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Chapter 3 - The Beginning of My Journey as a Villager

The barks of dogs echoed outside, and the singing of birds was beautiful.

i rarely experienced those in the modern world

We were eating a plate of bread with herbs...

Ok? That didn't bother me. not at all ... What bothered me was those words spawning in my face—

a green window blinking with red and green writing.

 >Next quest: Find the Copy Book.<

The copy book, the copy book… I just realized it wasn't time to rest—I had to find her.

Oh, I get it... I think this game is trying to reunite me with her?

Let me check...

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 Name : AAAAAAAAAA

 Level : 1

 EXP: 1

 ITEMS: Empty

While I was mumbling and moving my hands in the air... the villager suspected something.

"What's wrong with you boy Are you high?"

Then I answered without thinking:

"No, I think I'm low! My sta—"I mean, what? Noo! I was just… that bee! It was annoying me!"

The poor villager was laughing, but one thing I made sure of...

he doesn't see what I'm seeing.

"I like you, fella! You'll live here from now on!" The villager pointed at me like I was family.

Even the dogs approached us.

It felt warm even in this cold hut...

I thought I might stop worrying—at least for today.

I slept on the ground. I didn't have anything to complain about—at least I wouldn't face a shovel attack from the villager at night.

Suddenly, he spoke. I'd thought he was asleep:

"Tomorrow's a big day... I'm so excited to introduce you to the other villagers!"

I slept very well... until a notification popped into my head in the middle of the night:

 Quest 2: Find the Copybook

 Time left: 1h / 24h

 Punishment: Return to first checkpoint (Villager Encounter)

"HOW IN THE WORLD DID 23 HOURS PASS?!!" I sprinted outside.

The dogs barked but stopped when they recognized me.

"THE TOILET'S OVER THERE!! ON THE RIGHT!! "

The villager shouted, pointing at the tiny toilet.

"Don't get lost in the woods, boy! I'm too lazy to look for you!!" he added

I didn't know where to even look! I had no extra information!

How could the system be this selfish?!

Find the copy book

HOW?!

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