(065) Border Town

Translator: Tseirp

Today, I will have to pay 2 types of taxes for a total of four times.

The town entry tax for the border town at Arundel Kingdoms side.

Then, the cross-border tax paid to Arundel for crossing the border.

Furthermore, I have to pay for the cross-border tax to enter the country Dakyat.

Lastly, it would be the town entry tax for the border town at Dakyats side.

So theres a need to pay taxes 4 times that sure is tough.

Ichino-sama, youre grinning though.

That isnt true.

It was true.

Well then, Ill have to remember to change to Commoner.

Of course, gold is important so I will make use of Carols Peddlers privilege.

Discount for the town entry tax.

Apparently, the amount differs between towns and the discount here was 30%.

It seems like the cross-border tax would be half-priced.

Even though its half-priced, it is still a substantial 10 times for me.

So naturally I couldnt help but grin.

Of course, Ive leveled up my Commoner job quite a bit so it wont level up so easily now.

But, I want to reach level 99 and get the Peak of Commoner title.

We could enter the town smoothly without the need to wait in line.

We were able to enter but hnn .

Carol called out to me when I was troubled.

Whats wrong?

Its painful how my level didnt rise even by paying 105 sense.

I didnt gain a single level.

105 sense, 400 times of that would equal to about 40 thousand sense worth of experience points.

In Japanese yen, it would be a tax of roughly 4 million yen.

400 times of that would be master, what is your Commoner level?

72.

Carol asked with her head tilted.

Wha wha just how much tax has Ichino-sama paid??

About 1.2 million sense.

Hya isnt that an amazingly large sum

Haru earned it in a day though.

It wasnt a memory that was old enough for me to have to recall but I still muttered that while feeling a sense of nostalgia.

Haru who was on the coachmans seat was wagging her tail and she said in a slightly excited voice.

That was really fun. I want to go again.

Its better to be moderate in gambling. As expected, it would be bad for Gorsa-san if Haru seriously went for it.

But then, the current Haru also cant beat Gorsa-san when hes serious.

If Haru has superhuman dynamic vision, Gorsa has superhuman technique.

Theyre incompatible.

Although I also want to enjoy playing the slots slightly more too.

Now that I think about it, there were those slot machines right? Do you know who made those?

Carol doesnt know. Carol heard that theyve been around since about 20 years ago but Carol has not been in a gambling parlour before.

There were patterns on the slot machines.

Watermelons, melon, the word BAR and the character 7.

Its a bit of trivia but the fruit patterns on the slot machines in Earth originally came from the patterns drawn on chewing gum vending machines.

Its not that I particularly like gambling, I just recalled the knowledge my part-time era friend boasted about, however, if that really is true, then why do the slot machines in this world have fruit patterns as well?

If the slot machines were created in this world first before they were created on Earth, it could be explained by the subconscious intervention mentioned by Koshmar-sama but this time, the order is reversed.

In other words, the slot machines in this world were created by a Wanderer that is to say, an Earthling.

I wonder why didnt I notice it.

It isnt a case where I can just go: Well, even if thats the case, what about it?

I wonder just how many Earthlings have been to this world?

Ive been told that most Wanderers hide their identities and live their lives so I guess I will never know.

Goddess-sama said that 1 person in a billion could reincarnate in the Otherworld.

It feels like a small number if you think of it that way but in actual fact, just like how I received blessings from Koshmar-sama and Torerul-sama, if a single pillar Goddess-sama reincarnated 1 in a billion, with the 6 pillars of Goddess-samas, it would be about 1 in 170 million people huh?

Master, do we proceed to enter Dakyat?

Hmm. Carol, are there any attractions in the border town on this side?

Carols knowledge comes into play in this kind of situations.

Since were already here, I want to see it if there is anything interesting.

This towns local attraction is the same as the one on Dakyats side, a stone bridge said to be the longest in the world that we would definitely have to pass through when we cross the border.

A stone bridge as attraction huh? Well, its probably amazing.

I wonder what is the most popular stone bridge in Japan?

Perhaps the Megane Bridge?

Well, it would be suspension bridges after all if you think of bridges in Japan.

The length of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, at least at the time I came to this world, is said to be the worlds longest suspension bridge.

Yeah. It is staggering in a sense.

Hearing Carols words with hidden meaning that she said with a smile, I didnt ask any further.

The way Carol said it meant that something would be able to surprise me.

Ill obediently entertain her.

By advancing in a straight line all the way after the town entrance, there was a wooden door to the bridge.

Due to the door, I couldnt see the entirety of the bridge but the width was very wide.

Carol and I alighted from the carriage and conveyed that we were Peddlers and the contents of our goods.

Lastly, Carol placed her hands on a crystal and it lit up green and we paid 300 sense for the cross-border tax.

Ichinojo Leveled up

Great, level up!

Commoner became Lv73.

I have definitely received the correct amount. Also, I think it would be impossible but please do not shop on the bridge.

After the checking station door opened at that time I saw

What the heck is that?

I was truly surprised.

The bridge was about 10 meters wide and its length was about 2 kilometers long.

An outrageous sight was portrayed in front of my eyes somewhere on that huge bridge.

There was

Why is there a town on the bridge.

A town lined with numerous stalls was spread before my eyes.

~Side Story Awakening~

Two days before Ichinojo and group arrived at the border town.

Centaurs movements were extremely jaunty.

It was cheerfully eating the bait.

The 2 people riding on Centaur entered the territory of Dakyat.

And, the 2 people had outrageous appearances.

Jofre had a heroic figure with his body covered in golden armour and he had a golden sword.

And Elise was wrapped in a silver robe and held a metallic whip.

What happened to the 2 of them?

My Heros ability have awakened, Elise.

My Monster Masters ability have also awakened, Jofre.

For the time being, the 2 of them laughed joyfully.