Log Horizon - Shiroe's sister

Chapter 24

"Conversation~"

Thinking thoughts

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This was a typical village that can be found anywhere in all five Japanese servers. The setting of Elder Tales was that of a world with a destroyed ancient civilization, the environment regained its vibrancy over thousands of years as flora and fauna flourished. Farming was possible in areas where there were fewer monsters. The people living here were not Adventurers, but NPCs who called themselves 'People of the Land'.

A majority of Elder Tales' game quests involved visiting these villages and solving various problems for the people, with stories involving the villagers as the background.

Noticing the sudden change in weather, a woman wearing a white blouse and a kid with a dog and a cow jogged across the village roads. Villagers of various age and dress collected their farm tools and rushed to get all the sheep back into their sheds.

As Shiroe predicted, the large building in the center of the village was the town hall, which was common for such frontier villages.

"Hello!" Naotsugu greeted loudly as he led the group into the town hall which smelled of dry grass.

"Coming! Are you people travelers?"

An NPC elderly man introduced himself as one of the village elders. He had short white hair and glasses with thick lenses, he seemed to be about 60 years of age. But his back was straight and he had a build of a younger man. He calmly listened to Shiroe's introduction and explanation and offered to provide shelter for the group at a cheap price for the night. The group thanked the old man and went into the shed.

This seemed to be a place to store hay for the winter, with stacks of them placed all over the place.

The summer rain was not cold but was falling down hard, sounding like golf balls were striking the village. Shiroe stood at the doorway looking at the sky, and a cheerful voice boomed behind him.

"This is great, I love hay!" Naotsugu shouted happily.

This world inherited the convenience of the game world, with the sleeping bags and tent being of amazing quality. Even though you can sleep comfortably, at the end of the day it was still a sleeping bag, and you would lose body heat and become stiff after one night. In comparison, sleeping on hay was as comfortable as sleeping on a hotel bed.

"That's right, it is a comfortable place to be in nya~," Nyanta said as he inspected the interior, windows, and the doors. Even though it was made of wood, the wall had been painted with some form of concrete to block the wind, so the shed remained dry and cool with a clean smell.

With the rain pouring down so heavily, being in the village was a great stroke of luck.

"Is there any place we can start a fire nya?"

"I see a stove over there Nyanta-san!" Worried about dinner, Nyanta left the shed following Serara. Naotsugu and Akatsuki left the problem of dinner to them and started making five hay beds for the group. "Why is this bed so small? Is it a bed for a hamster?"

"Shut up Stupid Naotsugu, go make your bed in the corner!"

Rinne laughed while Shiroe smiled awkwardly. As they listened to the two bickers while the elder approached the both of them.

"Are you people from Tsukuba? Adventurers?"

"Yes, we are Adventurers. We are on our way to Akiba." Shiroe replied.

'Adventurer' was the term NPCs used to describe player characters.

"Would you like a drink, elder?" Rinne asked.