1 Episode 1 "Im hated by the king in a different world and I like ghosts".txt (1/2)

The bus I was riding on the way to school crashed and my vision went blank and all the passengers were summoned together to another world.

In the glowing throne room, the king and a robed wizard said.

'Welcome. Welcome, my guides.

”This world is under siege by a demon king.

That's why you were summoned.

I want you to defeat the Demon King and save this world with a special skill that is only given to otherworlders.

”When we destroy the Demon King, we will have a chance to return to the world we came from.

I said.

”How big is the enemy?　What's the strength on the human side?

How do I get paid?　You said you'd give me 400 arsha (silver coins) first, but what's the value of money in this world?　How many years can the average family live on Arshas 400?　Is there a recurring fee?　Does it depend on the outcome?　Or is it a fixed salary?

'Isn't it strange that you say you're going to send me to the frontier fort with transition magic now?　We don't know anything about this world.　We don't know the cultural system or the food situation, and if we were sent to the front lines, we wouldn't be able to adjust to civilian life. If we were to disobey and get thrown out, we would have no choice but to follow their orders. How is that possible?

'No, I'm not talking about 'contracting' to return to the world if you defeat the Demon King or anything like that. I'm not saying that we'll give you weapons and equipment or anything like that. I'm not asking you to trust us or anything like that!　How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not talking about the chosen brave or anything like that!

They kicked me out.

I did .......

In the plaza of Wangdu, I held my head in my hands.

Even on my elementary school report card, it said 'Soma Nagi-kun, you should think about adjusting to your surroundings a little more.

Sorry, teacher. It's been five years since I graduated, but I haven't grown up much.

...... No point in worrying about it. Let's check the situation.

This is the Kingdom of League Nadal in the middle of the Sabarasa continent, its royal capital.

The royal capital is where the king is located, and it's the biggest city in the country.

The magnificent white building you see over there is the royal palace where we were just here.

I'm in a plaza just outside the palace, where a wide stone paved street that stretches from east to west meets the square. There are a number of big trees planted, and I am sitting at the base of them.

The intersection of streets is a place where people gather, and there are shops lined up around it.

Perhaps because this is a fantasy world of swords and magic, there are all kinds of people walking around the town. There are elves with long ears, and short dwarves. The one with beast ears is probably the beastman race.

Yeah, that's to be expected.

The question is what to do now.

The king generously gave me a leather bag containing 400 arsha - 400 silver coins.

He must have felt awkward about throwing out the person he called from the other world without a second thought. They didn't take away my weapons (short sword) or my armor (leather armor). The rest of my belongings were the herbs in my backpack, two meals of bread and dried meat.

That's all I have left for now.

I'll take it. The king summoned us for his own reasons, and now we're even. The bus crash wasn't nearly as bad as the one that killed all those people. We didn't save their lives, so there's no need to feel guilty about it.

When I got kicked out of the throne room, the other passengers were giving me stares. They also told me to read the air.

I don't know how many times I've had to rethink things, and I still think I made the right choice.

The king's request was very disturbing to me.

If you ask me, I'm a senior in high school and I've had five black jobs.

First of all, my first possession was 400 arsha. Is that a lot or a little?

It's not much, considering the nature of the work.

Earlier, I went around the market to find out how much it costs for a diner and an inn.

I calculated that 400 arsha is enough for an average person to live for about 20 days.

You might think it's a sufficient amount of money if you can listen to the king and be guaranteed food, clothing and shelter, but I don't know what level of food and shelter will be provided in the first place.

It's a frontier front that we are sent to. We don't know if the rooms and food will be suitable for us. If we are dissatisfied, we'll have to take down 400 arsha and make our own arrangements.

On top of that, being sent to the frontier with transfer magic means that I can't remember how to get there.

Since I'm even moving them with magic, it must be quite a distance to the front line of the frontier.

The fact that this royal capital is usually bustling with activity is proof of that.

If the threat of the demon king is so close, there's no reason for everyone to be carefree with their shopping.

In other words, those of us who have gone to the front line can't come back on our own.

How far is it from the front line to the royal capital? We don't even know if there's a way back to the civilized world. Even if you have cheat skills, there's nothing you can do about the physical ”distance”. Unless they go completely wild and survive, that is.

That means we've been sent to the front lines, but at the end of the day, we have to play by the rules of our employers.

If you want money, you fight demons.

If you want to eat, you fight the monster.

If you want to be healed, you'll do it.

In other words, if you want to return to your world, you have to keep fighting until you defeat the Demon King.

You don't even know if you can really go back to your world.

I think this is a pretty black job .......

...... No, well, maybe I'm overthinking it.

The biggest problem was that my skills were too weak.

Apparently my skills were given to me automatically when I was summoned to this world, but all of my skills were unlikely to be useful in battle. And the overall level is too low. What is this?

Unique Skill: 'Ability Rebuild ”Skill Structure” Lv 1'

Regular skills: ”Swordsmanship Lv 2,” ”Hard hitting Lv 1,” ”Cleaning Lv 1,” ”Analysis Lv 1,” and ”Interworld Conversation Lv 5.

In particular, the unique skill of 'ability rebuilding' was completely unintelligible.

I know swordsmanship and hard hitting. I understand cleaning. I can understand analysis.

The otherworldly conversation translates the words around me in real time.

What do you mean that I can understand the effects of the other skills just by imagining them, but I don't know what kind of skill is 'Ability Rebuilding'? This is a unique skill that's unique to me, right?

Activate your ability to rebuild.

When I activate the skill, a small window appears in front of me.

No one is paying attention to me. Which means that I'm the only one who can see it.

So I set the skill to this window.

Apparently, all I have to do is imagine in my head that I'm going to set it.

Something like an icon is displayed.

For example, let's say you set ”Hard Strike Level 1”.

Hard Strike Level 1.

A skill that deals powerful damage to low-level monsters.

And then the words, ”I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

That's it.

...... How do you expect me to survive this?

The main reason I didn't want to go to the front is this.

(1) Your skills are useless and useless.

(2) They take a pay cut.

(3) Being used to dodge bullets instead of providing a decent living.