Dodoodo, dodo, dodo, dodo, dodo, dodo


　Oh no, I wasn't prepared for this at all. I stuttered to death trying to say, "Hi there!

What's up?　What are you doing here?

　The hunter speaks to me in a suspicious manner.

'Dodo hi.'

　I could barely manage a normal greeting.

　The hunter looked to be in his late thirties, a wildly nice middle with brown hair and stubble.
　He has a bow on his shoulder and a large machete on his hip. He's wearing a fur coat like a matagi, and his light brown eyes are staring at you with such intensity that it's a bit scary.
　I replied to your question with a greeting, but it can't be helped: ......!　We've got to make that first contact somehow: ......!　And anyway, I spun the words.

'Well, that's, you know, I don't know why I'm here either. How can I say ......, I found myself in that forest over there, or ......, I can't remember my past, or maybe I just can't remember my past ......, to put it bluntly And amnesia, I mean!

　I decided to go with an amnesia setting.

　Well, that was my decision from the beginning, because I couldn't think of any other good ideas. However, looking at the hunter's pouting expression, I wondered if I had failed.　But I don't have a choice. We'll just have to push through it.


"Amnesia. ....... You look pretty young, ....... Hey, do you at least remember your name?

...... I remember my name and age. Jiro Ayase, I'm 21 years old.

　When I answered that, he put his hand to his chin and seemed to be thinking about something, but he seemed to grasp something in him, nodded his head with an um and said.

'I see. I don't know why I lost my memory, but ...... probably the escapees from the interior. The embroidery on their vests and dress shirts aren't something you'd find around here. You're too neat to have escaped from the ...... military police, but ......

...... Um, is there an element of being chased by the MPs?

　I'm impatient when I hear a word I can't hear.
　Huh?　Did you have a military police force or something like that in existence ......?　Does that mean that if you were carefree and "kowtowing" in the village, you could have been a serious tycoon?

'Yeah, those who escape from the interior are either captured by the military police and repatriated, or become labor slaves at their request. Well, most of the escapees seem to have collaborators over here and blend in well. ...... It's rare to find someone dressed as a full-fledged escapee like you. It's a very good idea to hand the escapee over to the military police for a reward of three silver coins.

　Then the hunter grins at him. It's not a baby, it's a baby.

　The otherworldly clothes I wore for goodness sake, five seconds before I became a slave, that's not funny!　If this is what I'm going to do, I should have just grown up and worn my own clothes: ....... If this gangly hunter handed me over to the military police, I'd start living a fun slave life in another world .......

　I'm sure I looked very desperate. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. It's true what you said about the three pieces of silver, but I'm not going to hand you over to the military police. I'm sure Le Baraka will be guiding you in your meeting here.

Thank you for ....... ...... Oh no, it's bad for your heart. ......

Now, I've got to take this thing apart as fast as I can and get home. What are you going to do?　If you're coming, help me carry it.

　The hunter said, and walked off in the opposite direction to the village, dragging the wild boar with him. No matter what we do or don't do, it looks like we have no choice but to rely on the hunter for now, so I had no choice but to help carry the wild boar.





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　The hunter's house was located on top of a small hill, roughly a kilometer away from the village. It was about the same kind of house as the stone house in the village, with small fields around it, and although it was simple, it was a house with a hint of happiness.

　As I carried the wild boar with me, I was thinking, "If this hard-bodied hunter is a person who likes to hunt, it's a lot of fun," but when I saw a house with a hint of simple life and a woman who looked like the hunter's wife there, I was relieved for the time being. This is a straight guy.

　The woman who seemed to be the wife - it seemed they lived together - was also the wife. She was a fleshy redheaded beauty who seemed to be much younger than the hunter, and though not as tall as the hunter, she was taller than the hunter.

　While the hunter was dismantling the wild boar, his wife told me many things about this world.

　First of all, the "escape group from the interior" or whatever it is they call it, is the reason why it's a thing to be found.

　It seems that the place I'm at now is on the outskirts of the city of Elishe, the second free city of the Hanok Empire territory. I've heard that the free city is a special place among the cities of the empire; besides Elishe, only two other places are designated, and only in those cities are trade with other countries allowed. That's why it's more vibrant than other imperial cities, and because of the abundance of goods, people from other imperial cities will pour in from any number of other imperial cities if restrictions aren't put in place. So we're talking about the return to the home country or enslavement as an example, and in fact, I was in a bad place too. Hunters are good.

　The hunter's name is Shero Roth, and he hunts in this area, watching for monsters to come out of the forest and killing them.
　Before he became a hunter, he used to be a mercenary, and if his wife, Rebecca, is also from the same mercenary group, it's truly an otherworldly quality. His wife is about 6 feet tall ....... As for the hunter, he looks like he's almost 190: ......

　It is said that monsters are not found in this area. But even so, they seem to spontaneously "spring up" and head straight for the place where people are, so this is the best place to keep an eye on them, which is in a straight line between the village and the forest. The explanation was "......", but it's hard to understand. What do you mean they're going to spring up?　

Monsters are not creatures that have flesh and blood. They sometimes appear in places like the forest where magical elements easily accumulate. And then they come in a straight line to attack people who have strong magical powers. And we're going to kill them. Well, we don't see any big ones around here, so there's no need to worry about it.

Oh, no, not that I'm worried. But then, what kind of places do monsters usually 'spring up' in?

Usually they spring up in dungeons. Also, places where dragons live are rich in magic, so it's easy for monsters to spring up. Well, since the entrance to the dungeon is welded to the entrance and exit, monsters don't come out of the dungeon, and the places where the dragons live are far away from human habitation, so there is less opportunity for ordinary people to see the monsters. The average person won't have much of a chance of seeing the monsters.

　Dungeons ktkr.

　It's a very legitimate RPG world. The definition of the monsters was not what I expected, but they don't seem to appear that much, and it seems that you won't be attacked there.
　--But if you're wondering, it seems that 'wild animals' such as monsters and sub-humans are dangerous enough because they are far from human settlements: ....... The subhuman race in particular is the kind of thing that can hurt a human being and then bring them back to their home to do it, so it's hard to imagine that in a different world where chastity is at stake!





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　Mr. Shero came back from dismantling the wild boar and took Rebecca with him to help out (he said he had to hang the boar once to skin it), so we decided to inspect the room and sneak a look at their lifestyle. Civilization doesn't seem to have advanced, but I'm very interested in what kind of tools they're using.

　Basically, most of the tools are made of wood, but the decorative plates on the wall seem to be porcelain, and the cutlery seems to be made of silver. Well, the plates for everyday use seem to be ceramic and wooden vessels, not porcelain, and I guess that means porcelain is a high quality product. Instead, the cutlery is all silver (I think). There is no stainless steel, probably.
　The kitchen is a furnace type, no gas of course. The fuel is charcoal, which is currently being lit down.

　A well-worn large sword (claymore), which seems to be Shero's weapon, was propped up on the wall.
　I didn't touch it because I felt it was indeed against the rules to touch it without permission, but my eyes were glued to the wall next to it, where I found an ornate dagger, the Dagger, on display.


　The sword's scabbard was in a scabbard so I couldn't see the blade, but the exquisitely twisted ebony scabbard was decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay, and the scabbard's protruding edge, mouthpiece, brim, and handle were beautifully carved with gleaming blue-white metal. The handle is made of ebony, the same material as the spiral-shaped scabbard, and also has beautiful wooden patterns.
　It is also beautifully carved with "Mokku" wood. It was mainly black, but the aura of magic rose up to assert its existence.

　No matter what, I want to see the blade as well.

　Shero-san and Rebecca-san seemed to still be struggling with the boar, so I picked up the kossoori dagger and pulled out the scabbard while muttering a little bit .......

　The dull, shiny blade is a double-edged blade with a multi-layered steel pattern that seems to be made in Damascus, and there are some sort of rune letters (symbols that look like unreadable letters anyway) hammered into the ridge.


　...... Yeah. It's unquestionably cool.
　---- It's bad, and to tell you the truth, I want it so badly.
　It's been a long time since I've had an item that stimulates my lust for things like this. I don't want this kind of item to be in the hall of fame, though.
　The fact that this kind of stuff is common means that you can get this kind of stuff over here if you're good at it.　This is a dagger, but aren't there some longswords, longswords, that are as good as this one?
　Oh no, I wasn't going to go deep into another world, but I'm starting to think that if I can get this kind of treasure, I might as well push myself a bit further!　I'm starting to think!　
　For the record, if it were in Japan, it would be considered an important cultural asset.　Wow!　Oh, my God. Oh, my God!　
　Whoa!



...... Do you like that?

Huh!

　I jumped up when she called out to me suddenly. I was so enthusiastic that I didn't even notice that Rebecca had returned.


"...... Um, yes, sorry, I touched it without permission ....... I've never seen such a cool sword in my life.

Hmmm, how do you know that for someone with amnesia?

...... (aha!)

　Oh, my God, we failed!　As I thought, Rebecca continued without seeming too concerned about it.


It's a gift from the Emperor to the Commander when he was a mercenary. It was given to him as a memento when he died. It's not something that you would actually use, so it's on display. Isn't it quite nice?

'Yes, ...... it's not like I have my memory back or anything, but I'm kind of drawn to this sword ....... Maybe I was working with these things.

Work?　--Come to think of it, Jirou, what is your true vocation?

'...... Tenshook?　Is it?

'You've been blessed, haven't you?　That's your calling.


　............ I've been neat for about two years now. ......
　And what's the blessing? Why do they ask you what you do for a living in the first place?　The smell of neatness that can't be faked: ......?


'...... Sorry, a little vocation?　I seem to have lost my memory of ....... And I'm not sure what a blessing is either: ......

'A vocation, if you're blessed, you'll see it if you remember it! Like, 'Vocation, vocation, vocation, vocation ......'.

　What a fluffy explanation: ....... I don't get it at all.
　I'm not going to be able to see it because I didn't receive the blessing in the first place, so I pretended to remember and said "I couldn't. I pretended to remember and said, "I couldn't do that. I don't think I've received the blessing.


'Hmm?　I wonder if Jirou-kun was an apprentice merchant or something... It's sometimes a good idea to train to get the vocation you're aiming for: ....... Anyway, let's go and get blessed tomorrow, just to try it out. If you're going to live in Elisheh from now on, you'll need some kind of vocation after all...

I'm not sure what a blessing is, but what is it?

"'Blessed is your vocation. The Great Spirit, Le Baraka, will give you the blessing. And you will awaken to your vocation.

　You're blessed and have a vocation ....... It's a story that I don't understand or understand. But tomorrow means, what am I going to do today? I haven't said anything to the house .......


Anyway, you're going to stay the night today.

'Yes, sir!　Thank you. Thank you for your help!


　I was the one who replied in desperation, remembering a certain RPG that said, "Hey, you good-looking kid, go stay the night.