Returning to my apartnt with even more friends
A 2LDK apartnt for 30,000 yen a month I moved to an apartnt block that was dirt-cheap for its location (Tokyos Tachikawa City), but imdiately after moving in, I discovered why the rent was so low.
Believe it or not, the entryway of my apartnt was connected to a dungeon in the other world.
I was glad Id beco friends with people from the other world Id t in the dungeon: Ria the lady knight, Deet the sorceress and Shizuku the white sli. But theyd ended up staying in my apartnt.
Not only that, but Enami, the NNK man whod co to collect my licence fee, had travelled into the other world from my apartnt. On top of that, hed been mistaken for a dangerous orc by the Adventurers Guild, whod put out a call to bring him down.
In order to get them at least to change the mission to capturing him instead, Ria, Deet, Shizuku and I had headed all the way up from the fifth floor of the Dungeon of Yomi, which was connected to the entryway of my apartnt, to the surface, where the Adventurers Guild was.
Along the way, wed ended up travelling with the orphan Nick (whom wed helped out in the slums of the first level) and his sister Mary, as well as Miri from the Thieves Guild. Finally, wed managed to reach the surface.
The secret dungeon exit was at the top of a hill.
Anyway, lets go down the hill into the town!
I agreed with Ria. Below the hill, we could see the town of Herakleon. The air above the hill was pure, and the natural surroundings were beautiful, but the scenery was the sa kind of scenery you might see in Europe, for instance, back on Earth.
Beneath the panoramic blue sky, we set off for Herakleon.
So this is a town in the other world, huh? The whole of Herakleon was surrounded by walls.
Among the people coming and going, I could see not only blondes but people with red, blue and pink hair, as well as half-human, half-animal folk even fluffier than Miri, and lizards walking about on two feet. There were no cars; once in a while, a cart went past.
This really is the other world. This is probably the first ti in human history that a humans made it to the surface of this world.
I wanted to share my excitent with Ria and Deet, but unfortunately Miri was with us. She didnt know that I was Japanese.
All right! First of all, shall we go to the Adventurers Guild right away and get them to change the mission to bring Enami down into a mission to capture him?
Lets get that task out of the way quickly so we can properly enjoy the other world!
But Deet, looking unhappy, said, Ugh, do we have to go to the Adventurers Guild right now? Im tired. How about we rest for a bit at an inn?
We cant. We have to get to the Adventurers Guild fast! If Enami gets brought down, its all over.
Im so excited, I wont be able to sleep at all. I wanna go and explore.
But look.
Deet glanced behind her. Little Mary, who was riding on her back, had fallen asleep. Deet was unexpectedly good with kids. Nick, holding hands with Ria, also looked sleepy.
It looked as if we were going to have to go to an inn and put those two to bed, at any rate.
We arrived at an adventurers inn. It was built out of stone, and had four beds to a room. It looked pretty comfy.
Not bad! I suppose the rooms have four beds because theyre ant for adventuring parties.
But your sleeping bags are more comfortable, Thor. This inn provides dinner, so lets sleep until then.
Apparently, Deet was intending to sleep on top of the bed, in a sleeping bag.
What the?! Whats this material?
Miri got very excited when she saw the sleeping bag that Deet was using.
Shut up! Im trying to sleep, so can you be quiet?
Well, I suppose even if there are sleeping bags in this world, there wont be any made out of synthetic fibres.
You can have mine.
Really?
Miri also put the sleeping bag on top of one of the beds and got in.
Its so warm! What the?!
Miris breathing quickly settled as she, too, fell asleep.
Nick and Mary took up another bed between them, so there was only one bed left.
Ria and I looked at one another.
We had slept together in my apartnt, but we hadnt done that since she got her mithril sword back.
Wh-what shall we do? Shall I sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor?
N-no, no way! I an, the beds pretty big
The beds big?
I couldnt just say shall we sleep together?.
S-since weve co all this way, Id like you to show around the town until dinner, Riaerm
Yes, of course!
Ria bead back at .
Leaving a note that said wed be back for dinner, the two of us stealthily left the inn.
But when Id had a good think about it, I realised that, though I wanted to explore the town, Ria might be tired.
Im so happy I get to show you around town, Sir Thor.
Huh?
You see, Im still indebted to you.
Dont be silly!
Im completely serious, which is why I want you to have a good ti in my world today.
For various reasons, the two of us had never walked around the streets of Japan together.
When you co to Japan, Ria, Ill show you around.
First, lets go to the temple.
Huh? Im not really that interested in
Just when I thought I was going on a date in the other world with the lady knight, I was suddenly being invited to join her religion.
Oof. Is this really happening? What a sha
Lets head quickly to the temple first of all, so you can learn our lingua franca!
Huh? What do you an?
From listening carefully to what Ria said, it seed that the telepathic language used by people from the other world was a kind of skill.
In addition to knowing the language of their own country or region, they were equipped with a translation skill which had telepathic effects.
Since monster language was Japanese, I just needed to be granted the effects of that skill.
Will I be able to talk to Nick and Mary normally?
Yes, you will.
Nick and Mary werent adventurers, so they didnt understand monster language.
It looked like, by going to the temple, Id be able to speak like everyone else imdiately. And Ill be able to turn it on and off at will. Id better turn it off when I get back to Japan. This other world is pretty convenient!
After wed been walking through the town for a while, I saw a particularly large building at the end of our path.
It reminded of a church back on Earth.
Is that the temple?
Yes.
Its pretty big.
They get a lot of money in donations.
I see. I understood without asking. I bet I have to give them a donation in order to get this language skill.
There are priests in the temple who heal peoples wounds through holy magic.
Apparently, it also acted as a hospital.
So are there priests who are also adventurers?
My heart swelled with anticipation as I asked her. A lady priest is just as romantic as a lady knight.
However, Ria looked surprised.
U-um Priest-adventurers? Ive never heard of any, but maybe they exist.
Huh? But having soone who can do healing magic in an adventuring party would be really helpful.
It certainly would, but those who use sacred magic have enough work to do without going on dangerous adventures. Theyre the kind of people the temple hires.
O-of course But what about their level? Arent there any priests who go on adventures to make their level higher?
They get a little experience from using healing magic to cure wounds, so of course their skill level increases in the normal way.
Co to think of it, I had the feeling that Id heard that kind of thing about skill levels before. So the people with profitable skills dont do the dangerous jobs? The other world was weirdly real or, in other words, similar to Japan.
The inside of the temple created a peaceful atmosphere, but there were so many visitors that, in reality, it was smothered in noise and bustle.
I saw at once that most of the visitors had so kind of injury. The n and won were split into separate lines.
Why are n and won separated?
I had an unpleasant hunch about that.
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