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Chapter 3 - The Countryside's Old Man (Prologue III)

Now I am here.

Many years have passed and I became 30 years old.

Currently I am also unmarried.

It wasn't too bad.

When I opened my eyes in this world, I was an infant as God have stated.

And in this world as the being also said, The rules were different.

Magic and Mythical Creatures exists. As well as the human body being more inherently stronger than that of the Earth's.

In other words, A typical fantasy world.

But the situation here isn't really much different from Earth aside from the Geography and the ones I have mentioned above.

Gravity exists as well as other concepts of Science.

In fact, this world greatly resembled the Medieval Era

As expected of another world.

God also stated that anything in this world isn't their jurisdiction either.

And according to my parents, there is only one god in this world.

I would not go over that since I am not a religious person.

Speaking of my parents, They were not nobles.

But we are actually in the Middle Class. It would mean that we aren't richer than nobles but we are not low enough to be considered as commoners either.

My parents are both doting to me and to be honest, too doting

But my parents are kind people. Even though we have higher status than many people, they don't discriminate other people and even treat them the same.

Except for nobles of course.

Nobles are always a lump of pride. I don't want to talk over them.

My parents are both merchants actually and for that, I travelled all over the continent along with them

By the way, I was born in the Kingdom of Sarton.

Sarton is situated here at the North-west of the Continent's Largest Empire, The Empire of Carlisle.

Why did I mention that? I honestly don't know. But in this continent, Carlisle is the strongest empire.

Well, I forgot to mention that countries here often fight for territories.

Our country on the other hand is actually tame compared to the rest of them.

It's not that we won't but it's just that we can't

This country is surrounded by numerous mountains meaning that we are very hard to conquer yet, we can't invade other territories since we will be spotted immediately.

Even here in the north, It's very cold compared to the rest of the countries.

But we aren't exactly rich nor poor. Average at best.

Why did I tell you that? That's because I wanted to describe how "average" I am.

But I did not forget about my promise. About how I wanted to try.

And to be frank, I did.

But I guess my worries weren't unfounded either.

When I grew up, I said to my parents that I would become an Adventurer.

Yes, they exist in this world.

Naturally they dissuaded me telling me that being an Adventurer means that I'll be lumped with those brutes that does not know manners.

But I yearned to become an Adventurer because it was a job that offered the most freedom.

Unfortunately, my family did not approve of me being one.

Instead I was educated to become a Merchant along with my family.

But something terrible occurred.

One day we got into an accident involving monsters and my parents have sadly died as a result.

I was 17 when that happened.

At that time, I inherited their worth but I did not become a Merchant.

That was because I was one year short of the legal age.

So at that time, I began training to become an Adventurer.

Actually, I secretly trained when my parents weren't looking.

And so, after I passed the exam, I officially became an Adventurer.

For years I began to fulfill my desire since my last life, And I naturally travelled country to country along the way of my adventure.

I wasn't really concrete with my goal either. I only tried to do what I wanted to do at that time.

Just as I have promised to myself.

And before I knew it, I have travelled every country in this content.

At this point, I was already satisfied with my life.

I didn't even spend the inheritance that I got from my parents.

And my Adventurer life led me to earn alot of money despite me actually expecting nothing.

So I decided to enjoy the other side of life, To retire and spend the rest of my days doing nothing.

That's because I already felt that I have fulfilled my wish.

And I wasn't weak either. Before I knew it, I became really muscular.

That's why I wanted to retire now.

I was already old anyways and I'm just going to be a farmer in a countryside.

Yes, Countryside.

All this adventuring made me tired. I am more of a wanderer rather than an adventurer.

And that's why I'm here at the countryside spending my life without much trouble.

To be exact, I was in the north-east of the Carlisle Empire. At a town named Dewsbury.

It was the farthest town in the whole continent. It takes 4 days to go to here from the nearest country.

Peaceful village with lush scenery. The folks are very nice.

It was the ideal place to retire.

I became a farmer as soon as I got here.

Sometimes I am also a blacksmith to the townsfolk.

I also work as a Carpenter in the town so I often visit it

But I lived far east from the village

Why? It wasn't hiding anything shady.

It was just a little more comfortable away from other people. And my farmland is vast too.

I work alone. I plant the seeds alone, I also harvest them alone. It was the best experience for me.

I also train regularly like other people would right?

My reputation is so-so, The villagers always greet me when I come in the village. They say that they are thankful for me because I always help them whenever they need to.

I also regularly kill monsters in the nearby forest since they might become dangerous for the townsfolk.

For some reason when I come in the village to help them, the children would always come to me clinging and begging for me to play with them.

It was because I showed them some tricks back in the Earth and when I was adventuring.

The folks said to me that I shouldn't be too mad at them because they were only children. They weren't suspicious of me either, They were more than fascinated than scared.

I would always teach those brats to fight to some extent as per the request of their families.

Sometimes I would even let them join in me hunting monsters in the nearby forest.

Of course I would always warn them about the dangers of the forest and to not let their guard down.

Aside from that, not really much happened here.

That's why it's the best.

In the days where I didn't do anything, I would always sit back and relax as I enjoy the countryside.

It was the life I have wanted.

Sure, It wasn't grandiose as what I originally thought of doing when I came here but...

It was honestly the best feeling.

I fulfilled my wish and my long cherished desire to just lay back.

I wasn't like those characters that wasn't satisfied until they have fame and power. Or even women... Speaking of which, I wasn't really interested in love either.

All I wanted to do when I came in this world was to "try"

But my personality was pretty the same. Lazy nor was I a person who was greedy.

So that's why this was the best outcome. Ever.

I wish that this slow life of mine would never end. Of course, until I die.

There might be some trouble but sure, I would just solve them.

So my other aim was to eliminate any problem hindering my life here in the countryside that I grew very fond of.

"But it's not like the world would try and annoy me right?"

I wished that I have never uttered those words back then.