IJ-05. Irrelevant Jack V by Venter Prax

Author:Venter, Prax [Venter, Prax]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LitRPG, Unread
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“And that is how you carve a pumpkin,” Jack said as he shoved a lit torch inside the raw vegetable he’d picked up before leaving Angelshade, yet the stringy insides started to blacken from the direct fire, so he pulled it back out. “Uh, it will look better at night and with a smaller candle.”

“Why would we want ghastly glowing-faced red rinds haunting our beautiful Town?” Belda said from her cross-legged position on the other side of their picnic spot under a tree. The blue sun seemed to freeze in place now that they weren’t moving, and it wasn’t the first time such an occurrence happened in the Tower.

“This art is another lesson from the Irrelevant King, my dear,” Yatts said, rubbing his bald chin. “Perhaps we could emblazon animals, shapes, letters… Customizable lanterns.”

“Ooh, I follow,” Belda said, leaning forward.

Air Wolf Alt padded up to look inside. “Also,” he added, “these- erm, works of art won’t last for long. Once this resource’s form becomes altered using a non-system-interface intent, the substrate will age and rot.”

Jack nodded slowly as he tried to fully absorb the rules of this world. He made some quick notes in his semi-transparent text file. Alt was like the perfect measuring tool, and Jack was starting to realize all he had to do was experiment and the research vessel attached to his head would call out specific important results.

Belda reached out and grabbed the carved gourd with both hands.

“King Jack Lanterns,” she said with a grin.

“Outstanding,” Alt said from the cloudy dog’s mouth as he shot Jack a look.

Sevik grunted from his position leaning on the nearby tree, then turned and walked away from the group.

Jack watched him go then unsummoned his torch.

“I’m going to go walk off these fish and potatoes weighing down my gut. I’m sure Alt would love to answer any direct questions either of you ask him about the nature of this universe.”

“I- what?” Alt stammered as Jack hastened his strides to catch up to the Lancer.

“King Jack-” Sevik said, surprise coming from behind the mask.

“No,” Jack said, nodding forward when the other man stopped. “Let’s keep walking for a bit. You and I have never spoken man to man without others. I want to get to know you as more than just a badass rare Hero before we jump back into constant carnage. We might be around each other for a while.”

Sevik paused for a moment and then removed his mask.

“If you deem it necessary, King Jack,” he said with a nod before setting a brisk pace.

“You know you don’t have to keep calling me King, right?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, Sevvy, whatever makes you happy.”

He clenched his black gauntleted fists and spun on Jack.

“I beg you, wise ruler in the ways of ruining produce, please tell me again why we do we tarry pointlessly on this Floor?”

Jack crossed his arms. “We have infinite time in here, right? What’s the rush?”

“What?” the other man said, his thick black brows coming down hard. “Do you not age either?”

“Uh, I’m pretty sure I do- I think.

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