Chapter 2

Suddenly, I was abducted to the gymnasium, and there appeared a beautiful blonde woman who told us to go to another world.

There were many people gathered in the gymnasium, including myself, totaling a thousand people.

She also said that only ten people, or one percent, would be able to return to Earth.

If the world I'm about to go to is a comfortable place for me, I don't need to return to Earth.

I have family and a job, but if asked if I have any lingering attachments, I would say none at all.

Rather, because it was a stressful world where I was parasitized by a foolish boss, I have some expectations for the new world.

Before deciding on my skills, I looked around.

There were no longer many people around me, which showed how focused I was on my editing. I hadn't even noticed my surroundings.

Less than ten people, including myself, remained. They were all intently looking at the screens in front of them, experiencing a mix of joy and sorrow.

Since there was no need to wait for these people, I decided on my skills and thought I would go to the new world. Click.

"Please decide on your name. Changing your name requires five points. Do you want to change it? YES/NO"

What the hell!?

I put so much effort into deciding, and the name decision is the last thing? I feel deflated!

I have exactly five points left, so should I change my name?

And this time, click.

"Thank you for your hard work on the editing. We will now begin the transfer. After the transfer, the tutorial will start."

Wow, they even have a tutorial, quite a user-friendly setup.

As I thought this, my surroundings began to sparkle.

The number of people around me had been decreasing, and now only four people, including myself, remained.

The light completely enveloped me, and I closed my eyes due to the brightness. I felt a floating sensation, and after a few moments, the sensation of my own weight returned to my feet.

I cautiously opened my eyes.

What came into view was the typical grassland.

I turned 360 degrees, but all I saw was a vast, green grassland that was easy on the eyes.

At this point, I was certain. This world has nothing to do with SWG.

After all, SWG has two suns, but this world has only one.

SWG also has three moons, but I assume this world is different.

"Where are we?"

"This is the Alpha Grassland."

"Is that so...!"

I had just looked around 360 degrees and was alone, so why did I get an answer?

I cautiously turned toward the voice.

...There stood a beautiful lady... Why?

"I will now start the tutorial. I am the Navigator, please take care of me."

This person is the tutorial navigator...

Why am I so hesitant to have a beautiful lady as my navigator? It's because... the blonde lady standing in front of me said she is the navigator.

Is this person the administrator of this world?

"Is Groce Handler fine?"

"Ah, yes... Groce Handler."

I discarded my Japanese name and chose a new one.

That's Groce Handler.

If this world is as I expected, Japanese names would be rare, so I deliberately chose a European-sounding name.

"Let's first check Groce Handler's status. Please say 'Status Open' out loud."

"Ah, yes. 'Status Open.'"

The screen I had been staring at earlier appeared in front of me, displaying my status.

"It seems to be open. You can also show this screen to others, so please say 'Disclose' out loud to show it to me."

"Yes... 'Disclose.'"

"Yes, that's fine. Just in case, I'll explain the status."

"...Yes."

"Is something wrong?"

The blonde lady seemed to notice my lack of reaction and leaned in to look at me.

Can she just pass through the screen? And her face is so close.

Regardless of her personality, she is a super beautiful blonde, so when she gets this close... her lips look so soft.

"Your face is red. Are you okay?"

"No, it's just... your face is so close... I'm blushing."

"Oh, I'm sorry! Is this better?"

The blonde lady stepped back and stood normally in front of me.

"Also, you seem to be distracted. Is everything okay?"

"That's because... you are the administrator of this world..."

"Oh, this form? Don't worry about it. When the management realm meets the observation realm, everyone takes this form."

"Ah, is that so?"

"Yes, I am not the administrator, but rather the administrator's subordinate."

I see, that's how it works.

However, I can't relax when she talks in this form.

"Are you uncomfortable?"

"...Yes."

"Then shall I change my form?"

"Can you do that?"

"Yes, once. Groce Handler, imagine the person you want strongly in your mind."

"Yes!"

I answered, but the form of the person I imagine... who should I think of?

That idol girl, no, that's too obvious.

Then a foreign actress... that's also too obvious. ...Okay, decided!

I strongly imagined in my mind. Materialize!

The blonde lady was enveloped in a sparkling light, and when the light subsided, the woman I imagined appeared.

"Wow, you really changed."

"How do I look?"

"Great!"

"Thank you!"

The Navigator smiled broadly, her hair now silver, her skin as white as snow, and her ears pointed, transforming into a super beautiful woman.

A super beautiful woman with pointed ears, I'll say that twice because it's important!

In other words, an elf. And her chest... it looks like melons, making it hard to know where to look.

"Then, let me re-explain the status."

"Yes, please."

"The items displayed on the screen are Name, Occupation, Information, HP, MP, Strength, Endurance, Magic, Agility, Dexterity, Charm, Luck, Active Skills, Passive Skills, Magic Skills, Unique Skills, and Criminal Record. Your name is your unique identifier in this world. Since it has been changed, you will live as Groce Handler from now on."

I already understood this much.

"Information displays your race, gender, and age. HP is Hit Points, and you die when it reaches '0.' MP is Mana Points, and while you don't die when it reaches '0,' you may feel unwell if you're not used to it."

The content is as I expected.

"Strength is physical power, Endurance is stamina and durability, Magic is the power of magic, Agility is action speed and reaction speed, Dexterity is dexterity, Charm is your likability, Luck is the probability of lucky events, Active Skills are skills you can activate at will, Passive Skills are always active, Magic Skills are magic, and Unique Skills are rare and powerful. Is this clear so far?"

The Navigator explained quickly.

However, if Luck is the probability of lucky events, does that mean my probability of lucky events is 100%?

For now, I understand everything except for Luck, so it's not a problem.

"If your Luck value is 100, what happens?"

"The highest Luck value is 100. So, that's what it means."

I see. There's no point in asking more.

Somehow, the administrator and the Navigator seem to overlap.

Are they similar?

"Is there anything else?"

"No."

"Then, about the Occupation and Criminal Record, which are currently blank. You can take an occupation by going to a church in a town or village in this world. You can also change your occupation at the church, so be sure to go to the church in the town you visit next."

"Ah, yes."

The Navigator continued after hearing my response.

"Your Criminal Record will display crimes you commit, such as [Thief] or [Murderer]. If you have a criminal record, you may be arrested or expelled when entering a town or village, so be careful."

I nodded in agreement. The Navigator's gestures were cute.

"Next, let me explain the skills. [Appraisal (S)] is an upper-level appraisal skill. It can appraise almost all statuses and has a high probability of seeing through concealment and disguise skills."

Wow, it was worth putting a lot of points into [Appraisal].

In a different world, [Appraisal] is essential!

"[Disguise (B)] is a mid-level disguise skill. While it can be seen through by higher-level appraisal skills or detection skills, it is unlikely to be seen through as a [B] rank skill."

I obtained [Disguise] as a precaution.

I thought it would be necessary to disguise the skills I obtained.

"[Magic Item Creation (E)] is a skill for creating magic items, but as an [E] rank skill, it can only create basic magic items."

I plan to become a merchant in this world.

So, I obtained a production skill to see if I could create items for sale.

"[Time-Space Magic (E)] is a low-rank [E] skill, but since time-space magic itself is a high-level magic, it is very useful. Currently, you can use [Storage], a storage magic, and [Slow] and [Haste], which are support magics."

[Time-Space Magic] consumed a lot of points.

However, I'm happy that I can use the storage magic.

I don't plan to use anything other than [Storage]. It's a skill for [Storage].

"[Online Sales (E)] is a high-level unique skill. This skill connects to Earth's online shopping. In other words, if you have money, you can buy Earth's products. You can also sell items and monsters from this world, so if you have something you don't need, you can sell it."

There was no description when I obtained the skills, so it was a bit of a gamble.

After hearing the explanation, I think my choices were correct.

Moreover, being able to sell monsters is amazing. The next step is to figure out how to get the initial money.

Name: Groce Handler

Occupation:

Information: Human, Male, 20 years old

HP: 150 (C)

MP: 150 (EX)

Strength: 30 (C)

Endurance: 25 (C)

Magic: 20 (C)

Agility: 25 (C)

Dexterity: 100 (S)

Charm: 50 (A)

Luck: 100

Active Skills: [Appraisal (S)], [Disguise (B)], [Magic Item Creation (E)]

Passive Skills:

Magic Skills: [Time-Space Magic (E)]

Unique Skills: [Online Sales (E)]

Criminal Record:

The points consumed for the skills were [Appraisal (S)] 220, [Disguise (B)] 70, [Magic Item Creation (E)] 10, [Time-Space Magic (E)] 300, and [Online Sales (E)] 610.

I recalled that I had five points left after this.

I searched for other skills I could obtain, but there were no skills that consumed five points, so I decided to leave five points.

Then, the name screen appeared, and I used the remaining five points to change my name.

Thus, I used all my points.

"After this, you can bring up the screen and disclose it just by thinking, without speaking out loud. By the way, when you disclose, you can choose the target, so only the chosen person can see it."