8 Surveying the Town of Moonmoor (1/2)

As I got back to the mansion, the butler Sebastian was hitting the floor with the sole of his feet as he was waiting for me in front of the gate. Then he dilated his pupil as he sees me and starts reporting,

”Young Master, since we act fast to control chaos in the town, there isn't any unwanted accident happening.”

”Good, I want to rest today so don't disturb me!” I nod satisfied by Sebastian is fast action on calming the people.

Suddenly I remembered that I haven't been properly explored the town.

”Oh… and send an escort for me tomorrow, I want to survey the town incognito.” I added.

”Yes, as you wish!” Then, Sebastian bow before leaving.

Then one day passed in the blink of an eye, with me just resting and practicing my Breathing Technique.

As the sun started to rise again, I decided to have breakfast and prepare myself to travel in the town incognito. I wore an unassuming black cloak with a hoody to hide my face.

As I left the mansion, I see a guard disguised as a normal town's folk following me from afar. As it was still early Spring in this world, people on the territory has just finished planting crops. I was observing them from afar as I was going to the town.

For some unknown reason, this world has 365 days as a year and 4 seasons. It also only has 24 hours as a day, making it the same as Earth in my previous world. Although there was a legend in one of the books in the library that explain a lot of places that had all kinds of weird seasons.

The town was only five minutes away by walking as it could even be seen from the mansion.

As I reach outside of the town, I see a gate with a few people lining to get in. A few guards were checking the identity, as well as the luggage the people might carry.

Then I went inside the gate, as the guard that was following me notify the guards on the checking post.

Inside, I see a lot of stalls selling any kind of thing in the side of the road, I also see the house lining up perfectly in a Victorian-style house. There were also street performers and a bard singing a poet on the side of the street.

The road was busy and noisy as people were trading and bargaining while exchanging the item with a copper or silver coin.

In this world, currency is divided into three: gold, silver, and copper coins. One gold coin worth one hundred silver coins and one silver coin worth one hundred copper coins, just like the usual cliché in a fantasy world. As for currency above this, only a higher nobility and a Magus have them, and they were called magic stones.

'This sure feels like a fantasy town.' I excitedly observing the house and the stall that I have only ever heard and seen in a fantasy story before. If there weren't any people here, I would have run on the street while savoring the feeling of the fantasy town.

Then I continue my walk in the town as I also observe the town's folk talking and walking, minding their own business.

The people living in this town seem to not worried about what just happened yesterday as if it was never happening in the first place.

'The town is quite orderly, Sebastian done his job quite well' I pondered satisfied by the good management of the butler.

But then I passed a rural street full of feces and urine, my face became unsightly and my opinion of this town plummet immediately.

'Well, even in medieval Europe on Earth. Even, when there is a law that prohibits to throw away their feces in the road, they still did it!' I shook my head while pinching my nose from the smelly dump.

That doesn't mean that this town doesn't have a sewer and public toilet to use, but the slums where the poorest people live, tend to just do their business everywhere as they see fit.

Just as I was about to survey even further, I see a crowd of people seems to flock and encircle something on the side of the road and loud noisy conversation could be heard from there.

As I approach them to see what is going on. I heard them talk,

”Beastmen and a robber like them need to be punished by death, they don't deserve to live!” One of the big men in the crowd shout.

”Yeah, they stole the food in my stall and refuse to give them back! They also broke a few stuffs in the stall!” one of the stall owners in the side rebuke with a malicious face while bringing a big butcher knife full of blood.

As I hear what they said, I try to slide in the crowd to see what is going on. Then I see a family of a foxmen consisting of one middle-age fox man, one middle-age fox woman, and a young fox girl hugging each other in apprehension.

In this world, beastmen and other humanoid lifeforms like elf and dwarf were discriminated by a human, especially in a human nation like Raivia.

Then the big man that has been shouting earlier came forward and push away the fox man until he falls,

”Hey check this out, he got a beautiful wife and a cute child! Let's sell them into slavery.” The big man said with a delighted expression on his face while attempting to caress the cheek of the fox woman.

”Leave my wife and daughter alone, just take me.” The middle-age fox man shout in desperation as he tries to get up.

Hearing what the big man suggested, the people in the crowd were hesitant, some were agreeing, a few sympathize with the beastmen family but no one helps them as they were warry to the big man.

'Should I help them or should I not? They have nothing to do with me but...' I was morally confused.

They may have stolen the food out of hungriness, but the big man and the stall owner exaggerated their crime too much! What was annoying is that they were doing it in my town! A place that I initially assumed to had good morale.

Then the big man tried to forcefully take the girl from her mother.

Seeing this, my mood turns sour 'Ahh. Screw it...' and I interrupted the big man that was about to take the child from her mother.

”Stop what you are doing! you are ruining my mood!” I said from the sideline with a hidden killing intent.

”Huh?” Then the big man turned around and glared at me, ”Playing a hero? A little kid that still smell like piss should just shut up and don't interfere!”

”Oh yeah? I bet a pedophile big man like you that likes to kidnap little girl will like to cry like a baby to your mother!” I sneered mockingly in a provocative posture.