Chapter 10
The next day.
Although not as much as yesterday, Isamu returns home from his part-time job carrying plenty of stress again today.
「Alright, today for sure!」
Over the past two days, various unexpected things have happened, and he has yet to succeed in his novice hunting.
It’s a matter of pride at this point.
Today, no matter what, he’s determined to see the crying faces of those normies.
With that resolve in his heart, Isamu sets off for the world of Dream Fantasy.
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After logging in, Isamu moves to his usual spot on the bench to find a suitable target.
At that moment—
「Um! Are you perhaps Sieg?」
Two women appear in front of him and call out.
They are fashionable, young, and cute women. Probably around college age.
「Huh? Oh, yes. That’s me, but…」
Upon answering, the women exchange glances and smile happily.
He has a bad feeling about this.
There’s no basis for it, but after the experiences of the past two days, that’s what Isamu feels.
「Um, we’re beginners! Would you mind teaching us various things if you have time?」
「Please!」
His prediction is spot on.
「…Uh, um. Why me?」
If the reason is because he looks strong, well, he can understand that to some extent.
However, this time they specifically called him by name. Why deliberately him?
No, in the first place, how do they even know about him?
As those questions arise, he suddenly remembers last night.
(That’s right, I appeared on Elena’s stream yesterday. They probably saw that and approached me. sigh…)
「We saw it written on the community bulletin board!」
「…Community bulletin board?」
Expecting them to say they saw Elena’s stream, the words that reach his ears are unexpected.
The community bulletin board is, as the name implies, a bulletin board where users can interact with each other.
It can be accessed and written on through the menu window.
Isamu doesn’t use it at all, but he knows of its existence.
「Yes! It said that if you talk to an uncle named Sieg wearing iron armor, he’ll kindly teach you all sorts of things!」
「…Huh?」
He has no idea what’s going on anymore.
Who in the world wrote something like that?
「…Excuse me. Could you show me that post?」
「Oh, yes! Please wait a moment.」
One of the women opens her menu window and deftly moves her fingers a few times.
「Let’s see… ah! Here it is!」
Looking at the part she points to, there is――
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For those who just started and don’t know anything!!
[1] Kaito
If you find an old man wearing iron armor, try talking to him!
He’ll teach you all sorts of things!
[2] Rishuu
Is that the old man I sometimes see sitting on the bench around the fountain?
[3] Kaito
That’s right! His name is Sieg, but he’s super nice so beginners can learn a lot from him!
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(Could it be…)
Isamu taps on the nickname part and displays the profile of the person who made the initial post.
The face that appears is that of a familiar host-like man.
(K-Kaito…)
The one who wrote this unnecessary post was Kaito――the flashy guy from the couple he met on the first day.
Isamu now understands that the women in front of him approached him after seeing this post.
「…Okay. If you’re fine with me, I’ll give you some lessons.」
「Wow! Really? Thank you so much!」
「Yay! You’re a lifesaver!」
If Isamu refuses here, Kaito who made that post will be called a liar.
Despite his frivolous appearance, he’s a good guy.
And now he’s even a friend.
For Kaito’s sake too, Isamu couldn’t refuse their request.
「So what kind of things did you want me to teach you?」
「Um, we haven’t fought any monsters yet, so if possible, how to fight and stuff!」
「Oh, and also skills? We’d like you to teach us about those too!」
「I see, got it. Well then, follow me.」
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After giving various lessons in the Rookie Forest for several dozen minutes:
「That’s about it in a nutshell. Anything else you don’t understand?」
「No, we’re all set now! Thank you so much for the detailed explanations!」
「Truly, thank you very much! VRMMOs are so much fun!」
The women express their gratitude while bowing their heads.
Isamu is finally free.
「No problem at all. Well, I’m going to head back to town for now, but what will you two do?」
「We’re thinking of staying here and leveling up a bit more!」
「I see, good luck then. Well, I’ll be off.」
「Yes! Sieg, thank you again for everything!」
「You were a huge help! Take care!」
Isamu bids farewell to the women and leaves.
(sigh… Kaito caused me some trouble. I can’t believe he wrote about me on the bulletin board. Oh right, I should check he didn’t write anything else weird…)
To verify that, Isamu stops for a moment and opens the community bulletin board from his menu window.
He finds the thread he saw earlier and skims through it――
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[4] Leon
Sieg is truly a great person!
Actually, I also learned a lot from Sieg!
[5] Kaito
Oh! You too?
Right~? Thanks to him, I’ve got this game down pat!
[6] Leon
Indeed! I recommend beginners ask Sieg for advice!
[7] Rishuu
Huh, that old man is that nice?
Well then, maybe I’ll try talking to him next time.
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[59] King
Hey, that Sieg guy mentioned here was on Elena’s stream yesterday.
[60] Shige
I saw, I saw! He was like, teaching the viewers all sorts of stuff too.
[61] Gaburin
Seriously? I’ll check out the archive later.
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[368] Lily
I read the posts here and just talked to Sieg, and he really did kindly give me lessons!
Thank you for telling us about Sieg!
[369] Mikacchi
Thank youuu!
Everyone, if there’s anything you don’t understand, try asking Sieg!
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「Wh-what the heck is this…」
Isamu is astonished.
He was just trying to hunt normies, so why did it turn out like this?
In the forest with trees thickly growing, Isamu holds his head, alone.
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