"Hmm, wait three days? Why?"
"We're talking about entering the great nation of Megrant here. Isn't it only natural to take that much precaution?"
I was attempting to legally enter Megrant, the neighboring country that bordered us on the western side.
The border guard on the Megrant Kingdom's side stopped me.
I mean, I had the departure permit stamped with King Geese's seal and everything.
"It's your first time, right? Then we have to conduct the entry review carefully. Three days is what's required."
"Um, I'm pretty sure people entering from the Raging Kingdom — the former Gloria Kingdom — on your side were almost all waved right through..."
Pretty sure? People coming from the Megrant side were entering our country practically in no time at all.
"Of course they were. What do you think the difference in national power means here?"
I'd figured, since I'd reincarnated in another world, I should check out other countries too. While I was at it, it might be nice to drop by two kingdoms over and visit Nathan.
With that thought, I tried to enter neighboring Megrant first, but I was already off to a wrong start from the very beginning.
"Well, see, this is just me talking to myself, but I recently had a kid. Costs about three gold coins a day, you know. And the entry review takes three days... Hmm, what to do..."
"That sounds rough. Well, I'll come back in three days then."
And so, I obediently waited three days... Yeah, right.
There's absolutely no way it would actually take three days.
So I withdrew for the moment, stepped outside the building, and activated[Spacetime Magic]—"Fast Clock"!
*Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick...*
I forcibly advanced the gate guard's personal time by three days.
And then, I walked back into the building to meet the guard once more.
The gate guard, who had been forced to spend three days standing without food or drink, had his consciousness...
...grow hazy...
...and he was on the verge of collapsing, falling to one knee.
And there was me, tending to his every need.
I gave him water from the canteen I had on hand.
"Are you alright, Mr. Guard? Three straight days of work must have been brutal! Here, have some water! I was told to come back after three days, so that's why I'm here — but I can pass through now, right? I can, yes?"
"Mmgh..."
No good. I couldn't get a proper response.
Can't be helped.
"I can pass through, right?"
I asked once more, putting a hint of intimidation into my voice.
"Yeah... go on ahead..."
With that, the bribe-taking gate guard collapsed.
"Thank you! Well then, goodbye!"
I didn't just leave the unconscious bribe-demanding guard there lying on the ground — of course not. After properly casting a recovery spell on him and then applying Memory Erasure to his most recent memories...
...Memory Erasure...
...I entered the country.
His companions would find him sooner or later, right?
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"...Hey, wake up! I said wake up!"
"Hmm... Captain of the Gate Guards?"
"Why are you sleeping out here?"
"Well, I... wait, why, how did I—?"
"You've got some nerve, sleeping so shamelessly on the job. You're being docked one gold coin this month!"
"I don't know what you're talking about! I'm exhausted, I'm starving, and I have no idea how I ended up like this... It's like I've been working nonstop for three days straight."
"Oh, that's the excuse you're going with? Fine. Make it three gold coins, then."
"No way!"
"Just shut up and get to work! There are people waiting outside!"
That day, the gate guard was made to work without a single meal.
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I know it's a bit late to say this, but the story will be progressing at a nice, relaxed pace from here on out, so I hope you enjoy it!
※Since Infinity Reverse is finished, Reverse can now be used. I've also removed some skills due to various circumstances.
Also, I've grouped the skills by type rather than in chronological order.
Skills: [Reverse] [Divine Eye] [Sword God] [Fist God] [Spear God] [Scorching Magic] [Freezing Magic] [
Clear Storm
Magic] [Rock Iron Magic] [Holy Magic] [Dark Magic] [Space-Time Magic] [Thunder God Sword] [Gentleman Phantom Thief] [Ninja Master] [Seeker of Truth] [Uncanny Might] [Pain Dulling] [Complete Status Ailment Resistance] [Dark Spirit's Protection] [Super Intuition] [Heaven's Gate] [Abyss Contractee] [Magic Hand] [Seduction] [Eloquence] [Great Fortune]
Rank: Orichalcon
Thank you for reading!