The next day, me and Phil reached Acrum, a city surrounded by robust exterior walls.

So as I stepped into some buildings to find accommodation to stay in today first, it turns out I can't look past things a bit.

"It will be 5000 gold per room per person per night"

…………

When we walked into some of the inns and asked about the cost of the inn, they offered us a little hard to believe.

5,000 gold per night.

Even though the Mireille Inn says it averages 50 gold a night, it's worth 100 times that here.

This does not mean that this inn is particularly expensive, but every inn in Akram will do about this, so it cannot be beaten to the end.

Our holdings add up to 80,000 gold.

The Adventurer's Guild has taken over the high oaks, etc. that have been successfully hunted around here for a considerable amount of money, and that's all there is to it.

Because there is 80,000 gold at once, 5,000 gold for the Inn is never an amount you can pay.

But I am reluctant to pay that amount as a one-night fee.

Also, it turns out that this isn't just the high cost of the inn, but the price of the whole city is obviously high in itself, and we just had to let it catch our faces.

"... then we'll have two rooms for one night."

"Hih, in one room, please!

"... Phil, okay?

"We can't waste it here and now..."

"Well, it sure is."

Make it a camp for the Beasts. Make it a wild lodge, considering the safety aspects. Me and Phil were always taking breaks where each other was beside each other.

So I'm going to talk about what it is because I stayed in the same room here.

"... then just one room"

"Yes, sir."

"And will it be okay to bring in your pet?

I stretched out my spine like a sculpture beside me and looked towards Gardia waiting.

Permission to bring monsters into the city may or may not be granted depending on the object.

When I entered the city this time, Gardia was faithful to my orders, so I never got caught up in vetting the guards.

"Yes. No problem. However, an additional fee of 2000 gold will be charged as a security deposit."

"Wow, I get it"

It's just that if a monster breaks out all over the city, the owner will take full responsibility for it.

Well, of course it is.

Thus I paid the host 7,000 gold to rent a room.

"You need money..."

"Mmm..."

We chose a room on the third floor with a relatively good view of the inn and watched the city from the window while we were discussing what was to come.

"I guess the price is high because the monsters around you are fucking strong"

The stronger the external enemy, the more dangerous his life should be and the harder it should be to live on that land.

Besides that, the city's defense costs and so on would be a foolish amount.

On the contrary, however, there is the advantage of being able to hunt more powerful monsters if you live here.

It's not a bad land in terms of getting strong and getting a lot of money.

But that doesn't matter to us.

Because the prices in this city are so high, it's only important that it will be tough to make the journey ahead with our current holdings.

I mean, we need to make money.

That's a lot of money, too.

Then again...

"... if we say how to make a lot of money, we'll have to hunt monsters."

"Maybe..."

When I asked him to confirm it, Phil nodded and affirmed it.

Maybe there are other hands, but if we try to make money, which is a combat specialty, there won't be anything more efficient than hunting.

But that is the sword of the blades.

If we do the hunt here, our level will go up in guns.

Then me and Phil will be isolated from a bunch of middle and high school cloclocloclo players.

Players with levels 20 or 30 away can't throw a party.

So if we're going to hunt, we have to be prepared to party with Mina, Sakuya, and other players who are close in age.

"... it's okay. Mr. Singh has me on him."

And that's where you were showing up worried about the look on your face, Phil has been holding my hand and saying words of encouragement.

"If I get stronger together... Mr. Singh won't be alone. Then no......?

"... No, you can't. Sorry to bother you, Phil."

"Yeah...... not at all"

Looks like Phil can still figure out exactly what I'm scared of.

In the end, I really want to play with my buddies.

So we move at parties not to isolate ourselves from everyone, and we don't get out of hand in battle.

But when you use a power leveling, that wish ceases to be fulfilled as soon as possible.

The power gained by using or going through them isolates me and undermines my enjoyment of fighting.

It's obvious.

I'm the only one who bumps out on a motorcycle when everyone's competing on their own feet, and there's no way I think it's gonna be fun.

There's no way you can look forward to a fight like that because everyone is fighting with their bare hands, but sometimes there are guys with swords, but there's no way they're any match for me with guns to that extent.

If the time comes to find it fun, it will be when I no longer see people as reciprocal.

My powers are too powerful, and most of the people who see it are cowardly.

Also, I hate power leveling more in terms of less fun than inhibiting PS improvement.

Both can be said to be the means I was sealing because I was going to be less fun.

But now is not the time to say such a thing.

"There's Phil now."

It's not good to move in the current circumstance to decide if it's fun or not.

My damage heel, which has the power to say it is out of standard for a 30 level platform, is effective against monster opponents outside, but I can say it's a lot tougher when it comes to other levels, gear, etc.

Still, if I were alone, I would still have managed, and even if I couldn't, I'd have deserved that.

But there's also Phil on the spot.

You can't risk her with my wagamama.

Originally, increasing the difficulty of the hunting grounds at a certain pace is the best way to level, but everywhere you go, you can't say that with high difficulty around you.

We need to level in a way that ensures that we hunt the whole thing, save the funds and update our gear.

There is no other way to do this safely on the road ahead, where more powerful monsters are spreading.

"Let's hunt in this city for a while. Until you have the right equipment for the hunting grounds."

"Yeah."

A compromise must be reached if stability is to be sought.

I guess that's what life is all about.

In this way, I reluctantly changed my policy of hunting with Phil in order to gain strength commensurate with the land.

"... but in my case, you can't change gear."

But in the meantime, I had some concerns.

Most of the gear I currently wear is Necromancer gear.

Although their defensive performance is subtle, they end up wearing Necromancer gear because they prioritized increasing the power of their damage heels.

That said, I can't stay in this gear forever.

It will be tough if you don't enhance the equipment itself if you turn it into something new.

Should we go with the policy of lowering the power of the damage heel to a critical point where you can defeat a monster in one stroke and increase your defense?

"Would you like to go to the blacksmith?

"Right. Let's just go."

Blacksmith.

That's where metal products are processed, repaired, and sold in the same way.

For us, the repair of the equipment - increasing the durability value - is something that we go through a little bit, but there, in addition to repair, it also enhances the equipment.

The blacksmith's arm didn't seem to be very good in and around Mireille and it could hardly be fortified.

But there may be a blacksmith in this city who can do a decent fortification.

So we started asking around the city to get information about a good blacksmith.

"You might have been a little lucky."

As a result of listening over half an hour, we took a trip to a commercial area on the southwest side of the city.

Anything, that's where the blacksmiths - Tori Earthlings (players) say they've recently started setting up stores.

As a matter of course, Earth, it's not just me or Phil who's in the world.

Given the Earth Timeline, there are quite a few Earthlings who have been in this world for years longer than us.

So every city could run into Earthlings, but all I can say is that they run a blacksmith in a place like this.

But it seems that the Earthlings are not very skilled.

Rumor has it that the equipment sold in that store is crude, and the enhancements are not very good?

But as far as I'm concerned, the Earthlings are easier to ask for than the Earthlings, and if they have bad arms, they think they might be able to keep their expenses down a little for that matter.

And even if you say you have bad arms, if you are a high level blacksmith skilled player, you should be able to do at least some easy enhancements.

That's how I took Phil into the building on the corner of town.

"Hello. What are you... players today?

"Oh, yeah, but"

Then a woman appeared from the back of the store.

Job and character names don't show whether they're lying low or not, but as far as black-haired brunettes go, they're probably Earthlings "players.

Quite tall and a bit compelling.

"I'm sorry, but Atashi isn't willing to do business with his players."

"Huh?"

"I'm not willing to use my blacksmith skills on my players. If you find out, get the hell out of the store."

but somehow the woman in front of me told me to leave the store.

All of a sudden, me and Phil are just confused.

…… Or are you guys in middle school or high school?

"Heh? Oh, yes, well. I'm a high one, and this guy's a medium two."

"... how did you get here? Besides, if you're a girl, Job's still a bandit, and what's your level?

But you seem interested in us.

Because I have a weird job and people think I'm a healer from around me, I change it to a hidden setting along with my character name, but Phil doesn't have that setting.

Also, I guess it's no surprise that the Earthlings "players" who can come all the way to this city are already derived from bandits to another position.

Well, Phil has already reached a level where he can change jobs to secondary jobs. I don't have one.

"Level is… 33"

"I'm 33, too."

"33!? The average level of players in this area is 65! You only have half!

When Phil and I honestly told him our level, the woman in front of us opened her eyes and shouted as if she was surprised.

"... who are you, the idiots who brought you here? Maybe even power leveling? Didn't they say it was forbidden to do that at school?

"No, it's not"

I have trouble getting weird mistakes.

I scratched and explained how I got here.

Then she sighs, "Huh," as she looks at me with a slight surprise.

"Are you a spatial mobility psychic... and you're a pretty psychic when it comes to traveling from Wolds continent to here in an instant... well, no. So you two have to go back to Wolds on your own, huh?

"Maybe that's what's gonna happen."

"What are you thinking? The guys at school... they can't get around to these kids..."

The woman in front of her was starting to look bitter as she scratched her head.

I can't help it.

If a low-level player is left on the field where a high-level band monster comes out, he dies first.

In addition, it was abandoned to say that rescue could not be forthcoming.

In this case, I defeat Laid Boss by myself. Because I'm like me, maybe I'm just trusted rather than abandoned, but I can still say it's a terrible response.

"I mean, you guys have always been safe... if you were a cop, you'd be freaking out and spitting out grudges at your teachers and you'd be dead."

Although we have talked about how we have reached this point, we have not explained the damage heel, etc.

So I have a feeling this guy is mistaken that we're lucky enough to get here without a monster attacking us.

That said, I'm not willing to actively explain the damage heel.

It's what Dr. Hayakawa has stopped me from talking about, and my weaknesses could be well understood.

Besides, I don't even want to get jealous eyes from players who know the performance of the damage heel.

My healing magic is no longer turned into a unique skill because of the tremendous power of the Guardian of the Necromancer King and the Great Shield of the Necromancer.

You shouldn't be bragging about it without darkness.

"... Eh. The little one there seems to be called Phil, but what's your name?

"It's Sin."

"Sin, huh? Atashi's name is Mary. Job is a 'blacksmith' with a level of 63. Well, maybe you do, but Atashi does some blacksmithing here and sells gear."

"Ha."

I'm not sure when, but we finally introduced ourselves here.

Or Mary, that's a name I feel like I'm going to be standing behind at some point.

"Are you trying to enhance your gear or something new?

"Exactly"

"Okay. I'll take care of the materials, but I'll take care of the job without any technical fees."

"What?"

What you just said is completely different.

It sounds like Mary was going to kick us out at first, but now she says she's going to take the job for a cheap price.

What a change of heart.

"I don't care what you think, you."

"That's right. This one will be of great help, but it won't do you any good"

"Well. But I don't do things I don't like, and I've decided to do everything I decide to do thoroughly."

When I have my doubts, she has come up with such an answer.

But I don't understand the one thing she wants to say. I tilt my neck.

"I mean, Atashi said he wouldn't let you guys die here. Honestly delighted, Newby (newbie)"

"... we're Newby... no, nothing"

We can still say we're chicks for her with level 63.

If you're going to help us, let's be honest.

"Thank you, Mary. I'm sure I'll return this favor one day."

"... thank you"

We bowed our heads to Merry as we thanked him.

"When we're in trouble, we're each other."

And that's what Mary's been saying and thumbs-up.