Reincarnation of the Gun Swap Goddess [Volume 1]

Preparing to Leave Uval

*>Muyonnu: ... Roger that.*

"Wow, he really went easy on us, huh? He must have had a change of heart after reviewing that battle footage."

Ivonna sighed in relief after seeing the org leader's lenient messages.

"Right? He's not normally like that... Maybe she'll be a worthy opponent for Stein and his crew?" Muyonnu questioned.

"Nah, there's no way. She's good, but there's no way she can beat all of them at once. You know how good they are at pretty much all VR games," Ivonna refuted.

"Nooooo! My queen Fae Sol will reign supreme!" Xi wheezed from a chokehold on the floor.

"Come on, you two. We need to find her so we can report on her position to Stein."

"Oh, yeah."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Though the reason each obeyed differed, Yaele and Xi snapped to attention when Stein's name was uttered by Ivonna.

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*Alright... If I recall correctly, Inkling Village is this way.*

Before she could arrive at Orchid Town, Jisha had to cross through a place known as Inkling Village first. Though it was technically possible to go directly from a Hamlet to a Town, it was much easier to visit a Village beforehand, as it was smaller than a Town and bigger than a Hamlet.

*Looks like the frontier shop is in that direction, too, so that works out.*

After about a minute of walking from the Eatery, Jisha arrived at a small wooden shop that was labeled "Rai's Adventures". Synergy's universal frontier symbol was engraved at the top of the building, so Jisha knew what to expect when entering it.

The frontier symbol was a circle with a sword and compass in the middle, indicating that it was a go-to shopping spot for the adventurous type.

And that's exactly what it was. If you wanted to go on an adventure in the wild, visiting a frontier-type shop was a necessity. Even Jisha would end up dying without a couple of valuable items from one.

*Well, I won't die in a low-level area like this one, but I would certainly need some of this stuff beyond level 500.*

As Jisha entered the shop, armor, weapons, ammunition, and all sorts of odds and ends could be seen lining the walls and stands. A couple of players were looking around at the items for sale.

There were lots of level 1 common items for sale, and most of them were priced at 10 Copper or less, which was conveniently the same amount of money everyone would start with.

However, what Jisha was here for was neither weapons nor ammunition. Instead, she walked over to a shelf that held some strange pieces of blank paper.

*Looks like they're here.*

The little tags beneath the pieces of paper read the following:

*>Mini Local Map: Free (Maximum 1 per player)*

*>Small Local Map: 10 Copper*

*>Medium Local Map: 25 Copper*

*>Large Local Map: 100 Copper*

*The Large Local one should be good enough for now.*

These map sizes were extremely small compared to what Jisha was used to seeing in the past, but that couldn't be helped. She took one of the Medium Local Maps off the shelf and headed to the clerk to pay.

"One of these, please."

"That'll be 25 Copper for a Medium Local Map. Thank you for your business."

As she was paying, she heard some chattering from within the entrance of the shop.

"Really? That costs 25 Copper??? Why would someone waste money on a map?"

"Right? It doesn't even do any damage!"

Jisha couldn't help but smirk.

"Haha. New players always say the funniest things. ... Oh, it's you guys."

The source of the chattering was none other than the Asunder clowns she had encountered earlier.

"What do you mean by new? This game just came out."

*Whoops. It looks like I'll have to be more careful about what I say.*

"Uh, anyway. The point is that maps are important. Just because it doesn't do damage doesn't mean it isn't useful. Knowing what's around you before your enemies do is vital to winning battles."

*Ah, why am I lecturing them?*

Jisha found herself reminiscing about the past; maybe she saw her old self in these newbie players... But she didn't have time to teach right now.

"Sorry, but I really can't play with you guys. See ya."

She was about to slip by them again, but the four of them were completely body blocking the door.

Instead of kicking them aside, she decided to humor them.

"Do you guys have any business with me?"

"Of course we do! May my queen emerge victorious in the upcoming battle," the black-haired boy named XiNalaSlave77 dramatically said.

Once again, he earned a slap from Muyonnu.

*What's with this guy? That username seems vaguely familiar... Oh!*

Jisha figured out the reason behind this guy's strange character. She had trouble remembering since it was from such a long time ago, but in the southeast, there used to be a popular supermodel by the name of Nala Xi.

*And since he has "slave" in his name... he's THAT type of guy.*

Everything made sense.

"I apologize for his behavior. Actually, we're supposed to report your position to our org leader, so we'll keep you trapped until he gets here," Muyonnu said.

"Really? You think you can do that?"

"Of course."

"Well, pardon me."

With a simple front kick, Jisha knocked several of the Asunder crew off balance, easily skating by them once again.

As she was leaving, Jisha heard the following conversation at the edge of her hearing.

"... Are you stupid?"

"No, are you?"

"Ugh... Let's just report her movements to Stein and keep track of her."