Chapter 18

They were in the city of Lindahl .

Many stalls lined up in the main street and care had to be taken not to bump into the shoulders of the surrounding people .

“It seems like there’s an awful lot of soldiers on guard . ”

As Yuuki pointed out, the soldiers were clad in armor, patrolling throughout while armed with spears .

“Recently, a thief had broken into an influential noble’s home . Their reason being to steal a jewel akin to a national treasure . ”

“Huh, so a jewel was stolen…”

“If Yakumo and I caught that thief, we would be able to have some connections to the country’s nobles…and maybe our treatment would improve a bit…”

“I mean…that noble…he was said to have been extremely wealthy and influential, but…that person doesn’t seem to have a concrete idea of how the jewel got stolen . ”

Momo laughed in astonishment .

“Yakumo and I…even though we’re heroes…we’re nevertheless facing debt from the resurrecting…this world really has gone mad…”

“I think so as well…”

Then, the jeweler’s signboard appeared .

A single jewel trades for 100,000 silver coins, which converts to 100 gold coins .

When there are too many silver coins, it’s not uncommon for payment to come in gold coins instead .

Considering that a common soldier’s weekly salary is 4 silver coins, the magnitude of that amount becomes at least somewhat apparent .

Assuming that a common soldier’s salary in terms of Japanese figures is 200,000 yen- that amount be equivalent to 500 million yen .

According to jewelers, there are very rare jewels that can enhance the effectiveness of magic .

“This kind of gem…is the kind of item that would rarely appear on any market…”

While giving a puzzled look, Yuuki backed away as he gave the gem .

―That prostitute…carrying such expensive items…

Those were the thoughts of Yuuki .

Igarashi and Momo received the gem so they could trade it for cash .

Thus, 9 gems remained .

―I might…no…I probably…will be able to support myself for the rest of my life now, right?

With this, he’d be able to have a happy life, starting it off with a feast .

Yuuki’s tension reached a critical point as he was thinking of making a harem using his cash .

It was midnight .

Yuuki woke up in the room of an inn .

He had a fierce headache and strong nausea .

―Being urged by Igarashi, I got carried away and drank too much .

That was his first experience drinking alcohol .

After trading the gem for cash, they decided to splurge at a restaurant for dinner, but―they went into a tavern .

Since Igarashi and Momo had adjusted to this world, they did not particularly hold back on ordering alcohol .

To test the waters, Yuuki washed down a wooden jug of ale― and he doesn’t remember anything past that point .

However, Yuuki had a hunch that Igarashi was aiming to get him drunk .

He started to remember fragments of the conversations from last night .

There were complaints of their current situation, and talks of the methods to return back to their original world .

For some reason, he recalled his time talking to Igarashi and Momo as being enjoyable .

He was suddenly swept into a different world, and was uneasy about a variety of things .

So, when he reunited with the two who had similar circumstances, they didn’t run of things to talk about .

That’s what led him to overdrink .

And right then, Yuuki turned speechless .

In his bed―Momo’s figure was lying down with only her underwear .

He had it mind since the beginning of his trip to this other world, but she really did have a large chest . Those might be H-cups .

And she also had a child-like face .

She was undoubtedly a huge-breasted loli .

Even in the midst of the dark, her white skin and pink bra were clearly visible .

While frantic, he wondered how he got into this situation .

Perhaps- in a drunken state, he didn’t verify that he had entered his own room and instead entered Momo’s .

Then, without realizing she was there, he fell onto the bed and slept .

And Momo, being fairly intoxicated herself, failed to notice Yuuki’s intrusion .

Yep, convinced that’s how it went, Yuuki stood up and tried to leave the room .

It was a situation where it looked like he was trying to steal her underwear .

If she became aware of his presence, she wouldn’t help but to suspect him of creeping into a woman’s room at night .

Under those circumstances, he stealthily tried to sneak his way out, when Momo spoke out to him .

“…Saitou?”

“…Sorry…it looks like I got the wrong room…I…seem to have gotten terribly drunk . ”

In a state of panic, Yuuki frantically tried to explain himself .

But, he received and unexpected reply .

“No, you didn’t make a mistake…I was the one that came into your room . ”

“Huh?”

Momo sat up and grabbed Yuuki by the hand, beckoning him to sit next to her .

Being guided, Yuuki sat sideways from her .

“Hey…Saitou?”

Momo turned her eyes up toward him to ask . A sweet breath tickled his nostrils .

It wasn’t just the alcohol- the sex appeal of her underwear was also too much for him .

“…Need something?”

“…I belong to Yakumo, but…”

“Did something happen with Igarashi?”

“Him and I a couple, right?”

“Well, I figured as much . ”

With a tinge of sorrow, Momo said,

“You see…there are times where we’re camping outdoors, but…at night…he…approaches me . ”

“Well, perhaps something like that could happen . But, wouldn’t you like it if Igarashi made advances towards you?”

“Since he…was attractive…I thought…that it was fine in the beginning . But…those instances…were not romantic…Moreover…”

“Moreover?”

“His stats are strong, right? Because of that…every night…he does those things…by force…”

Tears began to spill from Momo’s eyes .

In his chest, something dark was surging . Although harems were okay for Yuuki, rape was an absolute no-go .

Yuuki tightly clenched his fist . But there was nothing that he could unleash his wrath on .

If a genuine battle were to occur, Igarashi would be the strongest amongst the three of them…as far as Yuuki believed .

“I’m sorry, Momo . I doesn’t seem like I can do anything . ”

Momo shook her head from side to side .

“Saitou…I don’t think you’re powerless . Also…for a while now, I’ve thought of you as a kind person . ”

“A kind person?”

“From this point onward, you won’t know what kind of person you’ll become, right? You didn’t know how much money you would need to sustain your livelihood . In particular, you didn’t know how much that gem could be sold for at that time . Yet, you quickly gave it to us, right?”

“Hmmm, well…does that really make me kind?”

“Yeah, normally people wouldn’t do that . This world is tainted with blood . Burglars, muggers, and also monsters…I’m already…sick of all of it…”

Momo fidgeted for a while and opened her mouth again,

“After such a long time…it feels like I’ve finally met an actual Japanese person . You’re not like Yakumo…and because of that, I feel glad . ”

“So…” Momo continued,

“Just for today…is it okay if we sleep together?”

―Absolutely! I’d be delighted to!