Chapter 62
Sanctuary
Translator : PolterGlast
Rest is important for
everything.
Therefore, I decided
to make today a long-awaited rest day.
My actions after
deciding to rest were swift.
After cleaning my
dirty clothes with Refresh, I grinned at the fact that my MP wasn't completely
depleted from the battle, and changed into my casual pajamas.
I headed to my room
with potato chips, cola, and ice cream in hand.
When I opened the
door, I saw two doors that shouldn't have been there originally.
At first, it was full
of discomfort, but now that it's actually helpful, I don't care that much
anymore.
If I continue to
expand in the future, will my room be filled with doors...? I imagined the room
filled with doors and lay down on the bed with a plop.
I propped myself up on
my elbows and picked up the bag of potato chips with "Large Capacity LL
Size!" written on the front.
The contents are 150
grams... it's certainly a large capacity.
When I think about it
again, it's about the weight of a bowl of rice.
I ignored the calorie
display written there and opened the bag of potato chips without worrying about
getting the room dirty.
After stuffing them
into my mouth and crunching them, the powdered consommé rolled over my tongue
and happiness spread in my mouth.
I wonder why it's so
delicious even though it's just fried potatoes.
I think the person who
developed potato chips should be given more recognition for his/her
achievement. I hope they build a lot of bronze statues of him/her, and I will
go there to offer my potato chips to him/her.
Consommé is the
strongest flavor, I admit that there are other opinions.
But seaweed salt,
you're no good.
It gets stuck in my
teeth and is annoying.
Eating too many salty
foods makes me want something sweet.
When I opened the
1.5-liter cola, there was a loud noise like something exploded.
I drank it wildly with
my mind dyed in another world, thinking it was smaller than the explosion sound
of the blasting Fireball.
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
The salt in my mouth
was completely washed away by the mysterious refreshing feeling unique to cola,
and then covered with the sweetness of sugar and sweeteners.
"Phew..."
By the time I was
satisfied with the cola, the potato chips had disappeared without a trace.
I picked up the potato
chips again as if chasing after the remnants.
By the way, I'm a
zero-calorie cola NG (extremist).
I'm not a big fan of
the sweetness of artificial sweeteners...
After alternating
between sweet and salty to create a perpetual motion machine (big lie) and
feeling relieved, I lay down on the bed.
My bed is a double
size, so even if I give up some space to potato chips and cola, there's still
plenty of space.
"...I might not
have anything to do other than snacks and meals."
Certainly, the
combination of potato chips and cola is guilty delicious, but if I just fill my
stomach with this, it's just snack time.
I've been on edge for
a while...
When I try to rest, I
don't know what to do.
For the time being, I
lay down on my side and picked up my smartphone.
Of course, there's no
signal, so I can't search for anything.
I opened the app
inside and decided to read an e-book.
Even though it's an
e-book, it's just a regular manga.
I was hesitant to read
manga on my smartphone at first, but now I'm used to it.
It doesn't take up
room space and it's convenient because you can read it with one hand.
I decided to start
reading a shonen manga that I had been neglecting for a while.
I read the narrative
battle manga "Narrative Battle," in which they defeat each other by
narrating.
As I read, my hand
stopped every now and then.
Since the narrative
battles in this manga focus heavily on the narration, this happens quite
frequently.
This manga is
interesting, but it uses up a lot of mental energy to read... which is perfect
for me right now, since I've consumed too many calories.
"Isn't this
narration a bit too complicated?"
I don't mind the
narrative tricks, but they've planted too many subtle clues, making it
confusing... the twist that it's actually the protagonist's older brother
fighting, not the protagonist, was certainly surprising, but the story is
distorted by that narrative trick, and I don't find it very appealing.
Then, the protagonist,
in response to the enemy's narration, says, "This is my narration!"
and simply draws a straightforward, heartwarming story, defeating the enemy
brilliantly.
Yeah, yeah, I prefer
shonen manga that's this clear-cut.
"Phew... I'm
tired."
My body is stiff from
lying on the bed and reading manga for so long.
I put the potato chips
and cola aside, as I won't be able to eat dinner if I eat any more.
Then, the calendar
caught my eye.
"...Has it
already been almost two months?"
It has already been
that long since I came to Alistella.
I've been cooped up at
home for more than half of the time, though, so I don't really feel it.
"How strong am I
now... objectively?"
When I left home, I
was still just a weakling who could use LV 10 magic.
My physical LV was
around 5, and I probably had stats that wouldn't even allow me to beat a guard.
But now... I wonder.
My LV has already
exceeded 180, and I have the ability to defeat Elder Liches in a one-on-one
fight.
Now that I think about
it, I'm a bit... no, quite neglectful of things other than dungeon exploration.
I think I've been too
neglectful of everything other than getting stronger, even though I've been
checking regularly, so I don't think everyone in class 1-A has arrived yet.
I know too little
about the kingdom and the general common sense of this world.
If I keep going like
this, I'll be wandering the streets after conquering this dungeon.
I haven't left the
[Knight's Holy Remains] for a while... maybe I've worried Melissa-san again.
After I go and talk to
Varietta-san, I should go for a walk in the royal capital for the first time in
a while.
It might be nice to
give something as thanks to Banz-san, the first person from another world I
met.
Although I'm still not
used to being a future great adventurer.
For now, I need to
think about how to return the favor.
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