So What if It's an RPG World - Volume 05 - Academy Renewal
So What if It's an RPG World!?
(RPG世界又怎样)
Volume 05
Academy Renewal
Qiye Kai Wen
(七夜凯文)
Story Description:
On a certain day, Lin Fir, was transported into a different world, with only some of his memories kept intact. And, to his surprise, the world was filled with many RPG elements! Watch him get trolled by the system, as he tries to live in this RPG world and find the reason why he and some other people like him, were transported into this weird world.
Original Story can be found here: Link
Prologue
“This item… Do you think this imperial crown is worth at least 100,000 gold?”
Carefully lifting the beautifully endowed crystal crown before my eyes, I turned around and asked this of Aliyah.
“Can’t you just take it away? Why bother about the details?”
Aliyah was currently stuffing the jewelries and gold in front of her into her ring. At the rate she’s going, she might actually empty the Ice Empire’s royal treasury.
That’s right, to complete this quest, taking the opportunity when everyone was busy attending a party of celebrations, the two of us infiltrated into the Ice Empire’s royal treasury. Although avoiding the guards and picking the lock open took quite a long time, and we were also frustrated by those frightening magic traps for a long while, the final outcome still turned out pretty well. After all, we had successfully infiltrated into the royal treasury, and had started to move the items.
A guilty conscience? As a hero, I obviously wouldn’t have such a thing in me.
Compared to those heroes who openly enter villages and thoroughly empty them, I feel that what I’m doing now is considered really ethical.
After all, the royal treasury is huge. Even we were to casually swipe a hundredth of the entire place, we would already be able to earn quite a bit. Hence, we obviously wouldn’t mind such small details.
After I stuffed a large sum of gold into my ring, and casually swiped off a couple shiny weapons and jewelries, I turned and looked towards the mountain of books and scrolls.
I basically do not have any use for magic scrolls, as, in my opinion, learning to use the skills themselves is much more useful than gathering and using these one-time use items.
Although I did pick up many magic spells in the Academy Tower back then, among the useful set of spells, the strongest was only [Punishment Cross]. As for spells of higher tiers, I do not have the sufficient MP to use them.
Well~ After all, this isn’t an actual game. Your abilities will not be raised according to your level, and the magic spells sold in shops will not increase in tiers according to your level as well.
The only thing I could I do right now is to learn all the skills available. As for the problem regarding my MP, I can only settle it in the future.
Ah? You’re asking me why there’s a need for me to learn this many skills and spells?
I have no other options either, after all, I’m jobless… Of course, this doesn’t mean I can’t find a job. Although I’m currently stealing from the royal treasury, officially, I’m still the State Magician of the Ice Empire, you know.
By ‘jobless’, I’m referring to the fact that I’m not a Magician, neither am I a Warrior, nor a member of any other class. I don’t have a single class, nor do I possess any class bonuses.
Though this is a sort of a disadvantage, but truthfully, this is a good thing as well.
Because, this way, I’m able to learn every possible skill! This was also why I’m collecting every possible skillbook there is. No matter what skill it is, I will learn them all before I decide on what to do with them.
But this also leads to another serious problem…
The hidden skillbooks in this treasury are too powerful, and basically all of them are at least of the Super Arcane grade. Are you kidding me? Even if I spend all of my MP, I won’t even be able to cast a single one of them. Sigh, in any case, let’s learn them all for now.
In an instant, I dumped all of these random skills into my skill list. Then, after I dragged the useful skills to the top of my skill list, I picked up a few books and walked over to Aliyah.
“Just how many treasures are you planning to take away? If you take too much, we might get found out, you know.”
“I know that, that’s why I’m currently choosing them, aren’t I!? I’m picking those which are valuable, yet not easily found out if they’re stolen.”
While she’s saying that, she held onto two different jewelry with her two hands. Looking at her furrowed brows, she’s definitely frustrating over which of the two was better.
“You’re really… Since you have already decided on the Rogue’s subclass, then why haven’t you learnt an appraising skill?”
“Because those types of skills require high INT, before reaching LV 25, I doubt I will be able to learn them~ Well~ Though there’s also tools used to appraise items, those tools are too expensive. It costs at least 500 gold a piece, don’t you think it’s just plain robbery?”
“But in cases like this, don’t you think those items are worth it? Anyway, I think you should take the one you’re holding on your right, as the jewel embedded in it is a crystal that can only be found in other continents. As for the other one, it’s just your typical magic crystal. The reason why it’s so beautiful is simply because of the mix of three different magic particles in the crystal, that’s all.”
“Eh? You learnt an Appraisal skill?”
“Of course not. I simply know of someone who is very familiar with alchemy in the academy, so I spent some time learning from her, that’s all.”
“I see, so it’s similar to the time I learnt lock-picking, huh.”
In the beginning, Aliyah’s lock-picking skill did not come from learning the skill directly, rather, it’s something she learnt from someone else. Though, currently, she had awakened the actual lock-picking skill, she did obtain the skill by learning it by herself in the beginning.
“Well~ Then that’s about it. Let’s hurry and leave. Before the party ends, we must take the opportunity to head back, and act as if nothing happened.”
“Un. Oh right, there’s a couple of Dual Sword and Assassin skillbooks here, do you want to take them away as well?”
“Oh, thanks a lot~”
Aliyah smiled as she took the books, and then threw them into her ring.
It seems that her skill learning speed is much slower than mine. I guess it’s best for her to take it back and read them at her own leisure.
“Alright, let’s return by taking the route we used to come here.”
After saying that, Aliyah used her skills, and climbed the walls of the treasury room as she headed for the vent.
Light Steps, Wall Climb.
我也点了这两个技能，顺着墙壁快速爬了上去，然后双手抓着通风口的外延向上一翻，爬进了通风管道里面。
I tapped on these two skills as well, and speedily followed after her. Then, I grabbed onto the ledge on the vent, and leaped into the ventilation duct.
“不许爬太快哦！要是碰到我，我绝对不饶了你哦！”
“Don’t climb too fast! If you were to touch me, I will definitely not forgive you!”
“Yes, yes…”
Then, do you mind changing your clothes? You just had to wear black tights like those typical thieves, huh? Though your washboard figure looks really similar to a guy’s, but… it’s really moe!
But I had best not tell her this, otherwise, she will definitely call me a pervert in the future.
As a young man with a pure and healthy heart, I’m at at the age when I’m really curious in the bodies of the other sex, but my logic tells me, in times like this, watching silently from the side is the best choice.
“Just how long are you going to space out for!?”
“Eh?”
When I raised my head, I realized Aliyah had already climbed up the very top of the ventilation duct. Recently, I have either been spacing out or thinking about other matters, really…
I hurriedly climbed up while taking big steps, somersaulted out of the ventilation duct, and landed lightly on the ground.
Speaking of which, why are there ventilation ducts in this world? I kind of feel that these things shouldn’t appear in a palace, right? Earlier, I had never thought of entering through the ventilation duct, because I had thought that such a thing would not appear in these sorts of structures in the first place. But, there’s actually one in the palace!
As expected, the things in this world cannot be judged with the common sense of my previous world. Well, after all, it’s a world completely different from ours.
That’s right, we’re otherworlders. Though I still do not know why we’re in this world, but since I’m here, there’s no reason not to enjoy myself.
“Has your MP recovered? A part of the guards have returned to work. Looks like the party is about to end, we have to hurry…”
“In other words, you’re already tired of this infiltration game, and plans on using my Flash Movement to return, right?”
“Well~”
Even if you were to gaze at the moon, it’s not going to help you escape from this question.
Though in the beginning, I had planned on using Flash Movement to enter the royal treasury, Aliyah said s
he wanted to experience being a thief, so we decided to sneak in instead.
“Fine, then, change your clothes.”
With this said, I opened my inventory, and changed my clothes into a set of deep black formal wear.
“It must have been hard on them to actually rush the production of such fitting formal wear in a single day. Don’t you agree?”
“Un…”
Aliyah finished changing her clothes as well. Like me, she received her formal wear too. The deep red long dress she’s wearing fully expressed her personality.
“Let’s go, Ms. Aliyah~”
Saying this, I stretched my hand out towards her.
“Un… let’s go.”
With a blushed face, she grabbed onto my hand. In the next second, the two of us instantly disappeared from the roof.
Rogue Side-quest ‘Dark Infiltration’ Completed.
Quest Objective: Steal an item from the Ice Empire’s Royal Treasury
Quest Reward: 5,000 EXP, Soundless Gloves
Additional Objective: Steal an item which is worth more than 100,000 Gold. [Completed]
Additional Reward: Viewing Glasses of Truth
Soundless Gloves: When worn, the user will not produce any sound with his/her hand actions, and the items in the user’s hands will not make any sound either.
Eyepiece of Truth: A pair of glasses which allows the users to expose countless truths, which are within the rules of the world.
Chapter 1: If This Can Be Called Peace
“Big brother? Why are you wearing glasses?”
“Eh? Oh, you mean this? Recently, I kind of feel that my eyesight hasn’t been good, so I went to buy one…”
“Is that so~ Big brother looks cooler this way~”
“Ha… Thanks.”
I pushed up my new glasses, and laughed.
Of course, I did not wear these glasses for the sake of improving my eyesight. Because this is the new tool, the Eyepiece of Truth, which I obtained as a reward for completing the quest earlier.
But wearing these glasses does not enable me to expose those [Unable to Reveal] titles, rather, it adds a large amount of explanation and details.
For example, I’m currently holding onto the plate of breakfast, and on the right of my vision, the details of it are listed.
Normal Plate – 142
A normal plate manufactured by the Ice Empire.
Cost: 20 Copper
Fried Egg
An egg fried by Lin Fir.
Cost: 10 Copper
Hey hey, why is my name even stated in the description!? Fortunately, I was the person who obtained this eyepiece… No! Isn’t this an eyepiece!? Then, shouldn’t it look like goggles or something!? Why is it a pair of glasses!?
But, compared to an eyepiece, a pair of glasses is indeed more convenient.
Though, I’m still not used to wearing one.
“Speaking of which, soon, we will be returning to school.”
“That’s right.”
“Then…”
I looked around my room, and then roared angrily!
“Why is everyone eating breakfast in my room!?”
“Because the breakfast you make is pretty good.”
Aliyah ate the fried egg I just made with a single bite, and said that.
“That’s right, it’s really good.”
Next, it was Princess Michelle who replied.
And because she was the earliest, the rest of the ingredients had all been used up, and only the eggs were left.
“Wait a minute! Are your royal family’s cooks just for show!?”
“Because this way, everyone is gathered and we can head to school together.”
Aliyah, Princess Michelle, Oyado, Ms. Snow, Irlin, and Lois, who said she wanted to go to school with Oyado, were all currently eating breakfast in my room.
But this room sure is big, as expected of the Ice Empire’s VIP guestroom. Although it was only a single-room, it did not feel cramped even with this many people.
As for the fact that there’s actually a kitchen in this room, I don’t even know where to begin dropping my tsukkomis about it either, but this isn’t something I should care about anyway.
“No matter the case, that was the last egg in this room! There’s nothing left! I’m heading out to eat!”
“Eh, wait a minute…”
Only an idiot would wait! I can’t stay in a room with such a weird atmosphere any longer!
I will definitely be misunderstood as a playboy for staying in a single room with a bunch of girls! In situations like this, it’s best to flee as fast as possible!
Walking along the hallway, when I confirmed that there wasn’t anyone in my immediate surroundings, I used Flash Movement and entered the nearby royal family’s kitchen.
Because we would usually eat in the ballroom, there’s nothing like a dining hall here. And as for breakfast, they’re basically sent to our rooms, so in times like this, the only option left is to head straight to the kitchen for food.
“Yo, Uncle Loke, is there anything good to eat today?”
“Eh?”
Uncle Loke, who was currently managing a pot of soup in the kitchen, turned and looked at me wierdly.
“Weren’t you eating breakfast with the Princess? Why are you here scrounging for food again?”
“Because they had eaten all the ingredients that were prepared in the room…”
“Hahaha, it indeed sounds like something they would do. Then you could have simply called us, and we would have sent more over to your room. There isn’t a need to come personally, is there?”
“I think it’s better to have a quiet breakfast by myself.”
With this said, I went over to a stool at the side and sat on it.
“Just give me some bread or something, I’m fine with anything.”
“Well~ Someone beat you here, so I had already started making another set of breakfast. It’s pasta, by the way.”
“Pasta… Was it Uncle Gabriel?”
“Huh, you actually knew.”
Gabriel laughed as he walked out from the back of the cabinet of ingredients.
This guy actually hid himself, and even used a stealth skill. He’s really a child at heart, huh.
“How did you know that I like pasta?”
“Because a few days ago, I passed by the pasta restaurant outside, and I saw your picture pasted at the front of the restaurant. You haven’t been here for long, right? To actually have your picture pasted there in such a short time, you must definitely be one of their regular customers.”
“You actually even noticed something like that, you’re really not as simple as you look, huh.”
“… Well, it was just a coincidence.”
Actually, it was because I had played too many of those mystery games, so I cultivated the habit of observing the things around me carefully… Well, I can’t reveal something like this though.
“Oh right, I heard you had been invited to be a Court Magician for the Ice Empire, but it’s all behind the curtains though…”
That’s right, currently Gabriel could be considered as my superior. He made an agreement with the Emperor of the Ice Empire, and became the hidden boss of the Ice Empire. And the Emperor even went his way to give Gabriel the doll control device he wished for.
It’s also the device Yoei is using, I think it’s called the Doll’s Cabinet.
“Morystria, that’s her name, right? Though she seems to be much younger than you…”
“That’s because I placed her in an Ice Coffin for more than 30 years! What the hell are you thinking about!?”
“Oh right, since that’s the case, why did you come all the way here for breakfast? Didn’t she make one for you?”
“Because… Because she turned into a doll, so she completely lost the sense of taste, then…”
“No sense of taste…”
I seemed to be able to imagine what happened. What a tragedy. I wish you two happiness, then…
But, because of this, my quest has also been updated.
Broken Doll
3rd Quest: Understand the entire story of the plan.
Hey hey, this sort of description can’t be considered as a hint, right!? I completely do not know where to start at all!
Hence, I immediately threw that quest aside. What, you’re hoping that I would head directly to someone else’s house and ask about their hereditary disease?