Reincarnated into a World Filled with Dungeons, But My Blessing Turned Out to Be the Most Challenging Dungeon - Chapter 57

“Alright, I’ll start taking them out.”

Saying that, I began retrieving the furniture one by one.

Roberto watched in amazement but didn’t ask any questions.

“I promised not to ask, so I won’t, but… just like with the logs, this feels really mysterious.”

Oh, that’s right. We had made that agreement. He was really fair and honorable about it.

Since I trusted Roberto, I decided to share a small part of my secret.

“I just have a slightly larger Item Box than most people.”

I opened “The World” to show him. Of course, it was the fake version, not the real one.

“My ability lets me store and retrieve anything I’m touching. That’s why moving furniture like this is effortless.”

I demonstrated it as I spoke.

“A little bigger? This seems way bigger than ‘a little’… And just touching something to store it? That’s pretty incredible…”

Roberto looked bewildered, but despite seeing my secret, he didn’t seem interested in exploiting it. That only made me like him more.

“By the way, what about my room? Can I move in yet?”

All students were required to live in the academy dormitories. Since Roberto had already moved in, I wondered if I could too.

“Nobles tend to have a lot of belongings, so we move in ahead of time. Regular students are allowed to move in a few days before school starts.”

“I see… Well, I guess that makes sense.”

I accepted his explanation.

With Roberto’s move finished in no time, we decided to take a walk around the academy grounds. That’s when—

“Oh my, isn’t that Roberto?”

“Lady Angelica. I hope you are in good spirits.”

Angelica stood in front of a building.

“Are you moving in as well, Roberto? That aside… eh?!”

As she continued talking, she suddenly noticed me and her expression changed dramatically.

“E-Erik?! Why are you here?”

“Lady Angelica, I hope you are in good spirits?”

Seeing her flustered reaction, I decided to mimic Roberto’s formal greeting.

“Erik, within the academy, social status does not matter. Please, just call me by my name.”

“Huh?”

Her words caught me off guard.

Roberto, a marquis, addressed her with a formal “Lady,” so I, a commoner, couldn’t possibly call her by name alone… or so I thought.

When I looked at Roberto for confirmation, he simply nodded. It seemed I should follow her request.

“Alright, then I’ll call you the same way I did on the deserted island—Angelica.”

Hearing that, Angelica looked satisfied.

“So, why are you two together?”

“Erik helped me move.”

“Oh my!”

Angelica looked genuinely surprised.

“More importantly, why are you standing here, Lady Angelica?”

“The moving company never showed up… So I’ve been stranded here, unsure of what to do.”

Apparently, she was in the same situation as Roberto. It seemed this was the peak season for moving, and there weren’t enough workers to go around.

“I see…”

Roberto’s hesitant response made it obvious—he wanted to offer help but was worried about revealing my ability in the process.

“If you’d like, I can help.”

“E-Erik?! You would?”

So I decided to suggest it myself.

“Yeah. Like I told Roberto, we’re going to be classmates, right? We should help each other out.”

It wouldn’t be right if I was the only one helping all the time. There might be things in academy life that I wouldn’t be able to handle alone. When that happened, I planned to rely on them.

After that, I showed Angelica the fake version of “The World” and explained my ability. Before long, we had finished her move as well.

“Oh, Roberto.”

“Hm? What is it?”

Just as we were about to leave, I suddenly remembered something.

“Here, the vegetables you wanted. I found some at the market that taste the same. If you’d like, take them.”

Back on the deserted island, Roberto had really enjoyed the vegetables from our farm.

He had even said, “If possible, I’d like to get these for my house,” so I had been looking for an opportunity to give them to him.

“Thank you! I’ve been craving this taste!”

Roberto accepted them happily. Seeing that made me, as the grower, really happy. If he liked them that much, maybe I should keep supplying him regularly.

Just as I was thinking that—

“R-Roberto, that’s unfair! I want some too!”

Angelica pouted in protest.

“If you want some, Angelica, I’ll give you a set too.”

I handed her the same vegetable set that I had given Roberto.

“Th-Thank you. I’ll have the castle chefs prepare them right away.”

“…Huh?”

Something about her wording caught my attention. Wait… her position…?

“Well then, I must be going.”

Angelica climbed into her magic-powered carriage, looking pleased. Then, with a radiant smile—

“I’ll see you after the entrance ceremony.”

And with that, she departed.