2 Chapter 2
The next thing I know, I'm inside a run-down house in the middle of the forest. I blink for a few seconds before a rush of knowledge appears inside my head. After a few seconds, the headache is gone, and I know who and where I am.
My name is Yuuji Takano, and I'm in a world where mythology is roaming free. Gods, angels, devils, and even demonic beasts exist in this world.
I don't know if my previous world had magical beasts, but if that overworked guy told the truth, Gods exist on Earth. So it was not too far-fetched to assume that Earth was also some kind of monster hiding in plain sight.
I shake my head and look around the run-down house given to me by my parents. Yuuji Takano is a pitiful young man. The Takano family is an Onmyouji family. All of the family is blessed with a mana core. Sadly, I don't have any of it.
Well, I have it. However, it was so small it can be considered non-existence. Even with the help of potions and rituals, it will not grow past Low-Class Onmyouji. What is a low class? Well, there are rankings that separate all beings in this world.
Non-Class -> Low-Class -> Middle-Class -> High-Class ->Ultimate-Class -> Special-Class.
The highest level is the ultimate class, and the special class is only for those who are too powerful to be classified as an ultimate class. I know a couple of people in this class, like Izanagi-sama, Amaterasu-sama, and Susanoo-sama.
However, there is an unofficial power scale called the Top Ten. They are the most powerful beings in the world, and the top two beings have never changed since the beginning.
Anyway, the reason why I'm in this place is because of my almost non-existence mana core. I'm an exile from the clan.
Lucky for me, the Takano clan forbids killing kin. Because of this, I'm given a piece of land far away in the northern part of Japan, somewhere inside Soya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, while they live in Kyoto.
While they are forbidden from killing me directly, sending me to a dangerous place is okay. They hope to kill me by sending me to this place. It is known that the northern part of Hokkaido is where wild magical beasts and demonic beasts lived.
Basically, they want me to starve to death or get killed by the animal. The previous owner of this body decided to die on his terms and killed himself.
I look at the bloody knife on the ground and touch my neck. I look at the window and see the wound already closed up but still leaves a scar.
"Well, off to a good start, I guess."
I shake my head and walk out of my home. I can see that my home is located in the middle of a clearing surrounded by a thick forest. Hmmm, I can use this. However, I don't think I can cultivate the land without equipment.
|That is where I come from, host|
Holy shit! Who are you?! Where are you?!
|I'm your system host. I will be your assistant from now on. You can call me F.A.S or Farming Assistant System.|
I see. What can you do?
|Assisting you and answering your question.|
I see. So, what do I need to do now?
|Right! Let's start the tutorial, shall we?|
Sure.
|First thing first, can you say 'Status' for me?|
Do I need to say it out loud?
|No. You can say it mentally, but for the sake of a tutorial, please say it out loud.|
Sure.
"Status"
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[Host: Yuuji Takano]
[Title: Exiled Heir, Void Traveler]
[Age: 18 years old]
{Body: F}
{Spirit: F}
{Luck: F}
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[Farm Management]
{Farm Rank: F}
{Farming Points: 1,000}
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[Skill]
{Farming skill: F}
{Cooking skill: F}
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{Shop}
{Summon}
{Inventory}
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Alright, I see the stats. Can you explain them to me?
|Gladly! You are my host, so your name is in there. It is easy enough. The title is your title. It did not do much and is only a special title that can affect real life.|
Are my titles special?
|One of them is special! Void Traveler will protect your mind from being controlled.|
Neat.
|Next! Age is your age. You are an adult in this country. So you can buy a house and other things if you want.|
Good.
|Now, let's get to your stats! The body is your physical strength. The bigger it is, the stronger your physical strength is. Spirit is your magical strength. The higher it is, the more mana, ki, and spiritual energy you can use. Luck is your luck.|
Easy enough to understand.
|Now, into the farming management section! Farm rank is the ranking of your farm. The higher it is, the more seeds you can buy from the shop. To raise your farm rank, you need to fulfill a requirement. Here are the requirements you need to do.|
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[Farm Rank-Up!]
{1.) Need 100,000 square meters of land}
{2.) Need Body, Spirit, Luck stats to E-rank}
{3.) Need 10,000 Farming Points}
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Two hundred fifty thousand square meters of land? Can I make it square? I don't want to make it another shape, too much trouble.
|Of course! As long as you reach it, you are good.|
Good. I know how to increase my body stats, but how can I increase my spirit and luck stats?
|Easy enough! Eating. The farming system has a lot of unique seeds you can use. For a beginner like you, I recommend planting Golden Star Fruit to increase your luck stats and planting Water Potato to increase your spirit stats.|
That is why I have cooking skills, huh?
|We are getting there! Skill! The next one is cooking skills! As a farmer, you must know how to prepare the ingredients you get from your farm. The more you cook, the more this Skill increases. However, you will not get an 'EXP' if you cook food below the skill rank. As for the farming skill, just continue to plant a lot of seeds and harvest them when they are ready, and you are ready to go. The higher the level, the more knowledge you will get.|
I see. This Skill will not level up if I continue to cook something below F-rank, huh? I need to cook at least something with the same rank.
|Correct! Now into the last section! The first one is |Shop|. The shop is a shop where you can buy seeds you can plant and sell your harvest to get more Farming Points. Not only that, but you can also buy other things as well. For example, you can buy a powerful fighting style if you have enough Farming Points.|
I don't think I need them, but I will try some of them if I have enough points.
|The next one is |Summon|! [Summon| let you summon a minion that makes your life easier. A normal summon usually takes the form of an animal. A special-summon helps you outside of farming, like selling your goods for this world's money or gathering information from the outside world while you are busy farming.|
I have a feeling they are all living beings.
|Yes. They will be completely loyal to you, but they are living beings. Treat them right, and they will not mess with your order.|
Don't be an asshole, and they will treat me well. Got it.
|The last one is [Inventory]! You can store any non-living being inside this. The size of your inventory is the same as your farm. The bigger your farm, the bigger your inventory will be.|
So if I have a thousand square meters farm, I will have a thousand cubic meters inventory?
|No. Divide them by a hundred, and you will get your inventory size.|
So I will get ten cubic meters from the thousand square meters of the farm.
|That is correct|
Hmmm, got it. So, what now?
|Now? You need to claim your reward for completing the tutorial!|
Oh?
|Do you want to claim your beginner reward?|
|Y/N|
I press the Y button and see a panel of items I get.
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[Congratulations!]
[You get {Farming Tools (F)}, {F-rank Seed Set}, {F-rank Fertilizer}, {Cooking Tools (F)} and, {9,000 Farming Points}]
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I nod my head and take out all the farming tools from my inventory. I take out a hoe, pickaxe, ax, watering can, and scythe. Huh, it is the same starting tool as Stardew Valley. Neat.
I take my hoe and start to work. Farming is a hard job, but I'm willing to do it.
