Alisa headed for the Tool Shop that the man had talked about. The store was dealing prohibited goods, and the old man of the shop had a stingy look on his face. But, Alisa persevered and managed to get a Road Pass. (Obtain ROAD PASS, -30 MESETA)
In the meanwhile,
“Hello sir, could you please ring this up for me? ♡”
The old shopkeeper at the Armor Shop glanced back and forth between the girl and the money in her hand, as if he was trying to size both up.
“Young lady, you really want to buy that sword…?”
Alisa pulled the iron sword from its scabbard and grinned. It felt very heavy and reassuring. (Obtain item IRON SWORD; +1 CP, -30 MESETA.)
So now, Alisa will:
Alisa tread deep into the thick forest. Even though it was still daytime, it was dark and shady in these woods. It was amazing that such dense forest could exist in this day and age on the planet Palma.
Alisa heard the sound of rustling leaves. She glanced around. Was that a squirrel…?
It was not. A single eye was staring down at Alisa from above with a fixed gaze. The cyclops creature resembled a flying eyeball with bat wings.
“It’s a Devil Bat!”
She had heard of them, but she’d never seen the real thing before. This was her first monster encounter. Luckily, there was only one.
“Don’t you give me that dirty look! You wanna fight?”
Devil Bat: 2 + BP (1-G)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-J)
After coming around the corner of the L-shaped corridor, monsters appeared in the form of gelatinous blobs the color of brilliant scarlet – it was four Red Slimes!
4 Red Slimes: 14+ BP (1-A)
Alisa & Party: CP + BP (2-G)
It was a stone statue of a rather large man, nearly 2 meters tall. But just what is something like this doing in here…..? Alisa craned her neck.
It’s not like she would be able to carry it out of there. Alisa decided to leave this place for later. At the L-shaped road, go:
“Hey, thanks.”
The blond-haired Kuny Noone took Alisa’s money. (-50 MESETA)
At that moment, a terrific noise came from the back of the store. A large brown shadow jumped over the counter.
“Ahh, that danged cat just broke out of its cage and came out! M-miss, this here is the cat you just bought!”
<Oh? So this girl is the person who bought me? She looks delicious,> said the creature, its large tongue hanging out.
“See, it talked, didn’t it? It’s what you were looking for…”
“But– this is clearly not a cat, it’s a lion,” protested Alisa.
“I-it’s just a big looking cat, that’s all! So um, since you’re the new owner, I’m going to leave the rest to you!” With that, Kuny Noone dashed out of the store.
Of course, this wasn’t “just a big looking cat”. This creature had the body of a lion, the wings of a bat, and the tail of a scorpion; this was a hybrid beast – a Manticore.
Manticore: 6 + BP (1-B)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-G)
“Oh, no, that man is definitely a thief. Awful, just awful,” the woman said, furrowing her brow.
No! That’s not true! Alisa saw things much differently.
“Hey, what are you doing!? Wait just a minute, that’s dangerous!” the woman yelled at Alisa.
Ignoring the woman’s protests, Alisa’s body began to move almost by itself.
The Robot Police are just La Shiec’s underlings! I can’t just let these mech-puppets go around killing people!
BANG! The Robot Police began firing bullets! A cloud of smoke blocked the man’s path.
“Damnit! These goddamned Robot Police! I’ll never talk! I’d rather die here than let you catch me! When my comrades get wind of this, they will surely avenge my death….”
“Sorry but you won’t be dying today.”
“Who are you…?”
“I’m your ally now,” said Alisa, while standing over the young man to protect him.
The Robot Police readied for battle against their new obstacle. They ignited their back burners and began to attack from the sky!
Robot Police: 3 + BP (1-D)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-A)
The Frost Serpent opened its mouth wide. Alisa and the group were blasted with an intense blast of freezing cold icy wind!
“Ahhhhh!”
The Frost Serpent, not wanting to miss an opportunity to strike its prey while it was still stunned, pounced on them.
With a speed unbelievable for such a large creature, it quickly wrapped itself around Alisa and Tyrone. It felt as if their bones were being crushed. (-2 HP)
“G-god damn it…”
Then, at that moment, Myau jumped onto the large snake’s head. With his sharp claws, Myau clawed both of its eyes out.
The Frost Serpent screamed and writhed around in pain!
“Now’s our chance!”
Alisa and Tyrone, having escaped from their predicament, launched a counter attack.
They sliced off the large reptile’s head with splendor.
One after the other, the group of Gold Lenses kept on attacking.
“Shit! Small-fries or not, with so many of them, we’re in trouble!” Even Tyrone was yelling.
On top of that, the Skeleton on the ground was just waiting for a chance to strike.
Group of Gold Lenses and Skeletons: 9 + Battle P (1-C)
Alisa and party’s CP + Battle P (2-H)
Alisa swung her sword. The iron sword’s power was apparent. In just a single blow, she sliced the red rope off her neck.
From the waves, a large-eyed half-fish half-man emerged. It’s a Sharkin! That red rope-like thing was actually an elongated tongue.
Sharkin: 5 + BP (1-C)
Alisa: CP + BP (2-I)
