I went out again to buy clothes and came back. There was an open air stall selling clothes similar to what I wear, so I bought three sets. Since those were second hand, it should be on the cheap side.

When I though to myself 'How do this country's currency works',

- From lowest value to highest value, the standard coins used are : small copper, large copper, small silver, large silver, small gold and large gold -

A small copper coin is worth 1 Lys, a large copper one 10, and the value increases ten fold each times. There is also iron coins in circulation among commoners, but those aren't issued by the country so the value fluctuate around 5 iron coins for a small copper. This knowledge was transmitted directly in my mind. I understand that it was the effect of [Common Sense].

It seems that theree are also currency of higher value than large gold coins used in large transactions between royalty and the wealthiests noble families, but I didn't get more details. [Common Sense] is useful to obtain basic knowledge that anyone have, but not what's outside, well, common sense. I wonder what is the deciding factor between information I can obtain and what I can't ... majority ?

(Wait ... I should have used that to know the market prices before purchasing clothes...)

Oh well, it can't be helped ... I will be careful next time.

Anyway, considering a day costs me 65 Lys for a bed and three meals, one of my small gold coin covers 150 days of expenses ... Eh ? Am I not quite rich ? Ah, but there are others expenses to care about. Let's see ... clothing, repairing my equipment or replacing it when it wears out, medecine, ...

(In the first place, how fast does a sword wears out ?)

... I didn't get any answer. After all, it all depends on how I use my weapon and the quality. The answer would vary a lot depending on these factors.

(Anyway, what should I do from now on ?)

This is the main issue. To sum up the facts that I understood from my conversation with the goddess, it would be like this :

- I woke up in the middle of a grassland, in another world.

- It seems that I died in my original world, and my soul drifted between worlds instead of undergoing a normal reincarnation.

- I was reincarnated with an adventurer setting.

- There are monsters, and it seems there are also demons and demon lords. However, I have no exceptional abilities that would guarantee my safety.

- Unfortunately, my physical abilities are on the lower side of the spectrum.

- I can't return to my former world.

Also, from what I can tell, some of my memories are missing. I can still remember my family. I lived with my father, mother and had a little sister. Like anyone, I went to middle school. Then I started living alone in an appartment when I became a high school student, made a few friends (mostly others guys who ended up alone like me).

(And then, a large blank. I am pretty sure I wanted to get a place in science courses in a somewhat good university.)

I must have succeeded on this point. Since after thinking and trying hard to remember as much as I could, I found out I had knowledge out of reach of a normal high school student. Mostly in mathematics and physics. Like matrices, topology, electromagnetic field calculation ...

It feels quite uncomfortable to miss a part of your memories. The goddess said that it's an usual occurrence to lose some of your most recent memories, since your soul travels across interspace, which is an environnement hostile to life in general.

(Like a place full of radiations ? Isn't it where I get super abilities from some kind of mutation ?)

... I shouldn't think of such worthless things ... Come to think of it, I am taking this surprisingly well, am I not ?

(If I had to choose, in this kind of situation, I would return to my former world if possible. If I had cheat-level abilities, maybe I would want to stay, but that's not the case. If so, shouldn't I be desperate about going back ?Is it that situation I read about ? During disasters, peoples would keep living their everyday lives instead of panicking, even when the danger is incoming. No... I think my case is different.)

All I think about this situation, are things like 'It can't be helped', 'I should think about how to live from now on', 'It's a waste of time to grieve over things I can't change' ...

Even if I know those are rational thoughts, I find myself here, worrying over the fact that I don't worry enough. And feeling guilt for so easily discarding my past life with a simple 'It can't be helped'.

My biggest regret would be, to leave peoples, who could be sad for me, behind. Like my father and mother, my acquaintances. My sister ... would be alright. For some reasons, she seemed to dislike me. I would have liked to know why before it was too late ...

For a long time, I kept ruminating these thoughts.

"..."

In the end, I decided to stop grieving over my past. Because I can't find anything else I can do.

(And so, how should I live from now on ?)

For the moment, I have enough funds to live for a while, but I will eventually run out of money. As an adventurer, I can hunt monsters and accept requests to earn money. I should take some time to investigate how much those jobs can get me. That's it for the short term.

(And then ? Assuming everything goes well, what will I do after a month ? A year ? A decade ? Keep adventuring ? What should I aim for ?)

If it was before, I would aim to get a job relying on mind, and during my free time, read novels or play video games... AH!! I wanted to play those VRMMOs and read the continuation of those novels !! Damn ...

(Anyway... In reincarnation stories, the protagonist could become a merchant with his otherworldly knowledge, or become a high ranking official with administrion cheats.)

However, for those jobs, I would need to make connections with peoples, earn their trust. It would be difficult for me who is bad at communicating in depth with others...

One could think that I can just bulldoze over difficulties with overwhelming technologies to sell, but simple products I can think of already exist. Like soap, paper, glass,...

Then, if it's about more complex products, there are guns I guess ? For this, I would need the backing of at least a skilled blacksmith, money to start a business, and maybe even a special permit to sell weapons.

I can think of a lot of stuffs. Even a simple computer might be possible, since I have the necessary knowledge, from doping semiconductors, transistor structures, to programming. unfortunately, there is no way I would have access to a factory capable of microtechnology !!

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How about medecine ? I could use knowledge about diseases and anatomy to be doctor ... Being a self-proclaimed doctor sounds so shady though...

Also, there is magic in this world. I don't know to what extent magic affect society yet, so I can't tell what will be successful and what won't.

(Sigh... Even if I have the knowledge, I still can't think of something to earn money easily... I am not suited for business. How do adventurers usually live their lives ?)

- Most adventurers don't live past their first year of work. Those who do live gather money for years, before opening a store, an inn, or a restaurant. -

... Thanks for the grim explanation, Common Sense. Hmm... 'Common Sense' is too long. I'll shorten it to [CS]. Anyway, maybe I could open a restaurant ? I know a few recipes as a result of living alone for a while. Though I'm not that good at cooking. After all, I never cared too much about taste back then.

Aside from opening a business, protagonists characters would ... Become heroes !

(Well, it's common too read stories about 'being a hero is a hassle'. You would be forced to fight whether you like it or not, your success will make you target of envy, peoples might want to use you, then if you make a single mistake, you lose all support. In case you defeat the last boss, you are forced to participate in military parade, in various events, wearing a fake smile in front of peoples who wear more fake smiles...)

It sounds like a pain. Although it's all stuff I read in fiction, I can't deny that it could actually happen.

(But then, the hero would save womens and make a harem !)

Building a harem ... The goal of almost all those reincarnation web novels.

(The protagonist doesn't need to become a hero though.)

I try imagining myself surrounded by beauties for a bit ...

My first though : it's impossible.

(Impossible. No way. I can't see myself achieving that at all.)

Not that I seriously want a harem. Mmh, it might be nice being loved by a lot of beautiful women, but I would have to make sure there is no bad feeling between them. Then I could start thinking about it.

(If it happened, I would need to love them back properly. I would feel guilty if I left someone feel less important.)

If I'm not confident in loving all of them enough, it would be better to have a single lover in the first place.

(Also, there is a need to earn enough to sustain a big family properly, also, power to protect them. Come to think of it, aren't all those harem protagonists guys with special abilities ? Be it saving a person in distress, saving someone from a debt, it require power or money, earned through power !)

And so, in those novels, women are basically attracted by power ! Which I don't have !

(... Alright. Let's stop thinking about the depressing stuff.)

Anyway such events won't happen to me.

(So... I have no idea what I will do in the far future.)

- Skill [Concentration] leveled up ! Current level : level 2 ! -

For the moment, I will do my best as an adventurer. And grind my level and skills, since this world is dangerous. Not only are there monsters, demons and demons lords, the public order isn't as good as my previous life. My work will be easier with high level, and I gain the ability to defend myself. There is no demerit in grinding.

Making this decision, I decide to first go to the adventurer guild to investigate rewards, but ...

*Growl~*

My stomach rumbled. I just noticed that it was already past noon.

And so, I moved to the dinning hall to eat lunch.

...

I find myself inn front of the adventurer guild again. I casually opened the door, and headed straight to the counter ...

Correction. Intended to head straight to the counter.

*Grin*

After I entered the guild, a bald and wild looking guy with tanned skin, stood up and put himself in my way, arms crossed and grinning.

"Yoo~ rookie. Y'know, this isn't a place for brats her'. How 'bout going back to your mom. Gahahaha." (Adventurer)

(Shit. It's this huh. A bad looking adventurer trying to scare away new adventurers who don't look too strong, with their over practised speeches and behavour. These guys are probably satisfying there cheap pride by taking out their frustration over a recently failed job onto a newcomer, and ... *Cough*. Anyway let's look at his status) (Sakuta)

- Status Appraisal -

 Male - Human - Level 23

 -

(Level 23 ?! This guy is not the small fry he is supposed to be !! What do I do now ? In MMORPGs, a level difference of 20 levels is mostly hopeless if both sides have similar player skill and equipement. And in my case, I don't have a lot of fighting experience, and am in starting equipment. Damn. This event is not supposed to happen after the first day ... Should I just say 'Hello senpai. Please take care of me ?' ... Doesn't sound like it will work...) (Sakuta)

The distance separating us was still about 6 meters ... I have an idea.

"Yoo~ rookie. Y'know, this isn't a place for bra-  Huh ?!" (Adventurer)

Since he didn't seem like he would stand out of the way, I bypassed him from the side ! Good !

*Grab*

I suddenly feel a strong pressure over my right shoulder ...

(It wasn't too good of an idea was it ?) (Sakuta)

Reluctantly, I turn back to him. The adventurer looks at me with a sour face. I can't tell what he is feeling from his expression, but from the situation I guess he is mad... I made him mad.

"..." (Sakuta)

"..." (Adventurer)

(So ? Throw a tantrum and let's get this over.) (Sakuta)

I clench my teeths and brace for impact.

*Grin* "Yoo~ rookie. Y'know, this isn't a place for brat her'. How 'bout you go back to your mom while you're safe ?" (Adventurer)

(He acted as if nothing happened ?!) (Sakuta)

Dumbfounded, I simply stare back at him. And he stares back at me.

The stare contest keeps going for a whole minute, until-

"Oi! Dreil ! Again at it, 'welcoming' newbies ? You never tire out of this don't you ?" (?)

A large muscular man, almost like a body-builder, with dark brown hair crashed into the standstill situation.

(Did he come to help ?) (Sakuta)

"A- Ah-! No ! It's nothing but getting along with the rookie ! Hahaha ! Aside from that, what did the esteemed you came down here to do ?" (Adventurer)

The guy who acted so confident before is now sweating, acting all polite toward the big guy, and slapping my shoulder stiffly. Gross. It hurt too. Anyway, it seems the situation will be solved for now.

"Hmm ? Hoo~ Hear this out. It seems a new rookie came in yesterday, and went to have a lenghty conversation with our little intimidating receptionist Seria-chan. So, I can to check him out." (?)

He smiled widely, as if one was given a nice surprise present.

(Intimidating ? Ah~ That receptionist. So her name was Seria-san, I see. Wait doesn't that mean he is here for me ?!) (Sakuta)

- Status Appraisal -

 Male - Human - Level ??

 ??

- Skill [Status Appraisal] leveled up ! Current level : level 5 ! -

(?!? The level is hidden ?! Hidden status usually show overwhelmingly higher level ... This situation, isn't it bad ? It just worsened to a whole new level of hopelessness.) (Sakuta)

"Ho~ You have some guts to use [Appraisal] on me after I started using [intimidation] and showed killing intent." (?)

(What's 'killing intent' ? It's some chuuni stuff. It doesn't exists does it ? And how could he tell I used [Status Appraisal] ?) (Sakuta)

I then notice that the weight on my shoulder disappeared without me noticing. I turn around but the level 23 guy was nowhere to be seen. Also most adventurers disappeared somewhere too, and the remaining were keeping low profile, silently chugging their mugs and averting their eyes.

(Even though they were all watching happily before... Just who is this guy.) (Sakuta)

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Summary of Sakuta's current status :

Name : Sakuta

Specie : Human

Level 3

Blessing : Goddess of Growth - Aluvetia

Skills :

Swordmanship

Lv3

Dodging

Lv1

Intimidation

Lv1

Enhanced Eyesight

Lv1

Enhanced Hearing

Lv1

Pain Resistance

Lv1

Thoughts Acceleration

Lv1

Parallel Thoughts

Lv1

Concentration

Lv1->2

Status Appraisal

Lv4->5

Self Status

Lv4

Item Appraisal

Lv4

 Divine skill : Common Sense