I Became a Murderer in the Academy.

Chapter 47

The place I arrived at by carriage was called the Central Empire.

Fortunately, amid the misfortune, the language I spoke seemed to be understood by the people here.

Though the language was understandable, the common sense I knew didn’t apply here.

The setting seemed like something from the medieval era, but the level of civilization was higher than I had thought.

Surprisingly, this was a world where magic existed.

A world where any human could use magic and a supernatural substance called ‘mana’ existed.

Therefore, it was noticeable that they pioneered their new civilization focused on magic rather than science.

Even hair colors were diverse.

Perhaps silver hair wasn’t as special as I had thought.

“......”

But that wasn’t important right now.

It was good that I had found a human village.

It was also a great relief that I could communicate with them.

But I had no money.

Even in this world, you couldn’t do anything without money.

The fact that I had reached a village and could communicate was now utterly useless.

I still had to sit on the street all the same.

This was a particularly unsafe street in the Central Empire.

The place was called Dusty Lane.

It was a space for homeless people.

I wondered how the atmosphere could be different within the same Central Empire.

The scenery of the center and this street were completely different.

I realized that wealth disparity exists in any world.

Even in the place where I used to live, homeless people sitting on the streets were quite common.

Anyway, the first thing I saw was beggars sitting on the street.

Some of them, probably homeless too, were seen sleeping on the ground covered with garbage.

Rats were picking at food waste, and beggars were catching and eating the rats.

It was a nauseating sight just to look at.

Of course, I was homeless too, so this might be my future as well.

Shit.

Was there any point in coming into the village like this?

It was equally miserable whether I slept outside the village or in a place like this.

The only difference was between the presence of dangerous animals and potentially dangerous criminals.

‘...Still, people might be better than animals.’

It is very late now, but when tomorrow dawned, I might be able to find out something.

I closed my eyes while leaning against the wall.

Just in case, I held a piece of glass in my hand.

It was to swing it immediately if someone approached.

While closing my eyes, I remained alert to my surroundings and tried to get some sleep.

The first night in the Central Empire was the worst.

***

Fortunately, nothing happened while I was sleeping.

Maybe it was because I covered myself with some trash.

I thought, being small, even this much could hide me.

It was an unpleasant morning.

My hair was full of dust, and my whole body smelled like garbage.

But at least I wasn’t dead.

I still hadn’t woken up from this nightmare.

To survive, I had to get used to this trashy life, which I didn’t like.

Morning comes even to dirty places.

I might not have been welcoming this morning.

I wished that everything from yesterday was just a dream and that I would see the familiar ceiling I knew.

But reality is always cruel.

I got up.

Strangely, I wasn’t hungry.

Even though I hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday.

Maybe this body didn’t need much food.

That was somewhat good news, I guess.

I decided to fulfill my duty as a beggar who had fallen into this world.

If I sat in the middle of the street in the Central Empire, maybe someone would throw me a coin.

“Do you have nowhere to go either?”

Someone stood in front of me.

So, I decided to focus on washing my body for now.

Surviving now was more important than knowing why I had fallen here.

The priority had naturally been pushed back.

I stood under the falling water.

The temperature was warmer than I expected.

According to the innkeeper, it was heated by a fire magic stone installed in the system.

Of course, I didn’t understand anything about magic, so I didn’t really get it.

“Ugh......”

It was my first time seeing a beautiful woman’s body, so I couldn’t lower my gaze carelessly.

Even just washing my body made my face flush.

The body was unnecessarily soft and tender, so I hesitated several times before cleaning it thoroughly.

But I couldn’t not do it either.

I had already been rolling around in an unclean place, and I might get sick if I didn’t wash today as well.

Hygiene was a major issue.

Especially here.

I washed every nook and cranny of my body with my eyes half-closed.

The more sensitive parts were easier to get dirty, so I scrubbed them despite the embarrassment.

The cheap inn didn’t have any special bathing tools, so I had to wash with my hands.

This first shower after becoming a woman would be memorable in many ways.

I finished the most embarrassing shower.

“Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve heard your name yet. What’s your name?”

“......”

When I came out of the bathroom after washing, Riana asked.

I couldn’t use the name I used in the original world here.

“...It seems to be Iria.”

There was no need to think about it too much.

This body already had a name without me having to give it one.

I thought it would be disrespectful to the original owner to change the name as I pleased.

“Okay, Iria. My name is Riana. I realized I hadn’t told you before.”

I already knew it, but I reacted as if I didn’t know.

I was tired today and wanted to get some sleep soon.

But Riana seemed to have many questions for me today.

She sat next to me and asked.

“By the way, how did you do that earlier?”

“...?”

“When you won money at the gambling den. You bet money like someone really confident. Do you have some kind of secret?”

The money I used to rent the inn today was what I had won big at the gambling den.

A secret, huh.

I did have one.

In games that required psychological warfare, I read the opponent’s memories and only bet on games I could win.

Of course, I adjusted it appropriately so as not to arouse suspicion by winning money the same way multiple times.

But it wasn’t something I could explain to others.

It wasn’t a story that was easy to believe either.

“It was just luck.”

So I brushed it off casually.

Using the ability a lot made my eyes tired, so I turned my body with my eyes closed.

“By the way, are you really okay not eating anything? It’s not just a day or two. You’ll hurt your body if you keep this up.”

“...I’m fine. How should I put it? The food here just doesn’t seem to agree with me.”

Beyond not agreeing, my body was on the verge of rejecting it.

At first, I thought it was because I was eating food waste, but it was the same even when I tried proper food today.

The foods looked quite delicious on the outside, but I didn’t feel like eating them at all for some reason.

The foods of this world tasted terribly bad.

Maybe my taste buds were different from other people’s.

So I didn’t eat anything.

For as long as three days.

‘...I’m clearly hungry, though.’

It wasn’t that I didn’t feel hunger.

But I couldn’t eat normal foods.

Not knowing what I should eat, I just starved.

I could endure it better than I expected.

Considering I hadn’t eaten anything for three days, there wasn’t much wrong with my body.

I thought I should find food I could eat relatively soon.