Status Window Chapter 7 : Morning Time (Patreon)

7. Morning Time

“Mmm… morning… Morning?!”

Woken by the dazzling morning sun, I sat up with a start. I immediately opened the Window to check the daily quests.

“Let’s see, what are today’s daily quests looking like?”

Excited, I checked the Daily Quest column.

• 50 Push-ups [Strength +1]

• 50 Squats [Endurance +1]

• 1 Hour of Crafting [Dexterity +1]

• 1 Hour of Reading [Intelligence +1]

• Clean own room [Points +10]

“Hmm, there are new ones and some of the same ones as yesterday.”

Needing a whole hour for some is quietly painful. But the others look like I can do them right away. Anyway, if I finish these, my stats will go up, and I’ll get points. There’s no reason not to do them.

“I guess I’ll start by cleaning my room…”

As I was changing clothes while thinking that, there was a knock at the door.

“Heey. It’s a school day today, right? Mom says hurry up and eat.”

The voice belonged to Leon.

“Ah! That’s right!”

“Hey, hey, get it together. Don’t get so distracted by your skill.”

“Okaaay.”

Crap, today is a school day; we go every other day. After changing my clothes, I hurriedly left the room. Leon was waiting there.

“What kind of idiot forgets school?”

“Ehehe, sorry. I just got absorbed in the skill. Still, it must be nice not to have to go to school anymore.”

“What are you talking about? Once you graduate, you become an apprentice. It’s tough in its own way.”

“Really? You don’t seem to work that much. You’re always going out to play.”

“That’s because I go after I’ve done what I’m supposed to do. So, Rio, you do what you can do now properly.”

“Okaaay.”

My brother has a smart mouth, and he nags just like Mom. I feel the urge to cover my ears, but if I do that, more snark will fly my way, so I refrain.

We went down the stairs together and entered the dining room. A good smell wafted through the air.

“Good morning, you two.”

" “Good morning.” "

Dad was sitting at the dining table waiting for us. As we sat down, Mom lined up plates on the table.

“Good morning. Were you two talking about something upstairs?”

“Rio forgot about school today. She was too obsessed with her skill.”

“Ah, don’t say that!”

“Geez! I understand being curious about the skill, but don’t forget school!”

“Ugh, but stiiill!”

“Now, now, she just received it yesterday.”

“Geez! This is why you spoil Rio, dear!”

Our family is full of energy right from the morning. Starting with my brother’s wisecracks, Mom’s nagging flies in, and Dad tries to soothe her. And then there’s me, wanting to rebel against the nagging.

It’s a lively morning scene of a normal family. It’s definitely not like my past life where the fatigue never left and I had dead eyes. It’s noisy, but this precious time is oddly comfortable.

“Okay, let’s eat. Itadakimasu.”

" “Itadakimasu.” " ( tl : I don't know why its still have this is another world but okay? )

At Mom’s signal, we clasped our hands and gave thanks. In front of us were bread, soup, a fried egg, two sausages, and a small salad. Our family’s standard morning meal.

I started with the soup. Scooping it with a spoon, I put it in my mouth. My body rejoiced at the first moisture and saltiness of the morning.

“Haa… the soup really soaks in. Same taste as always though.”

“Sorry for it being the same taste!”

“No, no, I’m saying that’s a good thing!”

“Reallly? It didn’t sound like that.”

“Mom’s cooking is number one in the capital!”

“Flattery will get you nowhere.”

It’s really lively for the morning. It feels very comfortable. Just having a conversation makes the meal taste many times better. It’s a huge difference from my previous life.

“Still, Rio is already ten, huh. You used to be this small.”

“Hey! I wasn’t as small as a pebble!”

“Then, about this big.”

“Am I an ant?!”

Both Dad and my brother love to tease. Thanks to them, breakfast time, which was boring in my past life, is uncontrollably fun.

“Speaking of ten, that’s only two years until you become an apprentice. Have you decided what kind of apprentice you want to be?”

Mom’s voice sounded a little serious there. In the capital, you attend school from age seven to twelve, work as an apprentice from twelve to fifteen, and then work as a full-fledged adult from fifteen onwards.

My brother Leon is fourteen and is an apprentice shopkeeper to inherit our shop. His path was decided, but as for me—

“Hmm. The skill kind of expanded my possibilities. I haven’t decided at all.”

“You haven’t decided at all, you… Doesn’t school have vocational experiences? Have you decided what to take?”

“Ah, now that you mention it, there was something like that.”

“Hey, get a grip.”

Come to think of it, I have to do something called vocational experience. I think the teacher said they’d be asking for our preferences soon…

“Are you still interested in being an adventurer, a guild employee, or a cook like you said before?”

“I want to be an adventurer! Guild employee and cook are good too, but~ I’m also thinking selling things might be nice.”

“Hm? Did Rio want to inherit our shop?”

“Eh, don’t put me in a spot like that now!”

“No, no, Brother should inherit the place. I’ll build a new shop on my own!”

Dad looked puzzled at my words, and my brother protested in a panic. No, no, since Big Brother is already an apprentice to inherit this shop, I won’t do something like taking it over.

Having my own shop sounds nice too. Producing various things with my skill, selling them, and making a profit… Yeah, yeah, I feel like I could become a future millionaire!

At that moment, I heard Mom sigh.

“Haa… it’s a waste of time asking. You just keep coming up with more things you want to do, and you can’t narrow it down.”

“Fufun, because my skill is versatile. I’ll just do whatever for the vocational experience.”

“Geez, you really are… Make sure you do it properly so you don’t be rude to the teacher.”

“Okaaay.”

Fufu, I’m looking forward to thinking about what I’ll be in the future. Since it’s another world, being an adventurer is hard to discard. Being a guild employee, unique to another world, is also good. Using knowledge from my past life to be a cook is also an option. Being a merchant selling skill items works too.

First, I’ll try everything I can get my hands on, and decide my path from there. Anyway, for now, it’s the skill! I’ll do all sorts of things with the skill!

“Thanks for the meal! Okay, I’m off to school!”

“Take your sandwich for lunch.”

“Okaaay!”

Finishing breakfast, I grabbed the bag from the kitchen and dashed out of the dining room.