Fantasy Realm – Infinite Worlds Adventure Chapter 190: New Day, New Mindset, New Goal

Ti passes, and Alex finally opens his eyes, finding nchi sitting in front of him, reading one of the new books he gifted her.

“Your aura is much calr now. I think you really needed that,” nchi says, closing the book. “Don’t forget this feeling—keep it up, not just during ditation, but try to hold onto this mindset all the ti.”

“It’s already the middle of the night, and in a few hours, you were planning to check out the forest and visit Hagrid. Honestly, it wouldn’t hurt to take a few days off. This mission is long-term, and skipping a day or two won’t make much of a difference,” nchi tells him.

“It might be the smart thing to do, but it would also feel like running away… I’ll try to get so sleep, and I promise I’ll be careful tomorrow,” Alex says, his confidence slowly returning.

nchi turns off the rather primitive oil lamp and lies down in the bed, tugging Alex down with her.

What is she…?

“Good night,” nchi says softly, giving Alex a quick kiss before wrapping her arms around him and closing her eyes.

Feeling her warmth, Alex hesitates for a mont but eventually hugs her back. Her familiar scent puts him at ease, and he shuts his eyes, pushing all his thoughts aside.

It only takes a few seconds for him to fall asleep, feeling safe and completely at peace.

Alex wakes up to sunlight shining through a small window. He opens his eyes and notices the room is empty. nchi’s side of the bed is cold, but her familiar scent still lingers faintly in the air.

I feel calm and fully rested. Ti to give it another go!

He doesn’t put his armor back on yet and leaves the room, ignoring the looks from everyone else. After greeting them quickly, he enters his own room, washes up, changes into fresh clothes, and finally equips his armor. Feeling refreshed and determined, he heads back to the living room.

“You’ve got a nice look on your face, Alex,” Roja says with a grin, pausing briefly before continuing, “and I heard you put that Mafia team in their place too! Keep it up, I think it’s been pretty effective.”

“I’m sorry, I won’t be able to do that anymore. I’ve done enough. From now on, I’m focusing completely on the mission,” Alex says, his tone firm and leaving no room for argunts.

Roja looks at Alex with a strange expression but eventually seems to accept his decision.

Perlah glances at Alex, then at nchi, who smiles knowingly at him. Perlah blushes slightly and looks away, asking in a low voice, “Is this because of yesterday…?”

Now that my mind isn’t racing, I’ve actually noticed sothing. I’m not sure I should tell the group, but if my crazy hunch turns out to be right, I’d regret keeping it to myself.

“Are you feeling better, Rishi?” Alex asks, turning his attention to his friend and comrade.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Sorry for making you worry. Tereza told you wanted to talk to yesterday, do you need help with sothing?” Rishi asks.

I’ve already found soone more suitable for that problem, I guess.

“No, I’m fine,” Alex says, glancing at nchi with a warm expression.

“It’s about sothing else. It’s probably nothing serious, but there’s sothing I can’t help but worry about. It could be important.”

“What is it?” Rishi asks, clearly interested.

“Do you rember so of the comnts Dumbledore made about us players? Specifically, the number he ntioned,” Alex asks, looking not just at Rishi but at the others as well.

“He said he invited five teams but was a bit surprised that six arrived,” Perlah replies.

“I rember that too, and I’ve wondered about it,” Roja says. “Characters like Dumbledore don’t share insignificant details just for fun. Are you suggesting there’s sothing off with the sixth team?”

Rishi nods, clearly catching on to Alex’s train of thought.

“I think that detail alone is just too vague,” Alex says. “But yesterday, I lost control and almost attacked another player. Thankfully, that won’t happen again. Still, the system issued a warning.”

Alex repeats the exact words from the system:

“Warning: Player’s use of Nen is approaching the threshold of an attack. Please be aware that PvP is strictly forbidden and will be imdiately punished should you attack one of your allied players. Please be aware of the risk before proceeding.”

“Allied players, huh?” Rishi says, raising an eyebrow.

“Roja, do you rember when…” Alex starts to ask, but Roja cuts him off.

“During Navalia, you accidentally killed another player,” Roja says. “But the system not only spared you, even though PvP was strictly forbidden in that PvE world, it actually rewarded you because that worm tried to betray the mission and allied with Baroque Works!”

“I rember you telling about that too, Alex,” Rishi adds. “So, there’s that possibility after all, huh? I’ve been wondering why PvP is strictly forbidden in a mission like this. This was one of the scenarios that crossed my mind. But with just Dumbledore’s comnt, there wasn’t enough to go on. Now, with your new information… that’s two clues pointing in the sa direction.”

“This is all still very vague,” Alex says. “But it’s worth considering the possibility and paying attention to it, isn’t it?”

“I don’t know… This all sounds like a conspiracy theory to ,” Tereza says. “It might end up aning nothing.”

“Still, the possibility is there,” Alex replies. “I agree with you, Tereza—nothing is clear. We shouldn’t jump to conclusions, but we should keep this in mind as a possibility.”

“What exactly are you suggesting?” Perlah asks, still unsure.

“That there’s a team actively trying to sabotage us, or even attack us,” Roja says bluntly.

Alex nods. “The best thing to do is keep moving forward, but stay aware of that possibility. I wouldn’t say we should get scared, but Roja, this changes my response to your idea yesterday. Splitting up might not be a smart move after all. If one of us gets ambushed by an entire team, I don’t think the odds would be in our favor.”

“So, let’s visit Hagrid together,” Alex suggests. “At least for now, let’s stay in the sa vicinity.”

Everyone seems to agree. Even Tereza, usually the most confident, doesn’t argue.

“Now that we’re all on the sa page, let’s go,” Rishi says.

As the others begin to walk out of their ho, Alex steps closer to nchi and whispers sothing to her. Her eyes widen, and she perks up.

“…That’s my idea,” Alex says quietly. “It’s a huge opportunity. I don’t know if it’ll work, but you’d have to deal with that guy. With your looks, your synthesizing talent, and your special Hatsu, I think you could really impress him. It’s worth a try—and most likely, you can move there by yourself, since the school should also count as a safe zone or settlent.”

nchi smiles, her confidence shining through. “No problem! Thanks for the heads-up. Hehe, I’ll surprise you with the results!”

The group leaves the house, with Alex taking a mont longer before following. He walks steadily toward Hogwarts, heading for Hagrid’s hut, which is situated near the Forbidden Forest, away from the castle.

Unnoticed by the group, a green-haired woman also leaves their ho. With a confident and determined look on her face, she trails closely behind them.

Alex breathes in deeply, enjoying the crisp air. I like this place. The air feels so fresh, and there’s no real civilization around—just Hogsade and, apparently, a few tiny communities. Maybe they’re remnants of those hamlets from Hogwarts Legacy, going about their business out here.

The group reaches Hagrid’s hut and imdiately notices a massive cart parked next to it. The cart is nearly as big as the hut itself. Hagrid is sitting before it on a normal-sized stool, which looks comically tiny compared to his massive fra.

“Oh, it’s you lot,” Hagrid greets them with a grin. “You’re the third group to show up today. Co to see what Dumbledore’s prepared for you in exchange for what you find in the forest?”

“Yeah, can you show us?” Tereza asks eagerly, her excitent evident.

Hagrid stands up and walks over to the cart, which reminds Alex of a street vendor’s stall. The whole thing shakes violently as Hagrid climbs inside, eventually settling down once he takes a seat behind a small window.

“This is everything,” Hagrid says, gesturing to the items inside. “Feel free to take a look—but I doubt you’ll be able to afford much.”

Alex’s eyes imdiately spot sothing peculiar. So of the items are shared between all team mbers, aning they disappear as soon as one player from their team buys them. Among the items, Alex quickly notices three skillbooks—exactly the ones Dumbledore hinted at earlier. All three are non-tradable, Deep Blue quality: [Transfiguration Skillbook], [Charms Skillbook], and [Defense Against the Dark Arts Skillbook].

However, Alex’s excitent is quickly tempered by the price tag. Each book costs an outrageous 3,000 contribution points, thirty tis more than the 100 points he earned for dealing with Peeves.

That’s insane…

Alex rembers that Tereza already knows the Defense Against the Dark Arts skill. She had explained her skill to him in detail before, since he initially didn’t understand the difference between Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts without looking it up.

As Alex takes a closer look, his and Tereza’s earlier guesses are confird. The [Charms Skillbook] contains several spells that are useful in battle, like Incendio, but it also includes more practical, utility-focused spells like Lumos. On the other hand, the [Defense Against the Dark Arts Skillbook] includes combat-oriented spells like Expelliarmus and even Tereza’s Disillusionnt Charm, spells she had used during Alex’s first encounter with her.

So it’s just like the classes, huh?It’s practically a treasure trove for Tereza. With the other two books, she’d have access to the majority of spells in Harry Potter—or at least the common ones from the movies. But what else is there? Wait… what’s this?!!

Before Alex can process the thought, Roja interrupts him.

“No potion-making skillbook, huh? I guess it wasn’t going to be that easy. Too bad!” Roja complains. “The spells aren’t really suitable for anyway. Since they’re limited to one per team and Perlah and I don’t need them, feel free to aim for them if you want.”

Rishi walks over, grabs Alex and Tereza by the arm, and pulls them aside.

“Tereza, I know you want the two remaining skillbooks,” Rishi says quietly. “But you saw the real main attraction, didn’t you? If you can get that, you’d be practically unstoppable.”

Tereza nods in agreent. “It’s the most straightforward path to getting stronger, I need it. The only problem is the price!”

Alex knows exactly what Rishi is talking about. His eyes flick to the item in question, and he has to reread its description twice just to fully grasp its usefulness.

[Spell Mastery Skillbook]