After checking the room, Shin locked it with the key and proceeded to go downstairs for the purpose of eating and gathering information. He had not eaten since he had at the guild. Also, it would be a waste if he didn’t go eat the meal, as dinner was included in the room charge.
On the first floor, the adventurers were still making noises. From 【Analyze • Ⅹ】, the average adventurer level was 120.
Subsequently, Shin recalled the level of the knights he saw in Tsuki no Hokora. Though he didn’t see many details, the knights should be around 100 ~ 110. And he wondered about the relationship between adventurers and knights in this country.
Then he found a seat, ordered a dish, and he decided to listen to the surrounding clamors until the dish came. He used 【Noise Cancellation】 so only voices could be heard and 【Listen】 so that voices and sounds from a certain range could be clearly heard. Thanks to the skills, he could even hear the muttering of other parties on remote seats.
It was easy to listen when using it, the menu filtered both voices and sounds alike, so that he could choose what to listen to. Almost none of the conversations were meaningful to listen to.
However, the information to be obtained in this place shouldn’t be taken lightly. Even in the game, unexpected information would become available in this place since there were a lot of conversations going on. Though he didn’t know whether it would be useful in this world, Shin didn’t even have a shred of the common sense of this world in the first place, so he would have to hear it even if it was trifle. And there was no loss for him anyway.
“Have you heard? Wilhelm seemed to have quarrelled with hordes of demons.”
“I’m hungry~. It’s a meal, a meal”
“Did you hear the rumor? A Skull Face appeared in the Northern Forest.”
“Recently, Hillock Herb can be harvested nicely.”
“This beer is delicious!”
“What should I order~?”
“Popular boss you said…?”
“Tsugumi-chan, bring the alcohol~, Douma, get hold of yourself ーーーーー”
He waited for the dish while organizing the information he heard in his mind.
There was one man who flew through the air but no one reacted to it. Shin also looked at it as if it was a usual thing.
Because he heard some words to be worried about, he took note of them in his mind. The most noteworthy was Skull Face.
This was the undead-type monster, Skull Face. The word Pawn, Jack, Queen, and so on showed the class among the monsters. Because the level of the monster would be different depending on the class, an individual would encounter hardships or annihilation if they didn’t make sure to confirm it.
“Sorry for the wait, here’s the food you ordered.”
Shin came back to his senses after hearing the voice. He seemed to concentrate too much on using different skills to assess the state of the area.
Douma’s daughter was putting the dish on the table when he turned around.
“Are you, by chance, deep in thought?”
“Ah, just lost in thought. Um…”
“Oh, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Tsugumi Bear. If there is some business, because my father is often in the kitchen, let me know”
“I understand. I wonder if you already know, but my name is Shin. I’m more or less an adventurer.”
“More or less?”
“I haven’t gotten my guild card yet.”
“I see. By the way, what were you thinking about just now? How to quickly raise your rank?”
Tsugumi asked with interest as she sat facing Shin on the table after the meal was served.
Are rookie adventurers rare, Shin wondered.
“I will raise my rank leisurely. Because I came to this country from a faraway village, I’m not really familiar with the practices here. I was referred here as I looked around.”
“I see. I don’t know much, but people from other countries said there’s not much difference.”
“Is that so? Well you should be careful not to trust them, probably.”
“Well, you sure are an unusual person. A rookie adventurer should want to become stronger and raise their rank quickly. Furthermore, low rank adventurers seem to be made fun of frequently.”
“I guess that’s true. Because I am such an oddball, I will give an appropriate response if I were being made fun of.”
Shin said with self-confidence and a wide grin on his face. Although he didn’t know much of the image of adventurers, he was confident in his numerous skills. This was his idea to act a bit like an adventurer.
“Huh, are you that confident with your skills?”
“As it suits the occasion. When it is dangerous, I will run away quickly. I don’t want to die.”
To begin with, Shin had no intention to caused a commotion, so it was expected that he say that.
“Rather than sitting here casually, don’t you have other tables to attend to, miss waitress?”
“I will be called if there is an order so it is all right. Look, my mom is here, too.”
He followed Tsugumi’s line of sight and he saw a woman who had the same hair color as Tsugumi, and was receiving orders at other tables.
From there, Shin was convinced that Tsugumi took after her mother. It made Shin think that Tsugumi would become a beautiful woman when she grew up.
“Goofing around, aren’t you…”
“I’m not goofing around. I’m gathering information, I repeat, gathering information.”
“About a rookie adventurer?”
“It might not have a promising future. But I have the eyes for people based on the various adventurers I have seen.”
Tsugumi said with a confident expression while putting her hand on her chest.
“Oh, then what about me?”
“Hmm…I wonder, 85 points maybe.”
“…Should I be happy about that?”
Though it might be as high as it sounded, it would depend on the grading criteria standard.
“It’s a place where I can expect a little.”
“So strict. What caused the minus points?”
“First point, your lack of ambition. You can’t succeed if you don’t have the will, besides, you are overconfident in your abilities. Though my rules are learned on experience.
“Ambition, huh. Well, there are steps for that.”
Shin didn’t register to become an adventurer for fame originally, so he didn’t have the motivation to work hard. Somehow it didn’t meet Tsugumi’s ideals.
“You sure are an easygoing guy. Hmm, now that you mentioned it, it really suits you. Well then, I will return to work or I’m gonna get scolded soon. Good luck, but don’t overdo it.”
Tsugumi said as she winked before leaving to take orders. The number of customers seemed to have increased. Without having noticed it, all tables were already filled.
He quickly finished his meal as he was alone at one table and went back to his room. When the amount of people increased, trouble increased too. He decided to dutifully follow Tsugumi’s advice about how rookie adventurers were being made fun of.
He had nothing to do even if he went back to his room. If he was asked about it, he would just say he was organizing his luggage. After that, he went to the the bathhouse. After sweating lightly and removing a portion of his equipment, it became easier to sleep.
He erected a barrier inside his room before going to bed since it was his routine during the game. Although he didn’t receive surprise attacks very often because of the detection system, he still took precaution.
As for the bed, it was soft and fluffy, and it was really comfortable. He was thanking Celica in his mind while letting his body fall asleep.
In the middle of his sleep, he suddenly remembered something that he had forgotten.
That reminds him,
“Message…sent?…Have…”
He cursed in his mind because he had completely forgotten about the message.
He woke up and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
He recalled yesterday’s events, from the last fight, being transported to a different world, lifting Tiera’s curse and the events at the guild.
Though he didn’t wish to have that dream, he could not help but wish to be able to log out safely and wake up in a hospital or in some other place.
“Such convenience, it won’t go as I want.”
He muttered that and looked at his surroundings.
The room was still dark, so he knew it was before dawn.
There were signs of people starting to move on the first floor. Apparently the people of this world were considerably early risers.
“No abnormality in both barrier and detection system. The former me would have woken up first and checked his surroundings.”
He smiled wryly and wondered when the last time he slept without being cautious was.
When he opened the window, fresh air from the outside entered the room. While feeling chilly from the cold air, he looked down from the window and he could see the figures of people walking on the street. The pedestrian traffic was sparse, but he felt it was gradually livening up.
Since Bear Point Pavilion was bigger than the surrounding buildings, he could see the townscape outside very well. It was different from the game or program as he was captivated by the townscape.
Because he fell asleep early, there was no sleepiness and he felt refreshed. While looking outside, the sun, which began to rise slowly and the ramparts that covered the town, could be seen.
He watched the town as it was gradually getting enveloped in warm light.
After a while, the sun was up and the number of people on the street started to increase.
Shin also took out equipment such as a jacket and trousers from the Item Box, and changed into them. He went downstairs after locking the room.
On the first floor, there were people who come to eat breakfast like Shin, people who already had breakfast, people who leave and enter the store, and so on.
Based on their appearances, almost everyone here was an adventurer. It seemed that it was not unusual to start mobilizing at sunrise.
“Good morning. Did you have a good night’s sleep yesterday?”
It was Tsugumi who greeted him. She was carrying a tray with a dish.
“Good morning. I woke up perfectly fine today.”
“Then that’s good. Breakfast right? I will preparei