Chapter 3

When I woke up, it was a ceiling I didn't recognize.

Looking around, I found a lamp next to the ceiling.

The room was bright thanks to the lamp.

But, this lamp... the light source isn't fire. A ball of light is floating.

"Huh?"

Then, in the opposite direction of the lamp, a huge sign was standing.

The sign read in large letters:

《Read the red book • Read the blue book.****》

The sign was written in three languages: Japanese, English, and an unknown language.

In Japanese, it says to read the red book.

In English, it says to read the blue book.

Which one is correct? I thought, and saw three books on the table.

A red book, with "How to Walk in a Different World" written on the cover.

A blue book, with "Way of Life of the Different World." written on the cover.

A yellow book, with unknown characters written on the cover.

Ah, I just need to read the book with readable text.

I picked up the blue book, thinking "Read the blue book" is easy enough for me to read, but the English inside was gibberish, so I quickly put it back on the table. It was really stupid to show off when no one was watching. Come to think of it, my English grades were the lowest.

Miri could have easily translated this. She used to read French literature in the original at home.

This time, I picked up the red book and flipped through the pages.

【I was Japanese. And I am living in this world now.】

The first sentence was written like that.

【The name of this world is Azawald. I leave this book for the junior who will live in this world. I wish you would read it to the end before going outside. By the way, the blue book is written in English, and the yellow book is written in the language of this world, with the same content.】

So, there are other Japanese in this world.

Well, they did say that reincarnation happens once in a billion, so it's possible.

According to this book, a person from another world appears every few years.

There are three places where people from another world wake up, and this book is placed in all of them.

【Say "Status Open"】

I said "Status Open" as written in the book.

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Name: Ichinojou

Race: Human

Occupation: Unemployed Lv1

HP: 10/10

MP: 8/8

Physical Attack: 9

Physical Defense: 7

Magic Attack: 4

Magic Defense: 3

Speed: 4

Luck: 10

Equipment: Pointed Stone, Recruit Suit, Leather Shoes

Skills: None

Acquired Titles: None

Available Jobs: Commoner Lv1

Divine Favor: 20x Experience Gain, 1/20 Required Experience

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Oh, something appeared.

According to the explanation, it says that the name is the same as the one used in Japan.

No, that's wrong. My name, Ichinosuke, is read as Ichinosuke, not Ichinojou.

I was often mistaken by my first homeroom teacher in school, but this is too sloppy for a god's work.

Also, all humans from Earth are classified as Humans, but there are other races in this world, such as Elves, Dwarves, Vampires, and Mermaids.

The occupation is set to Unemployed, and it is mentioned that this will be explained later.

So, even in this world, I'm set as unemployed. It seems everyone starts as Unemployed, but it's tough.

The status explanation continues, just like in a game.

HP: Vitality. You die when it's gone. It gradually recovers.

MP: Mental Power. It is consumed when using magic. It gradually recovers.

Physical Attack: Physical Attack Power. When it increases, the damage you deal with physical attacks like punches and swords becomes stronger. Your strength also increases, allowing you to lift heavier objects.

Physical Defense: Physical Defense Power. When it increases, the HP loss from non-magical attacks decreases. Your stamina also increases.

Magic Attack: Magic Attack Power. When it increases, the power of your magic attacks becomes stronger.

Magic Defense: Magic Defense Power. When it increases, the damage from magic attacks decreases. The power of healing magic also increases.

Speed: Reflexes, dynamic vision, and footwork improve, making it easier to dodge attacks and land hits.

Luck: It doesn't increase when you level up. It has various effects. The most noticeable effect is when you enter a dungeon. You can learn more about it in the dungeon.

By the way, the average HP of a person in their twenties in this world is apparently 50, so I'm quite weak.

When you level up your occupation, you learn various skills.

If you change your occupation, the status points gained from leveling up decrease, but the skills remain.

For example, if you reach level 5 as a Mage, your Magic Attack increases by 5 and you learn the Fire spell, and then you change to a Warrior, the 5 points of Magic Attack won't be reflected, but you can still use the Fire spell.

You gain experience points by defeating monsters and performing specific actions, and your level increases when you accumulate a certain amount.

Specific actions include paying taxes as a Commoner, using magic as a Mage, hunting and dissecting monsters as a Hunter, and practicing with a sword as a Swordsman.

It seems a bit harsh that paying taxes as a Commoner gives you experience points. It feels like there are various loopholes for leveling up.

By the way, isn't a Commoner a status rather than an occupation?

If a Commoner is a status, then my current status is below a Commoner.

Also, can someone be a slave in status but a Commoner in occupation? Or a noble with a Commoner occupation at level 80? That sounds a bit interesting.

Titles are obtained by performing specific actions and grant various benefits.

Divine Favor is a mysterious power given by the goddess, which only people from another world possess.

Wait, 20x experience gain and 1/20 required experience... Could this be something amazing?

Growing 400 times faster than a normal person?

With this, reaching Unemployed level 99 should be easy.

But,

【Regarding Unemployed, people in this world can change to another occupation immediately after birth. This is because increasing the level of Unemployed doesn't increase status, and even at level 5, no skills are learned. I recommend you head to the northern town as soon as possible and become a Commoner or another occupation if possible. If you say you are introduced by me—Daijirou—they should let you change for free. By the way, you probably can't read the language of this world yet, but you can understand the spoken language.】

There were several sheets of paper with maps of the area.

It says I can take one.

A dictionary containing Japanese to help learn the language of this world was also placed there, written by Daijirou.

The literacy rate in this world is not very high, but it's good to study, so I'll take it.

Also, it's written that people from another world are known to exist in this world, but most Japanese people tend to hide their true nature.

The book also contains various other information.

For example, six goddesses are worshipped in this world.

There are many kidnappers, and if you are put in a slave collar by a slave trader, you will be forced to become a slave, so be careful.

There are explanations about occupations and magic.

It's really a helpful guide for beginners.

And the best part.

There is a magical item called an Item Bag, and I can take one. It contains useful items.

When you put items in the bag, they are stored in a subspace, time stops, and food doesn't rot.

There were three Item Bags, but I decided to take one as written in the book.

Checking inside, there were medicine bottles, 100 copper coins, 100 silver coins, and 1 gold coin.

According to the book, 1 copper coin is about 1 dollar, so it's around 100 yen.

【Finally, I live in the magic city of Mareigururi. I don't know if I'm still alive when you read this, but if you happen to visit, please come. I will welcome you. By the way, I am writing this in the year 379 of the Azawald calendar.】

The book ended there.

It says not to take the book out, and to leave the lamp as it is a cheap magical item. Indeed, this book will be necessary for future Japanese people who might come.

"Thank you, Mr. Daijirou."

I thanked my senior from another world and left the room through the door at the back.

When I went out, there was a staircase, and when I climbed it, I realized I was inside a giant tree.

When I came out of the tree, there was a path. It was in the forest, but it wasn't a dense forest, and the sun was clearly visible.

Also, it seems you can't enter the tree from the outside. This way, there's no worry about being found and plundered by bandits.

According to the map, this is north. The sun is in the east... so it must be morning.

If the sun rises in the west as some people say, that's a different story, but I won't go that far.

I'll head north.

As I walked, I suddenly saw a white, cute ball-like creature with distinctive ears—suddenly, I found a rabbit!

Is this what rabbits look like in another world?

I remember Mr. Daijirou's book said that I can defeat them with my bare hands and that they can be sold.

Then, I'll defeat it.

It's cute, but this is a battle.

I grabbed a sharp stone that was lying nearby and attacked the rabbit.

But, just before I hit it, it jumped and dodged.

Then, the rabbit's body slam—ouch, it's pretty strong.

It feels like getting hit in the solar plexus by a middle school girl volleyball ace. I'm just saying that, but even if I get hit a few times, I won't die.

So, I attacked again. The rabbit tried to dodge and body slam me again, but it was too easy!

If the rabbit is at the level of a volleyball ace, I'm the receiver!

I received the rabbit and floated it in the air, then hit it hard with the sharp stone.

【Ichinojou's level has increased】

I heard a voice saying my level had increased. It sounded like a recorded, mechanical voice.

It really feels like a game.

I tried to check my status by saying "Status Open."

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Name: Ichinojou

Race: Human

Occupation: Unemployed Lv13

HP: 10/10

MP: 8/8

Physical Attack: 9

Physical Defense: 7

Magic Attack: 4

Magic Defense: 3

Speed: 4

Luck: 10

Equipment: Sharp Stone, Recruit Suit, Leather Shoes

Skills: None

Acquired Titles: None

Available Jobs: Commoner Lv1

Divine Favor: 20x Experience Gain, 1/20 Required Experience

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My level had suddenly increased to 13, but there was no change in my status, and I hadn't learned any skills.

It seems what Mr. Daijirou said is correct.

I should change my occupation as soon as possible.

Being unemployed is not good, whether in Japan or in another world.

Well, I'll put the defeated rabbit in the Item Bag and sell it to the Adventurer's Guild. If I become a Hunter, I can use the dissection skill, so it would be good to sell it after dissection. Of course, I don't know how to dissect. I've never even dissected a chicken, let alone a rabbit.

I was about to head north when I found another rabbit!

This time, I didn't let my guard down and successfully defeated it easily.

As a result,

【Ichinojou's level has increased】

【Unemployed Skill: Job Change obtained】

【Unemployed Skill: Second Job Setting obtained】

【Automatically set Second Job to Commoner Lv1】

Huh? I thought Unemployed couldn't obtain skills?

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Name: Ichinojou

Race: Human

Occupation: Unemployed Lv20, Commoner Lv1

HP: 22/22 (10+12)

MP: 13/13 (8+5)

Physical Attack: 20 (9+11)

Physical Defense: 16 (7+9)

Magic Attack: 6 (4+2)

Magic Defense: 5 (3+2)

Speed: 10 (4+6)

Luck: 20 (