“………… I’ve, had a lot of things to think about lately.”
“Yeah.”
In a bench with railings near the center of the city, where the warm sun shines.
There, I and Leafa was sitting down together and eating a grilled sweetfish* on a skewer leisurely. (TN: Ayu (アユ, 鮎, 年魚, 香魚) or sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis, is a species of fish. The name “sweetfish” was inspired by the sweetness of its flesh. Also called salmon)
This is the royal capital ––––no nay, far from there, this is a remote town surrounded by mountains and the sea –––– Cassandra.
A city surrounded by nature on all sides –––– speaking of that, it may sound good, but the road that connects it to the city is steep, and it is incomparable to the royal capital, as is there were only few people coming and going in this city.
To put it bluntly, the city is lacking in manpower and the funds that goes along with it, which gives the impression of this being a desolate city.
The proof is that the outer wall, which should protect the city from the threat of monsters, remains broken in some places without being repaired.
Most of the houses that were built are shabby.
But, well, it might be a good match for me now.
The weakest hero in history. Upper limit of level only being five, I have –––– an upper limit level of five.
As been determined by the hero aptitude test in the royal capital, that’s my upper level.
I take out the skill card I received in the royal capital from my pocket, and check my skill point.
Skill points, are points that can be obtained as your level goes up, and by consuming this, you will be able to learn magic and skills.
There are various skills, like passive skills (skills that are activated at all times) and active skills (skills that are activated at will), and when the time my level goes up, and I get skill points, I was like “I definitely want this skill and this skill! Oh! I want this skill too!” and was looking forward to it until recently.
However, that dream won’t come true anymore.
As I said earlier, my level limit is low.
It is as low as this.
Naturally, the skill points that I can acquire are also low.
That number is only ten.
With this, it seems that it is barely possible for me to get a few beginner magic.
According to Yumina, it seems that it’s virtually impossible to exceed this level limit.
Even though I came to a different world which I yearned for, it seems that my level will not rise anymore.
And this is the different world.
If I step out of the city, what’s waiting for me is a different world where dangerous monsters roam.
Such a harsh world where I can die at any time.
In such a world, I can’t say “harem” forever.
That’s the reason, why I left the royal capital where relatively strong monsters appeared, and in this place–––– I decided to proceed to Cassandra.
By no means did I leave the royal capital because the people in the royal capital were saying, “Ah! It’s the gigolo hero!” or “Good evening, gigolo hero!”.
Don’t get me wrong.
Well, after that, the goddess who is my rope of dependence ––– one of the reasons is that my login bonus from Amelia has been downgraded considerably recently.
To this day, it’s just simple chair with nothing unusual.
It has fallen too much.
…… By the way, I received a message from the goddess about that.
Apparently, the goddess only has a one-way passage, but she can send me a message.
The content of the message, looks like this.
【Katou-san! It’s a disaster! The serious matter now is that I was about to be found out by my senior goddess who is in charge of me! It looks like I’ve done too much start dash! Fufu, this looks like a social game. –––– Wait, this is not the time to say that! This is an emergency situation! –––– That’s why, it’s going to be low grade for the time being! I’m sorry! However, don’t worry! Amelia is a child who finishes things when she does it! I will definitely bring you more amazing things! Please look forward to it! Gufufu, this is sure to bring Amelia a great success. See you soon!】
“…………”
Amelia seems to have a hard time, too.
–––– That’s right. The hard part to say is that, how do I deal with Frey and Leafa from now on.
I asked Frey somehow or another not long ago, but as I thought, when she first met me at that inn, apparently, she was really trying to brainwash me.
“For some reason, Milord wasn’t brainwashed! As one would expect of Milord!”
“…………”
That little girl said that with a smile.
And of course, I couldn’t say anything to that, and when I heard that, I suddenly got scared, and I asked Frey what would have happened if I had been brainwashed.
And then.
“Umu. It was my first time to brainwash a human being, but that’s right. Most of the time, those who have been brainwashed by me will become mindless dolls! And they’ll use my power unconsciously, making them dry out and die!”
“…………”
As you can see from this conversation, Frey was already a completely dangerous guy.
If there is a dangerous guy ranking that was not a ranking in terms of strength, she’ll be in the first place in a grand manner.
Come to think of it, Frey managed to say about being a King of the Underworld.
King of the Underworld –––– Those words sound familiar to me.
It’s from the goddess.
I operated the card I got from the goddess, and search for information regarding the King of the Underworld.
Then, the character was found immediately.
King of the Underworld –––– Exists in the “underworld”, which is the end point of everything, one pillar among the multitude of kings.
Possesses an extraordinary power far from the creatures above ground, and it is said that he’s power is comparable to the gods of the heavenly world.
It was written so.
“…………”
At this point, I stopped the sweet idea of relying on Frey’s power.
Even if I do rely on her, let’s think about this properly.
Next is Leafa.
…… Perhaps, in terms of risk, Leafa is more dangerous than Frey. (TN: The MC is thinking logically now, nice!)
Because, I’ve just come to a different world, I was so excited that even I myself can recognize it, so I didn’t notice it, but when it came to Leafa, it was generally a kidnapping.
It’s a crime.
Moreover, the other party is a princess.
If this is found out by the country of Leafa, it’s immediately the death penalty –––– No, not only that, but it could also lead to international problems.
Taking that seriously, it might be better for Leafa to return to her country immediately for the sake of both of us, that’s what I thought, but ––––
“Hmm, that’s right–. At first, I was also thinking of going back to the country, but there’s something that’s comfortable here. I don’t get nagged by my parents saying something to me, and I don’t have any lessons. Also, the manga that Katou brought? I have to read all the manga, so I’ll stay here until then. Thank you for having me!”
“…………”
If I was told with a smile like that, I couldn’t say that she should return to her country as soon as possible.
Well, there was such a thing, and I decided to work seriously and live in this town, without being conspicuous from now on.
That’s what I’ve decided.
And I immediately, went to Yumina to report this.
My new life is about to begin.
…… That’s what I thought, but for some reason a problem arose from here.
“You, you must not! Nobuyuki-sama should never do a thing, such as working!”
Yumina said so in a stronger tone than ever before.
“Bu, but Yumina. As I thought, if I, a man, don’t work, our venerable neighbors might say something……”
“That’s what, I’ve been saying! Please leave it all to me! Nobuyuki-sama, you don’t have to worry about anything!”
“…………Yeah!”
And that’s why, in this manner, instead of working in the middle of the day, I was on a bench in the city, eating salt-grilled salmon stuck in a skewer with Leafa.
Looking around, uncles and aunts in the market, and children younger than us were working hard.
While watching it, I made the following remark.
“–––– I’ve been casually thinking these days, that it’s okay for me to stay as a gigolo as it is.”
While receiving a pleasant breeze, I said so.
I’m a garbage to say the least.
I know that too.
But I wonder it is.
I’ve noticed it myself that I have accepted being a gigolo lately.
I’ve heard that once human beings have fallen in degeneracy, they need to be in resolute to recover, but that might be the case for me.
I already, had no will to work.
Then, Leafa shows an expression that makes her look like she’s thinking about my words.
“………”
I had given up halfway.
A person having ordinary sensibilities, there will not be many people who’ll consent a gigolo.
That’s natural, because a working person actually feel the pain of working by his own body.
However ––––
“……… You have a point, with that.”
With a serious expression, Leafa said so.
–––– Yes, Leafa was just like me, a garbage.
We shake hands.
It was at the moment when a strong friendship sprang up among us.
Then, it was at that time.
A person’s shadow inserted near the bench.
When I raised my face, Frey dressed in cooking clothes stood there.
Come to think of it, Frey said that she was going to work at a bakery nearby.
Such Frey, was trembling and shaking all over.
Is she going to pee?
The next moment I thought so, Frey exploded.
“I don’t approve of this loneliness, at aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallll!!!! Milord and the other are seriously dwindling! Milord and the other might’ve said that they’re going out to work in the first place, but!!!!! Why are you selling oil in a place like thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!!!”
“” ………… “”
Maybe I should have spoken honestly to Frey for her to understand.
As I said earlier, Yumina told me that I don’t have to work.
However, I still think that it will look bad in the neighborhood, so we left the inn saying these words to Frey, “We’re going to work a little outside!”.
This was an example of a restructured office worker who can’t tell his wife about it and has no choice but to kill time in the park.
“No, no, Frey. I’m willing to work. But Yumina says that I don’t have to work. I have no choice but to do this method. I mean, this wasn’t my intention. Frey, do you understand? “
“I don’t understand.”
It appears that she doesn’t understand.
As I was asking for assistance, I saw Leafa.
Leafa immediately nods.
She’s really a reliable fella.
“Frey, listen carefully. The truth is, we too, want to work right now. However, there is no such glamorous job that’s right for us. …… it’s outstandingly, too cruel for us……”
Me and Leafa stared at Frey.
“……Keep going.”
It looks like it’s okay for us to keep going.
Operation Frey gentle persuasion has begun.
“In the first place, from the story, a gigolo, can’t be anyone, right? Is it like calling it the chosen one? I think that, there is something special about that, or something like that.”
“As expected of Leafa! Your point of view is different from an average person!”
“…………”
“And look, on the manga that Katou has? There was a lot of it there, right? The handsome Harem main character may seem like he’s just a handsome man with cheat, but it’s different. He’s making an effort. I mean, it’s like the time adjustment until the heroine encounters a pinch, the timing when they got easily entangled with delinquents, the care behind the beautiful girls, and the effort behind that, or something like that? The handsome harem protagonists are able to make a harem because they have made such efforts that will not be seen by others. In other words, the gigolo is also trying to do things his own way, so it may be in a different vector, but his doing his best.”
“Ah, damn it! Everything I wanted to say, have been told! That’s right! When something about a gigolo was heard, most people may reject it since it has the image of a fucking bastard who is just parasitizing someone, but they’re also trying their own way, as a gigolo! Yup!” (TN: Kazuma, is this guy your disciple?)
“…………”
Frey is quivering.
She appears to be trembling with excitement.
“Work you foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooools!!”