He spent five minutes explaining the concept of “Infinite Flow” novels to Ai in the style of a traditional storyteller, more or less getting the idea across to her.
“Going on adventures in all sorts of horror movies and facing countless dangerous scenarios…
Comparing it like that, I suddenly feel like the Wish Corridor is actually a pretty good place.”
“Not only did it throw us into a wilderness survival game instead of some ghost movie, but it even gave us starting rewards.”
Ai sighed with emotion, clutching her small spoon.
Feeling that the atmosphere and timing were right, Sento naturally introduced the next topic: “Yeah, so those can only serve as a reference.
After all, the differences between the two spaces are quite significant.”
“For example, the most classic difference is that in Infinite Flow spaces, the participants’ panels usually display their basic attributes.
Unlike our panels, which don’t have basic attributes, only talents, skills, and so on.”
As someone quick-witted, clever, and slightly calculating, Hayasaka understood Sento’s meaning the moment he said that.
‘I see.
Sento-kun deliberately led the conversation in this direction because he’s looking for an opportunity to exchange information about our talents and skills.’
Having become somewhat familiar with Sento—not just his temperament but also his character—Hayasaka felt that he wasn’t intentionally prying for information.
Instead, he likely wanted to integrate their abilities and adjust their travel plans accordingly.
Recalling that Sento had been the first to reveal his Wonder, Hayasaka felt it was her turn to take the initiative.
She first opened her own panel to take a look.
On the left, just like Sento’s, was her own 3D model, her name, and the countdown below.
However, the talent and skill columns on the right were a bit different.
The quantity was the same, but the quality differed.
First, regarding the talent column, she was the same as Sento: she also had one unawakened talent and two Bronze-grade talents.
[Heart of Tempering (Bronze): A resilient heart capable of withstanding immense pressure and remaining calm.
Unless subjected to a massive amount of pressure all at once, you will never be defeated.
However, there is also a soft side within, seemingly longing for romantic feelings.]
[Celtic Mist (Bronze): A hazy calling from Irish blood.
Your perception of nature and the emotions of others is very keen, and your spirituality is enhanced.]
Finally, regarding skills, she had one Silver-grade skill.
[Accomplishments of the Thousand-Faced Maid (Silver): Years of extreme training and molding have given you excellent physical fitness.
You are familiar with most combat techniques and proficient in some.
You possess top-tier observation, information processing, maid skills, and role-playing abilities.]
Looking over her panel, Hayasaka felt she probably had to touch things up a little.
She had to tell him, but she definitely couldn’t recite it word-for-word.
“By the way, since Sento-kun mentioned the panel, why don’t we exchange information about our talents and achievements?”
“I play mobile games occasionally too, you know?
A team should have different roles, right?
Let’s see which of us is better suited for the front line and who’s better for the back line~”
As she said the last part, Hayasaka tapped her forehead with a small fist and stuck out her tongue.
“Oops, sorry.
We don’t have any ranged weapons right now, so it looks like we both have to be on the front line.”
After making a cheerful joke, Hayasaka began sharing her information.
First, regarding her talents, she shared the content of Celtic Mist word-for-word.
As for Heart of Tempering…
she shared the first part, but she concealed the small bit at the end about longing for romance.
Sharing that wouldn’t be useful and would only make her feel embarrassed.
Compared to her talents, she modified her skill even more.
If she showed the name ‘Accomplishments of the Thousand-Faced Maid,’ even a fool would be able to guess that Hayasaka had been a maid before, and certainly not just for a day or two.
Otherwise, what kind of ‘natural-born maid’ would it take to earn a Silver-grade skill after only a few days of work?
So, Hayasaka changed it to a Bronze-grade skill called ‘Genius Gymnast’ and gave herself a new identity: she had been in a gymnastics club for a while and was quite good at it.
As for the skill’s effects, she cut out everything about observation and information processing.
She only said she had a flexible and decent physique and knew a few basic combat techniques.
Twirling a strand of her hair, Hayasaka feigned a look of confusion.
“Since I practiced Rhythmic Gymnastics, I did use some props, like clubs or hoops.
But why would those be counted as combat techniques?”
If she could, Hayasaka actually wanted to erase the combat techniques as well and only mention her physical fitness.
The problem was that Sento’s own talents and skills didn’t have even a hint of combat capability.
His Instant Reaction talent only gave him a slightly higher chance of survival in combat; his offensive power wasn’t necessarily strong.
This forced Hayasaka to boost her own combat strength a bit.
Otherwise, if they encountered a wolf or two—enemies that weren’t difficult for her—and Sento insisted on taking a long detour to avoid them, it would waste too much stamina and time.
“Who knows how the Wish Corridor judges these things?” Sento shrugged, a thought crossing his mind: Hayasaka was definitely hiding something.
However, he didn’t care much.
Just as Sento was about to say something else, his spoon, which he was reaching forward with, suddenly made a crisp clinking sound.
He looked down and saw that his spoon had bumped into Hayasaka’s.
“Oh, sorry~” Hayasaka quickly apologized and glanced into the pot.
While they were chatting and eating, the pot of canned mush was almost gone.
Hayasaka pulled over the tin foil from the side and invited Sento to have another bite of the canned peaches.
“Um…
shall we rest once we’re full?” As Hayasaka said this, she gave Sento a subtle look to see his reaction.
Sento had to admit that when a beautiful girl said something like that to him, he did fantasize for a brief moment.
However, at the thought of the ice and snow outside and the fact that they had to survive here for 100 days, he quickly forced himself to calm down.
“We should rest.” Sento glanced at the pile of firewood nearby and said after a moment of thought, “But let’s take turns.”
“To maintain the temperature in the house, someone has to add wood in time.
Otherwise, the fire will go out in the middle of the night.
In a place like this, freezing for a few hours will definitely lead to a cold, and getting sick would be a real problem.”