TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- (月が導く異世界道中)

No one's less fortunate than I, Makoto Misumi.

I could have been sent to any old world,

but the goddess of this one

just so happens to be a she-devil.

Many moons have passed since I came to this isekai

and began trying to improve the wasteland I now call home.

I have a fiercely loyal demihuman family

I feel like I can count on.

And so I continue my journey to trace the steps

of my long-lost parents

who once lived in this strange world too.

I've made a decent living as a shop owner here,

and my little band of misfit friends

are kindly watching over things for me

while Shiki and I head to Rotsgard Academy

to expand my business and open a brand new store.

Let's see where this adventure takes us.

I'm feeling pretty lucky.

MOONLIT FANTASY

TOWN OF OBITT

Jeez, walking everywhere sure is tiring, huh?

True, but um...

it certainly beats using a teleportation circle

and risking the Goddess finding us.

We have to be careful, or we might find ourselves

thrown into a battlefield.

And it's all that crappy Goddess's fault too.

We should be close to Rotsgard at this point.

I will go and find a room suitable for us.

Uh, why don't you go find something to eat, Young Master?

Huh?

I can sleep anywhere. I'm not picky.

Anywhere?!

No, that will not do!

Can you imagine what Tomoe and Mio would say

when we return to the demiplane

if I were to allow you to stay in a cheap inn?!

Tomoe and Mio, huh?

I wonder if it was a good idea

to leave the demiplane in their hands while I'm gone.

TOMOE, MAKOTO'S FOLLOWER I see.

So as for your recent interest in cooking,

it comes from a desire to someday please the young master

MIO, MAKOTO'S FOLLOWER

Right.

And that's the reason why you decided to cook EMMA, HIGHLAND ORC

something for our friends, correct? BEREN, ELDER DWARF

What do you have to say for yourself?

I'm not sure what to say.

I was right to assign taste testers to the young master.

How dare you, Tomoe?!

It's fine! I just made curry rice.

And I followed the exact recipe in his memories.

Have you ever eaten curry rice before?

What kind of question is that?

It's a dish from a whole other world.

Sure, but did you even ask him how to make it?

Of course I didn't! I was trying my best

to surprise him with it.

Mio... Um...

what are these green chunks?

Let me guess.

It's mineral ore, right?

Yes, of course. FIRMLY

It looked absolutely delicious in the young master's memories,

so I added extra.

A soft emerald. It's quite a rare gem, too.

Only found in the Wasteland if I'm not mistaken.

That green stuff in curry?

Curry? Bell peppers? More asparagus?

Is this a pot handle, too?!

Oh my.

You're right.

Did you eat it?

It didn't turn out as good as I hoped it would.

But it's not inedible.

Mio...

Most creatures of the demiplane,

including young master, don't eat minerals.

They can't digest them.

Nor can they consume weapons or buildings.

What?!

They don't? Why not?

I know for you, everything in this world can be consumed

as a nice, tasty meal, but...

have you devoted any time to studying cooking?

Well, I know how to properly use a flame.

All right, then why don't you brown this bread for me?

And I mean the same way Emma serves it at our meals.

So make toast. Easy.

Scorch some bread over a low flame.

That's a rather sinister-looking low flame.

What happened to it? How?

A chef, huh?

You need a cookbook.

What's this blue meat?

Feels kind of funky.

Hey, man.

Your face is unbecoming enough already.

Can't you at least pretend that you like it?

Forgive me. The texture is

unique, but it tastes good.

Huh?

What's up with that thing?

It's complicated,

but I can't speak Common.

Okay.

It's because of that crappy Goddess.

...this.

So, is there any chance this...

...dish is made using slimes?

Yep. And how'd you know that?

You some kind of adventurer or something?

That's what I thought.

I guess slimes are pretty tasty after all.

I've submitted a hunting request to the guild for more.

If you're an adventurer,

it'd be great if you caught some for me.

Although I'm registered with the guild...

...I work primarily as a merchant.

I'm traveling from Tsige...

...to Rotsgard right now.

Whoa, that's quite a long journey to make.

Thanks for the meal.

Keep the change.

Hm? Hey, what's this? A gold coin!

Are you sure?

I'm all out of small change.

Does that make me a terrible merchant?

-Look at his face. -It's dreadful.

How tragic.

-He's a demihuman? -There's no way he's human.

Is he cursed?

I thought if I stopped wearing my mask...

...I wouldn't get so much attention.

But compared to the way humans reacted to me in the past...

this really isn't all that bad.

KUZUNOHA RANK E LEVEL 1

So, how did you complete a special rank job?

You're only a level one, rank E.

-He's just a rank E? -He's still a level one...

Why's he gotta mention my rank and level?

For some reason, they never go up.

Hmm.

So the slime hunting job is rank B.

I can't take it on at rank E.

Like I said, Moon over the

Ruined Castle is attacking!

Moon over the Ruined Castle?!

I freaking love that song.

How can it attack?

I'm offering a fine reward.

Why isn't anyone willing to take this on?

We're doing all we can.

They're ruthless bandits, miss.

And there's over 100 of them.

But they've already killed so many of our villagers!

We lack the forces to fight them.

By the middle of next month, we should be more prepared.

So you'll have to wait until then.

What?

Why? We're peaceful.

We've always offered prayers to the Goddess

and devoted ourselves to worshipping her.

If prayers were enough for the Goddess to save you,

then there'd be no more need for adventurers.

Well, it's only because there are that many more people like you

that the Goddess is so vengeful now!

That's the reason why she's so cruel to humans.

You think she's cruel, huh?

Honestly doesn't sound as bad as what she did to me.

I'll sit this one out.

I suppose we'd be willing to consider your request

for a special price. So how does that sound to you?

Ah!

Move.

Please get out of my way.

Yep. I knew it.

I shouldn't have paid a whole gold coin.

Three of them followed me from the tavern,

and four more left the guild earlier.

Come on! Wake up, Eto!

-You poor thing. -Don't be scared.

We'll be sure to take real good care of you.

No! Stop! Let me go!

Don't waste your time praying to the goddess.

If you must pray, pray to somebody else--

Guys? What was that?