114 A Help for a Help (1/2)

//Author's Note

Third Volume's main character will be Zia, sister of Aurora. Aries Kim, Scythus, will be still our main character and introducing new characters would give us a little bit of plot twist from another point of view. I hope you guys can be good to Zia.//

-Beginner's Area-

After a couple of seconds after being blinded by the bright light, I finally entered the game. It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Of course, all my life I have been lying in a bed that became a part of me for the rest of my life. The place is full of grass and trees. People are also gathering here. I can hear the chatter, the chirps of birds, the loud noises... it's like I'm really in a different world.

We all have the same clothes which I think because we are all beginners. The game's already one year old after the tournament but there's a lot of people like me here. They also mentioned an expansion for the game from the news and it has already been implemented and told us to get ready for it. The first year of the game is just a preparation for the upcoming update which basically a World Boss invasion. It kind of scared most of the people at that time but with all of the Thirteen Gods and their trusted companions; they could beat the World Boss and stop the invasion. I don't really care much about those.

Wait a minute... I realized I'm standing...

”Ughhh!” I lost control over my legs. I fell down to my knees. This is what I was afraid of. And the moment I regain strength, someone is already holding my arms.

”Are you okay, Miss?” A girl with a hood that hides her face. She doesn't seem to be a beginner to me.

”Yes, I'm alright. Thank you.” This is what frightened me the most, to not be able to walk even in the game. Wait! I can feel my legs!

Shocks! I stood up with full of joy and excitement! I even almost jumped!

”Hey miss, are you really ok? You look like this is your first time walking.” Of course! It's my first time! If only you'd know. This is crazy!

”Sorry, I just remembered something funny.” I giggled like a crazy person. I reasoned out for being too happy for a moment. She might think I'm weird or something but even if I would explain it to her, she wouldn't understand. Sis would be really be surprised by the news!

”Please be careful around here. If you travel alone too far, some players might try to rob you.” Oh, so there are lots of baddies around here too! She's kinda shady herself.

”Sure, thanks!” I still can't believe I can walk right now but I'm pretty sure I still can't in real life.

The girl said her goodbye and I forgot to ask her name. So I decided to move on. I still can't walk straight but somehow I managed to do fine. Mom and Dad, wherever you are, if you can only see me right now, I know you'd be so happy for me. I miss you both.

What should I do next? There are some food, a bottle of water and a scary looking dagger on my bag. Does this mean I should start killing stuff? I've never done that before.

I've checked the area and it seems it's called Beginner's Area. The one who came up with that name must have spent a lot of time figuring out what to name the place. It seems that the place has some shops and other buildings for beginners. I decided to ask one of the guards on what to do first.

”Hello, Sir. Would you mind telling me what to do around here? I'm just a new player.” Guard duty around here might be boring.

”I recommend you teaming up with other players and hunt some weak animals together for materials and meat for food. Fighting alone is really hard and bad because no one will look at your back.” He's right. I really should team up with others but I'm still not used to this standing and walking thing. Hunting weak animals sound so cruel...

”If you want to practice and avoid danger, there are some dummies out here for training purposes but it doesn't give you loot to sell or to cook of course. But it's the safest route if you are planning to improve your masteries.” Wow, I think that would be a good start, I guess.

”Thanks, Mr. Guard!” I said my thanks and decided to go to the place he was talking about.