In Otherworld Leveling

Chapter 8

I remembered that my level had increased, and that thought calmed me down, so I immediately thought that it was the cause. Other than that, there's no other reason for this to happen.

As of yesterday, there was no change aside from leveling up, and what happened while I slept last night was some kind of growth process, wasn't it? It was a dramatic change.

"I wish I had a mirror ― oh, right..."

I was trying to find a mirror to see how I looked now, but right when I said it, I remembered I broke it yesterday. It was only now that I realized there was no other mirror in the entire house.

However, even if I couldn't see how my appearance had changed, there was no problem so far. My appearance was terrible in the first place, but I didn't care how it changed anymore, and I didn't know what to do about it, either.

Right now, I had more important things to worry about. Specifically...

"I don't have any clothes..."

Yeah, the only clothes I had didn't fit my new size. I could still wear my big jacket for my top clothes, if I wanted to, but I had no idea what to do about my pants and underwear. They were too big, and no matter how hard I tried, they would slip down.

I never needed a belt before, so I didn't have a way to fix it to my waist. Well, as a last resort, I might be able to manage it with string or something, but... Either way, I don't want this situation to continue. It's very troublesome.

I can't go shopping for clothes that fit, nor can I go shopping for food. I can't even wear my uniform, it doesn't fit me anymore either. Oddly enough, high school uniforms were the same design as junior high school uniforms; you distinguished them by the color of the name tags distributed every year. So even my junior high school uniforms wouldn't possibly be the right size for me.

"Seriously, what am I supposed to do now..."

I really started to worry, but then I remembered something.

"Oh yeah, now that I think about it, there were some clothes in that other house's closet, right...?"

The house in the other world had a closet, in which there were some clothes and underwear that were too small to wear at the time.

"I guess I'll just wear that, then..."

Since I had no other choice, I immediately went through the otherworld door into the other house, and opened the closet. Some clothes and underwear were still inside, including a white shirt and black pants. They were simple clothes, but somewhat modern-looking.

"I'm saved... I can just wear these for now, right?"

It doesn't mean anything, but for some reason I thought to appraise them.

[Royal Silk Shirt] :: A very soft shirt made of the highest quality royal silk. Automatically adjusts size according to the body shape of the wearer. Maintains a comfortable temperature for the wearer. Immune to dirt.

[Royal Silk Pants] :: Very soft pants made of the highest quality royal silk. Automatically adjusts size according to the body shape of the wearer. Maintains a comfortable temperature for the wearer. Immune to dirt. Contains an auto-repair function.

"You're kidding, right?"

What kind of broken ability is this? Clothes shouldn't be this incredible. When I first found this, I was still fat, but with that function, if I wanted to wear it, I still could have. Whether it's cold or hot, I'll be perfectly comfortable if I wear it, huh? That makes no sense. And it says it won't even get dirty? That would bring a huge amount of joy to the housewives of the world if that was typical.

By the way, I didn't specifically pick these clothes because of the explanation, I just felt that they had a strangely elegant atmosphere. I really just felt it. I don't have an eye for aesthetics, normally.

Now what about even the clothes treating me as their contractors? Is this normal in this world? It can't be, right? I'm sure it can't. If the clothes have this ability, how about the underwear? I thought about it, and used appraisal on the underwear, but it was just an ordinary pair of comfortable underwear, with no special effects on it. However, as usual, I had become its contractor as well. By the way, the underwear consisted of black boxers and other black underclothes.

"It really is perfectly useful, huh..."

No, I don't think that Mr. Wise Man used it practically like this, but it was a big help to me. In addition, when I looked in the closet again, there were even shoes and socks. The socks were comfortable, and its effect was that it wouldn't get stuffy. There was a golden spot on the back of it, so it was really cool. Again, I became its contractor.

But the shoes were even more amazing.

[Dragon God's Leather Shoes] :: Shoes made from the skin of a dragon god, the pinnacle of the dragon species. It ignores environmental effects or features. No matter how much the wearer walks or runs, they won't get tired, and the shoes won't be damaged. The size changes to fit the wearer. Immune to dirt.

I finally found equipment made from a godlike material. So, what should I even do when I find something like this? As a matter of course, I'm still its contractor, so really, I'm very grateful, but still... Isn't it just too much? This goes far beyond the scope of ordinary shoes, right?

However, these shoes are also glossy bluish-black, and they're very cool. I really want to wear them. Actually my foot size had also changed, so I had to wear it anyway. I got clothes, shoes, and so on, so with that, I could go out for now.

"Now that I think about it, what's growing in that field?"

After I got clothes, a moment of curiosity inspired me, so I decided to examine the property again. I'd finished my spring break homework anyway. Furthermore, I'd acquired by chance an amount of money that would normally take me years to earn.

That's why I had so much free time. Importantly, I'd be busy again when spring break was over. I left the house and went to check the field.

"Oh... I'm not sure what kind of herbs or vegetables were planted here?"

There were a lot of herbs there likely to be mistaken for weeds, as well as tomato-like and radish-like vegetables. Since the herbs grew in a neat line, I could tell they weren't weeds.

"Hmm? O-oh, so this was for watering it, huh?"

A silver watering can was placed to the right, near the field. It already had water inside of it.

"...is it possible that this watering can is also something special?"

I appraised it at once...

[Infinite Watering Can] :: Watering Can which contains an infinite spring of water. The water inside is Holy Water, and even a dead or dying plant will quickly become healthy with this water. The water is always perfectly pure and drinkable, and upon imbibing, will not only recover fatigue throughout the body, but also increase magical power.

"Turns out I'm already used to this kind of thing."

Yeah, I predicted it. I completely predicted it would be something like this. I had already internalized how amazing this place's original landlord was. The Wise Man's capabilities were far beyond my imagination. I felt doubtful that such a person had really died.

"So? What's this crop?"

I went ahead and started appraising herbs.

[Complete Recovery Herb] :: Consuming this herb can cure all kinds of wounds and diseases, even if you are missing limbs or blinded. In addition, the herb can also function to restore magical power. When picked, it leaves seeds behind to quickly regrow. This herb exceeds any legendary-class herb.