You know, playing this game should've made me realized how much we should appreciate the world we lived in.
I mean, in this game world, you really can't go anywhere far in life without spending close to 9k on a Jump skill book AND AN EFFINGDOG OF AN ALCHEMIST to learn it. Well, you could burn on Jump scrolls that cost about 2.4k for a Go-&-Return trips. Further to that, you also need a god knows how common it is, a magical Floating Bridge, or perhaps the more readily available, but still rare nonetheless that cost close to 100k, Magic Boat, and you still need an Alchemy user to learn it.
Next, let's talk about the food. You can spend 120 coins for a croissant. Butter it up with what the salesman says, 100% Genuine Honey, and the price spiked to 290 coins. The funny thing is, a rather common Granny Smith of a green apple cost more than 1k, that is at least 4 times the cost of a bread smoldered with honey! Even Fried Chicken cost less than 1k in the Main City Tavern, and Roasted Beef cost just a little higher at 1.5k. Now, a Melon you asked? That cost more than 1.6 times the price of a Roasted Beef, at a luxury 2.5k.
These, and we haven't talked about how you could be killed by any rando on the street between any two towns or cities. Though, I guess you could do that Flower offering quest and level up the next day if you're blessed enough to be born in Sapphire city.
But all these crazy stuffs still does not compete with how madman of an MC we got, ready to sell off his teammates to a bast*rd f**ker.
I mean, if you suddenly lost your superpower to fight against the Demon Lord, doesn't that also mean you've lost your responsibility to fight them?
**Granted that you have to carry that responsibility in the first place**
Why, for the love of, why can't he just said to the goddess, "F**k this shiet, I'm out!", Why?!
... ( of course I know, this part is just to create a story, just like how your fate sometimes seems so nonsensical, because that is also a piece of your life story. But, still, come on ).
P.S.: Correct me if I'm wrong, but seems like your permanent mercenary can only be Milady in Free Mode. All other guest mercs will only appear for a specific quests.