Becoming an Extra in a Trash Game

Chapter 15

[Immortality (SS), Genius (S), Appearance (A), Physique (S)! I’ve never seen such amazing and numerous traits before.

I think you’ll understand the others intuitively without further explanation.

But I’m not sure about the Immortality trait either.

If you happen to go to a bigger city, I recommend asking the priest there.]

Ah… Even Sister Raina doesn’t know.

‘It’s ruined.’

I tried to manage my expression as I handed the wooden board to Kane.

“As expected, I believed in you.”

Let’s think positively. I just thought it was ruined, but it could mean ‘not ruined’ in the sense of immortality.

‘Besides, the title is important too.’

In the Innocent Saga, titles feel like they’re lumped together in various ways, but if I had to pick one meaning, it’s closer to a job tree.

‘It’s much better than Kane’s original title of Survivor with Only Hatred Left.’

The Beginner. That was a title I knew.

I know a few other titles that derive from there too.

Among the titles you can ultimately get starting from The Beginner, there are some that are polar opposites.

‘I need to rework the build to match.’

Let’s put aside the headache-inducing worry about immortality for now. Just getting The Beginner is a big achievement.

“Not bad.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

I smiled as I looked at Kane, who seemed subtly relieved.

“Since we’re out, shall we grab a meal before heading back?”

I checked the time, which was approaching noon, and casually threw out the suggestion while trying to calm my surprised heart.

“Um… The best chef in this city would be in the castle…”

“There’s no need to eat out specifically. Food is just for filling your stomach.”

These guys have no romance for dining out…

I looked at the two of them with salty eyes, then pretended not to notice and smiled.

“Since you like it so much, we should have come out more often. Right? Eating out is the best after all.”

Ignoring Kane and Luna who were looking at me with disbelieving eyes, I told the coachman to take us to the most famous restaurant and then spoke.

“By the way, Kane, do you think you know what Immortality is?”

“No. Not at all.”

“Luna?”

“Me neither…”

While playing the Innocent Saga, whenever there was a trait whose exact application was ambiguous, I would often ask on the official site or gallery.

When enough game maniacs had gathered, things like strategy guides or trait interpretation collections would circulate.

So if they had read about it even in passing, they would at least say they vaguely remember seeing it.

As expected of protagonists, I thought it must be quite a rare trait.

After all, I’ve never seen any NPC other than Kane with the Indomitable trait.

After pondering for a while, I turned to Kane and opened my lips.

“We could find out through the family’s information network or by commissioning a guild, but is there a need for that?”

Finding out what the Immortality trait is would itself be leaking my information to others.

Since I have no idea what it is, it might be more troublesome if trait collectors who collect people with unusual traits get involved.

“We’ll need to know someday, but I don’t think we need to rush to find out right now.”

Usually, the person with the trait should have some idea for it to appear.

This case must not be common.

As Kane agreed with my words and Luna nodded, we decided not to put in a request to find out what Immortality is.

‘I’m a bit uneasy though.’

He was a guy who had misfortune as a trait, so what if this turns out to be a truly terrible trait when we find out? What will happen to me then?

As worry started to bubble up, I shook my head once to shake it off, and Luna carefully looked at the wooden board, curious about Kane’s other traits.

“Still… The rest are all amazing…”

Luna, who looked like she had the word ‘I wish I had that written all over her face, returned Kane’s wooden board and dropped her already droopy ears even more.

“It’s certainly manageable as I expected, even though there’s no magical talent.”

As expected of a human-hating misanthropist, he speaks gently even to Luna, who’s a rabbit-race.

“I need to work harder too…”

Although magical talent isn’t implemented as a trait, with Genius attached, if Kane puts in the effort, he has a high chance of succeeding even in the magical field.

However, he would have to devote himself to years of training to feel letters and magic, but there’s no way he would do that.

As soon as he gains a little strength, he’ll try to go looking for them.

“Young Master, we’ve arrived.”

As I was lost in thought for a moment, the carriage came to a smooth stop and the door opened.

“Don’t just wait for me, you should eat something too. I’ll cover the cost.”

I said to the coachman, then entered the restaurant with Luna and Kane in tow.

The first floor is noisy because it’s an open hall, and people’s eyes gather, so the upper floor would be better.

As I thought that, it was appropriate that the manager, who recognized my face from afar, came out bowing from the waist and guided us to the top floor.

No, this city was quite large, but there seemed to be no one who didn’t recognize Adelian.

“Young Master. If you had contacted us in advance, we could have prepared some dancers…”

“No. I’m thinking of just having a meal today. Quietly.”

At my words, the manager, who glanced at Kane and especially Luna, withdrew with an understanding look.

Ah, my mouth is already turning bitter.

I entered a room with a good view of the sea, stretched, and pulled out a chair with my toes, then sat down, almost sliding off.

“…You look really unmotivated, Young Master.”

“Today is a self-declared holiday. A day off.”

Since I feel like I’ve been mentally hit since morning, I’m planning to do as I please for the rest of the time.

I looked at Luna and Kane sitting at a distance on either side of me, then handed them menus and opened my mouth.

“Both of you should practice what you’ve learned so far today.”

At my words, spoken with my head tilted askew, Kane seemed to catch on right away and opened the menu to read, while Luna looked at me with her mouth open, as if thinking ‘surely not’.

“Kane, order three main dishes, Luna, order three desserts.”

“What…? Uh… What? Young Master? Um… Young Master…”

“Is there anything you can’t eat?”

“We’ll share whatever you order between the three of us. So choose well. No picking something and not eating it. And no pointing at the menu to order.”

I gave a thumbs up to Luna, who was fidgeting unlike Kane, who seemed stable after having run errands in the village before.

“It’s okay, you can do it.”

“I… I don’t think I can…”

“Luna. You can do it.”

I smiled and rang the bell to call someone before Luna could say anything more.

“My subordinates will place the order.”

I naturally stopped the person coming towards me with a gesture and nodded toward Kane and Luna.

“Avian Sea Bass Steak, Toulouse Ceviche, and Grilled Gamba Shrimp.”

While Luna and I were talking, Kane, who seemed to have already engaged his brain in full gear, showcased a flawless order, to which I added one more thing.

“Bring some small things like consommé as you see fit, and wine that pairs well. And for dessert.”

I glanced at Luna, whose face had turned pale white, clutching the menu with both hands and trembling.

“If… If I don’t eat…”

I whispered firmly that it wasn’t allowed and smiled, then opened the menu myself while loosening Luna’s hands that were tightly gripping it.

“Hurry up.”

“Li, li, lime sherbet and… Li, lime mousse… li, lime… Juice… Please…”

Who told you to choose only the ones at the top?

Still, looking at Luna who managed to say three things somehow, I instructed them to replace them with something more appropriate and then waved my hand as if to say ‘Go out’.

“It… It was hard…”

I clicked my tongue as I looked at Luna, who even had tears in her eyes.

“How are you going to survive in this harsh world if you can’t even order a meal?”

“…Can’t I just point at what I want with my finger?”

You’re getting more confident only when talking to me?

“What if I have a peanut allergy? And there are peanuts on the menu?”

“Couldn’t I carry around a note listing my food allergies…?”

“How do you know when you’ll forget the note or when it’ll get damaged? I’ll have you order often from now on, so practice.”

I said this while looking at Kane too, who was keeping his mouth shut as if it wasn’t about him, and as soon as the pre-meal bread and salad came in, I sat down arrogantly, even crossing my legs, and drank the wine that was poured.

“Now what are you thinking? Is this how I should continue?”

As I was about to put a piece of bread in my mouth, Kane threw a question.

“What, is there a problem?”

“I was wondering if I shouldn’t be putting in more effort and training every day, to the point where it’s painful.”

I chewed on the bread and exhaled with a ‘hmm’.

Except for when I forcibly call him for meal times, he participates in training until his body breaks, spars, eats, recovers by drinking potions instead of water, and then swings his sword until sunset until his hands are raw.

“Do you know that the intensity of training you’re doing now would be impossible without potions and green juice?”

“Isn’t that based on the standard of training that can be done without potions and elixirs, as you said? If some potions and elixirs restore the body, shouldn’t we train based on that?”

“Um… But I don’t think we’re doing too little even now… Even the warriors of the plains don’t do that much…”

Luna, who was tearing bread and stuffing salad between the pieces before taking a bite, spoke while chewing.

“Are you addicted to training? There’s a saying that too much of anything becomes poison. You’re doing well as it is.”

If what was in front of me was just a unit in a game, I could stick it in a training facility all day.

It might also be an option to press auto-hunt, sleep, and just check the inventory in the morning when I wake up.

But the Kane here now is not graphics, but a living person, and even if he recovers with potions and strengthens his basic physical strength with green juice, there are limits.

“But I…”

“What are you going to do after you become strong, kill all your enemies, and find your sister? Just more training, training, sparring?”

I swirled my wine glass and smirked.

“Why? Why don’t you just ask me to remove your brain and run you like a golem? If you’re going to live like that, you don’t need a sense of self, do you?”

At my words, Kane’s gaze wavered.

With Genius as one of his traits, he might be catching on to more than I intended with my words.

“I misspoke.”

That’s enough if he understands.

I shrugged as Kane slightly bowed his head in apology.

I fully understand why he’s in such a hurry.

The ones Kane saw were evil, strong, and cruel.

And yet they’re secretive and spread across the entire continent, so he probably can’t even guess how many more there are besides the ones he saw.

So he must want to become strong and eliminate them as quickly as possible.

‘But you know.’

Kane in the monitor who only showed ‘……’ No matter how much I clicked and pressed ‘Talk’, who didn’t respond even when I pressed ‘Participate in Festival’ or ‘Rest’, and whose attack button only activated when enemies appeared.

‘Is there any reason for me to see that in reality?’

I thought my job in this place where there’s no ‘Start New Game’ was to strike some balance.

‘There won’t be a lack of power anyway.’

Besides, Kane probably doesn’t even dream of it yet, but there are more people he needs to deal with than just the Evil god cult.

If you feed them well and take care of their mental health, you can run them for a long time.

I shrugged at the two who had gone quiet, then pointed at the dishes that were coming out with my fork.

“Let’s eat. Eating delicious food is also a happy thing.”

“That’s right… The joy of eating is great…”

As Luna nervously divided the food onto my and Kane’s plates, I waved my fork and smiled.

“Right. I was too focused on my thoughts.”

As I watched Kane also move his hand to divide the ceviche onto small plates, I put bread in my mouth again and chewed.

“I know you’re in a hurry. I have plans for everything. Not just for Kane, but for Luna too.”

“For me too…?”

“Yes.”

I threw out words that might seem like empty promises to them, knowing how strong Luna would be later with her final equipment set.

“So speak well little by little, and don’t get discouraged. Understood?”

“Yes…”

Luna, who was tying her ears down like a headband to keep her hair from falling, smiled brightly.

The ceviche is fresh and has just the right acidity that stimulate the appetite.

Moreover, the grilled shrimp is so large that it barely fits in my palm, so when I cut off a piece and put it in my mouth, it’s quite delicious as it fills my mouth.

Indeed, the food here is good.

Sometimes I crave ramen and kimchi, but this is really delicious.

I chewed for a while, then rinsed my mouth with wine and looked at Kane, who was using his knife with the etiquette he had recently learned.

‘Immortality, huh? Is it about not forgetting? Or not failing? Or perhaps not being forgotten?’

It’s unavoidable that I can’t grasp it. I’m not a god after all.

But the title part is different.

The Beginner. I’m sure I wrote this down properly on paper.

‘I should check when I’m alone after returning to the castle.’

I chewed the sea bass, which seemed to have been grilled after all the bones were removed, almost mashing it with my tongue.

Somehow, the fish tasted sweet with the expectation that was arising.