"What a nice day it is out there. There is no longer any danger, so I can take my day slow and easy."

I looked out toward the city and enjoyed the peaceful life I was living. The morning wind felt nice, and the green scenery reflected back in my eyes.

"Something like this was unthinkable even just a few weeks ago."

It had been approximately three weeks since I came into this world. But I felt like so much had happened already.

The mere fact that I had not died yet was a miracle in itself.

"Alright, time to start a new day. Now let's see. What should I have for breakfast—?"

"Can we have meat once more?"

Fenrir ran into my room as soon as he saw that the door was open. His small body moved around me, causing me to be careful of my steps. That almost made me lose my balance, and I decided to pick the puppy up by the scruff.

"Stop it. I don't have time for you to play around like this. Also, we will go broke if we have meat for all our meals."

I liked meat as much as Fenrir did, but meat was not something that was as readily available as it was in my time.

Here, the meat animals were only brought in once they had exhausted all of their other uses. And to hunt for meat was a deadly task.

Moreover, there were even more dangers in the forest compared to my current times.

'Ugh, no wonder why meat is so costly here. There is too much trouble and not enough reward. Most people cannot even afford to raise one animal, much less more for slaughter.'

And that was also why most of the population survived on grains and seafood.

Unlike meat, eggs were more readily available and came in all different kinds. And I wanted to have some for breakfast as well.

But when I went to check up on it, I found that we had run out just a while back.

"Looks like I will need to head out and get some eggs. Having two people to feed is such a hassle."

I was not a big eater, but Fenrir was a totally different case. He could and would chew through everything he could if he put his mind to it. And that included my food supply.

"Alright, time to head out into town. Fenrir, take care of the shop for me."

I told the puppy before I left.

"Hey, wait—! Take me with you—!"

Fenrir scratched the door to be let out, but I was not going to take him. Every time I took him out for walks, we ended up being dragged to a place we were not supposed to go.

Not that I blamed Fenrir. He had a dog's instincts, so if something interested him, he made sure to chase after it. The problem was with me here.

The atmosphere around the market was tense when I arrived. The shops were clean and stocked to the brim.

Even the shopkeepers were dressed up well; their faces were lathered with makeup as if it were war paint.

"The town is in a rather festive mood today, don't you think so as well, shopkeeper? The rumor has it that the duchess will come to inspect the town today. Should she find something wrong with your shop, you are done for."

Miss Shirley from the neighborhood somehow found me before I was able to see her, and she was the only one among the people around me who decided to address me.

Other people looked at me with interest since Miss Shirley was talking to me.

She was the local friendly gossip lady who knew everyone and was likely friends with everyone.

Just standing in front of her made me feel like I had too many eyes on me.

"Anyway, shopkeeper, it is rare to see you out and about at this early hour. You usually do your shopping during the evening hours. Is there something special going on here?"

The female asked in a poking voice. I was sure that if she could, she would prick my brain to look inside as well.

Unfortunately for her, I had nothing like that going on for her to report or catch me up on.

"Ah, I just came here to buy some eggs. Fenrir was begging for some, and I did not want to disappoint him."

I told the female, and her face fell at my words.

"Oh—! Is that so? What a disappointment… I mean, good news. That means there is nothing we need to fear."

Even though Miss Shirley caught her mouth, her face showed her disappointment.

I decided that it would be better for me to start heading back now. Luckily for me, the lady who went to get me some fresh eggs came back.

"Here you go, sir."

She handed me the container of eggs, and I headed back (much to Miss Shirley's disappointment).

I crossed the train station, and my feet took me inside before I knew it.

There was a small crowd gathered around the claw machine since I had only started it a few minutes ago.

'Looks like the claw machine is a bigger hit than I expected. I would sure love to buy more, but unfortunately, I am broke.'

The second claw machine cost over 200 faith points, and it felt like a scam when I bought the first one for 50 faith points.

As I waited in the line, it did not take me long to start becoming impatient. The line did not seem to be moving an inch.

Surprisingly enough, the others around me were not even looking tired, much less impatient. I was the only one who was shifting on his feet, and the others noticed.

"Hey, man, can't you stay still? You trying to cut through the line won't make you get to the divine machine faster."

Someone finally snapped, only to turn around and figure out that I was not much to look at. That made a few more people confident that they could bully me for my spot.

"Listen here, man. You look like a casual person who came here because they heard praises for the machine, so this time, we shall go easy on you. Just give up your spot, and we will not cause you harm."

The people standing behind told me in a serious voice. They expected me to give up my place in the queue for them.

Usually, I would have protested, but this time, I did not care and gave the space up with a smile.

"Alright, you can have it."

The person who took my place looked shocked at how easily I folded, but little did he know that the person in real trouble was him.

After all, I was the one who controlled this machine and when it functioned. Not that these people had any way to know about it.

But it was finally time for them to learn a valuable lesson—bullying the weak was not a good idea. Especially over something the weak had much more control of than you.

A single click of a button, and the machine stopped for the day.

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