5 Being famous

I came out of the clinic and realized that I'm famous! For the wrong reason of course. As soon as I step out of the building, everyone was whispering among themselves while pointing at me. No wonder the auntie from the clinic was winking her eyes and grinning away.

I'm officially branded as gay. It's a weird feeling don't you get it? A choice that I get to keep Emelia all to myself while the other is somehow becoming a freak show if I find out that I am the very first person to swing this way. I hope gays are permitted in this kingdom.

I shouldn't be too happy about my situation; some people might not want to hire me purely cause I'm gay. Alright, enough about that. I started asking people around, mainly those that are not sending me weird signals that I doubt I could understand. The objective is to know whether if any person is willing to hire an unemployed person like me.

Most of them pointed at a tavern looking building. Scary guys were gathering around there so I doubt I could get a job. I tried to escape from reality, but it appears that all the people that receive their full-time jobs got it from this place.

Here goes nothing.

Whistling sounds*

Everyone started grinning after seeing me coming

Laughter's were heard from all the way at the back of the building.

Is this a new kind of bully?

Why are you all looking at me like that?

"So this is the kid that was able to melt the famous Deafening killer."

They called Emelia as her nickname huh? Damn princess your chuunibyou is affecting everyone. You see… What kind of a nickname is that? Every person that she killed is not through her sword, but her voice that is loud enough to implode someone's brain?

Emelia is this famous huh? Not even a day has passed, and almost all the people around here knew what happen. Is there some paparazzi sh*t going on here?

While I was still thinking about how everyone knows about me. An announcement was heard, loud enough for me to listen to the exact words.

"Hear ye hear ye, for all those that have not heard the news. Our famous general! General Anderson has finally grown some balls to get into a relationship. For all girls, lady, and Milf out there, I am disappointed to tell you all that she had confessed to the one lucky person… name! Raul Evergreen!! Yes, that's right! You heard it! He confessed to a man! For all people that curious to know, he is currently in the adventurer guild building! You are welcome, guys!"

F*ck me…

I don't mind being branded as a gay but isn't this a bit too much to handle? I don't want to be some celebrity man!? Before I escape, let me achieve my objective first. I walked up to the counter and ask if there's a list of job I could take up in the meantime?

The person at the counter was smiling at me away, winking at me. This lady, I brand her as the generation of fujoshi. At least she replies appropriately. I was told that there are two separate jobs that I could take up.

A mercenary job or those that help within the kingdom. As a mercenary, your role is mostly to hunt monsters, to guard a horse-carriage traveling from one point to another or protect a village and wait till reinforcements arrive.

On the other hand, helping within the kingdom may involve manual labor, taking care of the customer, become a chef and many more. There are a variety of things that someone can be hired to do. I was tempted to take upon the mercenary job challenge, but I still haven't got to the part of knowing what kind of power I've got.

It's ridiculous but to survive, I force myself to check out the list of jobs, and after half an hour of looking, I saw an easy task.

~

"Come get your fresh meat while it's hot!"

I become a salesperson, is it about love? Now yelling is part of my life to get a customer. It's a blessing in disguise for me as crowds were gathering around the shop. Mostly because I am famous, but the good thing is that some clueless people interpret it that the food that we are selling is delicious.

Come more crowds! Come!

On the side note, this world currency is gold, these shiny little coins. It doesn't change the fact that it is a little bit of confusing. Hundred coppers worth one gold coin, and a hundred silvers worth ten gold coins.

There are a variety of coins due to different kingdoms fighting for the economy. I hope they change this system soon or someone would start a war purely for these reasons.

There isn't much difference between the hours and days in this world. A total of twenty-four hours, people usually wake up at around four in the morning and sleep around eight in the evening. A total of thirty days in a month and a total of fifteen months. Adding up it is about a total of four-hundred and fifty days in a year. Every five months the season change, there's aren't any summer in the cycle of seasons.

At the start of the month, Springs arrive in which everyone starts to do their plantation. It is no ordinary spring though, the owner of the shop told me that a lot of people die mostly due to heat stroke. That is not Spring anymore. In any case, most of the flower blooms, and it is the busiest day for the mercenary.

It is the season where most of the monster repopulate thus their role is to exterminate those monsters nearby so that there won't be any invasion from the beast. I kept asking the owner fundamental questions that even uneducated person knows. He is giving me a wry look. Hey, stop judging me, fine I won't ask anymore.

The weird fact is when the monster reaches a specific number, a leader will be born. Some mob boss from any video game. These leaders will either create a large city of their own or invade the surroundings as revenge and at the same time, stock up more food resources so that they could survive the winter season.

Next season is autumn, a lousy season for owners that sells food for a living. Edible monster will start to gather food to prepare for winter. Even monsters that have no intelligence hide their goods so that they could survive. It is rare to see any monster in the area. Prices for food on animals and beasts will shoot up meanwhile prices for wheat and vegetables will drop.

Finally, is winter, where the temperature drops to negative degrees. Profits for those magicians that can produce fire, they become the best heating pad. I don't mind being called a heating pad as they could make plenty of gold just by warming up the surroundings with their fire barrier. At the same time the most dangerous seasons for the mercenary. Not due to insufficient job but most of the monsters become more dangerous, and undead will appear in certain parts of the world.

Only the brave or reckless mercenary will accept jobs. The causality rate of a mercenary is the highest when compared to any jobs during winter. They are forced to take the position as in some cases there isn't enough money for them to survive. Crime rate increase, basically everyone hates winter in this world. I was only thinking of the fact that I could play snowball fight with Emelia, my idea gets shut down right away huh.

The day ended early as I started work right away after getting the job from the adventurer guild. I am being paid daily, and there's isn't any rest day. Forget to mention there are five days a week. No weekend! This situation means no rest day for anyone that is working. You work till death, its like marriage I guess.

I receive thirty-five copper coins daily. Five copper coins allow you to get a meal in a cheap inn and ten copper coins to stay for one night. To calculate my daily expenses minus my pay, I would only save ten copper coins daily. Fifteen copper coins for three meals and a night in the inn sums up a total of twenty-five coppers coins.

Yay ten copper coins. Cheapskate, I manage to sell so much, and I gain only thirty-five copper coins. This is unfair. Patience Raul, an affordable sword cost about seventy-five copper coins. A fact that I would need to at least work for eight days to get the chance to explore and kill some monster.

Good luck me!

~ Meanwhile at the west borders of Gwendal Kingdom.

A messenger left a message to the coachman.

"Thanks, you can go now."

"Right away sir."

In a split of a second, the messenger disappeared from the place.

After the coachman closes the door, he waits a few seconds looking around the room before speaking to the person before him.

"He didn't use the crest milady."

"Oh?" The princess was a little disappointed after hearing the news.

"How did he manage to get inside the kingdom then? Without an identity." The incident piques her interest.

"General Anderson escorted him in." The coachman nervously replied

"Do you know the reason why?"

"I allowed him to ask someone from the castle to accompany him to the Kingdom, b-but I didn't think someone was generous enough to do so."

"General Anderson… Our greatest warrior, do they know each other? In any case, it's partly your fault, to begin with. As a punishment, personally go back to the Gwendal Kingdom and find out their relationship."

"M-Milady who is going to protect you then!?"

"It doesn't matter, this is crucial. A human from the otherworld had managed to get inside the Kingdom without being assessed. We do not even know his capability."

The princess slams her hand on the table to release her anger.

"Do not tell anyone, especially general Anderson. Do not let him suspect a thing about this."

"Y-Yes ma'am!"

"You are dismissed, I expect to know their relationship within three days or else…"

"M-Mercy! I'll go right away, ma'am!"

The coachman quickly runs out from the room in a panic.

"Raul huh… my plan will not fail, you will be forced to dance in my palm sooner or later…" The princess started to laugh to herself.