Living in this World with Cut & Paste Chapter 2
Hi~~~~~ JiN again. So, due to circumstances, I will be posting chapter 2, 3, and 4 today.
I know, you can all worship me now. kah kah kah
Enjoy~~~~~~~
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Chapter 2 â Testing the Skill
While thinking about the Skills, I set out for home.
There were about 10 people on the carriage with me.
My house is about half a day by carriage away from the capital where the shrine is in, at the outskirts of the Town of Lucas.
It is a relatively nearby town from the capital, with a population of about a thousand. Beginner adventurers pass through here. It is a lively town.
ăWell then, letâs try using Appraisal.ă
While the carriage is shaking, I silently used Appraisal and faced an adventurer in his primes.
As I did that, information surfaced in my mind.
Name: Keith
Race: Hume (TL: No, this is not a typo. ăă„ăŒă )
Gender: Male
Age: 48 Years Old
Occupation: Adventurer (Rank C)
ăSkillă
One-handed Blade
Cleaning
Hee, so he is Keith-san.
His skills areâŠâŠ ăOne-handed Bladeăand ăCleaningă, huhâŠâŠ.
Itâs a bad combination, isnât it?
Although he has quite the stern face, itâs an extreme gap with ăCleaningă.
While thinking about cleaning, I tried looking at Keith-san and more information surfaced in my mind.
ăCleaningă: Able to properly carry out efficient cleaning, when skill level is increased, able to clean neatly.
I see, Appraisal can search for detailed entries on confirmed information.
This is quite convenient.
I think that itâs probably because itâs ăAppraisală»Completeă that it can do this.
In the procured information thereâs a word which arouses my curiosity.
Itâs âSkill levelâ.
I donât see any entries about skill level but the word seems like the more you use the skill, the better the ability.
I see. If that is the case, the more I use Appraisal, the more detailed the information I am able to obtain.
If so, I should use Appraisal more.
Anyhow, I canât move from the carriage for half a day.
Besides, I canât test outăCut and Pasteăin places with people.
Thinking about such things, I used Appraisal on all the 10 people inside the carriage.
I didnât particularly have any problems until the ninth person.
However, the information I obtained from the 10th man contained outrageous information.
Name: Gaskarth (ăČăčă«ă«ăïŒ(Iz: Any idea? Gas Cart or something?) (JiN: Hmmm, initially I was thinking of Gascart, but now I think about it, Gaskarth seems ok.. ho ho ho)
Race: Hume
Gender: Male
Age: 31 Years Old
Occupation: Robber
ăSkillă
Sewing
Daggeră»Extreme
Swift feet (Small)
What, a robber!?
Why is he on the carriage!?
Furthermore, he has ăDaggeră»Extremeă
Heâs a master in itself.
Dangerous, this is dangerous.
Right now heâs sitting quietly and shutting his eyes but I donât know when heâll act violently.
There are some adventurers on board but if he stabbed with surprise attack it wonât be long before we die.
Whatâs this guyâs goal?
This carriage is headed towards the place I live, the Town of Lucas.
Since heâs acting docile in the carriage, that means he should be aiming for the Town of Lucas.
The inspection when entering the town is strict, so robbers cannot enter.
No matter how much I think, I canât seem to think of the correct answer.
No, I canât think of it.
Right now, I am the only person who knows he is a dangerous person.
Even if I tell someone inside this small carriage, he will naturally hear me when I speak.
Any way, isnât there any way? (JiN: dude, youâre making a pun or something? O,oâ )
Before he takes out his dagger, before he becomes violent, isnât there any wayâŠâŠ.
Even if I grow impatient, there isnât anything a youngster like me can do.
So I thought.
It would be best if that guy doesnât become violent, and without him realizing, immediately return home as soon as we arrive.
However, as things are, Iâm not sure if this guy will stay docile.
Even if we arrive safely, if anything happens inside the town, I will be dragged into it.
Above all, there are other young adults like me, and there are even girls.
As expected, if I donât think of a solution, we will surely be in danger.
What can I do now?
Speaking of what I can do, I only have the Skills I gained today.
Appraisal will surely be useful.
However, it canât overturn this situation.
If so, it seems like I have to use the other Skill ăCut & Pasteă, one way or another. (TLC: ăȘăăăăäžă€ăźăčăă«ăă«ăăïŒăăŒăčăăăäœăšăäžæăäœżăăȘăă ăăăă)
I canât use ăCutăon living things.
Assuming I use it, I canât attack my opponent who hasnât even done anything.
If I did, the person whoâll be arrested isnât him, but me.
Because I canât injure my opponent, I become powerlessâŠâŠ.
Ah, I can use ăPasteăto stick that guyâs shoes on the floor.
If I do that, even if he suddenly acts he wouldnât be able to move.
Even if he kicks off his shoes, he canât do it immediately.
Next is the dagger on his waist.
Letâs stick his scabbard and the dagger together.
If I do that, even if he acts, Keith-san and the other adventurers can deal with him.
Yosh, since I decided, letâs get to it immediately.
As I invoked the Skill, the successful invocation response was returned in my mind.
It was my first time using it but it seems like I was somehow able to use it.
PhewâŠâŠ with this I am relieved for now.
Itâs just that as it is I wonât be able to deal with what happens after we arrive at the town.
Even if I stick his shoes, he will be able to move if he takes it off, and if he buys a new dagger itâll end there.
I donât know whether his aim is the carriage or inside the Town of Lucas or anything else. I canât come up with a fundamental solution.
Just like that he boldly boarded the carriage.
If his aim is theTown of Lucas, heâll manage to enter.
If so, there might be harm to the town.
Optimistic that the urgent danger is prevented, I was able to cool myself down a little.
And, this me who calmed downâŠâŠ was struck by an outrageous idea. (JiN: Itâs just the second chapter⊠This author likes to use the word outrages doesnât he/she?)