Episode 5: Climate Manipulation Is Too Useful

"Delicious! Yuki sure knows cheap and delicious restaurants, I can count on you."

The menu in the cafeteria is commonplace, but they were all cheap and delicious. In addition, the portion is large.

Wheat seems to be the staple food, so as a Japanese person I’m a bit dissatisfied with not being able to eat rice.

However, I was satisfied with the overall taste because I’m used to eating fish dishes like grilled fish, noodle dishes like ramen, and meat dishes like hamburger steak.

The set meal was about 1 silver coin and a single meal was about 6 bronze coins.

According to Aleria, one gold coin is equivalent to 10 silver coins,

・ One bronze coin = 100 yen

・ One silver coin = 1000 yen

・ One gold coin = 10,000 yen

It's intriguing.

"But I still have no finances."

"Well, I don't think it's something to worry about. There are surprisingly few things you can buy with money, right?"

Ah, look at this girl...

Is this the difference between the have nots and the haves?

What a princess!

On the other hand, I'm a commoner.

On weekdays, I’m detained for at least eight hours, and when I finish work, I buy food at a convenience store and return to my apartment with an auto-lock that secures my safety.

After a shower, I watch TV and read manga till I’m tired of it.

You can buy water, food and safety with money, but can’t fill the hole in your heart.

Well, if you think about it, I actually lived a better life than the aristocrats of this era.

"But I need a minimum amount of money to live. I wish I had some work ..."

"Isn't Yuki an adventurer?"

"Adventurer? Me?"

I can't hide my surprise from the unexpected declaration.

Speaking of adventurers, It’s that right? A job that receives a request, hunts and collects items, and receives a reward for success.

"Isn't it necessary for an adventurer to be strong? I'm weak in fights."

"Huh? That's not true! You beat the bandits in the blink of an eye? I think you're a good guy cause you're protecting me as a princess."

That’s true.

Could it be, I'm surprisingly strong ...? I can become an adventurer ...?

No wait, I can't let my guard down. I feel like I've read a manga where the mc was embarrassingly weak even though he was transferred to another world.

I must be careful.

"If you don't pass the exam, you can't be an adventurer, so why not take the exam first?"

"Oh, there’s an exam? good, it can test my abilities."

If I fail, It means I don’t have enough power to be an adventurer, and if I pass, I’ll at least know I’m capable.

This will make it clear.

"Let's go to the guild first thing tomorrow morning! It's easy for Yuki because even I can pass it."

*

After finishing the meal, we were looking for an inn to stay.

I heard there’s a cheap hotel for adventurers around here, but I can't find it, I can’t see their sign.

I couldn't help it, so I was wondering if I should conduct a hearing survey.

"Fire! It's a fire, Run away!"

I heard a tense voice from nearby.

"Fire? Where?"

"Yuki, there’s smoke over there!"

"That's, over there!? .... That's right next to the inn we’re looking for ... this is bad!"

"Where are you going !?"

"It hasn’t burned down yet? If we don't stop the fire now, we may not have a place to sleep!"

"Yeah…  huh!?"

I run to the scene and check the condition of the fire.

It was a small weapons store that was burning. The fire is getting bigger and it's unlikely to go out with a bucket of water. However, if I could turn it off now, it seemed the damage won’t be too high.

So I decided to use the skill I learned earlier.

I didn't come to such a dangerous place with no strategy.

Use "Climate manipulation". 

I plan to make it rain and extinguish the fire.

Use skills.

[There are four types of weather that can be operated with this skill: weather, rainfall, humidity, and temperature.]

--Hmm? I can control humidity?

Certainly, fires are more likely to occur in dry winters, and less likely to occur in humid summers, so what happens if the humidity around the fire is raised to the limit?

It's faster to try.

I fix the humidity around the fire at 100% using "climate control". Since the door is open, the actual measurement may not be 100%. 

However, the firepower that had been burning and spreading suddenly lost momentum. As I watched, the fire became smaller and smaller and before long It was as small as a candle, so I stepped on it extinguishing it completely.

"Yuki, that's amazing ... you extinguished the fire without using water ...!"

"I'm glad. Anyway, the inn next door seems to be intact."

"It’s that one!? I wish I could stay in a more luxurious inn ..."

"Well, that's right, but this was the most popular place with a cheap price."

I’ll make money while staying at the inn for a while.

Considering the safety of Aleria, we have to leave the royal capital as soon as possible, but I need a way to make money first.

Since we’re not staying for long, we can at least stay in a good place.

"The weapon shop owner will probably be grateful... In a normal fire, even a small fire, If his products are burned or even soaked, he can no longer sell them”

Oh, it wasn’t the plan, but it seems I helped people.

"It's a good thing. The owner doesn't have to lose, and we can stay at the next inn as planned."

"Somehow ... Yuki is amazing!"

For some reason, Aleria had flushed cheeks and buried her face in my chest to hide it.

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