A VR Travel Story That Makes You Want to Be Humiliated

Chapter 200: Celebrating Episode 200, the Hero’s Abilities

One day, the hero party stopped by the city.

The hero party tended to prefer to go on adventures through small towns or villages rather than big cities.

This is because there were more people in those places who needed the help of warriors than in big cities.

There was another reason.

In large cities, there was usually a nobleman of appropriate status as a lord, and it was also because such lords were anxious that they could not treat the warriors with the utmost hospitality when they met them.

Of course, they were sincere about the war against the Demon King, and they did not want to treat them that way because the heroes were the hope of humanity.

It was closer to work to gain a reputation for treating warriors well.

The fact that heroes dislike that kind of atmosphere was also one of the reasons why the hero party avoided big cities.

But that doesn't mean I'll never approach a big city.

Sometimes, when I had a reason to visit a big city for various reasons, such as resupplying supplies or checking equipment, I would stop by and get some work done all at once.

Today was one of those days.

While staying at a high-class inn in a big city and enjoying a meal with colleagues, the hero party's scout, Lev, spoke to me.

"Serina."

"Huh?"

The hero, Serena, answered without even looking at Lev.

It wasn't because I particularly disliked Lev, it was just because I was busy eating.

Lev's voice was serious, but she tried to ignore it, thinking that he would do it again this time since he had used his serious voice to set her mood more than once.

However, Lev's next words could not be ignored.

"Haven't you gained a little weight recently?"

"..."

Ppajik.

Time has stopped.

At least, that's what everyone at the hero party who ate around the table thought.

Silpierre, the archer, who was excitedly tearing off a chicken leg, Gaidon, the tanker, who was crunching on salad in a way that was not appropriate for his size, and Bertie, the priest who was eating bread dipped in chicken soup.

Everyone stopped eating and just quietly rolled their eyes and looked at Serena and Lev.

Although Serena puts herself as a warrior ahead of herself as a woman, and for the sake of her hero's mission, she does not hesitate to do things that would make ordinary women horrified...

Still, it didn't mean she gave up being a woman.

And no woman would welcome being told that she gained weight.

However, Silpierre, who would normally have thrown a leftover chicken leg bone at Lev's head, saying, 'What are you talking about to a woman!', This time he remained silent, chewing the remaining cartilage.

Honestly, it was because they also felt it in their hearts.

Recently, the food situation of the warrior party has greatly improved.

If I had to point out the reason, I recently completed a request that a saint from a religious order had asked me to personally, and by completing it beyond its original purpose, I received a huge amount of support.

Above all, it was largely due to the change in attitude of Serena, the leader of the party.

Previously, she was Serena who wasn't particularly concerned about food.

It's not that I just fed myself by thinking, 'As long as I don't starve to death,' I didn't make an effort to eat delicious meals either.

If there is delicious food, I eat it, and even if there is no food, I just eat it. This is exactly what Serena's attitude toward eating has been like so far.

However, not long ago, specifically after completing her saint's request, Serena's attitude changed.

'Let's have a delicious meal whenever possible.'

Due to Serena's changed attitude, various cooking utensils and spices were added to the hero party's luggage, or if they had to visit the city, they stayed at a hotel with delicious meals. Her attitude toward the hero party's meals changed as a whole.

And a delicious meal naturally led to a large meal.

Eating large amounts of food soon led to weight gain.

However, she did not become noticeably chubby or gain weight.

The amount of food increased slightly, but the amount of exercise gained from working as a warrior remained the same.

It was just a matter of whether you would feel that way if you had the insight of a hero party.

... Of course, no matter how much it was, it was something that a woman could not ignore after hearing that she had gained weight.

Serena quietly put down the fork she was bringing to her mouth.

Tak.

The sound of two utensils clashing together, a fork and a plate, was particularly loud today.

Serena slowly wiped her mouth with her handkerchief, but did not look at Lev.

After a moment of silence, Serena opened her mouth.

"... "It's because of ability."

However, the words that came out of her mouth were different from what her colleagues expected.

Some people expected negative words, some expected double insults, and some expected playful comments, but Serena's words did not match anything.

"Ability?"

In response to Lev's question, the warrior looked around.

This is because the abilities one possesses are very important personal information for an individual, so it was difficult to tell it to others, even if they were colleagues.

Fortunately, the room in the restaurant of a luxury hotel was sufficiently soundproofed, so there was no need to worry about someone else eavesdropping.

Only after completing her confirmation did Serena explain her newly acquired abilities.

"Emotional Battery," An ability obtained through the Ability Cube left behind by Zizek, an executive of the Demon Lord's Army, in the basement of the Oak Cave.

She had the ability to store the positive emotions she felt and use them like other energy when needed.

The stored emotions were all-purpose energy that could be used like magical power if you tried to use them like magical power, like divine power if you tried to use them like divine power, and even like life force if you tried to use them like life force in a crisis.

Because storing emotions does not mean that the emotions you felt disappear, it was an incredible ability that only benefited you the more positive emotions you felt.

Conversely, feeling negative emotions did not cause the stored positive emotions to disappear.

Everyone in the hero party who heard about this amazing ability remained silent this time with a different meaning.

Because she didn't know what to say.

After remaining silent for several minutes, Lev opened his mouth with difficulty.

"What is that? It's a scam."

Lev's tone was cheap, but other colleagues had similar sentiments.

Only Serena, who expected everyone to react this way upon learning of this ability, remained calm.

"Yes? But there is just one thing I regret."

"Do you regret it? Well, with that level of ability, it's only fair that there are one or two conditions attached. "What is it?"

"I need to feel positive emotions."

"Okay. That's natural because you have to have emotions to store. And?"

"Huh? Is it the end?"

"..."

Another moment of silence.

Still, this silence was short.

"It's not a regret or anything, it's just natural!"

"But that's why I'm so fat."

"This? Ah... Is that so?"

Only then did the colleagues in the hero party understand why Serena suddenly brought up her abilities.

Because she needed positive emotions to store energy in her "Emotional battery," She sought out delicious food to feel happy, which led to her gaining weight.

"I see. "If that's the case, there's nothing we can do."

"Because you won't be able to change your diet. Would increasing the amount of exercise help?"

"Serena, do you want to work out with me? "I'm a little worried these days, too."

Gaidon, Berti, and Silpierre all nodded and understood.

Only then was Serena able to open her slightly stiff expression.

Although she said there was a clear reason, she suddenly changed the level of the meal without properly explaining it because, as the party leader, it was okay to say.

Of course, the party members were happy that the meal was delicious, but they never felt any complaints.

It was true that she was a little surprised, but she moved on, thinking it was fun.

It was a good thing to have an understanding party member.

"Ah. Then can I order this too? This one looked delicious too, but I didn't order it because I thought it might be a bit too much!"

On the contrary, Silpierre got excited and actively recommended delicious menu items.

"You don't even have that kind of ability, so you just eat it? Then you get fat too. "No, have you already gained weight?"

– Bah!

There was an incident where Lev, who was teasing Silphiere, got hit by a flying glass of water and fell backwards.

Scenery of happy daily life. As Serena watched this, she could feel the energy filling up her "Emotional battery" With joy.

Serena's eyes stopped for a moment as she watched Lev exaggeratedly leaning back her chair.

'Come to think of it... You don't have to get positive emotions from food.'

Each person's favorite actions and situations in which they feel positive emotions are different, but in general, there is a situation in which most people feel happy.

It is mainly called the three major desires.

When eating something delicious.

When you take a good rest in a comfortable place.

And, when having sex.

'I heard that Lev has a lot of experience in that area. Does just mix your body really feel that good?'

Serena, who was looking at Lev and Gaidon's crotches for a moment, quickly looked away.

'No, right now I can get enough energy just by eating. There is no need to choose that method.'

Serena gained tremendous abilities through the Ability Cube.

However, the ability cube had the possibility of gaining not only abilities but also penalties.

Unlike her abilities, the penalty cannot be confirmed with a status scroll or crystal sphere, so she was not aware of it, but this was the penalty that Serena got.

「Blindness: The range of options you can take to achieve your goals expands.」