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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Inventory.
It was one of the systems that was a given in a game.
Just as the display for the skills and stats I had chosen had changed, I had wondered if other elements had also been affected.
In this world, the inventory was substituted by an item called a subspace ring.
And it was a high-priced item.
When I thought about it, it was only natural.
If everyone could use an inventory, there would be no need to take items out one by one like in the warehouse I was currently looking at.
And Shasha thought I had a subspace ring.
Of course, I didn’t have anything like a subspace ring.
Should I be honest with Shasha right now?
Or should I try to push through with a bit of a stretch, just as I had pierced her doubt?
‘No, making up a rushed excuse here and now would be a stretch.’
In the first place, I had to get to know Shasha for a long time to come and receive various support from her.
‘Besides, that subspace ring… I’m not even sure if it has the same performance as the inventory I have.’
In Lu-Fan’s inventory, excluding the equipment slots, you could put in an infinite number of items like materials, precious items, and food.
When I opened my inventory in this world, there was no precious items category, but it was divided into equipment and materials.
It was just a hunch, but the materials section would probably be able to hold an unlimited number of items.
But if I were to gloss over this situation now, and then take out a larger quantity of items than a normal subspace ring could hold during a transaction, what would happen?
It would be revealed, not as a suspicion, but as a certainty, that I was lying.
Even if I was caught, the deal would probably still go through, but there would be a problem with trust.
‘Or something more troublesome might happen.’
In that case, it was better to be upfront from the beginning.
No, in fact, being upfront would probably give Shasha a better impression of me.
However, I had no intention of explaining it in detail right away.
I just had to make Shasha realize that I had an ‘ability’ called an inventory.
I tilted my head at Shasha.
“What’s that?”
“Huh?”
“I don’t have anything like a subspace ring.”
“Huh? That’s strange. According to my information, you should have a subspace ring, mister.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. What information is that?”
“Mister, you always stop by the blacksmith and take out the things you took from the bandits….”
“They’re spoils of war.”
Taking things was what thieves did.
This was something I had obtained by defeating an enemy who had attacked me.
“Yes, well. I heard you took out the spoils of war and handed them over right away. You didn’t take them out of a bag or anything~ If they just appeared in your hand, then you must have used a subspace ring.”
“Ah. I see what you’re talking about.”
Acting as if I didn’t know from the beginning.
“So other people use this.”
I held the spear I had tucked under my armpit to take off my gloves and put it directly into my inventory.
“They use something called a subspace ring.”
In an instant, the spear entered my inventory and disappeared.
“…!? W-what!? How did you do that? You don’t even have a subspace ring!”
Shasha was surprised, her ears and tail standing on end.
And this was the time to push forward shamelessly.
“I just did it because I could.”
“B-because you could?”
“I’ve always been able to put things into a space I don’t know well. But… indeed. If you use a subspace ring, everyone can use it like me. Hmm, the benefits of the contract will be reduced.”
I also made sure to appeal that I had never heard of a subspace ring before.
“The benefits of the contract, you say?”
“I didn’t intend to deceive you. I was just going to reveal it later. That I have this kind of ability. That I can carry a large amount of spoils and materials from hunted monsters without having to stuff them into a bag one by one.”
I stroked my chin as if disappointed and lowered my head slightly.
“But a subspace ring… if many people have one, then my ability is just average. No, maybe it’s a good thing I found out early. I would have been embarrassed if I had confidently explained it later.”
“No, no, no! It’s not average at all, mister! Subspace rings are incredibly expensive!”
Shasha raised both her hands up high.
“It’s a high-priced item that’s hard to buy unless you’re a noble or from a prestigious family! Ordinary people can only look on with their fingers in their mouths!”
“Hmm, is that so? That’s a relief. My value won’t go down.”
Shasha stared at me with her mouth agape as I nodded my head.
It seemed my natural ability reveal was a success.
“I can’t believe you were a subspace special ability user, mister….”
A special ability user.
It was one of the settings that appeared in Lu-Fan and referred to a person with special abilities.
For example, a certain family might have the ability to create a protective barrier that had been passed down for generations, or the ability to use shadows for attacks. Those kinds of people were all special ability users.
Of course, these special ability user characters also all came from the gacha.
“Mister! Do you know how many things you can put in?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never had a chance to test something like that.”
“Th-then!”
Shasha looked at me with sparkling eyes, as if she were looking at a treasure that no one had yet discovered.
“How about we test it out once! Test it with the items in this warehouse!”
“Alright. Let’s do it. But before that, I’d like to put on my new equipment.”
“Ah, please change right away~ I’ll be outside!”
“There’s no need for that. I’ll just change right here.”
Right now, I was a bold and independent spearman.
I wouldn’t be ashamed to change in front of Shasha.
I took off my equipment, including the amulet, one by one and stored them directly in my inventory.
And when I took off my shirt.
“Mister…? Those scars…”
Shasha, who had been watching me quietly, spoke in a slightly surprised voice.
“Scars? Ah.”
Come to think of it, when I was customizing this body, I had added a lot of scars to make it look cool.
Starting from my shoulder, there was a diagonal scar from a sword cut, and around my abdomen, there were scars that looked as if I had been pierced by a spear or a gun.
I had thought about adding something like a burn mark, but I thought that might be a bit over the top, so I passed.
For reference, there were no scars on my back.
Because a scar on the back was a disgrace.
“Don’t mind it. It’s nothing.”
“Ah, yes….”
Shasha didn’t ask any more about the scars.
She would probably come to her own mistaken conclusion about them.
It was better to adopt a good story that the other person came up with on their own rather than making one up myself.
I equipped the Wind Leather Armor set and put on the Ring of Critical.
Finally, I grabbed the Crescent Moon Spear.
“Is it okay if I swing it around once?”
“Yes, by all means.”
I swung the spear around moderately for about a minute to check its condition.
My movements were clearly different from before I had put on the Wind Leather Armor.
First, I felt a sensation as if the wind itself was blowing in the direction I was trying to move, assisting me.
Was this the ‘wind energy’ mentioned in the description?
Unfortunately, since there was no opponent, I couldn’t check the effect of the increased critical hit damage.
I would be able to find out later when I went to hunt monsters, even if it wasn’t bandits.
“Good.”
“Wow. You have amazing spear skills, mister.”
“Is that so?”
I had just swung it around as my body moved, but it seemed to look plausible.
Was it because my movement speed had increased thanks to the Wind Leather Armor?
“Yes! Wow! It’s no wonder you took down a bandit captain! By the way! Now! Quickly! Let’s test it! Your ability!”
As Shasha wanted, we immediately began testing the performance of my inventory ability.
During the approximately 10-minute experiment, Shasha didn’t stop exclaiming “Ooh!” and “Waaah!”
At one point, the warehouse was emptied, so she even took me to a second warehouse to continue the experiment.
The results of the experiment were that I could store up to 300 weapons and pieces of equipment.
And things like food and other miscellaneous materials could be stored indefinitely.
When the equipment couldn’t be stored anymore and only the materials kept going in, Shasha, with eyes full of desire, suggested we test it to the limit, but I didn’t know when Shasha would give up.
“It’s just my feeling, but materials and food will probably go in indefinitely. So let’s stop.”
“In-def-in-ite!”
After the experiment was over, we took out the items one by one and returned them to their original places.
It took more time to put everything back than to conduct the experiment.
And after all the organizing was done.
Grab!
“Mister!”
Shasha grabbed my hand.
I flinched for a moment at the sudden soft and warm touch of Shasha’s hand.
Just as I was about to tell myself to pull myself together so I wouldn’t break my persona.
“Don’t go to the academy, just get a job at our guild! I’ll give you a hefty salary~!”
Shasha’s eyes, which seemed to have gold coins reflected in them, openly revealed her desire, which immediately helped me pull myself together.
‘This look… is the look of someone who sees me as a moving warehouse!’
“Our guild suits you better than the academy, mister!”
If I hadn’t been suddenly possessed by a game, but had suddenly died and been reincarnated.
And on top of that, if there wasn’t a ridiculously difficult boss called the Demon King of Chaos, I would have accepted Shasha’s offer right away.
Because getting a job with Shasha and living a delivery life would be more comfortable than entering the academy and hunting various monsters.
But I couldn’t do that.
“I refuse.”
Sorry, Shasha.
“I’m going to enter the academy.”
Because if I don’t, the world will end.
“I must.”
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