Author: Yume Neiji

“Fuaa~”

I wake up while yawning, I then start muscle training as usual. After that, I hold my sword and practice the swinging drill. This is repeated every day, when my muscles awaken, my thoughts also become clear. Muscles are the best after all.

When the training is over, I knock on the bookshelf. Recently, we wake up late because we’re reading books till late at night.

“Erna, it’s morning.”

“…..”

“Get up Erna!”

“…..Fuaa? It’s morning already?”

After confirming that she has started to move around in the bedroom, I also begin to prepare my luggage. Today is the harvest day on the field. Harvest day comes about once a week. If I think about it normally, it’s an unusual growth rate, but I’ve realized that it’s only normal here so there’s no use thinking about it.

“Good morning!”

Erna came out of her bedroom wearing a thin T-shirt and thin trousers and she holds her cane in one hand. She similarly has a rucksack on her back and a bow as well. This is Erna’s farming style.Translated by Yume Neiji

By the way, I have the usual light equipment style. After becoming a homeless variant, I no longer sweats from farming and training so I don’t have to change my clothes many times.

“Well then, shall we head to the field?”

“Yes”

Me and Erna headed towards the field.

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“Hey, I’ve eaten balm fruit many times already. Can I really get that super sensation skill?”

Erna grumbled as she chews on her third balm fruit. After finishing the field work, we headed towards the second miniature garden and had breakfast at the root of the balm tree.

At first glance it may seem dangerous, but now, the monsters in the miniature garden do not even approach me. Kobolds are the ones who run away as soon as they see my face.

Amongst the kobolds, there is one who tries to get some food from me. Timidly, it approaches near us then it lies with its back on the ground and shows its belly. I’m also fond of dogs, so when I do have some dried meat, I start to give it some and it eats them happily. Since then, the kobold has been named “Pero” and it is adorable sometimes.

Oops, the topic got sidetracked.

The reason why Erna is eating balm fruits is because I thought that she could acquire super sensation skill after eating balm fruits. However, it took longer than I expected. I checked her status too many times by using my appraisal skill but there’s no super sensation word on it.

It wasn’t possible?… I thought so but by the time Erna ate her fourth balm fruit, a change has taken place.

【Appraisal Result: Erna Frederia: The second daughter of the Frederia family. Under intense training to get back on Feria who bullied her when she was at the Mage Academy. She’s now full from balm fruit】

【Status】 Name:  Erna Frederia Age:  19 years old Race:  Elves Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  Fire | Light Magic:  Fireball, Fire Arrow, Flame Bomb, Flame Chain, Flame Wall, Flame Burst, Light, Stun Light Skills:  Spearmanship(Intermediate),  Archery (Intermediate), Taijutsu A (Advanced), Taijutsu B (Advanced), Hell Ears (Intermediate), Super Sensation(Beginner) New, Attack Prediction (Beginner), Indomitable Spirit (Beginner)

“You did it! You got the super sensation skill!”

“Urph…I can’t eat anymore…”

I’m happy but on the other hand, Erna seems to be in pain as she’s holding her stomach.

“What? You’re already full with only four of it? I’m already at my sixth one you know.”

Saying that, I eat the balm fruit. It tastes like orange so it’s really delicious. The effect of balm fruit doesn’t change whether you eat one or two, so now, it’s more like a snack. It’s just great for a kotatsu, though I don’t need it because the miniature garden is kept at the right temperature.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

When I opened my status, I also saw a change.

【Status】 Name:  Shinichi Tanaka Age:  17 years old (56 years old) Race:  Homeless (Variant) Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  No Attribute Magic:  None Skills: Appraisal (Advanced), Pressure Point (Advanced), Swordsmanship (Advanced), Axemanship (Advanced), Spearmanship (Advanced), Hammermanship (Advanced), Archery (Advanced), Taijutsu A(Advanced), Taijutsu B(Advanced), Stealth (Intermediate), Thread Generation (Advanced), Thread Manipulation (Advanced), Thread Bomb (Advanced), Danger Detection (Advanced), Eyesight Enhancement(Advanced), Super Sensation (Intermediate) ↑, Self Recovery (Intermediate), Skill Picking

Hmm, the grade of my super sensation skill has levelled up. So it’s a good idea to continue eating balm fruits to improve its rank. This is a big discovery.

I tried to eat about 20 balm fruits, but my skills did not change after that. Seems like I need to continue eating more to make it into an advanced rank.

At the point where I’m about to move, Pero comes.

“Wa~on!”

“Oh, it’s Pero!”

A kobold about 60 cm tall hugs me and licks my face. Yes, Pero is a child of a Kobold. Its fur is brown, but it is shiny and it is strangely adorable which reminds me of a Shiba Inu. I took out the dried meat from my backpack and put some saint water in the woodware.

“Wauuuu…”

Pero eats the dried meat but he’s confused upon seeing the saint water.

“Ah right! Magical beasts didn’t like this water.”

However, Pero intended to drink the water.

“O-Oi! Don’t force yourself to drink―”

Pero writhes in pain and it scratches its throat, its whole body fur turned white. Both me and Erna have our eyes wide open seeing the sudden changes.

“W-Wauuuu…”

Pero, who unsteadily stood up, offered the wooden ware to me. As if saying it wants more water.Translated by Yume Neiji

“I’m not too sure, but if it’s the water, I still have some.”

I poured water on it from my water bottle and Pero drinks it without any hesitation. I then tried using the appraisal.

【Appraisal Result: Pero: It became a sacred beast as its properties changed and further evolved due to the Saint Water. Thinks of Shinichi Tanaka as its master.】

【Status】 Name:  Pero Age:  5 years old Race:  Saint Werewolf Occupation:  None Magic attribute:  Wind | Holy Magic:  Air ball, Air Arrow Skills:  Body Strengthening(Beginner),  Claw Strengthening (Beginner), Intelligence (Beginner)

“Hey, Erna. What is a sacred beast?”

“Sacred beasts are smart creatures that humans are grateful for. It seems that the sacred beast has appeared and helped humans many times in the long history of Rogas Kingdom. There are stone statues of Sacred Beasts in the Elves Country too.”

“Hmm… then what should we do when a Kobold becomes a sacred beast?”

“Eh? Don’t tell me Pero was a sacred beast?”

It would be more correct to say that it only happened now than say it was…

I don’t know what the exact reason for it but if magical beasts drink Saint Water, they may become a sacred beast.

The description also says that its nature has changed.

“Awoo”

Pero was looking at me with its clear blue eyes. Its face has also changed from a shiba inu to a wolf, but its ears are exuding the cuteness of a drooping pup. Its fur now was even more beautiful and it has a fluffy texture like snow.

“There, there. I’ll come again.”

I stroke Pero’s head and then carried my luggage and start walking to the Temple of Teleportation. However, Pero is following us.

“This…don’t follow us. We’ll head to the ground.”

“Kauuun”

Pero makes a sad voice and clings to my foot. I felt as if I had left my child, and my heart tightened.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Hey there, let’s go together.”

As Erna spreads her hand, Pero runs and clings to her.

“Oi, will it be alright? Even if we say it’s a sacred beast, it’s still a monster right?”

“It will be fine. If they know it is a sacred beast, everyone will take good care of it.”

“Is that so? I don’t really understand the difference between a demon beast and a sacred beast…”

It’s a complicated feeling, but as Erna said, I decided to take Pero to the ground.

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As soon as we reached Mana City, the soldiers at the entrance stopped us.

“Wait, wait! Isn’t the thing you’re holding a magical beast!? I can’t let you guys bring it inside the city!”

“This child is a sacred beast, not a magical beast.”

As Erna says so, Pero begins to tremble in fear of the soldiers.

Even though he grew up in a harsh environment inside the miniature garden, he is still a child. It feels fear once adult humans turn hostile towards it.

“Ha? Eh? Sacred Beast? No way, that shouldn’t be the case right?”

“Then bring someone who can use appraisal skill. If he confirms it, everything will become clear.”

In response to Erna’s words, the soldiers turned their gaze at me.

“Tanaka-dono, is it true that it’s a sacred beast?”

“I have appraisal skill, so when I found it in the dungeon, I protected it. It seems attached to me because of that, so I was thinking about keeping it for a while and check the situation first. Will it cause inconvenience to the city?”

“So that’s how it is huh. If that’s the case, there’s no need for confirmation. I believe what the heroes of the city say.”

The two soldiers guarding the entrance opened up a path after they’re convinced. We are supposed to be heroes of this city but it’s still embarrassing to hear it many times.

“Ah right, let’s also report to the city lord that a sacred beast has come to the city.”

The other soldier says so and runs inside the city.

“Hey, do you know what kind of person the city lord is?”

I asked Erna in a soft voice, she then put a finger on her mouth as she starts thinking.

“The city lord is famous for being talented and good. I think the city lord will be happy if he knows that a sacred beast came here.”

“Is that so? That’s good then, right Pero? You’re supposed to be loved by everyone.”

“Kauuun”

While stroking its head, Pero licks my hand. As it turns out like this, I have to take care of it properly. When we start walking in the city, many people gaze at Pero. Each time, I explained, “It’s a sacred beast named Pero”, everyone patted Pero’s head confidently then.

“Wow! So cute! What’s up with it?”

When the children gathered, they pointed at Pero and showed their interest.

“This child is Pero, it’s a sacred beast.”

“Whoa-, a sacred beast! It’s amazing!”

As Erna explained, the children stroke Pero’s tail and butt. Erna then put Pero down on the ground and the children pat Pero’s head.

“Wauuu?”

Pero seems to wonder why the kids are so happy. I was a little worried that Pero might do some harm but I haven’t seen such signs so far. Rather, it seemed to be interested in humans and the scenery on the ground.

“Oh, you are here huh!”

Turning to the voice, they’re the knights we met the other day, Edner and Freya.

“Since you guys are here, the answer is already decided right?”

When I asked Edner, he puts his hand on his chest and responds.

“The Duke has allowed a meeting with Homeless party’s Tanaka-dono. I would like to ask you to visit the capital as a guest.”

Ho~h, permission has been given huh. Should I say it’s unexpected?

However, it should be to thank the beneficiary who found his son’s keepsake. Then meeting and talking should be worthwhile.

“I understand. By the way, can I take Erna and Pero as well?”

“Pero?”

When Edner look down, his eyes shift to Pero who’s at my feet.

“Uwa!? Isn’t it a child of a magical beast!?”

“Wait, wait! This child is a sacred beast!”

Erna steps in and Edner releases the handle of his sword. Freya was still holding her sword though.

“I’m sorry. Don’t tell me, this sacred beast-sama is…..”

He squats in front of Pero and did a handshake gesture. The crucial part is that Pero, who becomes scared, hides behind me, perhaps because of its fear towards Edner and Freya.

“I didn’t think that a day would come where I could see a sacred beast… Oops, for the question you mentioned earlier, I will allow them to accompany you of course.”

“Okay. By the way, can you manage that girl?”

When Edner looks to his side, Freya is still looking at Pero while holding the handle of her sword.Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“Hey, Freya.”

“Edner-sama is too good-natured. Is it really a sacred beast? Isn’t it suspicious?”

“No, your eyes are clouded. Look closely. Look at that beautiful fur and its clear blue eyes that make you feel it’s intelligent. It’s exactly a sacred beast even without someone pointing it out.”

Edner praises Pero very much. Though as he said, Pero’s looks is a little different from magical beasts. I’d like to say that the Duke’s chief knight has a discerning eye as expected of him.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“…It’s certainly different from those monsters. It seems that I was wrong.”

Freya apologizes to me and Pero, and she then asks a question shyly.

“Erm, can I give it some food?”

“Ah? Y-Yeah, that’s fine.”

She takes out a leather bag from her bosom and takes out a bone from it. She gently presented it to Pero and Pero started eating it after receiving the bone.

“Haa- Haa-… It’s so cute…”

Me and Erna were taken aback by the sudden difference in her reaction.

“…I’m sorry. Freya is an incomparable dog lover, she can stand it if the opponent is a magical beast, but if it is anything other than that, she will be like that.”

Edner sighs and hits Freya’s head.

“We are on duty right now. If you want to pet the sacred beast, let’s proceed on our journey first.”

“Y-Yes! I’m sorry!”

We then got on the carriage prepared by Edner and Freya. Our journey towards the royal capital, the center of Rogas Kingdom, begins.

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Erna attacks with a club and similarly, I also defend with a club. Her attack becomes sharper and the sound of the clubs hitting each other echoed in the miniature garden.

Erna’s sweat trickled down her face and her thin T-shirt becomes see-through. I can see her pink brassiere from time to time and my concentration was diverted. Finally, a blow from Erna hits my head.

“I did it! I finally won!”

“I want to say that it was impressive but I can see through your clothes because of your sweat. It’s poisonous to the eyes, so change your clothes quickly.”

“Eh? Kyaaaa!”

Erna runs away while hiding her chest. Perhaps she will wash her sweat in the stream and change clothes at the same time.

The reason why we are doing this is for revenge against those pair of adventurers we met the other day. Well, I won against Arvish but Erna was humiliated by the elf girl named Feria. To get back to her, I am conducting a special training for Erna.

It seems that Erna herself thinks that it is meaningless if she can’t win as a mage, so she’s very enthusiastic with the training. In the first place, if she really wants to become a great mage, it is significant to defeat Feria. Therefore considering how Erna fought so far and base from what I remembered from Feria’s status, I planned on what a Mage should aim at.

First of all, Mage does not use only magic as an attack method. Of course, since she has a cane, it is also used as a weapon. However, there’s no such thing as cane technique because it is already included in spearmanship.

When I saw Feria’s status, I speculated that it was the reason for her advanced spearmanship skill. On the other hand, Erna does not possess a spear. When asked why, she said, “I gave up because I have no talent in it.”

I became angry at this. Certainly, in this world, skills are shown as power visible to the eye, but that doesn’t mean that you would not be able to develop the skills you are not good at. Meaning, qualities first before talents.

By managing the schedule of the day, we accumulated bow and club training in between work. Of course, muscle training is also essential. I also thought about the nutritional aspect of our meals and made it with great care. Perhaps because of that, Erna’s skills skyrocketed.

【Appraisal Result: Erna Frederia: The second daughter of the Frederia family. Under intense training to get back to Feria who bullied her when she was at the Mage Academy.】

【Status】 Name:  Erna Frederia Age:  19 years old Race:  Elves Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  Fire | Light Magic:  Fireball, Fire Arrow, Flame Bomb, Flame Chain, Flame Wall, Flame Burst, Light, Stun Light Skills:  Spearmanship(Intermediate),  Archery (Intermediate), Taijutsu A (Advanced), Taijutsu B (Advanced), Hell Ears (Intermediate), Attack Prediction (Beginner), Indomitable Spirit (Beginner)

I feel that I did a little too much. Training only on bows and spears was already good enough but I got in tune so we also practiced martial arts.

And as I can see by looking at her skills’ ranks, it turns out that Erna actually has a talent for melee combat. Nowadays, she can do unarmed sparring so I think that she now has a considerable ability already.

And the terrifying part is her attack prediction and indomitable spirit.

Attack prediction allows her to instantly know the attack that the enemy will do. The current Erna seems to be able to read 1 second ahead of the enemy’s attack, but it will become scary with how much it will grow if it becomes advanced level.

The indomitable spirit seems to be a rare thing in which skills affect the spirit.

Efficacy literally grants an indomitable spirit. That said, it seems that there’s a limited duration considering the rank. For now, I can see that there’s a limit of one hour per day. There are other places where she has grown, but if she levelled up this much, she should be able to get revenge on Feria.

Yes, though she’s a mage, I thought her to be good at physical attacks. The next time we meet them, I’ll have Erna punch them on their face. Kukuku.

“Shinichi, I’m done changing!”

Dressed in her usual red robe and as she changed back to her Mage style, Erna’s face is full of confidence. Her atmosphere is different from before and there is no gap on her defence.

“Alright, let’s now head to Rodman’s weapon store.”

After I tidied out my outfit, we headed to the Temple of Teleportation.

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“Oh, it’s been a while Tanaka!”

When we arrived at Rodman’s weapon store, the shopkeeper, Rodman welcomes me with a smile. As usual, many weapons are lined up in the store, and it appears that many adventurers are picking them up and thinking about purchasing them.

“Yeah, I’m sorry for coming late.”

“That’s fine, but what were you doing for almost a month? There were even rumors that Homeless would no longer appear in the city.”

“No, I was training Erna. It seems like we worried the people in the city huh.”

As I said so, I placed a leather bag on the counter.

“This is?”

“They’re magic stones. I picked up most of them in the dungeon, but we also found rare magic stones when we did the request so I also put them in.”

“Rare magic stone huh. That’s interesting.”

When Rodman looks inside the leather bag, he starts to appraise them one by one. After a while, he began to mutter, “Hmmm?”

“Hey, isn’t this a dark magic stone? Where did you find it?”

“It’s a trade secret. By the way, how about its price?”

“Hmmm…Right, the quality isn’t bad and there aren’t many scratches… how about five silver coins?”

“That’s fine with me. I’m the one asking you to buy it.”

If it costs about 50,000 yen each, it is expensive. There are more than 10 of them, so this is a big profit. Of course, the reason why dark magic stones are sold and bought at high prices is not only because it is rare.Translated by Yume Neiji

Naturally, dark magic stones have the same characteristics as fire magic stones that generate heat. It is already known that the dark magic stone has the function of blocking magic generation and it has the function of weakening the effect of magic.

Therefore, dark magic stones are useful for anti-magical purposes. I don’t need it though because I already have a robe that nullifies magic.

After receiving the money from Rodman, he notices the crystal hanging around my neck.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while now but, isn’t that Saint Crystal on your neck?”

“That’s right. I found this in the dungeon and owned it. Is this also rare?”

As I said so, Erna and Rodman yelled out with surprised voices.

“Lie! Is that a phantom jewel!? I didn’t notice it at all!”

“L-Let me see it for a while! I ask of you!”

After I handed the crystal to Rodman, he look at it with trembling hands. It looks like he was really moved. Translated by Yume Neiji

“Is it such a great jewel?”

“Just so you know, Saint Crystal is a gem that is extremely rare. It is a miraculous stone that is said to be avoided by magical beasts and demon beasts, and it brings many other benefits.”

“Huh? But I haven’t seen any monster avoiding me?”

As I said something that got her attention, Erna silently begins to think.

“…It is as what you said. Hmm, I wonder if those were only rumors about it?”

Erna hasn’t noticed it yet, but I was concerned about the relationship between the Saint Water and Saint Crystal. According to Erna, Saint Water is also a very rare natural water.

Moreover, most of the water sources are managed by the royal family, making it difficult for even ordinary people and nobles to obtain it.

―However, large amount of Saint Water is flowing near the hideout…

If there is a relationship between Saint Water and Saint Crystal, there may be a lot of crystals somewhere. Just thinking about it made me shudder. ―Rare crystals in rare water.

If this information becomes known to the world, a huge number of people will rush to the dungeon. In the end, the hideout and miniature gardens will be invaded and it’s possible that the kingdom will take it from me.

Obliquely, I ask Rodman a question,

“By the way, is there any relationship between Saint Water and Saint Crystal?”

“Hn? Well… I guess they’re related because the effect and the name are similar. But the information about it is managed by the kingdom, and we, as ordinary people don’t know the exact details.”

“I see, the general public doesn’t know anything huh.”

For the time being, I was relieved. I have to speak with Erna, we have to make sure that we won’t tell anyone about the hideout. After receiving the crystal necklace from Rodman, I decided to hang it around my neck again. Though it’s strange to say, wearing this crystal makes me feel at ease.Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“A piece of advice though, you better not to show it to others. There are also lawless people in this city.”

“I’ll take your advice into heart.”

Just as I was trying to put the crystal under my clothes, two knights entered the store. One of which is a man with short gold hair and he also has good physique. He appears to be middle-aged and he wore blue armour. The large sword on his waist has been used, and with his atmosphere and behaviour, it reveals that he is quite a powerful person.

The other one is a woman who has medium bright red hair. Her figure is also pretty good. If there were ten people, seven out of them will look back as she has a beautiful feature. Similarly, she also wore blue armor and her waist was equipped with a weapon that should be a fine sword.Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

As they stroll around the store, the crystal on my neck caught their attention.

“That is…!”

The man looks startled and the woman next to him calls out to me.

“Where did you get that necklace?”

“This is the one I picked up in the dungeon. Do you happen to know this?”

“Of course! That’s the property of Novan Medil, the son of Duke Medil from Rogas Kingdom.”

Speaking of which, when I got this, the appraisal result stated that kind of thing. It’s surprising that he really was the son of the Duke.

“Is that so? Then, who are you guys? Depending on that, there’s no reason not to hand this over.”

“Rude! We are knight guards of the Duke ! I doubt that you’re even speaking the truth! Where is young master Novan?!”

The female knight reaches for the handle of her sword.

“Freya, wait! It doesn’t seem to be a lie. Excuse me but, do you remember where you picked up that necklace in the dungeon?”

The male knight stops the female knight and asks me. I don’t want to say about the dump site so the question is on how to disguise it…

“I got it from a corpse in a dungeon. I’ve forgotten where it was, but I remember a man was wearing it.”

“So it’s like that……… Then, for how much can you give me that necklace?”

“Edner-sama!?”

In a sincere manner, the male knight even says that he will pay for this necklace. The female knight seems to be surprised, but the male knight is better at such negotiations. I better consider who should have this necklace.

“Hmm, it looks like you guys are really the Duke’s knights. If that’s the case, I’ll return it for free.”

“You doubted us!? Rude!”

When the female knight tries to pull out the sword, the male knight stops her again.

“Freya, we’re suspicious as he said. Moreover, according to what I can see, he is quite a powerful person. Refrain from being rude to the benefactor who found the necklace.”

“Kuh… as Edner-sama says. I was wrong.”

“That’s okay. Now then, let’s get back to it, is it true that we can get that necklace back for free?”

I remove the necklace from my neck and present it to the male knight.

“Of course, I’ll give it to you for free. However, there is a condition.”

“What is your condition?”

“I want to meet the Duke.”

As expected, the male knight has already read far ahead, he’s prepared to my statement.

“Wait, it’s not like I’ll do something to the Duke. I have a favour to ask. It will be fine if I can meet him.”

“That favour is?”

“It’s not a big deal. It’s up to the Duke himself whether he wants to listen to it or not. So, will it possible to meet him or not?”

“……”

The male and female knight started talking to each other. In the meantime, I appraised these two people. Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

【Appraisal Result: Gregory Edner: The eldest son of Edner family, currently 44 years old. After graduating from the Knights’ Academy, he gained experience by joining the Knights’ Army, the Duke then recruited him as the chief guard of Medil family. His wife and daughter are waiting in the royal capital so he wants to finish his mission and return early. 】

【Status】 Name:  Gregory Edner Age:  44 years old Race:  Human Occupation:  Chief Knight Guard of the Duke Magic attribute:  Earth Magic:  Rock ball, Rock Arrow Skills:  Swordsmanship(Special), Spearmanship(Special), Shield Technique(Special), Taijutsu A (Advanced), Taijutsu B (Advanced), Danger Detection(Advanced), Negotiation(Intermediate), Intimidation (Intermediate), Leadership (Advanced)

【Appraisal Result: Freya Label: Label’s fourth daughter, currently 18 years old. She graduated from the Knight’s Academy with excellent grades and she then joined the Knights’ Army afterwards. She was scouted by Edner and got a job at the Duke’s family. Recently, she has lost confidence due to the difference in ability against Edner. 】

【Status】 Name:  Freya Label Age:  18 years old Race:  Human Occupation:  Apprentice Knight Guard of the Duke Magic attribute:  Fire Magic:  Fire ball, Fire Arrow Skills:  Swordsmanship(Advanced), Spearmanship(Advanced), Shield Technique(Intermediate), Taijutsu A (Intermediate), Taijutsu B (Intermediate), Strength Enhancement(Intermediate), Cooking Technique(Advanced)

It turns out that Edner is quite strong. As expected of the Duke’s chief knight guard.

I may not be able to compete with him at my current class. Freya has grown quite well, but I’m quite interested in her cooking technique. When they turned around, they state the result of their discussion.Translated by Yume Neiji

“I feel bad but I can’t come to a conclusion right away. I need to relay our conversation back and consult with the Duke first.”

“I see. Alright then, I’ll return the necklace.”

“…..Is it okay? If you hand over the necklace now, you may not be able to talk with the Duke you know?”

“I know that there’s a possibility for that too but, as someone who is a Duke, I don’t think he would do something like that. By the way, me and Erna are members of an adventurer party called Homeless.”yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

As soon as I gave out our party name, Edner and Freya’s complexion changed. It seems that even the knights at the royal capital have heard of adventurers who have been rumored on the frontier. Of course, that was my aim so I gave out our name.

“So that’s how it is, that’s why I have a certain degree of familiarity to you…..I accept. That being the case, the Duke won’t refuse you. I’ll be careful to convey your message.”

After Edner received the necklace, he left the shop with Freya in tow.

“Hey, why do you want to meet the Duke?”

I laugh while answering Erna’s question.

“Well, it’s a little insurance.”

“Insurance?”

Erna tilted her head in confusion.

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After completing the request, we returned to Mana city before the sun set. As I carry the mother wrapping spider on my back, many people shift their attention to us as soon as we enter the town.

Even though they live in a world where monsters live, many people in the city live a life unrelated to them. Perhaps because of that, the demon beast that I killed seems to be rare for them.

“Oniichan, did you just come back from hunting monsters again?”

The children in the town gather and the girl in group asked me. Apparently, homeless party is the focus of attention among the children.

I put down the spider on my back and pat the girl’s head gently.

“Amazing right? This demon beast is called the mother wrapping spider.”

“Whoa! It’s huge!”

The children were interested in the spider and they poke it with their fingers. Along with that, the adults also come to see the spider. Some of them seemed like adventurers, and there was a storm of questions about where it was found and how strong it was.

“Shinichi, if we don’t get going now, it will be night already you know?”

“Oh, right. Then, see you again guys.”

After bidding goodbye to the crowd, I carry the spider on my back and head to the guild.

“See you again!”

When we came in front of the guild, the usual guild staff is once again angry. Although her red hair is very short that she looks boyish, her well defined and pretty features are still very attractive. Her figure seems to be slender and I can say that she has a modest chest.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know what material should we bring so I brought the whole thing.”

The staff clicks her tongue and turns around to look at the spider that I am carrying. However, the staff said no more.

“Is this….. a mother wrapping spider?”

“Yeah, we had a hard time defeating it.”

“…..I understand. Please carry it to the warehouse.”

“Thanks”

We left and headed to the warehouse behind the guild.

“Why did that employee suddenly grow up?”

“Shinichi doesn’t seem to understand it well but the mother wrapping spider is quite rare. Moreover, since it’s such big game, that staff couldn’t complain.”

“So that’s what it is huh…. but that employee seems to have recognized it.”

When we arrived at the warehouse, the visitor before us is grilling meat on a bonfire. Moreover, he is sitting in a chair and drinking.

“Hahaha, it looks like you angered Ciel again huh.”

This person is none other than Bud, the guild manager of this branch. His appearance of showing white teeth and laughing for a long time strangely invites a sense of familiarity. For the time being, I laid the spider on the floor and approached Bud to ask about that employee.

“Is that child called Ciel? Why does she flare up at us?”

“As I said before, Ciel is an employee from the royal capital. There are many rules over there, and such hard-headed people are many. Because of that, homeless’ manner of doing things gets on her nerves.”

“Ho~o, then the adventurers in the city are likely to have limited freedom.”

“That’s right. Because the guild is stronger than the adventurer, it is a famous story that there are many arrogant staff members. In that respect, without an adventurer, the city can’t be protected. As long as you don’t commit a crime, you can be tolerated.”

When I heard Bud’s story, I felt that Mana city suits my nature. I was also a Japanese who was born and raised in Tokyo. I lived surrounded by many rules but when I decided to became homeless, I decided to abandon those traits. I love freedom more than anything else.

“By the way, is it the mother wrapping spider?”

Bud asked as he pointed the spider.

“Yes, but for its appraisal should I call the staff?”

“If that’s the case, I’ll look at it. Though I look like this, I can appraise demon beasts.”

He started examining the spider then he took out a leather bag from his bosom and handed me several gold coins.

“Five gold coins. The condition is good and the shop will be happy as there are so many materials.”

“Shop?”

“The guild wholesales the raw materials we got from the adventurers to armor shops or magical tool shops. The shop processes the materials and sells them at double the purchase price. To get those materials, the adventurers buy them again. It’s a trend in this world.”

“I see…. So there’s an arrangement like that huh. It’s quite an amusing story.”

When I said so, Erna and Bud looked at each other and they seemed shocked.

“…..But it’s extremely big. When it becomes this big, it’s getting closer to advanced class.”

 “Advanced class?”

I tilt my head to the side in confusion to Bud’s words.

“There are also ranks for demon beasts and monsters. From the bottom, it has beginner class, intermediate class, advanced class, special class and master class. Needless to say, this classification is roughly made.”

“So this spider is in an intermediate class huh… by the way, how about those pseudo dragons?”

“They are considered to be in advanced class.”

Hoh, so that’s how it is. That should be the reason why everyone was panicked. I also heard from Erna that there are no advanced rank adventurers in this city though the worst known dungeon, Mohed’s Great Dungeon is nearby.

The reason is simple. This is because, as soon as they became an advanced rank adventurer, they will depart for the royal capital. Mohed’s Great Dungeon prospered as a training ground for adventurers in this country and it seems that improving their ability by putting themselves in a tough battle is usual here.

It also seems that there are many cases where those adventurers who trained in Mohed’s Great Dungeon became famous in the royal capital so Mana city became the nest for beginner and intermediate ranked adventurers.

Of course, some brave people tries to go through Mohed’s Great Dungeon, but when they go beyond a certain number of floor, the difficulty level jumps up rapidly and they seemed to be wiped out in no time.

With that, the adventurers who live in this city aim to become advanced rank adventurers while gaining abilities in the low floors and when they achieved that, they will leave the city. Because what they truly want is not in Mohed’s Great Dungeon.

“Looking at last time and this time’s achievement, Homeless’ ability is already in advanced class. You guys can raise it to an advanced class by completing few more requests, what will you do?”

“What do you mean by “what will we do?””

“Nothing, I just wonder whether you guys will go to the royal capital as well.”

“For the time being we don’t have any business in the royal capital. I also live in the dungeon and I think my current lifestyle is not bad. I like this city you know.”

With a broad smile, Bud takes my hand and shakes it firmly.

“I’m sure Homeless will become an indispensable part of this city. If you’re okay with me, you can come and talk to me anytime.”

“Same here, I’ll be in your care.”

“M-Me too! I’m here too!”

Erna also shakes hands with Bud. Both of us are members of the Homeless party so of course Erna should not be forgotten. When I thought that it was about time to go home, as if he remembered something, Bud opened his mouth to speak,

“Ah right, someone is looking for Homeless at the guild.”

“Looking for us? What kind of person?”

“Well, a pair of man and woman, both of whom seem to be intermediate adventurers. They said they came from the royal capital but they seemed to be very interested in the Homeless party rumoured in this city. For the time being, I told them that you guys were out today as you are doing a request but I think they are still in the guild.”

I looked at Erna’s face.

“I have a bad feeling…”

“Me too…”

My intuition at times like this is generally true. Moreover as they are adventurers like us, I wonder why they’re looking for us.

I hope it’s not bothersome…

For the time being, we say goodbye to Bud and head into the guild.

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“When will they come back? Bring those homeless people here quickly!”

When I entered the guild, I heard the youth’s yell. Looking at the counter, a pair of man and woman was shouting at the receptionist.

The man has short golden hair and he has clean-cut features to which he looks like a beautiful young man at a glance. He is tall and likely to be 180cm and he has firm muscles on his body. All of the light equipments he wears have silver radiance and although the sword equipped on his waist is already used, it still has shiny luster signifying that it is well maintained.

The woman on the other hand is wearing a purple robe and a purple pointed hat. Her long blonde hair has a loose perm style, and her pair of golden eyes is a little slanted upwards which gives a strong impression. She also has a good body figure and she can be said to be a beautiful woman. And her ears are long and sharp.

“No matter how long you wait, I can’t make such call, so please ― Ah! Tanaka-sama!”

The receptionist who we are acquainted with saw me and called out to me.

I want to observe them a little more if possible but even the receptionist who should have been responding to them for a while now would like to be freed from them as soon as possible. We then approached the pair of man and woman.

“It looks like you were looking for us, uh― what the heck is that for?!”

When I questioned them, the man suddenly pulls out his sword and stabbed the tip of his sword to my throat.

“Be my comrades. Your proper place should be as my subordinates.”

“……”

I dared not avoid the man’s sword.

This is because with my Swordsmanship Skill (Advanced), just by looking, I can tell whether or not the opponent has the intention of attacking me. Rather than that, I’m extremely fed up by the man’s words. Furthermore, suddenly pulling out the sword is impolite and very rude.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I don’t want to quarrel over a trivial matter but even on earth or any other world, if one was to pull out a sword in front of you, it only means his turning hostile.

“Arvish-sama, with such difference in ability, you’ll frighten the other party you know?”

“That’s obvious. My ability isn’t just intermediate, other than that, you guys decide whether to follow me or not.”

The woman, who should be a mage, is grinning and has a smug look on her face as she looks at me. The man showed a complacent countenance as his sword pointed at me. They were so arrogant to suddenly appear here and say that they want us to become their comrades.

I used appraisal on these two people.

【Appraisal Result: Arvish Gloris: The third son of the Gloris family. He is endowed with swordsmanship talent, rumoured to be a genius in the royal capital. Being spoiled, he is very immature and arrogant. 】

【Status】 Name:  Arvish Gloris Age:  17 yrs. old Race:  Human Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  Fire Magic:  Fire ball, Fire arrow Skills: Swordsmanship(Special), Spearmanship (Intermediate), Shield Art(Beginner), Taijutsu A (Intermediate), Body Strengthening (Advanced)

【Appraisal Result: Feria Benesse: The second daughter of the Benesse family. She is endowed with magical talent and has two attributes by nature. Pride is very high and she is hostile towards Erna Frederia】

【Status】 Name:  Feria Benesse Age:  19 yrs. old Race:  Elves Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  Water | Wind Magic:  Aqua ball, Aqua arrow, Aqua wall, Aqua Cure, Spear Rain, Aquarius Recovery, Air ball, Air Arrow, Air Cutter, Air Wall Skills: Spearmanship (Advanced), Archery(Advanced), Hell Ear (Intermediate), Danger Detection (Intermediate)

Certainly with such abilities, I can understand why they are so arrogant.

Arvish’s sword skill has reached a special level and I am particularly interested about his body strengthening skill. As for Feria, it shows her high level ability as a mage. It is true that her rank as a mage is one tier higher than Erna and she also has advanced archery. Moreover, they may know each other as she has hostility towards Erna.

That also proves why Erna has been hiding behind me all the time since she entered the guild.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Oh my! Perhaps the one over there is Erna right?”

Feria deliberately speaks to Erna. Her eyes look joyous as if she is looking at a toy.

“Fe, Feria, it’s been a while…”

With a frightened appearance, Erna steps forward in front of Feria.

“What’s with that attitude!? It’s Feria-sama, right?”

With a faint smile, Feria draws closer to Erna.

“W-Wait! Look! I’m also able to use advanced magic now you know! I’m different from before!”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“…..He-h, you can now do it huh. But in the end you’re below me right? Then, shouldn’t you lick my shoes like you used to?”

Erna bit her lips and trembles. Somehow I feel like I can see the relationship between them.

“Oi, quickly answer me! Will you or will you not become my comrade!?”

Arvish yells with his sword pointed at me.

No matter what, I do not like these two. To be clear, I hate them. Then the answer is fixed.

“I refuse!”

Arvish clicks his tongue at my reply.

“You’re saying that because you don’t know me right?”

“It doesn’t matter to me who you are. I decided that I will only associate with those I like. You even made Erna sad, I’ll feel nauseous to be comrades with the likes of you.”

“All right. Let me etch my strength in your body then!”

Arvish cuts down his sword with a speed that a normal person would not see.

―However, when I activated my super sensation skill, I can see all of his sword’s movement at the minimum.Translated by Yume Neiji

By using Eyesight Enhancement, I was able to understand that my visual acuity further bounced up and I could see his movements. Even if my opponent has swordsmanship (special), I can still avoid it.

“You avoided it just now huh….. then, how about this!”

His sword, whose speed has further increased, makes a series of attacks. But unquestionably, I can still perceive his sword’s movement.

As I see it, there is also a rank between skills and super sensation may be far higher than swordsmanship.

“I think that’s enough.”

While avoiding his attacks, I approached Arvish and in an instant I grab his arm and chest and throw him at an empty wall.

“Ugguh!?”

It seems that the guy who slammed into the wall hit his back, “Feria! Recovery!” he continued to shout while holding his waist, it’s a very pathetic scene. Feria runs up to him and she then lifts her cane and use magic.

“Aqua Cure!”

Arvish’s body was wrapped in blue light and he appears to be recovering rapidly. Seeing that, I ask Erna a question.

“What is aqua cure?”

“It’s an intermediate water magic. It can’t heal major injuries but minor ones will be healed in an instant.”

“Hoh, the magical effect is similar to cure mushroom huh.”

Arvish stood up borrowing Feria’s shoulder, he cast a murderous look towards me.

“To dare throw me away… I heard the rumour and I’m here to make you guys my comrades…”

“This guy is the son of the Marquis of Gloris family! I will report this to the Royal Capital!”

“Do whatever you like. With you like that, even if I die I won’t become your comrades.”

Arvish and Feria sweared at us first then they left the guild.

Not just us, even the adventurers and staffs who were watching the whole scenario were relieved. Apparently, they had been a nuisance to the guild.

“Erna, are you okay?”

“Yeah….. I’ll get stronger.”

With a tearful look, Erna grips her cane. I gently hugged her and said, “Become a great mage.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I’m sure Erna will become a great mage!

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Once inside the house, Erna begins to wander around the room.

“Nobody…”

I also explore the house but none of the rooms have any human presence. The disordered futon on the bed suggests that someone ran away in a hurry.

“Kyaaaa!”

As soon as I heard Erna’s screams, I rushed towards her and three people had been consequently wrapped in a thread, this should have been a child’s room. The corpses were carefully wrapped from the tip of their foot till their heads and tied with a knot like a ribbon.

Perhaps surprised to see the corpses, Erna slumped on the floor.

“Are you okay?”

“Y-Yes, just a little surprised…”

When she got up, she took a deep breath. Although I was prepared, I still feel creeped out seeing corpses like this. Perhaps they only viewed humans as food.

“Ah, I can hear voices again.”

Erna starts walking around the living room. She puts her ear on the floor and starts hitting the floor with her cane like some ritual.

“Maybe there is someone underneath?”

“Look for it Shinichi. There should be a hidden door somewhere.”

I also start observing the floor. I found a place where some of the floors had different colors. When I hit it, a hollow sound echoed out, so I decided to insert the knife and pry it open.

“We got it!”

From the out of place basement, stairs emerged. Cautiously, we went down the stairs and we suddenly hear many screams from the dark.

“Erna, light please.”

“I understand!”

When she used magic, the basement room was illuminated brightly, revealing the faces of about sixty people. The room measures about 10 square meters, it is a small space. Men, women and children who were obviously terrified huddled together.

“We are adventurer party called Homeless. We received a request. It’s here correct?”

Then an old man stood up.

“Oh! You accepted the nomination request! Thank you! Please get rid of those spiders as soon as possible!”

“That’s fine but, are these all the people who escaped?”

When I asked, the old man had a dark expression.

“Unfortunately all the villagers here are the only ones who survived. The men who fought the spiders were dead and the only thing we could do was ask help from town.”

“Is that so….. You had it hard. However, you should now be safe since we are now here. We’ll definitely get the village back from those spiders.”

“Ooooh! Those are some words of encouragement! Thank you!”

I then shook hands with the old man and we decided to go to the ground for the time being.

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“What should we do then? For sure there’s a swarm of it in the forest right?”

“That old man, uhm… the village chief told me that if we go to the west of this village, there is a cave where the spiders nest is. If we destroy that, we’ll be safe for now.”

“But… not all would be in the nest right? What about the other spiders?”

“For that, we’ll use this”

I pointed to the three corpses at my feet. I feel bad for these corpses but I will use them because it is for their village. With thread generation skill, one thread pops out from my fingertips. It is a durable and stretchable thread.

The three corpses were tied up with the thread and I carried it on my back.

“He~h, magical beast’s skill is surely convenient.”

“I never thought I could pick up the skills of monsters but yeah, it’s surprisingly convenient to use. Now I can be spi⍟man.”

“Spi⍟man?”

Erna has a curious expression. Ahem, that is a sort of hero thing men long for. Particularly, that popular hero who flies through groups of buildings in every direction. I haven’t forgotten that my son copied him as he watched TV.

Me and Erna step into the forest, slaughtering all the spiders that appear while searching for the western cave where the nest may be.

“Is that the western cave…?”

We walked for about two hours and we finally came across a gaping wide opening in a huge boulder. Spiders sometimes crawls out from inside, I can see how the preys wrapped into a thread were carried inside. They look like a spider but they may be living like an ant.

“We’ve come this far but what should we do about those corpses?”

“We’ll do this.”

I threw the corpses in front of the cave. Then, a few of them noticed it and approached the corpses.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Erna, Flame Bomb!”

“Eh!? F-Flame Bomb!”

The spiders that gathered on the corpse made screeching sounds and died. I quickly used my Stealth Skill and hugged Erna from behind.

“W-Wait….. in a place like this…”

“Be quiet. After hearing those cries the others will surely come.”

As expected, spiders began to crawl out and gather after hearing the cries of their friends. The spiders that emerged from the forest seem to be unaware of us. The power of this stealth is immeasurable because there are even spiders that go right beside us.

Stealth Skill is not only interesting, it also excellently erases the presence of the person who I’m touching. At first to test how the skill works, while were in town I tried it on Erna and everyone began to ignore us. That’s how I get to know this.

While thinking about such things, spiders gather and form a mountain. The total number already exceeded 400, and they were writhing in a nasty way.

“Erna, Flame Burst”

“Y-Yeah”

With her ears red, she holds her cane and releases advance magic towards the spiders. A bright red flame rose with the explosion and the spiders instantly turned into ashes. In the place where the crater was created, the brightly glowing charcoals and the rising black smoke tells the power of an advance magic.

“I-It’s about time…”

“Hn? Oh- Sorry, sorry.”

Cancelling stealth, I released Erna from my embrace and her face turns red. I should refrain from hugging woman of marriageable age after all. She must have thought that it was a sexual harassment.

“Uhm. With this, we probably killed most of the spiders right?”

“I want to think so too, but…”

At this time, something like an electric current ran through my spine. It’s the Danger Detection skill.

I immediately hold Erna and leave the area. In an instant, the place we were at previously is now filled with threads. It feels like something exploded and a lot of threads appeared suddenly.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Kugyiiiiiiiiiii!”

A huge spider about three meters appeared from the cave.

“Kuh, a parent spider? I just thought that there is a possibility for it… it seems that we can’t easily end this.”

The parent spider points it butt towards us and a white sphere was shoot out. I escaped immediately by moving to the side while holding Erna. Immediately afterwards, the white sphere explodes, spreading large amount of thread. Apparently, that is a special thread that can only be used by a parent spider.

When I ran into the forest, the parent spider quickly kited into the trees as if it teleported. I knew that spider’s jumping power is incredible but even in the state where my super sensation is active, I can barely follow it.

“Shinichi, I will use magic!”

Erna, who I’m holding under my arm, raises her cane and fires flame bombs. However, the parent spider neatly avoided Erna’s attack. On the contrary, it is already behind me.

“There is no other way, this is a direct showdown!”

After I lowered Erna to the ground, I pull out my sword and face the parent spider. It is threatening me by issuing loud rattling of its fangs.

“Kugyiiiiiiiiiii!”

With its nimble movement, our distance was thinned out and its fangs were raised against my body. The big fangs pierced my upper arm deeply.

“Guguaaaaaaa!”

Poison pours in from the tip of the fangs and its deadly poison spreads throughout my body. I forgot that wrapping spiders are poisonous spider.

“Shinichi!?”

Hearing Erna’s voice, I think I’m done for, I should prepare for death. However, even if there is pain, numbness does not occur. Rather, I felt like I was awakened due to the pain.

“How long are you gonna bit me you darn spider!”

Grabbing the parent spider that is biting me, I lift it all at once and make a backdrop move.

“Pigyiiiiiiiii!?”

The huge spider is flailing as its belly was displayed in the open. I activate my pressure point skill and thrust my sword into the red dot that appears at the base of its legs.

“This is your end!”

I touched the magic square on the handle of the sword and with a buzz, a unique sound rung and electric shock transmitted out from the blade. The spider’s body convulsed and when it spits a lot of bubbles from its mouth, its whole body turns rigid. It’s dead!

“Whew, somehow I won…”

“Shinichi! Are you alright!?”

When Erna rushed to me, with a tearful and confused look she stared at the wounds on my arm.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“This much is nothing. More than that, I made a big discovery.”

“Eh? Big discovery?”

“Yeah, apparently the race Homeless variant is immune to poison. And look, the wounds are beginning to close up. It’s evident that my regenerative ability has improved dramatically.”

The bleeding already stopped. In fact, it seems to be gradually regenerating. Of course, self recovery skill may be beneficial to it but even so, this regenerative ability is abnormal.

“I’m still worried. Eat this cure mushroom.”

After I ate the cure mushroom handed by Erna, the regeneration speed increases rapidly and the wound disappears in no time. I still feel like I can’t let go of cure mushrooms just yet.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

When I appraised the killed parent spider, I found an interesting information.

【Appraisal Result: Wrapping Spider (Mother): Mother of the wrapping spiders who lays large number of eggs once a year. Its fangs have deadly poison, and even ferocious demon beasts do not come close to the mother of wrapping spiders.】

【Status】 Name:  Wrapping Spider (Mother) Race:  Wrapping Spider Magic attribute:  Earth Magic:  Rock Arrow, Rock Wall Skills: Thread Generation (Advanced), Thread Manipulation (Advanced), Thread bomb (Advanced), Eyesight Enhancement (Advanced)

Using Skill Picking, I acquired the following skills, thread generation, thread bomb, and eyesight enhancement. I don’t know if I’ll ever use it, but it might be useful if I am to use it.

“Speaking of that, what is the maximum limit of a skill?”

“Hmm… it goes up from beginner, intermediate, advanced, and special grade but I’ve heard that it will be integrated and become a superior skill if the conditions are right. But it is rare for someone to have such skill. There are few people who raised it to a special grade though I do not know the details.”

“Hmm, superior skill huh. That’s quite interesting.”

I carried the mother wrapping spider on my shoulder and start walking towards the nest.

“Hey, the village is in the opposite direction right?”

“It’s not over yet. If we don’t burn the nest properly, another spider may come and build a nest there.”

“Oh, that’s also true.”

We went back to the cave in the west side and explored inside.

“Uweh~, aren’t all these human bones…?”

“These only show how many villagers were attacked by those spiders.”

As we proceeded through the dim cave, the cool air began to drift from the back. After reaching about 20m, we reached a dead end.

“It ends here huh…. Hn? What is this?”

Purple crystals had grown on the end of the wall. There are about thirty big things about 5cm in size, but if we combine the smaller ones about sizes of marbles, we will get about thousand of them. Pleae read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“Whoa! These are dark magic stones!”

“Is it rare?”

“Isn’t that obvious!? Dark and light magic stones are famous for being hard to come by!”

Ho~o, that’s good news then.

I put the spider on the ground and with cracking sounds I tried to break the dark crystals.

“Wait, wait! This is something that you properly dig right from the root! Even if you can’t see it, it’s actually a large one!”

“Is that so…? Then should I dig it with a knife?”

We shave the wall with a knife and carefully collect the magic stones. I’m unaware about this so I was grateful for Erna’s reminder. If it’s just me, I’ll be mass-producing flawed magic stones for sure. We then exit the cave after we have collected about 40 magic stones.

“Is this really fine? Maybe we can’t get dark magic stones anymore you know?”

“It’s fine so do it quickly.”

When Erna released flame burst, the cave entrance was destroyed and it was then buried in rubbles. Now there should be no demon beasts nesting here.

After we returned to the village, I informed the village chief and the villagers that we had defeated the spiders.Translated by Yume Neiji

Everyone was so glad that they hugged each other. They rejoiced as peace had returned to their village. Seeing that, I was also happy. Well not only that, being useful to others and with someone else’s satisfaction, I also feel fulfilled.

“As expected of the rumoured heroes…. This is your reward. Since this is only a small village, I couldn’t add something extra to it but please accept it.”

I received the leather bag producing a clinking sound and checked its content. There are three gold coins and twenty silver coins. It seems to be worth about 300,000 yen. I don’t know if this is cheap or expensive.

However, since this is the best they can do, I will gladly receive it.

“I certainly received it.”

“Thank you. The achievement of homeless adventurer party will surely be passed down in this village.”

“N-No…. Until that extent is…”

I’m taken aback by the village chief’s words.

To pass down our achievements… isn’t it just like those heroes? I’m so embarrassed I feel like dying!

“Isn’t it fine? Homeless will eventually become famous. It’s a party with Erna, the great mage you know!”

Erna is laughing in a relaxed manner. She doesn’t seem to understand what it means to be famous. If it comes back biting you few years later, don’t blame me!

After bidding goodbye to the village chief, we left the village.

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