Enter SimpleMMO World: Chapter 9

When I reached the camp, it was almost night time. There--I can see BlackRaven, reaper, Cleidious, Mcgreed, and III sitting together surrounding the campfire. They seem to be having small chats and getting to know each other.

" Hey, Azlanc! You're back. How was it? Did you find other players?" Asked Mcgreed, as he saw me getting closer to them.

" No luck. I searched until the end of the forest but there was no sign of other players at all." I reported the result, as I sat together with them.

" The end of the forest?" Asked Cleidious, as it caught his attention.

" Yeah, you will reach a beach if you go in the direction where I just came from." I said, pointed at the direction of where I came from.

" Beach huh? If it's not for this situation, I would love to enjoy my time leisurely at the beach." Said reaper, showing his disappointment in his voice.

" Well, no use feeling down about it. We should enjoy the moment you know? Besides, don't you think this is like camping? Camping in another world doesn't happen every day you know? Hahaha." Said III to light up the mood.

" Haha, now that you mention it. It does feel like camping. Now I'm starting to enjoy it little bit." reaper, starting to show a sign of a smile as the moon rose upon the sky with the sound of our laughters. With that, the first night came for our first day in another world.

While waiting for Khelgarr, reaper and BlackRaven started preparing our supper using ingredients that the scout team had found. The aroma makes us feel like we haven't eaten for a week.

" So, where is Khelgarr? Is he on his way here?" asked Mcgreed, who has his eyes on the meals.

" Yes, he sent a message to me earlier saying that he is on the way here. He should--"

"--Speak of the devil, there he is," I noticed Khelgarr approaching us from the dark as I answered Mcgreed's questions.

" Khelgarr! Welcome to our camp." III greeted Khelgarr.

" Welcome Khelgarr. Please have a seat, our supper is almost ready." Said BlackRaven and reaper, while cooking our supper.

" Hahaha. Thanks, some reason this feels like a restaurant." Khelgarr greets us with a joke.

Since this is the first time Khelgarr and the rest meet, we had a simple introduction until the food was ready. Khelgarr didn't find other players from his side. Most probably there are not many high-level players like Khelgarr to begin with, in SimpleMMO.

" Alright, I think we should sort out all of the information that we got about this world while eating. Shall we?" I suggested that we share the information while eating since it's getting late.

" Yeah, of course." They all agreed with my suggestion.

" Alright, then I'll start first. I'll divide it into points so that it will be easier for us to remember. If you guys want to add something just mention it okay?" I opened the discussion.

"No. 1 - This world that we see now is SimpleMMO but at the same time, it's not. The reason why I said this is SimpleMMO world is because that we are currently at one of the SimpleMMO locations, and that is Davenport. All the monsters we encountered so far and the beach I found is proof that our current location is Davenport, which is one of the location in SimpleMMO game. However, we are not in SimpleMMO world that we all know. The rules in this world are different, for example, the range between a player from a monster which doesn't exist in the game is applicable here. Which means you can attack from a safe distance as I did. Above all, if we receive an attack from a monster, we will get injured or worst--- DIE."

I continued,"Do you know what most SMMO players have in common? That is, we play SimpleMMO as an idle and simple game. Not a life and death bout like our current situation. That's why you can assume that we are in SimpleMMO world but don't treat it as you play SimpleMMO game. Am I right Champion?" I asked, as I turned to The Last Champion.

It's not like I explained this way in order to scare them but to make sure that everyone knows their current situation.

" Eh? Wh-who knows?... Th-the truth always lies within world domination!" The Last champion shouted, trying to maintain his composure.

To be honest, he is the most suspicious being among us right now. But I can't just force him to speak just because he is suspicious. I need solid proof that he is somehow related to the one who threw us here.

" Hahaha. What the hell is that?" Said the others, as they did not take The Last Champion seriously.

" What Azlanc said is true. The truth is, I encountered locals when I was searching for other players." Khelgarr interjected, and afterward he confessed what he had gone through.

" What!?" They shout in unison. Shocked, when Khelgarr told them all, that he killed humans for the first time in his life. Khelgarr's face looked so down when he told us the event one by one. Though, part of it might be my fault for instigating Khelgarr to kill them.

" Sorry Khelgarr... for pushing you to do that." I feel guilty, not because those bandits were killed but because I unconsciously and indirectly pushed Khelgarr to kill them on behalf of me.

" What are you talking about?! There's no need for you to apologize. I'm the one who asked for your opinion. Besides, it's as you said, if I had let them go, more innocent people will become their victims. If I think it that way, I can say that I just saved those innocent lives that deserve to live more than those bandits." Said Khelgarr, as he to spare me from the guilt.

" Khelgarr is right Azlanc, you both did a good job if I must say so. As for Khelgarr, you should be proud of yourself. Not everyone can stand up against villains even if they're strong. So there's no need to feel down." Said Cleidious, trying to cheer us up.

" Haha, right. Thanks, man." We thanked Cleidious for cheering, both me and Khelgarr.

" Oh right, I almost forgot. As Azlanc said, this world is not the same as SimpleMMO. When I saw the bandits' status, they have extra stats that we don't have--- mana!" Khelgarr revealed what he saw during the fight with bandits.

" M-mana!? Wait, does that mean they can use magic?" Ask Cleidious, full of curiosity.

Actually, he is not the only one who is curious. All of us are interested to know if this world is filled with magic. The world where we have only seen it on the other side of the screen since our childhood. All of our gazes turned to Khelgarr waiting for his answer.

" Eh? W-well, I'm not sure if they can use it or not since they die so fast. M-maybe they can?" Khelgarr trying his hardest to not let us down.

" Haha. There is a high chance that they can use magic since they have mana. So, maybe we can use it as well since we have just become part of this world." Said Mcgreed, as he becomes excited to learn about magic.

" Now this is something that we look forward to it!" Announced reaper who can't hide his excitement.

" I know right? Damn, I can't believe we can get to experience this." BlackRaven joins the Magic Fan Club.

Well, who in the world is not a fan of magic nowadays? Even if they don't watch anime, at least they watch Harry Potter right? Good grief. Even I'm excited.

" Now now. I know you guys are excited but I'm still not finished with my report yet." I tried my hardest to hide my happy face.

" Hahaha. Sorry, please continue." They open the line for me to continue.

" Alright. For no 2, this is still a theory that I haven't tested yet but I can say with certainty that we, GENTLEMEN, MIGHT BE IMMORTAL IN THIS WORLD."

To be continued...