It’s a relief to know that my teleport would be available before the slave magic activates.
But, I want to make sure that I can use my skills in this world.
I activated a short-range teleportation and moved from the bedroom to the front door.
「 Ooh, I can use it. This looks like it won’t be a problem doing long distance either. Still, I can use skills here, how does it work? I thought that this power is limited to that world. Hmm, oh, my mailbox is full 」
With the door in sight, I realized that my mailbox is about to overflow.
I take out the contents, saw ad letters, find the stuff I needed, and checked the contents.
Most of them were stuff I didn’t need to see, but some of them were envelopes from the company.
Hmm, a notice of termination under job rules.
Well yeah.
Let’s see, the last date is in late April.
I was summoned in late February, I think?
What month is it now by the way?
I look inside the house, but nothing reveals the date.
「 I’ll check the date later, but first, let’s get changed. I need to take off this armor. No, I need to take a bath first. I’m sweating all over 」
Perhaps it was because I was able to afford to check out the various situation, but I suddenly found myself uncomfortable because my body was sticky from all the activity in the dungeon.
I pressed buttons on the water heater to prepare for a shower, but there was no response, so I went back to the front door and turned on the breaker. As if coming back to life, all the appliances turned on at once, the lights in the room turned on, and I can hear the fridge motor whirring.
I went to the bathroom and took a shower, thankful that I saved money on electricity while I was away.
It’s been a long time since I had the taste of civilization that I’m pleased with.
Well, they also have hot water in that world.
Furthermore, taking a bath with a beauty, it’s one of the best environments.
Thinking about it, showering alone is garbage.
I can’t wash their bodies, and they can’t wash mine either.
Man, I want to see Euphy and Nia now.
It’s only been thirty minutes since I left them, but I already miss them because I’m in Japan.
But, no matter how hard I try, it’ll take me a day before I get back.
I let out a sigh and finished my shower, lay down on the bed wearing a t-shirt and boxers for the first time in a long while.
Opening a laptop nearby, I find that it’s already the start of June.
That means that I’ve been out of Japan for three months.
I don’t remember how much time I spend in the other world, but time probably moves about the same in Japan.
If my senses were right, I spent a little over a month in the royal capital, then nearly two months of transport and dungeon crawling.
Yeah, pretty sure about this one.
Hmm?
Oh, that was close.
Thinking about it, if there’s a time difference and it moves faster on the other side, would that activate the slave magic?
I-It’s going to be fine, right?
I was in a panic for a moment, but after thinking about the passage of time calmly, I concluded that there should be no problems.
Although I’m still feeling uneasy as it’s uncertain, I know that it’s useless to think about it, so I switched gears.
「 What should I do after this? First, I have to contact my Uncle, then I also have to send my apologies to the company. Once that’s done…there’s nothing much. Oh weait, smartphone. That’s one thing I have to buy 」
I thought about things I have to do but I couldn’t sort it out because I was suddenly thrown back when I thought that I’d never be back here.
There was no point in mulling over it, so I decided to go outside and look for a pay phone first to contact people, but I couldn’t find one.
I finally found a yellow phone outside the station, and when I contacted my uncle, he scolded me furiously, then sniffled his nose as he says that he was worried, I also found myself tearing up.
Seems like the missing person report will be pulled out.
I have to show up soon.
I also contacted the company.
I told them that I got involved in some trouble and that I had to disappear, but I already resolved it. They didn’t press further.
The company is in the process of sending the pink slip to the summary court, but I’m not yet dismissed as an employee, but the direct contract for termination has been carried out.
My boss did ask me if I would come back, but I declined.
I can’t go to the offices for the time being, as there is still a lot of stuff going on with the other world.
I didn’t have any personal belongings in the office, so I just asked them to dispose of them.
And so, I resigned without any second thoughts.
I could’ve contacted my colleagues first to know if something happened, but it was a simple matter anyway.
Then, I went to the shop in front of the station and got a new phone.
I took care of the errands I had in mind, then I suddenly realized that I’m hungry.
Speaking of which, I went to the dungeon this morning, and after a light lunch inside, I haven’t eaten anything else.
The sky is still bright but the clock on my phone shows 6PM.
Looking around to find something to eat, a yellow sign jumped out at me.
Beef Rice 380 Yen! 1
This is it!
It’s been a while since I had them so I ate rice, beef, raw egg, and miso soup.
「 Man, rice is the best. I need to bring some with me. What’s left is this… 」
I also enjoyed the chilled silver-labeled drink. As I walked out of the restaurant and down the shopping street with great satisfaction, I was hit by the sensation of my daily life returning to me.
How about I go home and play games for the first time in a while?
Or should I pass the time by browsing the net?
Such thoughts came to my mind while I was walking my way back home.
But, it was only for a moment as Euphy and Nia’s faces also came to my thoughts.
I can’t return yet, but I should do what I can until then./
But, what to do?
Since I have this ability, why not make use of it?
With that in mind, bringing things over here would make money, then bringing stuff from here would improve the quality of life.
Hmm, am I going to buy a watch and try to sell it again?
But, who am I going to sell that to?
At that time, the other party knew what kind of person I was, so they negotiated with me without suspecting that my item was from a different world, and more importantly, they offered me a crazy amount of money, 300 gold coins, that was because he was a big shot in the country.
I heard that 300 gold coins are the budget of a viscount or a baron for a year.
Well, I guess income from different people is different.
Speaking of which, how much do gold coins cost in this world?
Besides, is it even gold?
I couldn’t bring myself back home, so I took one of the gold coins out of the magic bag I’m wearing on my hip.
Even though I touched accessories and other stuff, I can’t be certain that this gold is genuine.
Given the capabilities of the translation function, there’s no difference in the names of the things in this world and the other world, so it shouldn’t be a mistake, but still.
As I was walking with this thought in mind, I remembered I saw a gold-buying store when I was in front of the station.
I noticed that there’s been an increase in buyers with conspicuous storefronts recently, but I never paid attention to them because they were places I have no connection to.
However, it’s likely to be an easy sale, and more importantly, I can determine whether it’s genuine or not.
「 Okay, how about we take a look? 」
I put some gold coins in my wallet to try things out, entered the store, and when I offered to sell it, I was directed to another room at the back of the store.
I took a seat and asked them to buy a single gold coin, the mature clerk opens his mouth with the gold coin in his hand.
「 What kind of coin is this? It’s my first time seeing it. It’s not even on the list, so it probably has no historical value, but it still has the mood 」
「 Oh, you’re right. I made it a long time ago as a prop used in a play 」
「 I see. It doesn’t seem to be plated, and the weight matches with gold, but it’s quite authentic to use a lot of these for just a prop. Well then, please wait for a moment as I run it through a measuring device 」
I came here without any idea what I’m getting into, but if it’s an unidentifiable gold from any country, they’re obviously going to ask about the source.
I panicked for a moment, but the clerk didn’t seem to doubt the lie I made up at the moment, and he went back with the gold coin in a few minutes.
「 This isn’t pure gold but a mixture, still, it’s 22-karat gold. The purchase price of one today is about 212,000 yen, is that okay? 」
「 210,000… I’ll sell it 」
「 Certainly. Please give us a moment then 」
When I informed them of my intention to sell, they took the gold coins and they had cash immediately available.
I left the store half-doubtingly and found an envelope of cash in my hand that was thick and heavy enough to hold.
210,000 Yen?
I still have over a hundred and fifty gold coins in my magic bag, right?
Wait, how much would it be in total?
I used my calculator from my phone and it revealed the amount was about 30 million or more in Japanese yen.
S-Seriously?
That’s ten times more than my savings.
「 Ha, haha. I-I feel like I don’t have to worry about my living expenses anymore… 」
I’m surprised that the problem of sustaining my life in Japan, which was a bit of a concern, was easily resolved, even after losing my job…wondering if I should’ve eaten something better earlier, I sniff the smell of grilled meat tickling my nostrils.
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