Rendara watched from a distance—though honestly, this wasn’t a pce that needed to be observed from afar.
The area felt empty, but not because it had been abandoned.
It was empty because mana almost never passed through it.
The air didn’t vibrate.The ground didn’t respond to footsteps.There was no strange light, no flow of energy brushing against the skin.
For a fighter or an adventurer, a pce like this felt like walking without a shadow.That was what Rendara felt the moment he arrived here—not as a hero passing through while hunting monsters, but as an observer.As someone who sensed that this nd held a certain possibility.
Rendara stood on slightly elevated ground—not a hill, just hardened earth that rose a little.From there, he saw life continuing as it always had.
The people woke up earlier than those in other regions.Not because of discipline, but because time was the only resource they truly had.
A man pulled a wooden cart with a rope that was close to snapping.Two children took turns pumping water from a shallow well, their breaths heavy.A woman hung faded clothes under the sky—old in color, but still clean.
There was no warming magic.No tools to enhance harvests.Everything was done with hands, muscles, and routine.
Rendara noticed how they worked—not hurried, but without any expectation of help from outside.
If wood broke, they fixed it.If the nd dried up, they dug deeper.If someone got sick, they sat beside them—not to heal them with mana, but simply to wait together.
Just a quiet acceptance that—
“This is how the world works here.”
What disturbed Rendara the most wasn’t their poverty in terms of mana,but their calmness.
No loud compints.No anger directed at the sky.As if they had long understood that mana would never come,and they had stopped waiting for it.
Rendara realized something important:
This region wasn’t weak because it cked mana.It was shaped by the absence of mana.
And in a pce like this—every small action,every simple decision,carried far more weightthan in nds that could rely on power beyond themselves.
Rendara yawned lightly.
“Hooaammm… I really didn’t expect to come this far before even finishing my fried noodles… huff…BUT!.. I DON’T THINK THIS WAS A WASTE!!”
He took a deep breath, slowly letting it out.
“Yeah… this wasn’t a waste at all.This pce has serious potential!!”
With excitement on his face, Rendara shouted inwardly,
“Alright then… I’ll start with this region!!BE HAPPY, YOU PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE!!”
Suddenly, a voice interrupted him.
“Excuse me… could you move a bit? This is the road…”
Rendara flinched.
“Eh—sorry!Go ahead, hehe…”
He looked closer and saw a young girl riding a water buffalo, carrying many goods.
Rendara thought to himself,
“Wow… it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a kid this hardworking.The st time was back in my original world…”
The girl smiled as she passed him.
“Thank you, mister.”
Rendara just smiled back, not replying, then frowned slightly.
“Huh… doesn’t she know who I am?I’m Rendara, the hero who defeated countless monsters… hmm…”
Without thinking too much, Rendara wandered around the area.And sure enough—no one recognized him at all.
“Wow… I didn’t expect this.In the royal nds, people respected me just for passing through.But here, I’m just some guy in expensive clothes.”
People stared at him not because they knew him,but because of his valuables.Some even tried to rob him—and of course, he defeated them easily.
Suddenly, his stomach growled.
“Prrttt…”
“Ah… I guess I need to eat.Alright, let’s find some food…”
But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find what he wanted.
“Eh… why??Every pce should at least have what I’m looking for—fried noodles!!”
Then it hit him.
“Oh right… this region really is ancient.Tools, supplies, resources—everything is limited.”
Still, he found it hard to believe fried noodles didn’t exist here.He calmed down, observed again, and ordered a noodle-like dish.
The moment he tasted it, he realized—
“Ah… right.This pce is too cold.Vegetable oil doesn’t develop well here, so fried noodles never took root.And these noodles are super thick—almost like pasta…”
He nodded calmly.
“Alright then. I think that’s enough observation for now.”
Rendara quickly left the region and returned to the royal area—naturally ordering the fried noodles he had been craving.
“Ahh… finally here. Huff…”
The fried noodle vendor smiled warmly.
“You’re out very te tonight, Sir Hero.Same order as usual, right?Here you go.”
Rendara blinked in surprise.
“Whoa… that was fast. Nyam, nyam…”
The vendor chuckled.
“Hehe, I actually keep some ingredients ready just in case you come.”
“Wow… thank you so much! This is great!!”
After finishing his meal, Rendara returned to thinking about that region.
The vendor noticed Rendara’s serious expression and quietly waited, even though the shop was about to close.
Then a word surfaced in Rendara’s mind—the name he’d been searching for.
“Alright… I’ll name that regionGETERDS.”
The vendor smiled, not knowing what was going on in Rendara’s head, but relieved that he could finally close shop.
Rendara stood up.
“Thanks for the meal, sir.Oh—and here’s a tip. It was really good!”
“Thank you very much, Sir Hero. Please come again.”
With a full stomach, Rendara muttered,
“Now… I should go back there.But should I disguise myself to blend in? Hmm…”
Moments ter, he stood once again in GETERDS, in front of an inn.
“Nah… probably not necessary.”
He walked inside.
“Excuse me, I’d like to stay the night.”
The innkeeper smiled.
“Welcome.The price is two silver.”
Rendara tilted his head.
“Two silver?”
The innkeeper smirked slightly.
“That’s right. You came from far away, didn’t you?”
Rendara was about to pay when suddenly—
“Sorry to interrupt, but two silver is way too expensive!!”
Rendara blinked.To him, it was cheap—but he decided to listen.
Before he could ask more, the innkeeper snapped,
“Haha, don’t listen to her. She’s just a whore who lost her customers.”
The woman shot back angrily,
“I am NOT a whore!!If you keep pying with prices like this, our region will never grow!No tourists will come!!”
The innkeeper raised his hand to strike her—
But Rendara caught it effortlessly.
The innkeeper snarled,
“Hey!! Get him!! He’s rich—steal his stuff!!”
Chaos erupted.Everyone rushed Rendara—and every single one of them went down without him even breaking a sweat.
The woman tried to help, but she wasn’t the target.
Soon, the noise drew a crowd—and finally, the regional leader arrived.
“Hey!! What’s going on here?!”
He stared at the fallen townsfolk.
“Huh?!”
The innkeeper quickly lied,
“It’s him!! He’s a thief! Look at those fshy clothes!!The people were just teaching him a lesson!!”
The leader didn’t buy it.He turned to the woman.
“What really happened, child?”
Tired but firm, she answered,
“The innkeeper raised the price to two silver.”
That was enough.
The leader gred sharply.The innkeeper and the others immediately trembled.
“We’re sorry, sir!! We were wrong!!”
Rendara stepped forward calmly.
“I’m just an adventurer looking for rest.”
The leader smiled.
“No need for formalities.Just call me Rehzu.”
“Then, Sir Rehzu.”
Rehzu gestured to the woman.
“And this is Lily, one of our young residents.”
“Nice to meet you, adventurer.”
“No need for that—just call me Rentaro.”
After some conversation, Rehzu led them outside.
“Looks like we need another inn.Lily, why don’t you guide Rentaro?You young people know what’s best, right?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Still so formal…”
“I’m sorry, Sir. Calling you by name feels improper.”
“Fine then. I’ll leave him to you.”
“Understood, Sir .”
