Chapter 5

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and someone seemed to enter the room. When I looked around, there stood the captain, with his superhumanly handsome appearance. Our eyes met, and for some reason, I froze.

“?”

W-What? Why are you frozen?

“It’s the captain. Is that kid awake? Oh! What’s wrong? Did the captain make you cry?”

Algo, who peeked out from behind the super handsome man, hurriedly came over to me.

Huh? I wasn’t crying... oh, maybe they misunderstood because I had tears in my eyes. I quickly got up.

“No, no, it’s not that. I wasn’t crying... well, I was a bit teary-eyed, but it’s not the captain’s fault. Um, you see...”

“Okay, okay. The captain isn’t a bad person, but sometimes his words can be harsh. I thought he made you cry. Are you okay? Can you get up now?”

“Yes, I’m fine. I’m sorry for worrying you...”

I sat back on the sofa and bowed. A strand of silver hair fell onto my cheek.

Huh? Silver?

Could it be... Could it be that my current appearance isn’t that of Kujou Yurie, but the character I used in Elysia Online?!

In Elysia Online, you can choose from six races: human, elf, fairy, demon, dwarf, and beast. I thought about choosing a human, elf, or fairy for my first online game, but ultimately decided on a human. My hair is silver and reaches my shoulders, and my slightly cat-like eyes are purple.

Come to think of it, I did something bad to that woman. I fainted when she talked to me.

“By the way, I caused trouble for that lady earlier...”

As I slumped my shoulders, Algo sat next to me and gently patted my head.

“Oh, don’t worry about Amanda. Seriously, yelling at a child who’s alone and scared in a place like that shows a lack of consideration. The captain would agree, right?”

“No, I think you’re pretty loud too.”

“Eh? No, I’m not!”

“Enough. Be quiet. You’re not even letting me talk to the kid.”

“Okay, okay. The kid is just a child, so don’t scare them, Captain.”

“I understand.”

As Algo moved away, the captain sat next to me.

Ugh... I’m getting nervous.

“My name is Leon, and I’m the captain of this fortress. I have a few questions to ask. Is that okay?”

I nodded in response.

“First, you came from a country called Japan, right?”

I nodded again.

“Then, do you know why you were in that place?”

I shook my head. I want to know that too.

“Was there anyone with you before? Parents or relatives...”

When I shook my head again, Leon looked at me with a puzzled expression.

But I’m puzzled too. If I tell them I was playing a game and suddenly ended up in this world, they won’t believe me. How should I explain it?

And I’m afraid of being seen as a heretic if I tell the truth...

What should I do?

What should I say?

Someone, please tell me...

“Is there anything you remember?”

When Leon asked, I hesitantly opened my mouth.

“Well... I don’t know if you’ll believe me, but I was in my room. When I woke up, I was sleeping there. I don’t know what happened either...”

“I see...”

Leon put his hand on his chin, as if thinking.

“You seem to be from a noble family, given your name. It’s hard to imagine a child from such a family being alone without a guard. So, perhaps it was an accident?”

Huh? Noble?

No, no, no, I’m not from such a grand family! My dad is just a regular salaryman.

“I’m not a noble.”

“Not a noble? But you have a family name... and your hands don’t look like a laborer’s. Moreover, your speech suggests you’ve received an education.”

I guess he means hands that are rough and chapped. I don’t have hands like that, but I don’t have the kind of well-maintained hands that would be called a noble’s either... My nails aren’t filed, just cut with clippers.

And my speech is more adult-like because I’m actually 18, not 8.

Ah, I can’t really bluff my way through this.

But I can’t tell the truth either, so what should I do...

“But in my country, everyone has a family name. There are no nobles... well, only the royal family has a special name. It might be different from this country.”

I mean, it’s the imperial family, not the royal family.

“Interesting.”

“Everyone receives education up to a certain age. So, I’m just a regular kid.”

“So, in your country, everyone lives like nobles?”

Hmm, I don’t think it’s exactly like that... but there’s no class system. How should I explain this? As I was thinking, Leon lightly patted my head.

“That was a difficult topic for a child. I’m sorry.”

No... I’m the one who can’t tell the truth, so it’s my fault...

My stomach started to ache from guilt.

Sigh. Still, the idea that I came to this world after becoming a sage in a game... it feels like a fairy tale, even though it’s happening to me. If only I hadn’t become a sage...

Hmm?

Became a sage??