TVLM 04

Chapter 4 ….

Strictly speaking, she wasn’t exactly a kid—
But considering how she looked, there was no helping it.

Angelica decided she wouldn’t bother telling this adorable spirit about her past.

Nor anyone else, for that matter.

‘They’d probably call me crazy.’

So instead, she would just avoid acting too much like an adult.
A little mature, but not suspiciously so.

However, Angelica’s way of thinking wasn’t as adult-like as she believed.

When she “possessed” Angelica from Study Hard!, she had only been twenty.
Then she lived twice from ages seven to seventeen.

In terms of years, she was technically an adult,
But she only experienced the life of a child and a teenager over and over again.

In the end, only her memories were that of an adult.
Her body and mind were still those of a child because of the game system built into this world.

So of course she was immature.

Angelica understood this to some extent,
But she had never fully realized it.

Hardly anyone in the world understands themselves perfectly anyway.

[Angelica.]

As she smiled widely at the cute spirit, a dog’s voice spoke to her.

“Yep, Master.”

Angelica looked at the fuzzy dog with an innocent smile.

Truthfully, she wanted to name the fluffy creature something cute, like Pupu.

But it was so cute how it insisted on being treated like a master,
So she decided to play along.

[Look inside the box.]

Satisfied with being called “Master,”
The dog tapped the Novice Farmer’s Box with its front paw.

“Oh, right. I forgot about the box.”

She had forgotten in all the excitement of meeting the spirit again.
To think she forgot the most essential item for the farming route.

‘But I was too overwhelmed from seeing the dog again…’

It was a new beginning.
And the spirit of the earth eased the heart that had been ruined by past suffering.

It was so cute it healed her just by looking at it.
So she’d momentarily forgotten her original purpose.

Angelica immediately did as her master said and looked into the box.

Inside were plenty of miscellaneous items:
A worn hoe, a worn straw hat, a cloth pouch with something inside, and an empty pouch as well.

‘So these are items for beginner farmers.’

Angelica took each item out one by one and laid them out in front of her.

Then her “master” plodded over and sat in front of the items like a merchant.

‘Cute…’

She wanted to pet that fluffy fur right away,
But Angelica suppressed the urge.

The dog, oblivious to her struggle, spoke seriously.

[Look at each item and say “Appraise.”
Then you’ll know what the item is and how rare it is.]

Appraise.

Just the word alone sounded like a skill.

She had never used a skill in this world before.
Her heart fluttered with excitement.

“Appraise.”

Angelica looked at the worn hoe and spoke.
A semi-transparent window popped up above it.

[Name: Beginner’s Hoe
Grade: Normal
Description: A hoe that is easy for beginners to use.]

It was simple, yet Angelica couldn’t help but gasp in admiration.

She finally felt like she was inside the game world.
No skill window, no stat screen—but she could appraise items!

‘I wonder… Is Appraise a skill that levels up? Or is it passive?’

To satisfy her curiosity, she appraised the rest.

[Name: Grimy Hat
Grade: Normal
Description: A grimy hat for beginners.]

[Name: Beginner Seed (Potato)
Grade: Normal
Description: Potato seeds for a beginner quest.]

Angelica smiled.

All three items were “Normal”—worth nothing rare at all.
But she was still happy.

Then her gaze moved to a pouch different from the others—
It shimmered faintly like silk.

‘It’s empty… Probably Normal like the others, right?
But what’s it for?’

“Appraise.”

[Name: Incredibly Huge Pouch
Grade: Unique
Description: An incredibly huge pouch.
Some say it can even hold the universe.
You are a lucky one for pulling this!]

Angelica’s eyes widened.

She rubbed them and checked again.

But the word didn’t change.

Unique.

“Unique?! I got a Unique item?!”

Angelica looked at her master with disbelief.
The dog, unlike the excited girl, remained calm.

It simply watched the glowing pouch.

[To get a Unique—your luck is good.]

“Wow! This is amazing!”

Angelica grabbed the Unique pouch and shook it excitedly.

“I got a Unique item!”

[If your luck had been bad, you would’ve gotten a small ‘Normal’ pouch like the others.]

The dog continued.
Angelica forced herself to calm down and examined the pouch closely.

“Master, it’s called an ‘Incredibly Huge Pouch,’ but… what part of this is huge?”

The pouch was small enough for a child to carry.
Slightly bigger than her palm, but definitely not “incredibly huge.”

[If it were literally huge, could you carry it around?]

“…That’s true.”

[That pouch connects to subspace.
As the description says, if you wanted, you could store the entire house in there.]

“Wow! So that’s why it’s Unique!”

Her eyes sparkled again.

[Never lose it.
You must store quest items inside that pouch to complete quests.
If you lose it, you’re finished. Remember that.]

“I will, Master! I’ll take good care of it!”

The dog added further explanation:
She could store anything she wanted in the pouch, like a normal bag.
Even if she filled it endlessly, the weight wouldn’t change.

In short—she now had a bag with infinite space and zero weight.

“Yay! This is so fun!”

Angelica couldn’t contain her joy.

It hadn’t been long since she started over,
But she was already having fun.

‘Choosing the farming route was a good idea!’

Her second life had been misery—
Even after reaching her goal, it was terrible.

But this time was fun from the start.
She met a cute spirit and even obtained a Unique item.

[You’re really enjoying this, aren’t you.]

Still smiling as she equipped her newbie items, Angelica nodded vigorously.

‘His eyes looked strangely sad for a second… but this is fine.’

Seeing the child so happy, the dog’s mouth twitched upward just a bit.

“Master, how do I look?”

Angelica, now dressed like a full novice farmer, called out proudly.

On her head: a straw hat with bits of straw missing.
In her right hand: a worn hoe.
In her left: a seed pouch.
At her waist: the Incredibly Huge Pouch.

She stood confidently, like a professional farmer.

The dog nearly burst out laughing,
But held it back so she wouldn’t feel discouraged.

[…Not bad at all.]

“Really? I look okay?”

The dog nodded, then added:

[You’re not wearing the full beginner set yet, so there’s no set effect.]

In most games, equipping items of the same set gave special bonuses.
And this world had set effects too!

Angelica’s eyes widened.

“What? There’s a set bonus?
How do I get the rest?”

[If you clear the beginner quests, you’ll naturally get them.
And the full set has a pretty good bonus.]

“There are beginner quests? I can’t wait!”

Her eyes sparkled.

Quests, items, appraisal—
It was all a new world she had never experienced.

‘If I’d known, I should’ve chosen farming instead of trying to romance the male leads.’

She felt a bit regretful.

If she’d gone farming earlier,
She wouldn’t have been insulted by villagers,
Or beaten by the village kids.

‘And I wouldn’t have died such a miserable death.’

Sadness flickered in her sky-blue eyes.

At that moment—

A translucent brown window appeared before her eyes.

It had begun.

[Beginner Quest 1
Will you accept?
Reward: Beginner Gathering Basket]