A night has passed since they have defeated the area boss and met with a new companion named Clarisse.

Right now, Shin is doing his daily routine on the rooftop doing his stretches early in the morning. He was already awake since 5am so he got nothing to do. Yuffa also woke up minutes after Shin and she is accompanying him in his exercise after she got off the bath.

Her flushed face and wet hair indicated as so. Her sweet smell also caused Shin to look at her in daze for a couple of seconds.

“Aren’t you tired Shin-sama? You’ve been exercising for quite a while now”

“Hmm?... a bit I guess.. fuuu.. “

Shin has been doing push-ups so his words are fragmented.

“Back in my place… I wasn’t even… fit enough to do.. tiring work.. suuuu”

“Is that so? It’s hard to believe because whenever I see Shin-sama fights, your smile won’t leave your face. It’s like you’re having fun despite fighting a high level monster like yesterday.”

Yuffa had an astonished face and at the same time had a doubtful face as she tilts her head.

“Is that how I look?” Shin got up and stretched his back as he asked Yuffa without looking at her. “So it seems that I am having fun. I never thought this kind of life only existed which was originally just a setting on a game. This world is fun.” He continued. He clinched his fist and thrust it forward on the empty air. His sweat glistens as rays of sunlight struck it.

“H-huh~ here Shin-sama.”

“Oh thank you”

On the other hand Yuffa had a question mark on her face implying that she didn’t understood what her master said all the while as she handed Shin a clean towel to wipe off his sweat.

“Can I ask you some errands Yuffa-san?”

“Of course I will do anything for Shin-sama. What could I be of service?”

“Why so formal? Anyway, can you buy some bread and warm milk for Tanya-chan? Also you can buy anything that interests you.”

 “I-is that okay? Then I will humbly take your offer.”

Shin handed Yuffa some gold coins. She then took it and bowed as she immediately headed down the stairs.

He continued his routine for a while but when he noticed that the sun has started to penetrate his skin, he headed down to the inn to find the bath to clean himself up as it is now half past 7.

****

It’s been couple of days that Shin came to this world. Many things have happen yet he still can’t fully believe that this is happening.

Regarding his physical strength, he feels the same as he was before but he can feel the unexplainable energy that is surging in him. It’s true that he was given godlike skills even so; he felt like very ordinary.

The old man entrusted him with a task but can he really do it? He thought. Despite the fact that he became strong, he cannot get this into his head.

If this is a game then surely he was still on a certain village or perhaps a dungeon where a novice player is starting its adventure. He doesn’t even know what the level cap this world has.

Judging by the fact that he rose a certain level quite steadily, he thought that if there is a cap then surely it will exceed 500 roughly estimate.

If that is the case then maybe it was a bad thing that he took those girls with him as a party. It’s not that he was thinking about abandoning those girls. He was just genuinely worried if something were to happen to them.

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This is a dangerous world that’s for sure. For now things might have been a breeze but he knows that there is something out there. Maybe something that even Shin might not be able to handle. And in order to avoid that thing to happen, he needs to become stronger. If not the strongest, at least strong enough to protect those who are in need especially the girls with him.

With these in mind, Shin submerges his entire body in the water to clear up his thoughts.

The bath house on this inn greatly resembled onsen in Japan. Though compared to Japan where the heat coming from the water came from a nearby volcano, the heat of the water here came from a magic stone that resembled a salamander that was erected at each ends of the man-made bath as it emitted a red light in its tongue. Is what the owner said.

After he finished cleaning himself up, he got back to their room. There, Tanya was rolling around the bed shouting “So huge!” but Yuffa wasn’t there. It has been quite some time after he gave her an errand.

That’s weird. Buying something like bread wouldn’t take that much time. Thought Shin as he assumed a thinking pose.

“Hey Tanya-chan, has your Onee-chan didn’t come back yet?”

“Nope~ Waaaa~ So big~ so fluffy~!!”

“Is that so… Stay here Tanya-chan. I’m going to look for your Onee-chan, okay?”

“Ah Un!~ Take care Shin onii-chan!”

Tanya answered innocently while hugging a pillow and continuing to roll around the bed.

Shin smiled and waved his hands.

But deep inside he was starting to get worried. Kids can be quite sensitive towards the feelings of the adult so he was careful not to show it in his face to avoid Tanya getting worried.

He quickly left the room and headed downstairs. He headed straight to the woman in the counter to excuse himself for a little bit.

Just as he got out of the inn, a hand touched shoulders halting him.

He turn his head towards the owner of the hand, there was Clarisse leaning of the wall beside the door of the inn.

She retracted her hand and raised it.

“Yo!”

“Hello. Clarisse is it?”

“Yeap! I’m glad you remember me.”

“Why would I forget? Are you waiting for us here?”

“Ehehe.. Yes, I just got here though.”

“Is that so. Why didn’t you come in?”

“W-well, I can’t just walk right in like that, you know? I’m still a new party member so I cannot act very friendly right away. I might annoy you accidentally and that would be band in more ways than one. “

Her face had a trace of red seemingly embarrassed. She was looking away at Shin not meeting his gaze sometimes glancing his way as she speaks.

Although Shin wanted to chat more but now is not the right time.

His worries might be for nothing but better safe than sorry.

“Oh right! Are you in the hurry Taiyoun-san? It seems like you wanted to go somewhere”

Maybe impatience is showing on Shin’s face that it made Clarisse remember what she wanted to ask as he saw him walks out in a hurry.

“Yes. Yuffa hasn’t come back yet so I’m looking for her. Also, I don’t like my last name that much so you can call me Shin if you’d like.”

“E-eh?! First n-name basis?! E-erm.. if it’s Yuffa-san, I caught a glimpse of her at a bakeshop on the shopping district not a while ago. I wanted to call her but she was talking to Earl Phillip so I didn’t want to disturb her.”

“A noble?”

“Yes. He is well-known in the kingdom. He is from a distinguished Lateran family  consist of high ranking military officials as well as internal affairs. What of it?”

Tch. A noble, huh? I have read too many light novels where nobility is involve. Each one of them if not all, every noble is up to no good. If he is one of those stereotypes, surely he is a bad news. For the record, I’ve always wanted to beat up a noble.

“I see. Can you lead me where it is? I don’t know quite yet the entirety of this kingdom, if it’s okay with you.”

“Gladly! Leave it to me *fufun*”

“Lead the way.”

Clarisse puffed out her modest chest with a look of assurance. Shin nodded and they started walking.

****

They continue to walk through the busy street of the shopping district and headed straight to a certain bakeshop located quite a distance away from the crowd.

There they found a prominent blue hair that has been tied up in a ponytail surrounded by a gaudy looking man and his guards. Her bangs swayed as she tries to get away from the hand that is holding her.

“That looks bad.”

Mutters Clarisse beside Shin who looks at the situation with a worried face unaware of the serious face Shin is making.

“What are you doing?”

“W-wait—“

Before Clarisse could even protest, she was stopped by Shin’s hand gesture signaling its okay.

His words towards those men were calm but there is no shed of warmness into it.

Despite that, Yuffa’s face brightened and tears of joy start to form on the corners of her eyes feeling relieved at the arrival of Shin.

“Shin-sama..”

Shin looked at her and then to the hand that is holding her.

“Let her go.”

“Huuuh?! What are you talking about? Huuuuh?! This sow is now the property of Master Phil—“

*gunshot*

“Aaaaarrghhhh-! M-my arm!! “

“Did I tell you to let her go?”

Shin pulled a long silver revolver out of nowhere and pulled the trigger almost instantaneously along with his cold words.

The guard that was holding Yuffa tightly was now writhing in pain as he holds his severed hand with other.