"I'd actually suggest you take a look around the shops, Mrs. Ozawa."
"Huh?"
Mrs. Ozawa looked over in surprise.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Taking something that belongs to someone is stealing. This world has already ended, so all that gold and jewelry is ownerless now. Take as much as you want."
That was right.
Most of the passengers who had left the internet café today were headed for the jewelry stores along the street.
Gold and jewelry were valuable everywhere, no matter the world. The world had already ended, so there was no reason not to take them.
Many people had gone on a looting spree through Shibuya, hoping to get rich overnight.
On his way back, Amamiya Natsuki had run into two other passengers, but he had no intention of stopping them.
If he hadn't already achieved financial freedom, he would probably be just like the other passengers. The world had ended, after all. He couldn't expect people to maintain their usual moral standards.
Still... whether they could return to their original world was unknown, yet they were already carrying loot back in huge bundles. Clearly, they hadn't grasped how cruel this world was.
Amamiya Natsuki decided to teach them a lesson.
"After all, we were strangers who just happened to meet. Helping you is a kindness, and not helping you is only natural." Amamiya Natsuki interlaced his fingers. "You've all learned enough to start exploring the world on your own. So from now on, I'm changing my help from free to paid. If you run into a monster and want help, or if you want information, fine—but you'll have to pay an appropriate price. In any world, nothing comes for free."
Give someone an inch, and they'll take a mile.
Once these passengers got used to receiving help without