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Translator: Nonon
When I realized it, I had become a black cat.
To be more precise, I’d become a race called felan, but as babies, they look like nothing but cats.
Even after becoming adults, except for their front paws changing shape to make grabbing things easier and the breasts being at the chest part of the females, they only look like bipedal cats.
In my previous life, I was a high school boy living in Tokyo, but I was designated as a gross otaku, bullied, pushed down the stairs as a prank by a classmate and ended up readily dying.
When I found out that I’d be reincarnated as a felan, my feelings were a mess with anger, hatred and sadness and I cried my heart out, but I gave up.
I didn’t meet God when I reincarnated and I haven’t been given any cheat-like abilities either.
Since I wasn’t summoned, I don’t know any way to return to my original world and there probably isn’t any.
In that case, I have no other choice but to enjoy my life as a felan.
“Hey, you guys. Let’s go back quickly.”
After the ‘rite of independence’ ended, Miguel brought up that he wanted to return to the inn.
Miguel, Ines and I had nothing to do after the ceremony ended but Horacio was receiving the explanation about what to do after this from the examiner from the order of royal knights.
“I’ll wait for Horacio to go back together.”
“Keh, you’re already planning to butter up the future noble?”
“Horacio is laid-back so he’ll definitely get lost if we leave him behind.”
“Then, you bring him back. Let’s go, Ines.”
“Hmm… I think I’ll wait for him too…”
When we left the village, Ines was acting like she had a thing for Miguel but after the ‘rite of independence’, she seemed to have changed her mind.
Girls dreamt of marrying noblemen, just like how boys dreamt of becoming knights.
The position of the village chief of Attuca is hereditary, so if nothing happens, Miguel will probably become the village chief in the future, but he has a self-righteous personality.
Horacio, on the other hand, has a gentle personality, but he must overcome a rigorous training to become a knight, so it’s not guaranteed that he will become a noble.
Ines must be weighing the two of them against each other to marry rich in the future.
“If you come with me, I’ll buy you sweets at the food stalls on the way.”
“Really? Then I’ll come with you.”
You’re so cheap, Ines.
Or rather, she’s still 10 years old, so I guess this is normal.
A lot of stalls were lined up in the streets, aiming for the spectators of the ‘rite of independence’.
To us, who grew up in a village deep in the mountains, everything looked unusual.
Once Horacio comes back, I plan to finish my errands and go stall cruising on the way home.
In the meantime, I’ll do some necessary information gathering, and then I’ll practice my magic.
“Excuse me, I’d like to ask you something…”
“You’re the child that was taking part in the ceremony, aren’t you? What is it?”
I’d be on the losing end if I got the information from the wrong person and ended up getting deceived so I asked a church sister and she answered me politely.
If I told the other person that I was introduced by the church, I would probably be able to get the funds for touring the stalls.
Since my information gathering went well, I switched to practicing my magic with a peace of mind.
The sky attribute I’ve become able to use is a mysterious magic.
I’ve only just started inspecting it, but I can solidify the air at the place I want to solidify into the size of a paperback book.
It’s as strong as Styrofoam and it breaks with just a light hit. When it breaks, it disperses without leaving any shards behind.
I have no proof, but I think that the area I can solidify or the strength of the solidified air is related to the strength of mana.
If the amount of mana I can use increases, it should be possible to solidify the air more and in a wider area.
The solidified air is just as invisible as unsolidified air.
I can’t see it with my eyes, but there’s something like a magical connection and I can sense which part is solidified.
Perhaps it was because of this magical connection that I was able to move this solidified air.
I’ve only just started to try, so I can’t move it quickly, but I should be able to get faster with practice.
It seems that the shape of the solidified air can be changed freely as long as it doesn’t exceed the volume limit.
I can’t make it bigger, but I can make it smaller or split it into two or three parts.
That said, when I tried to move the solidified air that I’d split into two, my concentration broke and it dispersed.
Even so, I feel that one day I’ll be able to freely move multiple solidified air, but it all depends on practice.
As I was sitting on the stone steps in front of the church and practicing magic, the children who had finished listening to the knight order’s explanation, came out.
Everyone’s cheeks were flushed and their eyes were shining with hope.
Horacio also shook hands with the boy that he probably got to know at the briefing, promising to meet again.
I disliked group activities ever since my previous life, so I had little admiration towards the knight order, but I felt a little envious.
“Over here, over here, Horacio.”
“Thanks for waiting, Nyango. Huh? Where’re Miguel and Ines?”
“They went back ahead.”
“I see. Well then, let’s go back too.”
“Before that, let’s take a little detour.”
“Huh? A detour, you say. Have you ever been to this town, Nyango?”
“No, but I got the Intel earlier so it’s fine. It’s a rare festival, so let’s go take a look.”
“But the money, I don’t have-… I d-do have it. But, I’m not allowed to use this money.”
Apparently, something like preparation money was given to the children who were recruited by the knight order.
Otherwise, children from poor families wouldn’t have money even for the journey to the royal capital.
“Don’t worry, leave it to me!”
“Do you have money, Nyango?”
“No, I’ll make it now.”
“Wha-, make it…?”
“It’s fine, let’s go.”
“Eh, wait a minute…”
I pulled Horacio, who looked like an adult next to me, and aimed for the store the sister told me about.
My target was a restaurant close to the church.
Since it was a festival, there were tables set up before the store too, selling food.
I aimed for the time when the customers thinned out and called out to the seller lady.
“Hello, we came from a village deep in the mountains to participate in the ‘rite of independence’. We were told to come here by the church sister, but will you buy Blaune mushrooms off us?”
“Eh, by Blaune mushrooms, do you mean those Blaune mushrooms?”
“Yes, it’s something we picked at the village… “
“Wait a minute. Manager, could you please come here?”
When the lady went inside to call for the manager, Horacio spoke to me excitedly.
“Nyango, where did you find Blaune mushrooms?”
“Well, that’s a secret of course.”
“But won’t the village chief be angry if you sell it on your own?”
“Only if he finds out. But, as long as you stay quiet, nobody will know anything.”
“Ehhh…”
Blaune mushrooms are white and round mushrooms with a diameter of about 15 centimeters that grow in forests deep in the mountains and are more valued than matsutakes in this country.
I asked the church sister to tell me about the stores that could buy Blaune mushrooms.
“Are you the boy that wanted to sell Blaune mushrooms?”
“Yes, I came from the mountain village to participate in the ‘rite of independence’.”
“Sorry for being too hasty, but can you show me the goods?”
“Yes, it’s these…”
The lupan manager with a mustache let out a quiet ‘hoo~’ as I pulled out a woven bamboo basket from my shoulder bag, opened its lid and showed Blaune mushrooms.
“Those are splendid Blaune mushrooms. And two of them at that.”
“How about it? Will you buy them?”
“Alright, how about 4 big silver coins for both?”
“4 big silver coins… u-um, could you make it 3 big silver coins and the rest in silver coins?”
“Yeah, that’s fine. Just wait a bit.”
As the lupan manager went into the back of the store to prepare money, Horacio tapped my shoulders.
“N-nyango, f-four big silver coins, he says, Nyango, Nyango.”
“Ouch, it hurts, Horacio.”
“S-sorry. But, big silver coins…”
“That’s how much profit the village chief was stealing.”
If I sell Blaune mushrooms at the village, I’ll only get 1/10th of this price.
It can’t be picked near Ibro and it costs more transportation charges to bring it from the mountain villages.
That’s why I thought I’d be able to sell it for more than in the village, but I didn’t think it would sell for 10 times as much.
Also, it might’ve been the right choice to come directly to a restaurant instead of a store that sells vegetables.
I wrapped the 3 big silver coins and 5 regular silver coins I got from the manager in a cloth so they didn’t make noise even if they bumped into each other and put them away deep into my bag.
On the way to the store, I also looked at the prices on the stalls, so I should be able to enjoy myself fully with 5 silver coins.
“Thank you very much.”
“No, I’m the one who’s grateful for getting good ingredients. Come to me if you pick anything good again. I’ll always buy them for the same price.”
“Yes, if there’s another opportunity, I will be relying on you. Alright, Horacio, let’s go!”
“Ah! Wait, Nyango.”
I obtained magic with a rare attribute and I have plenty of funds so it’s time for me to enjoy the festival of this other world.
