"Hello!"
A male adventurer approached.
The man had ordinary brown hair, but his face was quite handsome. His appearance was bright, and his face exuded a sense of justice, making him seem like the type of person who was popular and well-liked.
He wore shiny armor.
At his waist was a sword sheathed in its scabbard, radiating an extraordinary aura like a caged beast.
Without a doubt, it was one of the cheat artifacts Eris had shown Ethan earlier.
This male adventurer was undoubtedly a hero candidate from the modern era, just like Ethan.
"My name is Mitsurugi Kyouya, an adventurer from the royal capital."
The handsome man named Mitsurugi Kyouya introduced himself in front of Ethan.
"From your clothes, it seems you're also from the modern era like me, right?"
"Right, that's me. So, what's up?" Aside from being surprised to meet someone from his hometown at the start of his adventure, Ethan felt nothing. Or rather, even if he did, it might only be something like "The world is so small."
"Is that so? But your weak aura, completely devoid of magical power, really surprised me. Are you still a fledgling who hasn't grown yet? Work hard, as your senior, I've already left you far behind!"
Then, Kyouya flicked his hair and left in a very stylish manner! Yes, like the scene in movies where 'a real man never looks back at the explosion.'
"What the heck was that!?" Even Ethan felt a little annoyed.
Does this guy suffer from terminal-stage chuunibyou syndrome? What was the point of suddenly coming here to show off 'how amazing you are' like an idiot!?
"Mr. Ethan, what about this bag of money?" As if just snapping out of the situation, Eris spoke.
This wasn't because Eris was absent-minded or slow to think, but because this situation would make any normal person react like that.
First, being summoned to another world out of nowhere, then having to pay a fee to become an adventurer, followed by two thieves stealing a bag of money and tripping, causing the money to roll to Eris's feet, and finally, a second-year syndrome sufferer coming to flaunt his low intelligence.
Even Ethan, who had played many strange games, found this series of events utterly absurd and almost short-circuited his brain.
"This money? It's an offering for Eris!"
"Huh!?"
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In the end, Eris and Ethan still didn't accept the bag of money. After all, Eris is a goddess—how could she collude with a lowly person like Ethan?
Well, actually, Ethan wanted to embezzle the bag of money, but under her gentle smile, he gave up and reluctantly returned it.
As a result, Axel gained an extraordinary additional labor force.
When the sun was high in the sky, saury fish basked happily in the fields, only to be mercilessly cut down by a sickle.
That was Ethan with a large basket on his back and fierce eyes!
When the night was quiet and the moon hung high, bananas swam happily in the river, only to be caught by a large net that suddenly appeared.
That was Ethan with several large nets in his hands and fierce eyes.
When the sky was covered in dark clouds and everyone was preparing to go home to fetch their laundry, cabbages swayed in the strong wind before the storm arrived, only to be shot down by arrows!
That was Ethan with a sack of arrows and fierce eyes!
And then?
Ethan got fired!
Because of his fierce eyes! Okay, actually, it was because he cut down the saury fish as if they were enemies who had killed his parents, completely unaware of limits. By the time he realized, the barren saury fields told everyone about the importance of 'sustainable development'!
And the bananas and cabbages afterward? Don't even get started. The uncontrollable large nets nearly drained the river, prompting complaints from the riverside residents about Ethan.
He wasn't just fired—if it weren't for Ethan's significant labor contribution, he might have been arrested and jailed!
However, he still had to work!
So...
When the sun was scorching and high in the sky, Ethan lifted a pile of bricks taller than a person, drawing stunned gazes from those around him, then desperately transported the bricks!
When the night was silent and the moon hung high, Ethan lifted pile after pile of bricks, drawing wide-eyed stares from those around him, then desperately transported the bricks!
When dark clouds loomed and heavy rain poured, Ethan lifted mud-covered bricks, drawing respectful gazes from those around him, then desperately transported the bricks!
"You are the pride of our brick-carrying world! We are proud of you!"
The foreman proudly patted Ethan's sturdy shoulders, while Ethan, wearing the 'Model Employee Award' medal given by the construction site, looked utterly confused!
He had only exercised regularly before coming to this world, and now he was desperately carrying bricks at a construction site. What was the meaning of the admiring gazes from the workers who now looked like heroes at the construction site?!
'My brick-carrying life in another world!?'
'Don't joke around! Damn it!'
Ethan carried the medal, which wasn't heavy but felt incredibly burdensome, walking toward the temporary house where he lived as if all his strength had been drained.
It wasn't just the physical exhaustion from excessive brick-carrying, but the 'Model Employee Award' medal in his hand also mentally drained him. He was truly desperate now.
Did he come to this world to defeat the Devil King and become a hero? Or to carry bricks and contribute to society?
Ethan said he wasn't interested in either, because he already had his own pillar of struggle!
Seeing the not-too-large, even small house in front of him, Ethan instantly shook off all his mental fatigue, and even his physical exhaustion disappeared in an instant.
"I'm home, Eris!"
The simple, unpretentious but warm door opened, and he saw the goddess who had been living with him for a month—Eris!
Goddess Eris had now taken off her nun's attire and was wearing simple yet beautiful casual clothes, with an apron in front telling everyone that she had become someone else's wife!
"Sexual harassment will be cursed by heaven, you know~!"