chapter 2: To the new world

I noticed it three days after I got the title.

The joy and sense of accomplishment that comes from getting the long-awaited title.

The sense of loss that gradually came to me after being immersed in the afterglow. 

What should I do next...?

Starting the game with a blank head, doing perfectly ingrained routines (such as tending to your crops or crafting favorites consumables) unconsciously.

Then at such time i suddenly remembered that i hadn't looked closely at the last item created and opened the window i noticed blinking mensage.

<< An oracle has arrived from the Creator God. >>

“Ah…there was an update coming…I completely forgot about it.”

It's been five years since this game was released. Not long after it was released, there were many small correction patches. One year after its release and again another year after that, expansion packs (DLC) was put to sale (of course i already bought it) the expansion pack is be introduced in the form of a new instruction, an oracle from the creator god.

But after that, there was no particular activity, so what was added now? inclining my head in confusion i tapped the mensage.

<< 【We are in need for your help in a different world. Could you please come over? 】>>    

<< 【*Caution: You cannot return to your original world. 】>>

"Hmm...? What do you mean...?"

The two expansion packs that have been added so far were both mini-scenario additions. 

in addition, new materials and item recipes have been added, but they have nothing to do with getting the master title. Well i have too completed them. 

"No, wait? Speaking of which, there are rumors that a sequel game is in development..."

This game sold quite well. There was an opinion that the main story was too lightly and unsatisfactory, but, The depth of manufacturing system was more than sufficient compensated for that. In fact, to got the final title, it took me until now.

……It was also because I was alone (solo), but that aside.  

I'm kind of burnt out right now, but I can still enjoy making things as much as I want even after I get the title.

However, even though this game has social elements, it is still a consumer game. If it's an online game, you may be able to add new elements more and more by repeating updates, but this is not the case. 

It's no wonder that users want a sequel, and that a sequel is developed because it sold well.

And in fact, there were rumors that a sequel was being developed since around last year.

“Perhaps… are you inviting me as a tester?”

I've never heard of it in consumer games, but it's common for online games to recruit testers from the general public. Perhaps the new work could be an online game.

But... [I can't go back to the original world] huh. Is there no backward compatibility?  

Well, aside from business applications for personal computers, it's normal for games. sometimes you can get the play benefits of the previous work in the new work, but that's about it.  

I didn't realize it at the time. 

It is impossible that logic to happen.  

But... it can't be helped. 

After all, no one should think "that really could happen". 

No matter how much the story is full of creation, fantasy is fantasy

It's impossible for it to actually happen-

"Hmm... It's a pity that I can't play in the completed state, but I was in trouble because I didn't have nothing to do it anyway, so if I want to come back, I should create new game data."

When I was lazy after achieving my goal, I was given fuel that is the possibility of might be able to play the new version of the game I liked and played.

I couldn't resist its charm.

“Yes, …Wow!?”

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The moment i tapped the letters, a black glitch and the noise of static overflowed around me. 

The glitch spreads quickly and wriggles with a raspy, nasty static as it eats up everything in sight.

 "Hiii...!"

For some reason, from my perspective the glitch looked like the Ouroboros Dragon I fought a few days ago was trying to eat it with its mouth wide open.

The noise sounded like a roar.

While my head is blank with confusion, the wall was eaten, the sky was eaten, the earth was eaten. 

"Gonna drop down--! ?" as i thought i shuddered and closed my eyes tightly at the same time. 

Everything is painted black...

"…What……?"

There was no impact from the fall, and before I knew it, my feet were firmly planted on the ground.

When I fearfully opened my eyes, the sight that jumped into me was――

"Ugh...waaaa!" 

It was a grassland that was too real.

Although the technology has been developing year by year, there are still many things that you can tell at a glance is artificial.

But what about this? 

Each grass wet with the morning dew, small flowers in full bloom, rustling leaves, and clouds drifting in the sky.

Everything I saw was as if I had captured the by a photograph as it was.

I can feel the ground.

Since collision detection is necessary, there is a feeling of objects, but it was like walking on a uniform, flat floor.

If it was a rocky mountain, it would have been a little rough, but this is not that level. You can even feel the fine touch of stepping on grass and pebbles.

The wind rustles your hair.

The scent of flowers tickles her nose.

The warmth of the sun caresses her skin.

The whole body is covered with a feeling as if you were in reality.

The taste of cooking items, which were only expressed simply, may be felt in detail. I'm looking forward to making cooking items.

"Oops, I have to check the system as well."

These sensations can be enjoyed as long as you play the game.

However, in-game time is ticking away, the brightness and height of the sun make it feel like morning, but there's a lot of work to be done before nightfall.

"Status... is opened in the same way."

I was able to open the familiar status screen by thinking about it

At the top is the player name, four letters of Rion. …… I was not good at deciding on a name, so i put my real name.

Other items are three long thin bars next to LP(life point), MP(mental point) and SP(Stomach point?).

LP decreases when you get hit by enemy attacks or when you fall from a high place. If you have SP, you will recover naturally. It also recovers with recovery items. 

MP mainly decreases when create things. If you have SP, you will recover naturally. It also recovers with recovery items. 

SP decreases over time. Recover by eating food.

These are not displayed as exact numbers, but they are displayed as bar lengths and (%).

Attack power and defense power do not exist as numerical values. Also, there is no player level, it is a skill level system game.

"Quick access... i can do it too. The same goes for the item box." 

There exist a function called quick access box, commonly known as a QA box, there are ten frames avaible and you can have up to 999 of the same item in one frame.

There is a restriction that you have to register the item there to use it, but it also has the advantage of being able to switch just by being conscious of it. For example, even if you are equipped with a sword, you can instantly change to a bow. By the way, armor is prepared separately as an equipment frame

with the rest of the items stored in the item box and cannot be used unless they are replaced with the QA box as mentioned above, but instead there are 100 frames of storage. 

“The starting items are… three wound medicines and three pieces of bread.”

Cooking items generally spoil over time. The only things that don't rot are those that are classified as preserved food, such as dried meat and dried bread, or those that have an additional effect of preservation. 

The starting item bread is enchanted, so I'd like to keep it as emergency food until I can enchant it myself. 

"God's Knife, Pickaxe, Axe and Shovel"

This is also the same as the previous work.

Although it has the exaggerated name "God", its performance itself is the weakest in the game.

However, there is always a durability value for equipment, and although it can be recovered by repairing, it will gradually decrease each time it is used, and will break when it reaches zero. But these don't have this limitations.

This is because they are endowed with a special ability called [Indestructible Attribute], which literally means "absolutely unbreakable". This [Indestructible Attribute] is given to event key items, etc, and cannot be given by the player's will. 

"Skills are... down to all to level 1 across the board, and all but the initial skills are gone. Well, it can't be helped." 

When i was aiming to become a Making Master Title, I acquired all the skills and reached the max level, but if I could inherit them, I would be in a "new game+" state. but in a new work that is impossible.

"However, I wonder if there are any benefits... Oh?"

As I was checking around the system, I noticed that the accessory slot in the equipment column, which was empty in the initial state, was equipped with an item. By the way, I finally noticed that it was hanging from a string around my neck.

That item is-

"...ouroboros ring...?"