THREE

I patiently wait in our townhome for my grandma to come back, and I am nervous that she hasn't come back home yet. As time passed, I thought about the other world. I checked my skill; it is on cooldown for about 23 hours.

I tested many things about my system, and this is what I learned.

I can open my status and inventory with both a thought and a command.

The inventory can only allow 30 slots of different things. (Same things stack.)

As for the stack limit, there doesn't seem to be one yet.

I can put items within up to 7 feet (Around 2 meters) around me.

The state of the items doesn't change over time. Tried with an ice cube.

Also, I can't store the items without seeing them.

Two identical bags that contain different stuff don't stack.

Hmm, the inventory is pretty cool. I can store a lot of things in it, but I wish to have more slots. Maybe if I upgrade my skill, it would increase the slots.

Let me check if my title does anything. I click on (Otherworld Hooman).

(Otherworld Hooman): Given to homo sapiens that cross any world. Most of them that have crossed are either dense as Snorlax (No offense to Snorlax) or somehow op with dumb reasons. Due to many reasons, this title won't give anything to the bearer. This title will not change anything to the bearer except to make them know that "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Looking away, I didn't know how to think of the title, but I guess that even systems have emotions. However, there is only one thing on his mind: adventures. He wanted to explore the other world and maybe even try to increase his depressing social life.

When I was about to check out my other skills, grandma unlocked the door and came in with heavy bags that seniors shouldn't carry.

I immediately felt bad. I quickly smiled warmly and helped her. "How was your shopping? I'll come with you next time, and you shouldn't carry all of this."

Grandma passed the bags, definitely tired. "It is fine. The neighbor helped me carry it here. How was your school?"

"School's nice," I really don't want to say that I am really alone at school. "We learned history about Egyptians for history, magnets for science, and graphing in math.

"Good. Make sure to have fun at school and talk to others as well. Your health is the most important to me, and I will cook your favorite chicken dish." Grandma wholeheartedly smiled like a saint.

I looked at her and questioned if I ever deserved this kindness. We depend on each other to survive in this environment. "I will. Do you want me to help you for dinner?"

"Sure. Just do the usual spices."

I make sure I do as much as I can with helping her. The reason that she is cooking is that her cooking is absolutely amazing, and I am slowly trying to learn from her, but my food never tastes as perfect as hers, never too much sauce and never too little.

The night passed away calmly. Dinner was great; I finished my homework and checked out every skill that I got. I stay awake with an awake mind. I really want to hop back into the portal and check the different world, but I tell myself that I can do it tomorrow night to try to convince myself to go to sleep faster. Eventually, I fell asleep.

Thursday's school passes by with ease, and it is the same situation alone. Maybe, do I need to change myself first? Anyways, everyone happily chats while loading on the bus; I think the reason that happens is that students know that Friday is just on the verge of appearing.

Before I head to bed, I make sure that I prepare anything that will help me: a water bottle, flashlight, stopwatch, pocketknife, kitchen knife, a bag of sugar and salt, and snacks. I store them in my inventory. At night, I decided to go to sleep earlier; however, if my grandma checks on me, I would be really screwed.

With the potential in mind, I sleep from 9:30 to 11:30 to ensure that I would go explore the other world without any chance of her finding out, and I also set my alarm on my stopwatch at 2:00, thus I can actually get some good sleep before school.

Before using the portal, I used my identify skill on my kitchen knife to see how many stats it gives.

[Item: 21st Century Kitchen Knife]: Common. Conditionally, not the sharpest tool, but it can cut meat, fruits, and veggies easily. In combat, it is probably better to go barehanded if you don't excel in Swordsmanship; thus, it should just stay in the kitchen and do its job.

Stats: + 5 Aim + 10 Power.

Both in awe and annoyed at the skill, I put the knife in my inventory anyways. It is a good skill to have. I should also bring in one extra pair of clothes and some bandages just in case. I prepare myself mentally for going to a different world again, not wanting to die there.

"Portal." I think about the command in my mind.

The same human-sized blue portal materializes; the sight of it makes me smile with excitement and nervousness. I cross through carefully, and it is the night as well. It makes me conclude that it has the same 24 hours as Earth, though seasons will affect daylight hours.

I pause to listen and feel my darkened surroundings, with caution. With dim moonlight shining down, I look up at 7 different shaped moons with dazzling lights dancing on the dark canvas. It draws my attention to the sky, wondering at its clear night. Not using my flashlight, I slowly begin walking down the road again.

30 minutes pass by~

My feet complain about walking on the road. Slightly frustrated, I found nothing. No towns, no signs, and no animals. As I sit down on the side of the road, I rethink my current situation. Would it be just better if I called it a night and waited until the weekend to explore during the day? Even if I found a town or village, how would I communicate with them? How do I level up without any stats and a level indicator?

All the questions sink into my mind like heavy boulders. I instantly complained about nothing happening again. I take out my water bottle to change my mood. Suddenly.

Ahhh-owooooooo*

A wolf is near. Fear immediately enters my mind, and I am in fight or flight mode.

"Fuck, speak of the devil." I cursed.