I Became the 101st Hero – Chapter 94

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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“You said this place was a virtual space, right?”

Elsie asked as the mood settled down a bit after she became my comrade.
I felt a brief moment of unease, but thankfully, Elsie didn’t do anything too outrageous.

She was just indulging in the food of Basilium.

“It’s nice to be in a space where I can eat as much as I want,” Elsie said, walking with both hands full of skewers she bought from a street vendor.

The problem was that this wasn’t her first meal.

Starting from the restaurant where she and I first met, to other restaurants she wanted to try, she had eaten an unbelievable amount of food, an amount that seemed impossible for a human.

‘Of course, it doesn’t matter since it’s a virtual space.’

No matter how much she ate, it wouldn’t cost any real money. And she seemed delighted by the fact that she could eat as much as she wanted without worrying about gaining weight.

It was a bit excessive, though.

‘Just how much can her stomach hold?’

Only I, who had a direct contract with the god, could interfere with this space to some extent through requests.

Everything else was implemented in the same way as reality. That meant the amount Elsie was currently eating was the same amount she could eat in reality.

“What should we eat next?”

Could she still eat more? It was starting to become a bit shocking.

“But we seem to have tried almost every food in this city…?”

I also had to eat quite a bit while following her around. This was already the fifth time I had asked the god to empty my stomach.

At first, I felt a little burdened about calling upon the god for such a trivial matter, but around the third time, I realized the seriousness of it not being trivial.

“Basilium wasn’t that big of a city after all. It felt really big two years ago.”

No, Basilium definitely was a big city. It was one of the five largest cities of current humanity. It was just that Elsie’s stomach was excessively large.

But thinking about Elsie’s recent behavior outside made me feel a bit of dissonance. She wasn’t eating a lot; rather, she was eating even less than Yuseora.

I wondered if her appetite had completely changed, but seeing her today, it didn’t seem so.

“Why were you holding back so much outside when you eat so well here?”

Then Elsie stopped walking. And then, turning her gaze, she said,

“That’s… a bit embarrassing to say.”

I also felt a little rude after asking. It would be better to ask Gwen when I saw her again.

“By the way, it would be nice if I could eat as much as I wanted in the academy cafeteria.”

“Let’s do that next time we have a chance.”

I felt awkward asking the god to change the background to the academy again. The content of our contract was for him to help me hide my identity.

This kind of trivial matter was beyond its scope.

“Really? I can eat all of that delicious food as much as I want?”

It seemed that she had accumulated quite a bit of pent-up desire while practicing restraint. Of course, I agreed that the academy food was delicious.

However…

‘Still, Ms. Weiss’s food is more delicious.’

I was about to think about whether the god could replicate Ms. Weiss’s food when,

“Who were you thinking about just now?”

“No, it was nothing.”

For some reason, my instincts sensed danger. I tried to force a smile, no matter how awkward it looked.

Elsie threw away all the neatly emptied skewers on the roadside.

If this were reality, I would have scolded her, but it didn’t matter here since this wasn’t reality.

“Is that so? Then I think I’m a little full now… maybe because we walked around so much, but my legs are a bit sore.”

We had certainly walked quite a distance. But I wasn’t sure if Elsie’s legs would really hurt from that.

Elsie’s Stamina stat had already surpassed that of ordinary people.

‘But well, it’s possible.’

It was right after she had an intense battle with me, after all. The aftereffects might still be lingering.

‘It’s a bit much to ask the god to heal her…’

Come to think of it, Elsie seemed to want to eat as much as she wanted in this space. Then it seemed like her business here was done.

Elsie seemed to be in a good mood.

“Then, shall we rest somewhere…”

“Then shall we leave the Trial?”

“Huh?”

Elsie’s expression hardened at my casual words. Did she still have something she wanted to eat? I started to get scared.

“Um, Allen? You don’t look so good.”

“Maybe I ate too much. I have an upset stomach.”

“Ah, then it can’t be helped.”

Elsie smacked her lips but eventually gave up. That was a relief.

“Then let’s try again next time.”

“Yeah, next time…”

It was at that moment. The Trial space began to collapse.

‘I didn’t even ask to leave yet?’

And what appeared before my eyes was the giant tree.

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“What’s going on?”

Suddenly transported in front of the giant tree, I asked the god. Then, his voice was heard.

[I apologize for the sudden transfer. But I couldn’t just keep watching….]

“You couldn’t keep watching?”

[I want to ask you something. Do you like men? Romantically, I mean.]

It was an unexpected question. But it wasn’t a difficult one.

“No, I like women.”

Seo Yoo-rang’s memories, which had entered my mind, were the same. He was also a heterosexual who had experience dating women.

But why was he suddenly asking this?

[Your physical functions are fine, so why…?]

Now I didn’t know what he was talking about.

“Is there a problem?”

[It’s a matter of course… no, there’s no problem. It’s just that I’ve realized once again that there are still humans in the world I don’t understand.]

‘Humans I couldn’t understand’. Having witnessed Elsie’s eating capacity firsthand, I could understand what he meant.

Even among humans, it was like that, let alone a god.

“I understand.”

[I was about to calm down, but… well, whatever. I called you here because I have another matter to discuss. It’s related to my Trial.]

A matter to discuss? I could only think of one thing.

“Has the God of Chains returned?”

I had asked him to let me know if the God of Chains returned.

If the God of Chains had really returned, it was quite early. But the answer was no.

[No, the God of Chains is still resting. It seems like the rest period won’t be much different from what I said last time.]

Then what was it?

[I called you because I have something to tell you. It’s related to my Trial.]

“The Trial?”

I couldn’t help but frown. Although it was thanks to the Trial that I could be here, I didn’t have good memories of it.

‘I didn’t even think this place was still functioning as a Trial.’

After the contract with the Magic Towers, this place’s main role had become a training ground for Hero Academy candidates.

This place had lost its function as a Trial, to the extent that I had never heard of candidates conversing with gods here.

But suddenly, a Trial for me?

[You don’t have to worry so much. It’s not a big deal. Actually, my Trial was already in progress without you knowing.]

“Already in progress?”

[Yes, my Trial is naturally integrated into the Hero Academy’s curriculum. That was also part of the contract with the Magic Towers.]

This was the first time I was hearing this.

But the fact that he could reveal this to me meant…

“Did I pass the Trial?”

[Pass… That’s not it, but it’s true that you’ve achieved some results. I called you today to give you a midterm reward.]

“A midterm reward?”

I was a bit disappointed that I hadn’t passed the Trial, but the existence of a midterm reward, which I was hearing about for the first time, was quite hopeful.

[Yes, I’ll give it to you right now.]

At his words, I looked up at the giant tree. To see the falling fruit. As expected, I saw a fruit falling.

‘Blue?’

It was the same grade as the Awakening Pill I had received in the second trial. But considering this was a midterm reward, it wasn’t bad.

I used the Power of Wind to safely catch it.

‘I wonder what’s inside this time.’

Judging from the rattling sound, it definitely contained a physical object. But it was still light.

I inserted my finger into the crack and opened the fruit.

‘This is?’

It was filled with what looked like pills again. The difference from last time was that these were packaged.

No, rather than pills, they looked like vitamins…

‘Vitamins?’

At that moment, I realized what this was.

“Excuse me?”

If I had to consider whether this was useful or not, it wasn’t entirely useless. But whether it was related to combat power…

[Of course, it is. Pregnancy leads to a temporary loss of combat power.]

He had a point. However…

‘Are you my dad?’

I put my hand on my forehead and looked at the giant tree. Then, the god said defensively,

[Don’t look at me like that. I only have the authority to give rewards; I didn’t choose it. But…]

At that moment, I heard a sound like wind escaping from somewhere. And the god continued,

[Personally, I think this is the item you need the most. Whether it’s your will or someone else’s.]

“Wait, what does that…”

[Then I wish you good luck. You still have trials to overcome.]

The next moment, I was out of the lake.

“Allen?”

Elsie looked at me questioningly.

“What are those things you’re holding?”

“Just ordinary pills.”

There were no ordinary pills in the world. But I put them into my inventory as naturally as possible.

“Then let’s go back to the dormitory.”

I held out my sleeve to Elsie again. I was about to take out Night’s Shadow from my inventory when I suddenly felt warmth in my hand.

“Elsie?”

For some reason, she was holding my hand.

“What’s wrong? Comrades can hold hands, right?”

Well, she was right. It would be stranger to have strange feelings about this.

I tried not to pay attention to Elsie’s hand as I took out Night’s Shadow.

‘By the way, there are still trials left…’

Since it was a Trial linked to the Hero Academy, there was no big risk. But if I could get a reward from it, I was quite looking forward to it.

I added figuring out the content of the third trial to my to-do list.

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