CH 19

Volume 4: I’ve Been to Another World, and I Might Have a Better Chance Than I Thought!

Episode 4-1. But I don’t have any vehicle! I heard that only merchants, military, and nobles have horse-drawn carriages! That means it’s an extra hour each way, and the location is pretty hard to get to!

“Hey, don’t you think it’s funny the way I dressed? Do you think we’re going to be okay?”

“You worry too much, Naoya! You’ll be fine as long as you keep that cape on! Ha! You’re trying to get me to say, [This is ridiculous] and then you’ll say, [Then I’ll have to take it off], then you’ll take mine off and attack me!”

“What kind of situation is that? Also, I’m rather worried about this cloak. Somehow it smells musty.”

“Just that? As long as you keep walking, you won’t mind it! The weather is good too!”

Are you saying that sunlight and wind will do something about it?

Chloe’s words made me very uneasy.

I was wearing black leather shoes, dark gray slacks, and a button-down shirt.

I have a cape on instead of a jacket, or maybe not a jacket at all, but a cloak.

Everything except the cape is my personal belongings, which I wear to work.

By the way, Anna-san brought the cape from the basement. Is this okay? In many ways.

I asked Chloe to check it out, but she said it looked fine at a glance.

I’m going to go to the city of another world in this outfit…….

It has been four days since I became the manager of the Aion Mall Otherworldly Store.

After the peak of store visits in the morning, Chloe and I headed out of the premises.

There are few customers during the hours before noon and into the afternoon.

Then I decided to inspect the nearest town.

The guide was Chloe.

Or rather, Chloe is the only one available.

Anna is a Lich and undead, and Barbera is a dragon, and she doesn’t talk much, and she looks like she’s about 10 years old.

There have been no other guests at this time of the day for the past three days, and the store would be fine with Anna-san.

Barbera would carry the load if necessary, and there would be skeletons and ghosts to guard the perimeter and the store.

Even if guests do show up, the checkout line shouldn’t get too crowded. Reality is harsh. This is another world, though.

“It takes an hour to get to town on foot, right? The old merchant said it would take half an hour by horse-drawn carriage.”

“Yeah, that’s about right if we go slowly. Shall we run?”

“No, I don’t want to. I want to know how long it would take us to get there on foot. So Chloe can run in the metal armor?”

“Of course I can! I work out and I keep this armor on except when I sleep!”

“An elf who spends her daily life in metal armor, huh? What is the elf again?”

Chloe slams her fist against the armor with a thud.

Are elves in this world the muscle type?

When I asked Anna-san about it last night, she said, [Chloe-san is a bit different from the other elves because she is, you know, a bit different.].

Chloe also said that she was called a disgraced elf, so maybe I should think that she is different from other elves.

[An hour’s walk, huh? I wonder why they built the Aion Mall Otherworldly Store there, so far from the city.”

“What, Naoya didn’t know? The world is connected to that place, so they set up a [Transfer Gate] and put the Aion Mall there.”

“Oh, I see. It would certainly be difficult to build it in a different place.”

The [Transition Gate] is connected once every six months.

I passed through it and came to this world from Aion Mall Kasugano branch. It was more like I came here or I was sent to work here. Literally.

Both worlds have a [Transfer Gate] near the loading dock of the Aion Mall.

It was no coincidence, but at least on this world’s side, they were probably aiming for it.

“However, it’s an hour’s walk to the nearest town, which is about five kilometers away. If you drive, it will take about 10 minutes. If you think about it that way, it’s not a bad location.” (3.1 mile)

Because the dirt road is curved and has some slight ups and downs, the town is not yet in sight.

Farmlands stretch out on either side of the road.

“But there are no vehicles there, though! I heard that only merchants, military, and nobles have horse-drawn carriages! That means it’s an hour each way, and the location is pretty hard to get to!”

I couldn’t help but yell out as we walked.

I was totally acting strangely, but Chloe went through with it.

It seems she’s gotten used to it. I’m sorry about that. But if you are suddenly thrown into a different world, I think it can’t be helped.

“Hng? Naoya, get back. Don’t step out from behind me.”

Chloe quickly held out her hand, stopping me and stepping forward.

Chloe’s eyes looked out and saw wheat-like crops planted in the farmland, swaying.

“Chloe?”

“A monster. Perhaps a small one.”

Chloe tells me with a sharp look on her face.

The face of the beautiful and dignified woman, without her usual lack of charm, reminds me that she has an elf-like face and is in good shape.

Rustling and shaking of wheat-like crops approached.

The monster scurries out onto the dirt path.

“A rabbit? But with horns on its forehead? I saw it on the first night.”

“Take this!”

Chloe attacked the rabbit, which jumped out with such force that surprised me.

As if in slow motion, Chloe’s sword slashes down on the horned rabbit.

The horned rabbit rolled on the ground and didn’t move a muscle.

The horned rabbit I saw on my first day! It’s small for a ……. It’s the size of a normal rabbit.

“Fuh… Is everything all right, Naoya? The farmer’s auntie said there was a one-horned rabbit. Most of them were eaten …… by Barbera, but this one must have been a stray.”

Chloe wipes her sweat and puts away her sword, as if she has done her job.

I feel like I heard Barbera’s bloody ecology, which looks like she’s 10 years old, but more importantly.

“I was wondering why the rabbit didn’t bleed when you cut it with the sword! With the sword! It’s with the sword!”

“Huh? What’s wrong, Naoya?”

“No, it’s nothing. It’s Chloe’s sword!”

“This sword has been in my family for generations. It’s a Spirit Sword, the Ephedupois!” (エペデュポワ – Epedhupowa)

“What a hard name to pronounce, wait- ! That’s a wooden sword!”

“This sword is made from an ancient tree blessed by the spirit Ondine of the village of Vertue! This is a great sword that can slay what ever I want, whenever I want!”

“Ah, so it’s not a replica wooden sword, but a weapon of that type. It’s okay, it’s okay, this is a different world. It is not surprising that such a weapon exists in this world.”

“Oh, you understand me, Naoya? The knights were having a hard time understanding me and called me a clumsy knight!”

“….. Well, it looks like wood. But a one-horned rabbit? That’s why it was a blow. I’m not sure if a normal sized rabbit would be a blow even with a wooden sword?”

“Hmmm. I need to drain the blood, I’ll show you how it cuts!”

“Oh, hey Chloe.”

Pulling out the sword once again, Chloe quickly swung the spirit sword.

The head of the fallen one-horned rabbit was cut off, and blood began to flow out onto the dirt road.

“I was amazed to see that a wooden sword can really slice through a rabbit’s neck. It’s amazing to live in a different world. And no matter how much of a monster it is, cutting down a rabbit without hesitation is just not good.”

However, even a cute looking normal sized rabbit can become the size of a minivan when it grows up.

As a person who saw an adult one-horned rabbit herd on my first night in the other world, I can’t complain about Chloe’s judgment. I’d rather praise her.

“Fufu, I’m still a knight in spite of all this!”

“Ah, I’ve been wondering about that. Chloe, does being a knight mean that you are a knight at heart? Or do you still belong to the knighthood? Aren’t you an employee of my company?”

“I was sent to Aiwon Mall by the Knights Order from my country!”

“…….. pardon?”

Err, hold up. What did she just say?