When I arrived in front of the castle town of the Holy Kingdom of Arendt, I found myself in a bit of a pickle. It seems that I need an ID card or a certain amount of money to enter the capital. There is a line of people lined up in front of the gate.
　That in itself is not unusual or surprising, but my guild card will not be accepted in this world. Of course, I don't have any money in this world either.
　I thought about it for a bit, and I couldn't help but laugh at my own stupidity. What the heck, I could just walk past it. I'm invisible in The Invisible.
　I slipped past the gatekeeper and stepped into the capital. We just had to go down into the capital in the first place.
　In an alleyway away from the street, I make sure it's unseen and unlock Invisible.
　As I walked out into the street again after unlocking the magic, I could feel the buzz of people on my skin. The buildings and streets are made of brick and cobblestone, and they don't seem much different from our world. There were also things like streetlights standing here and there. The clothes of people do not change so much, and if I had to say, I would say that I do not see too many adventurer-style people?
　No, wait a minute. Is that store signage neon? There's a long, thin tube of some sort attached to the shape of the letters. It's not nighttime, so it doesn't glow, but.... Does it glow with electricity? Or is it magic?

I knew it was the details that made the difference...

　As I was scurrying around, looking like a grown-up, a merchant-like man crossed the intersection in front of me with a clatter, straddling a machine that looked like an ostrich. What the heck?
　To be exact, it was like an ostrich with a load on something that was just legs, from the neck down, and only legs.
　As I was pouting, a spider-like machine with eight wheels on the ends of its legs came sliding across the ground from the other side this time. It had a carriage seat attached to its back, and rich-looking men and women were laughing and talking to each other.
　I looked away from it with only my eyes and felt a little dizzy from too much culture shock. I'd like to go into a coffee shop somewhere to calm down, but I don't have any money.
　I guess I'll start there.
　I can read, so I go into a store that looks like a grocery store for now. I'm going to sell something for money.

Hey, come in.

　The shop facing the street looked like a privately owned store called "Clones General Store".
　There are various miscellaneous goods inside the store, which is not so wide. There are a variety of items that are easily recognizable by looking at them, such as needles, thread, scissors, and mattresses, as well as some obscure glass-like objects with liquid and minerals inside them.

Can I help you find something?

　As I was scurrying around looking at the merchandise, my husband talked to me. I wondered if he thought I was a suspicious guy.
　The owner sitting at the counter was a red-haired, bearded man in his thirties or so.

''No, I actually need some money, and I was wondering if you could buy something for me here...''
Do you want to buy me out? I'll pay a lot of money for a Lucusi thread or a magic light stone.

　I don't know either of them. But the magic light "stone" must be an ore. If they can sell ore, they might be able to sell gold and silver.

"Would you buy gold and silver too?
Gold or silver? No way. We can't do the appraisal, and we'd have to beat the price down. You'll lose money. I think we should go to the jewelry store.

　It's a very kind owner. But you can buy it from a precious metals store? I think I can manage my money now. Oops, yeah. Do you want to hear about Mr. Sancho?

Do you know if there's a merchant in this capital named Pedro Sancho?
What, you know Sancho's husband? It's just down the street from here, straight north, at my husband's shop. I'm sure Sancho will get you a good price for your gold or silver.

　Surprisingly (and it would be rude to say so), Mr. Sancho seems to be a reasonably well known merchant in this capital.
　I thanked the shopkeeper and said goodbye, and started walking north down the street.
　All the while, a robot that looks like a mechanical armored knight is seen walking behind an adventurer-like man.
　Residents look at it, but they don't make a big deal out of it. This kind of scene seems to be an everyday occurrence in this world.
　What is strange is that for a robot like that, the technology doesn't seem to be that advanced. And there are ordinary carriages running, too.
　I get the impression that it's somewhat loose. Is it because it's another different world? When I walked down the street to the north while thinking about this, I saw a prominent signboard.

Oh, "Sancho Trading Company" here?

　The store looked to be three times larger than the grocery store I mentioned earlier. There was a parking lot-like space next to the upscale brick-built shop, and that crab bus was parked there. There was no doubt about it. This must be Sancho's shop.
　I climbed up the three steps and opened the stylishly decorated door. The doorbell rang and a woman in her late twenties, wearing an apron, turned to me.

Welcome. .........Oh? My goodness! You were always the one!
"Huh?

　As soon as she saw my face, the woman with her chestnut-colored hair pulled up in a large hair clip approached me with a smile. And she bowed her head lightly in front of me.

''Thank you for that,''
Uh...?
'Oh, you don't remember. My husband was the only one who talked. I'm Pedro's wife, and my name is Mona. I was in the golem carriage when it happened.
"Golem?
There's a car out front, you know?

　Mona pointed to a crab bath that was laid out through the glass from the store. Apparently there is a way to get to that place like a garage from inside the store.
　I mean, is it called a golem, that one? Not Golem?

I'll go get my husband.
Oh, I'm sorry.

　With a flutter, Mona ran toward the stairs in the back.
　I moved toward the view of the garage in the store so as not to disturb the other customers and clerks.
　The store has all sorts of products on display. It's a general store, but unlike the previous store, what they have on hand looks somewhat expensive. While trying not to touch the merchandise too much, I casually look at the crab of the machine called Golem, which is beyond the glass window.

'There's something that looks like a pilot's seat, but there's nothing like a steering wheel or a lever. Is it on autopilot?

　In case you're wondering, I'll consider this while taking a picture with my phone's camera. If this is a vehicle, I wonder if it's for sale somewhere. If it is sold, I will be happy if I buy it and go home. I have a feeling it would be quite expensive.

I'm glad you're here, Toya-san! It's good to see you again!
'Oh, Mr. Sancho. Hello.

　When I turned around after being called out, there stood Sancho-san with a good-natured-looking Ebisu face. His body shape also looks like Ebisu-sama.
　I took his hand in mine and was happy to see him again, but then I started to tell him why I had come to this restaurant.

To tell you the truth, I'm in need of money. I heard that you can buy gold and silver here.
Purchase? That's fine. Anyway, could you show me the actual thing?

　Sancho-san rolled his eyes as I took out one of the gold ingots from 'storage'.

''Um... what is it?''
No, after seeing the way you defeated a magical beast, I knew you were no ordinary man, but you seem to be quite an expert in magic and I was surprised.

　Hmm? Isn't magic that widespread in this world?

Using storage magic without a card...
Cards?
Here it is. Don't you know? Storage card. You must have been flown in from far away.

　Sancho takes a card from his pocket and waves it lightly on the counter. Then a few silver coins fall out of the card. Oh? Could this be a card that was granted storage magic by any chance?

It's a must-have item for us merchants. There are 'Common', 'Uncommon', 'Rare' and 'Legendary' cards, each with a different amount of storage. These are the uncommon cards.
Well I've never seen that before.

　I look at the card Sancho is holding. I see, this is something I can make, too. It might be useful in various ways. It's not like my "storage" to stop for a while.

"It's not that unusual, but... Toya-san, what on earth are you...
Honey. You saved my life.
Oops, sorry. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry. Now, let's just take a look at this.

　Sancho gave me a quizzical look, but when his wife chided him, he began to check the ingots I had produced. I put it on a scale, weigh it, apply some kind of stick-shaped object, and write the numbers on a piece of paper.

'Hmm..... It's pure gold. Would you be willing to sell this in its entirety?
Yes, sir.
Well......... How about ten white gold coins?
That's fine. That's fine.

　But I don't know what the value of gold is over here. Anyway, is it a white gold coin? The value of money might not be so different. It is unless it is not one gold coin for a piece of bread here.
　I don't think so from what the owner of the general store says.

''Come to think of it, I saw quite a few machines just like that one before I came here...''

　He said and pointed to the cannibus behind the glass.

'Golem? It's King's Landing, so there must have been a lot of different models, right? Not only can you see our factory-built transportation models, but you can also see the Legacy from time to time.
Can I get a copy of that golem?
I don't think there's anything you can't buy. But I don't think you can buy anything good with ten white gold coins.

　Apparently it's a very expensive thing. In the original world, it would be on the level of a luxury foreign car?
　It is certain that it is not something that ordinary people can buy easily. In addition, it seems that the prices are different depending on the purpose.

It seems that Toya-san doesn't know much about golems, does she? Would you like me to explain, if I may?
Excuse me. It's nice to meet you.

　Below is what Sancho told me about Golem.

　Once there was a war. It is said that a dispute between two ancient kingdoms developed into a great war that eventually engulfed the world. In the midst of the war, mechanical automatons were born that followed people and fought in place of them.
　These mechanical dolls are called Golems. One after another, a wide variety of Golems were created, and the war expanded rapidly due to the power of the Golems. It is said that even the ancient kingdom that started the war could not stop it.
　As a result, this world was once destroyed.
　However, mankind rose up again and built a new civilization from there.
　They excavate the ancient legacy of the Golem, analyze and replicate the ancient aircraft known as the Legacy, and succeed in creating a downgraded mass production model. It seems that the factory-made golems are the golems that are in widespread use today.

''So that thing on the outside is also a factory-made mass production model?
That's right. It's a bit hard to get a hold of an ancient aircraft, especially when it comes to the Legacy. It's really rare to find one in the market. If you want it, you'll have to excavate it yourself at the ancient ruins.

　It seems to be very rare. However, it doesn't seem to be completely unobtainable.

Are the performance of the factory-made "Factory" and the excavated "Legacy" that different?
"That's partly true, but the ancient aircraft 《Legacy》 is also known as a 'power-holder'. It often has special abilities. It can release lightning and manipulate ice, for example. Toya-san, who can use magic, may not need it so much, though.

　I see. So, the ancient plane 《Legacy》 is more valuable than the rest, huh? As expected of the legacy of the ancient kingdom. This is similar to the artifacts in our world.
　While talking back, Sancho-san gave me ten white gold coins. Because of the large amount of money, I'll ask him to make ten gold coins for one of them.
　Now you have some money. First of all, I should get some information about this world. I'll find out what I can about Golem.

Is there a bookstore in this area?
There's a bookstore three doors down. It's not very big.

　It's close. Let's attack it from there first.
　I thanked Sancho and the others for their help and went outside for a moment. I did see a sign for a bookstore to my right.
　Unlike Sancho-san's shop, when I opened the old-fashioned door, it was a bookstore with a very old-fashioned atmosphere inside. As soon as you enter, there is a staircase attached to the door, and there seems to be books on the second floor as well.
　An old man with a gray head and long white beard wearing round glasses was sitting at the counter at the back of the first floor. He looks like the headmaster of some magical school.

Welcome. Can I help you with something?
Well, do you have any books on history or culture?
History? In this country? Or of world history?
Uh, both of them.
Then go upstairs to the far right, second and third shelf from the top. Feel free to look around, but don't ruin the books.

　I bowed lightly to my grandfather and climbed the age-old wooden stairs. You climb up the creaking stairs to the second floor to the far right, where you will find a bookcase.

''Ah, so this is it. Err.........The History of Arendt, The History of the Holy Kingdom, The Western Origins Chronicles, The Matrack Chronicles.......

　It's quite a lot. It doesn't seem to cost a single silver coin per book, and it's a hassle, so I'll just buy them all.
　The book is pulled out of the bookshelf and piled on the floor in a pile.

''Oops, let's buy some Golem-related stuff too.

　There were no specialized books on Golem, so I piled up books on the ancient kingdom.
　In addition, I also pile up books on demonic beasts, books on manners, and books on love stories as souvenirs for Linse.

''That's about it.''

　I went downstairs to the first floor, floating in the "levitation" of over a hundred books I had pulled from the bookshelves.
　The old man at the counter gawked at me and the pile of fluffy floating books, but he immediately began to pay for all the books.
　It was nine and a half gold coins in all, so I gave him one white gold coin, and instead of accepting the change, I shoved every one of the books of note that were on the first floor for half a gold coin, along with the other books, into 'storage'.

''Maido Arie........''

　With an old man who was feeling a little unconcerned, we went out into the streets of the city again.

Well, the only thing left to do is to eat. I'm hungry, let's get something to eat.

　We wandered around town to see if there was anywhere we could get a meal. I could have returned to Sancho's restaurant and asked him about it, but it was more interesting to jump into such a place by inspiration. It's also a pleasure to draw a lot of luck.
　Eventually we found an open cafe and ordered a snack on the terrace there. Thanks to translation magic, I can read the letters of the Holy Kingdom of Arendt, but I had some trouble with it.
　I can read "Sing Sing's sandwich" and "Grey Fluffle fruit water" on the menu, but I can't figure out what "Sing Sing Sing" and "Grey Flu" are. It was a very thrilling order, but what came out was a poultry sandwich and a grape-like purple juice.
　The taste is not bad. It's reasonably good. I try not to think about what meat or what kind of fruit it is. It's delicious and that's all that matters.
　We sit down to eat and relax, and watch the street from the terrace.
　It's interesting to see the various golems that occasionally pass by.
　Well, I haven't seen any sub-humans like beastmen or elves in this capital yet. Are they simply not in this city or this country, or do they not exist in this world? I don't want to hear that they are persecuted or hostile to humans.
　I looked out at the street as I drank something that looked like grape juice but tasted more like tomato juice.

'Who's there! Get that guy! It's a snatch!

　There was a voice from across the street, and a young brown-haired man carrying a bag crossed the front of the terrace at full speed.

'..... "Slip.
What?

　The snatched man suddenly falls over and hits the back of his head on the ground as hard as he can, screaming in agony.
　A different blonde man who was chasing him jumped on the brown-haired man and held the snatcher back.
　I guess there must be a lot of crime in a capital this big. As I was watching the snatchings that had begun in front of me with a cup of juice in one hand, two knights in silver armor came and tied up the snatcher and took him away with a blond man.
　After seeing them off, I paid for my meal and left the cafe.
　After that, I poked around in various shops, buying souvenirs for the others.
　I was surprised to find something like a gun in a weapons store. But it's not a gun that uses gunpowder, it's a "spellcaster" that uses the magic contained in it to shoot out a bullet.
　It seems that there are not so many "wizards" who can use "magic" in this world. Although everyone knows about the existence of magic, the number of people who can manipulate it as a technique is apparently limited.
　Is it the existence of the Golem that has hindered the development of magic? Maybe that wasn't the case in the ancient kingdom era.... I'll have to check that part out with the book I bought. It's not me, but the doctor.
　But this underworld (it's too complicated to call it that, so I'll just call it that) is also very troubled in many ways. It's a good thing that there are ruffians stalking the upstarts who are touring the capital.

Two ... or maybe three?

　There are people who have been watching me for a while now. I'd like to praise them for their excellent tailgating skills, but they're not done yet. It's a good thing that I'm an amateur compared to my own Tsubaki-san's level.

"I don't remember being targeted, but........

　Did you get mistaken for a rich bon vivant because you were buying things at various stores? Pretending to look at the merchandise in the show window, I check the reflection in the glass to see the tailman behind me. I can't see his face because he is wearing a hood, but I don't think he is one of those hoodlums either.
　Well, you can ask them directly.
　I went into the back alleyway at a trot. As soon as I turn the corner and see that no one is there, I disappear at Invisible and wait for my pursuers.
　I turn the corner in the same way and cut off the retreat as three figures step into the back alley.
　Suddenly, I appear behind them, and the three of them are startled to see me in what looks like a robe with a hood on, and say, "What do you want from me?

What do you want me to do?

　Out of the three who are in a hurry, two of them look at the remaining one. Apparently that guy is the leader.

I hope you won't try to follow me around if you don't have any use for me. Or do you have to be in pain to find out?

　I don't want you following me around any longer, so I'm going to scare you a little. I'm not sure how well my nariety will work.

Wait. I'm sorry for following you around. Would you mind listening to me for a moment?

　The person who seems to be the leader of the group removed her hood, and it was a woman with reddish brown hair. She was about 20 years old at the time, with sharp, hazel-colored eyes, and wore an air of a soldier or martial artist. The short cut of her hair further strengthened this impression.

''Earlier, you used a spell on a snatcher on the terrace of a cafe, didn't you?''
I used it, but so what?

　Heh. How did you understand that short activation? It's not even the target of the magic being used. I'm not going to be able to get my hands on them. It's just that they have the makings of a wizard.

"Can you use other kinds of magic?
Well, to an extent.
...and what about the spell?
'Depends on things. If it's too advanced, breaking the curse could put them in danger in reverse.

　In a word, the curse can be various: fascination, confusion, petrification, strength absorption, coma, illusion, and sealing. Some of them are unusual, such as extinction of offspring.
　Most of them can be lifted with my 'recovery', but there are exceptions. For example, if a person whose body has been strengthened by a curse is easily lifted, the body may not be able to bear the burden of the past and die as a reaction.
　Also, if it's a complicated curse, it may not be able to be broken by "recovery". It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about it.
　The curse I put on that time is that every time you commit a crime that hurts someone, a part of your body becomes paralyzed and eventually dies in your heart.
　In a normal state, of course, you are healthy, so "recovery" doesn't work. If you have committed a crime and become paralyzed, you can recover from it. But the curse has not been broken. If you sin again, the paralysis occurs. It's not a fundamental solution.
　So it's important to determine what the curse is....

'Do you know anyone who is cursed?'
''Yes. Our guest has been affected by the cursed artifact, the cursed magic tool, and has gone into a coma. He has already been unconscious for several weeks...

　Hmm. Maybe it's the coma curse. I'm sure it can be reversed without a psychotic break.

"We still don't owe that person a great debt of gratitude. Would you please break her curse? We will do everything we can to repay you.

　The short cut beauty with her head down, the two behind her hurriedly removed their hoods and lowered their heads as well. Their ponytails and long wavy hair swayed widely. Both girls were about the same age as me, or maybe one year younger, about 16 or 17, with light brown ponytails and chestnut-colored hair in long waves.
　Now, what to do. I don't want to show off too much. It's just too much trouble to take on unnecessary trouble.
　But then again, it's not nice to abandon them. It's not that I don't know him or anything, but I'm curious about what kind of curse it is.
　Oh well. When things get troublesome, you can just go back to the surface, that's all.

I don't know if I can cure it, but if that's what you want to do.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Thank you.

　Again, the three of us are bowed to. Well, I can't say for sure until I see them.

'Then I will show you to our sleeping quarters. I'm sorry, my name is Est Flotia. I'm the deputy head of the Red Cat band of thieves.
My name is Fuyao Mochizuki. Well, I'm a traveler now........wait a minute, what's a band of rebels? "Red Cat"?

　A bandit? The bandit? The bandit? The Rat Boy, Robin Hood, Ishikawa Goemon, Arsene Lupin and others!
　No, no, I don't care how you say it, but that means you're a thief!

Don't you know what a red cat is? You're from a very rural area, aren't you?

　The ponite girl says so, but there's no way I, who's not just from the countryside, but from a farther away place, would know about it.
　The way you talk, you must be a fairly well-known bandit gang, but you're still a criminal.
　The woman who called herself Est opens her mouth as I wrinkle my brow.

''Let me tell you, the only people we steal from are the rogue merchants and idiot nobles who torment the people's grass. Otherwise, we wouldn't call ourselves the righteous bandits.

　Well, all criminals are evil! I'm not going to say anything about it. I've broken a few laws when I came to this other world. In fact, I'm trespassing in this city right now. I'm sorry. I haven't paid.

Well, that's okay. You can tell me about it later. I want you to hurry up if you're going to take me with you. I have to be out of the capital tomorrow.
Okay. Now, come on.

　Saying that, Est-san began to walk. I didn't want to get involved in any trouble in the underworld 《Over here》.
　It became troublesome.