I have traveled this continent. I remember everything I need to get. I barely interact with anyone as my destinations were mostly undiscovered dungeons or unexplored ones. Those that no one has ever explored until the end.
I didn't bother buying expensive items or joining an auction. They can be for anyone who is rich enough to buy them. And I am rich but I don't need them. There's nothing that can help me much.
Swords and weapons? Let those who are talented have them. I already have a good enough weapon.
Armors and protective equipment? I don't like how restrictive they are. And my fighting style is not a direct combat anyway. Even if I'm being forced into a direct combat, I would just use hit and run tactic so armor is unnecessary for me.
But I still take all that I can get without spending any money. Not for myself. But it's for people I can trust in the future. Whether it will be the original protagonist or not, I don't know.
For example, Hal and Natasha. One is a fire mage and another is an archer. If we meet again in the future and I can trust them enough with powerful weapons, I will give them some. I have some that are useful for them.
Maybe I'll meet another great person who is not among the main characters of the game that I can trust. That would be great.
Though there's one problem. I'm no longer a D-rank adventurer. I have surpassed C-rank and became a B-rank adventurer even though I didn't expect it.
It was after another one of my dungeon exploration. Clearing a dungeon that hasn't been cleared for a long time after its discovery. I could just report to the guild that I have cleared it but I never do that because I don't want to stand out.
But on my way home, I killed an ogre. But it's not an ordinary ogre. It was an Ogre King. The most powerful ogre that can only be defeated when you have a group of party filled with at least five B-rank adventurers.
But I killed it alone. I used slip magic and pierced its heart with my sword. It was a coincidence that a group of adventurers mixed with one A-rank adventurer and five B-rank adventurers saw me when I pierced the heart of the Ogre King. They didn't see the Ogre King slip but they saw when I pierced my sword to its heart.
And that one A-rank adventurer was the guildmaster of the guild in the town I stayed temporarily. So I couldn't avoid having my rank increased even though I explained to him that the Ogre slipped and I just stabbed my sword.
Because of that, I became a B-rank adventurer. And the other adventurers there openly hated me for being so lucky. The guildmaster didn't believe that I was so lucky to kill the Ogre King but the other adventurers made fun of me.
Though that was at the end of my stay in that town luckily. So I left and continued my journey. At least the good thing is that I don't have to take a mission at all to stay as an adventurer unlike C-rank adventurers or adventurers of lower rank.
That's how another year passed. And so there's only one year left until the main story starts.
The places where it took the longest for me to clear were dungeons and places with powerful Bosses that had high magic resistance. I couldn't make them slip at all so I kept trying to improve my slip magic until there's no level of magic resistance that can stop it.
Knowing the game, I went from a place with a Boss with lower magic resistance and step up from there until I defeated a Boss with the highest magic resistance according to the game. But in the end, that's just the limit of a monster. Not a demon. Some demons have higher magic resistance than the monsters I defeated in the game.
I trained my slip magic for a long time until I made those monsters slipped and killed them. That's what took so long since I haven't cleared other places I wanted to clear.
I thought that three years would be enough. But I guess I'm still too weak compared to how strong the protagonist will be in the future so it took me much longer than if the protagonist did it. But at least I have grown stronger.
Two years passed in a blink of an eye. I was so busy I didn't notice that it has been two years since I left my hometown. Only one year left until I should go to the academy to attend it at the same time as the protagonist.
I don't have to but being there means I can expect what will happen so I have higher survival rate. I know some things that will happen after all. Though some might have changed because I saved Natasha. But it should be okay.
I know nothing of what's everyone's in the game is doing right now. There's no mention about them at all before the main story. Though I know where some people are especially if they are nobles or members of royalties.
Another thing I don't know is about the other continent. In the game, the limit of exploration is only on one continent after all. I couldn't go to the other continent. Or maybe there are more than two continents. I don't know. Knowledge about another continent is extremely rare.
I keep on exploring dungeons until finally there's only one place left I can go. A place not related to the main story where I can go.
There are many places I haven't gone to yet because they're in the main story. Since I will attend the academy, I thought that there's no reason to go there now because I can go there later. And the items that can be found in those places should belong to those who are worthy. Maybe if the protagonist is good he will take them all. But that's fine with me.
Now I'm back in Emerald City. It's because the last place I want to go is in Stormwind. There are other cities closer to it but I have connection in this city I decided to go there.
So I visit Gunnar's place and meet him. Just to greet him. And to also sell him some item that I know would be expensive but they're considered useless for me. Like some gems and other leisure items.
"Oh, I'm sure they will sell quite a lot. This painting, it's painted by the best painter in his generation. Many nobles will pay a lot to have this painting framed on the wall of their mansion. And it's good for me since I can build connection with those nobles. Are you giving them to me for that purpose?" Gunnar asks.
"You read too much. I just found them and find no reason to keep them. It's good if they're useful to you. I'm just emptying my Storage Ring. And getting money in exchange is good," I say.
"Ever since I met you everything has been great to me and my family. Surely you are our benefactor," Gunnar says.
"You're exaggerating. Anyway, I'm just here because the place I will go next is nearby. I'm just going to relax for a while before going there. Then, I'll take my leave," I say.
"You're not going to meet Natasha?" Gunnar asks.
Oh, it's been a year since I finished training her. She must have grown stronger. But it's not like I have to meet her.
She's an archer and I have a great bow that I found in my journey. But I don't think it's the time to give it to her. Maybe I can give it to her later in the future.
Well, there's no reason I need to find her so it's not like I have to meet her today. I can do that after going to my destination.
As I was thinking such things, before I could give my reply to Gunnar, the door is opened. And it's by none other than Natasha.
"Miro! You're back! I have to show you how strong I have become!" Natasha shouted.
No greeting. Just expressing how much she wants to show me something. She treats me as her teacher which is good because that's how I treat her. Even if it's in another world, I guess I'm still a teacher.
She's like my student in my past life excitedly saying that she wants to show something to me. Something she put an effort in. It's one of the few things which made me grateful that I ever became a teacher.
"Well, I have some free time so I guess I can do that. Where are we going?" I ask.
"To the hill! Let's go!"
She should be older than me. But I guess she gained something really great for her to be this excited.
But why is she so excited to the point she climbs on my back by herself?
"…Natasha?"
"It will be faster if you take me there right away! Let's go!"
Her father and I sighed at the same time. This is no way a proper manner for an unmarried lady to do especially in front of her father.
Well, whatever.
"Gunnar, I'll take my leave now. See you later."