Act 1: Chapter 38: To Aarburg City

Act 1: Chapter 38: To Aarburg City

The first day after I travelled along with Lovis and the others, we finally left the forest.Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Though there seemed to be many Lvl 200 monsters around, the monsters who appeared around the edge of the forest were only around Lvl 40. The plain which we were currently treading on only had low level monsters.

According to Lovis, these bizarrely powerful monsters would only appear inside the forest.

「We’ve finally arrived... Aarburg city.」

Lovis spoke with an exhausted expression.

From appearances alone, it was a particularly big city which was surrounded by a rampart that provided it protection against monsters.

I could finally say goodbye to the outdoor life and say hello to civilization!

Although I had already gotten used to living in dar, gloomy places during my training with Lunaire, the fact that I could actually sleep soundly in an inn was a huge relief.

However... I was penniless at the moment.

「I wonder how much I can get from selling the《Adventurer King’s Golden Compass》?」

While I unintentionally asked such a question, Lovis looked at me with dead eyes.

「Ah. No, my apologies! C-come to think of it, I have yet to tell you guys that don’t have any money and was wondering what I could do to earn some...」

I nodded while smiling wryly.

So... the《Adventurer King’s Golden Compass》was that important to Lovis.

I recall that he readily refused when I tried returning it, but I guess I have to take note of his feelings and make use of the compass.

「M-Money!? Y-You guys, did you bring money with you!?」

Lovis turned to his subordinates as color steadily drained from his face.

「Y-Yes, gimme a mi...」

「Me too, I didn’t bring much with me since we don’t really have any use for them, but...」

Damia quickly grabbed into the dimension pocket and took a coin purse from the inside.

Lovis’s eyebrows twitched once he saw the content of the purse.

Lovis took the coin purse and then flipped it, upside down.

The money were dancing around as they fell on the ground.

「Just this much!? Do you both not understand what the meaning money is for this parting gift!? Is this how much you value your own life!?」

Damia’s body shuddered upon hearing that.

「They take so much for the mediator fees... You also won’t receive anything but chore-like jobs unless you’re really confident in your own ability. Moreover, the governor of this land is famous for being stingy, his reputation isn’t all that good either. Spending your time in this city is basically a waste of time, Kanata-sama.」

「Well, I don’t actually mind, though. Either way, joining the Adventurer Guild is the easiest way for me to make money, right?」

Although I said this, I would gladly do those chore-like commissions.

I mean, having nothing to do would only make me feel uneasy.

「Seriously...? With that level of yours?」

Lovis had a bewildered expression, a frown creased on his eyebrows.

Though he didn’t seem to be able to see my status or something, he still could’ve estimated my level during our previous exchange. [TL : At this point, Kanata still has zero common sense of this world]

「I-Is it too low?」

Was it really impossible then?

My level was far above theirs, but could it be that it was actually still too low...?

Despite Lovis still being baffled due to my words, his expression slowly turned into a smile, almost as if he was trying to get over something.

「No, it’s more than enough! Since you need money for your registration, I’ll give you some of mine. It isn’t that much, but please take the rest for your living funds.」

With these words, Lovis handed the money purse over to me.

Damia silently tapped on Lovis’s shoulder.

「...Lovis-sama, don’t you think that this person is actually misunderstanding something? Leaving someone like him here will greatly trouble the Adventurer Guild...」

「It isn’t my problem. I didn’t tell a single lie after all. I shouldn’t incur his enmity or anything like that. Anyways, let’s finish this quickly and leave as far as possible, we’ll be in deep sh*t if something happens later.」

The two whispered to each other.

「Lovis-san?」

Lovis’s body jerked when I called out to him.

「Uhm... My apologies Kanata-sama, it seems that we won’t be able to accompany you since the governor of this city doesn’t like us... It’s truly regrettable... But what do you say about going our separate ways here?」

「You’re right. Okay then, thank you very much for escorting me to this city, I’ll do the rest myself from here on out.」

「Yes, let’s part ways here, Kanata-sama! We are honored to have been able to meet you! Let’s cross paths in the future.」

As Lovis slowly stepped back, his two subordinates kept hiding from behind him.

「We failed to achieve our goal, but it really can’t be helped. Let’s get away from this place ASAP! Let’s pray that we will never meet this MONSTER again later!」

The trio then turned around and ran away as fast as they could.

...They really seemed to be in a hurry up to the last second.