Ichi

Maybe it's time for a little rest first...or just go? Rest or go? Rest or go? Ichi taps his foot as though he is in a mood for a quest, he thinks that it is best to get himself some rest first, especially since he was quite busy in reading alchemic books, wandering around towns, training his legs and maybe trying to befriend some players, though he declined that since many are busy trying to advance towards the front lines.

Rest it is then. He walks back towards his alchemic shop, intending to experiment on some lagoons. The NPCs are still frequent today, but players are not as many as they used to be in this settlement. Maybe some set up shop here, but so far, he could only see few, or none at all.

As he reaches the intersection and turns right, he approaches his shop when he sees you standing at the entrance. A girl, level 1. Seems to be a dagger wielder. 

"H..hello? How can I help you?" He asks as he thinks that you are probably waiting for him.

@Saphira

"Sure," he says with a smile. "Meet me at the fields, the one with the dozens of colorful flowers north of here. See you!"

After paying the bill and waving you goodbye, he gets out of the restaurant and eventually heads out of the Starting City itself. The spot with the colorful flowers ain't a hangout place, but it's like a sign to some players that the city isn't far away. Thus it becomes more or less like a landmark.

As he reaches the spot, he notices a boulder and immediately, the urge to train his legs boils in his head. Maybe he can kill his time with that while waiting for you. Plus, though he knows that hand to hand combat aint much of a main weapon in Aincrad anymore, he still doesnt stop strengthening his legs just for the heck of it.

It doesn't take long for him to take off his armor, shirt, pants and shoes, but not his boxers. Reason for this? So he can be more flexible without worrying that he might tear off his pants or something. Who would want that?

Facing the rock, he looks at the boulder as he imagines it to be someone he hates, or which he has to kill, and in a flash, he is already kicking the boulder like a martial artist, boring a hole onto the hard surface. Each time he kicks at the same spot, the hole goes deeper, and his leg muscles becoming more...tense.

@Embers

Ichi starts to wonder what kind of lagoon he can make, and how can he make them unique, interesting or grotesque from whatever drug that exist in Aincrad...if there are some apart from the acid he received. He has been reading more on making potions and crystals, and other alchemic stuff that he can try. Some of them seems false, some may be real, but the chance of success isn't really that high...

Regardless, he tries to create any of the lagoons described in one of the alchemic books that he is skeptical about...but looks like luck isn't with him today. Both produce poor results and this saddens him, for his efforts are nothing but a waste.

Oh well...guess he has to try again tomorrow. He keeps the books in the shelf and cleans up his work table before retreating to his resting room, eating some cans of sardines and a bottle of water before lying down onto his bed for some sleep.

ID: 88393 CD: 5 (S**t potion. Disposed) Gained 1 EXP

ID: 88394 CD: 5 (Another s**t potion. Disposed again) Gained 1 EXP

"You have your own armor that can protect yourself from those lowly beasts, and yet you still come here asking if there is an errand for you?"

Ichi nods while looking at the blacksmith Griswold, who is sitting on a chair, polishing a katana blade as nicely as he can. The metallic surface shines with a hint of glory as he reflects it upon the sunlight through the window, making sure that it is dry.

"Well, you look like a good sort," says Griswold as he carefully wraps the cloth around the blade before setting it down onto the wooden table, and turns his full attention towards Ichi, who already donned his armor.

"Well, if you want to be a good Samatarian, there is something you can do for me," he continues. "There is a dark elf I want dead. He has been lurking around those areas with metal ores, my favorite mining place that is. He would swing his sword whenever he sees me, and there is nothing I can do to stop him. You could say that I am a lazy f**k, but I'm...not as energetic as I used to be when it comes to fighting..."

"..where is the elf?" Ichi asks as he smiles, eager to accept the quest.

"Straight to the point eh? No tedious how and whys. I like that. Head north for a few miles, then turn to west as soon as you reach a tall rock. That's a landmark for the mine."

"Ok," he says as he nods and soon leaves the forgery, but not before receiving an advice from Griswold.

"Bring a friend with you pal, just in case. I admire your helpfulness and eager behaviour but, I don't want you dead. Ok bud? Good luck, and I promise I'll give you something you can use as a gift for your friend or girlfriend!"

@Saphira

"S..sorry...I was getting too far ahead of myself," Ichi says as he hears your warning and just remembers that mistrust is a big deal in Aincrad, especially since winning takes higher levels, stronger equipment, etc. It is no longer like real life, and that is sad. But it is a harsh truth regardless. 

"Not to worry, I have decent armor and weapon...well...I'm supposed to get a new sword but, I haven't heard anything from the owner yet.." he explains in a sad tone, though he is still patient to wait for her presence in the shop...or having enough money to buy a new sword immediately.

He then equips his armor from his inventory and dons the double silver breastplate, followed by his pauldrons. As he feels the wind blowing around him, he feels ready.

"Let's go find the queen bee, shall we?" Ichi says as he smiles again, equipping his iron sword before staring to walk towards the supposed location of the bee's liar.

@Ruby

As Ichi is wearing a simple, black shirt and pants, he hears your words and jogs towards you so he can engage in conversation. Looking at you, he says in response, "Well, I am just training, that's all, even though I know I can't attack with just my legs now, not like on Earth. Want to see?"

And with that, he begins to kick the air rapidly at his side, imagining himself mortally beating up a person as his facial expression shifts to a serious one. After that, he does a leg sweep before doing a roundhouse kick, which that alone, with the combination of his metallic shoes for maximum efficiency, is capable of breaking the face inwardly like a medieval mace. The roundhouse kick ends with his leg barely touching your face, and there he actually stops completely before he can even hit you.

"That's how I do it, and they will be gone in a jiffy," says Ichi as he smiles brightly, then slowly, his leg retreats from your face and goes back onto the ground. He bows again for a short moment and continues with his introduction.

"I'm Ichi Kakihara, level 3. It's nice to meet you. I'm currently looking for this...wasp queen an NPC told about to me."

@Ruby

A few minutes have passed and Ichi has smashed another boulder with more, rapid kicks and his notable heel drop, which immediately bore a hole at the top of the rock. He pants heavily as he settles down, his face is usually timid and kind, or nervous at some occasions. But during training, he would smile like an innocent kid, sometimes grinning like a sadist. In fights or murders, he would be serious, but that would be where he shows no mercy and yell like a manchild. 

As he lets out a satisfactory sigh, he is about to stand at ease when he turns his head towards your direction, eyes towards you in a way that a deer would look at an incoming car with its headlights on. After no more than a few seconds of dumbfounded stares, he notices that he is still in his boxers, and quickly bows down as says, "I..I'm sorry. D..did my appearance offended you? Let me wear back my clothes and armor quickly!"

@Ruby

Near a local waterfall, there were bamboos and some boulders that were convenient enough to serve as Ichi's training dummies. Standing naked in front of the boulder as the moonlight bathed his entire body, Ichi then began kicking the rock with his iconic semi-metallic shoe, boring a hole into the solid surface thanks to the strength of his legs. He repeated the procedure, each sound louder than the former, the same goes to the intensity of his kicks, until that part of the boulder was finally chunked off. The muscles of Ichi's leg tightened as he was getting excited to kill a pair of recently well known murderers. 

With the boulder done, he pulls of the safety pin at his right shoe and faces a bamboo. Slamming the shoe's toe against the ground, the heel blade protrudes from its heel and immediately, he starts slicing it to pieces like a knife, before turning to another bamboo, lift up his leg, and drops his heel through the bamboo, splitting it in half. 

He was ready.

Aincrad, present. Today. Ichi is kicking a boulder in the fields in the same way as he did on Earth, except this time, he is donning only his boxers, and he wears no shoes. Instead he relies on the strength of his leg to bore holes through the hard surface, though he is aware that...he will have to use his weapons and equipment to fight of monsters and people for now. His martial art would have to be used as a final move or something...if it wants to be in good use in Aincrad.

Field's quite breezy, and his body feels cool despite his intense training.

@Ruby

He hears your voice at his right and turns his head around to see you, smiling as he nods while saying, "Yes please. Thank you so much."

Finally, someone willing to ease his burden. And at the same time, he finally has his luck too. After searching deeper into the bush, he finally found a herb! Parsley eh...sounds good enough.

Keeping the herb into his inventory, he stands up as he looks at you and decides to introduce himself. At least he can show himself to you that he is friendly...even though, you know, player killers can do this method to lure you towards the bait. There was one incident he heard recently...about a green player bandit trying to ambush a beta tester with her comrades, which were orange, after pretending to be friendly. Too bad he had the ability to regenerate health every 10 seconds, and in the end, they were teleported to prison.

"I'm Ichi Kakihara, level 3 one handed swordsman. And you are?"

@GreenBlade

ID: 88388

LD: 17 (Found 1 Material!)

Finding herbs among the bushes in this part of the field is a pain the ass, but Ichi is still confident that at least one is somewhere here. And no matter how long it takes for him to find enough materials, he will keep on finding until he has enough to restock his alchemy shop. After all, what's the point of keeping a shop with nothing to brew potions or lagoons? 

Half of him wishes that he would seek help as usual, but the other says, "No. It's time for you to do this all of your own and stop being an anchor to others. You wuss." 

"I..I can do this myself..." Ichi says as he is brushing his hands against another bush, hoping to find any herb. Lavender, basil, whatever. But to no avail. Well, he may do things on his own very well. When it comes to killing people and fighting that is.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, he looks up the clouds as the breeze blows through his hair, cooling down whatever frustration that is building up in his mind. Keep calm, Ichi. The last thing he would do is to go on a violent outburst and start killing random players for goddamn materials.

@GreenBlade

ID: 88381

LD: 14 (Failed)

Name: Estus

ID: 88380

Roll: 10

Tier: 1

Quality: Uncommon

Type: Potion

Enhancements: +1 HP Recovery (Restores 40 * Tier HP)

Description: Estus Flask. An Undead favorite. On the serious side, it tastes like sweet orange juice. Savor the taste, will you? Restores decent amount of health.

Post link: 

Trial and error, Ichi. Trial and error, he thinks to himself as today, he is attempting to craft a simple healing potion. The ingredients are simple. Just two teaspoons of rose water, some healing herbs, sugar, two different bases, and erm...Orpiment I guess? Let's try that to the mix.

Working through alchemy is like listening to your own ASMR. The gentle sounds of mixing, grinding and so on brings Ichi's ears to an orgasm as he feels relaxed each time. After combining these materials altogether, he boils the mixture with an alchemic boiler, the initially red liquid soon turns to a bright orange, similar to a carrot. Ichi's eyes glow up as he thinks he can make it...

Nope. It turns to a different color, mostly colorless, and fail to turn into a healing potion. Confused, Ichi flips through one of the alchemic books that are provided in the shop, trying to find his fault.

It doesn't take long though, as he soon found the solution. Zincblende. That should have been used instead of Orpiment. With that ingredient in mind, he brews another potion, and as it boils, it turns orange again...and it remains so. Ta da!

Taking the bottle in hand, Ichi looks at his first healing potion, which looks like orange juice if you are thirsty enough to hallucinate to see one. Corking the bottle, he puts it into the 'For Sale' shelf.

ID: 88379 CD: 2 (You fail! Lose 1 Material) Gained 1 EXP

ID: 88380 CD: 10 (Success! Crafted Uncommon potion) Gained 3 EXP

"Yes, one where there is a monster plant with the cure inside itself," He says as he stands still, taking whatever verbal abuse you are inflicting against him. He is ready to accept that if that's the price for asking for help from a player with a tough personality. He also understands that he has to control his violent urges, otherwise he would have already break your skull with his legs. 

Plus, he had been worse on Earth anyway, most notably his long quest in wiping out a nearby yakuza clan in his own apartment. The final fight was equally bizarre and visceral, as the leader was a total masochist, and he had viewed Ichi as a total pervert and sadist, someone that can finally gave him the ultimate pain.

While awaiting your decision, he swipes down his finger and browses his inventory, equipping his new armor he had purchased from a Floor 4 shop yesterday. He remains still as he dons the double silver breastplate, followed by a set of pauldrons. He grumbles at the fact that the armor doesn't come with paddings like a gambeson or chaimail, but at least he can feel the wind around him thanks to the armor's magical property. 

@Embers

Like an alert message, Ichi quickly turns around as the door was burst open, and notices you while wiping away his tears. The mean look on your face puts him off guard for a second, and here he is thinking that you probably look down on 'peasants' or cowards. Your armor and scythe are impressive to his eyes, and soon his facial expression turns back to normal as he stands up, gulping a little out of nervousness.

As he is now stands beside you, he bows before you before speaking, "H..hello. My name is Ichi. I am wondering if you would like to help me find a medicine in the forest."

He pauses as he looks at you, albeit with a worried look. Of course he may go there alone, but some help would really do for him, especially since he is still a low level player.

"I..it is fine if you refuse...I can...ask someone else. I..I can pay you all of my COL in return."

@Embers

Stepping into a house at the seedy parts of Tokyo, Ichi walked past the door which was open thanks to the lock being split into two by his shoe blade. Nothing out of the ordinary here...save for the constant scent of alcohol. Blergh. 

Ichi then sneaked upstairs and no sooner after looking at the first door he saw, he heard a man's voice, the tone matching that of a drunk person. 

"You are back already? What about school...*hic*...b***h..." 

Nonchalantly, Ichi opened the door and find himself in a master bedroom of some sort...if you like to call it that way. Sitting in front of him is a man in his 40s, holding a bottle of booze that he just emptied out. There are several empty bottles sitting at one corner, and the stench is god awful. 

The man undoubtedly stared at Ichi with bewilderment as he looked at his outfit and young face, muttering, "W..who are you..? How did you..?"

Ichi simply closed the door and walked around the room like an idiot, as if he was looking for something. As the man kept questioning him out of shock and anger, Ichi turned around and just stared at the man as he said, "I'm here to teach you a lesson...for viewing your daughter...as...a.."

Nervousness overwhelmed Ichi as the fat man stood up and grined, "My daughter? You are friends with her, and you come here to teach me a f**king lesson? Even worse, you are shaking! This is hilarious!"

"I..m...I'm not shaking..." Ichi stammered as his legs shook more, gritting his teeth as he suddenly felt trapped like a helpless rat. The man snickered as he grabbed the bottle and swung it towards Ichi, who pathetically blocked the attack with his arms. As the bottle was smashed to pieces and he felt himself getting kicked in the gut, he looked at the man with tears in his eyes.

Initially amused by that crybaby look, the man suddenly became fearful as Ichi gritted his teeth harder, and lets out a childlike yell. Without warning, he advanced towards the man and sliced him here and there with rapid kicks, then he raised up his right leg like a stick.

"W...what is that shoe...h..hey..." the man muttered as he noticed the blade at his right heel, before it dropped onto his head and cut him in two, spilling out remnants of his organs and gallons of blood.

Justice was finally served...now the little girl can be happy, free from the hands of her own father....and then...erm..hm...wait...she saw that didn't she? Why was she backing away from him? What did Ichi do? Didn't she like it? He deserved that right? 

...

Ichi snaps himself back to reality as a sudden blast of music resonates around the restaurant at Floor 1. Looking at the wooden surface of the table, Ichi notices teardrops and at the same time, feeling tears falling down his cheek as he mutters, "D..did I cry again..? Oh my..."

@Embers

Well, well, what do we have here? A blacksmith shop in such a cold, gloomy town? Should have bring that cape that was on sale in the first floor. Ichi shivers as the cold gets the best of him, even though he is fully aware of this. However, he couldn't resist coming here since according to locals in the Starting City, the fourth floor's a good start to actually obtain advanced equipment. Maybe they never lurk more around the streets, but it is true that whatever arms and armor that are available there are of average quality.

Walking towards the building, Ichi looks at the sign that reads the name of the shop: 'A Heroes Infinite Arsenal.' Good name I suppose, and a good start at attracting people's attention.

He opens the door and steps in, immediately feeling the warmth of the shop's interior as a smile spreads across his face. No more shivering and complaining about the cold to himself now. Without wasting any time, he goes to take an order form and writes down his order before handing it to you.

"Oh, and I will take this also," he says as he points towards a breastplate with bulky pauldrons, silver in color. Damn thing looks shiny, maybe that can actually protect him from decent damage. He takes out 200 COL and pays it for the breastplate, and four of his materials for his order too."

ORDER

Paid 200 COL for Gale Force

Paid 4 Materials for Rare Order

C.P.S.M (acronym for Choleric Phlegmatic Sanguine Melancholic) is a fancy little alchemic shop located somewhere in Delilah, which erm, I think from the entrance, you gotta go straight, walk over the first bridge you see, then turn left, then walk among the grassy stairs, river's gonna sound nice at your left ear. Now just turn to the right as you reach the intersection and...then pass six buildings. See the logo in the form of a bottle with creatures inside? You found it.

Step inside into the shop, and one will find that it looks like a literal tree house, with the walls having the same texture as tree trunks, alchemic plants here and there, and the floorboards being wooden. Oak wood...I think. The visitor will also notice numerous shelves with the potions, crystals or lagoons that they need, with the price board noticeable between the shelves. There is a table for Ichi to work on his stuff, and another where the visitor can fill out an order form or relax for a while. Alternatively, they can chill on some comfy chairs at the corner. 

This shop has one room, and that's for Ichi only. His personal resting area is equipped with a bed and some drawers, a lamp, and for some reason, a cabinet of some non perishable food and drink. Just that. The room is sealed by a wooden door, which has a simple lock that can be accessed from inside the room. 

And now, with the intro aside, Ichi then sits onto the chair, having returned from his first adventure with another player. He almost got himself killed there, but at least he has materials to spend on now. Preparing his equipment as he smiles at the fact that he now has his own shop, granted by the Aincrad system, Ichi gets to work right away.

ID: 88369 CD: 4 (You fail! Lose 1 material) Gained 1 EXP

ID: 88370 CD: 7 (It's f**king raw!) Gained 1 EXP

INTRODUCTION 

PRICES

RANK AND EXP

ORDER TEMPLATE

ITEMS FOR SALE (FINALLY!)

Journal and transactions are all here

Col: 275

Materials: 16 T1 types

"Sure thing!" Ichi exclaims with a grin, splitting the loot between you and himself in a fair 50/50 scale. Now that the gathering is finally done, he goes back to the door and knocks it once more. In response, the NPC opens the door and smiles when Ichi narrates the entire story but the treasure chest part. Guess he thinks that it belongs to him or whatever, so it probably isn't worth the risk to reveal that part to the old man, otherwise it would be potentially considered theft. 

"As a reward," the alchemist says as he steps back in to take something from his wooden shelf, and comes back with a bottle containing a liquid of rainbows. Ichi doesn't know what to do with it at first when he receives it, until the old man tells him that the potion "allows him to experience his own reality based on his mood, fantasies and fetishes."

It doesn't take a detective to figure out the meaning of that sentence. Ichi is surprised that even acid exists in Aincrad. Will the drug effects be similar to games like the Fallout series, which would increase his stats but suffer from withdrawal should he take too much of said drug? 

Acid seems harmless compared to other substances...or so he thinks. Shrugging his shoulders, Ichi drinks up the rainbow liquid, and drops the glass as he is immediately seeing colors. Random, brightful colors, followed by droplets of blood....then a fetus...then the fetus growing into a little girl...complete with sharp teeth, trippy eyes and pink hair...then her body dissipating to its skeletal structure...then her glance towards a bewildered Ichi...followed by a s**t eating grin...then...a colorful. but bizarre Big Bang.

As Ichi looks around and finds himself flowing among the stars and vast space, he soon sees a larger version of the girl approaching him...followed by a giggle from her...then her hands surrounding Ichi as she then speaks of his violent, sadistic behaviour, blood, his willingness to stay in a virtual world rather than reality, his eventual infatuation towards her---

All of what she said transpires into Ichi ears like bugs as he wonders whether or not this girl is his subconcious that is speaking to him. Even if this is an experience only existing in his head....hmm...

The whole trip takes around...I don't know. Hours? Minutes? Or days? 

At least Ichi's legs managed to walk him back into the city as he is still in an europhia, maybe listening to lectures from the girl. Or enjoying her erotic dances and kisses. Or fighting off demons that tried to rob her off him with his brutal, kicking methods.

What a ride it must have been.

-- THREAD COMPLETE --

ICHI: OBTAINED 2 SP! (1 EXTRA FROM QUEST)

OBTAINED 275 COL! (75 FROM HALF OF LOOT)

OBTAINED 13 MATERIALS!

OBTAINED 1 RARE CONSUMABLE!

@Vigilon: OBTAINED 1 SP!

OBTAINED 275 COL! (75 FROM HALF OF LOOT)

OBTAINED PERFECT SHIELD!

OBTAINED 1 RARE CONSUMABLE!

As quickly as his excitement grew, it dies down as he has second thoughts about that box. Now why would it be in a open area instead of a hidden one? ...maybe that's a mimic? 

Gulping, he slowly creeps up towards the chest, trying hard to see if the chest is breathing. He couldn't quite tell though, due to its small size. Gotta wish his luck now...

ID: 88123

LD: 17 (Whoop!)

Obtained 150 COL, 8 materials, perfect shield and two rare consumables

Jackpot! A whopping pile of loot welcomes Ichi's eyes as he opens the box hurriedly, still afraid of being devoured instantly by a mimic. There are eight alchemic materials in total, a perfect looking shield, two foods, and of course, a good amount of COL. He takes all of them into his inventory and runs towards you with a cheery expression.

"I got loot!" He says in a tone that sounds like a child who gets the best ice cream in the world. He opens his inventory as he intends to share some of them with you.

"Come, let's share together! Take whatever you want!"

@Vigilon

As Ichi is about to advance forward towards the boar, he hears another loud squealing nearby and turns around to see you fighting another boar, which unusually has high health. What the hell is that, he thinks to himself? No time to ponder though. He still has an enemy to deal with first.

The boar snorts aggressively before sprinting on all fours again, this time its tusks are aiming for Ichi. Gritting his teeth, he does the same and the result of the clash? Both gets hit this time.

While the tusks manages to cut Ichi's side as he sidesteps quickly, Ichi also plunged his sword into its flesh. His violent behaviour begins to surge in his mind as he continiously cut a long line among its hide and meat before withdrawing himself away from it. The boar also squeals in pain as Ichi now thinks about ramming that blade straight into its buttocks.

ID: 88136

BD: 9

MD: 9

Ichi: HP 16/20

Boar: HP 7/10

@Telrenya

(OOC: At this point you can choose to leave if you wish so, Vigilion.)

"T..thank you," he says as he sheathes his sword, letting out a sigh of relief despite feeling a little disappointed that he couldn't kill a single mob himself. Oh well, at least he learns that unpredictability can be quite common in Aincrad, so that's something he should be aware of next time. Also, he had a fair share of people he killed back on Earth, but they are still not comparable to real monsters in some aspects. 

Before going back into the house though, Ichi searches around the farm for anything hidden that he might discover. Maybe he could find a treasure chest. Or a better equipment. Or just garbage, which would suck. He carefully navigates around the patches of the farm, avoiding any soil that seems to be recently covered as they likely have new seeds underneath them.

ID: 88122

LD: 19 (Found a treasure chest!) 

As Ichi searches around the carrot area, he soon notices a box like figure standing in the middle of the patch. At his surprise and excitement, he sees an actual treasure chest, roughly at the same size of a small garbage bin that would fit to be in a room. Bingo-- wait. 

@Vigilon

(OOC: Alrighty)

Creeping up further towards the vegetable farm, Ichi stops as he reaches a corner of the hut and hides behind it. Peeking from here, he could see patches of various kinds of vegetables. There are carrots, apricots, potatoes, you name it. All of them look tasty as hell, and it would be good if he would be offered a meal of either of these foods. His attention snaps towards the recurring sounds of snorting however, and he pokes his head out of the corner.

There's the boar, eating one of the matured cabbages as he doesn't seem to mind its security. Should be easy, Ichi thinks to himself, though he minds the fact that the boar could react immediately if he rushes. But it's only one though, what's the point of being stealthy anyways?

Calmly, Ichi draws out his sword, and walks towards the boar as he finishes eating the cabbage. His ear perks up as he hears Ichi's footsteps, and turns towards him while getting ready to charge. This is it...

Ok, too fast! Too fast! Ichi becomes surprised at the boar's sudden speedy charge, and before he could even attempt to dodge it, he gets harshly headbutted on the gut, causing himself to back away immediately as far as he can. Now the amok issue is really a problem..

Mob status = HP 10/10; DMG 3; MIT 0

ID: 88118

BD: 1

MD: 9

Ichi: HP 16/20

Boar: HP 10/10

@Vigilon

"There it is!" Ichi exclaims as he finally sees the hut and its small patch of farm from a distance. Excited to get those two bases he needs before the day is done, he jogs towards it until he is in front of its wooden door. A makeshift knocker is strung on the door, facing Ichi's eye level.

Gently, he knocks the door with the knocker thrice, and waits for a minute or two before it is opened with a creak. A hermit in his 30s steps out of the house, smiling as he looks at you, Veriost and Ichi himself.

"H..hello," Ichi says as he bows towards the NPC. "May I have a Sanguine base and a Choeloric base? W..what do I have to pay you for them?"

"Ah," replies the man as he leans against the door, crossing his arms for some reason. "Well, I dont have much use for them...sure, you can have them, but there is something you should do for me. It's only one thing, and it's simple."

Before the NPC could continue talking, some sort of hoofsteps can be heard from the small farm, followed by a soft but audible snorting. He sighs heavily as he looks at Ichi and says, "Speak of the devil...okay. So I want you to shoo away, or just kill that boar at my vegetable farm. It is goddamn wild though, and I have no weapon to prevent myself from getting gutted by its tusks. That job done, equals to the two bases as a reward."

Ichi nods, and looks at you while doing the same thing before slowly creeping up to the back of the house.

@Vigilon