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　I was often in awe of the 9-digit numbers lining up in my bank book.
　Mr. Yumegen had transferred 100 million yen into my account just as he had promised.
　I had been earning a small fortune through online auctions, but now I was a millionaire.

"100 million ...... 100 million, huh ......

　With 100 million yen, you can do almost anything.
　You could buy anything.
　We could go anywhere.

　Just a few years ago, we would have raised our hands in the air and said hooray. I would have done the math to make this money last for my whole life, and said that if I could just live on 150,000 yen a month, I'd never have to work again...or something like that.

　But now I have many more important things to do.
　Money is important, but it's only a means to an end.

Plus, I don't have time for ......?

　After I talked to myself, I called Yumegen-san to say thank you, as I confirmed that the money had been transferred.
　She laughed and said she would still buy it if I would sell it to her.
　I replied that I wouldn't hesitate to sell it if I needed the money.
　Well, it all depended on the Hitotsutsuzuki. If this Hitotsutsuki survives, you can sell some of the remaining spirit stones.

''Oh, yes. It's a bunting crane, sir.
Yeah, I heard you were close. What's up?
We're going to be fighting almost exclusively with our friends in our spot this time around, and we don't want any deaths. I'm not going to be the only one who will be fighting for our spot this time, and I don't want any deaths. We're going to prepare as many spirit stones as possible, and I heard that another elf will be dispatched in addition to Deanna: ......

　The other day I got a little advice about Hitotsutsuki, but this time it is the Hitotsutsuki of "Globe-" tour (trotter) that is considered difficult. You had better hear many more things. Because at least Mugen-san should have cleared "Konogishi Meguri" at least once.
　To tell the truth, I'd like to ask him directly.

''The dead?　Even if you die, you'll come back to life in that world, and if you go in there and fight to the very edge, you'll probably be fine.

　Yumegen replied in a light-hearted way.
　No, no.

You said that only me and high elf Diana would come back to life even if we died, right?　Well, I'm planning to do it in earnest myself, but even if I work hard on my own--
I thought you were clan registered.　You can revive any NPC who's registered with the clan.
Yeah.

　What?

Of course you do. Otherwise, it's too hard mode. Of course, the downside of course is that the resuscitation site will be in the temple, so it'll take longer to return to the front lines.
Um, ...... is that a serious story?
'Seriously too. Because when I went back a thousand years ago, I was let in as a Clan member, and I died there once and experienced it, so I'm sure of it.
'My God, ....... No, thank you.

　To be honest, I hadn't registered everyone as a clan member yet.
　Part of it was that I didn't think the clan was that important myself, but the standard excuse was that I simply had too much to think about to get my head around.
　The fairies (small) would have been good enough to tell me that the NPCs they registered could be brought back to life or something.
　But, however, this would greatly increase the odds of winning.

　Of course, we don't want them to die. Operationally, we'll do it in such a way that no one dies.
　There's also the fact that the specs haven't been changed in a thousand years.
　And then there's the question of whether we should teach our members about this.
　If we do teach them, what if the last line of defense is that if they die, they come back to life?
　I wonder if they don't get the f*cking power of the fire and end up losing.
　Well, maybe we don't need to be that strict about it, but if they don't die as a result, maybe we don't need to tell them about it either.
　I mean, would we believe them by saying that?
　That they'll come back to life, so we should fight without fear of death?
　Hmmm.
　In a double sense, I feel like I don't need to teach .......

　Right now, my clan, or Artemis, is the one and only clan in that world.
　Its clan members can be revived even if they die in battle.
　So what if there are about a thousand members?　What if those 1,000 people consciously know that they will die and come back to life and fight?　I mean, what if we go to war with each other as a matter of course?
　Perhaps the world is taken away.
　If it is a temple to die and come back to life, you can go to any place. If you infiltrated the depths of the castle and killed the royalty and yourself killed yourself, that would be the perfect crime in itself.
　Resurrection is that strong. It's too strong a force.
　It may have been just a bonus element in the gaming era a thousand years ago, but now, in this day and age, it would be a top-notch cheat.

It feels like a ...... weight has been lifted off my shoulders. The anti-hittsutsuzuki measures were also based solely on the assumption that no one would die.
'Well, it's better not to die, I'm sure, because even NPCs probably have a despense penalty ...... uh, Despena's ability is reduced by a fraction ...... I believe.'
Ability? Well, if it's only that much, it won't be a problem at all.

　Anyway, as long as I don't die, that's a good thing.
　It's not so much for what, but for my own mental health.
　With the bear, when Marina almost died, I really panicked. I don't want to feel that way again.

Oh, and by the way, sorcery, do you have any of The Principle left in you?
"Theory of the world?
Isn't that in the skills section?

　It would be the skills section, or the skills section of the vocation board.

　There is.
　It's definitely there.
　Or rather, it's there from the beginning.

''There's also 'Theory of the World (The Principle)' and 'Otherworldly Travel (The Journey)'. Both of them had trouble with their mystery skills, come to think of it.

　But I wasn't actually having any trouble with it. As for something I didn't understand, I had given up on it, because it's a fantasy world .......

''Interworld travel'' is exactly what it sounds like, a skill that allows humans to come to other worlds to play. You can't come and go without it, basically. Well, it's standard equipment for players, so there's no need to worry about it.
I suspected as much. I knew it.

　I'm the only one who can use that mirror, and I've tried it on several people, but none of them were able to cross it. It's not a simple matter, because Yumegen and his wife said he used some means to trick the spirits to cross the mirror, or something like that. After all, it was said that he threw away his blessing for that reason.

It's also a bonus skill that is granted to players when they are new to the game. You, you're not even at the level of a beginner by now, you could have disappeared, but you're probably still there because your magic skills are barely honed.
'I'm certainly only just beginning to learn the magic arts, but ......'

　Bonus skill?　Did it sound that good?

What's it all about, exactly?
There's no such thing as magic in the real world, is there?　So, when the player is a beginner, it's compensated by the 'laws of the world' to make it easier to activate magic.
What do you mean?
Even you can do some powerful magic once you get the hang of it.
Seriously: "Seriously: ......

　I whispered "Really?" for the umpteenth time that day; I'm going to get 100 million yen, they say humans can come back to life, I'm going to be a wizard, and I'm going to overcapture a lot of things.

'Yeah, if you want, I can teach you some magic. I'm still considered a rare genius in my day.
Oh, I'd love to hear about that.

　Mr. Yumegen says he will make time for me soon.
　Shamash-san is teaching me, but when it comes to magic, it's better to be taught by an NPC. Even if you are taught by a race that is originally good at magic, you won't be able to make much progress, or something like that: ....... In Shamash's case, it's actually too erotic for him to concentrate. No, that's not the point.
　Anyway, if you're going to teach me, I want to be taught.

　And I promised to meet up with him again in a few days and hung up the phone.
　Maybe Yumegami-san isn't even bored ......, but he's spoiled because he's putting his business with me first. Because he's much older, and his senior colleagues at the black company said that you can spoil your older colleagues well, so it's not a problem.

　The next step is shopping.
　For now, I'm going to buy everything I can think of that I can use at Hitotsutsuzukis and take it with me.
　I'm not sure what I'll be able to use in the real world. It is possible that some of the things I prepared that I thought would be useful may not be as useful as I expected.
　But if it's something that's very expensive, or even if it's something you can buy at a hardware store, you can try to get it. We need not only supplies for the front line, but also for the rear units.
　You know, I've got money.

Okay. I'm going to buy some. I'm going to buy them all!

　I unloaded the money at the bank (more money than ever before!) I headed to Home Depot.
　They can prepare some things over there. There's a surplus of wood and stones that we can get for relatively cheap. Our dragons and Shamash's summoned monster beasts are a big help in this area. Because we don't have to worry about carrying heavy things.

　But for small things, it's better to buy them in Japan.
　Especially when it comes to screws, nails and bolts, buying them in Japan is better in terms of precision, strength and price.
　Of course, if you ask the grand master to make something similar, it would be a waste of resources. There was no need for a sword smith to hammer nails.

'Nails and screws and bolts and nuts ......, harigane. I'll buy a number line too--

　I don't hesitate to throw it in the cart.
　You never know what you'll need. Sometimes, if you take it anyway, someone else will come up with a nice idea.

"Blue sheets. Generators are a lot cheaper than we thought. I'll buy some gasoline cans, too. And I'll get some polyethylene tanks for kerosene.

　The blue tarp will be a great help in building a camp.
　Generators are useful for many purposes. It's a bit of a hassle to carry gasoline, but it's one of the strongest commodities you can buy in general. Gasoline itself is also an even more powerful material than the generator. If I used it well, it might be possible to cause a vaporization explosion, but I gave up on it because it seemed to be difficult to do so after a little research. There is also a way to try it with the knowledge of Etowah, but I don't have to cross such a dangerous bridge.
　Kerosene is kerosene and there are many uses for it. If you have a surplus, you can use it for the oil heater. And I heard that winter is coming soon.

I'll buy a heap of sandbags. And I'll also need a shovel...

　This time, we're going to build a wall with dirt and rocks to guide the monsters, so a sandbag is absolutely necessary.
　Of course, I could buy a jute bag over here, but it would be cheaper and stronger. And we can use them sparingly.

"I didn't know they also sell lighting for construction sites. This is also a good buy...

　I've bought a generator, and there will be a fight after dark.
　I've already prepared a bonfire over there, but I'll buy one anyway. There's also talk of monsters not springing up at night, but the battle will probably be prolonged and it will be at night.
　If we include Deanna's lighting magic, this should make it much brighter at night.

''And then there's some medical supplies. Or rather, I don't have any knowledge of it, so I only know how to clean and preserve it--''

　The basics are your first aid kit.
　Bandages, gauze, clean towels, water for cleaning, plastic bags, and antiseptic.
　In fact, the most important thing should be cleaning and stopping the bleeding, since it would be dealing with the injury.
　Either way, if you're seriously injured, you'll have to rely on magic.

''Rope is available over there, but this one is made of a different material, so I'll buy some--''

　Once you buy it, the rope can be used for many things for a long time.
　I ordered wire for the destructive iron ball, but a regular thick rope might have been fine.

I'll buy some thick shackles to hang the ball from--

　I might need it at the connection to the wire, so I'll put it in the basket.

'Cement, concrete or ....... Let's get some of this too. It's heavy as shit, but--

　It might not be directly related to this Hitotsutsuki, but it could be used for something.
　They're going to build a dormitory for the knights anyway.

I've heard that Tabi Shoes are easy to move around in. It's interesting to have them all in one size...

　The performance of a shoe is directly related to its combativeness ...... I wouldn't go so far as to say that it has a compensating effect.
　It's easy to move, not slippery and light. That kind of thing is best.
　It's even better if they can protect your legs pretty well.
　That's where Tabi Shoes come in. They are the ones that earthworkers and steeplejack men wear.
　There was a type of Tabi Shoes with a steel core at the tip.
　Let's buy twenty pairs of Tabi Shoes.

They were made of duct tape and plastic straps. I thought I could use these for something.

　............ It's a huge amount.
　I rented a truck and it was a whole truckload.
　The cost was over $500,000.

(I should have used mail order: ......)

　I tried to think about it, but then it was later. The store manager came out and it was a festival.
　Because there would be few customers who buy enough to run such a store by themselves.

　I rented a truck and carried it home.
　Two guys from the store came out to help us, so we were able to get the goods into my parents' yard relatively quickly.
　After the home improvement store clerk left, I carried the items into another world.
　It was faster to bring the mirror upstairs than it was to carry it upstairs to my room, so I carried the mirror downstairs to the living room and then moved all the items in from there. It was good that my mother was away on a day shift.
　It was a pretty tough job, but I didn't need to do any shopping.

I'd like to take a break, but I'll order the mail-order too.

　I've already ordered the wire for the wrecking ball, so I'm going to buy something else.

Here, here, snip.

　After debating whether or not to buy it a long time ago, I ordered a blade proof shirt that I didn't end up buying.
　And I took the plunge and ordered 50 of them.
　In that world, it is possible to get excellent leather armor, so if we talk about defensive strength alone, there may be no need to buy them in Japan. In fact, their scientific power is also better than ours, so if you can get their magic armor, it's better to buy it.
　However.
　It's a good idea to have a good time. It's a good thing that money can buy safety.
　It's not easy to get magical armor in the first place.

　I'm going to buy a crossbow.
　I've bought it once before, but even such a weapon will be something to add to it. I think even a rookie can handle it. It might be a good idea to give it to the grand master as a sample, and mass produce and sell it. Well, this is a world where baristas exist, and it may not be worth it to call it a crossbow.

　In addition, I ordered a bow called a compound bow.
　I opted for the strongest one, 80 pounds. I'm not sure, but the stronger the better.
　All the people who use it are all women, but they are all hardcore warriors. It's not like they can't pull it.
　If you want, you can ask Shero to use it.
　Arrows are also ordered together, but as for the arrowheads, you can have your grand master customize them to increase the killing power.
　The price is high, with one arrow costing roughly 100,000 yen. I'm going to take the plunge and order 10 guns.
　If they find out about this kind of order history, the country is going to be on to me. Well, I guess it's okay.

　Plus, I order a few more items.
　When Ehta comes, I snapped up some items to sell at the same time.



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　The next few days passed in a flurry of packages arriving, directing civil engineering work, and planning a strategy.
　I also went to a magic study session with Yumegen-san.
　Apparently the essence of witchcraft is to 'recreate chemistry on the spot using magic power'.
　In other words, if you know the process of making fire, you will get fire, and if you have vague knowledge, you will not get fire.
　In short, the accumulation of such knowledge seems to be the reason why powerful magic can be released .......
　Mugen says it's because "this game was popular because it was thought to be a game where you could learn that kind of thing".
　I can kind of understand why there aren't many sorcerers in this world.

　I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing. I see, that makes me feel like I can do my best too.
　It seems that the reason I was able to use fire-making magic right away was because I knew the principles of fire-making and also still had the "reason for the world".

　Well, in any case, I don't have a clue about chemistry, per se. I think we had a chemistry class in the first year of high school, but I don't remember a single thing about it.
　Mugen showed me some magic ...... or rather reaction formulas and experimental videos that I could use, so I should be able to use them if I understand them properly.
　Hmmm. I can't wait to see the looks on people's faces when they suddenly learn to use it.

　It's been 5 days since I've been going through such a hectic period of time.
　I'm probably only three days away from reaching Hitotsutsuki when the wire arrives. I carried it to the other world (it weighed 50 kilos), feeling like I was going to die, and rolled it to Shero's house (the wire is wrapped around it, so you can roll it out).
　As for the wrecking ball itself, Oyakata had already completed it, and the crane base was almost ready. All we have to do now is conduct some tests and brush up on it before the show.

　It was about this time that the man from Marischera finally arrived.
　We were digging up dirt from the grasslands when a small airship landed from the sky, making a low, heavy noise.
　It's a flying boat with an apologetic propeller and a sail whose meaning is unclear.

　This is what is called the magic tool. It's not on the scale of a tool, but the Solo family's financial resources can obtain such a thing. Well, it's true that this is a great way to get away from the city.

Hello, Evta. It's been a long time. I didn't expect you to have such an amazing ship.

　Evta, who hadn't been seen in a while, with his silver hair fluttering, came down from the boarding gate and spoke to me.

''It's been a long time, Jirou. I'm sure that the rumors about the knights have reached Marishella. I heard that you set up a shop as well.
Whoa, you're a fast learner indeed.
It's that kind of business. ...... More importantly, where is sister Henrietta?　They told me they were going to kill me if I didn't get there in time, and I literally flew in and--

　Ehta looks around slightly freaked out and looks for Hetty-san.
　I'm afraid of Hetty-san. I'm going to kill you. ...... No, my sister used to say something similar to that to me.
　That's what sisters are like. ......