Chapter 76 Inventory, Surprising Function
I was surprised. I remember the battery level was supposed to be at 95%, but could it be broken?
"No, no, no, that would be a problem. This was also really expensive."
If I were to say how expensive it was, it's a price that those who know might understand, like the most expensive smartphone that was sold last year...
"What happened?"
I think Rosalier-san was surprised by my voice when she prepared tea for me.
"It's the smartphone, no, the Magic Tool. Um, I don't really understand it. The functionality seems fine though. It can't be using up the battery after taking so many photos. I wonder what's happening?"
Since I bought the UMPC, I uninstalled gaming-related apps and didn't install any smartphone games to begin with. Somehow, I've been using it in its original state.
Since I was alone, I only followed online game-related accounts on social media. Since I was alone, I didn't have any messaging apps installed. After my mom and dad passed away, I had to go back and forth between work and MMO.
"Well, that's fine. Well, the photo I took from the sky is--"
'Ping.'
"Huh?"
"What's that sound?"
"No, it came from this smartphone."
'Ping' 'Ping' 'Ping' 'Ping' 'Ping' 'Ping' 'Ping'
"Hey, stop. What's this? Is it finally broken? Please stop!"
"I don’t really understand, but that’s a shame."
"No, no, no, I didn't drop it, I didn't hit it, and... Huh? Why do unread SMS (short messages) keep accumulating?"
'Ping'
"Ah, what is this again? Really?"
Tap the SMS icon and... huh? Is this name "Maya"? where?
"Ah, isn't this my MMO friend? Huh? Why?"
Um, come to think of it, was it last year? I think I exchanged contact information with one of my close friends. We talked about going on a company trip to Okinawa, and they said it's not fair, they want souvenirs or something. They asked me to at least send them a photo. We've helped each other out in quests and raids, so I said, "Just a photo, okay?" Oh yeah, that's how it was.
They didn't call me, but we mainly exchanged messages and photos. By the way, I checked yesterday too, but when I opened the browser, it showed an error. I couldn't connect to the internet.
As usual, I had no signal and Wi-Fi was turned off... huh? It's turned on. What's this "kojin" SSID? "Kojin" means "personal." Oh, is this "personal information"? What does that mean?
"Whatever. The newest message is..."
Huh? It says "Maya here!" What's this? No matter which one I open, it's the same thing over and over again. The only difference is that it starts with "Hey!" or "Yo!" and then continues with "Maya here!"
Certainly, the exchange of messages is definitely with my MMO friend that I know, 'Maya'. Maya? Huh? Could it be?
I simply messaged, 'Who is this?' and sent it. Then,
'Ping'
'Finally got a reply. It's Maya. Is Uncle Tatsuma doing well?'
"Really? Maya-chan?"
"Goshujin-sama? Has something happened to Maya-san?"
I showed Rosalier-san the message screen on my smartphone.
"Look at this. I just sent it. But Rosalier-san can't read it, right?"
"After 'Who is this?' I can read 'Finally got a reply. It's Maya. Is Uncle Tatsuma doing well?' Oh, I see. It really is Maya-san, isn't it?"
Can Rosalier-san read these characters too?
"Yes. I don't know what's going on, but I can communicate with Maya-chan――"
'Ring-ring, ring-ring.'
"Huh?"
'Ring-ring, ring-ring.'
I saw the 'incoming call' button on the screen, and I reflexively pressed it. Then the screen switched, and Maya-chan's face appeared.
'Oh, yahoo, Uncle Tatsuma. Oh, the lady from last time is here too. Good evening!'
"G-good evening."
"Good evening, Maya-san. How are you?"
'Oh, that's very polite. I'm fine. Good evening again. The lady's name was Rosalier-san, right?'
"Yes, I'm Rosalier."
'I'm Maya. Nice to meet you, okay?'
"Yes, nice to meet you too."
'Oh, Uncle Tatsuma.'
"Yeah?"
'You're slow. You used to reply to messages promptly before.'
"No, no, there were various things going on."
'Yeah, I understand, but still.'
"By the way, is Maya-chan the same as 'Maya'?"
'Yes, that's right. We've been messaging for over half a year, haven't we?'
"I see, so why the sudden call?"
'Yeah, Uncle Tatsuma, did you know?'
"Know what?"
'About the Space Attribute. You have the inventory, right?'
"Yeah, I have it."
'If you put your phone in the inventory, it seems like it only gets charged.'
"Seriously?"
'Yeah, it's true.'
It wasn't broken.
"Maya-chan, are you alone now?"
'Yeah, I'm alone. It's from Maya's room.'
"Maya-san"
'Yes'
When Rosalier-san talks to her, her attitude changes. It's funny.
"Are you feeling okay?"
'Yes. Since then, the dark spots on my fingers have been... just barely visible or not at all.'
I see. Still, a little... that bastard.
"Maya-chan"
'Yes, yes'
She's an interesting kid whose attitude changes all the time.
"Do you have water on hand?"
'Yes, there is.'
She shows me a glass of water.
"So, when you do the 'appraisal', does it contain Oso (Dreadful element)?"
I got to the point. I was curious.
'Well, hmm. For the time being, there's no display.'
"I see. You did your best."
'Yeah. I'm doing it for more than an hour a day.'
"Maya-san"
'Y-yes'
Now it's a question from Rosalier-san. Sorry, I've been busy.
"Do you feel like you're being treated like a sl*ve?"
'Yeah, for now I'm okay. They seem to care about Maya and the others a lot, so they treat me really nicely.'
Maya-chan is really something at 18. She can answer so confidently. She's more mature than I thought, and it makes me happy.
"Maya-chan"
'What's up?'
"I'll be honest with you, okay?"
'Yeah.'
"What do you think about that king?"
'Hmm, I think of him as the boss of a thieves' guild, maybe? He seems really shady.'
That's a harsh way to put it. But there's no doubt it's accurate.
"But still, when you had an audience with him, you were by his side, right? You swore loyalty, didn't you?"
'Oh, that. It was just role-playing, you know, like trying it out. It was my idea to pretend to swear loyalty so they wouldn't mistreat me. Because I'm Hero-sama, you know.'
"But still, there's that Oso poison..."
'Yeah, that's the only thing. It feels like I've been deceived. The rest of the treatment is good though.'
It was really blunt, but I'm glad she seems to be doing well.
"Maya-san"
'Yes?'
"For the king, queen, princess, and other nobles,"
'Yes?'
"Did they have any blackness on their fingertips?"
Sorry, I had to ask that.
'Well, let me think. I've only seen Nelliza-san and the princess, but their fingers looked clean.'
"I see. So, what Rosalier-san and that Kermiot person said..."
"Well, it turns out they weren't wrong."
'Huh? What do you mean?'
"Well, Maya-chan, can you keep a secret? Of course, right?"
'Yes, I mean, yes. I will keep the secret.'
"Don't worry. Maya-san is a good girl."
'Yes.'
"In that case--"
I decided to share with Maya-chan all the information I could gather. Of course, it's just information from Daioraden. We'll keep the thing about the coup secret for now, since it's not confirmed yet.
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