Pandora of Fantasy And Reality Chapter 115

World of Chastity

World of Chastity.

There was a very beautiful white capital there.

Unlike before it was liberated, the NPCs who were walking on the  streets there were wearing loose clothes that didn’t expose a lot of  skin.

The atmosphere of the buildings seemed to be modelled after the ancient time. It strongly reminded the players of relics.

Ponsuke got the impression that the place looked like ancient Rome or Greece.

「It’s totally different from before huh.」

Ponsuke spoke in admiration. Beside him there were Mariela and Alfie who stepped into this new world together with him.

「I once saw a hologram about the ancient time. I wonder if it was like this in the past?」

Mariela was looking around the Capital of Chastity with deep  curiosity, while Alfie was also interested with a lot of things there.

「For good and bath, this is exactly what ordinary person will imagine  about ancient city isn’t it? It’s created with great attention to even  the details but, as expected it’s a bit……oops, by the way Ponsuke.」

It seemed the outfit of the NPCs didn’t suit Alfie’s preference. She  took off her gaze from a shop that was selling equipment and looked at  Ponsuke.

「Let’s head to the meeting place quickly.」

Ponsuke nodded and opened his status screen to check the time.

The World of Chastity had just gotten liberated.

There were the clearing group and mid-ranked players here, but other than them the other players weren’t coming here.

They weren’t seeing a lot of players in this World of Chastity. The reason Ponsuke and co were gathering here was because──.

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「No. No no no! I want it no matter what!」

An adorable gnome was throwing a tantrum at the conference room where they gathered to have a talk.

There was no ceiling. There was a round stage in the center that was surrounded by stair shaped seating.

The place looked a bit decayed just like an ancient ruin.

Surely the place would have a solemn atmosphere──if not for the  avatar with middle aged uncle inside it rolling around and throwing a  tantrum on the round stage childishly.

Anri who was sitting put her elbow on her lap and placed her chin on her hand while watching the unreasonable Lighter.

「Oi, that’s unsightly so someone stop him.」

Everyone was thinking the same thing but, Lighter……no, the craftsmen group was stubbornly showing an unyielding stance.

Lighter spoke as their representative.

「We want a guild base. We want to buy a floating island and build our castle there! Ponsuke-kun, I’m begging you buy it for us!」

The topic of the discussion was about how it was about time they had their own guild base.

Ponsuke and His Happy-Go-Lucky Friends was an improvised guild that  was founded due to an event, so the guild’s direction was mostly  ambiguous.

However, they participated with the clearing.

And then they obtained vast amount of rewards from liberating a world.

Right now they could call themselves as a famous guild.

They were currently holding a conference to discuss their plan from  here on, but before they realized it the talk became about guild’s base.

Ponsuke folded his arms and closed his eyes.

(Stop throwing a tantrum like that when you’re actually a dandy uncle inside. It’s really painful to watch.)

Perhaps Lighter had also took Ponsuke’s feeling into account. He wouldn’t show any compromise for even a little.

In contrast it was Alfie and the other girls who were opposing him.

「Enough already with the tantrum, Lighter! We’re using the bar at  sightseeing area as our guild’s base! We can have fun at the sightseeing  area anytime like that! Also, the place is really stylish there!」

The female faction was proclaiming that they should be based on the  sightseeing area because they would be able to play around a lot like  htat.

Having their base on a floating island or in a building in a  sightseeing area would be similarly costing them a lot of money to  maintain it.

It was amidst that argument, Blaze who was considered as a respectable player in the guild started making his presentation.

There was a female avatar wearing glasses beside him.

「I can understand everyone’s position but, considering our guild’s  size and asset, don’t you think we should compromise with a cheaper  place? I believe it will be best if we don’t spend too much with our  base’s maintenance cost. And there, I suggest the World of Temperance  where it will be a bit troublesome but──」

The World of Temperance was a world with abundant nature that was ruled by elves.

It could be said as the first world that was liberated by the players in Pandora. To put it simply, it was the beginner world.

The orc Prey stood up and protested with an expression as though he was going to cry tears of blood.

「Objection! It was a wonderful world in the past, but that place  right now is already the past for us! We should choose between the  Capital Diligence or the Capital of Discernment where the guild  “Shinsengumi” is based on as our base! That’s right, there is definitely  no better option than that!」

In summary, the Capital of Temperance wouldn’t be fun for orcs with fetish like them.

It was a remark that was produced from the thinking of the hardcore  masochists who were beyond saving, wanting to go to a world where they  would get chased around scornfully.

Originally the elves of the Capital of Temperance were hating the orcs to absurd degree.

It was to the level that orc would be met with violence just from walking around.

However Ponsuke and his friends saved the city from destruction  through an event. Because of that the NPCs there became kind to the orcs  who were members of Ponsuke’s guild.

It was a past event that Prey and other orcs greatly regretted.

Lighter started throwing a tantrum again.

「Why are you guys trying to go back! We’ll be able to travel to any  world if we buy a floating island in this World of Chastity! It will be a  little expensive? That’s fine! Let’s buy our own castle! We also want a  big workshop in it!」

Lighter shrewdly added the demand of a big workshop along with the guild base.

After the World of Lust was liberated and the World of Chastity  appeared, something called floating island appeared as a new feature.

If a guild put their base there, it would be able to move to any  location except the sky above a capital and other restricted areas.

With such base, it would be possible to realize many wonderful  environment like just taking a step outside to reach a good farming  place.

Lighter was arguing seriously.

「Besides……sightseeing area? That place cost money like crazy and yet  it has little merit in exchange. And the players there are all silly  players who only think about playing around. To be honest, that place  doesn’t have any attractiveness at all for crafter.」

Blaze was also agreeing with that opinion.

「Yeah. How should I say it, even us whose purpose is to have fun in this game will stand out if we put our base there.」

Prey and other orcs were the only ones considering the idea.

「What do you think about the sightseeing area?」

「The players there will also look at us with contempt, but I think Shinsengumi is still better than them.」

「Those guys fundamentally won’t get involved with us won’t they? Though abandonment play is also nice……」

「It’s a good place to have fun but, the merit of putting a base there is little, I think.」

It seemed the orcs too wanted to avoid that place if they could.

The female faction──Alfie and Lily protested.

「Listen to our opinion too sometimes!」

「That’s right! Besides, enjoying the game is this guild’s rule, so even us want to have fun at the sightseeing area!」

To put it simply, the sightseeing area was a resort area.

It was an area where players could experience an elegant trip inside virtual world.

Because of that it had a lot of relaxation facilities and popular among the women.

Lighter snapped.

「Shaddup! Think back on how much trouble you girls had caused all  this time! We are always running ragged both in this side and IRL  because of you all! This is why he won’t even look at you girls!」

The other guild members agreed with Lighter’s words, but all of them also thought We don’t want to hear that from slavedriver boss like you!

「What did y’say you pipsqueak!」

「If you wanna to be beaten up then bring it on!」

「I’ll turn you into a ball you damn midget!」

The female faction pulled out their weapons.

Lighter’s last sentence was the last straw that rubbed them the wrong way.

The craftsmen also took out various tools and explosives in respond.

「We gonna blow up you bastards!」

「Don’t think you can keep living after picking a fight with the craftsmen!」

「You dumb bitchessss!」

Blaze roared angrily.

「You guys, there are middle schoolers here!」

Nanako, Sierra, and Guruguru had their sights blocked by the players with good sense. They also had their ears covered.

The orcs happily threw themselves in the middle of the fight. A battle between players began among the guild members.

Warning screens and screens that forbid attacking another player appeared in great amount at the surrounding.

The meeting descended into chaos.

Ponsuke looked up and opened his eyes.

(……What should I wear to the mixer. I’m an orc so I can’t think of any equipment with nice look.)

Sitting beside Ponsuke who was running from reality like that was the person who was still filled with mystery, “Sololy”.

「Yaa, Ponsuke-kun. Are you feeling troubled?」

「Sololy? Hm? Your avatar’s name is……[SOLOLY]?」

「Aa, I changed it. It’s in commemoration of my rebirth to my new self.」

Ponsuke couldn’t see Sololy’s mouth because most of his face was  hidden, but he could imagine that Sololy was making a small smile right  now.

「I-is that so? By the way do you have a business with me?」

Sololy──SOLOLY crossed his legs and said to Ponsuke.

「I thought that you might be troubled about the equipment to wear for mixer.」

Ponsuke’s eyes widened.

He was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

(This guy, where did he learn that! D-don’t tell me Riku──Rook blabbed? No, there is no way)

For an instant he considered that his friend betrayed him, but he shook his head thinking that was impossible.

Ponsuke waited for SOLOLY to continue.

「Please don’t look wary like that. I’m thinking to support you  Ponsuke-kun with marrying with other player outside the guild. After all  you know, I never see a bloodbath for real.」

Ponsuke had run into his guild members in real life by accident──one  that should only have an astronomical chance of occurring, but he had  never met SOLOLY in real life.

It seemed that SOLOLY couldn’t accept that, or rather he was feeling left out.

「……In the end this will be just making use of the system to increase my stats. It won’t be a real marriage you know?」

「I wonder how the girls will think when they hear that. It will be  amusing if there will be rain of blood not just in virtual world, but  also IRL.」

Ponsuke laughed a little.

(Good grief, just what is he misunderstanding here.)

「There’s no way something like that will happen. You have been watching drama or forum too much.」

「……Eh?」

SOLOLY looked surprised. Ponsuke told him about his thinking.

「In the first place, the bloodbath before was only started because of  misunderstanding. Both Mariela and Alfie only think of me a bit better  than friend but we aren’t going out, and the others only came running  because they were worried for me. It became a quarrel was also only  because of misunderstanding. They themselves told me that.」

There was no way something like bloodbath could happen.

In the first place there was no way something like girls fighting over himself could happen.

Ponsuke had such confidence on himself.

「Well, I myself have a small hope of girls fighting over myself  but……no way that can happen. Yep, normally something like that is  impossible.」

There was also Mariela and Alfie’s feelings to consider.

If him choosing one of them would cause a conflict to break out, he should just marry someone from outside the guild.

Even though it was called marriage, it was just a game’s system in the end.

There wouldn’t be any problem at all……yes, Riku had persuaded Ponsuke like that.

「……O-ou. T-this is one serious disease. Well, let’s ignore that.  Actually I too want to support you Ponsuke-kun. That mixer you see, it’s  planned by players and I’m getting requested to film it.」

「And you found out my participation from there?」

「……Yep.」

Ponsuke let out a small sigh of relieve after he found out how SOLOLY found out about his plan to go to a mixer.

As expected, he too was feeling bad toward Alfie and Mariela by doing this.

(There was also that case with me hitting on other girls. For now let’s just keep this marriage thing a secret.)

Explosions and various other effects were blowing up in the chaotic meeting place.

Insults and angry roars, screams were reverberating to the surrounding.

Ponsuke and SOLOLY were conversing amidst such situation. They were completely used to this.

「Incidentally Ponsuke-kun, are you aware?」

「What?」

「I mean the new marriage system. Until now the merit for the husband  and wife were decided by their race and job, but from now on the merit  apparently will be decided by what the player had done until then.」

To put it simply, the system would evaluate the player’s actions until then.

If they married a player that had worked hard, the partner would also obtain considerable merit.

Conversely, a lazy player wouldn’t give much merit to their partner  even if they were playing as popular race or had popular jobs.

「Y-you mean even orc won’t receive cold treatment with that?」

「Rather Ponsuke-kun will get favourable treatment instead with the  new system I guess. Because you were an MVP in the clearing. Considering  the system’s requirement, the merit that your wife will receive will be  huge.」

If his achievements until now would be evaluated, that would make Ponsuke a desirable marriage partner.

He couldn’t claim that his player skill was at the level of the clearers, but he should be at the upper rank among the players.

He had been getting achievements in events and clearing, so the merit that his partner would receive would be huge.

In other words, he wouldn’t get rejected just because he was an orc.

「……It makes me looking forward to it now.」

「I love that side of you that is honest to your desire you know? Now,  I have a suggestion. Won’t you cooperate with me? It’ll be boring if  I’m simply filming the event.」

Ponsuke felt moved hearing that SOLOLY would cooperate with him. He shook his hand and said his thanks.

Ponsuke was relieved that their talk was concluded safely like that. But unseen by Ponsuke, SOLOLY’s mouth was grinning.

Ponsuke had forgotten.

That SOLOLY had mentioned he was feeling left out from being unable to witness the real life bloodbath.

He was the only one who missed out the amusing happening, because of  that SOLOLY schemed to make a rain of blood fell for real in the virtual  world. Ponsuke failed to notice that ulterior motive.

Ponsuke was smiling.

(Oh man~, one problem is resolved with this. Now then, I wonder what  kind of person I should marry. But, even if she has beautiful appearance  we’re inside a game so such thing can’t be trusted……)

An event with greater risk of danger than in the real world was going to begin.

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