CH 21

The person in front of me was, to all appearances, a girl. But why does her face look like Misana's?

When I was confused inwardly, she noticed and gave me a supplementary explanation.

“Nice to meet you, I'm Martha. I think you're probably thinking about my mother.”

“O-oh....... that’s right.”

Oh, it was not strange for a woman in her thirties to have at least one child. N-not that I was shocked, you know. I was just genuinely surprised. ….sob.

The girl, who introduced herself as Martha, looked like a girl in her early teens, about my age, with short, shiny hair like her mother's and breasts that were huge for her age. …Is that D?

“Oops, I'm Rolando. I just arrived in town today.”

“Oh, I see. It's nice to meet you.”

“It's my pleasure.”

She bowed politely as I introduced myself. I didn't know if it was her parents' discipline or if she herself was polite, but my first impression was not bad.

I was halfway through my order, so I asked her again for her recommendation and hurriedly went to give her my order.

After observing the customers in the cafeteria for a while in a daze, I could see that most of them were adventurers dressed in some kind of armor.

Unlike Earth, this world is a fantasy world where swords and magic were mainstream. Naturally, the literacy rate was not very high, and being able to read and write was a skill in itself.

It wasn't that they were not educated, but the lack of places to learn such knowledge might have contributed to the decline in literacy.

Now, there was something I forgot to tell you, but did you notice that I'd been calling myself Rolando to other people since I came to this city?

Why didn't I use my real name, Roland, instead of a fake name? Of course, there was a reason for this.

In the first place, the name Roland was my name when I was a member of the Malbert family.

But now that I'd been kicked out of the Malbert family, there were many problems that would arise if I continue to use the name Roland.

The city of Laresta was located on the border between Malbert's territory and its neighboring territory, Raganfeed. So I assumed that not a little information about the internal situation of Malbert's territory would be conveyed around, at least to the extent of rumors.

If I were to use the name Roland in Laresta, which was so close to the Malbert territory, there was a possibility that it would come to light that I was the former eldest son of the Malbert family.

In order to avoid that, I decided to use a different name.

However, even though it was a pseudonym, if I were to use an unfamiliar name, my reaction would be delayed, or worse, I might not be able to recognize it as me. So the pseudonym I used now was just a slightly altered version of my original name.

So, from today onwards, I decided to live in this world as Rolando.

“Thank you for waiting. Here's today's menu.”

“Thank you.”

After waiting for a while, Martha brought me the food I had ordered.

The food was orthodox, a salad with several kinds of vegetables, a hearty soup, a thick steak, and black bread.

By the way, as a noble family from a poor estate, the only meals served at the Malbert family were soup and black bread, and sometimes meat was served, but only occasionally.

“Then, enjoy your meal.”

With a smile like the sun, Martha left the area. …I'm really looking forward to seeing her in five years.

With such an old man's impression in my heart, I decided to eat it as soon as possible because the food in front of me appealed to my stomach to "hurry up and eat me.”

“Delicious, this is ...... so delicious!”

All the food served was delicious, and the plate was emptied in the blink of an eye.

Now that my stomach was full, I regained some composure and felt full for a while.

When Martha saw my empty plate, she asked if I wanted another, but I didn't, because I already had enough.

“Martha, do you have a minute?”

“Yes. What can I do for you?”

“I'd like to wipe myself down. I need an empty tub and a hand towel.”

“Do you need hot water?”

“I can do magic, so I'll get the hot water myself.”

Martha replied that she was going to be busy in the cafeteria for a while and that she would bring it back when she got things settled, so I went back to my room feeling satisfied.

After returning to my room, I had nothing special to do. If I were a mature person, I would have other routines, but I didn't show any signs of that, so there was no need.

After wondering what to do, I decided to think of a way to earn my next meal.

Specifically, I think it would be practical for me to make a living by procuring items that I could sell and selling them by myself.

The city had facilities such as the Adventurer's Guild and the Commercial Guild, so as long as I could get goods that could be exchanged for cash, I should be able to get by.

“For now, I think I'll just do the standard herb gathering.”

The first thing an adventurer usually did was to gather medicinal herbs.

It was a simple task that didn't require any difficult skills. It was just collecting the herbs that grew in the wild. And in fantasy novels, it was depicted that fledgling adventurers often did it.

However, even though it was easy, the task was quite deep, and if you wanted to get high quality medicinal herbs, you would need knowledge and experience, so it was not to be underestimated.

Fighting monsters at the risk of your life also the standard, but I didn't want my second life to be a bleak one.

First, I'd like to establish a method for earning money without fail, and once I was used to it, I'd like to shift my focus to defeating monsters that I could fight while maintaining a safety margin.

For this, I needed to learn a lot of things, so I decided to visit the adventurer's guild tomorrow.

“Rolando-kun, I've brought you a tub and a hand towel.”

As I was thinking about this, Martha brought me a tub and a hand towel as promised, so I decided to take them and cleanse myself.

In this kind of situation, there were often Japanese protagonists who wanted to take a bath, but I had always been a shower person in Japan, so I was not very particular about bathing.

After filling the tub with water using water magic, I used fire magic to turn it into just the right amount of the right temperature, and wiped my body with a hand towel.

As expected, after a whole day of running on the street, I was quite dirty, and not a little dirt was left on the hand towel.

“Now, let's finish my routine and get some sleep.”

I did what I always did before going to bed, which was to strengthen my body and train myself to control and manipulate my magic, and after a while I fell asleep. ......You thought that it was that, didn't you? No, it's not!

I let go of my consciousness, determined to do my best tomorrow, despite the dizzying experience of the day.