Is this really just an RPG? !

"Look, here is my new ring."

"Yes, is it a magic item?"

"That's right! I bought it at an auction house not long ago, and it cost me several hundred gold coins."

"It's really expensive."

"Yes, yes, but the effect is also very good..."

I turned my head and glanced at the two women who were talking not far away: one of them raised his right hand and showed the ring on his index finger to each other, with a feeling of showing off; the other woman was envious Looking at the ring with a serious expression, his words were full of surprise.

There was nothing worth paying attention to in the subsequent conversations, and there were even several sentences repeated many times.

Can't understand why a woman would have such a conversation about a ring.

Even if that ring is really nice.

Despite being separated by a certain distance, I still easily obtained the information of the ring: fixed the "spiritual concentration" magic; it can make the wearer "weaken to a certain extent the interference related to the spirit" and "easier to concentrate "; engraved a magic circle that can be charged with sunlight, and set up the activation magic circle for the magic of "fireball".

If you find it difficult to understand, you can change it to the setting of an RPG game to introduce this ring: improve the mental attributes of the wearer, increase the resistance of the wearer to spiritual attacks, and can instantly release "fireball" and release "fireball". "It will consume the energy in the ring, and the energy of the ring can be replenished by sunlight.

It can be regarded as an excellent magic item in various senses.

But the current owner sees it as a piece of jewellery.

It's understandable, after all, as the core of the charging magic circle is a bright red crystal, even if you evaluate this ring from the perspective of jewelry, it will have a pretty good score.

…………

Well, none of that matters.

In order to investigate the closed policy of Ingrid City, after leaving the hotel, Qiuqiu and I found a nearby tavern and sat down in a place near the middle. While we were eating, we pretended to pass the time and listened to the conversations of the guests around us. , See if you can get any useful clues.

However, in fact, the conversation content of people here is almost inseparable from jewelry and clothing.

Could it be that she became a woman because of a gift, and her personality and way of thinking also developed towards women?

But I also kind of want to buy some new clothes, jewelry, stuff like that.

…………

When I didn't think about it.

"Gulu Gulu."

After drinking the ice water in my hand in one breath, I shook my head to calm down, and put aside the extra thoughts.

The biggest problem now is: I want to know information about the closed policy of Ingrid City, but there is no one in the tavern talking about it. If I ask directly, I am afraid that there will be some flaws. I looked around the entire tavern, and finally set my sights on Qiuqiu.

She is feasting.

She had already eaten the equivalent of a meal for an adult male of the human race, but she was still eating.

What's even more frightening is that I didn't see the slightest ups and downs in Qiuqiu's stomach.

——Is the elf's stomach connected to another dimension? !

"What's wrong master?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that there is no way to get information if I continue to stay here, so I plan to start the investigation in a different direction."

"Another direction?"

"For example, try to go out of the city and see if someone blocks you? Anyway, it's better to check out and leave first."

Saying so, I raised my right hand to signal the waiter to come over.

"Ma'am, is there anything I can help you with?"

The waiters at this bar are succubus. For example, the one in front of me is definitely at the Lv max level of temptation in terms of figure, but because there are only women in this city, her natural ability has not produced much effect...Of course, if there is such a development The existence of full lilies is another matter.

"Check out, how much?"

"A total of 3 gold coins and 42 silver coins."

I subconsciously prepared to pay 4 gold coins and give it a sentence of "don't look for it".

But when I put my hands in my breast pockets, I thought of one thing.

"Miss?"

"It's nothing, 4 gold coins, no need to look for it."

"Thank you very much, welcome to come again next time."

The waiter left after collecting the money, and called other waiters to come and clear the table.

He took Qiu Qiu out of the tavern, and then wandered aimlessly on the street. Although I thought of a good idea just now, it's just that the method is a bit too messy, and it can't be done without certain conditions. In this case, I can only walk around the streets casually like this, and try to see if the city will be blocked by people.

Normally, coming to an unknown city often brings a certain sense of novelty to travelers, but for me, because of the two things of "becoming a loli with small breasts" and "need to investigate the situation in front of me", This novelty has already been exhausted, and I don't have much energy to pay attention to these aspects.

However, speaking of the former, I couldn't help lowering my head and staring at my chest seriously for a moment.

"Hey, Qiuqiu, I want to ask you something."

"Owner?"

"Why can't the gift give me a considerable [beep] amount?"

"Master, do you think the child-faced giant [beep] really exists? Besides, even if it exists, it is a rare species."

"makes sense."

Only then did I realize that I was just a loli under ten years old.

It's just loli.

…………

Did I drop something?

"But master, what do you think of?"

"Well, how should I put it, I always feel that you will not agree with it."

I was a little hesitant, although the method is worth a try, but in terms of security alone, this solution is very unreliable. I looked up at Qiuqiu, confirmed that she didn't have any major emotional changes, and after thinking about it for a while, I finally decided to tell Qiuqiu first and give her a vaccination.

"It's one thing to try to see if I can leave the city. I'd rather cause something to happen and see if I can be sent to the prison in this town."

"..."

Qiuqiu looked at me suddenly with inexplicable pity.

"What, what?"

Because I don't quite understand what the partner's eyes are trying to express, but because of a chill behind my back, I subconsciously take a few steps back.

"Master, I didn't expect you to be such a brave man."

"What kind of brave man am I! What kind of strange tone are you talking about!"

"How can there be a brave man who wants to go to prison for nothing!"

"Because this way I can ask someone to ask questions without attracting attention!"

"Sure enough, the owner is an M... huh? Wait, looking for someone?"

Seeing Qiuqiu's astonished expression, I was relieved.

It seems that he is not regarded as a pervert with any strange hobbies.

"Yeah, because I couldn't find any useful information here, so I thought about it from another angle." I took Qiuqiu a few steps and walked around to a sparsely populated alleyway. I stopped and explained to her seriously, " Maybe someone in prison will know something about it."

"Why?"

It was rare for Qiuqiu not to change the subject.

"Well, because most people... oh, or guys of other races... No, right, are they intelligent creatures? That's right! Most intelligent creatures have the psychology of avoiding harm, unless When it comes to their own relationship, most guys will choose the attitude of 'more is worse than less' attitude."

"It seems to make sense?! By the way, master, where did you know this?"

"Ah... you already know?"

I replied with an unsure tone.

Because I can't explain the feeling.

If I try to describe it, it is the strange situation of "I couldn't figure it out at first, but suddenly came to the answer in a flash of inspiration, but the reason for the answer feels very reasonable even though I can't understand it".

The lengthy words just appeared in my mind, without even breaking a sentence, so I couldn't understand the meaning of the sentence accurately.

Even the system that provides convenience for me can't explain this situation!

The task refresh on the left screen indicates that the action plan I thought of still has certain implementation value.

"Sub-quest [Eat a bowl of prison rice]

Mission information: In fact, the most delicious dishes often appear in places you can't imagine. You, who came up with a plan of action to investigate the situation at hand with the help of your 'knowledge from another world', decided to go to the prison to see if you could find any insiders, so as to obtain information about the blockade of Ingrid City. However, since you have worked so hard to enter the prison, how can you be considered a qualified prisoner if you don't taste the prison's special products... Ahh! It means brave.

Task requirements: 1. Enter the prison in Ingrid City (not completed)

2. Taste a bowl of rice bowl from Ingrid City Prison (unfinished)"

The insanity index of the task is increasing at a strange rate.

How can anyone go to prison to eat donburi on purpose!

But when it comes to 【Learning from other worlds】.

It turns out that the strange knowledge I often think of is caused by [Learning from other worlds]?

…………

He just said that there was no way to get an explanation, and he was told the answer in an instant.

In this regard, I said that my face hurts.

"Anyway, it's better to think of a way to go to prison without attracting too much attention... Eh?"

Because of the conversation, I focused all my attention on Qiuqiu, but footsteps suddenly came from the front of the alleyway, and the sound of "slapping" was very messy, and I couldn't tell who the owner of the footsteps was. However, with the strength of the footsteps, it is probably a man?

Of course, there is a very important premise, that is: the other party is a human being.

"Master, be careful."

"ah."

I didn’t pay much attention when I walked in, but now I realize that this alleyway seems a bit too remote: the walls on the left and right sides are dilapidated, and there are even horrible cracks in some places, which look like they may collapse at any time; the road is uneven , there are messy garbage piled up in the corner, and occasionally some animals can be seen scurrying by.

A place that even homeless people don't want to approach.

Why is there someone in this place?

I walked forward slowly with light steps, and didn't stop until I could vaguely hear some conversations. I chose a relatively secluded location to hide, and then focused on listening to the conversations from ahead.

"Ah... I can finally see the sky!"

The voice is a bit rough, not quite like a woman.

"Keep your voice down! You idiot, what if someone attracts you?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, how could someone come to such a remote place... Oh, by the way, how long will you be out this time at most?"

"Half an hour, the boss said."

"It's only half an hour! Why is it getting shorter and shorter?"

"It's good to be able to come out. Recently, the inspection in the prison has been stricter. In this period, this kind of thing would not be done."

"It's rare to come out so rigid."

Like two people talking, both men?

When will men be allowed in Ingrid City, it should be a city where only women are allowed to exist.

If men can move freely in the city, why am I looking like this?

…………

Just don't worry about it yet.

I held back the unhappiness in my heart and continued to listen to the conversation between the two people.

However, there appears to be a reference to "prison". In other words, these two people should have been locked in prison, and they came here through some means, and the purpose was just to breathe? So if you think about it from another angle, it can be understood as "here is a passage that can directly reach the prison in Ingrid City"? !

Not bad luck?

No, it should be said that luck is too good!

"I don't know what I've been doing recently, and suddenly became strict. Could it be that they found us?"

"It shouldn't be...I heard that there are other reasons."

"Any other reason?"

"Well, it seems that there are undead creatures appearing outside the city."

"So what does it have to do with the prison? I was almost found out several times. I didn't sleep well for several days."

"This kind of thing that the boss doesn't know, you ask me, who am I to ask!"

"Tsk."

The conversation ended here, and it seemed that the two of them did not intend to continue the conversation.

I turned around and looked up at Qiuqiu.

"Undead creature?"

"I've never heard of it. It stands to reason that although there will be monsters appearing near Ingrid City, it's unlikely that the group of undead creatures will appear."

"I'm not asking this, what are undead creatures?"

Since there are too many races on this continent and they are too weird, I think it's better to ask first.

Qiu Qiu didn't know why he gave me a strange look, and then landed at the same height as my eyes.

"Master, haven't you met it before? It's the skeleton you met in Ingrid's church last time."

"Eh? Is that an undead creature?"

"Well... To be precise, those guys who should have died but are still alive in some way, and the way of survival is not very acceptable, so they are called undead creatures."

"What an extreme introduction."

It's just called "undead creature" simply because the way of survival is unacceptable, so what is accepted is "dead creature"?

"Probably a title like 'heroic spirit' or 'presence spirit'?"

"That's it."

Qiuqiu's explanation was as comprehensive as usual.

I nodded, then looked down for a moment to think, then stood up.

There is no way to get more information just by listening to the conversation between these two people.

Moreover, I should find a way to find the secret passage leading to the prison, so that I can complete the task requirement of "entering the prison in Ingrid City". According to those two people, this passage has not been discovered yet, so I don't have to worry about attracting attention.

Today is pretty lucky in every sense of the word.

"Qiuqiu, do you know [Hypnotism] and other spells?"

"Hmm... If you just investigate the spells and usage methods of this type of spell from the 'Endless Library', it would be fine."

Qiuqiu showed a helpless expression.

"Although I am an elf, I happen to be a type who is not good at spells."

"Obviously, the technique of contacting the 'Endless Library' is developed very skillfully, and the understanding of the magic circle is also very comprehensive, and even the communication of magic power is easy."

"Have no idea."

"So, can I learn?"

"no."

"Why?"

"Because master, you are a 'brave' and cannot learn spells."

"..."

Again, why is there such a strange profession as "brave" that can only be viewed but not used.

Sudden stomach pain.

"But master, if you want to ask the secret way from those two people... you can use another method."

"Eh?"

Seeing Qiuqiu's mysterious posture, although I was very upset, I still showed her a puzzled look, and then saw her nodding in satisfaction.

"A simple and rude way, just throw it down."

"..."

It is indeed a pretty good method. In the case of an absolute gap in strength, this method can save a lot of trouble.

Even Quest agreed with Qiuqiu's proposal.

"Sub-task [Education for Prisoners to Implement Justice]

Mission information: I came across a prisoner who escaped from the prison by chance. As a brave man, of course, you should do your duty as a brave man, knock down the prisoner in front of you, and escort him back to the prison yourself.

Task requirements: 1. Defeat the prisoner (0/2)

2. Escort the prisoners to the prison in Ingrid City (unfinished)"

Well, that makes sense.

I closed the task window, and took out a magic scroll from my backpack and held it in my hand.

"Let's go Qiuqiu, it's time for us to act."

※ ※ ※ ※

"Alfred [Alfred Thunder Hand]!"

When the name of the spell was called out, the scroll in my hand shattered and turned into a string of electric currents wrapped around my right hand. The "cracking" electric sparks are scary just looking at them, but I don't feel any pain in my arm... On the contrary, it can be said that I am in good condition?

"Okay, gentlemen, can you tell me now, where is the passage to the prison?"

Raising his right hand, his eyes shifted to the two men who were tied up and thrown in the corner. They were obviously two adult men, but they were easily brought down by me using physical skills. I can only say that they are really good-for-nothings.

…………

Well, I admit that I have a weapon, a brick, which I picked up by my side, quite handy, and I started to think about whether to put a few more in my backpack for emergencies.

Although I am very curious about how they entered Ingrid City while maintaining their masculine appearance, let’s put this question aside for now. Anyway, according to the words of the two guys in front of me, it seems that there are many guys like them in the prison , so you can wait until you enter the prison and ask slowly.

"Actually, master, you are the villain."

"... Talk too much."

Ignoring Qiuqiu's complaints, I focused my attention on the two men in front of me: one of them was probably fainted from the shock of the spell I just released, rolled his eyes and fell to the ground with his body crooked, with some blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. Baimo; the other person is okay, but he is only pretending to be calm.

reason? Estimated to be about the same as the previous one.

Humans tend to have a fear of the unknown.

And the spells I unleash belong to things they don't know.

——Although it was only released through the scroll.

"Sir? Can you tell me something?"

I try to make my smile look kinder.

But it's useless?

So forget it.

"At, at, at the end, there is a wooden barrel, just go in! That's all right! Let, let me go!"

"Oh yes, thank you very much," I took a few steps back, turned my head to look at the end of the alley, and replied perfunctorily, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at the man who was trembling while speaking, "Of course , since I have obtained a satisfactory answer, I will naturally not make it difficult for you, but can you do me a favor?"

"Wh, what...uh, ah, uh..."

The moment his right hand rested on the opponent's shoulder, the electric current that was only flickering from time to time suddenly went berserk, stunning the man directly. [Alfred Lightning Hand] can only be used once. After the man was stunned, the current on the right hand completely dissipated, leaving only the occasional "cracking" electric sparks, probably the sequelae of this spell?

It shouldn't last long, and it shouldn't bother me too much.

To sum it up: it's a pretty handy spell, and it only costs 3 gp to buy a scroll.

…………

Well, I admit that for me, the latter is the point.

"At the end of the alley, let's go Qiuqiu, the next thing we're going to is the prison."

Although the alleyway is very dark and somewhat winding, and it is impossible to see the end at a glance, it is actually not that deep, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk to the end. Dilapidated, dirty, dark, damp...well, just a place no one wants to be in.

However, in such a place, there is such a clean wooden barrel, which seems very abrupt.

No matter how you look at it, there are problems.

Probably because there are more people coming in and out, the dirtyness of the wooden barrel is far less than that of the surrounding things.

"That's it."

I stepped forward and reached out to pat the barrel.

There is no stuff in it, which caused the empty sound of "bang bang bang" when I took pictures. This wooden barrel is not too heavy, but even if I slap it hard, there is no shaking image, as if the whole wooden barrel and the ground are Connected together. I opened the lid of the wooden barrel, and there was nothing inside just as I thought.

Only, the bottom of the barrel is a bit weird.

"It should be the entrance, but I don't know how to open it."

"Qiuqiu, don't you know?"

There is no doubt that this is the entrance and exit of the secret passage mentioned by the two men before.

The trouble is that I don't know how to open it.

Looking at Qiuqiu with an attitude of giving it a try, Qiuqiu shook his head with a regretful expression.

"This kind of thing is impossible to record in the 'Endless Library'."

"It's really a pity."

I answered casually.

After all, I didn't expect much, and I didn't feel too disappointed when I didn't get an answer.

Because it is now the size of a loli, jumping into the barrel will not feel crowded, and you can even move your limbs a little bit. I squatted down and reached out to tap the bottom of the barrel. The sound proved that the secret passage I was looking for was under the barrel. From the feel when knocking, it can be concluded that "this secret door is not too thick", but even so, I can't do anything about it.

You can't say let me blow up an entrance directly!

Now all I have to do is sneak in!

It's nothing to sneak in if you make a big noise!

"Qiuqiu, think of a way, it's absolutely impossible to blow up the entrance right now."

"Oh! Even if you say so, Master, I, Qiuqiu... eh?"

Qiuqiu, who was originally complaining and knocking on the edge of the barrel, suddenly stopped.

"Creak creak."

It sounds like some mechanism is working, and the gears are turning.

More importantly, there seems to be some movement on the wooden board under his feet.

I quickly jumped out of the barrel, and then stretched my head to look towards the bottom of the barrel. It may be because Qiuqiu accidentally triggered some switch, the secret door below was opened, and there was a staircase leading to the underground, but due to the lack of light, it was impossible to see the specific situation inside.

I raised my head and looked at Qiuqiu. After seeing her nodding to me, I turned my gaze back to the entrance in front of me.

"Well, do we have torches ready?"

"Master, don't you know [Lighting Technique]?"

"Because the forged gift changed the body shape, most of the skills can't be used anymore."

"It's really a sad thing for those who talk about it, and heartache for those who hear it... Ah bah, it's quite unfortunate."

"Don't think I didn't hear you mix some strange words in front of it."

"Compared to this, master, you should consider a lighting method! It's so dark that we can't see the way in."

"As long as you use [Illumination], it will be fine."

I looked at Qiuqiu as a matter of course.

Qiuqiu froze suddenly.

"That's right, I can also use [Illumination], because this simple and crude spell is nothing more than imitating a ball of light with magic power, and anyone with magic power can use it."

"yes."

"I actually forgot!"

In an instant, I saw my partner pale completely.

It's the first time I've seen such a stupid guy.

"Hey, master, what is the spell of [Illumination]?"

"You can consider not using the spell, and instead use it as a self-propelled light bulb, which will be much more convenient."

"..."

Well, I swear, I really didn't mean to make this offer.

Judging by Qiuqiu's "Master, why don't you die" expression, I still don't want to pursue too much on these details. Besides, even though Qiuqiu was very troubled by my suggestion, she still followed my advice. Directly activate the magic power, and the body began to emit a faint light. These lights are too weak to be seen directly, but they are just right in such a dark secret passage.

——It can illuminate the surrounding situation without attracting attention because the light is too strong.

After everything was ready, Qiuqiu and I entered the secret passage.

"Ahem!"

What came oncoming was a dank breath, mixed with a strange smell, which made my stomach feel uncomfortable, and I almost vomited out against the wall. Wait at the entrance for a while, wait until you get used to the air here, and then move on, but after a few steps, there is a sound behind you.

What's more troublesome is that the sound reverberates in such a narrow small secret passage, which makes me feel a headache.

When the sound stopped completely, I don't know how long it has passed.

"Master, are you okay?"

"Well, still alive, what happened just now?"

I pressed my chest and turned to ask Qiuqiu.

Qiuqiu looked back.

"The door over there is closed."

"It's self-closing? But it's about the same time... Forget it, anyway, I won't leave here anyway."

Although I can bear the air here, it doesn't mean I'm willing to make an extra trip.

After all, I am not shaking M.

The narrow and long secret passage leads straight to the ground, and the steps are very undulating. Even with the help of hills and hills to help illuminate, it takes a lot of time for me to take each step, otherwise I may just roll down if I don't pay attention. The further you go down, the stronger the strange smell in the air.

In order not to be distracted by this strange smell, I also purposely turned down the sensitivity of my sense of smell to almost none.

——Although I don’t know how to do it, there is a bright “perception adjustment” button on the left screen, which can be used to perform a series of settings, so I will not treat myself badly.

The road ahead is generally smooth, but the light emitted by Qiuqiu is getting dimmer and dimmer.

According to her, "It's too deep underground to absorb the magic power, so it's a bit powerless."

I don't have this kind of feeling at all, I can't understand her words, but I can tell that she is not simply talking casually, the environment here seems to be a bit too bad, not only the air is bad, even the magic power has entered a decadent state, Qiuqiu To supplement and maintain the magic power of [Illumination] requires a lot of energy.

So she sits directly on my shoulder now.

Fortunately, before Qiuqiu's physical strength was exhausted, I finally walked out of the secret path and stepped on the flat ground.

It was still very dark here, but there were torches on both sides of the corridor, so there was no need for Qiuqiu to continue to cast [Illumination].

"Well, master, Qiuqiu feels a little bad."

"What's wrong?"

Qiuqiu, who had always been too lively, suddenly slumped on my shoulders as if he had fallen ill.

"The decadence of magic power is too serious. Qiuqiu is an elf that feeds on magic power. In such an environment full of decadent magic power... Ugh~~~ Qiuqiu feels so sleepy."

The words revealed exhaustion, and he couldn't even maintain his body, and his whole body was in a translucent state.

"That's it, then Qiuqiu, you sleep for a while, it doesn't matter if you leave it to me."

"Then master, be careful."

After saying that, Qiuqiu completely faded away.

It's not that there is such a vague feeling of "Actually, Qiuqiu is by my side and hasn't left", I almost mistakenly thought that she had really disappeared completely. I have always been accompanied by this unreliable partner. Occasionally, I find it troublesome that Qiuqiu makes complaints and messes up the key points, but when she is really silent, I start to panic.

This is the first time, a person to do a certain task.

"Huh, don't think too much."

I reached out and patted my cheek, cheering up again.

The reason Qiuqiu fell asleep was that there was too much decadent magic power here, so as long as she went outside to receive the energetic magic power, she would soon return to her usual state of full vitality. In other words, if I want Qiuqiu to recover, I have to move faster, quickly solve the troubles in front of me, and then leave here.

【Come on. 】

I cheered myself up silently in my heart, then looked down at the screen on the left.

Not only has the first phase of the mission [Eat a bowl of prison rice] been completed, but a new mission has also been refreshed.

"Sub-quest [The Strange Situation in Ingrid City Prison]

Mission information: It is obviously just a prison, but it exudes the breath of death. This is not good news. A prison is just a prison, not an execution ground. It is understandable that there is a breath of death, but such a strong smell is not a normal situation.

Task requirements: 1. Investigate the strange situation in Ingrid City Prison (not completed)”

Even the information given was not as off-line as before, but more serious, which made me feel a little overwhelmed for a while.

By the way, the breath of death?

Suddenly remembered the undead creature that Qiuqiu mentioned earlier.

But what is the breath of death!

"That, Qiuqiu, the breath of death... Ciao, forget it!"

I subconsciously wanted to ask my partner, but I only realized it when I asked aloud. Because of the decadent magic power here, Qiuqiu couldn't maintain his figure and appeared by my side.

Until I leave the prison, no one will help me contact the "Endless Library" to answer these unknown things.

"Forget it, let's find a direction to investigate first."

Standing still and worrying is not an option.

This is a corridor, and the secret door in the wall is the secret passage when I came. Regardless of the secret passage, I now have to make a decision in both directions of this corridor-whether to go left or right? Which path will you meet the person or thing related to the task first? Will there be relevant clues on both paths?

As someone with choice anxiety, I'm at a loss.