As we continued our journey like this, the last town we would stop at in Ustenia finally came into view.
The name of the city is Sumeria. The city is near the border with Midogal and is definitely larger than Dallas.
We got to the gate and got in line.
The line was quite long, but at the current speed, it would take about 30 minutes to get in.
As I stood in line, I thought about registering as an adventurer in this city.
「Welcome to the city of Sumeria. Do you have any identification on you? The young lady over there is wearing a slave collar, so I guess she’s a slave.
When my turn came, the gatekeeper, who looked to be in his twenties, thin, macho, and somewhat handsome, asked me for my ID. However, since I don’t have it, I just tell him. I also confirm that Eleanor is a slave as well.
Incidentally, even slaves can register as adventurers and get an ID card. Also, other than that, slaves are said to have a certificate of identification from their masters saying that they are their slaves.
「Well, then, I’ll check your criminal record with this magic tool, so will you please touch it? This magic tool glows red if you have a criminal record of murder, robbery, theft, or rape, and glows blue if you have none. Of course, killing in self-defense is not a problem. It can read the information in your soul, so it’s impossible to hide anything from it. Can you get that slave over there to join us?」
After listening to the explanation, Eleanor and I each nodded and touched the magic tool with our hands.
Naturally, the magic tool glowed blue. Don’t tell anyone, but I was a little nervous because it was my first time.
「Okay, no problem. Then the next step is to pay the entrance tax since you have no ID. The admission tax is five silver coins per person.」
I paid for the two of us with the gold coins I had taken from the bandits and went straight into the city of Sumeria.
Since it was still early in the afternoon, we decided to find an inn and have a meal first, then visit the clothing store and the adventurer’s guild.
Various innkeepers ad touts touting their services, so I decided to ask the touts to help me find an inn with a bath.
Incidentally, the house I lived in Dallas also had a bath, but in this world, baths are mainly used by people in the middle class and above.
I found a tout for an inn with a bath, though it was more expensive, and he took me there.
The exterior of the place is a four-story brick structure, and it seems to be a rather magnificent inn.
「Welcome!」
When I entered the inn, I found a well-dressed woman at the counter.
Furthermore, looking around the inn, it was rather quiet and had a nice atmosphere. I decided to stay here.
「There are two of you. Seeing as how she”s wearing a collar, the girl looks like a slave, isn’t she?」
「Yeah」
They guessed right away, but I guess it doesn’t help that she usually wears a collar.
「Then you’d have to be in the same room, so it’d be a double room.」
There was something that bothered me a little in the current exchange, so I asked the lady about it.
「Why do we have to be in the same room?」
Oh, you didn’t know that, and you had a slave with you? Can’t be helped. Well, I’ll tell you about it while I’m at it. Slaves are like property, you know that, right?」
I already knew that, so I nodded to the lady.
「So you’re just going to leave your property out of your sight? What if somebody does something to her? Well, it’s not every day that a burglar breaks into an inn, and we’re very careful. Still, just to be safe.」
「Oh, I see.」
「If you hide her slave collar and no body knows, you won’t have that problem. Well, in the end, it’s customer who loses or suffers from it, not us.」
I was convinced that the lady had a good point.
「Oh, I see. That’s very kind of you.」
「It’s fine. I’ll continue with the rest of the information, okay?」
「Yeah. Please.」
「The price for a double room is six silver pieces per night, including breakfast and dinner. You can choose between twin or double beds. Meal times are from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 18:00 to 23:00 in the evening. Other than that, there’s a fee and a silver coin per meal. The bath is in the room, so feel free to use it. I’ll put in magic power into the magic tool for hot water if you tell me. And it won’t cost you a thing.」
The bed would challange my sense of reason, and I’ll settle for a twin.
「It’s okay, I can in magic power into the magical tools myself. Twin beds, 10 days, please. I also want to eat now, so I’ll have a meal for two. A total of sixty-two pieces of silver? I’ll give you six gold coins and two silver coins, please confirm. After we eat, I’m going to the adventurer’s guild and the clothing store, so please let us know if you know where that is, I’d appreciate it.」
I took out some money from my【Item Box】and handed it to the lady.
「You calculate fast, the amount is spot on. The room is up the stairs there, room 202. Please sit there and wait a moment for your meal. At the moment, it’s the same menu as breakfast: white bread, fried orc and stew. The Adventurer’s Guild is on your left when you leave here, turn right at the crossroads, go straight for a while, then it will be on the left. The large sign with the sword and shield symbol stands out, so it should be easy to find. The clothing store is five doors down from the Adventurer’s Guild.」
I thanked the lady for telling me about it and decided to go straight to the table she pointed out.
When we got to the table, Eleanor sat down on the floor, so I rushed her to get up and got her to sit on a chair.
Eleanor was pleased when I explained that she would not have to sit on the floor from now on, and that she could eat at the table with me. That’s because no one wants to sit on the floor and would rather eat at a table…….
My meal was brought out, and I dipped a piece of white bread into the stew.
The orc meat was a bit bland, so I started to eat it with some yakiniku sauce. Eleanor seemed to want it too, so I put it on her’s too.
The food is pretty good too, it’s just expensive. When I looked it up in the library, the average innkeeper charged five copper coins per night, so this place must be quite expensive.
But I need a bath and I don’t want the food to be bad, so I’m glad I’m here.
Eventually, we finished our meal and got up to head to the clothing store and the adventurer’s guild.