I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 85
4-5. Next Town
Amariaz took out onigiri from the magic bag and ate it.
This time, he took out tea and drank it.
Certainly, we can’t spend our entire lives in this forest…
We need robes to conceal ourselves, and we also need to do some shopping somewhere.
Well, I don’t have any money right now, so if there are monster materials, I could sell them… But if Kyuuri has been using her skills to influence people in other towns about me, it might become difficult to interact with people.
Hmm, what should I do…?
Or rather, if I think she’s spreading rumors about me, I might not be able to go to most countries, so I’ll think about it later.
Um, well, then…
First of all, we have to go to a town, anywhere will do.
But it will take two weeks to reach the nearest town on foot.
It would be nice if there were carriages or something, but it’s better not to expect things to go that smoothly.
And the biggest problem is that we’re penniless.
I wonder if the coins we use in the Oni Village are usable elsewhere?
Not knowing about these things is a problem… I should have studied more.
Well… it’s pointless to think about it now since I don’t have a single penny.
So, the best thing to do for money is to gather monster materials and enter the town, according to Amariaz.
I agree with that.
Since we have a bag of magical tools, we should be able to manage with quite a few materials.
Once we have some money, we’ll need to buy what we need for our journey on the spot.
Or rather, can we really earn money that easily…?
Well, let’s believe that we’ll somehow manage.
“By the way, do you think they’ll believe us if we say we hunted monsters? We don’t even have any weapons, so it doesn’t seem likely they’ll believe us.”
“…Y-Yeah… You’re right? That’s bad, isn’t it?”
“Amariaz?? Huh, are you okay?”
“Yuuzen-kun is seventeen, and I’m ten… Well, my real age is older and I look about seventeen, so I could probably pass for that age… But being seventeen is still considered a child, right?”
“That’s bad.”
“That’s why it’s bad.”
This is a hopeless situation!!
Even if we say we hunted a big monster, there’s no way they’ll believe us!
Even if we say we hunted a relatively high-ranked monster like Shorouwo, there’s no way they’ll believe us!
But this is pretty much the only way we can earn money…
But Amariaz is strong too, and he probably has more knowledge than anyone else.
Maybe we can use that knowledge to persuade people.
“…What do you think?”
“It’s not impossible, but if the other party is the Adventurers Guild, it’s quicker to show your strength.”
“Well, that’s true, but… Yuuzen will probably be tested too.”
“…Yeah…”
I guess it’s better for me not to stand out too much, right?
Oh, I see. So there’s that issue too…
Hmm, we can’t just stay in this forest forever, but at the same time, it’s doubtful whether we can sell the materials we gather…
Making money seems difficult…
Well, in that case, it’s up to Amariaz to do his best alone.
I shouldn’t stand out, but it shouldn’t be a problem if Amariaz stands out a bit.
Anyway, we need to go to a town at least once.
We need to procure various things.
It would be good if we could earn money safely… Well, it’s all about luck here.
Amariaz also agreed to this proposal.
Amariaz will be in charge of reconnaissance, and I’ll enter the town only after ensuring safety.
I don’t know if this is really okay, but well, you never know until you try.
We’ve come this far, so let’s go all out.
Worst case scenario, we have a means to escape by force, and Amariaz can handle that much.
“Yeah, let’s start with me going into town to investigate various things. Yuuzen-kun, you’ll wait in the forest closest to town.”
“Is that the best plan? But it takes two weeks to get to the town, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. In the meantime, we need to search for monsters and hunt them. With our scouting abilities, I think we’ll be fine.”
“If you disappear, I’ll notice, and if I conceal my presence, Amariaz will notice. Well then, let’s focus on hunting for a while.”
“Yeah. Then I’ll go to sleep!”
Amariaz laid down and leaned against the campfire.
As I thought about how well he could sleep on the hard ground, I wasn’t feeling sleepy, so I decided to focus on maintaining the fire.
…There’s so much to do.
Acting while hiding is quite difficult…
Tomorrow, we’ll advance through the forest, hunt, gather materials, and two weeks later, go to town, and then… um…
As I searched through my memories in my mind, I added more wood to the campfire in front of me.
The night was cold, very cold.
But even though I couldn’t feel that sensation, I kept the fire going for Amariaz who was sleeping next to me.
In the mountains far from my hometown.
It’s said to be a dangerous area with many beasts and monsters, but that’s why it’s perfect for hiding.
Suddenly, I noticed the abnormal stiffness of my body.
Then I took the knife in my hand and thrust it into my arm with all my might.
But the blade didn’t go through, and instead, the tip broke off.
Looking at my uninjured hand, I sighed softly.
I threw the knife aside and started to remember the old days while looking at the campfire again.
“…How did it come to this…”
Sigh… I want to avoid thinking about it, but well, that’s impossible…
…What kind of person was my father?
As I remembered the past, I began to imagine my own father.
And before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.