Life in Another World With Narration

8 – The girl with animal ears

Meruru, a beastman tribe, who was hiding on the huge trading ship Akbari.

I didn’t tell the captain about Meruru’s existence, but instead had him help me clean up.

It was never a threat.

It’s good for Meruru that the sailors don’t notice her presence, and I get help with cleaning, which is difficult to do alone.

Isn’t it truly a win-win, with no one losing out?

『Yunoa caught the weakness of Meruru, a poor beastman who was hiding on the ship, and forced her to work.

She received help without any conditions when she was in difficult times, but she had no intention of giving it back to others.』

This damn narration keeps trying to turn me into trash.

I don’t have to live either.

“Heh heh……. The room over there has been completely cleaned! “How much is left?”

Meruru came out of her cabin holding a mop and ran towards me, asking with a tired look on her face.

What should I do if I’m already exhausted after just cleaning one cabin?

“Now there are about fifty left.”

“It’s too much! If you clean that many rooms, Meruru will die!”

“Hey, I originally planned to do everything on my own.”

“Ugh… “He was not a good person.”

Meruru slumped her shoulders and headed to the next cabin.

I also picked up a mop and resumed cleaning.

The cleaning of the trade ship Akbari continued all night long.

It was definitely faster to do it with two people than to do it alone.

While I was cleaning two cabins, Meruru could only clean one.

Thanks to this, I felt like I could finish it on time and with plenty of time to spare.

“The sun will dawn soon.”

After finishing all the cabin cleaning in one night, I came up on deck and saw that the sun was rising.

Originally, I had no idea when the cleaning would end, so I planned to clean overnight on the first day and see what was left the next day.

But the cleaning seemed to be over sooner than expected, so I thought it would be a good idea to take a break when the sun rises.

I’m starting to feel sleepy.

“Hey, Meruru.”

I called out to Meruru, who was lying down on the deck like a frog.

“Meruru is dead. Meruru is powerless now.”

“Don’t panic, it’s all coming to an end so I’m going to take a break today. “What about you?”

Now that I think about it, I don’t know what to do with this guy.

I said I could sleep at a nearby inn, but Meruru was too conspicuous to go out into the streets like this.

I don’t know if Kubel is a city where the streets are overflowing with people of different races, but at least when I walked around, there were no beastmen like Meruru.

“Meruru also wants to rest. She is hungry too. “She was moving around a lot and we didn’t even feed her.”

“How did you make a living when you hid on this ship?”

“I forgot little by little the food in the boat.”

“What are we going to do from now on?”

“You have to stay hidden on the ship until you reach the continent.”

What are you talking about?

This is the continent.

“Then we’ve already arrived? “Stand up and take a look.”

“Ehh! Is this a continent?! “I thought it was a really big island!”

I can’t believe I know that now.

I thought it was somehow strange.

Why did they not come out even after the ship docked at the port and all the crew members disembarked?

I thought they had a separate destination and were trying to hide on the ship until their next destination, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

This is a guy who seems like he could be in big trouble if left alone in many ways.

“We have finally arrived! Thanks for letting me know! “Cleaning is something I don’t appreciate!”

Meruru suddenly got up with a surge of energy and tried to get off the boat.

『Meruru, the beast people of Helvetica Island, finally arrived at their desired destination after a long voyage.

But she didn’t know. If she goes into Kubel city like this without any plan, what awaits her?

At that time, a slave trader who had recently arrived in Kubel was releasing people and looking for objects that could be used as goods.』

“Hey! Hey! For a moment!”

As soon as I heard the narration, I quickly grabbed Meruru’s tail as she tried to jump out of her boat.

As she was about to run, Meruru suddenly caught her by the tail, slipped and fell in front of her.

“Shhh! Quietly!”

“It hurts! “What are you doing!”

“If you leave like this, you will be captured by a slave trader.”

Honestly, it had nothing to do with me if I let him get caught like this, but it was so pitiful.

This girl also has her own story and must have gone through hardships to get here, but she gets a slave ending as soon as she arrives at her destination.

I’m not in a position to help or worry about anyone, but it reminded me of when I first came to this world and it bothered me.

“Now, look at your ears and tail. There is no one like you in this city. Moreover, slave traders are now walking around with lights in their eyes, looking for people to sell. “What do you think will happen if you go down there now?”

“I hate slavery. Radish… “It’s scary.”

“Right? You prayed that way because you were afraid of being caught by the sailors here. “What if you try to crawl into even scarier guys?”

“Then what should I do? “I have work to do!”

“Hmm… ….”

I walked around Meruru and looked closely at her ears and tail.

The ears can be easily hidden with a hood, but the problem is that the tail is as big and thick as that fox’s tail.

When I touched it earlier, surprisingly, the actual tail was not that thick compared to its size.

It’s just that the fur is abundant and the size is bigger.

In that case, I thought I could somehow cover it up if I bought a long robe with a hood and put it on.

If there are slave traders running around like the narration says, then they have to hide the fact that they are beastmen so that they too can operate.

“Meruru, first of all, go back into the container you were originally hiding in.”

I am now at the limit of my physical strength.

You have to sleep and eat.

When the sun rose, the captain or crew of the Akbari could come here to see the condition of the ship.

In order for this guy to be safe until I get enough rest and come back to finish cleaning, it would probably be safer to hide in the wooden barrel again.

“Ugh…… “The barrel is stuffy.”

“If you’ve been in well so far, you won’t die if you stay in for another day.”

“Ugh… ….”

“Just wait about half a day and I will bring you clothes that will hide your ears and tail. “Just hold on until then.”

After saying that to Meruru, I got off the boat alone and headed towards Kubel’s town.

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“Wow, what kind of wealth and fame am I going to enjoy?”

Quebel downtown in the early morning.

After leaving Meruru on board the Akbari, I headed to the shopping district before heading to the inn.

Open your money bag and count the money you have again.

25 Silver.

Of course it neither decreased nor increased.

Although I had to worry about paying for food for the day, I went out to buy Meruru a robe for her.

Anyway, tomorrow you will be able to receive 1 gold from the captain of the Akbari as a cleaning fee.

In fact, if it weren’t for Meruru, she wouldn’t have been able to finish the cleaning, so she had some stake in him as well.

Qubel’s shopping street had many shops, but there were also many street vendors.

Compared to stores that do business inside a proper building, the products are more miscellaneous and the quality is uneven, but the prices are cheaper.

It feels like a traditional market.

I looked around the street lined with street vendors to see if there were any robes that Meruru could wear.

“How much is this?”

When I found something that was just right and asked the price, the merchant held up her two fingers instead of answering.

“2 Silver?”

“20 Silver.”

It’s ridiculously expensive.

I immediately looked at other items and chose a robe that was a little more tattered but still seemed to cover my ears and tail.

“This?”

“10 Silver.”

“No, it’s worn and tattered as if someone had worn it, but what’s the price?”

“If it’s tempting, don’t buy it.”

“Let’s just cut it a little bit.”

I feel like I can buy a 10 silver robe cheaper if I speak well, so I try to bargain.

I raised the robe that was spread out haphazardly on the mat with my hand and found a problem.

“Look here. There’s something strange buried there. “I don’t think it will sell anyway, so please take it and give it to me cheaply so I can use it as a rag.”

“Ah, they are trying to reduce the price of even things like this. I understand. “Take it for 5 silver.”

Wow 50% discount.

I immediately paid the price and purchased a robe for Meruru.

It’s a little dirty, but I’m not in a position to cover it up, so whatever.

Now the remaining money is 20 silver.

How can I cover the hotel and food expenses with this?

With a worried heart, I walked to a nearby inn.

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“I was completely robbed… ….”

An inn in Kubel.

I laid down on the attic that could barely fit my body, looked at the money bag, and sighed.

I never thought the price of a room at an inn would be that expensive.

I couldn’t rent a decent room with the remaining 20 silver, so I had no choice but to rent an attic for 15 silver.

The remaining money is 5 silver.

If you bought a meat skewer on the street, you were bankrupt.

“But I can still get 1 gold tomorrow… ….”

I was dizzy as to what would have happened if I had not been able to get the job done by simply attacking the captain of the Akbari.

As I was rolling up the robe I bought at a street vendor to give to Meruru and using it like a pillow, a musty smell wafted up.

This smell…… The smell of poverty…….

How long do I have to live this salty life?

When I did the calculations in my head, it was obvious that even after receiving 1 gold, I would soon go bankrupt if I didn’t find another way to make money quickly.

But since I have gained time, I have no choice but to find a way to make money step by step.

I feel sleepy.

It would be natural since we cleaned up that large ship.

Meruru will be waiting for you, so let’s sleep for a bit, wake up, and go back to the ship… ….

『In this world, Yunoa was learning for the first time how valuable the money earned through blood and sweat was.

He did not know that, without his knowledge, the future in which he was destined to die on the road was gradually changing.』

… ….

『And Yunoa, who was exhausted, fell into a sweet sleep without hearing this voice.』

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