Before leaving, I made a list of items I needed to purchase.
Rothschild was a small village where merchants could only meet the villagers' basic needs for clothing, food, housing, and transportation. There was no doctor or pharmacy. If someone fell ill and needed treatment, they had to make a trip to Baron Hurst's territory, where they had two choices: buy medicine from a medicine merchant's shop or request help from a priest in Baron Hurst's domain. The villagers of Rothschild weren't wealthy, so they generally chose the latter option—priests were usually happy to make the trip.
Doctors were a profession that only existed in large cities of count-level territories and above, and doctors were typically priests serving dual roles.
I had received many gifts from players, most of them being items like the decorative and functional [Golden Apple] or Gambanteinn—even a special substance with magical resistance properties. But some honest and straightforward players had chosen to give money directly, so my pockets held quite a bit of savings. (TN: Gambanteinn is a wand or staff in Old Norse.)
Not just the Kingdom of Michel, but all human kingdoms used the same currency. In the early days, the three great kingdoms each used different currencies, which caused many inconveniences and allowed unscrupulous merchants to profit illegally. Since both the Kingdom of Michel and the Kingdom of Azrael regarded the Abrahamic faith as their state religion, at the request of the lords led by their kings, the church agreed to step in and unify the currency.
The history of human currency unification was common knowledge. However, some adventurers believed it was merely a game developer's oversight, resulting from the integration of currencies. The unified currency was named the Denarius, although players preferred to call them copper, silver, and gold coins, corresponding to the cross, saint's image, and pope's image on their faces, respectively.
This was the currency I'd need to become familiar with from now on, so I reviewed this knowledge once more.
Storage space was a convenient feature—I could simply store all my savings in my storage space and retrieve them easily. As they say, even the most skilled housewife can't cook without rice; no matter how high your skill level, you still need materials to work with.
Materials to repair the damaged fence and lawn, food, medical supplies, fabric... there were many things to buy.
However, home was no longer just me living alone. Thinking about this made my mood exceptionally light as I headed out—I really wasn't used to living by myself after all.
Alright... prepare yourself mentally...!
I opened the front door, and in that instant, the adventurers outside erupted in thunderous cheers like seeing an idol.
You're going to scare the child!
But there was no helping it. I needed to leave through the front door today—I had to let all the adventurers know I wouldn't be in Rothschild today; otherwise, Lily wouldn't have a good environment to rest in.
Count Montefeltro's army... well, I suppose they wouldn't stay in a remote little village for several days. What was strange was that Uncle François wasn't here today either. Although Uncle François always complained about when he could retire and how his joint pain was getting worse, he never skipped work without cause.
Who would have thought that François, that honest-looking uncle with thick eyebrows, would also slack off? Having lost their team's backbone, the guard gentlemen immediately found themselves in an awkward position, about to be overwhelmed by the vast ocean of the people's masses.
Magic: [Magic Enhancement].
Concentrating wind elements under my feet and releasing them all at once in a jet form allowed me to fly into the air for a short time.
I didn't possess the ability to fly. Among the playable races on the Lemoria continent, only the Eagle clan branch of the beastkin possessed flight skills, showing how rare flying abilities were. Phoenix and dragon races were monsters with flight abilities—when adventurers fought dragons, they always prioritized attacking the dragon's wings to rob them of their high mobility.
For humans, the universally recognized flight ability was the Abrahamic Church's special skill [Ascension], but unfortunately, I didn't possess that skill.
"Anna-chan... went to heaven?!"
"Could this be the legendary 'Why don't you ride the wind and soar straight up ninety thousand li'?"
"Apologize to Li Bai, you bastard."
"Everyone move aside. Let me catch Anna!"
Uwah... it's all black down there, so high... good thing I don't have acrophobia.
The forest outside Rothschild... there was a very sturdy-looking tree over there. Chains shot out from my sleeves, firmly grasping the trunk, and I used them like a grappling hook to guide my body toward the forest outside Rothschild.
"I saw it! The color of Anna's panties!"
"Definitely black!"
"It was blue and white stripes!"
"No, what I saw were pink panties with strawberry patterns!"
Who would wear those kinds of panties?! I'm clearly wearing plain white cotton... damn, I almost got tricked into revealing it. I deliberately used wind elements to create an anti-gravity skirt effect—they shouldn't be able to see anything.
I've said it before—short skirts are evil. One careless moment and there's a risk of exposure. I should remember to check if they sell safety shorts when I go to Hurst. Safety shorts are humanity's great invention of civilization's progress, though they might not exist in a medieval setting.
Using wind elements combined with the [Defense] skill could create a brief invisible shield that players liked to call a wind wall. It seemed to have the function of defending against ordinary projectiles, but its other use was cushioning to prevent falling to death from heights—otherwise, I really would become Anna-sauce. (TN: It's a pun with -chan and sauce.)
Protected by gentle wind elements, I didn't crash headfirst into the tree trunk. Instead, when I approached my destination, I was cushioned as if landing on soft cotton. I gracefully spun once in the air, my toes touching the ground first in a stable landing. My whole body was bathed in rising air currents that wouldn't lift my skirt, gradually settling firmly on the earth.
Perfect! As expected of me—I feel like I even have the qualifications to be a ballet dancer... wait, why was my first thought "female dancer"?
Good, they saw with their own eyes that I left Rothschild and wouldn't continue staying there. Although I don't have cough syrup, they'll definitely chase after me. This way, Lily can rest properly.
I need to hurry to Hurst. The direction to Hurst is...
"—Miss, please wait."