Chapter 10

### Divine Rank.

Since it has the word "level" attached to it, there must be stages.

Come to think of it, I've been told a few times that my Divine Rank is insufficient.

Leaving aside why my Divine Rank has leveled up, I'll try to see if anything that didn't work before has been added to the list.

"Ah... Katsu Sando!"

Something that was once rejected should be good.

[Approved. The SHOP's inventory has increased.]

Wow! I knew it!

I immediately checked the SHOP list and saw that [Katsu Sando = 379 yen] had been added, so I bought it right away.

I have 18,844 yen.

"I don't really understand, but I can buy new items now. Should I eat half of it?"

I peeled off the plastic wrap and offered one of the two Katsu Sandos.

It's loaded with sauce and cabbage, and it looks delicious.

Some people say that adding cabbage is heretical, but if it's delicious, I don't mind either way.

"Hmm! Isn't this a white bread sandwich! I'll have it!"

Due to the size of his hand, the sandwich looked small when Hagg held it. He ate it in one bite.

"Wow! What is this! It's delicious! The sweetness of the bread, the flavor of the meat, and the rich black sauce really bring it out!"

"Is this a food review?"

Since he seems to like it, it's fine.

"Is there more of this? Can I still buy it from the God's Shop?!"

"Hmm? Yeah, you can buy it for 379 yen. I don't really understand the pricing system, though..."

"I'll buy it! This isn't enough at all! Plus, it's incredibly cheap!"

"It's about the same price as in my original world. There are stores called convenience stores where you can buy them anytime, 24 hours a day."

"Hmm. If a store were open at night, the guards would probably come running."

"It was a peaceful country."

"That's a good thing. ...Here, sell me two of these."

"Sure thing."

First, I bought two Katsu Sandos, leaving me with 18,086 yen.

I received a silver coin, which increased my total to 19,086 yen.

The difference was about 242 yen.

I gave Hagg two packs of Katsu Sandos and 242 yen in coins, bringing my total back to 18,844 yen.

"Hmm? What's this?"

"It's change."

"Small coins... I haven't seen copper coins in a long time. We usually don't use them. But this! This meat bun... Mwahaha! This is it, this is it!"

"It's called Katsu Sando. It's a sandwich with breaded pork."

"Ah, I see. It's truly a divine meal."

I should eat something too, but to be honest, I'm not very hungry... No, I'll force myself to eat.

So, I washed down a kelp and mayonnaise chicken onigiri with water.

I almost threw up.

I now have 18,614 yen.

Before I knew it, I had taken out some alcohol and was sipping it while eating the Katsu Sando.

Alcohol is good.

...No, wait, it's not the alcohol, it's the nicotine, the nicotine!

"Cigarettes! Give me cigarettes! I need nicotine!"

"Whoa!? What? Suddenly!"

[Under consideration... Rejected.]

"What?! I can't smoke cigarettes?! Give them to me!"

"Hey, Akira... What are you..."

Hagg called out to me, looking worried as I shouted at the stars, but I don't care!

[Under consideration... Rejected.]

"I can't think without cigarettes!"

[Under consideration... Rejected.]

"Stop saying the same thing! Show some flexibility!"

[Under consideration...]

"If you keep rejecting it, I'll lose it!"

[...]

"Akira?"

[Conditionally approved. The SHOP's inventory has increased.]

Wow!

There it is!

[Cigarettes = 4600 yen]

What the hell is this price?!

It's way too expensive! Damn it!

Is this the condition for the conditional approval?

There's no other choice. I immediately bought the cigarettes.

I now have 14,014 yen.

It dropped a lot.

But it's better than not being able to smoke.

I took one out and lit it with a lighter. The nicotine filled my lungs, and I finally felt at ease.

"Hmm. You're the type who does this. I am too."

Hagg smiled and took out a pipe from his waist, lighting it from the campfire.

"You have cigarettes too?"

"Usually, this is what people mean by cigarettes. Let's trade."

We traded and both coughed at the same time.

"Hack! This is intense. It's strong, or something."

"Hack! I inhaled too much without realizing it. The smell is good, but it's a bit lacking."

We laughed at each other's reactions.

"I might be able to get used to it, but this one is better."

I put the cigarette back in my mouth.

Unless there's a special reason, I'll stick with this one.

Well, since it's so expensive, I'll have to cut down on the number of cigarettes.

"Let's go to bed for the night. We'll reach the town tomorrow."

"I want to sleep in a bed."

...Come to think of it, I left the bed behind. Maybe it could have been stored in the container?

It's a bit late to think about it now.

The campfire was almost out.

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Hagg made breakfast.

When I gave him a bottle of water, he treated me to a bowl of barley porridge with a lot of salt.

It wasn't particularly delicious, but it seemed to be something travelers often ate.

I asked if it was okay not to have Katsu Sando. He said that once you start eating it, you can't stop, and it makes you want to drink. He wanted to eat it slowly in town.

I was satisfied to try the local food.

After walking for about two hours, the cliffs gradually lowered and merged with the coast.

Then, I started to see artificial structures.

Is that a tower?

"That's a lighthouse. I heard that the sea around here is rough, so there aren't many ships... But that was a long time ago, so it might have changed."

He called it a lighthouse even though it was quite far away.

It seems Hagg has excellent eyesight.

Well, compared to me, who wears glasses and has less than 1.0 vision, that's not surprising.

"Isn't Hagg from around here?"

"I said I'm traveling. This is the western edge, and I don't know the area or the local knowledge."

The western edge, so the sea is to the right, and we're heading south.

"By the way, what will you do when we get to town?"

"I'll earn some money. I'll go to the blacksmith guild and work as a day laborer for a while, and if there are no problems, I'll open a repair shop somewhere."

"I see."

"What about you, Akira?"

"I'll offer the symbol to the church and then think about earning money."

"I see. But I don't know if all three churches are in the next town."

"If not, I'll find out where they are and earn some money."

"That's a good plan. We'll stay at the same inn and act separately for a while. If you have any questions, you can ask me at night."

"Thanks, that helps."

After all that, we finally reached a place where people live in this world.