/Currently, you only have the treasure you built\
(The treasure I built?) Yushei thought, confused.
Then the square box showed something that made his jaw drop
/Balance: 1,023,171,985 USD$\
"HUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" he screamed.
The cart suddenly stopped, and from the driver seat, Bertol spoke.
"What happened? Why are you screaming?"
Yushei fell on his back. Everyone else looked at him with a shocked face. Kiri spoke and said,
"W-why are you screaming out of nowhere?!"
Yushei looked at them and gave a forced smile.
"O-oh it's nothing. I just remembered how I fell in the river."
The cart started moving again. They all sat in their seats. Then Yushei stood up and sat beside Garfilt, holding his head.
Garfilt looked at him and said,
"So how did you end up drowning?"
The girls looked at him with curiosity. Yushei smiled and in his mind he thought,
(Why the hell are these people interested in someone drowning? I gotta be careful... I should not reveal that I'm from another world.)
Yushei spoke and said,
"I was drunk and I fell down in the river and drowned hahaha."
Everyone went silent and looked at him with a disappointed and weird look.
(What the fuck is that reaction?!) he screamed in his mind.
From outside, Garfilt laughed and said,
"Hahaha that's one funny way to almost die. I like it, I like it!"
Yushei looked at his side and whispered,
(Like what? My ass.)
Then Hinaki huffed and said,
"You are just like our captain oof..."
Yushei looked at her in confusion. Then from her side, Kiri softly chuckled and spoke.
"You see, Bertol also loves to drink too much and sometimes he also suddenly falls in random places and we have to pick him up."
Garfilt nodded his head and said,
"He's such a troublemaker."
From outside, Bertol spoke and said,
"Hey you all! What are you talking about me! I'm not like that what you think! I'm a super ultra handsome guy who girls die for!"
Then Hinaki, Garfilt, and Kiri spoke together and said,
"Nice joke, Captain."
"Huhhhh," Bertol replied.
Then Garfilt looked at Yushei and said,
"So Yushei, are you from some nearby village or town? Because your dress-up is kinda different."
Yushei looked at him and said,
"Oh ummm... yeah, I'm not from here. I'm like uhh from pretty far away."
Kiri in surprise spoke and said,
"The river took you this far?"
Yushei fake-laughed and said,
"Haha yeah, I'm glad that I'm still alive."
Hinaki spoke and said,
"Yeah, you are very lucky that we found you otherwise the water monster could have eaten you alive."
Yushei, in surprise, looked at her and said,
"Y-yeah maybe..."
Then Garfilt spoke and said,
"So are you planning to return back? To your home?"
Yushei slowly lowered his head and said,
"I... I don't have a home..."
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Yushei continued speaking and says.
"Since childhood... I was alone..."
(That's right... I was always alone... back on Earth.) he said in his mind.
"I used to have a mom who never loved me... and my dad... he left me and my mom when I wasn't even born so I have no idea who is he or how he looks... 5 years ago my mom also died from over-smoking and drinking, leaving me alone..."
(Yeah... that's right... my life was hell... that's why I started working like a slave... to earn money... to stay happy... to achieve that happiness that I couldn't receive from my parents...)
Everyone went silent after hearing that. Then suddenly Garfilt put his hand on his shoulder. Yushei slowly looked at him. Garfilt gave a small smile.
"That's so saddddddd!" Kiri screamed with a cute sad face and tears on her face looking at Yushei.
"Huh?" Yushei gasped in shock.
"You are not just like our captain... you are just like us..." Hinaki spoke in a small sad voice.
Yushei looked at her in confusion. Then Garfilt spoke and said,
"Everyone in our party is someone who is either an orphan or someone who was abandoned by their parents"
"Wh..what really?" Yushei said in shock.
They nodded. Then from outside, Bertol spoke and said,
"Looks like we found someone like us who can understand each other hahaha!"
Yushei looked to the side silently. Then Kiri spoke in a soft voice,
"That's right, Yushei... we can understand you... we all were also saved by Captain Bertol... he is the oldest... he found us and accepted us... he worked hard to feed us... he saved us... just like how he saved you today... and eventually we created an adventurer party and went on a journey together."
Yushei looked at her with widened eyes. Then Garfilt spoke and said,
"So Yushei... what do you think... would you like to join us..."
Yushei looked at him, then he looked at everyone.
Suddenly his memory flashed and he remembered his mom screaming in an angry voice
"What! You want a toy!! Don't fuck with me, you idiot! Why should I waste my money for your stupid fucking toys, huh?!"
Then he remembered something else, his mom standing in a doorway and small boy Yushei sitting on his knees on a wooden platform.
His mom screamed
"Don't waste your time with those stupid friends! They will just get in your way! Work hard and earn money, You understand!"
As he remembered that, a tear appeared in his eyes. Then he looked at their smiling faces looking back at him.
(T-they are accepting me... without asking for anything... without demanding for anything in back...)
He wiped his eyes, smiled, and said,
"Everyone, I'll be in your care! Thank you very much!" He bowed his head down.
Everyone smiled happily at his reply.
Bertol, outside in the driver's seat, heard it all, and a smile appeared on his face.