Fantasy Realm [One Piece] [Harry Potter] [Naruto] - [Progression] [LitRPG]

Chapter 54: Preparations, the Cargo Ship, and a Last-Minute Plan

As the group returns to the village, the mood has obviously changed.

The villagers are confused, scared, and without leadership.

Despite the chaos caused by Black Waltz No. 2, Alex's appearance as a supposed agent of the Castle, and monsters wreaking havoc underground, the mayor hasn't shown up, and the villagers don't know what to do.

Alex just smiles slyly and explains to the group that he had to stretch the truth a bit earlier to avoid conflict with the villagers.

"Good decision, we don't want to fight them... It seems they're just following orders from the castle," Garnet says naively.

"'Just following orders,'" Alex thinks, recalling the history of his own world and the weakness of that argument. "What can you expect from a sheltered princess in a fantasy world"?

The group enters the inn, startling the lazy innkeeper, who can't understand why the black mage is still walking around freely.

After resting for a little over two hours, Alex decides to conjure another grenade, figuring three will be enough. "Not like I can keep using them on the cargo ship, or the thing might come crashing down! That would be a stupid way to fail the main mission," he muses.

Zidane's words still linger in his mind: "Blue mage, huh?" Alex considers this, reflecting, "I guess if I had to name my fighting style, 'blue mage' would fit somewhat. But instead of casting spells, I combine physical conjurations of my enemies' abilities with my body and use them as weapons and armor. I'm more of a mix between a classic blue mage and a physical fighter, mostly a knight with a bit of a gunslinger thrown in. Overall, I make good use of my balanced stats and basic skills. I've used all my core abilities since I got here, and I don't feel lacking in any direction... The only thing I could use is a bit of healing, but I can cover that easily with items."

Deciding to leave the inn early, Alex opts to spend his last 1,000 gil while he can.

He enters the village bar, which also sells medicine. As expected, just like the store in Alexandria and Cinna's supplies, it carries the same three generic items he's already familiar with: [Potion], [Antidote], and [Eye Drops]. Without overthinking, he dumps his last 1,000 gil, exchanging it for 1 [Potion] and 1 [Eye Drops], filling his inventory to the system's limit, since these items are capped at 5 and 3, respectively.

Alex checks his status, glancing over his full inventory. He's tempted to open the chest he's been holding onto, but decides to wait until after the mission to increase his Luck further. Since it's only a green chest, he figures there's no point in wasting resources by emptying his inventory now. He'll wait until his stats, including LUK, are higher. It's unlikely he'll get anything useful for the final battle ahead anyway.

Alex Kerber: Lvl 1
HP: 130/130, MP: 69/110
STR: 7 (+1), AGI: 7 (+1), PHY: 7, SNS: 7 (+1), CHA: 7 (+5), MNA: 7, INT: 7 SPR: 7 (+5), LUK: 7
Available Stat Points: 3
Innate Skills: Genius Conjurer lvl 1, Statistical OCD lvl MAX
Free Skill Slots: 0/2, Free Basic Skill Slots: 0/8
Basic skills: Basic Close Combat Prowess lvl 1, Basic Footwork lvl 1, Basic Endurance lvl 1, Basic Long-Range Combat Prowess lvl 1, Basic Eloquence lvl 1, Basic Concentration lvl 1, Basic Meditation lvl 1, Basic Mana Control lvl 1
Passive Skills: Pistol Proficiency lvl 1, Alexandrian Royal Swordsmanship lvl 0
Active Skills: Annihilation Grenade lvl 1, Sealions Icewing Embrace lvl 0
Fantasy Coins: 3500 Soul Crystals: Small x2 Gil: 0
Current Weapons: Mr. 5's Revolver (Downgraded) (Deep Blue), Sword of Pluto (Deep Blue) Barbed Dagger (Light Green)
Current Equipment: Commander Shepard's Dog Tag (Deep Blue), Sealion's Might (Deep Blue), Shield of Pluto (Deep Blue), Armor of Pluto (Blue), Visor of Pluto (Blue), Cuisses of Pluto (Blue), Gauntlets of Pluto (Blue), Sabatons of Pluto (Blue)
Miscellaneous Items: Navalia Wolf Jerky x4 (Gray), Healing Potion x1 (White), Potion x5 (White), Ether (Light Green) Antidote x3 (White), Eye Drops x3 (White), Freshly baked Pumpkin bread (Gray), Various cards x10 (Mix) Jack's Spare Silvery Mask (Light Green) Navalia Fur Armor (White), Navalia Fur Boots (White), Navalia Fur Gauntlets (White) Solid Marine Saber (Light Green), Plant Essence x3 (Green), Frost Essence (Green), Steepled Hat (Green), Dagger (White), Rod (Light Green), Mage Staff (Light Green), Silk Shirt (Light Green), Wrist x2 (White), Iron Sword (Light Green)