Chapter 1.01
1.01
Major Appearances
A young woman from Earth who stumbles into a fantasy world and takes refuge in an abandoned inn.
aka Erin, the young woman +20
A massive, fire-breathing reptilian creature encountered by Erin in a cave, breathing violet flame.
aka Dragons, The Dragon +1
An ambush predator that disguises itself as a boulder and attacks with powerful claws and antennae.
aka crab rock-monster, giant rock crab +6
World mechanic where thinking races gain levels and classes. Some classes can be gained suddenly by satisfying class requirements without formal apprenticeship (e.g., gaining Farmer levels by growing many carrots). Some creatures (animals, Dragons) cannot level and instead retain natural might.
aka The Skills, leveling system +11
A sweet, blue-colored fruit that grows on trees near the inn, serving as a primary food source for Erin and the Goblins.
aka Blue Fruit, Amentus +5
Minor Appearances
Referenced
Entities by Type
Quotes
“Seriously? I leveled up? What is this, a game?”
“Ow.”
“Yep. Makes complete sense…”
“Like hell it does!”
“I’m tired.”
“This is why drapes were invented, you know.”
“Got it. Message received.”
“I’ll die here if I don’t find something to eat.”
“This—really is another world, isn’t it?”
“Just so long as the grass doesn’t change color overnight, I might have a shot. Looks like it goes purple-orange-yellow and runs right next to the inn. So I can follow that back! Follow the purple-orange-yellow grass road!”
“Is—is that a tree?”
“I—hate—pull-ups!”
“No. No!”
“…I hate this world.”
“Just a coincidence? An accident? I don’t know, and I didn’t get anything to latch onto. Whomever it is, they’re gone. I—I shall be watchful.”
“That time again? Two hundred years already? I might as well. It’s courteous.”
“Um, shouldn’t there be some kind of announcement?”
“It’s all hills and valleys! No wonder I couldn’t find anything last night!”
“Are those…trees?”
“Is this how I die? Starving to death because I can’t do a pull-up?”
“You…stupid tree!”
“At least, from strange young women appearing out of nowhere. She had to have been the subject of—of some chance. Maybe a [Gambler] or whatnot. Otherwise, I would be either dead or have been contacted by whomever it was. It cannot be Demons; they’re far too unsubtle. Who else? If it was the Quarass, I’d be dead. Djinni smell of magic. And that leaves…my kin, who wouldn’t do that.”
“What the…holy…crab?”
“Did I just level up?”
“No. No it can’t be. But a—a Dragon and Goblins and now leveling…this is another world, right? One like Dungeons and Dragons? Or—or a video game?”
“Weird. Grey bark, green leaves, blue fruit. Who dropped the paint bucket on this thing? And why is it so…tough?”
“[Mysterious Blue Fruit acquired!] Dun dun dun dun!”
“Right, right. Let’s recap. I’m in another world which is actually a video game. And there are monsters in this world, and I can level up by doing stuff. I even get skills, and when I do, a voice in my head—no, more like a thought appears that tells me I’ve accomplished a task.”