Chapter 2. Checking the skill I received in the other world and deciding on a plan

So I received the skills and entered another world.

As a consideration, I was dropped off on the side of the road.

If I follow the road, I will arrive at a fairly large town—not the royal capital, but still a sizable city.

Now, should I go to the town, or observe the area nearby first?

Which would be better, I wonder.

Maybe I should just head straight to the town and register at the Adventurers Guild—sounds like the straightforward course.

But, I wonder if things will really go that smoothly?

Regarding clothing and belongings, It seems that the rule is to bring what you wear, and even though I tried to negotiate with the God, I couldn’t get any local clothes.

I think I should at least get a cloak or something!

Well, I’m dressed in a plain, brownish outfit, so I don’t think I’ll stand out badly. I think it’s also fortunate that I’m using a backpack, since I tend to carry a lot of stuff. Travelers with little to no luggage  are a bit suspicious.

For now, I’ll check my skills and then think things over.

Just a little way off the road, I thought “Storage,” and a door appeared. Whoa, it’s really a storage room door.

Ah, it looks just like the 3.3 square meter storage shed in my garden that I imagined when I was negotiating with the God and explained that it was a storage shed of about 2 tatami mats in size.

　

So that means—

Yep, the inside looks just like a storage shed. It’s a steel-made, one-square-meter storage, with shelves inside, exactly as I imagined.

Maybe I should have envisioned a more comfortable storage space…

But well,

It’s small—only about two tatami mats—but it feels larger than I thought it would with nothing inside. 

It’s big enough for me, a petite person, to lie down comfortably.

The floor is hard, so I’d want a mat or something to cover it, but I need to consider what I can do to get by on 1,000 yen a day.

Fortunately, I can set the temperature inside the storage. When I’m inside, I’ll keep it at a comfortable temperature, and after I leave, I can lower it to prevent the items inside from spoiling.

Alright, I can buy things worth 1,000 yen a day, so I should think about what to buy first.

All I need right now is water and food.

Water and calories that I can buy with 1,000 yen.

Hmm.

I think I’ve bought a box of 2-liter bottles of water before.

I want to shop!

When I think that, a screen pops up with a “ping.”

It says “Purchase history list.”

And, in order of newest, my previous purchases are listed.

Oh, this is dizzying. I have to choose from here.

But even though they said a full online shopping format isn’t possible, they’ve made it quite easy to understand and use, which is helpful.

Oh, and thankfully, there’s a filter function by keywords.

It’s like a computer screen I can control with my thoughts, so I tried operating it by feeling.

I can filter by purchase date or keywords.

Searching “Plastic bottle water,”

The list appears.

Even after narrowing it down, the list is still pretty long. That’s to be expected if it’s a list of things I’ve bought before.

I just need to re-purchase the cheapest water from this list.

There’s no sorting function, unfortunately. It would be great if I could sort it to find the cheapest instantly.

Looking through it, I saw that I once bought six 2-liter bottles for 379 yen. So, if I buy one bottle for 64 yen, I should be able to get enough water for one day.

Let’s put that in the cart for now. Click.

Now, what about food?

Buying lunch boxes or similar would quickly use up the 1,000 yen.

If I want cheap calories, maybe snack bread would do?

Although I want to consider nutritional balance, it may be better to prioritize saving money until my life stabilizes.

Hardtack or biscuits seem cheap and calorie-rich.

Ah, hamburgers used to be cheap!

When I searched, I found a record of me buying it for 59 yen in 2002, and I couldn’t help but smile.

Add that to the cart too!

Wow, that’s cheap!

And, oh! I’ve also eaten beef bowls for 280 yen before. That’s nice.

I won’t buy it now, but it’s okay to eat it once in a while.

Wow, isn’t it amazing that I can buy items at prices I used to pay?

It means I can buy things at the old, cheaper prices.

But, it’s hard to narrow down my search if I don’t remember the exact name of the product.

Even specifying the purchase date makes the list too long to find what I’m looking for easily.

Well, at worst, I can survive on three meals of hamburgers—water included—for about 241 yen, leaving 759 yen for other things.

First, I should secure food and water and stockpile them in the storage.

Since they don’t last forever, I should buy cheap, high-calorie items like Hardtack, biscuits, canned foods, or other long-lasting supplies.

I’d like to get a new mattress to sleep on, but as I recall, the one I’m using now is about 5,980 yen, so it’s not possible to get one right away.

This only shows things I’ve bought myself—not the futon, towels, and blankets that my parents bought and that we had at home.

I’ve bought a fleece blanket before, I think it was either 1,980 or 2,980 yen.

Hmm, something inexpensive that will soften the firmness a bit.

I bought a foam mat before, but at 110 yen per piece, it’s tough to buy enough to sleep on.

Cardboard?

But I’ve never bought cardboard before. I always get it from the supermarket.

Ah, plastic panels—I’ve bought those before!

I bought it to make boxes and to double-glaze the bathroom and toilet windows.

I think those were about 198 yen per tatami-sized sheet.

Searching, I found my memory was right—I bought 2.5mm thick plastic panels for 198 yen each.

Since it’s 2.5mm, I would like to at least layer two, but I’ll just put one in my cart for now.

If I can manage to get food, water, and a place to sleep, I might just wait and see how things go.

A few days would let me save up some bought items.

I also want to go to the town and think about what I might be able to sell.

Salt, sugar, and spices are classic, but they might be regulated or monopolized.

Even in Japan, salt used to be a government monopoly.

Even if not, individuals selling certain amounts regularly seems suspicious.

One or two times, small-scale personal sales might be okay, I think.

If salt and sugar can be sold regularly at high prices, I could buy 1 kg for about 98 yen and profit, but that’s another story.

Oh, and honey—if I harvest it from the forest and control the amount, maybe I can use it as a sweetener?

And if I were to sell, I’d need containers too. Plastic might be risky.

Glass jars are also going to be a problem when it comes to precision, vials, maybe vials?

Have I ever bought vials before…?

I don’t think so.  I guess honey won’t work. Rock salt and brown sugar in chunks might be easier—like in cloth bags or small pouches.

Cloth bags, oh, and small cloth-like handicraft items are probably the safest bet.

　

I’ve bought handkerchiefs, socks, belly warmers, knitted hats, scarves, and gloves at 100 yen stores!

For now, I’ll just wait and see for a while.

In the meantime, I’ll stockpile food and water.

I’ll also try putting out things that are likely to sell, such as salt, sugar, and cloth accessories.

Let’s go with that.

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