it's my fifth day here in another world and I woke up a little early
the sky was still dark when I looked out the window
there is no clock in this world so I don't know what time it is, so I decided to just get up and go for a walk
I immediately made my bed and my hair and clothes, and went out of my room
I first looked for water or a sink so that I could wash my face
after washing I would have gone out of the house to take a walk, but every door was locked
the locks are different from my usual so I can't open it
I just went back to my room to look again at the books they gave me, hoping I would learn a new word
one of the books given by maria is about their alphabet, most of their handwriting is horizontal line that is almost the same. I can hardly comprehend what makes them different
another book given by maria is about the known monsters of their town, and the last book deals with identified plants
I would love to know what their name is, but I can't read it
I continued to look at the drawn pictures of animals and monsters as a pastime, until I heard a noise outside.
I immediately went out to see what that noise was. I saw a middle-aged woman in the kitchen, she was also the one I saw yesterday with the children
"imbag a igat" (good morning)
I immediately greeted her based on the knowledge I learned from jess
"oohhh ayyiiaa aapooo"
I greeted her as best as i could but she didn't seem to understand me
"mangan" (lets eat)
finally! one word that I understand!
I was so happy I smiled because I understood something, and when I looked at her I saw that she was also smiling
"miro"
after we laughed I introduced myself
"leafe"
so her name is leafe, she looks kind, I hope we get along
apart from her, I was the only one awake so Im her assistant in preparing the food
while we were preparing food, one by one the children came as well as those who took care of them
and when they were complete we immediately partook of the bread and fruits which we had prepared
because I didn't feel hungry, I ate very little.
after eating i looked for jess or maria, but i couldn't find them
since I couldn't see them, I approached leafe again to help clean up the mess
after cleaning the dishes, I saw the children gathering outside, apparently a girl was teaching them how to read and write
I listened for a while so I could learn something, and I found out that there are more than 60 letters in their alphabet.
I would like to have my own copy in case I don't have the tools to copy the letters, so do the children, they just pronounce it and don't copy
a few hours have passed since I listened to the teacher, I remember a few letters but the most I have memorized are the numbers from one to ten
and the teacher has finished teaching the children, but not even one of the people I know has come here, where are they?
and since I couldn't see them and I couldn't do anything, so i thought go to the clothes store and take a chance if i have anything i can help jannet with
as i was walking towards the store, i saw some of the kids walking towards the clothing store as well
four small children aged 6 to 10, each child carrying a sack full of grass
where will they use that? Maybe they're just playing with it? and since I was doing nothing, I followed them on my way to the store
and when we arrived at the store jannet met them, they immediately unloaded the sacks inside the store and jannet gave them money
It's good that kids make money, maybe I can try what they do, so that I don't always depend on them, and so that I can enjoy the new world
I slowly entered her shop and I approached her, I would have pointed to the sack of grass but suddenly-
"AampAAhhyaaAA!!??"
she immediately shouted as if she was angry with me, is she always angry? I just want to ask about the grass
and on the side of her shop I saw papers posted about different materials for making clothes, in each picture of the materials there was a price, one of the pictures posted was the grass brought by the kids
Fortunately, I listened this morning to the teacher who was teaching the children and I learned the price symbol and the symbol for numbers, even though I can't read the names of the grass yet, I know it's like a quest that you have to bring to her and she will give you money as a reward
and even though I was a little scared because of her shout, I hurried over to the picture of the grass and immediately pointed it out.
when she saw that I was pointing at a piece of paper posted, she immediately went to her desk and took something
she took a sack, a knife and a piece of paper
"ohh attan!!"
she immediately handed me the tools as she shouted,
I just ignored her scream as I picked up the tools
"kitaem atoi!"
I can't understand what she's saying but she's pointing her finger at the paper with the map written on it
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while she was explaining something to me, I tried to figure out what to do but I could not understand what she was saying
he also took a plant from the sack that the children had brought earlier to show me which plant I should pick
"ohh ikkan!"
and after he told and ordered the things to be done, I went out of his shop to go to the place where I would pick up the plants
I looked at my map as I walked, and jannet mentioned to me that these plants can be seen from the north of the town to the east, they are often seen in watery places such as lakes or rivers.
not far to the north of town, I have reached my destination. this is said to be the closest place where I can get the plants.
on the other side of the lake I saw children paddling in the lake.
after they played in the pond, they went back to picking plants. each child carries a small knife around their waist but they do not use it to pull out the plant
I can see that the children are used to uprooting plants, while I have a hard time finding and uprooting.
I walked over to them to find out how they pulled the plants. as I watched them, a child approached me.
"nia tah?"
I showed the child the picture of the plant I needed to take, hoping they would help me with how to get it easily
"d jai"
After seeing the picture of the plant he immediately pointed to a plant not far from the lake, it was slightly different in the picture but it had a resemblance to the leaves. the child grabbed its stem and immediately pulled out with one hand
whhaatt!?!?
why didn't the child seem to have difficulty pulling the plant?
I also tried to pull another plant similar to what the child did but I failed.
The boy took some bread from his bag and gave it to me, I didn't feel hungry and I didn't look hungry.
but when I looked at them all, each one was carrying a loaf of bread. they eat bread while uprooting the plants.
so I ate the bread offered by the child as well. after I ate it the child pointed to another plant again. and when I tried, I could easily pull it out.
thanks to the bread given by the child, I was able to properly collect the plant I needed. when the children had finished collecting, we returned to town at the same time.
we immediately went to janet's store to bring the plants we were carrying. we dropped the sacks on the side of her shop and one by one she looked at it.
after she made sure the plants we were carrying were correct, she went to his table and took our reward. one by one she rewarded us and i received 10 pieces of small copper coins.
the sun was also setting when we finished picking up the plants, when we left the store the children were very happy to go to the nearby store.
I followed them to a nearby store to find out what they were selling. using 10 small copper coins, they bought bread.
bread?
ok whatever. I just ignored what they wanted to buy, and looked to see what else the goods were inside.
most are different types of bread, there are also leaves and branches of trees, different parts of the animal such as wolf claws or wolf feathers. there are also empty bottles.
and because I did not know the price of the goods, and we would not understand each other if I asked, I just bought bread as the children bought. i also bought 10 loaves with 10 small copper coins.
I handed the coins to the seller and he immediately gave me the bread. when I came out I saw jess carrying woods.
I gave him help for lifting the woods and I also offered him bread.
we brought the wood to a house that was still under construction.
after we handed over the wood, the owner handed him his reward. it's much bigger than the 10 small copper coins that i got.
"pai attah?"
when we left the house, he said something but I didn't know what it meant. but he was pointing at the loaves I was carrying. so I showed him the paper that jannet gave me.
and he smiled and patted me on the back. he immediately took the papers out of his bag to show me a different kind of work here in their town.
I looked at the papers he was carrying one by one. with pictures of wood, plants, fruit, werewolf, large chicken, and water. i also saw the picture of 'dorbab' and 'kabbab'. there's another pig that looks like them but I haven't seen it yet.
"singab"
because I've been looking at the picture for so long he already mentioned to me what they call it. they call it 'singab'.
but it looks like a dangerous opponent so I'm just pointing at the picture of the wood.
we immediately went to the orphanage to eat with the children. just in time for the arrival of the other people. we divided our provisions of bread, fruit and some meat.
after eating, I helped clean up the mess and clean the kitchen.
the children told him to leave, after washing I went to my room. today was the first time I made money, but the kids helped me. tomorrow with jess the next job is about wood. even if I can't read or know the full details, I know we can do that.
the night is dark and I need to sleep, I'm excited for tomorrow but
lets go to sleep for now