When I was Reincarnated into a Game World, I Was a Farmer’s Son - Chapter 5

Chapter 5

After me and mom see dad and the others leave for the Northern town, I ask mom about her status.

Mom said the ritual is performed by of a certain religious sect. A translucent glass-like panel will appear in front of us, displaying our status. Mom said that the panel doesn’t only show the status, but also various things. Then the priest will tell us some advice such as “You may have a talent in magic” or something like that based on the numerical values of the status.

However, mom said it seems that the panel that displays our status cannot be physically touched. When my mother saw her status for the first time, she tried to touch the panel with her hand, but she could only touch through the air, unable to touch the panel.

According to my mother, the status includes level indicators and numerical values of various abilities, but her explanation was quite vague, and I can’t really grasp the details.

At the age of 10, the church will show us our status for free, but if you want to see it again in any other occasion, you will need to donate to the church, in other words, you need to pay for it. It costs one cold coin. One gold coin is enough for our family of three to live for about two months.

Well, if it’s in Japanese currency I think one gold coin is probably about 100,000yen. However, considering our low standard of living, one gold coin is a lot.

Because of this, it’s common for commoners like mom and dad to only have one opportunity in their lifetime to see their status, which was when they got to see it for free at age ten, and they don’t seem really interested in knowing the details as well.

However, if someone’s status is exceptionally high, there are cases where they may receive support from the country to attend school or be adopted by nobility. But such cases are really rare.

The opportunity to receive a free status reading at the age of 10 is said to come from the teachings of the particular religious sect, but there’s something that bothers me about it.

“Hey, mom. What kind of person has a good status?”

“Well, from what I heard, nobles, knights, soldiers or adventurers tend to have higher initial status, but status can improve gradually as you become older. I also heard that engaging in battles or defeating monsters can increase their status.”

Engaging in battles or defeating monsters can increase my status? Doesn’t that mean I can level up in this world?

There’s magic, status, and levels in this world. It’s just like a video game world.

Don’t tell me, I got reincarnated into a game world…?

No, no, no, that shouldn’t be the case, games are created by humans, right? On top of that, the concept of video games only exists in my previous life.

Hah, I don’t get any of this at all.

Games…games…

Hmm?

Wait a minute, don’t tell me…

Games, kingdom of Eldor, Machikane village…no way!

This world is a game that I played as Keiichi Yamada in my previous life!?