After listening to Seika complain about the Utopia president, we ate lunch together and had some idle chit-chat before I went home. Of course, nothing of a sexy nature developed. Besidesā¦ā¦there was just too much going on!
Iāve only been living as a NEET until six months ago, and I canāt accept this rapid development so easily! The fact that the āVillage of Fateā was so far removed from reality seemed to be a blessing in disguise, and I was able to handle things more calmly than I expected, but first of all, I donāt know how to deal with the romance element.
āBeing forced to make a decision by a beautiful childhood friend is quite a game-changer!ā
Iāve played a few love simulation games, but when it comes to real life, the story is too different. My mind canāt keep up! I want them to show me the choices and let me choose from them like in a game! I guess my experience in love games doesnāt apply to real life at all! After a brief moment of confusion, I took a few deep breaths and laid down on the futon.
āHaaaaaaah. Iāve put off making a decision again, butā¦ā¦canāt help you with this one.ā
I followed up with myself, not that I had any listeners. Iāve been blessed, havenāt I? My family and childhood friends are so kind to me. When I was a recluse, I only found them annoying.
Anybody who tried to take me out of this room was an enemy. The only place I could feel safe was in the small space of my room. Thatās how Iāve been living my lifeā¦ā¦.If you are a recluse, your mental field of vision may become narrower. There are many things that can be seen by just expanding a little.
āIām curious about that company that tried to recruit Seika. Iām also worried about my sister.ā
I heard that he was keen on recruiting Seika, but it sounded as if he was more in love with her than her ability as a member of society. I remember that when Seika was approached by a guy a long time ago, she complained to me in a similar manner.
āā¦ā¦is not the same thing. Iāve got other things to do right now.ā
I slapped myself across the cheek to get myself together, then stood up and sat down in the chair in front of the computer to look at the screen, as usual. Most of the dark elves were inside the given building, and some of them seemed to be taking a walk nearby.
āSpeaking of which, has Sudhir become one of the villagers yet?ā
Using the mouse, I clicked on the Bible symbol in the upper right corner of the screen, which represented the fate points. Then the names and descriptions of the villagers were also displayed. This is one of the features I noticed about two months ago, where I can check the list of villagers.
āSudhir, Sudhir isā¦ā¦Oh, there she is.ā
It seems that she has indeed become a villager of the āVillage of Fate.ā I think she is about the same age asā¦ā¦Murus. She is an elf, so she must be old. She is the daughter of the village chief and is good with a bow and a dagger. The only other thing I can think of is that sheās an only child, and thereās nothing else worth mentioning.
āThat meansā¦ā¦.ā
As I moved the mouse wheel, the village gradually became smaller and smaller, as if my body was floating in the sky. A full view of the Forbidden Forest is now visible, and several areas that were previously obscured by black paint have been revealed.
āI knew I could see the extent of what Sudhir had seen.ā
The north side of the forest, which is considered dangerous, was also partially visible. This was quite gratifying. It was too far away to see clearly, so I zoomed in on the map. I could barely see the northern part of the east side, but now I could see a lot of itā¦ā¦.? Isnāt this a village? I could see what looked like the roofs of dozens of buildings, so I moved a little closer.
āThere are about forty to fifty wooden huts. Thereās also a field and a log fence that surrounds the property, just like my village. And thatās a dark elf moving around.ā
Iām pretty sure this is Sudhirās village. Judging from the size of the village, it has a population of about a hundred? From the looks of it, all the villagers are Dark Elves, and there are no humans or beastmen mixed in with the residents. They donāt seem particularly savage, and just appear to be working as normal.
There is no difference in what they are doing with our village. They are just trying to live the same way. I canāt hear their voices unless Iām near a Bible, so I canāt tell what theyāre saying, but even if I could, it would probably be just an everyday conversation. It was such a peaceful village scene.
āSomehow, I feel bad for doubting you.ā
I muttered, and Destiny, who had somehow climbed up on the PC desk, nodded his head in agreement. I took a closer look at the village just to be sure, but I still couldnāt find anything suspicious or people acting strangely. Compared to our village, the wooden houses were more solidly built. Maybe itās the difference in the age of the village. The log fence is similar to our ownā¦ā¦but itās pretty beat up. There are traces of repairs all over the place.
āIsnāt the population too small for the number of houses?ā
The sky was clear and it was a perfect day to work, but there were only a dozen or so people working in the fields. And all of them are skinnier than our villagers. Elves are skinny by nature, but there are people everywhere with prominent cheekbones. A more careful observation of the village revealed that it was in danger of being destroyed, not just peaceful.
A close-up of the dark elves showed that all of them were lacking in energy, the door to what looked like a granary was open, and a peek inside revealed that there was very little food left. There is a cemetery on the north side of the village, lined with crude grave markers carved out of logs. Most of the grave markers are brand new, having been installed only recently.
āDid you suffer extensive damage in the last attack?ā
It is more likely that they are trapped to the point where they have no choice but to fight.
āThe players exist as gods in this village too, right?ā
If there are players, it is possible to contact each other on the forums, but it is forbidden by the rules to tell the details of your village. It is also forbidden to tell the exact location of your village. Itās safe to say that youāre in country 00, but itās forbidden to say that you live in the Forbidden Forest. It may be that exchanging opinions in the Bible like this is also a gray area.
āWith a village this big, you must be a senior player, right? Or maybe, unlike me, you started from the beginning with a certain amount of population and village built up?ā
Well, I wonder what kind of condition the other players were in when they started the game. I started the game with five villagers and no materials, but are other players the same? Iām curious aboutā¦ā¦.Iāll have to ask on the forums.
āHow did the game start, everyone? Thatās about right. If itās a banned word, it just wonāt show up.ā
I tried to start a thread, but itās showing up fine.
1: I started with five villagers who escaped from a ruined village, but is everyone the same?
After writing that much, I left my seat. I went downstairs to get a snack and a drink, thinking that no one would be coming soon. When I got to my seat, there were already a few posts.
2: Slippery slope.
3: I started with eight people, a family with three kids and two hunters.
4: I envy you eight people. This one started with three people, an old man and two young sisters.
5: Whatās with that lineup? How can you build a village with that? How are you going to do the heavy lifting?
6: I guess starting is different for everyone. This one started with ten people, two families and an ex-soldier.
7: The old man was a great swordsman. The two sisters were his apprentices. They were not good at building or farming, but they were good at fighting monsters, so we attacked their base and took it.
8: Wow, wild and wonderful!
9: Arenāt you the only one playing a different game?
Itās pretty interesting just reading about other peopleās early play. Looking at it this way, I see that my five players were well balanced. Itās hard to believe that the three players are playing the same game as me. After watching for a while, I saw a post that caught my attention.
34: Does everyone start out with a small group? I was in a village of my own from the beginning, okay?
38: You guys need to calm down. If I had to say, it wasnāt because I wasā¦ā¦good at what I did on a daily basis.
39: Tell me where the village is. Iām going to raid it, yeah, yeah, yeah!
40: I know how you feel, but no way.
41: Itās forbidden to tell the location of your village or to fight with players on the Lord Godās side.
I know Iām getting off track, but do some players start with a village? Iād like to hear more about that, so Iāve got to get back on topic.
48: So when you started the village, what was the population and the state of the village?
49: Hmm, I think the population was about thirty people. It was a depopulated village where villagers were leaving one after another due to food shortage. It was full of skinny old people and children, there were only about ten people, who seemed to be able to work properly, the plague was spreading, and it was a terrible situation.
50: Oh, ohā¦ā¦that, sorry.
51: Itās so hard mode!
52: Iām not even a little bit jealous!
53: You recovered from that, youāre amazing!
I guess you never know until you ask for details. I thought my village was pretty tough, but maybe it was worse than others. The hard mode player ruined the flow of the story. Iām interested in the rest of the story, so I guess Iāll stick to listening.
54: Itās not that I recovered; itās that I cut them off. The first thing they did was to get rid of the villagers with the plague. There was no cure, and if it spread any further, it would destroy the village.
55: ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦
56: Thatās a bitā¦ā¦
57: Demons, demons are here!
58: I had no choice! I thought it was just a game at the time. I regretted it so much later that I still feel so guilty that I feel like throwing up just remembering it!
59: Oh, in the beginning, I thought it was a game, so I gave pretty ruthless orders and stuff too. To make it easier to see the map, I told them to take a walk around the area even though there might be monsters wandering around.
60: Only those who have no remorse for their actions against the villagers should throw stones at 58.
61: ā¦ā¦Itās a beautiful day.
62: Hmm, my shoulder doesnāt feel good, so Iāll stop.
63: Um, itās safe to say that we did something like bandits to get money and food, right? I didnāt kill anyone.
64: Out.
65: Out.
65: Out, scum, scum.
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66: Awful! I didnāt give the order. The villagers did it on their own! I scolded them with the oracle afterwards!
Everyone has a different starting point, so the way they progress is totally different from mine. And they can tolerate pretty outrageous behavior as play? Well, my villagers would never do that. In fact, at first, they probably thought it was just a game and could make decisions like cutting them off with a light heart. But now, most of them treat the villagers with great care, like a real family.
Some people write in a light-hearted way, but if they are kind-hearted people, itās not surprising that some of them regret their past choices to death, like 58. Iām so glad I didnāt make a reckless decision thinking it was aā¦ā¦game. I agree wholeheartedly. From there, each player began to talk about their hardships, so Iād watch while Destiny and I fought over a snack.
I turned away from the PC for a moment and looked up at the ceiling. Iām worried about my village, my sister and Seikaās problems. As well as where Iām going to get a job. When I was a recluse, all I had to do was run away. I didnāt even try to face my problems.