Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 19.2

“Oh my, unlike the knights, I always keep my promises~”

“…”

One of the knights glares at me, but since I struggled with the magical beasts and was significantly late for our last appointment, he doesn’t say anything.

“Kid, if you’re too cheeky, you’ll get hurt, you know? From now on.”

“Yes, I’ll be careful~”

“Tch… Let’s go!”

I follow the irritated knight, and we get on the carriage parked behind the inn.

Actually, riding Pochi would be ten times faster, but it can’t be helped, right?

“Now, let me explain the plan going forward. We’re heading to the Emblem Grand City from here. You will become the princess knight for the lord’s daughter there.”

“It’s for a limited time, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Five years. Until you graduate from the academy, right?”

“Wanna see the contract?”

“Of course… I’ll take a look.”

“Hmph…”

I’m handed the contract and read it.

After I scarred the left eye of the King Black Wolf and drove him away, the lord who arrived afterward ordered me to guard his daughter.

However, no matter who the lord is, he cannot give orders like a slave. Originally, I’m just a farmer born to make a living. If he wants that, he’ll have to give my parents a decent reward for raising me.

So, the contract I proposed is as follows:

– The contract period is five years from the age of ten to fifteen.
– When I’m at the mansion, I’ll leave it to other guards and secure my free time.
– I’ll receive a proper salary as a guard.
– If I deem it dangerous, I’m allowed to forcibly move the young lady.
– I’ll receive a substantial vacation.

Surprisingly, the lord agreed obediently when I proposed these five conditions.

From what I heard later, it seems he was having trouble finding guards of the same age.

At first, I thought about asking for guards to be stationed in Polopoko Village, but now the village is abundant with weapons made from the materials I gathered, and if knights were there, it would expose the undeclared taxes.

Later, I found out that my job is not a guard, but rather a princess knight. Unlike regular guards, I can freely enter and leave her room, and I must protect her life. On the flip side, it means I’m trusted. But it’s strange to risk my life for a young lady I’ve never met.

Moreover, even though she has never seen me, she’ll be told I’m a princess knight. Will she really accept that?

Well, it’s not my concern now; it’s up to the lord.

“Yes. I agree to the contract.”

After agreeing to the contents of the contract, I press my thumb on the square enclosed under the paper. Then, strange particles of light enter my body from the paper.

This is what’s known as a “Contract Paper.” If the conditions written here are violated, the contractor will… lose their life.

In other words, if I don’t keep what’s written here, I’ll die.

But… it’s not just me. It’s the same for the other party.

The lord’s name, Beadric A. Emblem, is clearly written.

By the way, when someone makes a false contract with the contractor, the liar’s life disappears. It’s a perfect system for contracts.

This system also existed in the game and was often used as a debt system.

For example, if you want to buy a weapon worth 100,000 runes but only have 30,000 runes on hand, and your equipment is worth 70,000 runes, you make a contract as collateral. During that time, the equipment is still usable, but if you fail to give the money to the other party within the promised deadline, the equipment will disappear automatically.

Of course, it’s not a cash transaction but a transfer, so it’s not used for scams to deceive equipment.

Oh, by the way, the unit of currency in this world is called a rune. There are no paper bills; everything is in coins, with small copper coins being 1 rune, copper coins being 10 runes, large copper coins being 100 runes, small silver coins being 1,000 runes, silver coins being 10,000 runes, large silver coins being 100,000 runes, small gold coins being 1,000,000 runes, gold coins being 10,000,000 runes, and large gold coins being 100,000,000 runes.

It’s a bit complicated, but if you convert 1 rune into yen from my past life, it’s exactly 1 yen, and the exchange rate in the game era was still in yen. Accommodation at an inn for 5,000 runes, for example.

The difference from the game is, of course, the coins. In the game, there were no coins; money was just numbers and not physical.

But in reality, they exist as coins, which I found impressive.

The exchange rates seem to vary slightly depending on the country or city, and there seems to be a proper concept of trade.

Also, because magical beasts appear, the prices of ingredients are very cheap. However, precious meat is expensive because it’s delicious.

After traveling with the knights for a few days and passing through several towns, we arrived at the Emblem Grand City, which is so large that Ruina City looks small.