episode_0002

“Knock knock”

At the sound of the knock, Elisias raised her head and looked surprised, as if she had finally noticed my presence.

When I pulled up a chair and sat down carefully, she hesitated and held out a gold coin that had been placed on the table.

To start with gold coins without any suspicion… She seems to be an innocent girl who has no doubts and doesn’t know anything about the world when she meets someone for the first time.

It doesn’t look like that, though.

“You know, can you stop handing over gold coins without any suspicion?”

“Hmm…? Aren’t you from the information that says if you do what is written here, you will get it?”

That question must have been asked out of pure curiosity, so I scratched my temples and smiled as I tried to match the beat of Elisias.

“…Well, in a way, it’s true that I’m an information dealer who knows all the information, but maybe it’s a little different?”

“Hmm, then who are you?”

“A person who is very interested in you?”

“You are very interested in me? What does it mean? ”

“No, I was just wondering if you could give me some time.”

“Unfortunately, I cannot accept that feeling. If it is that kind of business, I would like you to stand up. I have other prior arrangements”

As he crossed his arms and spoke coldly, showing a defensive attitude, giggling voices were heard from around him.

Among them, there were people who pointed fingers at me and said insulting things.

“Kkekekeke, hey, did you see that guy? I’m getting ripped off so hard?”

“Hey, how about you go next? You don’t know, right?”

“The woman also looks very weak, doesn’t she? Try knocking it over?”

I could only sigh at their reaction, but I tried to understand that it was probably because they did not know what kind of being Elisias was.

However, I was a little annoyed by the constant backbiting and obscenities I heard, so I didn’t feel very good.

I want to focus on the story, but I really want you to be a little quiet.

“Just kidding, kidding! You know…the information you’re looking for isn’t easily available, right? You don’t plan on just going home like this?”

Actually, I just said this.

In the first place, in order to do his best in his duties, he even borrowed money from a vicious moneylender, so this was just a pretense.

In response to my question, Elisias tilted her head to the side with an expression that seemed to make no sense.

“You can’t get it easily… You’re talking as if you know what I want? ”

I stopped laughing when I saw the fish with the rice cake in its mouth.

“This is the location of the dungeon, right?”

“What, what! Well, how did you know that?”

He hits the table and suddenly thrusts himself in excitedly.

In response to that action, I took a step back to keep my distance, and then pointed to the paper he was holding.

“I told you, right? In some ways, the information is correct? There’s nothing I don’t know. That piece of paper, the last action passage, will say to shout “WoongWoong” 3 times, right?”

Elisias, who was watching me spew out lies without even putting saliva on my mouth, covered my mouth as if I had seen some magical magic.

“Ma, that’s right…How did you do that…”

I let out a heavy sigh when I heard Elisias’ voice filled with embarrassment.

“That’s a note with our fake information written on it”

“What, what?”

The reaction of wide-opening eyes and surprise was so amusing that I ended up laughing.

Elisias blushed as if she was embarrassed when she saw me like that, and I cleared my throat.

“Hmm, why did you believe that note? Did you just believe this because it was a sign that you could meet the intelligence merchant?”

“Ugh! That… that!”

Elisias blushed as if he had hit the nail on the head. Did he think it was such a shame? I secretly put on a fake smile to decorate the finale of the bluff.

“You should at least make sure it’s trustworthy, right? Elisias, Louis, Vin, and Grindea?”

As soon as I spoke, the sharp blue sword of Elisias was pointed at my throat.

Everyone in the bar looked at her, and even Uncle Guile looked at me with an expression like he had no idea what was going on.

The blade of the sword shines sharply, and her cold face is reflected through it.

“Answer me. Depending on your answer, it may save your life. How do you know my name?”

“Hey! Wait a minute, I don’t know what the fuss is about but-”

Uncle Guile urgently tried to stop Elisias, but I held out my hand and said it was okay.

I swallow my dry saliva once and place my finger on the sword pointed at my neck.

Although she is said to be the only daughter of the famous Grindea family, her face is not known to the public.

Because of his intelligence, he gets into a lot of trouble with servants and other nobles, so he feels like a hiding child, to put it bluntly.

Even though your face is unknown, there is nothing more creepy than if the person you see for the first time knows your name.

It is also said that there will be unconditional vigilance, and this was not only for Elisias.

The people who insulted me and Elisias become extremely wary and begin to bow down.

“Well… I told you to calm down first, I told you from the beginning that I was very interested in you, and I just wanted to show you what my capabilities are as an information source.”

I naturally let out lies, but they are not wrong.

As someone who has cleared this game over 100 times, I know what events will happen if you keep giving treats to cats on the street. That’s me.

In fact, information dealers should not be easily seen or attract attention, but there is nothing they can do to avoid this crappy prologue event.

The fake intelligence dealer who was supposed to come here may still be here, and may approach Elisias while I am away.

Spilled Water The reason this happened was simply because I pretended to be an information dealer and chose to force a breakthrough by making Elisias believe me.

“What does that mean?”

Although the sword was not yet taken away, I tried to remain calm and continued speaking.

“You told me to at least make sure it’s trustworthy, right? Don’t you think that if you do this, I will give you clear information?”

To what extent has she been recognized? Her eyes seem less wary than at first.

Elisias remained silent and slowly drew back his sword.

Once the suffocating situation was over, Uncle Guile began to move around busily again, as if he was relieved, and the atmosphere in the bar began to change rapidly.

“Hey, did you see the speed at which he took out the sword?”

“You couldn’t see it? The form is crazy…”

“Isn’t he an amazingly talented person?”

“Hey, if you fight, do you think you can win?”

“I am confident that I can make a cake in just 1 second.”

The insults and obscenities that had been whispered and hurled at Elisias suddenly turned into surprise and respect.

“First, let’s move the location a little, it caught people’s attention too much.”

Elisias sighed and sat down in his seat.

I know that drawing more attention won’t help, so I nod my head in agreement.

“If that’s the case, I know a good place.”

“Good place?”

When Elisias asked again with a curious expression, I cleaned up the room, got up from the chair, and held out my hand to Elisias.

Elisias was just staring at my hand, embarrassed by it.

I, too, became puzzled as I realized that I had suddenly and without hesitation reached out my hand.

“It hasn’t been long since you came to this city, right? It’s late, so there are a lot of strange people and dangerous people, so if it’s okay with you, I’ll escort you.”

Even though it was something I did, I was somehow embarrassed and scratched my head.

“Okay, if that’s the case… please take care of me”

Elisias grinned and placed her white hand on my palm.

It looked like it would be very soft, but it was different from what I expected. The rough hands were covered in calluses here and there, and I could understand what that meant.

I couldn’t know exactly what Elisias’s past was because it wasn’t shown in the game, but I was able to get a glimpse of her past and all of her hard work and life through those rough hands.

She was persecuted and misunderstood due to her low intelligence, and was not recognized even by her own servants. All she could do was try. The hand she held tightly felt warm.

She is truly a living creature. A woman with a soul, not just an illustration drawn by someone else, with data of 0 and 1

“Why are you doing that?”

Elisias was just looking at me with a puzzled expression.

“Oh, no, I was thinking about something else for a moment, so come on! Now let’s move on.”

As I walk out of the store, holding her hand, I feel the chilly night air.

I can feel the five senses in my hands and on my skin that I didn’t know about when I was just playing the game.

A small candle flickering in a streetlamp, the long shadow of the two of us stretching beneath it, a window filled with orange light.

The silhouettes of people seen beyond and the sound of insects in the grass that can be heard little by little are all real.

Now all of this has become my world.

Out of joy, I held on to her hand, which I was lightly holding, and ran around the street for a bit.

“So… you mean this inn is a good place?”

When we reached our destination, Elisias asked me a question and I just nodded.

“Yes! The two of you could have a quiet conversation, and since you had just arrived in this city today, you couldn’t find a good place to sleep, right?”

Elisias nodded at my confident answer.

“Hmm… sure, then let’s go in.”

Elisias spoke boldly and opened the door to the inn first. I followed him, bowing my head.

As I walked a little further behind the jingling chime and turned the corner, a temporary front desk made of wooden boards came into view, accompanied by the sound of screeching wooden boards.

“Oh my… welcome. It’s been a while since two young men and women came…”

“Old woman, we want a room where we can talk quietly.”

The old man, who was glancing at the two of us, suddenly started clearing his throat.

“Hmm, hm…Unfortunately, there is only one room left. I think we will have to share the same room. Is that okay?”

I saw the old man blinking one eye as he glanced at me, and the keys to the many inn rooms behind him.

Most of the inns around here are operated as joint establishments, so it is difficult to find a normal inn.

Most of the inns are full of H events, so I came here intentionally because I wanted Elisias to be able to rest comfortably and to be able to deal with unexpected events.

“Then I have no choice. I would be grateful if you could at least give me that room.”

“Are you okay???”

As I was immersed in my thoughts, I was quite taken aback by the positive words that came out, so I ended up raising my voice.

Perhaps she knew what I was thinking or not, but on the contrary, she stared at me as if I was strange.

“Not only were there no rooms left, but it was also late. I can’t let someone who gives me valuable information sleep outside, and I hope you don’t mind.”

Although her tone was a bit stiff and cold, I realized that Elisias really didn’t think anything of it when she was in the same room as me.

“Rather good…”

“Oh, I rather like it?”

After she looked puzzled because she didn’t understand the meaning of the words, I quickly took out 15 copper coins and handed them over to the owner, who then handed me the key.

Between the wooden stairs going upstairs, along with the creaking noise, I got nervous for no reason and kept swallowing dry saliva.

My heart is pounding and it feels like it’s going to burst, as if I’ve poured several cans of caffeine into it.

I’m staying overnight with my favorite girl…

Is there a more dream-like event than this! Ah… finally, I was a Mosol Ada in the world I originally lived in?

“Huhuhuhu….Hehehehe”

“Hmm?? What’s happening all of a sudden? Making such strange noises.”

“No, no, I just had something nice happen for a moment… What room was it?”

After passing the long end of the hallway, we stood in front of the assigned door, and I first carefully grabbed the handle, or rather the handle that goes over the adult stairs, and pulled.