As a Reincarnated NPC, I Want to Live a Peaceful Life - Chapter 36

Name: Tsuki Tozuki
Age: 11
Status: 【Normal】 【Wanted – Missing】
Form Status: Kid / Girl

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“Sir, let me state this again: neither our inn nor this entire town sells the kind of long bread you’re talking about.”

“Huh? Such a big town, and you can’t even afford to sell a few loaves of bread?”

“Aran, watch your tone! Yalje, say something too.”

“Mr. Aran, please be more polite. We’re drawing attention; don’t take your temper out here.”

Realizing his behavior was attracting unwanted stares, Aran apologized to the innkeeper and obediently stepped behind Camilla.

“My apologies, innkeeper. My brother is a bit impatient, please forgive him.” (Aran: Me—?)

“Hmph! As his older sister, you should keep a better eye on him. Now, Miss, what exactly do you need? Judging by your demeanor and appearance… I trust you won’t be skipping out on the bill like the second table did?”

“Of course not, innkeeper, you’re quite the joker.” Camilla smiled, placing a bag of silver coins hidden under her cloak onto the table with a clatter. The innkeeper’s eyes widened at the sight, and his attitude instantly became respectful.

“Oh, I see, honored guests. Ahaha, Miss, what can I get for you? And my apologies to the young man earlier; I failed to recognize your stature.”

“Tch, money talks.”

“Well then, innkeeper. We have a… friend who loves bread. But from what you just said, there’s no bread in this town?”

“Um… Miss, Sir, to be honest. Neither I nor anyone else here is familiar with this ‘bread’ you speak of. It’s because our town is so isolated from the outside world…” The innkeeper’s face showed genuine difficulty; he wasn’t lying.

“Alright then, it seems this town is severely lacking wheat. No hope for bread, Camilla. Let’s just order something else.”

“…No choice then. Innkeeper, please give me—”

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The windows were shut tight, and the view of the town outside was quite “desolate.” The buildings didn’t even have ivy or moss, just covered in cracks, indicating a severe lack of moisture. It was hard to imagine such a town could sustain such large-scale crop cycles.

They couldn’t possibly rely solely on rainwater, could they?

Occasional passersby on the road either left the town or hurried back into their homes. This seemed to be an inn, situated right at the town’s central crossroads. If I guessed correctly, this was the best building in the entire town.

The location was absolutely terrible—backed against a mountain, sparse trees, no river. Who would live here? So the educated residents left the town—a vicious cycle, making the town worse and worse.

Heheh, what a mess. Hm? What’s that?

“Oh, there’s a map hanging on the wall… uh… it’s too high, I can’t reach it.” And it was a bit too large for a little girl; I had to stand at a distance to read it.

It looked like a map of the northern region of 【Colovet】. Hmm, if we follow our approximate route—【Mallettes】, 【Palte】, 【Gery】, 【Feltro】—this is 【Palte】, so we only need to cross one more town to reach 【Feltro】.

But 【Feltro】 is really big. Come to think of it, 【Mallettes】 is quite large too. Not sure how to find Airf and the others. Still, it’s only been a day; nothing major should have happened.

If I can shake off these vampires and the pursuing guards, things should go smoothly.

What are those guys downstairs doing? They haven’t left and abandoned me here, have they? That would be perfect; I could jump out the window without any unnecessary obstacles.

“Alright, let’s do it.” I pushed open the window, and a dry gust of wind rushed into my mouth. After absorbing the moisture in my mouth, I started coughing—this place was seriously lacking water.

Also, the air inside was only slightly better than outside—no, I need water.

“Tozuki-chan, we’re back. Whoa, what’s wrong with you?” It was Camilla, carrying a bowl? I wasn’t sure what it was called, but it was something edible.

“Camilla? You… do you have any spare drinking water?”

I don’t like troubling others; it gives me an unnecessary sense of debt. It makes me feel awful. But in a situation like this, asking strangers for water in an unfamiliar place… probably wouldn’t work.

“Drinking water? You need water? Okay, wait a moment.” Camilla put down the food and left.

I’m not sure how she feels about me, but she seems to care. Really, honestly.

Hunger is one kind of pain; thirst is another kind of misery. Even though I’m not affected by the negative effects of this mechanism and won’t die, it feels terrible.

How long has it been since I drank water? From early morning until now, plus the hot wind stimulation. If only those fruits were still here, but they were all eaten back then.

Seeing there’s no water here, I idly checked my belongings out of boredom.

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Items: 【Magic Stone X 1】【Quill Pen】【Diary · Tsuki Tozuki】【Black Women’s Leather Shoes】【Silver Coins X 8】【Unidentified Potion】

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My fingertips felt an unusual texture, so I quickly took the bottled potion out of my pocket to examine it.

A semi-transparent blue liquid, about the size of a drinking water bottle, with not a single impurity inside. When light passed through it, it mirrored like a reflection… I had no memory of it; it wasn’t there before I lost my sight. Could those people have forced it on me?

Staring at the pure potion, I swallowed hard. Thinking about my immunity to any debuff potions, I opened it and slowly brought it to my lips.

It’s fine, it’s fine, think of Big Bro Bei…

Just as I was about to drink the potion, a commotion erupted in my ears, startling me so much I spat out all the potion in my mouth.

What the heck, can’t I even drink water in peace?

I was about to complain with a punch when I realized the commotion clearly came from downstairs and seemed directed at someone.

“They have water! Water!”

“Ahaha! It’s water! Clean water! Drinkable water!”

“I haven’t had drinking water for five days straight! Hand over the water now!”

Seems like a dispute over drinking water. I sighed and put the potion back in my pocket. It was obvious who it was aimed at.

Ahhh, trouble again. Sorry, Camilla, Yalje.

Thirst doesn’t affect my mobility, so I can quickly head downstairs.

“Oof!” (Aran)

“Hey, why are you hitting people?!” (Camilla)

“Oww… ouch, that hurt.”

“All of us here haven’t had water for days. Since you’re unwilling to hand it over, don’t you think we have to take it by force?”

“But hitting someone is going too far.”

“What ‘too far’? Have you forgotten that burly guy a few days ago who caused a death over a bit of water?”

Seems they’re not afraid of death, daring to do this even against vampires. Wait, they probably don’t know Camilla and Aran are vampires yet.

I’ve already reached the staircase. Without time to admire the decor, I immediately headed to the front desk where the incident was happening. But all I saw was Aran knocked to the ground, groaning in pain (possibly faking it), while Camilla and Yalje faced off against a group of townspeople.

Aran knocked to the ground? I’ve checked; his stats aren’t low at all… Is he holding back? Or are the opponents actually strong?

Assuming the opponents are strong and he’s not holding back, I walked behind Camilla and tugged on her cloak.

“Who? You? Why did you come down?”

“Because it’s noisy downstairs, so I—”

But before I could finish, a burly man in front of me yelled at me.

“Adults are talking; kids shouldn’t butt in!”

“…..”

I fell silent, because I was extremely, extremely angry. I just came to see what was happening and got yelled at by a stranger for no reason. Who could stand that?

One thing’s for sure, mister, when you’re out of the public eye, I won’t hesitate to send you to the afterlife. But actually, it doesn’t matter whether you’re in public or not; I can just eliminate any witnesses along with you. No worries.

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Danger! Mister, Danger!

(Serious Mode Engaged—Will Switch Back to Normal Mode in Ten Seconds)