Chapter 3 (1/2)
The Different World with the Red Star: Chapter 3
Upon entering the Perch, there is a counter and a lot of tables on the first floor. It gave off a bar/dining hall feeling.
“Excuse me.”
“Oh, welcome.”
I called out to the old man at the counter.
“I wanna borrow a room, but are there any available?”
“There are. How long are you gonna stay? One night, with morning and evening meals included, is 3000 chip.”
“One week then.”
Saying that, I took two 10,000 chip coins and one 1,000 chip coin out of my pocket.
After accepting the coins, the old man took a key out from underneath the counter.
“Here you go, the room’s the very first one on the third floor. If you eat here, it’ll be free. At that time, just show that key so that they’ll know you’re a guest from the inn.”
“I see. Is it alright if I leave it with you when I go out?”
“Sure, I don’t mind.”
“Got it.”
I took the key and went to the room.
It was a single room connected with a simple water faucet. Isn’t it quite amazing for this period to have the technological ability to have plumbing? Not only that, but on the third floor.
Once I finished confirming the location of my room, I soon returned to the first floor.
“Old man, are there any clothing stores and bookstores around this area?”
“If it’s a clothing store, then you’ll find one if you turn left on the street in front and head all the way down. What’re you looking for at the bookstore?”
“Something that’ll teach me the basics about magic.”
“An instruction book, huh. The Adventurer’s Guild lends out stuff like that you know?”
“Seriously!?”
“Seriously. You didn’t know?”
“I didn’t……”
So the Guild lends them out. I just went there too. It’ll be a pain to go there again, so I guess I’ll do it tomorrow.
Then right now I’ll head to the clothing store. I still have over 5000 chip, so it should be enough to buy some underwear.
“Well, that’s fine. Thanks.”
“Ou, you gonna leave the key with me?”
“Yeah, I’ll be relying on you then.”
After pa.s.sing the key over to the old man, I exited the Perch.
If I’m gonna become an adventurer, then I think it’d be better to buy some protective equipment, but I fundamentally don’t get injured, and there’s no way equipment that can be bought with 5000 chip exists.
On that note, I’ve arrived in front of the clothing store, but……
“What are you guys?”
“Ehehe”
When I tried to enter the clothing store, some weird guys got in my way. Rather, aren’t these guys the ones that were hanging out earlier at the resting area of the Adventurer’s Guild? I just barely remember them.
“Ehehe”
For now, since it doesn’t seem like words will work, I tried mimicking their laughter.
Yet when I did that, for some reason the opposition’s mood turned dangerous. Why!? Weren’t smiles understood throughout the world!? Or are you planning on saying that because it’s another world it’s different!?
“You looking down on us, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d? Even though you’re a newbie, you talked with Haru-chan for so long.”
“That length of time was clearly a violation of the pact, right you guys?”
When a leader-like guy said that to the rest of them, the surrounding men unanimously gave an affirmative response.
Rather, who the heck is Haru-chan? The neko-mimi girl from the reception?
“We’ve gotta punish those that break the pact. So, it’ll be 30,000 chip. Hurry up and bring it out.”
“I see, so you’re beggars.”
Hm? Did I get something wrong? They didn’t pick anything up for me, nor did they lose anything……(1)
“You brat! Don’t look down on us!”
Could it be that my words became provocation? Well, whatever. They’re the ones who started it, so it’s become legitimate self-defense. The surrounding people’ll probably give their testimony too.
And, on that note, I bent the arm of the man who came punching at me in the opposite direction.
How unexpectedly fragile.
He was quick to anger too, so I’m sure he’s lacking in calcium. The poor guy.
“UwaaAAAhhhhhHHH!!!”
“How dare you do that to Kanta!”
It seems the man just now is called Kanta. Somehow it seems like the name of a child from the countryside.
Haha, this time three people are coming at the same time? But they’re pretty slow…if you swing that slowly, I’ll end up opening an extra breathing hole for ya, you know?
As if to prove that, I gave each of the three men a kick to the stomach. This time I held back quite a bit, alright? Otherwise it’d cause problems for the surroundings. I’m a good person who thinks about the trouble caused to the people around him.
When I started praising myself mentally, the men began to panic.
What shameful bunch. For them to be intimidated when just four of them were taken out……
I have to retrain them from the roots!
“You guys, come over here.”
Shooting off a threatening air, I dragged the unconscious men into a back alley.
I properly let the guys who were still conscious walk over by themselves, you know? Though there were some cowardly ones that were saying things like their backs gave out, so I kicked them, but then they started to run. I might have talent in becoming a chiropractor.
“I’m gonna beat your shrivelled up spirits back into shape!”
After around 5 minutes, I exited the back alley. There wasn’t anyone following behind me. Rather, for all of them to fall unconscious within 5 minutes, just how cowardly are they……
Now then, shall I head to my true objective?
Upon entering the clothing store, I looked around half-heartedly. Honestly speaking, there wasn’t anything that I liked as soon as I saw it. Well, right now I barely have any money, so even if there was, I wouldn’t be able to buy it.
On that note, I bought a few pairs of underwear and returned to the Perch.
“Old man.”
“Ou, it’s you, boy.”
When I received my key and attempted to return to my room, the old man called me out.
“I forgot to say, but the meals for house guests are from 6 to 8pm. If you don’t order within that time frame, it’ll cost you. In the morning it’s from 7 to 9am.”
“Thanks~”
The current time is just before 5pm. There’s still some time before dinner. I guess I’ll sleep a bit. I’m starting to miss having a bed. Since the carriage couldn’t possibly have a bed, and because we had to switch s.h.i.+fts to keep a lookout, my sleep was pretty shallow.
For a while now, I’ve been so sleepy, I just couldn’t help it.
Diving into the bed, I fell straight asleep.
When I opened my eyes, the view outside was bright.
“Huh? What time is it right now?”
The calculation of time was the same in this different world, so I just used my wrist.w.a.tch as is.
8 o’clock…..8!? It’s 8am in the morning!? I was just planning on taking a short nap, but I ended up sleeping the whole night, huh……well, whatever. It’s just about the time for breakfast. Let’s go down to eat.
After changing my underwear, I went down to the dining hall.
About half the seats were filled with some guys dressed like adventurers. The remaining half looked like regular guests.
I sat at an open seat by the counter. When I did so, the old man came over to talk at his own discretion.
“It looks like you slept well yesterday.”
“Yeah, I didn’t think I’d end up sleeping for the entire night like that.”
“I’m sure you were tired, it’s pretty common for adventurers.”
Hm? Did I say that I was an adventurer?
“Most of the people that stay here are adventurers. And those with personalities like yours are usually adventurers. I knew as soon as I saw you.”
“Seriously? I really look that much like an adventurer?”
“It’s just that I can’t imagine you working normally.”
It’s true that I can’t imagine that either. Thinking about me saying “Welcome!” at a convenience store somehow makes me want to laugh.
“Well, I’ll be an adventurer from today on. I just registered yesterday.”
“So that’s how it is. Then you’re pretty lucky.”
“Why?”
“Yesterday, some of the rowdy adventurers working in this town were beat up in a back alley by someone. They left town this morning. They were always taking money from the newbies, so everyone was pretty frightened.”
“What, so there were guys like that. Adventurers are pretty scary~”
Well, the one who beat them up was me though. To think that they were that kind of bunch. Should I have been a bit stricter with them?
As I thought about yesterday’s events, the meal came out.
Bread and soup, as well as milk.
“What kind of milk is this?”
“Luruth.”(2)