'The purpose of life?　I suppose. For now, I think we just need to beat the sand beast and live happily with the items we bought with it.

''That's right. This oasis is Lalabelle-sama's territory, but there's no sense in developing it since there are no fiefdoms either. It's an earl's territory, in case you're wondering, right?

We are surrounded by sandworm nests, and even if we get past them, we will be attacked by a swarm of sand scorpions as soon as we step off the sand drift ship. None of us will want to live there.

I don't think anyone would risk their lives to move here.

So what do you think, Mister Taro?

Isn't it enough to keep it that way?




　The three of us, whose faces were not easily visible to the public for some reason, were lying in a chair beside a spring in the oasis, drinking fruit juice and taking it easy.

　It was because we had achieved our big goal of 'Pay 1 billion Eidolcs within a month and get free shipping', so we were now taking a regular break.
　However, I haven't stopped beating the sand beast because I don't want to be able to buy what I want from 'online shopping'.
　Lalabelle and Mew had also made leveling up a hobby of some sort, so the cycle of two days of defeating and one day of rest was repeated.

　The chair where the three of them were laying down.
　A beach parasol to protect them from the glare of the sun at midday in the desert.
　The fruit juice they are drinking.
　Potatoes and chocolates that you can pick up as you please.
　All purchased from 'online shopping'.

　And, although it was hot right now, the three of us were in our swimsuits, and Lalabelle, in a bright red bikini, looked so good that even her real job model was blue.
　Miu Miu is also surprisingly fair-skinned and beautiful.
　I had often wondered how the desert sun didn't burn my skin too much or make it rough, but she said it was just another benefit of the increased level of sun exposure.
　I've heard that strong sunlight can cause skin cancer, so maybe the levels are preventing those things from happening.

'Oh, but you should wear sunscreen, just in case.

　I recommended the sunscreen I had purchased to both of them.

'Sunscreen. That's some high-end stuff.

I do. Sunscreen.

'It's an essential item for royalty and noblewomen who are not resistant to tanning at a low level or even a higher level. It's very expensive, though, so only the rich can afford it.

　Come to think of it, many of the commoner women walking around town had tans.
　The ones who didn't, though, were too numerous to ignore.

'As we move up a level, some of them stop tanning.

'That's an individual difference. Some people don't get sunburned even at level 2, but there are people who get sunburned even at level 100.

　Actually, sunburn is not a healthy thing to do, because it's never good for your health.
　I suppose you can tolerate sunburn in the same way you can tolerate the heat when you go up a level.

'I've never had a sunscreen before either. The material is, I believe, the mucus from The Great Sand Diving Toad, right?

It seems.

　The sand-diving big toad is a sand beast that is not so strong, but very few in number.
　Major Sander told me that they dive in the sand during the day and at night they come out of the sand and prey on the sand big lizards.
　Basically, though, they will jump on anything that moves, so even hunters who go to the desert at night for the sand diving big frog can be eaten.

　The mucus from these frogs is said to be the source of sunscreen in this world.
　Frogs' mucus is the sunscreen of this world.
　I don't think the women of this world will like it.

Taro-san, can you put sunscreen on your back?　I can't get to it.

What?

　Can a young girl ask an old man to do that for her?

'I can't possibly ask Master Lalabelle to do this, so please do.

That too, I suppose.

　So that's where you protect the difference in status between a lord and a vassal, even if it's between friends.
　I accepted Miu Miu's request and started applying sunscreen to her back.

''How good it looks on your skin,''

It's a luxury item.

　However, I've heard that sunscreen in this world costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, so it should be cheap in comparison.
　As for the gentleness to your skin... the ingredients of this world's sunscreens are natural, so if you don't mind being a frog mucus, is it better?

That's it.

'Thank you. I'll apply it to Mr. Taro's back as a thank you.

I'm sorry.

　Next, I got sunscreen on my back from Ms. Miu Miu.
　I'm going to have a beautiful girl put sunscreen on me.
　I don't feel bad about that.
　About the sunburn, am I also affected by the leveling up?
　I don't get sunburned at all, even when I'm in the desert where the sun is strong all day long.
　My body is lighter and my skin seems to have a better glow
　Is there an anti-aging effect in Level Up?
　I'm still an old man on the outside, though.

'It's over,'

Thank you.

Taro-dono, next time, put me on my back...

I understand.

No, not Mew...

　Mew.
　Obviously, Lalabelle wants me to put sunscreen on her, so you shouldn't be so mean....
　I'm not without perks, either.

''Well, I'll do it then,''

　I put sunscreen on Lalabelle's back, but she had beautiful skin too, although she was beaten by Miu Miu in terms of skin whiteness.

''They say she has buzzing skin, though.

Well....

　In this world, in essence, women who are fat are valued as beautiful.
　They also value women who have greasy skin or bad acne.
　On the other hand, I've heard that skin like Lalabelle and Miu's is said to be bad if it's not oily and has a 'dry skin'.
　I don't understand the values of the men in this world........

''And the style........I wish I was a little fatter too.

　In this world, they say that drum-bound women are the best.
　I was only able to enter the royal castle twice, and I hardly ever met a noblewoman while in the royal capital, so I didn't know the fact that the bigger the noblewoman, the fatter she was.
　I heard that there is a saying, "If you get fat, you can hide seven hardships," and I heard that people who are not confident in their faces get fat anyway.
　If you get fat and your face gets fuller, it is hard to tell the difference in facial structure.

I tried to eat as hard as I could, but I never got fat. Even my brother said to me, 'Are you a poor commoner? And they made fun of me.

　Lalabelle's diet is about the same as anyone else's, plus she has a phenomenal amount of exercise as a hunter.
　I don't think there's any way you're going to get fat, and if you ask me, you're going to stay that way.

You shouldn't force yourself to get fat.

　I'm old enough to be of age, and before I was summoned to this world, I was a little concerned about my belly.
　Now that I've lost weight, though, it wasn't a problem.
　It's probably because there's a big difference in the amount of exercise between my desk job and my hunter job.　
　Is it also because the food in the King's Capital wasn't good?

''Yes, of course, you're right, Taro.

'In Lord Taro's world, the values of beauty and ugliness are reversed. It's hard to get used to.

　I've been called a dork all my life until I was twenty-two years old, so it's no wonder I'm not used to it.

'But when you look at this swimsuit, you can see that Taro-san isn't lying about what she says.

'Yes. A swimsuit for the noble ladies of this world is a good stretch anyway. Because this isn't one of them, you know.

　I was told that there are swimsuits in this world, but all designs are one-piece type and bikini type does not exist.
　The two of them today are wearing bikini-type swimsuits, but this is an exception because they were purchased through 'online shopping'.
　Basically, a swimsuit is something you wear when you go into the water, so this is also an expensive one that only rich people can buy.
　And since the majority of women who wear them are overweight, the swimsuits are usually big enough for their body type and are made of very stretchy material to avoid the risk of making the wearer even fatter.

　In other words, there are no swimsuits on sale that would suit Lalabelle and Miu, who are said to be too skinny in this world... and those people don't expose their skin because people say it's disgusting to expose their skin with such a body shape.
　On the contrary, they were convinced that what I was saying was true because the mainstream of 'online shopping' is the swimsuits that they both look good in.

'Do they stretch at the risk of gaining weight and not being able to wear their swimsuits quickly enough...'

　I was mortified to imagine the scene, but men in this world can lust after it, and that's if the world really changes.

I was happy that I wasn't regarded as a 'change agent' when it came to this.

　The reason is that if the king or nobleman says, 'Marry my daughter,' because he has a strange reputation, he will be in trouble.
　I am convinced that they are offering a beautiful woman to me, so it is even harder for me.
　It would be awkward to say honestly, "Your daughter is ugly and fat" as a modern Japanese sense of value.

' It's a difficult thing to say.

So I like my life now.

　For me, these two are truly blissful in their swimsuits.

'They both look great together.

Okay. That's the first time you've ever said that to me.

'Yes. We're glad to have met you, too, Taro.

　After relaxing and enjoying the evening, I decided to cook dinner.

'This stove is very convenient. You can adjust the heat, and it's cheap. And it's cheap.

　It wasn't that expensive since it was a portable gas stove purchased through 'online shopping'.
　The device Mew made that heated with magic power had the disadvantage of not being able to adjust the heat, so this one was easier to use.
　The cassette gas wasn't too expensive either, so now he only used this one.

　However, we used to use a heating apparatus made by Miu Miu to heat the inside of the tent at night.
　We also had a portable gas stove, but there was a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, and Mew's device was warm enough to keep us warm after we bought new blankets and other bedding.

'Taro-dono, what's for dinner tonight?'

Sashimi and grilled fish.

　I've been cooking a lot of fish in recent days because you can buy fish in "online shopping".
　In this world, fish is a very precious foodstuff.
　In a world where there are only 10% of the world's oceans, or rivers running through a few deserts or parts of oases, and where there are no refrigerators, the only way to transport them is with ice made by magic, so expensive that it is said that even the king can't eat them freely in the royal capital.
　It's not a good idea to have a good idea of what to do with it, but it's a good idea to have a good idea of what to do with it, and it's a good idea to have a good idea of what to do with it.

''Tuna medium fatty tuna, it's meltingly delicious.

Sweet shrimp and scallops.

The abalone sashimi has this crunchy texture. The sea urchin is also very rich.

　We ate rice with a gorgeous assortment of sashimi and salted salmon.
　The rice was also purchased from the "internet shopping".
　I heard there is no grain called rice in this world.
　If I look for it, there might be some kind of rice, but it might not taste good.

'Rice is slightly sweet and delicious.

Rice goes well with fish.

　The rice is cooked in the gas oven we bought together, but the freshly cooked rice is still very tasty.
　When I was summoned to this world, I tried to forget about it as much as possible, but I still like the rice.

'I bought this too,'

　I'm glad that 'online shopping' is so convenient these days.　
　I also bought oysters in the shell, so I put the net on the heating device that Miu Miu had made and tried to make grilled oysters there.
　She made a heating device that would be very useful for barbecuing and grilling.

When they're done," she said, "I top them with momigiorossi and chopped chives and dip them in ponzu. Add lemon juice if you like.

　All of this was purchased through 'online shopping', but it's awesome to be able to buy perishable items as well.
　With this, I don't have to go outside of this oasis.

'The produce from the sea is delicious,'

It's a luxury in the middle of the desert, isn't it?

　The three of us enjoyed the grilled oysters and ordered strawberries for dessert.
　They were sweet, unlike most fruits of this world's native species, and we finished our dinner with great satisfaction.

'Fruit is such a sweet thing,'

It's just the way it was designed.

Can we make it in the Kingdom of Bart?

It's not impossible, but it would take many years and a great deal of work.

　In this world, the first thing that is difficult to do is to find a place to grow fruit.
　This is because it takes a tremendous amount of work to return a desert to normal land.
　First of all, wheat and barley, the ingredients for bread, are given priority, so the reality is that even fruits that are close to the original species and not so sweet are very expensive.

'Mr. Lalabelle, do you want to do your royal duty to make the Kingdom of Bart better?

'No, I don't think so. Even if I had wanted to, it was that brother. He would have been killed. My brother became king with no one expecting him to be king because of the sudden death of his great brother. Hence, none of his subjects believed in him.

　I was nearly killed by a man who was rated as incompetent because he was unwanted and became king and managed to leave his own claw marks.
　It's safer to stay away from him.

''Apart from that, there's nothing untoward about it as it is, right?

That's it!

　I'm supposed to be dead, and it would be difficult for the king to know I'm alive if I'm not good at it.
　It would be easier for me to just stay here and live my life.

"We'll earn money by killing sand beasts and living off what we like to eat. "Eat what you want, eat what you want, live what you want.

Of course.

　I don't know what will happen in the future, but that's fine for now.
　After dinner, we played cards and games we had purchased before going to bed.