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*

“… … Heh, heh.”

Exhausted, I leaned back and sat down near a city building.

To sum it up, I somehow managed to complete the month-long exploration mission.

‘I’m dying from this exhaustion, really.’

The reason I said I was going to explore wasn’t anything special.

It’s just that in this game, subordinates who didn’t have anything to do were tied together and made to explore.

If you’re lucky, you might meet a new talent, and there’s a very low probability that you’ll find an item.

Unless you are extremely unlucky, the command that allows you to make some money is [Search].

but.

No matter how much it was a game world, to me, who was possessed here, this place was reality.

What do you do to explore?

I had to move around all over the place.

And the only thing that could move me was my two legs.

‘Whoa.’

However, this did not mean that there were no results.

First of all, I was able to get some money.

It wasn’t anything special – while wandering around the village, you could see villagers asking for help.

If you help them, you will receive a small reward.

I was able to earn a little money by doing small things every day.

I thought I would do that because if I search in-game, I just pick up money from somewhere… … I was able to quickly understand that it was set up internally to work this way.

So the gold I got was 75 gold.

It wasn’t that much, but I guess it’s better than nothing at all.

second.

The security around here was not that good.

The village was so scary that it was impossible for it to be safe – but then there was something strange.

‘When Luna came to pick me up, she came alone and on foot… … .’

It wouldn’t be strange to encounter bandits or something along the way.

So my exploration ended with me wandering around the territory inside the castle walls.

It was obvious that if I went out and met a bandit, a weakling like me would be killed.

Nevertheless, she walked alone to see me several times.

Although I didn’t watch her closely for a very long time, I could vaguely sense that she wasn’t a stupid person.

This means that I am not a person who moves without thinking.

In this game, there was definitely an event where you encountered bandits with a random chance when walking between cities, towns, and territories.

To prevent this, we had to invest money and take extra care, such as adding two or three escorts.

It was annoying at first because it cost money, and later it was annoying because it was a hassle to press all the buttons.

However, there was no way to avoid this ‘random encounter’.

First, you must have the rare item [Dead Man’s Lantern].

As long as you have this lantern, bandits will not appear.

Second, your strength must be above 90.

If your military power is high, bandits and scoundrels will not fight.

‘… … All I can think about is the shame of force.’

Luna’s power… … Is it set at a much higher figure than expected?

Well, Luna had quite high strength, but I remember it wasn’t over 90.

However, this game has that damn [correction value], so I couldn’t judge exactly what her strength was in this world line based on the information in the game I played.

It would have been nice to have at least a damn status window, but I was a little annoyed that they didn’t even show such a thing because I thought it was an old-fashioned game.

If you think about it, even though the distance wasn’t that far, he didn’t seem to have any difficulty walking up and down the hill for an entire day, and he even carried himself, an adult man, on his back.

‘Is there something unusual about Runarien Inian’s status correction value?’

Well, the prediction itself that ‘Lunarien Inien will unify the continent’ could not have been anything other than a singularity.

I think I could be more certain if I had a little more certain information… … .

‘it’s okay. ‘What are you thinking about doing now?’

Still, after thinking about useless things, I felt like my energy came back a little.

A character with low strength is extremely uncomfortable.

Do I have to keep living like this? … ?

It would be nice if there was a way to raise your abilities by doing things like training.

It’s not that there are no ways to raise your status – but it’s so difficult that I couldn’t even think about it.

I got up and headed into the castle for the meeting.

*

“Ah, you came… … No, you came.”

“This way!”

When I entered the castle, Luna and Tifa greeted me.

However, one person’s face is not visible.

“Where is Lord Kane?”

It was Luna who answered the question.

“Kane left for a moment. He said he had work to do.”

I nodded slightly.

“Anyway, now that Bookmaster Naeuri has arrived here, are we going to open this now?”

Tifa said that and tapped something on the table.

“What is this?”

“Oh, this? One of the market merchants’ store had collapsed, so I dug up some ground to help rebuild it. But something like this popped out.”

“Yes? that… … Didn’t you do any work related to commerce?”

“How would I know such a thing! I was just building a house. That’s right, please make my next mission commercial as well. Because it hasn’t been built yet.”

It seems that it did not produce proper results.

still… … Because the prophecy of 100 intelligence commanded her to engage in commerce.

If there is something hidden, it must be in that box.

“So what is that?”

“I’m going to open it now though. It’s really heavy, so it looks like there’s something in it… … No matter how hard I try, it won’t open. There is a gap though.”

“The merchant who owned that store said he didn’t know?”

The way Luna asks Tifa is refreshing.

You talk so easily to your childhood friend.

“Yes. This is my first time seeing it. I’m grateful for the help, but I said it’s okay if I take it with me.”

“In that case… … .”

After taking a quick look around, I brought out a stick that looked like a crowbar.

“Now. Let’s open it.”

“Ah! You can try this. thank you! As expected, you are smart!”

I’m not particularly happy when I get compliments on things like this… … .

Tifa took the stick from me, roughly inserted it into the gap, and began to lift it with strength.

“H-eup! Hmm!”

Once is twice, and twice is three times.

No matter how many times I knock on it, the box doesn’t budge.

“Ugh, why doesn’t this open like this? It’s not like there’s a lock or anything like that!”

“… … Tifa, should I give it a try?”

Tifa nodded and said to Luna, who was watching the scene.

“Okay. Maybe you should do this.”

After Luna took over the stick.

“… … Hmm… … !!!”

Apply strong force once.

bang!

“It’s open!”

The box, which would not open no matter how hard Tifa tried, finally opened with a loud noise.

“… … !”

One thing I learned from this scene.

Luna has higher strength than Tifa.

Even though Luna looks delicate and Tifa is muscular – in this game, the stats determine everything.

If Luna and Tifa had a 1:1 fight, Luna would probably win.

And the second.

Tifa’s strength is in the late 80s to early 90s.

Even if there is a correction value, the abilities except for the monarch do not jump that much.

The brilliant facts that emerge from that.

Luna’s strength is over mid-90s.

‘Luna, you are strong.’

“This… … !”

“… … Oh my god.”

Luna and Tifa opened the box and were excited when they saw the contents inside.

Out of curiosity, I get closer and check the contents.

and.

I immediately realized why they were so surprised.

“… … Gold, huh?”

Inside the box was a bunch of dusty gold coins.

Who would have guessed that something like this would be inside an old, rusty box?

“Wow! How much is this? Wait a minute!”

Tifa was more excited than anyone else, pouring out all the gold coins in the box and quickly counting them.

The speed at which you can count money is incredible.

“Hey! All of this adds up to a total of 6833 gold! It’s huge, isn’t it?”

“!!!”

Luna was surprised, but of course I was more surprised than she was.

Was there an event that gave several thousand gold for completing a commercial order?

I played this game 10,000 hours. You must have seen all the events.

So I can say for sure.

There was no event like that.

And only then did I understand why the brain with 100 intelligence told Tifa that she should do commerce.

If I can get that much money at once, I should definitely go.

“… … Mr. Tifa. Where did you get this box?”

“Huh? I told you, right? You found it while laying the foundation to build a new house?”

Usually, when you go to do business, you just take care of the market, and you don’t have to rebuild the merchant’s house.

This box was literally something that could only be obtained because Tifa went looking for it.

‘also.’

I was originally sure, but this made me 100% sure.

My intelligence is 100.

Only the number 100 can explain this level of oppression.

There is no need to doubt this now.

“What should I do with this? Wouldn’t it be best to recruit more soldiers first? What do you think of the bookmaker?”

And at that moment, Tifa asked me the perfect question.

‘What should I do with the money I’ve saved?’

And the answer is-

“… … Hey, I have a favor to ask of everyone.”

“?”

Luna suddenly joined the conversation and spoke with a very serious expression.

“This money… … I want to share it with the people in this village.”

“???”

After hearing that, Tifa immediately expressed her disapproval.

“Hey, what do you mean! We don’t even have enough military funds for our activities right now! Aren’t you conscripted? The total number of soldiers in our army who can fight properly is only 2,000! Is there any point in just watching the enemies come in and getting ruined?”

“But… … A typhoon came recently, and the village people are having a hard time. Still, we are in control… … In the first place, this box also came from the village land.”

“Hey! This is our territory! This is our land! Basically everything that grows here is ours! That’s common sense!”

“I know that, but… … .”

“Ha.”

Tifa played with her hair roughly.

To be honest, the way he acted and spoke was a bit rude, but as long as he kept his mouth shut, he looked quite sexy.

“Luna. I know how you feel. I decided to help people who were struggling and decided to help them. However, I, who have never even stepped foot in the academy, know very well that we can help more people by using this to build a foundation rather than just throwing out this money right now. You’re smart, so you know better.”

“… … Right… … Sure?”

After Luna heard Tifa’s words, she lowered her head, understandably depressed.

Of course, after exploring for a month, I knew very well that the current state of this village was not right.

Luna seemed to have noticed it.

Still, he’s probably doing this because he’s frustrated that he can’t do anything even though he’s the leader.

“Hey, you’ll be fine. Please say something to Luna too. Since you’re smart, don’t you think you can persuade me more sophisticatedly than me?”

Persuasion.

Actually, I was thinking of persuading him too.

Because I didn’t know that idealism doesn’t provide food.

but.

“Here, it would be better to do as the lord wants.”

“… … Huh?”

“What?”

Luna is surprised by my words, and Tifa is also surprised.

Maybe you didn’t expect it.

I understand. I didn’t expect it either.

But what can you do?

‘What should I do with the money I’ve saved?’

And the answer is-

[Save the poor of the territory.]

Now that I think about it, even though I have 100 intelligence, it would be best to spend this money on the villagers.