2-1. Sure, you have skills now, but nobody ever said you can use them as you please.

Translated by Yonnee

「 Regular Pillow – 1G, a pillow filled with cotton. Its soft texture is nice, but your neck might hurt when you wake up.

High Quality Pillow – 5G, a comfortable pillow filled with cotton. You will be able to wake up refreshed.

Rare Pillow – 50G, a fluffy and comfortable pillow filled with feathers. It is the secret to a good night’s sleep.

Hero Pillow – 200G, a pillow that’s like a drug. Be careful not to allow your head to use another pillow after using this. It is characteristically both hard and soft to support the neck and head respectively.

Legendary Pillow – 1,000G, a pillow that can be used for a lifetime as it would break the bank. Its durability is infinite and the seams would never pop open. You need not doubt the texture and material of this pillow, and you can also believe in its functional abilities. Even people with severe insomnia fall asleep in a minute with this pillow alone.

Mythic Pillow – 10,000G, the ultimate pillow that will take you to heaven as you sleep. It is the only pillow in the entire continent that has been magically enchanted by Archmage Zenith. 」

As I went down the line, the more my eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets because of the prices. Still though, I wanted to sleep on these pillows at least once because they’re that great.

The pillow I currently have was just a low-level pillow, yet my fatigue was relieved that much and my work efficiency was so good that I got critical hits often. What would happen if I had that mythic pillow?

But as I looked at the prices, I recalled that the pillow I broke before must have been a high quality pillow. It shocked me quite a bit to find out that it wasn’t just an ordinary pillow. Then wasn’t Adrian’s pillow a legendary one? As soon as I put my head on it back then, I fell into slumber right away.

1,000 gold… If I save for 34 days without using any of my daily wage, I’ll have 20 gold left over even if I buy a pillow. But this system concocts all sorts of ways to steal my money, so I don’t think I’ll be able to save up, maybe.

“Would you like to buy a pillow?”

With my face stuck to the display case as if I’m an octopus arm’s suction cup, the shop owner asked. I know it—I really know it for myself that I wouldn’t be able to afford it, but my eyes kept gravitating towards that legendary pillow. Can I at least rest my head on that pillow before I die?

“One Regular… No, one High Quality Pillow please.”

“Yes, right this way, dear customer.”

After I went to the cash register and paid 5 gold for the pillow, I had only 1 gold left in my assets.

Tada, 1 gold… I’ve been stuck in this world all this time and had such a hard time. I can’t believe I’ve reached the point where I have only 1 gold.

I stood there, waiting for the shop assistant to pack the pillow and give it to me, but then I overheard the voices of other customers who came in to look at some beds.

“…Anyway, did you hear the rumor? You know Jake, he just disappeared one day and then his body was found by the river a few days ago, with, well, his wrist severed.”

“Really? And with how long has Emma been looking for him now? So then, what’s the cause of death? What did the inspector say? Oh my god, how dreadful…”

“There’s been a few disappearances before, too. I think the most recent incident was about two years ago? It’s the same this time. He was stabbed to death. The work was so neat that it’s said to be the handiwork of an expert. Inspector Harrison had a few suspects in mind and he locked up all of them, but now it’s all useless. He was so confident that the murders wouldn’t ever happen again. Even if he had a mouth, what could he say?”

“Oh goodness, this is so scary. Every time we start to forget, it all happens again… We should stop going out at night.”

The two of them huddled together and whispered to themselves, but their voices were clear to both me and the shop owner a short distance away. Murders in this area, they said. Every few years.

“Do you think it’s the same culprit? Or maybe it’s a different one this time. Maybe imitating the method.”

“Don’t say such terrible things. If you think that there are not just one but multiple people like that in this small village… I’m getting goosebumps. I don’t think I’ll be able to go out at all with any peace of mind.”

“I hope the police can catch the guy somehow and… Excuse me, what are you doing?”

Whoops. While I was trying to listen in on their conversation more closely, I found myself right next to them already. I stood up awkwardly and leaned away from their pointed gazes.

“Ha, haha. I, um, wanted to talk to you.”

“Are you a resident of this village? I’ve never seen your face around these parts before though…”

With eyes full of vigilance, maybe they saw something odd about me so they looked at me more suspiciously. It wasn’t long ago that a terrible incident had taken place, so they seemed more wary around outsiders.