(Um, Sorry) I’ve Been Reincarnated! - Chapter 150

Chapter 150

As the travelling came to an end, I saw the all so familiar gate when we reached Center-Tulle . Thanks to the modified horse carriage, my bum was saved from exploding . Nor was I mistaken to be a ghost due to me floating above the seat . Even Guta was surprised at how little it rocked .

” So this is the technology of Elzmu . No wonder we we failed… ”

He said, mocking himself . Seeing that, I felt a tiny pang of guilt . We were supposed to head through the gate but I had something I wanted to do . You know, like how your right foot was in Center-Tulle while the left foot stayed in Flowason . Or something like that .

” Will-Sama, what are you doing? ”

Buu-san called out to the me who had moved towards the gate subconsciously . I froze . I had wanted to stepped inside and yelled out ” This is it! Center-Tulle! “ . What was wrong with me? The boke-soul that was sealed deep inside me was hurting! Must be because of that tsukkomi bear near me .

” No, nothing . ”

I averted my eyes as I straightened up and walked ahead . I saw the members of the Intelligence Corps paying their toll fees at the gate out of the corner of my eyes but acting as an ‘innocent’ child, I simply walked right through .

There was not much difference from the streets of Flowason . Putting it bluntly, the whole place was dreary . The people walking along the street looked dispirited and even the shopkeepers were the same . Although there wasn’t much people walking about in the first place . Compared to the previous trip here, the place looked worst than before . Can a place changed that much in just 6 months?

” This is… . Center-Tulle? ”

I mumbled, surprised at what I saw . If this was the central of Hattuo, it was to the level where one had to wondered how were they able to entered into the [4 great countries] . I mean, when one spoke about the central, it would be place where all the trading took place as well as being the most crowded .

Here, you could see wood shavings all over the cobble and… oh yes . The reason for looking like they were dispirited might be because of the color choices of their clothes . They were all wearing dark colors, like black, brown or navy .

We then walked to the end of one street in order to not let anyone hear what we were talking .

” You must be wondering why it changed so much in just a few months . It’s the priests . The people here are afraid of them . ”

Guta said, in a small voice that only I could hear as we walked over .

” They must be thinking that we are the same as them . ”

Saying that, Guta looked that the townsfolk who were taken aback and cringed at the sight of us . Ahh, so that was why . Now I know why they were behaving that way . They were afraid of ‘us’ .

Although the number of guards weren’t a lot, we still had them . Plus, the clothes on us were clearly of high-quality . Even if we were not thought as priests, they could still see that we were nobles of some kind . With the priests as examples, it was normal for them to fear people who looked like they had power . Don’t wake the sleeping dogs, they always said . And so, they did not even dared to looked at us . They avoided crossing our path and kept their eyes down as they trembled, trying to protected themselves .

” What a stifling place this is . ”

How suffocating . Not to mention how difficult it was to live in this place . I would had never wanted to live in a place like this if I was a citizen of Hattuo . Even if I was one of the priests .

I looked at the towering chimney that was situated right in the center of the town, black smoke puffing away from it . Looking down from the chimney, a huge white building can be seen . Detailed sculptures surrounded the drawn and outlined windows . Carved pillars next to the windows were inlay with gold foil .

” … . That’s the church . ”

Noticing my gaze, Guta turned in the same direction and said emotionlessly . So that’s the church . I glared at the building as I observed it . Not a single spot of dirt was on the green roof . The scale of it fitted the central and it possessed the detailed and beauty of a place where god was honored .

But it left a bad taste in my mouth .

Looking at the state of the town left by the priests, I once again felt deeply that they cannot be forgiven .

” Damn it . ”

I cursed under my breath . Then, I started skipping, avoiding the gap between the cobblestones, as I hummed a song .

I am a naive and innocent child .

If I don’t get my mind in gear, I can’t played out the role of a innocent noble child at all .

” Father, Father! Let’s hurry and find a inn to place all our luggage! I wanna go there! ”

I lifted my head as I gave a huge smile . Following that, I held Guta’s hand . Seeing his shocked expression, I grinned as we walked down the street .

It’s time to start some cleaning .

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We checked into one of the biggest inn in Center-Tulle . Hmm, no, this was not an inn . It felt more like a high-class hotel . In Earth terms, it’s the kind of hotel where there would be doorman and chandeliers would be hanging from the ceiling .

I nodded to myself when I saw the extravagant lobby .

The floor was laid with polished marble that was perfect for sliding on . Looking up, the ceiling had beautiful carvings on it and there was even a huge piece of art on it .

They sure earned a lot here .

I worked cleaning in recruitment offices as well as well-to-do families as my part-time job in my previous life so I knew . In order to keep this marble floor shiny, it had to be wiped very thoroughly everyday . Ah, the Aunt…cough cough . I had totally destroyed the memories of being said that I was a butler by Onee-san .

It was simply a part-time job . I did do things out of my job scope but I was not a servant . I did cursed them to be [drowned in tea] when I was glared at, or made them turned red when they scolded me for a mistake I did . I am sorry .

Let’s get back to the topic . I had no idea how many were working in this hotel but it can’t be a small number . The room maintenance as well as the salaries must all amount to quite a large number .

Wow .

My eyeballs almost popped right out of my sockets when I saw how much Guta was paying . No wonder they earned so much! Had they noticed how much they were charging for a night? Was their room service that great?

It was really an unforgettable time where my normal-average-person mind was blown away by the money view of the rich . I hadn’t even gotten used to walking on the carpet in my own house!

” What a amazing hotel, Father . ”
” Ye, yeah . S, son, this was build around the same time as the church . It looks different from the others, doesn’t it? ”

Come to think of it, the shape of the windows as well as the carvings did looked a little familiar .

” I see~ ”

I said, as I skipped happily and innocently along . By the way, Buu-san as well as the guards and members of the Intelligence Corps had hidden themselves . As imagined, the bias against Beastmen were still strong here .

Ah, they were still staying in the same hotel though .

We paid for everyone up ahead . It was easier this way and Buu-san need not be subjected to any insults as well . They could all entered their rooms directly without being seen . But their rooms were all fully paid . A crime was a crime . I won’t do it even if I won’t be found out .

I had the Japanese soul of abiding by the rules, such as waiting for the green light even when there was no cars around .

I reached the last room situated at the end of the corridor . This was going to be my room today . Like a suite room, this was said to be the biggest room in this hotel .

” …… . ”

When I saw the room, my jaws dropped wide open .

” Wow…… ”

A 3rd grade kid remark just slipped right out . Yep, what bad taste . I felt like turning back, and head right home .

” Guta-san… ”
” Yes? ”

I looked at Guta for help but he simply looked at me, puzzled, like there was nothing wrong with the room at all . So this was where our difference in taste laid . Ah, come to think of it, I did had a bad taste in my mouth when I saw Guta’s picture in the textbook . He had on a extravagant and heavy clothing with ample embroidery that exuded a ‘I am a evil noble’ vibe .

” … . . Nothing . ”

Firstly, the first thing that came into my mind when I first laid eyes on it .

GOLD .

Lots and lots of it . The wall from the floor all the way to the ceiling was painted in gold, shining and sparkling brightly . And, the ceiling, floor and the walls were all painted very ostentatiously . Just these were bad enough but the ceiling had to be embellished with gemstones and a chandelier, and a magic tool was shooting out lights randomly all around the room .

The table in the middle of the room was pure white in color, it’s legs filled with detailed carvings and embedded with gold and gemstones . It looked like it would induced halation anytime .

Just a look and my mouth was filled with a bad taste . I did imagined it would be something like that but this was beyond my expectations . This was just… an obsession with wealth and all things sparkly .

What was with furniture causing halation?

Was this not a place to stay in at and have a rest? Please let my eyes rest . I am Will… . I am Will… . I am Will… .

” … . Let’s just head to the bedroom and have a look . ”
” Oh, sure, let’s go . ”

A bedroom . There should be at least a place for the mind and soul to rest, right? I headed towards the bedroom as I prayed for help .

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Help didn’t exist whatsoever .

Sorry for the negativity . This was how shocked I was right now . I was totally defeated .

The entrance to the bedroom was already in the same style . Just from the living room to the bedroom, there was 3 doors . One was the bathroom, another was like a lounge where a sofa looked like the biggest existence ever and finally, the last one was the bedroom .

So I actually entered into the bathroom first .

I was already at my limits . It was to the point where a star symbol would ended every sentence I spoke . Let me asked you, what was the meaning of gold-plating the entire bathtub? What was the meaning of building the toilet bowl with gold? I felt tired just from thinking of the consequences of scratching it . The toilet was a place that would get dirty right? Why did you even build it out of gold for?

Onii-chan can’t understand at all . Gold was a precious metal that was few and far in-between so you had to use it with care, okay?

My vision started swimming . This place was too sparkly . My mind was swimming too . Ah, but there were still 2 more rooms to go . It was still too early for despair .

The next room I entered was the lounge . The amazing thing about this room was that at first look, I had no idea what it was made out of . Since everything was in gold, why not just made it all gold? The sofa was made out of something similar to leather . That material was high-grade and very popular, and could get sold-out in seconds .

Yep .

Although the ones that brought it were all adventurers! The name of that material was [Rock Lizard] . It’s english . God, why was this the only place where you use english?

When translated, Iwa Tokage leather .

Sure, it was a high-grade material but the comfort level was the worst! The reason for the high grading was because the toughness of it made it a perfect armor for the adventurers! Didn’t you do your research, designer?! Although I don’t know who you were! You would know it immediately once you try sitting on it . Not everything was good if it was expensive!

I was tired from all the tsukkomi that was flooding my mind . But I still held onto that glimmer of hope . Yes, that was because I haven’t seen the bedroom . A bedroom should be a place for rest .

How naive . So naive and brainless like Patrick Star .
[TN: Alright, raw was so sweet like a gum syrup drop . Japanese use the word sweet as another meaning of naive . ]

The feeling I had when I stepped into the room? Despair . Only pure despair .

I had only imagined it to had a canopy . Who would think that it would be made out of gold threads sewn with sequins and sparkled . On top of that, the gemstones I thought to be was not gemstones . It was mana stones . Plus, it was craved with a magic circle that allowed it to sparkle and shine .

… . So bright!

So bright that I can’t open my eyes! Please let me sleep . Please somehow let me sleep .

And, the main problem was the bed .
I had at least expected the legs of the bed would be made out of gold .
I came to knew that the bed itself was woven out of gold threads .
And surprisingly, silver threads as well .
Wow, how fancy .

… . . It’s too uncomfortable!!

Ah, I had enough . My tsukkomi can’t catch up . The comfort level was the worst . This bed was not made for sleeping, it purely for enjoying . After going through the whole suite, I ended near the entrance, my soul drifting away .

” I had enough… . . I wanna go home… . ”

Did they not think of using wood? The most important was to make it easy on the eyes . Today was the first time I felt that deeply .