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※This story is after [Intermission: Zena Squad's Journey (3)]

※For people who don't reony of a Transported Person]

Inter from Mito and the others in Zetsu Earldo the walking refugees

I thought I would accooal there, but--

"We cannot let you see Master if you don't have a letter of introduction Go back to don at once, commoner"

I was driven out by the mansion's servant in a brusque ic tools--especially artificial limbs, I've come as far as the Royal Capital to replace orilla, you'd look better in military uniform than a butler's"

After confirorilla had disappeared beyond the door, I stood up while cursing hielf-kin who taught doent, no way she would have noble acquaintances

Next is the old man innkeeper of Puta town I was able to continueed that he was friends with the lord of the town, but it was probably just a big talk, I can't count on it

Coether with a feuy was the worst She al me drunk Haah, it'd been possible to buy noble position if I just hadthe people of Ash Rat Principality too

That red helmet said that he was the elder brother of the chief, so heclasses, but the distance is too far, and even if I got a letter of introduction frodom that discri the people I met in Seryuu Earldom and Lesseu Earldom

Wasn't Lilio's plain beauty captain-san a noble I can't quite remember her name

She looks like a softhearted person, I think she would write a letter of introduction forin a mysterious ruin, but she said, "I'm not a noble", and in the first place, it's questionable whether she's a hu on her is fruitless

Lilio and the others said that they were going to Labyrinth city if I'm not mistaken

I vacate the restaurant that I lived-in, and board the stagecoach heading to the labyrinth city

The old hter, but I refused since it's not possible for me to cook

I keep the fact that Lilio's face flashed in e a secret

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"Is one-ar to the labyrinth city too?"

"Yeah, I want tobesideround, he's got quite a coht I should stop you if you said that you wanted to be an explorer"

The kid sht of getting a job in the labyrinth afterup that subject

"A lot of my acquaintances went to the labyrinth city too, but it became half in a year, and there wasn't any one left in three years"

"T-that sure is harsh"

"Yeah, it is But, I'ht by the town's gatekeeper Defeating a goblin is easy as pie"

I said, "Is that so, do your best", to the boasting kid and shut , so I talked to no one until we arrived in the next town

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"Sorry, but this is as far as I can take you From here on, you can walk to the labyrinth city on foot"

"Oy! What does this o until the labyrinth city?!"

"It's the viceroy's requisition Give it up"

Awith me pressed on the coachman, but there's no way that a noble decision could be toppled in a kingdom that prefer nobles like this

The reason for the requisition is probably the swarm of meteorites that could be seen in the western sky this afternoon

The passengers were frightened, but judging fro to us, the falling point should be more than 1000 kilometers away, so it was a needless fear

It'd be a problee as the one that made dinosaurs extinct, but if that happened, no use in running anywhere anyway

I got tired of seeing the passengers harassing the coach for the rei toward the labyrinth city

Fortunately, within an hour I was able to ride on a wagon that was carrying shafts of spears, axes and hatchets

It see plants is hard around the labyrinth city, so these kinds of orks are carried fro, but there's a lot of young people heading to the labyrinth city

Froh school students to ones who are of high schooler age

"There are many explorer applicants this year"

The peddler who's driving the wagon talked toon the street

"--Is that so?"

"At this tisters who aspire to become explorers to come out of the ork every year, but this year there are some people who defeated 『Floormaster』 and became nobles A lot more kids are probably inspired by it"

I see, not A such a thing, the wagon entered a village protected by barrier pillars When the wagon stopped at a square, a village-head likewith the peddler

Judging froes so far, he's probably negotiating the rent for the wagon, water well, and selling woods for the fuel

The price for these is just several big copper coins, but it seee

The peddler traded soe like ointment and nails to decrease the cost

I watch the back of the wagon for thieves while the peddler is negotiating

According to the peddler, the danger of thieves isthe journey

During the season where a lot of youngsters are heading toward the labyrinth city, the Royal Capital's knight order regularly patrol the highway, so thieves and such hide thesters in traveling clothes doing preparation to camp in the square

That said, their 'preparation' only consist of the on it, or preparing forbread porridge that consists of dried vegetables and black bread stewed together

It seems to be normal around here, but I was surprised when I saw black bread being stewed for the first ti Let's have a dinner Can I leave it to John today too?"

"Yeah, leave it to me"

I draater from the nearby well, and then put it on the pot on top of the stove the peddler put

When I have the fund, first thing first, I'll es

The moment bubbles came out in the water in the pot, I put cereals and jerkies to make a risotto The luood smell from the spice overflowed

The other people in the square are looking here with envious look, but we don't have enough to split for them

It's the peddler's job to put the cooked instant risotto to the bowls

It's troublesome with just one arm you see I'd eat directly froood Don't you want to sell this? I think it'll sell well"

"Sorry, but it takes too much effort to make them"

I bluntly declined the peddler's offer for the uet soh fund

There's no doubt that I can profit a lot if I cooperate with someone, but I can only see the future where my partner runs off with the profit afterward, so I don't intend to cooperate with anyone

I once heard that Echigoya Firet close to it

Someone who named his firm like the naood

Froainst nobles, there's no doubt that he's probably a reincarnated or a transported person with administration cheat

Sooner or later, it looks like I'll clash with hih power to

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After crossing the e before the labyrinth city, I saw the labyrinth city and the bald mountains behind it beyond the wasteland

There are more mountains even beyond that, and it seems to be the desert after that

Now I can finally rest easy froet closer to the radually rises

Sheesh, the climate of this world is too free It makes me doubt whether it's round

The teot closer to the labyrinth city

It's almost unbelievable that the other side of theclimate

"Geh, my water bottle is empty"

"No wonder when you drank that much There's a well at the rest station you can see over there"

"You serious"

I feel like I'll lose to the thirst

Sheesh, there should have been sohway

Iin the sky over head, trying to forget et h to look like you'll die, why don't you just drink from the beria over there"

"--Beria?"

"You don't know? It's the one growing along the highith spines for leaves You can pluck off its long thin body or the leaves"

I nod to the peddler, and collect the aloe-like succulent plants nearby

Following the instruction of the peddler, I cut off the top tip, and then eat the ereen flesh with a spoon

"Yuck"

"Is it that bad?"

It's slightly sour on top of srassy

The coconutyou'll eat by choice

It feels like I'll get diarrhea if I eat too much of them, so I throw the ot into the labyrinth city after passing through a gate protected by huge stone statues

I part ith the peddler on the ate, and head toward the west Explorer Guild to see if Lilio and the others are there

"Huh? Isn't it John"

"Lilio"

Looks like I have a good fortune

The person I was looking for found ? Didn't you run after that beauty-san and went to the Royal Capital?"

"I have some business with Lilio--"

I told Lilio about the letter of introduction

After telling ht me to Marientail-san, the captain

"Letter of introduction?"

"Yeah, I can't ask them to make me an artificial arm without a letter of introduction from a noble"

Marientail-san's expression darkened after hearing me