Living as an Unemployed in Another World

107 – 4. Silence in the Helm (23)

23.

Once I put the ring on, I could immediately figure out how this artifact works. Unlike crude magic items, most artifacts have intuitive effects.

An artifact stored with the high order True Resurrection (True Resurrection) 9 times. If you wear this ring, even if your body is reduced to ashes, you will immediately be resurrected in the place where your soul was. The effect is 9 times in total, which means that you have 10 lives in total, including the original life. However, it will not be effective for natural deaths of old age. You don’t become young when you resurrect.

I explained the effect of the ring I found out to Mira. She looked at the ring I pulled out with her shocked face beyond her bewilderment. Mira murmured as she placed it on her palm without putting it on her hand.

“Oh, this is… ….”

She clenched her fists. I know roughly what you’re thinking. According to her, her master said that she lived a life that would not be strange even if she died at any time, so she must have thought that if there was something like this, she would not have to die in front of him in vain.

But my thoughts are a little different. If you think about the reason why he didn’t wear it, you think he might have valued his only one life and used it as a driving force to survive until then. There is no guarantee that he will not die or be taken away by others…… There must have been a desire to hand over the opportunity of number 9 to someone precious.

“Camilla.”

I held her by the shoulder. She doesn’t think she can understand sadness. How could I, a stranger, be arrogant about their memories? However, that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything. Mira sighed passionately in a voice full of resentment.

“Jin. I, I, thought there was such a thing.”

“I know. Probably, he never had a chance to speak.”

I held the excited girl in my arms and continued to pat her on the back.

“It was just unlucky, everyone.”

“…… !”

A thief must be more calm than anyone else. You should be willing to give up even your life for the sake of your goal. It was a teaching that she had listened to until she was tired of it. I stood in the middle of the small room and looked at the stopped wall clock until my shoulders got a little wet. 11:30. What an ambiguous time.

Indeed, the meaning of that time could be known immediately if one thought about it a little. Border between winter and autumn. Perhaps it was the day the two first met. He was more emotional than I heard. I swept the back of his head for a while.

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Mira stopped her weeping and returned to me the ring she had clutched in her hand. Of course I was thinking of refusing.

“Are you okay? This is something that is no different from your master’s keepsake.”

She rubbed her red eyes a little and nodded. She is an object that differs from the artifact she stole from Ethan in the first place. A treasure among treasures that stored 9 high-ranking revival spells that ordinary priests could not learn even for a lifetime. I don’t even know if it can be converted into money.

I couldn’t refuse it because I wanted it, but it still has great value. She smiled and told me.

“Didn’t I tell you that I entrusted my life and dagger to you for a long time? Same goes for this. That’s 10 in all…… Cherish it.”

Without a word, I put the ring deep in my bag. Swallowing one artifact was more responsive than swallowing ten magic items. It took me quite a while to calm down the bag that was swaying, and when I came out of the hideout, the sun was already setting outside. We left downtown holding hands in silence for a while. And.

“…… Here?”

I looked in disbelief at the old sign in front of me. 『Fairy Fairy』, Underneath the pun intended letters, there was an old inn that was no different from the ‘Golden Mule’. In Middletown, where three- and four-story boutiques and commercial buildings are scattered, it stands out even more in the splendid streets as it maintains an old appearance on the second floor alone. I glanced at the people passing by, then returned my eyes to her slim profile. Mira shrugged her shoulders and told me.

“It looks like this, but inside it’s quite usable. As far as I know, all adventurers with business in the guild are at this inn.”

That much? In fact, having passed a few decent-looking inns on my way out of town, I had no idea that these ramshackle inns would be liked by the reds crowding the capital. Damn, since I came to the capital, I ate and slept in a nice place and had a good time. As I was expecting a ‘Song of the Siren’ class, I was disappointed.

“Well, if you go in, the inside is better than you think.”

When I hesitated, Mira shrugged her shoulders and pushed me inside. There was no way I could resist her with her mediocre strength, so in the end, it was a meaningless complaint from her in the first place. Upon entering the room, what greeted me was the loud chattering sound of an inn where adventurers stay, and the neater-than-expected interior. Even if it’s not as good as the ‘Song of the Siren’, which was built with money, the interior looks quite plausible compared to the collapsed exterior, probably due to repeated construction and expansion. Still, the area is small compared to the number of tables.

“How is it? Are you better than expected?”

“…… That’s right.”

I channeled what she was saying beside her into one ear and focused on the sound of her singing near her fireplace.

When the distant season passes and fire and ice mix♪♬

When the dragon with its head blows on it, the castle sinks ♪

A flower will bloom in chaos, let’s go, adventurer♩♬

Bard! A type of human that is not easily encountered in rural inns was sitting there. Playing the lute and singing in a beautiful voice, it was like a scene from a fairy tale. I couldn’t see his face because he was wearing a wide-brimmed hat and his head was lowered, but his thin jawline was illuminated by the light, so I thought it was enough to make him popular. I wanted to sit near the fireplace and listen to the song right away, but unfortunately the inn, full of adventurers, wasn’t a very good environment for listening to the song. No, what’s so noisy?

──Uh, passed it! Passed!

──Your wrist hasn’t broken yet! Cheer up, scaly friend!

──I bet four silver coins on you! Double if you win!

…… Near a bar stand table with a shelf full of bottles, Alphonse was arm wrestling with a gigantic lizard. There were other adventurers cheering each other around. No, what the hell is he doing? I sighed and walked closer.

“Brother Alphonse! You know how close it is to win!? One gold coin has already been collected!”

Was it you? I frowned at the familiar face screaming out loud while holding the jingling coin pouch. Hilda and Janice are also sitting not far away. Alphonse isn’t the type to brag about his strength, so you can tell just by looking at who instigated it. Soon, hey! With a moan, Alphonse’s thick arm slammed his scaly forearm into the table. To say that it doesn’t break even after doing that, the durability is quite high.

“Kooooo!! It’s been a while!!”

A lizard wagging its stout tail from side to side and screaming, no, lizardman. It’s a ferocious figure full of bloodstained tattoos all over its body, but its speech is no different from that of a human. Alphonse also sat down on one of his chairs and drank from his glass, wiping his forehead as if he had been sweating for the first time in a while. Gerald didn’t even win, but he shouted in a loud voice, jingling his pockets.

“Now, is there anyone else to challenge!? If you win this time, the stake will be tripled!”

“Get out of the way! Next I…….”

“Can you do it on your own!? Blond brother, I’m next…… !”

I was at a loss for words when I saw the loud commotion. Guy Gerald, aren’t you sure you’re seeing each other for the first time, just like me? It’s such a great friendship. I didn’t want to get involved in that commotion, so I deliberately pretended not to know and went to the table with Mira and Hilda. Even though she was noisy like a thief, she noticed the approaching sign and waved her hand.

“Oh, Jin! Mummy! Here!”

“Hello.”

“Janice, wake up, Gene is here!”

“… ….”

What am I doing? I listened to Hilda’s words and faced Janice, who crouched down on her table and nodded her head. How come the bridge of your nose is a little red, are you drunk? I know that Janice doesn’t enjoy being drunk, but unlike his usual expressionless expression, the gloomy mood was clearly visible on his face, so it didn’t seem like he drank one or two drinks lightly. As I had no idea whatsoever, I just sat between the two of them, puzzled by her change.

“Still, you are not late. Where have you two been?”

“Yeah… ….”

Thinking of an excuse for Hilda’s words, I turned her head and looked around her. I had only heard rumors, but indeed, various races were mixed in one place. No matter how adventurous they are, dwarves, elves, lizardmen, …… Dragon head? Could it be the Dragonborn? Almost all adventurers on the East Side are pure humans, so someone with a skin color and size of Alphonse’s was immediately noticed, but here it blends into the landscape as if it were one of them.

I suddenly thought of a half elf with light green hair and a bright smile. It would have been nice if she was with her too, but for some reason she felt a little depressed. They said they would come back in the spring, but it’s the future that you don’t know when or what will happen.

While I was lost in thought, Mira raised her index finger and replied, saying, “It’s a secret to Hilda instead of me.” Seeing that I can play pranks like that, it seems that my mood has improved a lot since I came. But for some reason, upon hearing that, Janice tried to bang her head on the table again. I quickly put my palm on her forehead. It seems to have a little fever. When I touched it, Janice was startled and threw me away. It’s just because I’m worried, it’s embarrassing.

“Jin… ….”

She stared at me with her drunken face as if she had something to say. Obsidian-like eyes catch the dizzying light and shine like the night sky. Then thump! And again the noise rang out.

“Great!”

“I thought I couldn’t lose with strength, but the orc lineage really can’t win.”

Turning around, the Dwarf warrior in leather armor waved his arm with a frown. It seems that another victim of Alphonse’s supernatural power came out. She’s a bit shorter than Hilda, the shortest of us, but her body is completely different from that of the pot-bellied Punta. It’s because the opponent is bad, if it’s Gerald or Sukhbat, you’ll probably be able to win without difficulty. While I was admiring its log-like thick body, a high-pitched voice suddenly penetrated the adventurers’ ears.

“It’s noisy, you can’t hear the singing. Like a savage tribe!”

I admired inwardly the slender face reflecting the light of the fireplace. Her ears were much longer than Chloe’s, she had long flowing blonde hair, and purple eyes. More than human beauty! It completely matched the characteristics of the high elves I had heard through rumors. If it were a man, she was a beauty that would make her eyes go round, and if she would cross her legs and blow her hair, most guys would lose her mood in an instant.

──Wow! Shut up the dwarves!

──Noisy, Perverted Elf!

──Women reveal years! Erof!

──Hysterical old maid! Go and see each other!

What came back was excessive booing and shouting. It’s not like it’s been a day or two that she gets on her nerves. On the Eastside, even the half-elf Chloe garnered all the attention, but here, even with a real elf, that’s what you’d expect. I realized that I was standing in a completely different place. By the way, are you revealing a woman? I saw that her table was surrounded by only similar-looking elves or humans, and her head was spinning for a moment.

She tried to swing the bow she had leaned on the table like a club, turning her reddened face red with shame, but Gerald, who was jingling the coin bag, found me facing Janice and shouted loudly, I looked around.

“Jin! When did you come?”

Ah, don’t pretend you know. It’s like a shy guy no matter where you put it. I didn’t want to force myself into the sweaty spectacle, so I waved my hand roughly, but for some reason, Gerald’s words caused silence to fall throughout the inn.

“…… Jin?”

“If it’s Jin, obviously.”

“That half-orc said earlier… ….”

What is the atmosphere like? Embarrassed, I lowered my head and covered her face, but already someone openly pointed a finger at me and shouted in a loud voice.

“The leader of the party who is said to have defeated the lich——aka, the Son of Darkness!”

X feet.

──That’s a rumor…….

──You said you wore blue in just two expeditions?

──That half-orc is a man who obeys without hesitation, so he must be a great spellcaster.

──Look at his noble appearance. I can feel the aura. Are you a Sorcerer?

──Looking at the nickname of jet black, it could be that he made a contract with the devil.

──No way!

──Otherwise, how could the warriors defeat the lich? Obviously that man…….

It was I who should have put my head on the table, not Janice.

I hope everything turns off. Really.

I thumped my forehead while receiving the sympathetic gazes from Hilda and Mira.