Arc 2 – Ch.19: Don’t touch the store display items dear customer
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I'm currently on display.
After the faucet fiasco, I was picked up and taken outside of the storage-like room and placed into a storefront.

I've been put up for sale it seems.

Who the hell is going to buy me?
I must be the least marketable product in existence.
I feel like a misguided children's toy that was taken off the market after numerous complaints from parents.

On a more positive note though, my field of view is filled with all sorts of strange items.
I’ve been eagerly looking at the dozens of new items over and over.
The highlight so far would definitely be this thing.

I focus on the fantasy-like halberd.

Combustion halberd
A well-crafted halberd with a crystal embedded into it.
The crystal has fire magic imbued into it.
A small explosion will be created at the tip when 50 MP is moulded into the crystal.

It's the first yellow item I've seen besides my full potion.

(50 MP to cast a small explosion…)
I’d need to get my entire body covered in crystals if I wanted to use this thing.

This is actually rather useful information. I’ve tried a dozen different mental images to gauge how much mana is necessary to cast a water magic spell, but coming to any conclusions with just my 1 mana point was rather difficult. 

I wonder if I should focus on learning all the other basic magic elements first?

*Ring ring*
I hear the sound of the shop door being opened by someone.

Looks like this will be the first person to see me in public like this.

I look at the large standing mirror opposite of me that’s probably meant for shoppers.

A rickety scarecrow dressed in a red long sleeve shirt and grey pants with a faucet sticking out of its pants is reflected.

It looks like I forgot to zip up after going to the toilet.

Why did she have to attach this faucet to me?

This is so embarrassing.

Anyway, this is the first time I’ve seen myself.

I truly am a scarecrow.

(…)

My body is just a hay bale that’s been moulded into the vague shape of a torso.

I stare at the 2 pebbles on my face.
My left eye is slightly drooping.

(Hmmm?)
Someone suddenly blocks my view of the mirror.

Oh, this must be the person that just entered the store.

He’s got a cool looking sword and a mix of what looks like leather and iron armour equipped.

Proper fantasy-like character.

Let’s find out what this world’s people are like.
I focus on him.

James (♂)
AGE: 19
STATUS: N/A
LVL: 21
HP: 254/284
MP: 164/182
TITLES:
- SWORDSMAN
- APPRENTICE DELVER

This guy’s a swordsman yet he could cast 3 small explosions if he wanted to.

He’s looking at me confused.

James points at me and looks at Elena who’s outside of my field of view, probably behind some sort of shop counter.

“Elena, what’s htij thing xeinv here?” (James)

Pointing at people is rude James.

“Ih'j quch latest creation! poh quo show chea!” (Elena)
Elena sounds delighted.

She stops in front of me and bends down.
I’ve been dreading this moment ever since I realised I was put up for sale.

*Pshhht*

“Oh!” (James)
James looks perplexed. He hadn’t noticed the faucet yet.

Yeah. Ordinarily, men don’t look at each other's crotch when they meet each other, so I’m expecting to get this reaction a lot from male customers.

Elena gets back up and hands a cup filled with water to James.

“Here, try htij.” (Elena)

James drinks it without batting an eye.

James, you’re just gonna drink it without questioning it?!

“Phaa.” (James)

“That’s mkohhch good!” (James)

GOOD?
Did I just hear the word GOOD?
James, it’s just water. Look where it came from!

“Kivth? ih'j tasty unx ogon restores u pihhpo zih ew health!” (Elena)

Huh? Did Elena just say what I think she did?

I focus on James again to check on something specific.

James (♂)
HP: 264/284

His health was 254 before. My water restores 10 health points…

“Kouppch?! je this ij piro u type of fuhok magic hton?” (James)
James looks more surprised than when he saw Elena reaching for my faucet.

I feel as surprised as James honestly.

“Htuh'j right. This htinv tuj fuhok magic. I yun'h tell chea tef though. Ih'j u trade secret.” (Elena)

Does "fuhok magic" mean water magic?
It sounds like they’re just insulting me honestly.

“Heee…” (James)
James is staring at my faucet in bewilderment.

(…)
Alright, that’s enough of that James.

Elena grins.
“Ih costs 7 hteajunx crystal” (Elena)

“EH?!” (James)

Looks like I’m probably expensive?

“I'pp sajh have the usual mpoujo…” (James)
Says James whilst looking at Elena. Whatever that means.

Elena chuckles and walks away.

James looks back at my faucet.

Stop it.

“…Yun I try jequo more fuhok?” (James)

James, please behave yourself.

“Sure ne problem. Just pour jequo mana inhe the crystal, otherwise it’ll run out.” (Elena)

Elena says something loudly from another room.
She probably went back into that storage-like room that I was in before.
The entire sentence was surprisingly easy to understand.

“Thanks!” (James)

James yanks my faucet.

No. James-

A worriedly warm feeling suddenly came over me. And just as I was starting to think that my gender preference was in danger. Information entered my mind.

PASSIVE ABILITY: LANGUAGE RECOGNITION LV.1 acquired.
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