Reincarnated as a Farmer Gamer: Rising to the Top with the Evolution of the Weakest Job that Only I Know About!? - 20.1

Emblam, a large city deserving of its name, is so vast that walking from one end to the other might take an entire day.

“Knight, how many people live here?”

“Hmm? You’re curious about that? How many was it?”

“The population? If I remember correctly… around fifty thousand?”

“Wow! That’s hundreds of times more than our village!”

“Ha ha ha! It’s different from a rural village, boy.”

After many carriage journeys, I became somewhat friendly with the knights and could talk to them normally.

Even in the game, the large cities stood out because of the many NPCs.

With fifty thousand residents, plus merchants and others, the total number of people in the city could be sixty to seventy thousand at any given time.

Our carriage entered the large city through the main gate and headed straight along the main street towards a towering mansion.

“It’s huge!”

I’d seen it a few times in the game, but it’s really big in real life.

Count Emblam, a noble ruling this entire area, must have immense wealth, which is easy to imagine.

Living in such a large city, it makes sense that he wouldn’t be interested in my rural village.

We passed through a vast garden, my eyes captivated by its well-maintained beauty. I could see gardeners working diligently, adding to the sense of reality.

When the carriage stopped in front of the mansion, the knights got off with a somewhat tense look.

“Boy, don’t be rude to the lord.”

“Got it.”

“Do you really understand…?”

“Yeah, yeah, I do.”

I’m not a child.

Inside the mansion, there were so many maids lined up that I wondered if they were all necessary.

A woman in a luxurious dress came out from the back.

“Madam, we’ve returned. This is the boy in question.”

She was beautiful, but gave off a cold impression. She glared at me with sharp eyes.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Beryl. I’m ten years old.”

“…You don’t look strong to me. Can you really protect our Chloe?”

Well, we’ve already made the contract, so there’s no use complaining now.

A butler, who had been waiting behind her, whispered to her.

“Madam, the master has already made the contract…”

“Yes, that’s right. You, don’t do anything strange to our Chloe.”

Anything strange…

“I understand, Madam.”

“I heard you’re from the countryside, but you seem to have good manners. Do your best in your role as a guard.”

The sharp-tongued madam left, and the bespectacled butler who had been waiting behind her showed me around the mansion.

He was an approachable elderly butler, explaining things clearly. He assured me that if I forgot anything, I could ask him or any of the maids.

Yes…! With someone this kind, the two years until I enter the academy should be manageable.

The problem is――――

The last place he showed me was a room with a luxurious door.