Chapter 2

It has already been a month since I came to this world.

During this month, Grandma Stella taught me about the types of money, writing, and common knowledge here.

When I told Grandma Stella that I came from a different world, she just smiled and said "Oh my!" and didn’t ask any more questions, as if she either believed me or wasn’t interested.

Regarding the types of money:

Copper Coin: 100 Madoka

Half Silver Coin: 1,000 Madoka (10 Copper Coins)

Silver Coin: 10,000 Madoka (10 Half Silver Coins)

Gold Coin: 100,000 Madoka (10 Silver Coins)

Platinum Coin: 1,000,000 Madoka (10 Gold Coins)

As for the writing, I haven’t been able to learn it all in just a month, but I think I can gradually get used to it.

Still, this world is tough...

First, there are monsters called "monsters" here. Fortunately, there are no strong monsters around this village.

Also, most people in this world are registered with an organization called a guild, and the guild card they receive serves as an ID.

There are various guilds, such as the Adventurer's Guild, the Merchant Guild, and the Blacksmith Guild, but since Resel Village is a small village, the Adventurer's Guild handles everything.

Right now, I have completed a quest to collect herbs that I received from the Adventurer's Guild and am on my way to report it.

Grandma Stella's house is a bit away from the village, and it takes about 20 minutes to get there.

This place looks like a dilapidated bar, but it is actually a guild.

As soon as I entered the guild, I ran into a nasty guy...

"Hey! I thought something smelled, and there's a black-haired goblin!"

The guy who said this with a laugh and started a fight is one of the five adventurers currently in the village, I think his name is... Hage? No, it's Hage.

"What are you glaring at!"

The next moment, I was punched in the stomach.

I was just looking at him because he started the fight, but he hit me without any restraint, and I'm just a 12-year-old kid...

I want to fight back, but Hage and I have completely different stats.

Name: Hage Pochcho

Race: Human

Job: Warrior

Level: 10

HP: 96

MP: 16

Strength: 46

Agility: 12

Stamina: 51

Intelligence: 7

Magic: 8

Luck: 6

Passive Skills:

Swordsmanship Level 1

Strength Increase Level 1

Active Skills:

Sword Techniques Level 1

Combat Techniques Level 1

Unique Skills:

None

Yeah, no way...

Satisfied with my suffering, the bald and fat old man returned to his table and started drinking.

I don’t want to get involved any further, so I went to the guild master at the counter to report my quest.

In such a small village, the guild master also handles the reception, as there’s no money to hire a receptionist.

"These are the herbs for the herb collection quest."

By the way, this herb collection quest is posted every day. The reward is 900 Madoka, which is 9 copper coins.

"Hmph!"

The guild master, by the way, is a bald old man. He threw 3 copper coins at me. As usual, I got irritated and glared at the guild master.

"Do you have a complaint? You should be grateful that I’m giving you a reward, even if it’s just a part of it!

Besides, I wonder where Stella found such a creepy guy."

For a moment, I got angry when Grandma Stella was insulted, but I didn’t want to cause her any trouble, so I put the copper coins in my pocket and left the guild.

This is the kind of treatment I get from the whole village. First, no one will sell me anything.

Even though it’s just herb collection, I’ve encountered goblins before.

I tried to buy a knife from the tool shop (there’s no weapon shop in this village) for self-defense, but I was told they wouldn’t sell me anything and was kicked out.

Furthermore, the guild card I received when I registered with the guild.

My eyes can see people’s stats when I focus, and the same applies to objects.

I focused on my guild card.

[Guild Card: Fake]

I want to kill that guild master... The current situation is that I have no way to prove my identity.

When I got home, Grandma Stella was making dinner.

"Yu, welcome back. Dinner will be ready soon."

Grandma Stella won’t take the quest reward when I try to give it to her. She told me that since I earned the money myself, I should use it for myself.

I also know that because of me, Grandma Stella is not well-liked in the village. I have to do something... First, I decided to set some goals.

Learn to read, save money, and level up. Especially leveling up is important. If it’s like a game, I should be able to gain experience points and level up by defeating monsters. With my current level, I would lose to a goblin.

But... I need to think about how to defeat monsters when no one will sell me weapons.

That day, after eating Grandma Stella’s stew and bread, I learned how to make preserved food and went to bed.