Episode 2: I was just looking for a job

Gruu …….

Ugh, I’m losing strength, I have no money, but I'm hungry.

I don't know how to return to my original world.

Even if I could find a way to go home, would I go back to being the bottom again?

“——I don't want to go home. Let’s look for work?”

The castle town seems to have a lot of people. The road is paved with cobblestones and the buildings are well aligned.

The passers-by have a clearly non-Japanese appearance, there are adventurers, merchants and villagers as seen in the game.

In a word, this is like a different world in medieval Europe style, It doesn't look like the modern Europe that I've seen on trips abroad.

So what about the words? I eavesdrop on a conversation between a customer and a clerk nearby.

"Two bronze coins, too expensive!"

"This is the market price for apples, It’s cause of the recent monster attacks."

"Then I’ll buy two for three bronze coins. How about it?"

" I really can’t sell it for that price, If you buy 3, I'll give you for 5 bronze coins."

"Uh ... alright, deal!"

The words I hear are neither Japanese nor English, but strangely I can understand them, I feel I could talk if I wanted to.

However, I couldn't read the letters on the signboard, I can tell from the content of the conversation that it is a fruit and vegetable shop, and if two bronze coins are expensive for the price of one apple, then it's usually about one.

Does that mean that one bronze coin = 100 yen?

There were so many things I didn't understand, so every time I found something interesting, I cleared my doubts as I walked.

"Where can I find work ...?"

The stores around here don't seem to hire employees, and they all look like private stores.

They have money to open a store and management know-how, It's refreshing for me, who has only done office work.

I hope there’s a manual labor job I could do even though I can't read the letters ...

I mean, there doesn't seem to be any place to get a job.

When you don't know yourself, it's best to ask someone.

I talked to a duo of brothers who parked a carriage nearby.

They look a bit scary, but at times people like this are good people with a friendly nature.

"Oh, excuse me. Can I ask you a question."

"Aanh? "

Hey!

You don't have to be that rude, I just talked to you.

"Do you know where I can get a job around here?"

"Is this your first time in the royal capital?"

"That's right. I'm traveling, haha ..."

"There’s a day job straight down from here."

"Is that so! Thanks. I’m saved!"

I bowed then walked toward the direction shown.

It’s good I met a kind person. If I get a day job, I won't have to starve.

"Hey, wait a minute, kid"

"eh?"

Before I noticed, the older brother had a knife to my neck.

"You're an imperial, aren’t you!"

"... What?"

"It's no use telling a lie. You came to confirm the carriage had the third princess of the empire!"

Eh, empire? Third princess? I didn't know that.

"I was really looking for work ..."

"Everyone from this kingdom knows that there is work if you go to the guild. Since the system isn’t used in the empire. It is always easy for a spy to dig his grave."

"No, wait a minute. If this is the kingdom, why is the empire’s third princess in such a place? Isn’t she a VIP? Isn't the security too weak ...?"

"You’re still saying that crap? Che, then I'll teach you with your body what you claim you don't know we're here to sell off the third princess."

Human trafficking!?  With a VIP? I've gotten involved with some ridiculous people.

However, I don't want to die like this.

I have to do something —— That’s right, I had some skill, anything is fine right now.

Use "God's Blessing".

Then ——

klang!

The knife made a sound as if it had hit metal.

The nape of my neck is tingling, perhaps because the skin was stung.

"What !? What !?"

I survived.

While the man was amazed, I broke his posture with a foot technique-and threw him at the second man who was about to attack.

"Gyafu"

"Guhe"

Both of their eyes rolled back as they fell, They seem to be breathing, so they’re not dead.

Since these two are villains, the third princess must have been kidnapped.

I have to help.

While searching the carriage, I heard a sound  "Hmmm!".

"there!"

When I pushed through the luggage, I saw a girl.

Probably about 15 years old.

Smooth blonde, her long hair was slightly crumpled, but her blue eyes were looking to me for help.

She’s wearing an adventurer-like robe that doesn't feel very princessy.

And, it doesn't matter, but her chest is big.

Such a pretty girl is lying prone with her mouth and limbs tied up.

To do such a wicked thing ...

I untied the rope and freed the princess.

"Keho keho"

"Are you okay?"

"I’m fine... we have to leave quickly. The guards will soon be here."

"Eh? Rather, shouldn’t we wait until the guards come."

"I can't trust them. they’ll only bring more trouble ..."

Being pulled by the princess I fled the scene.

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