Episode 3: "With a steely mentality, he pulls off his seduction"

I emerged from the white space and suddenly found myself standing in a vast wilderness.

　Although it is called a wilderness, it is a gentle hill with a slight slope, and it is not like you can see the horizon. Well, it is a terrain that you often see in Japan.

　What bothered me more was the bald, ragged ground at my feet. I could tell that it was once grassland, but there was no grass growing to a decent height. Not only that, the bark of the trees standing here and there had been peeled off up to about my waist, and not a single one was intact.

　I wonder if there's a herd of deer nearby? I'm sure trees that have been damaged by an overpopulation of herbivores look like this.

　Brrr...

　I shivered slightly.

　Judging from the intensity of the sunlight, I think it must be spring, but the breeze is quite cold. This may be because the latitude is higher than Japan.

　It was a bit too hot for me, who was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans because summer was approaching. By the way, he was supposed to have died in a traffic accident, but there were no bloodstains or tears on his clothes. Will they take care of him like that?

　I don't think I'll catch a cold easily because I've acquired something called [Disease Resistance], but being cold is simply uncomfortable, so I want to move quickly and go somewhere where there are people. Also, I don't know what kind of other world this is, but there's a possibility that I might encounter a monster. Right now, I'm a weakling that's worse than a weakling, not even equipped with a cypress stick.

　I looked around and saw what appeared to be a large building in the distance.

　For now, let's try moving in that direction.

　We continued walking in silence for about 10 minutes.

　Eventually I realised my mistake.

　This wasn't a building. It was a big wall. A high wall surrounded the whole city.

　It's unclear whether this is to prepare for monsters or to counter the armies of other countries, but whatever the case may be, it seems like they're perfectly prepared to defend against intruders.

　Facing the road stood a large city gate, with guards keeping a watchful eye on intruders. The guards were women, I see... Is this a world where they're open to the employment of women?

"Stop! Show me your ID or pass!"

　A guard with a stern look on his face stopped me, and I couldn't help but look confused.

　Well, this was the soldier who was difficult to reason with.

　Apparently, to enter the city you need an ID card to prove you're a citizen, or a pass issued to merchants or the like, but naturally, having just come to this world, I don't have either.

　It would be better if they were allowed in without any identification, but they insisted that they couldn't let suspicious people who couldn't show identification into the city.

　That's certainly true, but it's the Middle Ages after all, so there's no need to be so strict. In most otherworldly reincarnation towns, anyone is welcome to enter, and even if you lightly slap the king on the head while talking to him casually, he'll say "Hahahaha, I like you, you're a lively young man," and treat you even better, right? Or is that what they call hero treatment, and is it appropriate for an ordinary person like me to live in a hard mode otherworld where I can't even enter the town right from the start?

　Anyway, I'm in trouble if I can't get into the city. I'll be penniless unless I become an adventurer and earn some money, and if I sleep outside in this weather with just a T-shirt, I might die. Are you going to just leave me to die?

　When I pleaded with him, he put his hand to his forehead and shook his head.

"What an unreasonable refugee...! Is he crazy?"

"I'm not a refugee, I'm a reincarnated person from another world."

「Don't talk nonsense! Dammit, a man with such a sexy body is with a crazy refugee of all people… this is the end of the world. Ah, whatever, just get out of there! Don't get in the way of my work, do you want to get thrown in jail?」

　As the gate guard raised his spear and threatened me, I clapped my hand.

"If I'm put in a cell, will I be given food? If so, that's fine. For now, as long as I have a place to shelter from the night dew and food to eat, I think that will be enough for today."

"Is this guy invincible? What kind of mentality does he have?"

　As she said, I was aware that I currently had a pretty invincible mentality.

　Before my reincarnation, I was quite timid and tended to give in to others in everything, but for some reason, now I'm able to act very brazenly.

　I'm guessing this is the benefit of [Mental Resistance]. The description said it made me less susceptible to the mental effects of others, so I didn't feel any fear in the face of the soldiers' threats. I picked this skill to avoid getting homesick, but I guess it was a good buy?

　But overdoing it is not good either.

　This world is probably at the level of medieval civilization, so even if the gatekeepers killed one or two rude people from another world, they would not be punished. I am not the hero who will save the world, so if I hit the king on the head, I will be executed.

"So, will you put me in jail?"

"...Look, it doesn't cost anything to arrest a single human. I'm not going to let our guards' budget be used to feed a crazy refugee like you. Please just get out of here."

"Are you sure? I'm penniless. If you abandon me like this, I'll starve or freeze to death. Won't losing me (who will soon become a successful adventurer) be a loss to the world?"

"...It's certainly a pity to lose such a valuable man so needlessly."

　I didn't miss the fact that the gate guard muttered something softly under his breath.

　Oh my? This town needs men. Maybe they're short on manpower because men were conscripted for war or something. I wonder if I can sneak in here if I exploit this opportunity.

"Okay! If you let me through, I'll come and personally thank you later!"

"No, I'm not talking about personal thanks or anything like that. I'm talking about the rules. And anyway, thanks, you're penniless, aren't you? What do you plan on doing when you enter the city?"

"I'll work! I'm a healthy man! I'm sure there will be work available."

"Work... Well, it's true that with your abilities you'll have no shortage of work at night."

　Muttering this, the gatekeeper looked me over from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes.

　…Hmm? I see, now I get it.

　This is a face that seems to doubt whether it's really safe to let me into the city.

　Okay, if you say so...!

"Please take a good look at how harmless I am!"

　I slowly pulled up my T-shirt and threw it off on the spot.

　The guard looked blank-faced for a moment, then turned red and hid his face with his hands. He must have been so shocked because he dropped his spear.

"Bah... Huh?! What are you doing here?!"

"Well, I'd like to prove to you that I'm a harmless person. Should I even take off my trousers and underwear?"

"N-no, no, no! Get dressed quickly, aren't you embarrassed in front of everyone?!"

　I don't feel embarrassed about a man being shirtless.

　Hmm, maybe I've upset him a bit by showing him something ugly.

　The guard at the gate hid his face, red with rage, with his hands, but kept glancing at me through his fingers. Just as you would expect from a professional soldier, he didn't take his eyes off me even though he was distraught with anger and surprise...!

　In our world, this would be like a suspiciously beautiful woman suddenly showing up at an immigration bureau and seducing the strict inspector by saying she'll show him her breasts if he lets her through!

　By the way, Monbei-san is a strict soldier who has been working extremely seriously until he was 25 years old and has never had a boyfriend! He usually works in pairs, but today his partner was working alone on a date with her husband! Unfortunately, this reincarnated reverse slut showed up. Poor thing! ≫

　As soon as he saw me put my T-shirt back on, the guard said with a red face and darting eyes.

"...Um, well...are they really going to thank me?"

"Of course! I'm a man who never forgets the kindness shown to me by others! I'll give you a return gift that will satisfy you!"

"Well, I'm satisfied..."

　I heard the gatekeeper swallow his saliva.

　…I wonder if he's hungry. He might be happy if I gave him something delicious instead of money or valuables.

　Well, I'm glad he was a kind soldier.

　As I was thinking that, the soldier cleared his throat exaggeratedly and turned away.

"Don't tease an older person like that! If you're going to go, why don't you hurry up?"

"thank you!"

　Well, I guess you can say anything.

　I bowed deeply to the kind gate guard and passed through the city gate in high spirits.

　Oh, before that, I have to ask this.

"...Ah, by the way, do you know where the guild is?"

"If you don't know anything about that, what are you really doing here...? The prostitutes' guild is in the back alley at the very back of this town. It's a bit of a dangerous area, so be careful not to get harassed by thugs."

"Haha, if you don't have any money you can't sleep with a prostitute. Of course you'd go to the adventurer's guild."

　When I laughed back, the guard looked like a pigeon that had been hit by a peashooter.

"The Adventurer's Guild...? Does that mean you came to make a request?"

"No, I'm going to be an adventurer."

"...Adventurer...? You...?"

　The gatekeeper muttered in shock. Hmm, do I really look that unreliable?

　Well, it's true that he's a weak boy who can't build muscle no matter how much he trains. But to soldiers who fight monsters on a daily basis, modern Japanese male college students surely look weak.

　Just watch me, I'll definitely become a successful adventurer and show you what I've got!

　Having thus found out the location of the Adventurer's Guild, I took my first glorious step, with the gate guards staring blankly at me.