A Person with Morals gets Transported to Another World [LitRPG] [Satire]

After ten minutes, I finally succeeded in unlocking the lock and flung open the doors to the belltower. Beyond the entrance was a large spiral staircase that the three of us ascended. Dirt and dust and cobwebs coated the tower’s interior. It was no surprise. This place had not been occupied for a long time. Wind would have blown in particles from the opening at the top.

“I’m glad there weren’t any giant spiders in here,” said Penrin.

“There’s giant spiders in this world?” I didn’t know why I was surprised. I did see a giant rat earlier.

Penrin started coughing as the stale air irritated her throat. She pulled out a handkerchief and started breathing through it instead.

Newmill watched each of his steps as we all ascended the staircase together. He was seemingly worried about stepping in something that might stick to his shoes.

On Earth, I had once wondered why all steps were so small that I had to double-step every stairway. Now, I understood. With my smaller legs, it was impossible for me to take two steps at a time.

With some effort, we made it to the top. The stairs opened into a platform with a comically large bronze bell. Stepping away from the bell, I saw a wondrous sight. This tower was one of tallest pieces of architecture in the city. I could see everything from up here.

The beautiful sky above, and the vast city below. A few kilometres away, I saw the massive stone castle that I was summoned in. It somehow seemed even bigger from this far away. Proud flags fluttered atop the battlements. Small figures patrolled the walls, and I tried to wave at them.

“Don’t be silly, Yarm,” Penrin said playfully as she stood by my side to admire the view.

This city was gorgeous. Despite the atrocities that went on at the surface level, this view was truly gorgeous.

“You two, look over here!” said Newmill. He was at one of the other square platforms. We passed through the belfry to get to him.

The view from Newmill’s side was even more pleasing to the eyes. In the distance stood a wide forest, while close was a sprawling city. I could see the dorms for us Earthlings. Trailing my eyes from there, I picked out the slums, the market, and even the local guildhall. I did have to strain my eyes to notice individual buildings, though.

“That’s the Grand Cathedral.” Penrin pointed to a humungous gothic cathedral that was located at a slight offset from the epicentre of the city. “The High Courts are over there. That’s the public baths. Look to the left and you’ll see the Colosseum. There’s the Great Bank. Oooh, and the Central Museum…”

Penrin showed me all the important buildings within the city. I tried my best to keep up with them all, but I was getting overwhelmed. “Wait, I wonder if the map is unlocked now?” The whole reason for coming here was to reveal the map menu of my System. I opened it up and navigated the screen. “It is unlocked!” I could see every building that Penrin had mentioned on here. There were also things that she hadn’t got to mentioning yet. “It even tells me there’s ruins to the north and a dungeon to the south-west.”

“Yes, those locations are known.” Penrin pulled out a map to show me.

Comparing the maps, I saw that mine didn’t have anything new. Everything on my map was also on Penrin’s map. The only singular difference was that mine showed the location of the dungeon that I owned. I sighed. “That’s a shame. I was hoping this menu would tell me about secret areas. Well, at least I can’t get lost anymore.”

An indicator showed my location on the map, so I didn’t need to worry about knowing where I was. That was until I left the surrounding area. The unlocked map only covered the city, and a large region around it. It was similar to Penrin’s local map, in that other major cities were not included.

While in thought, I heard the flapping of wings. From below, I saw a half-bird rise and perch herself on the balustrade we were peering over. She had wings in place of arms and grey feathers covered her body. Her talons gripped the cracked stone, and her orange eyes examined us closely.

“How did you three get up here?” she asked. Her head tilted to the side. “You weren’t planning on doing something naughty, were you?”

“No,” I said, “the door was open, so we walked in because we were curious!” I lied, though I didn’t really mind if I got into trouble for breaking into this belltower, but I didn’t want Newmill or Penrin to get punished for my actions.

“The door was open?” Her face shot towards me. Her nose was only an inch away from mine. She hopped down from the balustrade and onto the platform. “Those doors are really open?”

“Erm, yes…” I wasn’t sure as to whether that was the right answer or not.

“Oh, thank goodness. I’ve been waiting for them to open those things for ages. I’m glad they finally got to it. From now on, I can take the stairs.” She swayed her wings happily.

Too curious for my own good, I asked, “Why would you want to take the stairs? Isn’t it easier to fly up here?”

She produced a chirping sound. Judging from the smile on her face, that was probably meant to be laughter. “Not at all. Flying takes way too much energy. If I could, I’d rather walk everywhere.”

“Really?” That was astounding to me. “If I were capable of flight, I don’t think I’d ever touch the ground again.”

“Me too,” said Newmill. “I’d love to have wings. It would be awesome to just start flying towards the Sun, wouldn’t it?”

“Bad idea, little Icarus.”

The half-bird explained, “Flying just isn’t my thing. Once a runaway carriage came hurtling towards me and I was too lazy to fly out of the way.”

That was stunningly lazy. “Don’t you value your life?”

“I value avoiding exertion more.”

What a character this person was. They were quickly rising on my list of the top weirdest individuals I had met since coming to this world.

Penrin asked the woman, “Why are you up here? It shouldn’t be time for the bell to be rung.”

“For food.”

All three of us looked around. The area was completely empty. Not even a worm crawled around for the lazy bird to feed on. “What food?”

“This isn’t where the food is. This is where I look for food.” The half-bird leant over the edge and looked down at the school. “Dinnertime has just finished so there will be lots of scraps for me to eat off the ground.”

I recoiled. “Euegh!” She was going to eat food off the dirty floor? I kind of understood why they hired her as a groundskeeper if she could eat the messes she was supposed to clean. “Hold on…” I was beginning to piece together something. Earlier, this woman had also revealed some suspicious information. When a carriage was moving directly towards her, she refused to fly out of the way. There were birds in my previous life that were also too stubborn to move out of the way when I walked towards them. “Grey feathers, resistance to moving out of someone’s path, and eating scraps off the floor. You’re a pigeon!”

The half-bird held up her wings. “Guilty as charged.”

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