episode_0111

“Then we’ll be on our way. We plan to stay here for a while, so if you need any monster corpses disposed of, please come find us. We’ll buy them at a reasonable price.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After parting with the merchant party, the first thing we did, of course, was find a place to stay here for a while.

And the accommodation we would use was….

“Oh….”

“It’s quite big for an inn.”

“Since this place has air conditioning, it’ll be comfortable for you guys to stay.”

Another characteristic of this Kairelo is a large-scale gambling den.

In other words, a casino.

This casino is quite famous, so many wealthy people and high-ranking officials’ children from the central continent of Pilgrea come here for travel.

Of course, at the same time, this place is quite dangerous, so it’s difficult to even come here unless you have the wealth to hire sufficient skills.

Anyway, in order to satisfy such rich people, various luxurious accommodations have been created here.

One of them is this accommodation with air conditioning.

‘If my memory is correct, the setting says that they are using cooling equipment brought in from the Craftia Magic Kingdom.’

The power source is the corpses of monsters.

The corpses of monsters are materials for equipment, but at the same time, a slight residue of magic remains in the corpses.

The magic kingdom started researching methods to utilize that, and eventually completed it.

Of course, the downside is that it can only be used effectively in Gold Road, where there are many monsters and most of them are powerful, because it is impossible to extract the magic residue from common, weak monsters….

‘If you catch one, five more appear in Gold Road, so that’s not a big deal.’

Anyway, the important thing is that there is air conditioning here.

However, it’s quite expensive to check in to this accommodation….

But I have plenty of money in my inventory, so it doesn’t matter.

“Wow!….”

“So, so cool!….”

The lobby of the accommodation.

Cool air greeted us from here, as if the air conditioning was already running from here.

Baek-ryun, Seol-rin, and Baek-ho followed behind me, looking around curiously.

As expected, wealthy people or high-ranking officials in fancy clothes caught my eye.

Among them, even though we have outstanding looks, we were dressed in slightly old adventurer’s clothes, looking around like country bumpkins, so they started whispering among themselves.

“Welcome. Do you have a reservation?”

“I don’t have a reservation…. I’d like to check in.”

“Oh….”

The gaze of the woman who was greeting guests at the counter moved.

From top to bottom, from bottom to top.

She looked over us and frowned very slightly. Of course, it was very slight, and even that was only for a moment, so you wouldn’t notice it unless you were paying close attention. Anyway, it seems that she is well-trained in customer service.

“I’m sorry, sir. The accommodation fee here is quite expensive…. I think it will be a burden….”

“Haa….”

I took out a platinum coin pouch from my inventory.

It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve done this….

“I have enough money, and one room is enough, so I’d like to get a room.”

“Oh, oh…?”

A considerable amount of platinum coins at first glance.

The woman’s eyes widened when she saw it.

It seems that she can’t believe that someone she thought was a simple mercenary or adventurer would take out such a large amount of money.

“Is it not enough?”

“J, just a moment, please. I’ll go check for an empty room!”

The woman was startled and stood up and ran somewhere.

Before long, she returned with someone who appeared to be the manager of this hotel-like place.

“Ah, hello. I heard you were looking for a room?”

“Yeah. I don’t know how long I’ll be staying…. But I think I’ll be staying for at least a week.”

“Ah, I understand. Please follow me! I’ll show you the way!”

Thus, the manager guided us to the top floor of the hotel.

In addition, not only was there air conditioning, but also an elevator, so it was quite convenient to go up.

‘I heard that the Gold Road region is close to the Craftia Magic Kingdom, so it’s heavily influenced by it…. I thought I’d have to go all the way there to experience modern civilization, but I’m experiencing it in a closer place than I thought.’

The room located in the corner of the top floor.

The interior of the room was unnecessarily fancy because it was a room for the rich, but aside from that, it wasn’t a bad place for 5 people, including me, to stay.

Anyway, Baek-ryun, Seol-rin, and Baek-ho smiled brightly and went into the room because the air conditioning was working well in the room.

“The soundproofing is also good.”

“…Okay, thanks for that.”

The manager approached me and spoke.

He’s telling me a very important fact. Yes…, soundproofing is important.

Baek-ryun, Seol-rin, and Baek-ho too….

Once they start going at it, their moans are no joke. From my perspective, it makes me even more excited, but that’s not always the case for other people.

“And about the usage fee….”

“How many days can I stay with the platinum coins I gave you?”

“About 5 days….”

5 days.

“Then I’ll pay in advance. If I stay for more than 5 days, I’ll pay it all at once when I leave. If I stay for less than 5 days, you don’t have to give me the money back.”

“I understand. Then I will do that. Please rest comfortably.”

The manager bowed deeply and turned away.

After the manager left, Baek-ryun, Seol-rin, and Baek-ho lay down on their spacious beds and stretched out.

“Haa…, it’s cool~”

“It’s so hot outside, but this place is strangely cool….”

“It seems like a strange energy is enveloping the building itself. Is this the cause of the coolness?”

“That’s right. This building was created through the magical technology of the Magic Kingdom Craftia. It has basic technology to block the heat and technology to air condition the entire building. Instead, the cost of using it is quite expensive.”

Baek-ryun and Seol-rin were amazed at my explanation and felt the texture of the cool bedding. As well as Baek-ho.

I watched the three of them quietly before getting up from my seat.

“Then wait here for now. If you need anything, you can press the bell here. I’ll leave plenty of money here too.”

“?”

“Leon, where are you going?”

“Me?…. To see the rabbit.”

* * *

As mentioned earlier, Levia’s father couldn’t know the news, and her mother eventually got sick and passed away.

Left alone, Levia headed to Gold Road to find any news about her father. But the fact that a country girl who doesn’t know anything can come to a place like this safely is a miracle in itself, and it can only be said that she was lucky.

But that miracle can’t continue forever.

Money to eat and live on doesn’t come from digging in the ground, so she had to do something to earn money. She needs money to eat and live, and she needs to be able to live to collect information about her dad. So what Levia chose was….

“Welcome. Is this your first time here?”

“Ah, it’s my first time.”

“Then I’ll give you a brief introduction.”

Dazzling lights. A strong perfume smell that makes you feel dizzy. Loud music that sounds like it’s engraved in your ears.

The voices of people with various joys and sorrows mixed together.

Yes, it’s a casino.

The job that Levia, who doesn’t know how to fight, chose is also what comes to mind when you think of a casino.

“H, I can’t do anything lewd!….”

Bunny girl service.

A charming twin-tailed girl with shyly blushing cheeks, a troubled smile, and sweaty brown skin.

I stared at her for a moment before turning to the guide who was showing me around.

“First of all, we use 『coins』 as currency here. These coins can be used not only in this casino but also throughout Kairelo, so please keep that in mind.”

“I see.”

“Then let’s exchange for some coins. You can exchange them here.”

The guide led me to the exchange office.

I took out a large amount of platinum coins from my inventory and handed them to the exchange office.

“P, platinum coins?….”

“So much?….”

“Can’t I exchange platinum coins?”

“J, just a moment, please!….”

The staff who were stationed at the exchange office and the guide who was guiding me looked at me with wide eyes.

My clothes are the clothes of ordinary adventurers, so they must have thought I was a gambler looking for a jackpot at the casino….

They probably never thought that I would bring out such a large amount of platinum coins.

“H, here you go!”

“Hmm….”

Indeed.

There are coins worth 1 coin, 5 coins, and 10 coins.

They divided the value of the platinum coins I gave them into 1 coin, 5 coin, and 10 coin coins and handed them to me.

“What’s this?”

“This is a coin purse to hold the coins. It’s like a free gift, so please take it.”

It’s not a free gift, they’re giving it to me because I look like a sucker who will give them a lot of money and asking me to use them often.

‘Well…, but that’s not wrong. Anyway, I have to be a sucker to legally take Levia with me.’

If I were to cause a riot with force or use my position as a hero to pressure her to get Levia, it would be easy, but then I wouldn’t be any different from the other heroes.

I’m going to take Levia legally.

To that end, I can give as much of my money as I want, which is overflowing because of my cheat.

‘That way, it’ll be easier to win Levia’s heart.’

“Now that you have received the coins…, would you like to go to the play area where you can have some fun?”

“Sounds good.”

Receiving a more polite response from the guide than before, I moved my steps to the deeper part of the casino.