Free Life ~Record of the Struggle of a Different World General Merchant~

From afar, guttan, goton, and something sounds shaky.

I feel the consciousness that was sinking into the abyss of sleep slowly surfacing, as if caught by its sound.

Oh, well. Was I asleep at some point?

I watched a movie in my room late at night, just like I would spare the Sabbath. Apparently, he fell asleep.

I don't remember cutting it, so I guess I left the video crystal on. Against the wall, it must keep showing the chapter screen.

We need to get up quickly and stop playing. If I don't, I'll be caged by the maid of the house.

"... there's no sloppiness, my lord"

"... come on, your husband"

"... the market for squid is going down, my lord"

In the midst of all this, when the words of the ghost maid are revived, they disappear.

Oh, we have to hurry. I have to wake up fast and stop the video crystal.

That's what my head understands. I fully understand why I have to, and what happens if I don't.

But my body won't listen to me at all.

The eyelids don't lift at all, and the head doesn't even lift a millimeter from the pillow. The body is slackened off, and the hand that should stop the video crystal won't let go of the towel kettle.

Ah, no. Why don't you? If I stay like this, my breakfast will be a miracle change to something crude. I just want to avoid that on Monday mornings when even I'm less motivated... my body seems to prioritize sleep after all. It doesn't even try to wake me up.

Well, worst of all, if we roll into Caorn's, we can handle breakfast...

"... sounds like a hippo, your husband"

"What, what's this well-timed fantasy?!?

Thanks to strangely vivid words, I jumped up with a scratch in.

"What, oh, that? Where, here?

And I realized I was in a weird place.

Gatan, Gotton and rocking floors. The walls and ceilings are covered with cloth on wooden frames. The front and rear walls are wide open, with views of the streets flowing from one of them.

Turning his sight to the other side, he sat on your podium and saw the back of the guy pulling the horse's reins. Definitely. This isn't my room, it's the carriage carrier.

I know it well because I took care of him many times as an adventurer. This is a small carriage for two or four people that pedestrians and small groups of adventurers like to use. It is a substitute for having a solid cargo carrier and foot area at the crack of a single head, because of which there is no speed, but the stability is excellent.

If I buy a carriage, on the contrary, I won't be able to get around small. But it's hard to walk a long way. That's when they put me in a pedestrian carriage or a shared carriage, and they were taking on escorts instead.

Not if you're immersed in nostalgia. All I need to think about now is why I'm being put in a carriage.

I didn't drink last night. I don't even remember fainting. Even if he fell asleep, he should be lying in his own bed.

That's why I was sleeping in a strange carriage. It raises all sorts of questions about a conspiracy, about being caught in a crime, about whether the cohabitants shut up and dropped me off.

But I can't help but twist my neck. Here's one, let's tighten up the guy sitting on your stand straight.

"Whoa! Who are you? Why am I here?

With a slight twinkling voice, he hits his doubts like a slap. Then the girl in the light peach Sister clothes grinned and looked back...... hmm?

"Morning, Takahiro. It's already before lunch. Takahiro-kun is a sleepyhead. Phew."

"Me, Melissa?

It was the most powerful Virgin, Melissa Cortese, who was trying to donate me on board.

Wow, kidnapping!? I just thought it was a ho relief for the appearance of the face I saw. But I'm still not sure what the motive is.

Why is this guy putting me in the carriage? That, too, in the sleeping gap, without saying no.

"Ah, if you want to brush your teeth, it's in the bag there. Because Yummy helped me, and I was prepared properly."

Melissa fingers inside the carriage with a sunny smile. When I saw it, there was a backpack rolling around that I used a lot.

Surprisingly, I even have my own pillow and towel kettle. I wonder what this is all about. I'm getting a bad feeling about this...

"No, before that, Mr. Melissa? I'd like to ask you a few questions…"

"Yeah? What?

"Why am I being put in a carriage?

Of a stray lamb, a supremely natural inquiry. On the other hand, our Virgin responded with a smile, just because it wasn't difficult.

"Eh heh, surprised? Actually, it's a surprise, asking Takahiro to help my patrol..."

"Escape!"

Shubba! Me jumping out of the carriage at an unstoppable speed.

"[Soul Bind]"

"Gwah!?

Bittern! And me tied up with cheesy restraint skills and falling to the ground.

Being troubled by the chains of light, I am drawn to a carriage that goes mercilessly and scrapes galloping in a pebble-mixed street.

"Uh, no, Takahiro. You can't run away."

After a while, the carriage stopped me from walking, but the Kanst-level Virgin (the monster) came down with her puffy cheeks swollen.

You can't run if you want to. I'm more scared of his skills and smile than anything else.

"Get off me! What are you gonna do with me?

Virgin Kanst, who can do anything by herself, takes me on patrol on purpose. Where the hell are we going to look around?

The Central Region of Demons? Or is it the demon world? In any case, I feel an unparalleled sense of crisis at the point of imposing a forcible take without explanation.

If you follow adults, you have no life. I could read that from Melissa's smile.

"I won't do anything about it. I just wanted you to follow me."

"Da, is that a dungeon!? The demon king is in a sealed dungeon!?

"Haha, no way. I'm just patrolling a village without a hospital or a church. I'll cure your grandfather's illness."

"Uh...?

That's crazy. That's like a normal Sister job. You don't have to take me, you can do enough.

Where are you gonna tell me there's an element I'm gonna need? I'm not proud of you, but I don't remember a single skill in healing others, I do.

"Oh, what do I have to do?

Is there anything else? That's what I'm asking you.

"Yeah, you don't have to do anything"

The answer returns:

Weird. Then I really don't know what it means to be here. I wonder what Melissa did to sneak me into the carriage.

Even if it's a distracting head, this is not the answer. But now, Melissa's trying to take me for anything.

What the hell does this guy want...?

"Uh, actually, I thought I'd give Takahiro a rest."

"To?"

Melissa, who carried me wrapped up in [Soul Bind], replied with a smile.

Rest? Huh? It's Monday, what do you mean, off?

Melissa continues to explain politely, as she teaches me to be increasingly confused.

"Takahiro, you've been working hard lately, haven't you? Anything for the shop's work, the sight of the city at night? I always thought I'd work twice as hard and I'd be tired. So I decided to give you a rest."

"Huh? Off?

Tong, get me down to the carriage carriage and Melissa will sit on the spot too. And he took my hand with a people-loving smile.

"I made a false request to" help you with your work, "and I took Takahiro out. If you do this, Yummy can deceive you, too, right?

"Oh...?

"Don't worry. I made a request, but Takahiro doesn't have to do anything. Just three days, but you need to get some rest."

Like a child whose prank succeeded, Melissa smiled limply. And Melissa began to run her horse on the platform again.

Me? Of course, to Melissa... no, I was praying and thanking the Virgin.

"Let, Virgin......!

Think about it, everyone I know, oh well, they just demanded this. There was not much free time on holiday, and it was often dragged around by someone.

How about Melissa compared to those guys? The Virgin told me, "You don't have to do anything"! You gave me the holidays even though it's Monday!

"I'll follow you! Everywhere, I'll follow you for the rest of my life!

"Haha, I'm exaggerating"

Melissa smiles and humbles herself like a light.

No, no, that's all you did for me. For me, 'a holiday without having to do anything' is worth a thousand bucks.

He gave me that as a pong. Even though they told me to rest, I'll let you do whatever you can!

"Nothing seems to be happening for a while, though."

Filled with an overwhelming sense of emancipation, I lay barely on the carriage carrier. Summer winds blowing through the meadows tickle my skin, awakening my body slightly lit from excitement.

Um, it's a pleasant day. How dare you taste traveling on a day like this?

With that said, you said it was almost noon. All right, at least I'll make you lunch as a token of appreciation! Enjoy the traveler cuisine you have accustomed to in your adventurer's life!

"Hey, Melissa. I'll do the lunch."

"Kukukuk, you idiot! I showed you a gap. Uhhhhhh!?

Byun! I tried to talk to Melissa. 'Something in the shape of a person' flies past me and far rear of the carriage.

On my cheeks and front, there was a pimple of bloodstain, something very splattery.

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a man dressed like an assassin who jumped in from the top of his front was instantly killed by Melissa.

'Cause, look. Mr. Melissa, I'm fluffing a man's back fist with a silk handkerchief.

"... Oh, that, what?

My whole body got stiff, and that's all I could do with my mouth.

"Huh? That? Yeah, that's the usual guy, isn't it? 'Former' Sent by scary people, people in black. When you go out of town, you always come at me."

"It's annoying, right?," said Melissa, laughing and wiping her blood back.

I pinned my thumb and smiled back.

"Escape!"

Shubba! Me jumping out of the carriage at an unstoppable speed.

"[Soul Bind]"

"Gwah!?

Bittern! And me tied up with cheesy restraint skills and falling to the ground.

"No, you can't, can you? If you don't do it right, you won't be able to rest.

"Oh no! I'm going home!

"I don't think so. I mean, I'm out at work, so when I get home now, Yummy's gonna piss me off, right?

Cheat skills and a store contract for anything. Tied up in two chains, I lose my escape.

"It's okay. I'll deal with weird people, too. You don't have to do anything, do you?

"Uh-oh!?

The smile of the White Peach Virgin is purer than anyone else.

But now I was more scared of its purity than anything else...