The castle town of the royal capital.

It is divided into five major sections.

— The Nobility District

This includes the area where Rose-san’s mansion is located.

The mansions of the nobility and some senior knights line up surrounding the royal castle.

–The Commercial District

A row of shops including restaurants and apparel stores.

Most of the weapons and items needed for adventures can be purchased in this area.

–The Residential District

As the name suggests, the area where the residents of the royal capital live.

It’s a place visited for adventurer’s requests, but I, who was solely focused on conquering, have never been there.

So, I only recognize it as a place where houses line up.

But it might be worth walking around the residential district for sightseeing purposes.

–The Artisan District

A section where artisans who make furniture, tools for adventures, and weapons gather.

If you want ready-made products, go to the commercial district, but if you want to make original weapons with your own materials, you ask the artisans here.

And finally,

The section I’m in now is the slum district.

Commonly known as the slums.

A section prone to poor public order and a hotbed of crime.

In adventurer’s requests, there are also requests to subdue thief groups or criminal organizations hiding in this section.

Also, compared to other areas, this section has a slightly special characteristic.

【Even if you commit murder in the area, it is not judged as PK】

Therefore, the method of PKing players coming here to subdue criminals was rampant.

It’s a section I’ve also occasionally taken advantage of.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, I put on a dirty robe before coming here.

Normally, I would welcome trouble, but there was also what happened yesterday.

I have nothing but bad premonitions.

I proceed through the back alleys of the slum.

Many houses are on the verge of collapse.

On the roadside, people dressed in rags are sleeping or sitting tiredly.

A scene that was part of the background production in the game.

However, here in reality, people who are struggling to live today are overflowing.

–Help

That option does not exist in me.

For example, suppose I give food to a person hugging their knees in front of me.

That person would be delighted with my charity.

However, the next moment, that joy will turn into resentment.

Because the people around will fight each other for food.

Of course, the person who had the food will be killed.

Knowing that I have money, I would probably be targeted as well.

There is nothing more foolish than easy goodwill.

If you’re going to help, you should be prepared.

Either abandon everything or save everything.

The choices are one of two.

So, I abandon thought.

I turn my eyes away from the scene in front of me.

Because I, who am powerless now, don’t even have the right to make a choice.

To reach the place I’m headed to, you need to proceed through the multi-forked slum while following a certain rule.

You can start from anywhere.

First, one of the three-forked roads.

Proceed in the direction where the decayed sword is propped up.

After that, choose the correct path at the crossroads, such as a dirty gauntlet at the crossroads, a spear at the five-forked road, and so on.

I proceed through the alleyways intertwined like a spider’s web, relying on faint memories.

If you repeat this up to the twelve-forked road, you will finally hit a dead end.

Of course, my intended destination is not here.

I take out a gold coin from my pocket.

This is the entrance fee.

One gold coin is 1 million R.

If you don’t know the gimmick, you wouldn’t think of taking out such a large sum of money in such a place.

I confirm that there are no people around.

Then, I toss the gold coin into the air.

The golden glow drawing a parabola reflects the sunlight and sparkles.

Before I know it, I’ve arrived at my destination.

The silent interior of the shop.

The sun of the slum was high, but here it was a dark night without a single star showing its face.

The apologetically weak light released from the light fixture is the only source of brightness here.

Unknown: “–I’ve been waiting for you, you bastard.”