Episode 45: Back to the 2nd World

The day I left Nokseo and came to the surface.

I finally saved up enough money to buy the elixir from the Named Merchant.

And I also earned a good amount of living expenses to last for a while.

“Let’s go to the 2nd World.”

“Heeum.”

So, Babiyen’s suggestion was a real pain in the ass for me.

“The Jeongshik Army’s cleanup of criminals is over too. Since the whole world needs resources from the 2nd World, other Pioneers are rushing to enter it. It’s safe enough.”

“Heeueueueum.”

“Ah, seriously! Only you guys made money! I’m so broke right now, I have to scrape by just to eat!”

It seems Babiyen’s sense of money, which had been ruined by being a noble, has returned a little.

“So, what about the meal you had today?”

It’s been two days since we came back from Nokseo.

Little Babiyen can stay with us, but grown-up Babiyen had to be independent.

That’s why Babiyen came to the inn room we were staying in today and is appealing to us like this.

“It was hard bread ordered from the inn.”

She shook her head as if she was fed up.

“It’s not a restaurant, it’s not a proper meal.”

Not there yet.

To talk about scraping by when you still have the means to buy bread at the inn.

I’m sorry, but compared to ordinary bread sold on the market, inn bread is expensive.

Instead, it’s good in terms of convenience, so Pioneers with money buy it.

But those without money go to the market and buy bread to eat.

Diligence was the only way to escape poverty.

Babiyen was complaining about being short on money without knowing that fact.

Like a former noble lady.

She really doesn’t know the life of the bottom class.

Looking at Babiyen makes me feel sadistic.

The desire to mess with her suddenly sprouts up.

Did I button the first button wrong?

“Harua, I want to go too,”

Then, Aransol, who had been listening quietly, chimed in.

Well, Aransol was originally interested in the 2nd World.

But she couldn’t go because she was sick from the elixir.

“Really? Then, shall we go?”

“……Excuse me. Harua, aren’t you treating me and Aransol too differently?”

“You and Aransol are different people.”

In the first place, they are both different people, so I think it’s stranger to treat them the same.

“……That’s true, isn’t it?”

“See?”

Babiyen couldn’t refute it because it wasn’t wrong, so she just pursed her lips.

Still, she achieved the goal of going to the 2nd World, albeit by Aransol.

It was a face that decided to take comfort in that.

It’s the time when the Jeongshik Army has just cleaned up the criminals in the 2nd World.

The Jeongshik Army must be at its sharpest at this time.

There will be no time when the 2nd World is as safe as this.

If an incident happens this time, it’s something beyond bad luck.

With time still left until the Named Merchant comes.

I decided to go to the 2nd World to earn the elixir to grow as a Holy Magic User as originally planned.

“I should ask Horizon too.”

I heard the name of the inn where Horizon is staying.

So, we were able to go there without any problems.

The room where Horizon was staying was a place far from the center.

It seems like an out-of-the-way place for a woman to be staying, but considering her background, anywhere is a sunny place.

But an out-of-the-way place is an out-of-the-way place.

As soon as we entered the street, the frequency of people glancing at us increased.

Aransol and Babiyen both have striking appearances.

It was a fate that couldn’t help but stand out, even if they didn’t want to.

But no one started a fight first.

It was thanks to the subtle pressure of power flowing from them, giving off the aura of strong people.

In my case, I just have nothing.

Just a Holy Magic User with some resurrection magic.

After a while, we arrived at the inn where Horizon was staying.

The inn was full of middle-aged men having drinking parties from the afternoon.

Inns are a little expensive for food, but alcohol is cheap.

So, everyone gathered at the inn to have drinking parties.

“Oh, mister, you’re walking around with a bunch of pretty girls. Give me just one!”

Perhaps that’s why, there was also a drunkard who was sexually harassing us while drunk.

“Even drunk, they know what’s pretty.”

Babiyen tossed her side hair and boasted.

“But if you spout nonsense, you won’t get away with it.”

But when flames erupted from the fingers that tossed her hair, the drunkards shut their mouths.

Magic Users were threatening beings wherever they went.

“Acting tough.”

“Hmph, I’m strong to begin with.”

“Little Babiyen was weak.”

“S-stop teasing me with that!”

I miss Little Babiyen a lot.

“Scary women.”

“Are they the same type as that cow woman? Let’s not step in shit for no reason.”

At that time, the voices of the drunkards grumbling were heard in my ear.

Cow woman.

As soon as I heard those words, I knew who it was.

It’s about Horizon.

It was obvious that these drunkards would have sexually harassed Horizon.

They didn’t hesitate to do it to Aransol and Babiyen, so there was no way they would leave Horizon alone.

Clatter-

At that time, a door opened on the second floor and the sound of heels was heard.

Then, I felt the whole inn tense up.

While the drunkards all shut their mouths and looked at each other.

A man walked down.

Then, the drunkards’ reactions changed in an instant.

“It’s not that cow.”

“Hoo, I should move inns once the paid deposit is over.”

“Bear with it, there aren’t many places cheaper than here.”

I stared at them for a while and then approached them.

“I’ve been hearing you talk about a cow, can I ask what you’re talking about?”

When I approached, they glanced at me.

“Mister, you’re walking around with women like that, and you’re interested in cows too?”

“Greedy bastard.”

Anyway, you can’t communicate with drunkards.

“Don’t do that, I’ll buy you this alcohol, so please tell me.”

“This guy, he’s got a big heart!”

“Hahaha, he deserves to have two women like that!”

As soon as I put the money on the table, their reactions changed.

After all, money is right.

“Well, there’s not much to say. There’s a woman called Cow because her chest is as big as a cow’s.

There were guys who had been eyeing her since the first day she came here.”

As expected, it’s Horizon.

“Since this place isn’t very safe, things like that happen often, right? Eventually, something went wrong.”

The drunkard shuddered as if he remembered that day.

“What happened?”

“The group of men who tried to attack Cow were all sprawled out in the corner of the alley.

They were so messed up that you couldn’t even recognize their faces. Cow was standing in front of them.”

A dark night street.

A group of men who were smashed up.

Horizon was constantly apologizing in front of them.

But her hands were merciless.

She ruthlessly hit the men’s faces with the scabbard in her hand.

As I recalled the events of that day through the drunkard’s vivid explanation, Horizon’s timid face came to mind.

“That kid is not normal either, to be honest.”

When I finished talking to the drunkards and came back, Babiyen said cautiously.

“She’s a good kid.”

In the first place, it was stranger for a kid who survived in Nokseo to have normal thoughts.

“Well, she’s not as bad as Harua-ssi.”

“Babiyen, what does that mean? I’m perfectly normal.”

“Normal?”

Even Aransol made a face that she couldn’t tolerate that.

I’m sad that I’m treated so harshly.

“Ah, Harua-ssi!”

Just then, Horizon’s voice was heard.

The drunkards all froze again.

Among them, the drunkards who had talked to me had particularly frozen faces.

I don’t think they will come to this inn anymore.

They treated people like cows, so they had to accept the punishment.

“Horizon, how’s the atmosphere at this inn?”

“U-uhm? Everyone is nice.”

Horizon smiled timidly while looking at the people.

On the other hand, the drunkards were busy avoiding eye contact with Horizon.

Horizon reigned as a symbol of terror here.

Before I made the atmosphere worse for no reason, I moved outside with Horizon.

Her reputation was only in the inn, so there were no problems on the street.

“Horizon, Babiyen is spending money recklessly, so she says we have to go to the 2nd World.”

“Whose fault is that?”

Babiyen muttered from behind, but I didn’t pay attention to it.

“So, I’m thinking of going to the 2nd World, what do you think?”

It’s not too late to enter the 2nd World yet.

If we go right away, we will be able to make a decent amount of money.

Above all, we haven’t used up much of what we bought at that time.

We were in a situation where we could go to the 2nd World right away without any problems.

“I, I’m happy to go! I’ve been studying the 2nd World even harder in the meantime!”

Horizon’s Pathfinder performance has improved since before.

To treat such a diligent kid like a cow and be scared of her.

The people at the inn must be wrong.

“Okay, let’s go without delay.”

I also have pride as a 2nd World Pioneer.

Unlike last time, I wanted to properly finish the 2nd World and come back.

As I headed to the Pioneer Association, I thought of Bulldog Ajussi.

The detailed information is still not available.

Kar-ang said he would pass it on through Horizon, so I have no choice but to wait now.

So, it seems like it would be good to earn a lot of money for that time.

I owe Bulldog Ajussi quite a bit, so it’s my duty to repay him if there’s something wrong with him.

The Pioneer Association was crowded with various Pioneers today as well.

They were Pioneers who, like us, were aiming for afternoon admission.

“The Avengers were caught en masse with the criminals.”

“Those guys were dangerous too, so it’s a relief.”

“But it seems like there are still a few left. We have to be careful.”

As Pioneers, they were well-versed in what happened in the 2nd World.

Thanks to that, a lot of information came in just by listening.

The members of the Kallen Team, including Bandal, were not visible.

It was a natural story.

“Yes, I received your application.”

To enter the 2nd World, you must submit an application to the Pioneer Association.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to grasp the number of people entering the 2nd World and carry out rescue activities, so it was natural.

“Still Moss Flower Cave?”

“Yes, that’s right. But since the Jeongshik Army has cleaned up the inside of the cave, we recommend moving outside the cave if you want to pioneer.”

“Thank you.”

The clerk was very kind to me.

When I was a porter in the past, he was sullen no matter what I asked, but the treatment changes so much just because I’m a Holy Magic User.

When I came back after the clerk’s kind explanation, lo and behold.

“Why don’t you join our team? We can give you much better treatment than now.”

A Transcender wearing a Japanese school uniform was recommending a team transfer to three people.

Is this son of a bitch?