Transmigrate inside a Web Novel as a Side Character.

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After putting on his long blue pants, Soma was about to wear his plain white T-shirt when the door in the room slid to the side and revealed the figure of Hiroshi and an unknown young nurse who was stunned to see Soma was bare naked from his torso.

However, Soma, unaware of the nurse's feelings, turned his back and showed his chiseled abs to them, pulling the gaze from the nurse whose cheeks started to heat up. She shook her head to the side, dismissing the thought in her mind.

"Are you ready?".

Soma hurriedly put his T-shirt on and opened his mouth.

"Yeah".

"Good, then, miss..".

"...Yes!".

Hiroshi and the nurse start the procedure of Soma being released. Soma took out his phone and lit up the display. Then, he opened up the chat apps and found a single message. He had received it from Hina that night.

That night, Hina sprinted from the room and was chased by her worried mother. The two never return, and currently, they are on a flight to the mainland.

Soma felt worried at first, so he sent a message to ask about her well-being, but Hina only replied curtly. "I am okay. There is something I must do first". He could see her chat log showed that she was offline.

He started to wonder what had caused her to become like that. But he soon dismisses the thought because there is something that he needs to do right now.

"Let's go, Soma".

"Yeah".

The two of them leave the room approach the elevator that is plastered in the corner of the room. After waiting for a few seconds, the sound of a crisp bell rang, and the elevator door opened, revealing the empty space.

"Soma, what will you do from now on?".

They entered inside and pressed the button where their destination was. Hiroshi, who showed his back to Soma, opened his mouth.

"I want to gather some information regarding the auction".

"Are you fine being alone?".

"Yeah, I am fine".

This is a significant event where one of the items that should not fall into the demon's hands must be secured. For that to happen, Soma needs a certain amount of wealth and some identification for him to enter the venue as a VIP because he is still hesitant to show his face to the public. There is also the matter regarding the demon who is probably still wandering on this island.

So, he needs to move cautiously from here.

Hiroshi pondered for a moment as he saw the reflection of Soma from the silver wall that filled the space. He sighs.

"Promise me. Don't do anything that will endanger you".

"I promise".

"...Good then".

The truth is Hiroshi still hesitated to let Soma wander around the island on his own after hearing the story he had and the event that will be held tomorrow. He also wondered how he could obtain the information. But for now, his priority is to exchange all of the treasure from Soma's storage rings and inform him of the amount of wealth he gathered from the gate.

The space shook, and the notification of bel reverberated in the small space, invoking the movement of the door that slid to the side and showed the lobby that filled with crowd. Hiroshi and Soma ignored the passerby as they smoothly left the building and stood outside, welcomed by the morning air that seemed a bit warm for the season that was nearing spring.

Hiroshi raised his hand to stop one of the blue cabs that passed in front of the building, and it stopped before them.

"Let's go, Soma".

Soma nodded his head and entered the passenger seat first, followed by Hiroshi.

"Dear customer, where do you want to go?".

"...Go ahead, soma?".

"Market, please".

"Understood. We will move soon".

The driver, who had already heard the destination, started to put strength in his legs, making the car ride on the asphalt and leaving the hospital. Hiroshi, who heard the destination, looked at Soma with a worried faces. But he sighs and decides to trust Soma's decision. As a man himself, he understands that there is a point where he can't be disturbed by his choices.

Riding comfortably inside the car, Soma kept his gaze outside while wondering about the auction that would be held tomorrow. There are three important items that must not land in the demon's hands. Also, each of those items had a considerable amount of price plastered on it.

He began to wonder if the money inside his storage ring could manage him to afford the prices of the items if that was still not enough. He must think of another way to gain some fortune and fast.

After riding for about thirty minutes, the car finally slowed down before it stopped completely in front of the market they visited the other day. Soma intended to take out some gold coins in his storage ring and forgot that his ring was in Hiroshi's possession

"Don't worry about the cost. Off you go".

"Then Mr. Hiroshi, let's meet again later".

"Yeah, I will contact you later".

Soma opened the passenger door and put his feet on the ground as his gaze focused on the bustling place filled with a crowd that seemed suffocating. He closed the door of the passenger cab, but Hiroshi extended an Item for Soma to wear.

"What is this?".

Hiroshi presents him with a plain black baseball cap.

"Put this on, yesterday's incident became a hot topic the moment you are bedridden".

"... Okay, thanks".

Soma received the cap in his hands, putting it on his head, which strangely seemed fit. Hiroshi nodded his head before telling the driver, and they drove off, leaving Soma on the market. He turned his back and looked at the gate that stood before him.

"Man, I forgot to take some gold with me to buy me some food. Well, whatever".

He started to move his legs and brought him to enter the bustling place filled with people in the rush morning. Soma walked alone in the market street while observing his surroundings and sometimes salivating by the scent that came from the dish that was freshly cooked in the morning.

However, he is not holding a single penny in him. So, he could only swallow his hunger and resume his search to gather some information.

Initially, he tried to gather some information by asking some random stalls and passersby, but after thinking about it thoroughly, he chose to visit the blacksmith here Malik was in. In the novel, Malik is considered one of the characters with many connections.

As he observed his surroundings, Soma spotted two individuals who seemed familiar.

"Are they?".

Soma approached the two pairs of male and female and, upon closer inspection. The two of them were Eiji and Eri, who seemed to enjoy their stroll in the market wearing casual clothes.

He hesitated to give them a greeting. But looking at the atmosphere surrounding them, he dismissed the thought and intended to leave the place to let the two of them enjoy their stroll. But things just did not flow as he wanted.

"Soma?".