Log Horizon: Alien Chronicles Volume 1

Ch. 32

“It’s good to hear your voice.” Minori whispered, hiding behind crates as the other beginners helped set up to sleep. Thank goodness. Touya is safe. Minori thought, trying to hold back her tears.

“How is everyone? Naruto-sensei has been working us to death over here. His training makes Hamelin seem like a cake walk.” Minori smiled, relief washing over her with hearing Touya’s voice.

“We are doing pretty well, actually,” Minori said, looking past the crates, all the beginners whispering quietly. However, they were filled with hope and happiness instead of the normal despair and gloom. “We told the plans to the other beginners. So far, of our group, Kiba is the only one doing combat now as the rest of us still force to craft in the hall. Hamelin has been oddly laxing up on everyone. I was expecting them to punish us for you all escaping. Though they are still having us craft more than before. It’s exhausting.”

“Really?” Touya asked, “I guess the lie work. Though, it could be also due to Santa’s Workshop.”

“Santa’s Workshop?” Minori asked, confused. “It’s June. Why Santa?”

“It’s the market Shiroe-nii and his guild has opened. The name is a joke on Naruto-sensei since he is called Santa Claus due to something he done in the past.  Naruto-sensei is running it to help get the funds we need to save you all. Though, it seems whatever Naruto-sensei and Itachi&Kisame-sensei are selling is like Christmas early. They been having issues just keeping inventory up. A lot of guilds have been hitting the shop for all sorts of items and it’s probably hurting Hamelin’s business. They are probably focusing on getting your levels up and getting more materials to keep up.”

“I see. That’s why they been really pushing more for ingredient and leveling quotas.” Minori chuckled before seeing Ino looking at her. “But, how is things going for everyone?”

“Shiroe-nii is often either talking with the guilds or stuck in his office with his own work. Shikamaru has been being driven nuts helping Itachi&Kisame-sensei and Naruto-sensei with the shop. Shino, Sasuke, and I been helping Naotsugu-sensei and other with keeping the supply chain up for the alliance’s shops though Naruto-sensei has us craft afterwards to raise our levels. He says I am good with numbers so is thinking of having me becoming an Accountant for Log Horizon once I get my level higher. Though, Sasuke and Naruto-sensei got sick the other day and their names and races changed.” Touya said, his tone a bit confused.

“Their race changed? Did they use an item?” Minori asked before his eyes widen, “Ah, wait. Did they gain horns?”

“Oh! Yeah! How you know, Minori?” Touya asked.

“Hinata’s race and name changed. He also got horns now.” Minori said, remembering seeing the small horns on Hinata’s forehead when Otsutsuki added onto his name. Hence Hinata gotten into wearing a headband to hide them out of embarrassment. “Do you know what happened to them? Hinata told me her Byakugan is working again, but differently.”

“That’s because what caused us to trap in this world is bringing our friend’s world into it. It kept their eye abilities cancelled out till the world figured out how to balance it out. Sasuke now can use the mini-map in combat zones and can see things far faster than normal people, but has to train a lot to get his body to react as fast. They are still trying to figure out what the Sharingan can now do, but that’s great to hear Hinata got his eye ability back.” Touya let out a sigh.

“But, Shiroe-nii warned us all that the Catastrophe is not over. So far, much of the big changes have been focused on our friends’ world and getting it ready for some kind of big event. However, that also means you all need to be careful until we rescue you all.” Touya said, unable to hide his worry. “From what I hear, Naruto-sensei and Crescent Moon Alliance are about to put the next phase of the plan forward and we will be doing the rescue as soon as that is cleared.”