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Chapter 9: A Two-Day, One-Night Trip

　After parting ways with Harry in the dining room, I returned to the room where I was reincarnated.

　Some of the reincarnated people in this world seem to do whatever they please. I can honestly understand how they feel.

　Suddenly it’s like, “I’m so strong”, and there’s no police, no laws.

　No, there may be laws, but since it is another world, someone else’s world, they may think that they can do whatever they want.

　After all, the most dangerous enemy, for now, is not a monster, but an unreasonable otherworlder.

　If I’m going to go to Barcery, I may need to take some countermeasures.

　Yes, I had an idea while talking with Harry.

　I used my “Analysis” skill to show the color of the clothes I was wearing.

　”Clothing color: white, fabric: hemp”

　Here we go.

Keeping in mind my hacker occupation, I `changed’ the `characters’ on the status screen to false information.

I imagined that only the status of the clothing would be displayed as “Clothing color: black, fabric: silk”, but the actual appearance wouldn’t change.

　――When I kept imagining it for three minutes, it felt like something flashed in my head.

　When I looked at the cloth, it was still white and the fabric was linen, but the text on the status screen had changed to “Clothing color: black , fabric: silk ”.

　All right! Successful!

　I checked my status immediately.

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Name: Arai Takumi

Occupation: Hacker

Status: tipsy

Level: 5 (New)

HP: 50/50 (New)

SP: 41/50 (New)

Elements of Skill: Contact (Touch), Character (Letter), Change

Skills: Analysis, Tampering, Spoofing (New)

——

　All right! “Spoofing” skill was added to the status.

　”Spoofing”: The contents of the status display can be changed to false information.

This skill has no limit on the number of characters, unlike the “tampering” skill. Instead, only the contents of the status display are changed, and the actual performance is not affected in any way.

　I immediately disguised my status with the ‘spoofing’ skill.

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Name: Arai Takumi

Occupation: Pitcher

Status: tipsy

Level: 5 (New)

HP: 50/50 (New)

SP: 41/50 (New)

Element of Skill: Throw, Bend, Drop

Skill: Pitching

——

　For the time being, I decided on a job and skill that would not be too insulting or alarming.

　With this, even if someone sees my status with an appraisal skill, I should be able to deceive them.

　Of course, the occupation column of the adventurer card is also changed to pitcher.

　With this, the preparations for meeting other otherworlders are complete.

　I’ll go to the next town, Barcery, tomorrow.

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　　– The next morning

First, I went to a blacksmith and bought a knife.

　After that, I bought a robe, a cloak, a waist bag, rubber, two potions, and the supplies and food necessary for the trip at the tool shop. After I ate breakfast, my gold was gone.

　Then I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild to thank and say goodbye to Hannah.

“Here’s the equipment I borrowed. It was only for a few days, but it was really helpful.”

“Oh, I’m glad it was useful. Be careful when you go.”

　I was advised to go by horse-drawn carriage, but since it’s a two-day trip, I decided to go by myself while hunting monsters.

　Well then, let’s check the equipment.

　First of all, I’m not keeping the knives as weapons, they are just convenient, so I just have them.

My main weapon is a rubber, also known as a slingshot, which I made myself by finding a piece of wood with just the right ‘Y’ shape and attaching a rubber to it.

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I reinforced each of them with the “Tampering” skill.

　The knives have their attack power increased from 3 to 9, slingshot wood has durability from 2 to 9, rubber has elasticity from 2 to 9, and slingshot pebbles have their attack power from 1 to 9.

　To practice my aim, I tried to hit a tree, but it went through the tree trunk with a diameter of 10 centimeters. It was more powerful than expected.

　When my SP recovered, I had reinforced stones created and placed them in the waist bag. It kills two birds with one stone, as it provides bullets and skill experience.

　For defense, I choose robes. A robe is a long, loose outer garment. It’s often worn by wizards in games.

　The reason I chose robes is that, unlike armor, they cover the whole body without any gaps.

　The robe’s defensive power was changed from 4 to 9 with the “Tampering” skill.

　I plan to use the cloak differently depending on the environment and circumstances. Normally, I set the endurance to 9. If it’s hot, I will replace it with a heat shield of 9, and if it is cold, I will replace it with an insulation of 9. This should make the trip more comfortable.

　

　I continued to walk to Barcery, repeatedly reinforcing other items with the “tampering” skill as my SP was restored.

　–Evening

　Rosetta village and Barcery town are connected by a road, so I didn’t get lost.

　As I walked, I saw a place where the grass had been cut and the land had been cleared. That’s the campsite that Harry told me about. Apparently, there are campsites along the roads connecting towns and villages.

　I found a metal pillar extending from the ground to knee height. According to Harry-san, it’s called a barrier pillar, and if you put a magic stone in it, you can put up a simple barrier against monsters.

　When I put three goblin magic stones into the hole in the barrier pillar, a thin film of light spreads out in a semicircular sphere along with a “vwummm ……” sound.

　That’s a relief. It’s not perfect, but it’s safe for now.

　I started a fire, put dried meat and water in a small pot, warmed it up over the fire, and ate a simple soup to prepare for the next day.

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　In the morning, I continued my journey to the city of Barcery.

　I was expecting an event where a carriage carrying a princess or daughters of nobles were attacked by thieves and monsters… but such expectations were betrayed, and I arrived in the town of Barcery at noon.

    Since I was too broke to enter the town of Barcery as I was, I decided to hunt for monsters until the evening.

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