The Strongest Villain, Who Had Secluded Himself Deep in the Mountains To Avoid the Destruction Flag, Is Forced Onto the Main Stage by the Heroine He Helped - Chapter 6 - A place to stay!

The academy did not adopt an all-boarding system.

Only those who wish to do so are given rooms in the dormitories, while others choose to commute normally via their own means of transport.

Since “Clearana Fantasy” primarily focuses on romance as its theme, this setting has likely been chosen for that reason.

The creators wouldn’t miss out on situations like walking to and from school that users would enjoy.

Alba, who came from afar, initially thought, “Living in a dormitory would be nice if the environment is comfortable.”

However───

“The Pope has gifted me a house as a present on joining the academy!”

“Wow!”

Having successfully escaped from Ireina and secured their uniform, Alba saw a house slightly larger than a cottage in front of him.

Located within the royal capital, a ten-minute walk from the academy. Despite being the most prosperous city in the country, where prices are expected to be high, a house was being provided to us.

Given that this purpose is solely for Sheria’s school life, it’s no wonder they call the Pope remarkable.

The Church’s resources should not be underestimated either.

“Wow, that old man! Providing us with a house suitable for two people to live comfortably! I thought he was just a crazy doting father!”

“Crazy doting father?”

“Furthermore, it even has a garden for farming! Truly a madman!”

“Madman?”

I have to be careful with my words.

The color from Sheria’s eyes was gradually fading away.

“Speaking of which, it’s already getting dark.”

After days of traveling by carriage and finally arriving and settling things, it was already evening.

For Alba, who had been living a wild lifestyle unthinkable in Japan, evening is already dinner time.

Thus, a faint sense of hunger assails him.

“Since they’ve given us such a nice house, they must be giving us money too, right? How about we go eat something delicious?”

“I haven’t received any money.”

“Really?”

“What I received from the Pope was just the enrollment fee and the house. I haven’t received any living expenses!”

“Oh, right, that’s how it was.”

Alba checks the contents of his wallet.

Living primarily off the land and allocating all the money borrowed from the Duke’s family to the cottage, there isn’t much money left on hand, especially after covering the cost of the carriage.

“In that case, I guess I’ll have to work… It’s not like I’m in the mountains; I can’t rely solely on self-sufficiency.”

“Don’t worry, Al-kun! I’m going to work at the church in the royal capital from now on, so I’ll earn the money!”

“That’s even worse. Being supported by a beautiful girl is something that should only happen on the screen.”

Try being supported by a girl your age in real life.

Feelings of both embarrassment and guilt would assail him every passing day.

For Alba as well, that was an option he didn’t want to take.

“Anyway, I’ll probably attend the academy for a while and maybe work as an adventurer to earn a hefty sum of money.”

“An adventurer?”

“Yeah, an adventurer. Just in case, I already registered since I don’t know what might happen.”

In this game, an adventurer is a jack-of-all-trades.

They execute requests from others and get paid for it in return.

The Rank of an adventurer is granted based on personal achievements, and with a higher rank comes more requests with a greater margin of profit.

At present, many people are making money as adventurers, so the name has spread quite far in this game.

“But adventurers do dangerous things, right? Don’t worry, feel free to rely on me as much as you want! I may not look like it, but I can earn a lot of money!”

“Well, yeah, if the Saint were to work, money would probably flow like water.”

The blessings bestowed upon the Saint by the Goddess were tremendous.

Bestowing revelations directly to believers, healing injuries and illnesses – the scope of her abilities was broader than one might think.

Because of this, it was a common story for significant donations to be given merely by meeting the Saint in person.

Therefore, the working Saints also received a substantial amount of money from the church.

It was painfully enviable how one could become a millionaire just by casually working at the church, and Alba looked at this with a wistful envy.

“But, Sheria, this is about the dignity of men.”

“The dignity of men… Oh! I see!”

“Do you understand?”

“Yes! It’s a term often used by men to flaunt their petty pride!”

“You didn’t quite get it, did you?”

Any man who heard that would probably burst into tears.

“But, in the future… um, well… if we’re going to spend our lives together, my money will become Al-kun’s too, you know…?”

Blushing heavily, Sheria spoke with embarrassment.

Certainly, when married, it was common for assets to be shared. Regardless of who earns more, that’s how it works in a marriage.

Sheria wasn’t fixated on money. She simply believed in the Goddess, and money happened to come along with that.

However, if Alba was concerned about money, she would earn as much as needed.

Sheria had such a sentiment…

“You fool, you’re supposed to save that sort of thing for your future husband?!”

…But it seemed Alba didn’t quite get that.

“Ow! I might have been hit by my parents before, but normally it doesn’t hurt this much?”

“…Al-kun, you idiot.”

“B-b-but… why am I the one getting scolded?…”

Rubbing his swollen cheek from just two hits, Alba stood up from his place.

Why was he being scolded? He wondered, looking at Sheria, who was adorably puffing up her cheeks.

“Come on, Al-kun, let’s go!”

“Senpai, where are you going?”

“I’m going to have dinner! I can’t leave you alone with your face looking like that, you won’t be able to cook!”

“Isn’t it impolite to ask if you were the one who caused this?”

With a sulking aura trailing behind Sheria, Alba followed her.

There was still about a week left until they entered the academy.

What should they do for tomorrow’s life? As tears flowed from the pain in his cheeks and jaw, Alba thought about such things.

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