When Lily and Aeon are released from their regular seats, Mr. Moch speaks to them. The content of the conversation is to hand over the money for the part-time job. When they receive the money, Mochi-san asks them, "Tact-kun, did you earn money without knowing it?

You've made a lot of money without knowing it, Tact-kun. Did you beat the bounty neck?

Well, sort of.

In a way, he's not wrong. But what to do with all this money... I was wondering what to do with it when Mr. Motch made an unexpected suggestion.

"If you have that much money, you can move to another country.

Hmm? Wait a minute, isn't that a funny thing to say?

There's a terribly powerful monster in the forest of the young trees.

'What? Oh, oh. Do you mean the guardian god?

Oh... is that boss a god?

Did you have to fight or something?

No, someone else fought him and got beaten up, so he ran away.

That's a good decision. The Young Tree Forest. The Young Tree Forest is called the birthplace of the trees of this world. It is forbidden by the state to defeat the guardian gods that protect it.

Holy shit! What is that setting!

'Well, then, how do I get to another country?'

Yes, that's the point.

'You could pay for that, get a permit and take a carriage or something like that to get around.

Yeah, yeah... what's with the whole "buy a train ticket in real life and get on the train" thing...

So where can I get a permit for this?

You can get them from the guild. You need to have a certain level to get it, but I think Tact-kun-kun and the others will be fine.

Yeah... so you could have gone to another country pretty quickly then?

How much does a permit cost, by the way?

Prices vary depending on where you're going.

Seriously...I mean, that story sounds like there are a lot of countries. I'll have to ask them.

"What countries are there by the way?

'From this town, you can go to the mining country of Vaneleaf, the free country of Freetia, the industrial country of Wandwerk, the god empire of Gones, and the Reich Empire.

That's the name of the country all at once. Vane Leaf is English...I believe Vane and Leaf both meant vein or stone.

Freetia is the Tears of Freedom? Is this the country that became free and shed tears?

I think wont work was probably taken from an idiom that means to work in English.

I think Reich meant a larger nation in German.

I think Gones was taken from Goddess. I mean goddess, but is this a country that believes in goddesses? Anyway, let's ask a lot of questions.

What makes each country unique?

''Of course. Vaneleaf is a mining country, so naturally the main thing is to create weapons and armor. It's called a blacksmith's sanctuary.

Law, if Mr. Crowe had to choose, would this be the place?

But I hear it's also known as the blacksmith's graveyard.

So he's afraid of the setting! But why?

'Why do they say that?'

'This country is a meritocracy, so if you're good at blacksmithing, you can go to the top, but if you're not, the other craftsmen will crush you. I heard it's cold all year round in a country located in the mountains, so people are leaving the country because of the debts and the deaths from the strong monsters, mountains and cold.

Scary, scary... it's all too real... and why is that? The picture of Mr. Crowe wandering around the mountains in raggedy clothes went through my mind for a moment...yeah. I must have imagined it. Forget it.

"Is Freetia, the land of the free, the country that suits you and your friends best, Tact? After all, this is the only country that doesn't discriminate against other races, and it's the only country that has friendships with many different species.

Heh. It seems like a nice country. I mean, is there any discrimination...or is there? It was the blonde hottie from the cooking contest battle.

'Wuntwork is also wuntwork in this town, so it's generally like this? Of course, there are so many shops in the capital city that you can't compare them to each other. If you want to make money, they even call it wont work.

That's a great way to say it.

'We don't have any information about Gones and Reich, do we?

No information?

What do you mean?

Gones believes in the God of Gones," he said. It's a country where only Gonesians are allowed to enter the country. To be honest, it's a country where people say it's best not to get involved with Goneses.

It's like a typical religious country...I certainly don't want to get involved.

"Reich is a military state. 'Reich is a military state, characterized by its thoroughness of law and military might. I think it's for the hard-headed.

Yes. It's not peaceful. Are you trying to get me to experience war in a game world? Well, what's going on... from what I've just heard, I guess I should go to Freetia or Wuntwerk. Considering what happened to Lily and the others, I think we'll go with Freetia. But I'm curious about something.

Is Mr. Moch okay?

'It's certainly a big blow to lose Mr. Tact, isn't it? So why don't we negotiate with your sister?

You're a stone businessman. You seem to have an idea.

I'll just ask you a few questions.

The simple fact is, you want me to sell the food you've made, Tact. I'll pay for the transportation, of course.

Heh. That's convenient. It's like a courier service or trade.

"I didn't know you could do that.

'Not every country can do it. Gones and Reich can't do it first.

I don't have a good idea of what to expect. These two countries.

Tact, you're Freetia, right?

'Yes. I want Lily and the others to have a good time.

'Okay, suggestion number two. There's actually a store in Freetia that my father built. It's no longer in use.

I'm sorry to hear that.

'So, tacticians, would you guys like to live in that shop?

What the...?

Well, you want me to set up shop?

I'll leave it up to Tact-kun to decide whether or not to do that. 'I'll let Tact-kun have the house and land for the shop. In return, you have to get a discounted price for your food, Tact. What do you think?

I see... it would be helpful to have a base in a new place - I've been a great help to Mr. Moch and I think I'll take the story here.

''I'll take you up on that story. But won't it be a negative thing?

'Not really. There aren't many places where you can eat three-star chef's food at a reasonable price. You can't.

Mr. Moch looked around meaningfully. 'What is it?'

'You're an adventurer, Tact,' You might have some great food lined up at this restaurant other than boer meat and abrahammer.

All the customers in the store stand up at those words. Ah, you've been listening to me. Surely a restaurant that serves a variety of new dishes would be popular enough to come out. Especially in this town.

So we have a deal. I guess we have a deal. As soon as we're done cooking, let's go to the guild.

Yes, sir.

So I continued to make tsukune, excited to see the town, the country, and our home, which I hadn't seen yet.