a "love-hate relationship"!

"Congratulations." Her gaze is cold as ice, and I know that she's mad. What the hell am I thinking ? Not like that's my fault that we're both in that kind of situation! She invades my privacy!

Yeah, yeah...uh, you know you can wake me up...just by telling me that you're right next to me..." With her knife grazing toward my left cheek, I know she's really mad now.

“What night? Are you mocking me? She's denying it now. I don't think she wants to remember anything about last night.

“Anyway…since you are now an adventure what are you planing to do now?” ‘

“Maybe looking for information about teleportation to my world” Luna started to think about it and she started to used some sort of spell looking for information about teleportation.

“I have also know about teleportation but because you holding that jewel which I could easily teleported to you” yeah that dumb wizard that suddenly teleported me out of nowhere its lucky that I manage to survive.

Then maybe I could start equipping myself for survival... Maybe I could...” Starting with some paper that I found on the table, I started drawing something for myself, something that I am really good at, and my uncle told me I have this talent something about inventing something out of nothing. I sketched out a plan for an invention that I thought could help me survive. I had no idea how I was going to make it since I had no materials, but I was determined to find a way. I was determined to survive. I mean, I was so determined to survive I was willing to try anything...even if it meant eating the material I used to make the invention!

To start with, I need a knife, a first aid kit, and a journal, plus something to hunt and kill. Maybe a spear or sword. Luna wonders what I'm drawing.

"Those are some strange drawings." I realize guns don't exist here. "That's why I'm trying to invent one!" I say with a smile.

“It seems like you'll need a blacksmith for this. However I doubt this village has a blacksmith from whom you might find some materials for your invention” She does have a point, maybe I can start small like design a crossbow. A blacksmith can create and shape metal into the components needed for a crossbow, such as the bow arms, the trigger mechanism, and the strings that will act as the bow's propulsion. Without these components, the crossbow would be impossible to construct. I also need to find the materials to make the arrows and the components that attach to the arrows, such as the arrowheads and the fletching. With all these components, I can start building my crossbow.

Leaving the room, Luna followed me to a blacksmith of some sort. Luna disguises herself with robes and warrior armor, her epee is somewhat obvious looking like a noble which isn't common in everyday people.

The guild master called me.

“Hey Randy, come here for a sec!” I approach him and he explains why it's better to have a different name for an adventurer. In my MMORG, I had an avatar or profile. I never had a name other than my first name. Luna gave me one.

“Maybe a different tone from your name, Kraton” sounds like a greek gods name, Greek huh. It's my uncle who taught me how to hunt like a hunter, maybe Orion? It sounds kinda cheeky, but whatever.

“Orion” hah!! Just let it out without thinking about it.

“You sure?” The guild master wondering why I used that name.

“Meaning hunter, because I’m good in hunting” Luna is kinda disappointed for not using her suggestion.

"Fine, Orion will be your adventurer's name. Here's the deal. While "We don't know each other's past and we don't ask for our real names, we get the job done" sounds simple to me, that's what they are all about.

Could you tell me where I can get weapons and armor? ”

It's kinda far from the village, he said.

He's our local blacksmith here, but he doesn't seem to be willing to make anything other than horseshoes and other stuff" at least there's somewhere I could make one. It doesn't hurt to ask. While he may not have the expertise or resources to make anything beyond horseshoes and other traditional blacksmith items, it's possible that he could point you in the direction of someone who could help you with your request. It's worth a try to ask him. The guild master asked me to take a job he’s got from a village here.

"Just get the Malcolm herbs, it's like a medical herb you can make a healing potion" sounds simple, so I accept. I guess I'm going to need a magical cauldron and a wand then? Luna knows a place where we will be able to find it, which is not far from the blacksmith shop. Luna asked the guild master where we could get some gear and potions. A store and armory are nearby.

It's a simple store with basic stuff. Despite the fact that they have something I really wanted.

Would you mind showing me that black powder?"

“Sure, but I had a hard time selling it.” Once I examine it, it's clear it's gunpowder; the smell of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal is what it is.

Do you have all of it here? ”

“Yeah!! There's a whole barrel of it! I'll sell it for cheap! It's only 10 bronze coins for the 2 barrels. Since Luna gave me this money, it might as well be put to good use.

I'll take it all" Luna was surprised at this and started lecturing me

“I know that's a lot of black powder, we usually use it to start fires, and it's unstable to use." I need to watch what my uncle says about gunpowder evolution is what makes the Europeans conquer and colonise the world, including destroying it. It seems like they don't know what the potential uses of this powder are yet.

'Yeah, that's something I'll need in the future' so I took all 10 barrels and asked the shop owner to send it to the guild. I had 10 barrels of a very flammable explosive, hopefully the guild master doesn't know about this. Let's just hope that no one lights a match, or else we'll be in a barrel of trouble!

I'm so glad you traded with us! Luna brought potions while I picked up gear for myself. As I look around, I see leather armguards, leather boots, and a leather vest. I asked the store owner if they had bows and arrows.

We sell a lot of bows and arrows here, but would you like this instead? He gave me a used crossbow with fletchers. The list of gear that he offered me included leather armor, a dagger, a rope, a flint, a spike hammer, and a crossbow, a belt bag, including a leather sling bag, a camp tent, including some blankets. He even threw in a free quiver full of jokes!

“ Okay, everything is 100 bronze coin” I might haggle my way out of it.

“I already bought all your black powder, but maybe you can give me a better deal... ” the store owner started to calculate which looks like an abacus. I don't see much difference from my world, but it seems like it's at least 1000 years behind us.

What about 85 bronze coins? “Just because I have at least 20 gold coins and silver doesn't mean I have to trade everything. I'll try pushing him a bit more.

“ That's a lot of stuff I'm buying from you and your crossbow isn't even new” I'd say this trader is easy. My online game dealing skills paid off.

“Okay, 50 bronze coins. I'll add some clothing for you, along with rations” I agreed to it and took it all. I change my gear and offer some of my wooden equipment that I made which he took interest in.

“This is some interesting stuff, what about that wooden sword?” Maybe I should work on my trading skills here. While I was dealing with the owner, Luna called to get my attention. “Hey, don’t forget we’re here for a quest, not having time to buy!” she said with a sigh.

“You know you've got work to do, right?” Yeah I kinda off at the moment there. We leave the village and head towards the blacksmith and gather some herbs along the way. But I never realise that the place is actually on top of a mountain range.

“This is a good start for you build up your strength”

“Uh huh…is this what it means a starting point” this ain’t funny, we had to climb the mountain range, and its lucky is not snowing. We slowly climb the mountain pathway, from where the guild master explain of the place. Luna explain that monsters and bandits common here but its not dangerous. Like she has experience in killing them.

"Have you fought before?" I only ever kill things I eat.

“I don’t think so…”

“Very well this is will be your first then”

We instantly encounter some sort of slime? Luna explains that slime here is harmless, can be eaten, and its skin is used for potion containers.

“Hit it with your wooden sword” It went down easily, and Luna started to smell it.

“Yep this is a good hide” must be something along with it.

Luna guides me through each monster, who explains all of them to me in detail. Making sketches of each monster and herb I encounter is how I began writing the journal. As we moved forward, we never realised this wasn't going to be a simple day trip. Luna found a safe place for us to make camp. In the evening, we set up camp and rested. Meanwhile, Luna showed me again which parts were edible and I started gathering food.

I started wondering if someone was searching for her. She is a princess of that kingdom. In front of the campfire, we are both looking at the flames. Luna started to express herself, something that I never seen her like this.

“Looking at this reminds me where I was before I become this” looks like that I’m going to hear stories from her. Is this a signal that I’m going to level up in relationship in what usually games came from. She started poking the camp fire while waiting for our food to be cook. Which is just fruits and vegetables.

“Seeing you like this just remind me of myself how I manage to survive myself in this kind of situation” yeah I still remembers my uncle drags me out from the house and asked me to survive the week in a jungle somewhere near my home. Damn that was scary at first but once you get used to it just feels like home.

“Well my uncle taught me how to survive and that’s it…” Luna then used her magic and started enchant towards me.

“breithmheas” that is Irish their language is somewhat had connection to my world. Out of nowhere a display of myself show itself in the air. Gotta love this kind of technology, Luna started to observe my status although is in the language in god knows what.

“Interesting…” she started to look my face that is really close though she is cute. Damn it!!

“Uh Luna?”

“You are interesting, I wonder why Kuzman doesn’t see this...” I started to wonder what the hell she was doing while she looked at me intimately.

“You possess no magical properties nor any magical gifts but…”

“But what?” Now I’m really curious about this.

“Is just that I’m not sure what this means”

“What is it?”

“Anti magic….”

“Huh?”

“This is the first time I have encounter such skills”

“I need to consult with Kuzman about this…”

“Uh huh... have you seen anything else?” Suddenly, she has become closer to me, and we have a connection that seems similar to Bluetooth or even sharing. Images from her, her memories, everything that I seen with my own eyes. She started blushing and said to me.

“It looks like you have perverse tastes in women... don't tell me about my porn collection. Shit!!

"In our world there is a term called privacy...mind your own business…” She blushes red and headbutts me. I stumble backwards in surprise, rubbing my nose as I do. "Ow! What was that for?!" I exclaim.

“That’s for being a tallow catch!!” Old English again! I realise something in me change. I started to understand their language. Luna show me again the status properties of myself

Where I could read it as :-

Skill - Anti-magic, survivalist, marksmanship, craftsman, inventor, trading, negotiations, fighter, tamer, chemist, herbalist, hunting, lady killer

Magic element - none

Magical skill - none

“uh…lady killer?”

“Yes...” It seemed that she was getting distant from me. I guess I should have known that a pick-up line like that wasn't going to get me very far.

“But what about the anti-magic?”

“Umm…this is not something that I could explain without proof”

“But what is your theory then?”

“My guess is that you are immune to magic or at least don't seem to be affected by it…” is it maybe because I had a lack of faith even in my own religion but kinda realise that I was never taught religion and always believed in myself and fate that will get me here. I do believed in the existence of god but whatever.

“But when that old coot of a sorcerer teleport me why I was affected then?”

“That is the reason why I need to consult with Kuzman again” we had a short pause seems like that discuss will have to put on hold. It was an eerily quite moment between me and Luna kinda wanted to start again a talk or something. Maybe I could start to say thanks

"Anyhow, thanks for helping me, Luna."

“Not a problem, it's just that I felt we had a lot in common.”

“Was it the beating or how my colleague treated me? ”

"Probably, but you should realize I look identical to Princess Verica, but our mothers are different, and my father King Lozla had a lot of concubines and mistresses behind his late wife, the late Queen.

"I'm sorry to hear that..."

“ It's nothing to be sorry for. My stepmother doesn't really care about me, so” I guess this is going deep.

Anyhow, I'd like to see what you've been working on in your journal." I showed her what I have seen and observed, since she had taken some of my knowledge in connecting to each other, she could understand my writings.

“This is a really detail work…”

“Kinda learn from my uncle who is actually an archeologist…”

“Archeologist?”

“Its a stupid title, but it's a person who digs up sites and analyzes artifacts.”

“Wow like an adventurer then?”

“Sort of” Among the monsters we encounter are slimes, giant centipedes (similar to humongous ten-foot long centipedes), giant lizards, man eating flowers, and even a sabertooth tiger like creature It's like a trip to the zoo, but with less cages and more running for your life.

After getting acquainted with me, Luna became sleepy, and she suddenly got close to me.

“ummm..i’m really sleepy..goodnight”

“Goodnight” she felt asleep as if she doesn’t have enough sleep. I carried her to the tent and head outside of the tent where I sat at the camp fire resting through the night.

-somewhere in the Kingdom of King Lozla -

Princess Verica meet with Raul who is training at the courtyard. Verica started to approach him.

“Greetings Raul…” Raul pause his training and bowed at her.

“Princess…” Verica then hold his hand and started to seduce him

“Princess!?” Verica started to smile at him and drag him towards her room. Verica started to undress herself. Raul was confuse and could not react to all of this.

“Princess!?”

“Just called me Verica” she started to kiss him trying to force him to have sex with her.

“Princess Verica I don’t think that this is appropriate”

“You know that there is not a single man that I’m really impress other than you…”

“If your father finds out…” Verica just close her mouth. While the two is having the night of their lives, someone from outside of the door was eavesdropping the two.

“Looks like she has found her prey…” Kuzman then heads out and started to wonder

“Where would Lady Luna be right now? ”