Chapter 1 (1/2)
Minced Cutlet
The job called adventurer It was the result of the four heroes bringing about the end of the long, long ith the demon race that lasted o
Until then, the nureatly reduced (although there has never been a time when there weren’t any), the soldiers who once had an overflowing amount of work frantically tried to find a new lifestyle Soht out by nobles and becahts, some of the people continued to cross the battlefields asand became craftsmen and farmers, there those that decided to be merchants, and those that turned their blades towards the innocent and could only live as violent bandits
Finally, a those soldiers, there who called themselves ‘adventurers’ and started a neay of life
Adventurer They were those that in return for payerous es that passed froe, solved the various incidents that happened in the middle of the city, and plunder the ancient ruins that dotted the east of the continent These people in return for not being protected by anyone chose a free lifestyle tied by no one
It had been seventy years since the existence of adventurers ca The lifestyle of these adventurers varied frolory and success, the feho had retired satisfied with their success, and the countless who gave birth to nameless corpses Even now they continue to increase And today, another one of those adventurers had headed out on a new destination
Her na back treasures from ruins and such, the type of adventurer called a treasure hunter
Sarah carefully lowered herself off the rope and headed below
(Surely it was supposed to be today… which is why I have to be even more careful than usual)
As she thought that she passed through the tunnel that she passed by many times before She already memorized the path from the entrance to her destination, and Sarah herself had already taken care of all the dangerous monsters in the way But, because of that, she had to move carefully
(It wouldn’t be funny if I were to die with the treasure right in front of my eyes)
In the past, her cousin who taught Sarah when she was young the ins and outs of being a treasure hunter once said this “If you let your guard down at the very end, you’ll run into a terrible situation”
… That cousin later found connecting room to the deepest rooain Knowing that even today they still haven’t found the corpse, Sarah swore that she would uphold his teachings And thanks to her carefulness, Sarah arrived at her destination without a single wound…
“…What is this?”
When she saw it, she looked dazed and raised her voice
Five years ago, the legendary treasure hunter, Willia town
The reason why he settled down in this tohich in the past o, was to take a single part of the countless treasures, which he had earned with his own hands during his lifetime, and hide it in the abandoned mine
That’s what the rumor was
Of course, it was a sort of fairytale Williae Mercantile House rivaling a country thanks to William’s leftover inheritance At the very least, for his assets In spite of this, Sarah visited the abandoned e coincidence, had received William Gold’s diary
According to the dairy, aftertown, Willia the abandoned mine What ritten doas very brief, for exa to the mine,’ is as usually written down, but for some reason, of the seven days of the week, ‘Satur’s Day’ was always emphasized When Williao to the abandoned mine When his body broke down due to illness and his body couldn’tbody’ showed up tiain in his diary Furthermore, from the last ‘Satur’s Day’ there were only a few several days left
One tihth day’ after the last time, he visited the abandoned mine but, at that ti fool’s errand’ and countless swears
Sarah was a young but skilled treasure hunter At the very least, she could brag that she’s not a punk who claienuine article from an imitation
This is what Sarah’s intuition was telling her This diary was the real thing, and that she should visit the mine on the same day that Willia would happen
And so, Sarah, while keeping the idea of William’s treasure in her head, entered the mine
To do that she went behind a hidden passageway that Willia, soerous combat with monsters like a professional would, and mapped out a safe way to the final room like a pro would Finally she proceeded to the abandoned mine’s final room on a ‘Satur’s Day,’ she saw it
There was a door
A sign hung froe characters, characters that couldn’t be found in the eastern continent or the four continents, a set of characters unknown to Sarah who could read the characters of different species like the elves and the dwarves Yesterday, there was no shape or form of it, but a door made of black oak had suddenly appeared
“This is a door… right?”
After inspecting it, she confirmed that there were no traps and that it wasn’t locked In other words, if she was going to enter, noould be a good time as any
“…Anyway, nothing will happen unless I go in, I guess”
Sarah worried for a bit but then decided to enter Today would be the day she would come face to face with William’s inheritance, so she took care of all the preparations that she could
Having even bought precious healing e with one gulp and readied top-of-the-line equip back
“If I lose and end up a corpse, that just o”
With that treasure hunter’s determination, Sarah opened the door
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On the inside of the door there was a contraption, and the sound of a bell resounded
(An alarm!?)
At that sound, Sara reflexively drew out her favorite dagger and took a stance
“Welco away?”
Inside, there was one ed ed to put away her dagger
“…What is this?”
Sarah said dazed for the second time today
Some time later
“Cathouse?”
“Well, yes It’s a simple western style restaurant… a place to order food”
With the dagger put away, the shop’s owner easily explained what this place was to her
“A restaurant… inside of an abandoned mine!?”
The owner shrugged his shoulders at Sarah’s sudden inquiry
“Abandoned mine? …Ah, could it be, Miss, that you came from the ‘Door’ that William used?”
“The door William used… Huh?”
At the owner’s words, Sarah looked back at the entrance that she ca cat with its right arolden bell furnished on the black oaken door
“…Is this soic item?”
Looking closely at it again, Sarah picked up a strong ical power packed into the bell, and she looked to the owner for his confirmation The owner nodded at Sarah’s question and answered
“Well, yes Though I don’t really know that randfather said, this door bends and twists tiives birth to various ‘doors’ in the Other World It connects once a week, one time out of seven days”
“…Other World? This place, is the Other World?”
As she said that, Sarah looked around the restaurant that was apparently in the middle of this so-called Other World
In the past, the existences called Gods and devils left this world and created the so called hell or the Realm of the Dead, Heaven, the World of the Mirror and the Land of the Fairies… There are many place like the ‘Other World’ in the land Sarah came from Sarah herself hadn’t experienced any of them, but other famous treasure hunters… for exaht back a treasure of God, a wand made from a branch of the God of luck There was even a ruave an extree reward to hi treasure hunter
The existence of the Other World wasn’t actually so to be doubtful about But the fact that this is one of those places wasn’t so that was easily sed
“Nothing out of the ordinary… is so I can’t say”
But with a shrewd treasure hunter’s eye, Sarah overturned her thoughts Compared to what Sarah knew as ‘Restaurants,’ this place ay too different
It seeround rooing fro different froic was fired on that spot, unexpectedly giving off a fearso under the sun The lined up tables and chairs elloff brilliant luster According to Sarah’s knowledge, as lined up on those tables were very expensive looking, finely shaped transparent glass bottles, ceramics, and a small pitcher
The restaurant was obviously not a high-class one but the interior said otherwise Also it seemed like there were no servant about It see this store
“No, this place is a very average restaurant So ill you do? Would you like to eat? It’s going to get busy in a little bit, but it’s too early for lunch time so I have a bit of spare time”
“…I guess I’ll take your offer”
Food that she was recoht it was a trap but decided against it This place was a place that William was very attached to, and on top of that, a restaurant in the Other World She had genuine curiosity to the cuisine that fascinated William to that extent
“Great Go ahead and take any seat”
As the owner said that, he stepped into the back of the restaurant
“Let’s see… Since it’s the Other World’s cuisine, what’s going to co weird”
Sara took a seat at a table and looked at the things on it At the edge of the table, glass bottles were lined up, one with a red liquid inside of it, one with so that was probably salt, and also wooden sticks that have been tapered to have a pointed end On the ceramics, there were notes stuck to them to explain what exactly what they were, but to Sarah, who couldn’t read the characters, they remained a mystery
“Miss, can you read the language of the eastern continent?”
While she was looking inside sorains, the owner came back and asked her this
“Yes, of course”
At those words, Sarah nodded The language of the eastern continent was the language that was passed down in the eastern continent where Sarah was born If she couldn’t read or write it then having a job like being a treasure hunter where you used your head would be impossible
“Great Then here This is the menu Please, take your time”
As he said that, the owner methodically put down the e and a transparent glass cup filled ater and ice
“…Wait I didn’t order any water”
Sarah said in a foul mood when she saw it
It’s true that her throat was parched, and it was true that she was thinking about ordering some water, but she didn’t want to allow theor else who knohat kind of
Being careful when paying is what Sarah, who caht
During this season, a cup of water with ice can only be obtained with ic Sarah’s common sense told her that she would have to pay one silver coin for it Being forced to buy such a thing was sohed at Sarah’s problem
“Oh, that lemon water is on the house It’s free so don’t worry about it Seconds too, so don’t worry and take it easy”
After saying that, the oent back into the kitchen, and, from what Sarah could see, started to do prep work
“…What is this place? This restaurant”
It seenized that fact once again and lifted her cup
“…Cold and delicious”
It seemed like the water had a faint a it a refreshi+ng flavor as it spread out in her mouth To Sarah, the taste revived her from the stuffy s or noticing, the tension in her body had started to slacken Since it appeared to be free, Sarah drank without reservations and opened the e that she was accustonize
“Hrilled beef and beef stew soup, but I don’t really understand the others”
Sarah looked at the dishes’ name and the one sentence that described what kind of dish it was
As far as she could see, just like the western continent across the ocean instead of wheat, rice was used in a lot of dishes In addition, there were dishes with broken up pieces of bread that were used as a flour and then fried in oil All of thee cuisine
“Honesty, which one would be good… Ah”
While she was having troubles deciding, she noticed so on the ed each day That day’s recommended dish Compared to the other meals, it o coppers cheaper
“…Hm”
When she saw that, Sarah decided to order it If she couldn’t tell which dishes were tasty or not, all of the the cheapest dish would be the right line of thought
“…Miss, have you decided?”
“Yes, I’d like the daily special set meal”
The owner saw Sarah had decided and approached her, and Sarah told him her order