Category: Homeless Tensei: Isekai De Jiyuu Sugiru Majutsu Jisoku Seikatsu

“Uggghhh…”

I somehow managed to endure the intense pressure. It seems that the pseudo dragon intends to crush me just like this, but I’m not someone who can be easily killed. I died once, and it does not necessarily mean that I can reincarnate again. This time, I might really go to hell. That’s why I desperately endured.

“Gugyaoooooo?”

I thought that a big vibration occurred as the ground shakes violently. My field of view, which was pitch black, suddenly regained brightness and the heavy foot on top of me is now moving away.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Are you okay, Shinichi!?”

Erna who rushed over, helps me up. I managed to stand up by borrowing her shoulder. I immediately checked the surrounding and I found that the pseudo dragon is running away wrapped in a white smoke.

“Did Erna save me?”

“That’s a given. I’m a great mage you know.”

“Yeah, that’s right. As expected of a great mage.”

I pat Erna’s head while staggering. Had she not been there, I would have really died. Anyway, I would like to thank the Great Mage.

“Au……”

Erna’s face was dyed red. Oops, it’s not good to thoughtlessly pat the head of a girl.

However I cannot fight properly in this state. Should we withdraw or continue? If I don’t decide quickly, that pseudo dragon will eventually return.

And then I recalled a certain mushroom.

“That’s right! I have cure mushrooms!”

I take out a cure mushroom from my rucksack and bite it raw. The texture is like shiitake mushroom, but the taste is moist and not bad. If I put it in a nabe, it would be delicious to eat.

After a few seconds, the scratches and soreness in my body disappeared. I am truly surprised at the speed of my recovery, it was as if I watched a video at double speed.

No, even Erna seemed surprised at the effect.

“Cure mushroom is so effective…”

“Eh? You’ve never seen it before?”

“Well, that’s a given. Cure mushrooms are expensive. It’s more common for adventurers to sell it than to use it.”

“I see….”

With this efficacy, I can agree to its high price. However, I feel that it is such a waste selling it after knowing this. In the future, let’s not sell it just in case.

“This is bad!… I-It is back!”

Hearing Erna’s voice, I confirmed that the pseudo dragon is back and it is heading towards us again. Being unruffled after receiving two advance ranked magic means that its endurance is on a different level from the previous one.

“Erna, can you cast the chain magic you used against the pseudo dragon yesterday?”

“Un, I can cast it, but that can’t stop it for so long you know.”

“How long?”

“…..10 seconds. It’s frustrating but the force of the other party is stronger than my binding power.”

Hmm, ten seconds huh…..

If I don’t settle the fight right away, I might be done for next time.

“I understand. Either way, I’ll be counting on you to use that magic.”

“Okay. But don’t die, alright?”

Erna then hold unto her cane as she start running in a different direction. However, the pseudo dragon’s eyes are fixated on me. I seem to be completely targeted.

“Oi, lizard guy this way! Come and follow me!”

I start running in the opposite direction that Erna headed to. Similarly, the pseudo dragon changed direction and chase after me.

“That’s good, come at me just like that.”

While running, I exchange the magic stone on the sword handle. From the red stones I changed it to a yellow stone. With this, I can shoot an electric shock. Anyhow, since it exhales flames, it is not strange that it is resistant to fire. Therefore it’s no wonder that Erna’s advance magic hardly works on it.

By the way, I have five different colored magic stones in my hand, but this time, I’ll try to use the yellow one. Speaking of fire, it tends to be countered by water, but when I put a blue magic stone on my sword, water just flows out. In that case, it would be smarter to attack with the yellow magic stone.

“Gugyaoooooo!”

Before I knew it, it is already behind me. Well it’s a given because it is faster than me but this power is truly dreadful. It is scarier than the images I saw in the movies.

“Erna–! That magic–!”

My voice reaches Erna’s ear and she raises her cane. A transparent aura covered her body, distorting the view beyond. When her magical power fluctuates and converges into the cane, waves slightly occur on the ground.

“Flame chain!”

When those powerful words were uttered, a bright red chain discharging immense heat wrapped around the pseudo dragon’s body. The chains bind its limbs and the hot chains burn its scales. The pseudo dragon suddenly rolled on the ground and start to rampage as it desperately breaks the chains.

“I got you! With this, I’ll kill you!”

I hold my sword as I jump at the writhing pseudo dragon.

“–Ugugh!?”

Its tail hit my body directly and I was blown away. Though my senses were enhanced by eating the balm fruit, that does not mean that my muscular strength also improved.

My body does not react from attacks coming from a blind spot or surprise attacks and I can only barely discern them. This time too, I couldn’t read its movements and was attacked.

“Ugh…”

After I managed to stand up, I immediately start running holding my sword. It should not have been 10 seconds yet.

I can still do it. It will be alright.

As I approached a point-blank range, the chain that restrained it broke and it made a clunking noise. The next action it took was to attack me.

“Gugyaoo!”

I was directly hit by its front leg that was kicked out, I groaned as my left arm that I used as a guard was crushed. Strong shock penetrates through my whole body and my field of view spin around before I crashed into the ground.

“Shinichi!!”

I could hear Erna’s voice, but I couldn’t stand right away. If I will describe it, the impact was like I was hit by a dump truck. It’s a miracle that I’m still alive.

I manage to stand up using my sword as a cane, I take a deep breath with my battered body.

“I can still do it! Come and get me you damn lizard!”

The pseudo dragon start running and it opened its mouth wide. It’s the Breath attack!

The pseudo dragon inhaled some air then as it exhaled, the flames burned the ground at once. I continue running forward without stopping. I’m invincible against magic as long as this black robe is present.

I will let it know that using the breath attack is a bad move!

I plunge the sword into its opened mouth and touch the magic circle on the sword’s handle.

“Bugyaaoooo!?”

The electric shock causes it to be electrocuted and its body shakes violently. I called out to Erna who is watching the situation.

“Erna–! That chain–!”

Erna nods as she holds her can and releases magic.

“Flame chain!”

Jararara, the chain wrap around the pseudo dragon’s body and binds its limbs. It couldn’t resist as it is under electric shock, it then tumbled to the ground like a snapper on a chopping board.

But this is not yet the end.

“This is the power of a Homeless! How is it you lizard?!”

I then pierce the head of the pseudo dragon with my sword. The pseudo dragon finally stops moving and its oblong pupil was left wide open.

I won!

“Ugh… so tired……”

I flopped into the ground and throw out my sword and look up at the sky. It was tough this time. But in exchange, the aftertaste of victory makes me excited.

How many years has it been that I felt this satisfaction?

I feel greater pleasure than when the company shares are listed. It may be said that this is a feeling of being alive.

“We did it! Isn’t it amazing that we managed to kill two pseudo dragons!”

Erna hugged me and kissed me on my cheek. Supposing that this is also a reward for victory, it is worth fighting. However, I’ve been feeling sleepy since a while ago, and it’s a pain just to get up.

I want to go to sleep as soon as possible…

“Oi, Homeless! You’re amazing! Yesterday and today, you manage to subdue two pseudo dragons, it is not an easy feat you know!”

Hearing that voice, I get up. Bud is currently looking at the pseudo dragon with trace of astonishment.

“Yeah, but we had a hard time. It is way stronger than the one yesterday.”

As soon as I got up while borrowing Erna’s shoulder, I take out a cure mushroom from my rucksack and chew on it. As I thought, it tastes like raw tempura and it will taste good if it’s boiled.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Take that.”

I received the leather bag thrown by Bud, it’s heavier than that of yesterday. When I looked inside, I can see forty gold coins.

“Isn’t this too many?”

“Oi oi, that’s already a large amount for you? That much is reasonable. And I’ll be in trouble if I am stingy towards the hero who saved the city twice.”

Bud beamed displaying his white teeth and laughs with HAHAHA. I’m sure that if Bud goes to America he can adapt shortly. That’s how I feel.

“By the way, since Bud came here, does it mean that we don’t have to take this to the guild?”

“Correct. The other pseudo dragon is still being dismantled in the guild’s warehouse. So I thought we could just dismantle this one outside the city.”

“Then can I help you with it?”

Bud whistled and he asks, “What changed your mind?”

“Not that, I can’t always trouble you with dismantling right? So this time, I’m thinking of learning how to do it.”

“Hahahaha! As expected, heroes are different! That’s fine, you should be able to learn from my dismantling team as they have good skills! Ask me anything that you’re interested in!”

While fighting my drowsiness, I decided to learn dismantling for future use.

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“Fu~a~, I slept a lot.”

After I get up from the sofa, I start my usual daily routine. I learned a lot when I fought that pseudo dragon, I know that my muscles will save me. It is better to keep on training.

“Shinichi! You finally got up!?”

Erna came out of her bedroom and for some reason she has a worried expression.

“What do you mean by finally?”

“You slept all day! I was really worried!”

“All day……?”

I straightened myself and opened my status.

【Status】 Name:  Shinichi Tanaka Age:  17 years old (56 years old) Race:  Homeless Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  No Attribute Magic:  None Skills:  Appraisal (Advanced), Pressure Point (Advanced) ↑, Swordsmanship (Advanced) ↑, Archery(Beginner), Axemanship(Beginner), Spearmanship(Beginner), Taijutsu A (Beginner), Super Sensation(Beginner), Skill Picking New

As expected, my status changed. First of all, the pressure point skill. From intermediate it levelled up to advance, same with swordsmanship.

Next is super sensation. Perhaps because I ate too many balm fruit, my body learned it as a skill. In the future, it will be possible to use the super sense without eating balm fruits. I’m very happy.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The problem is this Skill Picking. For this skill, rank is not even displayed, it feels different from the other skills. I can’t predict what kind of skill it is and I don’t know how to use it.

“Hey, Erna. Do you know a skill called Skill Picking?”

“Huh? This is my first time hearing that. Or rather, are you sure that it is a skill?”

She says so, but it’s probably a skill because it is on my skill list. As the name implies, I think it literally means skill picking but I can’t quite understand how to do it.

Where do I pick the skill from?

As I used the Skill Picking on Erna as a test, the following words were displayed in my head.

【Acquisition Failure: Skill Picking is not applicable to the target.】

……It’s a no go huh?

However, to say that there is a target means that I can acquire skills from something. For the time being, I’ll put off this Skill Picking. This time, I used the pressure point skill on Erna. There were four red dots in my field of view and the same number of green dots.

“Hmmm, the number of dots doesn’t seem to increase though it levelled up.”

For the time being, I pressed the green dot on Erna’s flank and the effect came immediately.

“Ha~gh!?”

With her eyes wide open, Erna runs to her bedroom. She soon came back and closed the bookshelf, I then heard the sound of door being shut tightly. Apparently, she entered the toilet.

A few minutes later, when she came back, she hits me with the pillow with her face flushed red.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“If you can get rid of constipation, say it first! I was so surprised because it came so suddenly!”

“S-Sorry. Don’t tell me… that dot is for eliminating constipation…?”

Including this to my apology, I press the green dot between her shoulder blades. Once again, Erna’s eyes are widely opened.

“What is this? It’s wonderful…it feels so good that I’m full of power…”

“Hmmm, was there an improvement in her blood flow?”

I consider this as an effect of  the advance levelled pressure point skill. Looking at Erna, its effect seemed to jump. In that case, if I thrust on the red dot, it may find it more useful in battle. If I won’t make a mistake pressing the green dots, I should be able to support my comrades.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Hmm, not bad.

“From now on, I’ll try to press on the dot on Erna’s back.”

“That’s fine, but don’t press on my flank too much… I’ll call you when I want you…”

Her smile becomes rigid. I’ll also be embarrassed if that suddenly happened to me. Sorry Erna. For the time being, I prepared myself and rushed out of the hideout heading to the field.

I didn’t realize that I slept all day.

Perhaps until now, whenever I get drowsy, I might be sleeping soundly. In exchange, I felt that my body was firmer and my body is stronger than ever. Now I feel like I can defeat a pseudo dragon with one hand.

However, I didn’t realize that this was just the preparation stage…

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When I returned to the city while dragging the defeated pseudo dragon, I am instantly surrounded by many adventurers.

“That’s amazing! Oi, what’s your name!?”

“Oi, you-, you’re planning to scout him right?! I laid my eyes first on this guy!”

“Hey bo~y, why don’t you join our party? If you join now, I will do puff-puff for you.”

What an excessive uproar!

I was crushed and confused by the scout storm from various parties. In particular, I’m moved by the puff-puff offer of that female adventurer.

Ah, puff–puff is the best.

“Disperse!! Shinichi is my partner!”

An explosion took place in the sky, Erna who’s holding a cane was fuming. The adventurers scattered to the sudden event.

“O-Oi, calm down. It’s not good if you use too much magic.”

“It’s okay, I have a lot of magical power. Other than that, what did you do to me Shinichi?”

“What do you mean by “what did I do?””

“After Shinichi pressed my waist, I’ve been in a very good state. I’m sure that’s the reason why I can now use magic.”

I think over it for a while. Speaking of the pressure point skill, I need to press the dots as the name implies. With the red and green dots display, I can either press the bad or good points, but this time, I think that the yellow one is special.

Erna has always been worried as she can only use beginner magic even though she has magical powers. Thinking about it in an easy-to-understand manner, I think it’s like a clogged hose. That being the case, it is safer to consider that it’s a “therapy dot”.

In that case, it’s truly a capable skill.

“Ah, that? Don’t worry about it, I did it arbitrarily.”

Saying that, I sell favour to Erna. Living for fifty-six years, craftiness comes to work. I don’t know if it’s thanks to my skill, but it’s better to say so here, in addition, her performance will also be different.

“I thought so! So me being able to use magic is all thanks to Shinichi!”

She hugs me and says “Thank you!”. Her chest pressed against my body and its soft elasticity is being transmitted.

Mufufu, this is irresistible.

“Shinichi?”

“Ahem… Well then, let’s carry this guy to the guild.”

Slightly aroused, I dragged the pseudo dragon to the guild. Damn! It’s pretty dangerous, that part is pretty robust. Being young is also troublesome because “it” doesn’t think about the place.Translated by Yume Neiji

As I walk while dragging the pseudo dragon, the residents who saw us cheered for me and Erna. With shining eyes, the children say, “It’s the homeless again!”. Perhaps they are talking about centipede case. Our popularity is definitely increasing.

When we came in front of the guild, the same staff member as before stood there as expected.

“Again?! Please disassemble it properly before bringing it here!”

“Yes I know… but, I don’t know how to dismantle it so I brought the whole thing.”

After saying so, the staff breathed out a big sigh as if giving up on something. It’s said that giving up everything is essential, but I want to say that young people should not give up so easily. Of course, I don’t plan to obediently comply.

I then brought the pseudo dragon to the warehouse behind the guild, I wonder what will happen.yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

I told the staff that I do not know how to dismantle it. I explained that I have some experience with tigers and birds, but I am confused when the target is a lizard. Should it be removed from the scale first, like a fish, or should it be scraped to remove the internal organs?

Well, it’s a difficult question.

A black man then came to the warehouse. He looks like a middle-aged but has shaved head and thick eyebrows. The hemp T-shirt that he wears bulged muscularly and his physique is obviously not that of an amateur. The best evidence is the worn-out sword equipped on his waist.Translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Uhahaha! You hunted a huge prey there! Oi, are you guys from that homeless party!?”

I reply to the man’s words,

“That’s right, you are?”

“I’m Budwell. I manage the guild here in Mana city.”

“You mean… you are a branch manager?”

“That’s correct. Feel free to call me Bud.”

He took my hand and we shake hands. I’m a little nervous in this sudden friendly atmosphere. I have also been abroad, but I can’t get used to the atmosphere of foreigners. I know that’s their way of showing their friendship, but sudden skinship is a bit… It would be nice if I can openly hug a woman instead though. I will also be delighted when the female employee of the business partner is beautiful.

“Alright then, I’ll call you Bud. Why did you, the branch manager, come here by the way?”

“Oh, that’s simple. I came to see the faces of the heroes who saved the city.”

After he said that to me, he handed out the leather bag hanging from his waist. Looking inside, there are about thirty gold coins.

“It’s your reward. In addition, the guild gave you a rating.”

He then took out two cards from his pocket.  He handed it over to me and Erna and he then sits down in a nearby chair.

“This is?”

“It’s the so called Adventurer’s Card. When the adventurer’s rank is intermediate or higher, it will be issued by the guild and it becomes an ID card. The name and date of birth are all listed there, but depending on the rank of the card, the benefits you will receive changes so don’t lose it.”

The card I received was about the size of a copper-colored business card. In the front, my name and other details are listed, on its back, something like an ID number is printed.

Then I realized what Bud had just said.

“Wait a second, Does this mean we have become intermediate adventurers?”

“I know you guys are beginner adventurers but, isn’t it too little if the hero in this city who beat the pseudo dragon is only given money? Besides, pseudo dragons are tough opponents even for advanced adventurers. I think this is a valid evaluation.”

Bud then stood up, he approached the pseudo dragon and patted its big face.

“This guy is good as it is. Leave the dismantling to the guild.”

“Um, is it okay? The guild staff told me to disassemble it before bringing it in.”

“Hahahaha! That obstinate staff! Don’t worry about her! She has just been transferred from the headquarters and she doesn’t know much about this city.”

Bud exaggerates and laughs. Speaking of the transfer thing, this Mana City is located on the outskirts of the Kingdom of Logas. The royal capital seems to be in the far East and the guild headquarter is located in the royal capital.

“Well then, I’ll take your word and let the guild do the dismantling.”

After I handed it over to Bud, we turned to Rodman’s weapon store.

“Oh, you’re back! I heard that you defeated the pseudo dragon! You’re now the hero of this town huh!”

I sit down in an appropriate chair and think about Rodman’s words.

“Hero is an overstatement. I think I was able to get rid of it by chance.”

“Heh, By chance or not, the fame will go to the one who defeated it! The one who saved this city from crisis are you guys! Be more proud!”

Erna stood up to Rodman’s words.

“That’s right! We’re heroes! And someday I’ll be a Great Mage!”

“That’s right! That’s the spirit!”

Erna and Rodman stick their shoulders together and started singing. Seeing them in such high spirit, though I will feel bad, I think that it’s about time to know the price of magic stones.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Ignoring my feeling of being fed up, the cheerful song of two echoed inside the store.

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The day after the subjugation of the pseudo dragon, some adventurers surrounded us after we arrived at the Mana City. Their atmosphere is so tense, like that of a taut thread.

“You guys are from the homeless party who defeated the pseudo dragon, right!?”

“Either way, please come this way! It’s an emergency!”

“Please! I will puff-puff you if you come with us!”

I swallowed raw saliva hearing the puff-puff word.

Can I really get a puff-puff if I go with them somewhere? Where is it? Please guide me there quickly!

“Shinichi!?”

I returned to myself hearing Erna’s voice.

“Ahem… so what is this emergency all about?”

One of the adventurers responds to me,

“A pseudo dragon different from the one yesterday has appeared! This time, it’s bigger in size! Contrary to yesterday, no one can stop it. As we’re wondering if there’s anyone else, the name of the homeless party was raised. We ask of you, please subdue it! Otherwise, this city will be destroyed!”

“What!? A different pseudo dragon?”

I ask the adventurers to guide us and we came to the outer wall on the north side. Looking around from the top of the wall, many adventurers are already fighting and corpses are scattered on the ground.

The pseudo dragon enemy runs through the field at a tremendous speed, chasing the adventurers who try to escape. Unlike yesterday’s pseudo dragon, even with its bigger body, its speed is faster.

Every time its thick legs landed, the ground was hollowed out, and its huge face impassively aims at the humans.

“Perhaps the one from yesterday was a female…”

I was taken aback by Erna’s words.

“That’s right! These guys act in male and female pair! We defeated the female and the male came to get it back!”

The adventurers make clamour in the unexpected words. But I’m already angry.

“Hey, Shinichi, what should we do?”

“It’s decided. We’ll just get rid of the other one.”

Erna smiled at my words.

“That’s right. What’s more, Great Mage Erna is in this town.”

“T-That’s right…”

Since yesterday, Erna called herself as the Great Mage. Ah, annoying!

She was even grinning as she reads the book in the hideout, it’s good to be in good shape but I’m worried that she’ll make a mistake.

After me and Erna go out through the gate, we immediately chew on the balm fruit. In addition, I also activated the pressure point skill and red dots are displayed in my field of view.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Looking at Erna, unlike yesterday, the yellow dots on her already disappeared. Just as I thought, most likely because I pressed that spot, she can now use magic.

“Erna, are you ready?”

“I’m good! We can go anytime!”

Me and Erna start running towards the pseudo dragon. From the outer wall, I could hear the cheering voices of the adventurers and residents.

After running through the field to chase the adventurers, the pseudo dragon stretches its tongue and it swallows the humans one after another. It treated the humans as if they’re just some fly.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The adventurers who confront it and did not escape, move to the flank of pseudo dragon and wielded their swords on its leg and belly.

Clang!, the metallic sounds echoed out and their swords were repelled.

Female ones are also very proud of their defensive power, but the scales of the males seemed to have uneven hardness. The iron sword didn’t seem to make a solid hit. Judging that they’re no match against the pseudo dragon, the adventurers turned on their backs and start to escape.

“Damn, this is bad! It’s going to use the breath attack!”

The pseudo dragon opened its mouth wide. Approximately twenty adventurers are desperately running away. If it continuous like this, they will die.

“It will be fine, leave it to me! Flame wa~all!”

A transparent aura appeared around Erna and in the blink of an eye, it was quickly sucked by her cane. At the next moment, a bright red wall appears between the pseudo dragon and the fleeing adventurer.

The exhaled breath hit the wall and the flame was drawn into the wall.

“What is that? Is that magic too?”

“That’s amazing! That flame wall is an intermediate magic! It absorbs anything that is flame-based!”

The flame wall disappeared silently while the adventurers arrived safely in the city. In the meantime, I move around the pseudo dragon’s rear and start an attack.

“I will cast magic first! Shinichi attack at that time!”

“Understood!”

Erna holds her cane and a large fireball appears from its tip and it hits the pseudo dragon directly. It was a fire magic that seems to be a high-level of flame burst, but this is not the highest rank.

Magic is different from skill, it seems that it is not something you can learn by just meeting the conditions. Depending on the magical attributes and talents upon birth, it seems that one can suddenly increase magic in a day.

Furthermore, magic grade are ranked as beginner, intermediate, advanced, and special. There are only a handful of magicians who can use a special ranked magic. However, it seems that the magicians who can use the advanced class are also considered rare and apparently, in Mana City, Erna is the only one. It’s not that impossible to understand her feelings as she calls herself a Great Mage.

A crater was created at the place where the fireball hit directly, and the whole body of the pseudo dragon was scorched black. However, it opened its eyes as if nothing happened and it starts to rush towards Erna.

“Kyaa! Shinichi! Do something!”

While Erna is running away, I jump on the pseudo dragon’s back. Sorry, but I’ll let you act as a decoy for a while.

“Now then, I’ll immediately take your life!”

As I try to swing my sword down, the pseudo dragon suddenly stopped. In that sudden movement, I was thrown forward and rolled on the ground.

“Ugghhh….. what happened?”

When I tried to get up, my field of view becomes dark and something rests on my body.

Immediately after, I noticed that the pseudo dragon’s foot is stepping on me! Cold sweat runs from my forehead. It seems to be smarter than the female one!

The weight pressing me down becomes powerful and my body sinks into the ground.

It’s almost 1t, it’s such a deadly weight!

I’m surprised at how much I endured, but if this goes on, I will die.

“Damn it! Am I going to die in a place like this?!”

My resistance is futile and I’m groaning as the wall is blocking the light.

Then my field of view went dark.

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When we arrived at the outer wall surrounding the city, soldiers and adventurers already began their attack. Many arrows are shot and pierced into the monster’s body. Mages wield their cane and attack with fireball nonstop. However, the movement of the magical beast running through the grasslands cannot be stopped.

On its green scales, there are red mottled patterns which are poisonous. It has six legs, there is no horn on its head and it’s a lizard no matter how I look at it. The oblong pupil is restlessly moving around as if it is observing the surroundings.

The monster about 20 meters in length raised dust as it moves and it fiercely heads towards the city.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Is that the pseudo dragon? Isn’t it just a big lizard?”

“That’s how it looks like but you should think of it as a dragon.”

It looks like a lizard but its size is astounding. It seems like it is about two large trucks in width furthermore its vitality is also surprising. Hundreds of arrows were stuck on its back leaving many scars. Normally, with such attack, the creature should have died by now. But those attacks don’t seem to work at all.

“Those so called dragons, are they all like that?”

“Dragons are the strongest race. They’re incomparable to this pseudo dragon.”

“Oh, I see…”

I don’t want to see a dragon. And if possible I also don’t want to fight this pseudo dragon. I just thought that way but Erna took out her bow, pulled the string and fired an arrow.

“This city is my important place. I will never let it be destroyed!”

When the wind arrow was shot, it changed trajectory and hits the flank of the pseudo dragon. Part of it dispersed and dug into the body which looks like it has exploded. With such damage, it worked as expected, the pseudo dragon stopped moving and agonizes in pain.

The soldiers and adventurers who saw it cheered.

“Proceed with the next strategy! Deploy the close combat units!”

After that person who looks like a knight raised his voice, soldiers emerge from the city gate and line up around the outer wall. Then the soldiers set up their spears and ran towards the pseudo dragon.

The soldiers’ spears stabbed one after another into the pseudo dragon’s body that has stopped moving, like a wine, bright red blood gushes out from the wound. The pseudo dragon howled out loud, it opened its mouth wide and exhaled flame.

“This is bad! It’s the breath attack! Run away!”

Erna’s cry is in vain, the intense flames transformed the soldiers into charcoal. That breath attack is continuously breathed out, it also killed the soldiers who tried to escape as if it is vent on wiping out all of them.

Me and Erna who are watching the situation break into a cold sweat.

“Oi-oi….. that was really dangerous.”

“That’s a pseudo dragon all right. It’s not easy to win…”

“What then? Are there other soldiers?”

She shakes her head and stared at me.

“O-Oi, don’t tell me… your asking me to get rid of it?”

“From now on, the adventurers in this city will fight, and if that happens, we’ll also fight that pseudo dragon. If that can be beaten, I think Shinichi is the only one who can do it.”

“………..Aren’t you planning to escape?”

“I will fight even if Shinichi escapes. This city is not my hometown but many important people live in it. I like this Mana city.”

I scratch my head and smile. I didn’t expect to have such an adventure at the age of 56. I was planning to spend the rest of my life in the cold skies of Tokyo, but it seems that fate doesn’t agree with me. Then, I should prepare myself for the worst like a Japanese man would.

“Escape as soon as you are in danger.”

“I’ll be fine, I can run away quickly.”

Me and Erna smiled at each other and run to the gate. Many adventurers have already gathered at the gate, and discussions are being held. It’s like a strategy meeting before the battle.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

There, a woman appears through the crowd.

“Adventurers! I’m one of the guild staffs. I have an urgent report so please listen!”

The woman, probably a guild official, told the adventurers how to easily reach the outer wall.

“Right now, we will present an urgent request from the guild! The subjugation target is the pseudo dragon! We will give you thirty gold coins reward for those party or personnel who can exterminate the monster! Please join us!”

Oooooouuuuuu! The adventurers delightedly raised their voices. Adventurers then gathered from all over the city, and it quickly turned into a festival.

“Adventurers are those who are moved by money huh.”

“That’s thirty gold coins after all. Besides, it’s also a chance to gain fame.”

Erna holds her cane, she’s as excited as usual.

Eh? What happened to her bow?

“Hey, aren’t you fighting with a bow? Why are you now holding a cane?”

“What are you talking about? I’m a mage, so it’s not natural to use cane!”

“….stubbornly insisting that you’re a mage huh.”

Inspired by the adventurers around us, her pride as a Mage may have been set on fire. Well, I think she’ll switch to a bow soon, I don’t want her to do anything absurd.

“Open the gate!”

The gate that was tightly closed open synchronously with the voice. The adventurers rushed out to the field and run to the pseudo dragon. We also start running alongside the others, first of all, I start to move behind the pseudo dragon.

“It looks like we’ve split from the front and the back.”

“Oi, Erna. Eat this while we still have time.”

I threw a balm fruit to Erna.

“What is this?”

“It’s a fruit that enhances the senses. It’s quite useful.”

I also take out a fruit from my bosom and I chew on it while running. Super Sense took effect after a few seconds. I can hear the breathing of the adventurers and the sounds of their heartbeat.

“Whoa! This is amazing! Everyone seems to be slow!”

The effect of the balm fruit surprised Erna. In addition to the super sense, I use the pressure point skill. I’m worried whether it will be effective against this pseudo dragon, but it’s better to try than doing nothing.

I thought so, but all the creatures in front of me showed red dots, my head even hurt. Four red dots were also displayed on the pseudo dragon’s body, I’m now secretly convinced of victory.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I noticed one thing though. Looking at Erna, there are yellow dots on her waist for some reason. For the first time, I’m confused. Speaking of curiosity, I would like to push it but if it has a similar effect to the red dot, it will only afflict my partner.

It is meaningless to do that.

I shifted my eyes that were focused on Erna’s waist towards the battle in front, I decided to forget the yellow dot.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Gugyaoooo!”

The pseudo dragon violently rampages and sends the adventurers flying. Some of them have been crushed by its big feet like some crushed tomatoes.

Still, there are few people who jumped daringly, their swords swung down on its back and the scales were crushed but it was not a fatal injury. Moreover, before they could deliver their second strike, the adventurers were shaken off its backs one after another.

Finally, me and the others who sneak behind joined the attack, I swing down the Mithril sword on the pseudo dragon’s abdomen.

“Gugyaoooooo!?”

The blow pierces deeply and blood gushes from the cut. It appears that my weapon have good performance unlike the other adventurers. When I tried to make another strike seeing a chance, I was kicked off by its second leg.

“Ugh…”

I bounced off the ground twice, but somehow I can still get up. I dealt a powerful blow but it seems that it was able to guard immediately after. I forgot that it has just six legs.

“Shinichi! Are you all right?”

Erna rushes up to me, I immediately hugs her waist and move sideways. Immediately afterwards, that place was covered in flames. It was the breath attack.

“Damn that was bad! It looks like its target is me.”

The pseudo dragon turn around, it brushed off the adventurers one after another and rushed towards me. Perhaps it got angry at my previous attack.

It is a good news that it now move away from the city, but I don’t feel good being targeted.

“Shinichi, just hold me as it is and run!”

Erna then holds out her cane as she accumulates her magical power and releases magic.

“Fireball!”

A fireball of about 10 cm appears and it flies toward the pseudo dragon. The fireball hit its head and disappeared.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Idiot! Instead of that, use your bow! You’re not a mage, you’re an archer!”

“No! I’m a mage! I don’t like being a swordsman or an archer anymore! I decided to become the strongest mage!”

Erna, grow restive and struggled. I can no longer take this! I then push the yellow dot on her waist. Even if the effect is the same as the red dot, it is perfect for punishment.

“Hyan—?”

Erna’s body quivered and became silent as if she suddenly died.

“Don’t tell me, she really is dead?”

“Fufufu…”

Erna starts to laugh creepily. Something like a transparent aura begins to emerge from her body, distorting the surrounding landscape. The cane that she is holding vibrated and I can even feel the pressure coming from Erna.

“O-Oi, what’s wrong with you?”

“My magic power is stronger than ever…”

“Listen to me! Uwaa!?”

The pseudo dragon who relentlessly pursues me releases another breath attack. Although I avoided it at the last minute, I will eventually get hit as I’m holding Erna.

“Shinichi, I’ll show you my true power now!”

“Then do something about this situation!”

“Okay, watch my spectacular debut as a Mage! Flame Burst!!”

The transparent aura converges on the cane and a red fireball with a diameter of 5m appears and it was emitted without any sound. Then it caused an explosion and raised black smoke. The blast burns the ground and blows everything around.

“Uwaa!?”

Me and Erna fell to the ground and I even hit my back with that powerful blast.

“O-Ouch!…..what on earth have you done?”

When I got up, Erna landed on her face. I was worried and tried to hold her up but I heard a creepy laugh instead.

“Kufufu… Kufufufufu…”

“E-Erna? Are you okay?”

She stood up and pointed her finger at the pseudo dragon.

“How was it? Have you seen the power of Mage Erna?!”

“Ah?”

The whole body of pseudo dragon turned black and smoke is rising from it. Moreover, the power of the explosion was considerable as craters were also created.

“By any chance, did you kill it with one blow?”

“This is the power of the advanced magic flame burst. Now then, get rid of all the thoughtless words you have said.”

I don’t remember uttering thoughtless words, but it’s probably rooted in the phrase “You’re not a mage”.

“Alright, it’s my bad. Erna is definitely a mage.”

“Kuhahahaha! My life as a Mage has just begun!”

I leave the overly elated Erna and move towards the pseudo dragon. I think that it died in the explosion, but I can’t feel relieved unless I confirmed it.

I felt a sense of discomfort as I approach a point-blank range. “Dokun- dokun-”, I can still hear its heartbeat. The moment I realized it, the pseudo dragon begin to move and exhaled a breath attack.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Shinichi!!?”

I heard Erna’s voice. Like a revolving lantern, I also remember the images from this world, and the bright red flame burns my body.

―No, I felt like I was burning. However, the heat did not come at all. When I opened my eyes, the flame around me disappeared. I stand alone inside a bright red space.

Grin.

I already knew that my robe could nullify magic and apparently, that breath attack is magical. If so, there is nothing to be scared of. Going straight through the breath attack that is breathed out, I stabbed the sword into the mouth of the pseudo dragon.

“Gyaooon!?”

The breathed flame disappeared and I jump straight to the back of the pseudo dragon. From here on, I’ll show my real ability. I step on the scales that were burnt black and stab the sword into the red dot on its back.

The scales were crushed and the blade of the Mithril sword sinks deeply. I could feel the sensation and I can even hear the sound of the flesh being torn, and while the pseudo dragon violently rampage, I desperately grabs the sword.

“I’ll help you right now! Flame chain!”

After I heard that the sound, a red chain wraps around the pseudo dragon’s body. It seems that Erna is magically supporting me.

“With this, it’s oveeeer!”

I pulled out the sword all at once then jump and thrust the sword against to the pseudo dragon’s head. Even if it’s a dragon-like monster, this pseudo dragon cannot live if its brain is destroyed.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

As expected, it stopped moving and lay motionless on the ground like a marionette with broken threads.

“You did it! Shinichi! We won against a pseudo dragon!”

I sit down with my sword pierced as it is, I smiled watching Erna laugh in high spirits. To be honest, I would have died without this robe.

“What the hell are you?”

I murmured at the black robe I wore.

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A man I’m not familiar with came inside the warehouse and he starts to inspect the centipede immediately. Although he looks old, there’s an unusual dandy atmosphere around him, maybe because he’s a white man.

There are white hairs mixed on his hair and beard and his stubbles were neatly trimmed. He’s dressed in an orange robe and he has a cane in his hand, which suggests that he is a mage.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Hmmm, it’s in an excellent condition. Above all it’s better than I expected, I also appreciate having more material.”

While the man was saying such a thing, I also took out the request form from my pocket and check the details in it. The client is a person called Duffy but further details were not included.Translated by Yume Neiji

“Uh, I just want to confirm one thing, are you the one called Duffy?”

“Hn? That’s right, you are?”

“I am Shinichi Tanaka who accepted the request for this fork centipede. The person over there is my comrade, Erna.”

As I introduce myself, the man takes my hand and shakes it firmly.

“Thank you. I’m grateful that you brought so much material, I can now help the patient.”

“Patient? This centipede will be used as a medicine?”

“That’s right. This ice centipede’s shell is effective against a certain disease, but it is a rare magical beast and it is hard to see one. Fortunately, I heard that there are subspecies in the third level of the dungeon in this town, I’ve always been waiting for someone to accept my request you see.” Read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com

“I see……”

Then I listened to the full story. Apparently, there is a girl in the neighbouring town with an incurable disease. As a doctor, he stayed in this city for over a month, waiting for the day when his request was finally fulfilled. I was deeply moved by the enthusiasm of such doctor and I’m glad that the suffering girl will finally be saved.

“Well then, this is your reward.”

As soon as I received the reward placed in a leather bag, I look inside. Certainly, the reward is exactly what was written on the request. I pulled out a few silver coins and returned the leather bag to him.

“Hn? What do you mean by this?”

“As doctor, it would mean that this request fee was also paid by the patient’s family. If so, half the price would be enough. Let the patient eat the nutritious food with the remaining money.”

“But… this is your rightful reward. I’ll feel bad as you even brought this much material for me.”

“Don’t object. I’ve already decided, I’m not going to accept any more than this. Erna, we’re going.”

I then step out of the warehouse with Erna in tow. I could feel that the doctor was bowing towards us on our way out, I hope that the girl with the incurable disease could be saved.

“Shinichi, that’s a good act.”

Erna, who is grinning, looks kind of blissful.

“I just felt sorry for the sick girl. And if we could sell that doctor a favor, we may be saved later on.”

“Uh, you’re not being honest. In truth, you really want to return the full amount right?”

Hmmm, was it that obvious? I really wanted to return the full amount, but I thought it would be bad to do so. Still, I don’t want to get the reward as it was stated. I can’t bear to do that.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Stop grinning, we’re going home.”

“Ye~ s”

Me and Erna left the city and returned to the dungeon.

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As usual, we’re working in the field. Three days passed since we accepted that request, but nothing has changed in particular.

No, there was one. My body became stronger and my status also upgraded.

【Status】 Name:  Shinichi Tanaka Age:  17 years old (56 years old) Race:  Homeless Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  No Attribute Magic:  None Skills:  Appraisal (Advanced) ↑, Pressure Point (Intermediate), Swordsmanship (Intermediate) ↑, Archery(Beginner), Axemanship(Beginner)New, Spearmanship(Beginner)New, Taijutsu A (Beginner) New

Finally, appraisal skill reached advance level. Since I hadn’t seen my status for a while, I truly regret that I didn’t notice these changes. Next is my swordsmanship, it’s now in the intermediate level.

Many other skills have been added, but honestly, this is within my expectation. In addition to sword training, I have recently practiced using axe and spear.

With these almighty skills, I think I’ll be having more advantage during battles. Besides, there’s a reason why these so called skills are easy to learn, it’s a loss not utilizing them.

I can’t remember practicing Taijutsu though. Perhaps the kicks and punches I used during the battles were considered. However, the “A” part is intriguing.

There was once a business owner who I’m familiar with and he liked martial arts. He told me that martial arts is not only about kicking and punching, in addition to that, there are throwing techniques.

Remembering that, I think that it is not strange that there are several types of skill for Taijutsu. Thinking that way, I can understand why it’s Taijustsu A. I’m sure there’s also a technique called Taijutsu B.

And the thing that caught my attention the most is my occupation, it changed from Homeless to Adventurer. Finally, I got a job. However, my race didn’t change, it’s still homeless.

“This hasai is really delicious right~?”

I stop my hands from weeding and then I take a look at Erna. Right now she’s packing a pile of vegetables in her rucksack, it looks like she’s happy harvesting hasai.

“You speak like that’s extremely rare. There are Hasai on the ground too right?”

“You don’t understand! Shinichi doesn’t even know how wonderful this place is!”

“Oh, uhm…”

Erna got angry all of a sudden and she starts rolling her eyes.

“Shinichi, did you not think of anything when were on the market above?”

Speaking of that, the vegetables here are not sold in the market. I thought it’s related to the season or something but… am I wrong?

“The vegetables and fruits here are all high-class ingredients! To obtain them, one has to go to a country far away. But these vegetables grow all together and they even grow regardless of the season. If you still don’t understand how amazing this place is, somebody will surely come to steal this place!”

Ugh, it will really be troublesome if this place is robbed. I find it fun to live here. Erna is right. I should keep my mouth tight about this place.

“Thank you Erna. I was about to tell it to someone inadvertently.”

“Ahem, now you know. I’m a reliable partner, right?”

While saying so, Erna nibble on the Momon fruit plucked off the tree.

Oi, don’t eat while working!

An idea flashed into my mind as I watch Erna. That’s right!, let me try the advanced appraisal skill.

【Appraisal Result: Erna Frederia: The second daughter of the Frederia family. Her ancestry is known as one of the best mages but she can only deploy beginner magic. She’s famous as the defective mage in Mana City】

【Status】 Name:  Erna Frederia Age:  19 years old Race:  Elves Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  Fire | Light Magic:  Fireball, Light Skills:  Archery (Intermediate), Hell Ears (Beginner)

“I did it! I saw it!”

I jumped involuntarily. I can now finally see the status of others! But I’m at a loss for words regarding Erna’s status…

Her archery barely becomes a force during battles, it is probably because she was originally training as a mage. I’ve seen her use magic once, but the fireballs are only about 10cm in size, and the light skill is literally used for illumination.

Unexpectedly, I saw an unfamiliar skill, it’s called Hell Ears.

I wonder what Hell Ears meant? While pondering about that, I involuntarily look at Erna’s ears. Don’t tell me… is it what I’m thinking of? Erna’s ears are big, no wonder she has that skill.

“Hey, for a while now, what are happy about?”

“Nothing, I’m just glad because I can now see the status of others.”

“Eh!? Status of others!? By any chance…”

Her face flushed red and she hid behind the tree.

“Shinichi you pervert! You can’t just thoughtlessly look at the status of others!”

“Um, okay, it’s my bad. But let me ask you a question, what is Hell Ears skill?”

Erna answers behind the tree.

“Hell ear is a skill that often appears in elves. When activated, it doubles one’s hearing, which is useful for searching.”

“Oh, But why is it that it’s on the beginner level on your status?”

“The more a person levels up, the farther he can hear. But the skill doesn’t grow unless the person uses it, and the degree of growth is also related to the person’s talent, so it does not necessarily level up you see.”

“Oh, so skill can only be achieved by using it. Interesting.”

Even though I already ended the appraisal, Erna’s face is still red. Her eyes were somehow moist too.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Uh, Shinichi has seen my status…..”

“Y-Yeah, I saw it. In exchange, do you want to see mine? If I open my status, other people can probably see it too.”

I then opened my status and showed it to Erna .

“Whoa! Amazing!, your status is not of a knight’s level. Huh? Your race is homeless? Also, next to your age… there’s a description…”

“I don’t really understand why my race is homeless. 56 years old is my mental age. Think of it like I’m older than what I look.”

“You’re not a human… Inside, you’re even older than me…”

While looking at my status, Erna looked glad for some reason. I think she’s really a strange person. After showing my status, we carried the harvested vegetables back to the hideout.

Immediately after that, we prepared for departure and set up our equipments.

Today, we will go to the ground.

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 “This is all of it.”

From my rucksack, I placed the large amount of magic stones on the counter. Stones of red, blue, and green are piled up and they reflect some glitter.

We are currently at Rodman’s weapon store.

I had been asked to bring magic stone before, so today, I decided to dispose all of it at once for the sake of organizing the warehouse. The total number is 235.

“Oh, that’s a pretty large number. The total number is different from what I expected huh.”

“Is it no good to purchase them?”

“No, not that. I’m rather happy that there are many magic stones. I did tell you that magic stone is a consumable item right? About 5cm of the stone will disappear in a month time if you continuously use it. And those with poor quality will sometimes be consumed quicker than what is expected. For that reason, everyone buys them.”

Rodman’s explanation piqued my interest. He talked about poor quality, but what does a magic stone with good quality mean?

“What does a magic stone with good quality look like?”

“Oh that? Rumour has it that when it comes to magic stone with good quality, it has a high degree of transparency and sparkles. Well, it seems that higher quality stones are bigger in size, more or less it’s fist-sized. And no matter how often you use it, it’s said that it won’t be easily consumed. Supposedly, it could last for about 2000 years.”

Me and Erna were startled. The stove in the hideout was equipped with a magic stone exactly of that category. Even Erna used to nonchalantly say, “It’s a big magic stone. We don’t have to replace it for a while.”

Swallowing raw saliva, I ask Rodman the next question,

“I-If we manage to find and sell something of that size, how much would it fetch?”

“Ah? Hmmm, that’s right…. but wouldn’t it fall as a national treasure class? I can’t buy it then.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

It’s a national treasure!? And here I am using it normally!

“National treasure…”

Erna shows a creepy smile. I’m sure she’s delighted as it will fetch a huge sum of money. After this, I have to persuade her not to sell it.

“Wait for a bit. I’ll finish the appraisal soon.”

Rodman checks the magic stones with the magnifying glass and immediately writes on the paper. He looks like a bulldog but he has this aura that you can work well with him. I want to keep in touch with him in the future.

“This way! Gather quickly!”

After I heard the hurried voices outside, I peeked from inside the store and I could see that a lot of people are running somewhere. Most of them are soldiers and adventurers, but their facial expressions look tense.

“Rodman, it’s noisy outside.”

“Hn? Ah, if that’s the case, isn’t it because “Pseudo Dragon” is coming?”

“Pseudo Dragon?”

I titled my head in puzzlement, but Erna is so astonished that her eyes are wide open.

“For some time now, I’ve heard rumours that it’s approaching the city, but it’s too late to escape now. Maybe the adventurers or soldiers can do something about it. It would be better if they can repel it well.”

Rodman replied while appraising the magic stones but he didn’t really answer my question. Erna answered my question before instead.

“Shinichi, Pseudo Dragon is a large lizard that resembles a dragon. It’s a ferocious and nasty magical beast that eats humans. Previously, when the Pseudo Dragon came to this city, there were more than a hundred people eaten. Many adventurers and soldiers were killed.”

“Ah, that’s right. There are also tough monsters on the ground.”

I stand up quickly.

“Rodman, I’ll take a look at that Pseudo Dragon thing. I’ll get the money later, so just have it ready.”

“Alright, that Pseudo Dragon has a breath attack, so be careful.”

“Un, I’ll pay attention to it.” Me and Erna rushed out of the store and followed the direction the soldiers took.

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Erna is so angry that she grabs me by my chest.

“It’s embarrassing to introduce that I’m in a “Homeless” party! Why did you name it like that?! Arghhh! I should have been the one who filled it in!”

“Why are you that flustered? There is a place for you and me to live, we are not actually homeless.”

When I said that, “No-!”, she let out an ear splitting scream. Ah-, what a loud fellow. I applied for a party and named it Homeless, the funny thing is that, the word homeless also exists in this world.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

The meaning is almost the same but the fact that they are slightly different is another reason why I choose it as a name. On earth, homeless people are those who live on the streets or in parks.　Considering that, I may not be a homeless now.

However, homeless in this world means “wanderer”. In short, an unidentified person is called a homeless as he can’t give out an address and given that, I’m definitely considered as homeless here.

Isn’t it really cool? Wanderer?

I like historical dramas and I also read the famous “Ruro⍟ Kenshin”.

It’s a man’s romance!

“Very well, please calm down. If the name “Homeless” becomes famous, no one will care about that. Think about it, if we could get even a little impact because of it, the number of requests coming to us will increase.”

I persuaded Erna by saying so, she’s finally fully motivated, her eyes are now revived.

“Right! If I can get famous, it doesn’t matter anymore, it’s just a name! I even feel that I’ll become famous!”

“Yeah, That’s it! That’s the spirit Erna!”

“Well then, we will accept new requests!”

“W-Wait! Today…!”

Before I could even finish, she runs towards the bulletin board. I didn’t mean that we should get request today… Ah, it can’t be helped. This is better than her being in a bad mood.

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After lunch, me and Erna headed to the dungeon to complete the request we accepted.

“Hey Erna. What kind of request did you end up with?”

I call out from behind. We are already in the second floor of the dungeon but Erna just rushed silently ahead while looking at the map.

“You’ll understand as we move there. With Shinichi’s ability, we’ll surely end this soon.”

“Is that so? I’m not familiar with other adventurers, so I’m not sure how good I am, but if you think we can achieve it, let’s do that.”

“Ha~a in truth… Shinichi, where did you really come from? You don’t know your ability, you can’t speak our language, you don’t even know the basics and above all, you live in the dungeon…. uh, you live in the dungeon.”

“Why did you say it twice? I originally lived in the dungeon because I felt that it was easy to live in there.”

Erna displayed a frightened expression then she quickly looks at the map again. She told me that she came from a distant country. So I also don’t want to talk about my life on earth. I don’t think she’ll understand it anyway.

Also, I think a man with a secret is cool.  Kukuku.

Moreover, even though I came from another world, I do not think that my life has really changed. I became homeless because I was disgusted by the human society, but that doesn’t mean that I hate humans or that I wanted to die.

Of course it would have been better to move to the countryside and do some farming work, but I didn’t feel like leaving Tokyo where I was born and raised. So yeah, I’m a half-assed person.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Shinichi! It’s a magical beast!”

After Erna called out, I immediately pulled out the sword.

“Jiyuuuu!”

A gray mouse called grave rat appeared, three of them. These guys seem to be the magical beasts of the Mohed’s Great Labyrinth who prefer the carcasses and they appear from the 2nd floor to the 4th floor.

It was timid in nature and it often escapes if it’s alone but, it’s a troublesome creature as they launch attack in two or more group. Their body length is about 30 cm, but if it turns into a big one, it will exceed 1 m.

“Alright then, it’s Shinichi’s turn!”

Erna quickly hides behind me and pushes my back without any hesitation. I will sermon her later on.

“Sei-!”

The rats were slaughtered quickly, although the other two came to me simultaneously, I didn’t hesitate and cut the two of them in the air. My fighting spirit quickly disappears as it was not enough.

“I want to fight a stronger enemy…”

“As expected, Shinichi is strong! I can’t see your movements at all! You are certainly as good as those intermediate adventurers!”

“I was wondering about it for a long time now, how strong is the adventurer at the top?”

Erna thought about it and started talking.

“Adventurers are divided into beginner, intermediate, advanced, special and master ranks. When you become a special ranker, you can go through any dungeon. Only those who have master rank or those who have been acknowledged by the guild committee are allowed to reveal their names, and they are only few in this world.”

“Guild Committee?”

“The guild committee is a higher organization within the guild. They decide the management and policies within the guild, you can think of them as the guild’s rulers.”

The more I listen, the more I’m interested in the organization called guild.

This adventurer profession is not present on earth, this guild, which is the parent organization of adventurers is veiled in mystery. It’s also strange because guilds are independent organizations from the country. This world arouses my curiosity after all.

Me and Erna start walking again and then we reached the third floor.

“It should come out soon…”

“So what is the request? Can you talk about it now?”

“Oh well, I’m not really hiding it. It seems that there are monsters that often appear in this third level. There is a client who wants materials from that and the reward is high.”

“…That’s not what I want to hear about. Why did you choose it?”

When I asked her that questions, Erna looked hesitant. As I thought, her habit acted up, she took something in particular. Otherwise, it is strange that the reward is high.

“Uhm… I’ve known that this request was posted for a long time now… nobody accepts it because it’s dangerous….. if we ignore it too, it will be left alone….. but even if we ignore this task there will be no problem…”

“Hurry up tell me, what kind of creature are we up against?”

“There are people who say it’s the “fork centipede” in this 3rd level, and their character is timid and they don’t attack unless we attack them. But when they get angry, they are violent, and people who have accepted requests until now haven’t come back………Uhm?”

What’s with this “you can understand it without me saying anything” explanation!

That’s clearly a dangerous monster! Since nobody dared to accept it, it was left alone. That further explains why the reward was high even though it’s just the third level. In that case, it is better to ignore it and hunt some magical beast that could fetch a good price further below.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

But I was intrigued. I want to see the magical beast called fork centipede. I also want to try centipede meat.

“Okay, let’s hunt the fork centipede. Guide me to where it is.”

“As expected of Shinichi! The name Homeless will certainly become famous!”

Becoming famous huh? I tilted my head as I thought about it, but for the time being, I proceeded in the direction Erna is guiding me to.

After walking for about an hour, the atmosphere begins to feel cold. The floor is now covered with thin ice and it makes some noise every time we step on it. Feeling doubtful, I asked Erna, what is going on ahead.

“Why is it so cold?”

“Ah, that’s right! Fork centipedes are magical beasts with ice attribute. I’ll explain it for Shinichi, the uninformed. Magical beasts and monsters imply that they are creatures that can use magic.”

“Hn, then how do you call the creatures that can’t use magic?”

“They are usually known as ordinary animals. Domestic animals and pets fall in this category, but there are few other animals that can’t use magic. Don’t get me wrong about that.”

Hmm, I thought that magical beasts and monsters were common animals in this world, but it seems like there’s a drawn a line between this creatures. As expected of a mysterious world.

“It’s about time…”

Erna holds her bow after she kept the map. The passageway is already cold like a freezer and icicles can be seen on the ceiling. As we proceeded further, we arrived at a dome-shaped room.

“That’s it!”

There was a large centipede in the direction she was pointing. The total length is about 15m, and the width is about 1m. The body is covered in a hard shell and has an overall blue color. I immediately tried the appraisal.

【Appraisal Result: Ice centipede (subspecies): It is considered to be a subspecies of ice centipedes and has ice attribute. Their number has not been confirmed yet, it is a rare magical beast.】

Oh, it’s rare huh?

If that’s the case, I think it’s a shame to leave it alone but I also think that it’s right to ignore it. If it’s like this, Erna may still be hiding something.

“Well then, let’s fight it!”

After she pulled the bow, the wind arrow appeared and it was shot in the eyes of the ice centipede.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Pigyaaaaaaaaaaa!”

The unpleasant cry echoed inside the dome shaped room, the centipede began to aim at me. Its speed is faster than I thought, and its movement looks like it’s sliding on the thin ice. I pull out my sword and tried to cut it but I couldn’t maintain my posture as my feet were slippery.

“Oi, Shinichi! What the heck are you doing!”

Erna shoots an arrow and restrains the centipede.

“Aah, it’s so slippery under my feet! Buy me some time!”

I desperately pushed my sword against the floor and tried to balance myself but the floor of this room is abnormally slippery. Perhaps the adventurers up until now were killed on this floor.

It will be bad if this goes on like this, I take out a magic stone with fire attribute from my bosom.

“I hope this works.”

I removed the yellow magic stone in the sword handle and I replace it with the red magic stone. After touching the magic circle, flame immediately burst out from the blade. As the ice on the floor melted, the room was also filled with hot air.

“Alright! I can fight with this!”

I start running immediately towards the centipede, I then slash it diagonally.

―However, with a shrill sound, my sword was repelled.

“Pigyaaaa!”

The attacked centipede turns its face to me and it emitted intense cold air from its mouth. The floor was once again frozen, and I was covered with icicles.

“Shinichi!?”

I can hear Erna’s shout. Then, the black robe I was wearing showed its power, the ice disappeared as if nothing had happened. Both Erna and the centipede were stunned when they saw that occurrence.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

As soon as I used the pressure point skill, one red dot was displayed on the centipede’s head and two around its back. Is it only effective from the top of the shell?

With that in mind, I thrust my sword at the red dot on its back. The shell was crushed and the tip of the sword was buried deep inside the centipede. It must have been a “weak point”.

“Pigyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

The centipede violently rampages. Gripping the sword in my hand, I endure the violent shaking –it’s as if I’m riding a rampaging horse.

But I’m not done yet,

“Eat this!”

After I touched the magic circle on the handle, flame burst out from the blade. The flame burns the insides of the centipede and then bubbles appear as if its whole body is boiling. A weird smell assaulted my nose then the centipede’s shell turned reddish in color. After I confirmed that the centipede was dead, I pulled out my sword and took a breather.

“We did it! Shinichi that’s truly unbelievable! How did you prevent that magic?”

Erna rushed beside me and repeatedly asked questions with her glittering eyes.

“It’s not a big deal. This robe can prevent magic.”

“Robe?”

When I showed the robe, Erna scrutinizes it.

“Hmm, I wonder if it belongs to a high ranking mage? Still, that was the first time I saw the phenomenon of magic disappearing………”

“Hmm, Hmm”, while she’s mumbling, I peel off the centipede’s shell and put some in my mouth.

“As expected… I’ve never eaten centipede before but this taste is close to a crab. It’s delicious!”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

As I’m eating the mushy centipede, Erna looks at me with a bitter expression.

“That thing is seldom eaten. Aren’t you uncomfortable somewhere?”

“It looks bad, but it’s delicious. Try it.”

“Uh, no thanks…”

Though she said that, it seems that she has no resistance against touching centipede. Erna stripped off the shell to procure the requested material.

“Instead of doing that, isn’t it better if we just carry everything?”

“Look here, how can we carry out such big thing?! Besides, adventurers only take what was requested by the guild…..”

I carried the large centipede. It is lighter than I thought.

“Hey, let’s go.”

“Uh, Uhm……”

It looks like she was about to say something, but there should be no complaints if this is taken to the guild. Besides that, I think that the client would be glad that many materials were available, I believe so.

With that in mind we head out, when we got out, many adventurers who were trying to enter the dungeon were surprised seeing me. Well, anyone would be surprised if they saw someone coming out of the dungeon while dragging a big centipede.

“Look, everyone is surprised you know.”

Erna felt shy and she sneaked away.

This certainly catches people’s attention, but wasn’t that the purpose in the first place? I think that being famous means like this.

“Don’t worry about such small things. Besides, this is for the name homeless to be known. If we don’t do something like this, the impact will not be enough you know.”

“W-Well, that’s right. It may be exactly as what Shinichi says. Impact is also important.”

Erna was convinced by my words. She’s indeed a naïve girl. I am very worried about this child’s future. I tried to enter the city but the soldier keeping guard on the gate stopped me.

“Wait, wait a minute! Where are you bringing that thing?”

“Eh? Isn’t it obvious? To the guild of course.”

“R-Right…but that’s pretty big. There are such creatures in the dungeon huh…”

“Alright then”

The soldier was impressed while looking at the centipede.

It seems that it’s unusual for an adventurer to bring a whole monster in huh.

If it weren’t on the third level, I can only bring the needed materials. When we walked through the city, people stopped and watched me. The children called out “Wow, amazing” and followed me behind.

And I’m repeatedly asked, “which party do you belong to?”, I answered homeless each time. When we arrived in front of the guild, I found a guild staff standing in front of the entrance.

She’s a red-haired woman with a pretty face, but her eyes were squinted and she looks angry.

“I don’t want a whole magical beast. Please carry it to the back of the guild!”

“S-Sorry”

According to the staff’s instructions, we went to the back of the guild and there was a wooden warehouse. After I managed to bring it into the warehouse, I took a break.

“It was a good work out.”

I took out the water bottle from my backpack and drink some water. However, the staff is truly angry.

“Usually you bring only the materials! If it’s like this, the guild will be in trouble!”

“I understand your point but, maybe the client might want the materials for the other parts as well. Can the guild disregard the client’s request?”

“Uhh…”

Seems like I poke the staff’s sore spot. But I didn’t mean to say anything wrong. Work is not just about being ordered. We can say that we have done a good job if we develop further from there.

Isn’t it natural to find out what the customer wants? And if the client doesn’t need any other material, I will just handle it. The only bother is that I need to rent a warehouse in the guild.

“I-I understand! If you have any of these things in the future, please bring them directly to the warehouse! It’s no longer of my concern!”

The staff was so angry that she left the warehouse. When I see such a figure, I can’t help but laugh inside. I remember the company I was running. She was like those employees who overreact seeing someone who doesn’t abide the common practice.

“It isn’t good after all…”

Erna looks dejected.

“Don’t worry. Later you can see that we made a good move. Be confident.”

“Un……”

Speaking of that, a man entered the warehouse.

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When we entered the store, a bulldog-like storekeeper is puffing smoke. The puffed out white smoke changes its shape and disappears as it reached near the ceiling.

Looking at his figure, I remember my father.

My father was a heavy smoker. My father was an employee of a small company, but he used to come to the office without rest every day and as he comes home, he smokes. When I was young, I thought that my father’s smoke was magical. One day, my father was diagnosed with lung cancer, and a few years later he breathed his last at the hospital.

I didn’t smoke as I didn’t want to end up like my father, even so, my father’s image was still imprinted on my mind. That’s why I feel nostalgic seeing the owner.

When the shopkeeper noticed our arrival, he smiled at us.

“Oh! Isn’t this Tanaka-kun! Did you bring some weapon again?”

“Um, I would like to ask you to buy it.”

I place the weapons collected at the disposal site at the counter. This is a weapon store, a place we have visited many times over the past four days. It’s a great place that buys the weapons and armors that we collected, albeit at a low price.

As the shopkeeper begins to identify the weapons, he writes down the price on paper one after another. I’m used to this process.

The owner’s name is Rodman. He seems to be the third owner of this Rodman weapon store. He looks like a bulldog as he has a lot of wrinkles on his cheeks and his head is turning bald. The only hairs left are on both sides of the head and occipital region. He wore loose light blue clothes and according to him, he has about 10 the same clothes.

Me and Erna decided to sit on a chair in the store as we wait, at the same time, I’m observing Rodman’s appraisal.

“As I see it, Rodman is looking at prices using appraisal skill?”

“Na? Well, I have it, but I can’t see the price. It’s something I decide by my experience.”

“Oh… By the way, what is the rank of your appraisal skill?”

When I curiously asked, Rodman shook his finger gently indicating his refusal.

“The content of the skill is a trade secret. And don’t ask other people about their skill. It’s better to be careful because not everyone would want to be asked about it.”

“Is that so? I didn’t know that. I’m still ignorant about this country, I can learn from this.”

 “Uhaha, don’t worry about it. Ask me anything if you like it. Ah-, If you want to know the skills of others, I’ve heard that you can see it by raising the rank of your appraisal skill.”

I pondered to Rodman’s words. What does it mean to see the skills of others?

He then keeps talking.

“I don’t like it but, it seems that Great Mage Moore-sama was able to see through someone’s stats thru his appraisal skill. Well it’ll be easier to handle humans if their status is known. I think that it is only natural for him to be called a wise man.”

“It’s possible to see others status using appraisal skill huh….isn’t it bad if valuable information is known?”

“That’s a good point. More than that, I just finished the appraisal, look at the price.”

I receive the paper from Rodman. There was a list of weapon types and prices. Each one seems cheap, but the total price is not bad.

“This is fine. By the way, can I ask why it is so cheap?”

“Oh, these are all iron weapons. They are of poor quality and are a not suitable to be used as second-hand goods. So, these cheap iron scraps will be melted and processed into new weapons. If you aim for a high price, I recommend steel or magic steel.”

“Magic steel?”

“Magic steel is a metal that absorbs a large amount of magical power during the manufacturing of steel. It looks red and has a higher hardness than steel. It is number one for its magic efficiency, it has small amount of magical power and it also boosts up power.”

Rodman brought a sword from the back of the store. The design is simple, but it looks strange.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“This is a magic steel sword.”

After I received the sword, I try to pull it out of the sheath. The crimson blade reflected like a mirror, it’s red like blood and hot like a flame, it was a clear reminder of the enemies killed. It was as if it was showing me the concept of a real weapon.

“I can see that this as a great item. Is it okay to show it to me?”

I return the sword to Rodman.

“This is my best weapon. But that’s not a big deal. There are more and more awesome weapons in the world. With such weapons that wield murderous aura, wouldn’t the enemy run away?”

I was satisfied with Rodman’s words. The sword he was talking about was definitely murderous.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

It’s not strange to feel murderous aura in a sword but it’s more proper to say that it exists not to protect the owner but to kill his opponents. In other words, it’s that kind of sword. I appraised the sword that Rodman was holding.

【Appraisal Result: Pedro’s sword: A demon’s sword that the hero Pedro did not release until his death. It is said that the number of swords clashed with this sword is about the same as the number of stars, and Pedro’s son who betrayed him was also killed using this sword. 】

Uh, yeah… As expected of a sword with such history…

Rodman owned such ridiculous item. It seems to have a high historical value.

“What happened? Perhaps…did you identify this sword?”

“I’m sorry. I just thought of appraising it and it turned out to be a gem more than I expected.”

“You don’t need to apologize. For anyone who has appraisal skill, it’s something they can do. Do you want to know why I have this sword?”

“Was it given to you by someone?”

When I asked him, Rodman snickered, “Nishihi” and he had that haughty and nasty smile for a while.

“I’m shocked hearing that, you are a descendant of the hero Pedro, right? Isn’t that impressive?”

I couldn’t fully understand how amazing it was but Erna, who was next to me, start yelling, “Eh-!? Amazing!”

What is a hero in the first place?

“Shinichi! He’s a descendant of that Pedro! He was a legend during the war, he killed thousands!”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Uh, um… you worked hard during the war…”

At this moment, I’m having a cold sweat. It’s depressing that I don’t know the story about the war. If I knew the history, I would have been able to join in their conversation. For the time being, I decided to change the conversation.

“Well then, can I have the money?”

“Oh-, wait a minute.”

Rodman takes out a leather bag, takes out some silver and copper coins and hands them to me. It’s worth about 50,000 yen. It’s a pretty good income for a day.

“Oh, yeah. Since you’re collecting equipments in the dungeon, didn’t you also find some magic stones? I’m also buying magic stones, so if you like, you can bring it with you next time.”

“Magic stone?”

When I inclined my head in doubt, Erna took out a red stone from her bosom.

“Shinichi, this is a magic stone. Magic stones grow in the place where magical power accumulates and is used in our daily lives. It sometimes grows in dungeons, so we adventurers collect this magic stones and make money through it.”

“Hoh, Magic stone huh. I’ve always been wondering, how do you use it?”

“Eh? It’s pretty easy. Just pour your magic into the stones with the same attribute as yours.”

Erna focused her attention to the red magic stone and a small fire appeared on the stone. At the same time, I’m shocked. If it’s like this, many people have fire attribute and they could easily use magic stones as lighters. On the other hand, I have no attributes so it was natural that I couldn’t use it.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

Somehow it’s regrettable.

“Kuu, this topic is ok now. Rodman, I have a magic stones so I will bring it next time.”

“Thank you. Since magic stones are consumable items, it’s great to have more suppliers.”

After we bid goodbye to Rodman, I go out with Erna.

“Hey, Shinichi why are you angry?”

“I’m not angry. By the way, are there magic stones with no attributes?”

“Hmm… There are things like that but… the effect may change depending on the stone. Those that cannot be identified were also grouped together with those no attributes, there are many special things here you see.”

“Oh, I see… so there are magic stones with no attributes huh.”

I’m relieved inside. I also want to use magic. It’s depressing that people around me can use such useful powers, but I can’t use it at all. In addition, the incompetent label is something that is difficult to remove once it is known.

“Hey, what are we going to do now? You got some money, we’re shopping right?”

“… you can’t buy clothes. Rather than that, we’re going to show up in the guild today.”

“Yehey! You finally got the motivation to form a party with me!”

“………”

I have already registered an adventurer in the guild. However, the party application with Erna was put on hold. There is no merit being registered as a party in the guild in the first place. According to the guild rules, adventurers can get equal evaluation by forming a party. If you get a certain degree of evaluation, you will be given priority to work, and some reward will be added.

But it’s also something you can do even without a party. Besides, I’m not asking for more work. It’s enough that I get rewarded of this life. So I wasn’t attracted to forming party.

“What should I name the party~ Hmm, thunder dragon claws is cool after all, right~”

Erna is grinning while thinking of a party name. It’s a bit pitiful to betray her expectations. Nowadays, it feels more like I have a daughter, so it’s okay to be selfish once in a while.

“Alright, I understand. We’ll form a party. But I’ll name it instead.”

“Eh !? Fine then! Thank you!”

She hugged me and her plump chest is pressed against me. My cheeks relaxed feeling that softness. Mufufu.

“I don’t like Shinichi’s eyes! What are you thinking about?”

“I’m sorry. I’m not that kind of man.”

Erna who jumps aside, stared at my eyes. I tried to make excuses for the time being, but because of my excitement, my breathing was rough. I’m troubled that my body is just this honest.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

As we went near the guild, the axe and cane sign appeared in my view. The building retains its dignity like a temple, and is known as an authoritative organization in this country.

“Adventurer’s Guild”, it’s the name of an organization that confronts every challenge. Once inside the guild, many people are talking in front of the bulletin board. The bulletin board is filled with requests, and you can see a wide variety of content such as subjugating monsters and collecting herbs.

It’s interesting because there are even requests to find cat, etc. I turn at the side of the bulletin board and head to the counter.

“I want to apply for a party, is it alright?”

“Yes. Alright, please fill in here.”

The receptionist smiles at me and presents a document. I smoothly wrote down my name and Erna’s name, and after a little thought, I wrote down the party name. The receptionist who received it bows his head.

“Uhm… this…?”

“Register with that. Anyhow, it’s our party. Though I don’t know how long it will last.”

“Alright then…”

After the registration was completed, I left the counter. Soon after, Erna caught me and asked a question.

“What did you name it?”

“What you say, I just use our current name as it is.”

“What’s with that!? Don’t put on airs, tell me!”

“Our party name is “Homeless”.”

Erna freak out.

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After I wake up, as usual, I stretch my back and start muscle training. After sweating a little, it is the usual bathing. It’s really cold and comfortable.

“Alright, shall we go to the field?”

I equipped myself with a sword on my waist and some light equipment, it’s perfect after I put on the black robe, I lifted the Mithril Hoe right after.

My body clock says it’s now 5 o’clock in the morning, I wake up quite early but there are still a lot to do. I knocked on the bookshelf, the entrance to the bedroom and then I heard a voice from the inner part.

“I’m awake!”

“We’ll be going to the field so get ready.”

“Ye-es”

I then heard rustling sounds in the bedroom, Erna opened the door and came out. She’s wearing the light equipment as usual but she had a bow on her back and a cane on her hand.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Huaaa, I’m still sleepy-”

“You can go back to bed, I’ll go to the field.”

 “I’m just joking. I also need to properly tend to the field.”

While saying so, she did not overlook to look at me as if she’s gonna bite me to death. I can’t help it if she’s really that sleepy. Still, her neat grooming is impressive, as expected of a woman. Both me and Erna carried an empty rucksack, we went out of the hideout and proceed to the fields.

A week has passed since I met Erna. I couldn’t understand the language at first but Erna taught me and I mastered it in three days. I was surprised learning it in such short time, my memory power has increased and it seems to be the effect of the Saint Water.

I quickly learned the words, but I couldn’t get used to it immediately. So I decided to live only in the common language of this world, now I am completely fluent.

The only thing that has changed in the past week is my work.

I’ve been living homeless since I came to this world, but since Erna says she’s anxious about being self-sufficient, we decide to become an adventurer. But that doesn’t mean much. We went to a guild facility and register, and after that we get a job whenever we want. There are various restrictions, but it doesn’t seem to matter now.

Well, the reason why I decided to live with Erna has connection with this adventurer’s work. Adventurers are said to be called a “party” where few people come together.

When you become comrades, you can share a living space together. I also heard that it is necessary to bring the living areas as close as much as possible.

I also think it’s normal since they are your comrades but even if they don’t live together… Ah- No, that’s a big mistake. It is common story for adventurers to live together, and it is common sense to live together to save money.

In fact, I went to the city and watched the adventurer’s life for a while, but it was a poor life or a miserable one. It seems that some people make a lot of money, but there are only a handful of people who own a house or a mansion. It’s a difficult world.

Returning to the topic, Erna begged me to form a party with her. I consented without realizing it and started living together in this way, but deep inside I also enjoy this setup.

She has taught me the language and just thinking that there is a beautiful woman beside you will heal your dreary heart. Of course I also experienced those “happening”. Erna is slim but her chest is quite big.This is translated by Yume Neiji

Now, me and Erna are more like farmers than adventurers.

“Well, we’ve arrived at the field. Let’s work properly today too.”

“Alright, I’ll start weeding now.”

After we arrived at the field, we immediately start work. Perhaps because of the pollination a week ago, new seedlings are growing in the field. After I water the seedlings, I move to another field. I’ve added another field over the past week, right now, I’m just tending the seedlings every day.

The growth rate of the plants in the miniature garden is abnormal. It’s a funny story that the seeds planted yesterday had buds the next day.

However, it is normal here, and even plants brought from outside will jump up in its growth rate. The conclusion is that this place is extraordinary, not only the plant, but I feel that the harvested vegetables are also unusual.

“Hmm, the seedlings are doing well. As expected, in this environment even without insects it’s easy to grow plants. It seems that there is no need to worry about pests and it is the ideal garden.”This is translated by Yume Neiji

“Shinichi–! I harvested today’s portion!”

Erna happily shows the vegetables she holds in her hands.

“Would you like to go back to the hideout and start preparing for our breakfast?”

“Ah, wait a minute! There’s a bird over there, so I’ll shoot it down first.”

She packed the vegetables in her rucksack, took out her bow, and start running. Erna is basically a wizard. No, in this world it’s called a “mage”, she looks exactly like a mage. However, the magic that she can use is too weak, and in the streets, she is known as the “Defective” Mage. There is one thing that she is good at, that is archery.

Elf race were also called the “people of the forest”, and it is said that the talents for magic and archery are naturally high.

Naturally, as an elf, she is also good at using bows, her archery skill has already reached intermediate level. Still, since it seems to be within the elves capability, her skill was not even considered high.

By the way, there is a reason why Erna went to the dungeon without using a bow. An ordinary bow needs to have an arrow. It cost money and it was a heavy burden on her poor life. It seems that the one she could only end up using is a sword but she still lacks talent and has not reached the beginner level.

Yes, Erna is a poor child.

Nevertheless, the bow of the old tree given by me solves the problem. At first she was surprised as it was a great weapon, but she gladly accepted it, it is now treated as her own weapon.

While thinking about such a thing, Erna holding a bow aimed at the bird for about two seconds and shot an arrow.

The bird hit by the arrow cried, “Kuke!?” and fell to the ground. Today as well, her skill was cleanly executed.

“Shinichi! Look at this!, it’s a kokko bird!”

I grab the chicken-like bird that Erna showed me happily. I took out the knife, cut off its neck then wrap a rope around its legs. I hang it against the tree.

“Erna is quick in this kind of work. Did you do the same thing in the forest?”

“Yeah, the country of elves is in the woods and my hunting skill is good.”

“Why did you come out of the elf country?”

When I said so, Erna’s face changed to a crying expression.

“B-Because… Elves have magic… But my magic…”

“Wait! It was my bad! S-So don’t cry!”

It was dangerous. I forgot that “Magic” and “Elf Country” is a sensitive topic for Erna. I don’t know what I was thought of in my hometown, but I’m sure it’s a past I want to forget.

When the bird’s blood was drained of, me and Erna returned to the 20th floor and went straight to the disposal site.

“Uh… I can’t really get use to this smell… Uh…Shinichi’s fine though…”

“I’m used to the strong smell, I don’t think much about this.”

Saying that, I start collecting usable items from the pile of corpses. When I first guided her here, Erna hated it so much, but now she seems to have gotten used to it even a little.

First and foremost, adventurers are used to seeing corpses. It is a common story that some comrades could die in the dungeon. Perhaps because of such a foundation, she changed quickly. The other thing is that she seemed to be taken in by the charm of money.

“Hooray! This adventurer has 10 silver coins!”

“That’s a good harvest. Let’s thank him for it and let’s use it carefully.”

When we finished looting the corpses, we spread today’s harvest on the floor.

“Forty-five copper coins, fifteen silver coins, four iron swords, two axes and three canes. Food are dried meat, bread, and a little seasoning. I think today’s harvest is okay.”

“But why are there so many dead people every day? Do they not think of stopping?”

As I asked doubtfully, Erna shakes her head.

“There are only three ways a commoner can get rich –becoming a soldier, succeeding as a merchant, or becoming an adventurer and be a successful person. Of these options, being an adventurer is the fastest. Nobody wants to be poor, mostly they want to become famous and rich.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Successful career huh…. Foolish! Even if you have money and fame, once you lose something important, it’s meaningless.”

I uttered those words as if to refute Erna’s words. I know this because it was something I had learned. I lost my family, and my treasured company was gone due to betrayal. If you forget what you are earning for, your money will disappear quickly.

“Shinichi?”

“Hn. Ah-, Sorry. I just remembered the past. Should we go back to the hideout for breakfast?”

“………”

Erna stared at me and looked a little grumpy.

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After eating breakfast, I prepared my luggage. The empty rucksack is now packed with swords, axes, spears, etc., I was already equipped with my things so we could depart anytime.

“Hey, Shinichi. I can’t use this cane…”

Erna was pointing at a cane in the corner of the room. It is the mysterious cane that cannot be known even by using appraisal, it is probably the item used by the former resident.

“Isn’t it the Great Mage’s? Do you want that person’s cane?”

“Isn’t it obvious?! It’s the cane of Moore, the Great Mage! It’s a national treasure grade, it’s a marvellous treasure!”

Moore, the Great Mage, is a mage who was said to have existed in the world a thousand years ago.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

He is known to be the person who laid the foundation for the current magical theory, and the miracle that he caused is innumerable. It is said that he is a wise man who has left his legend all over the world.

The problem here is the life of Moore, the Great Mage. After being hailed as a wise man, he is said to have died and the world don’t even know the reason why. However, there are many books in the hideout that are famous as Moore’s legacy. And all of it was handwritten.

By the way, it is said that this hideout was the house of Moore the Great Mage. Knowing this fact, Erna quivered, but she was greedy as she read the books and she began to make a creepy smile. Her eyes look like that of an avenger.

She wants the staff of such a great mage, but I don’t care. I’ll give it if she wants it.

“Take what you like because I can’t use magic anyway.”

“I did it! Now I’m also a wise man– Ouch!?”

When she tried to touch the cane, something like a bzzzzt sound echoed and an electric current flowed out. It’s somehow as expected. I had a bad feeling about it that I didn’t touch the cane at all, so I was convinced that something will happen.

“As expected, I guess the cane chooses its owner. You see, I’m afraid that not just anyone can use the Great Mage’s cane.”

“Uhu… the cane refused me…”

She seems about to cry, but I can’t do anything about it. The one who refused her was the Great Mage’s cane, and she has her own cane already. Her magic complex seems to be severe when it comes to this point.

“Alright, get ready we will head to town now.”

I carry the rucksack on my back as I say so, Erna carries her luggage in the same way and follows me out. Like that, we proceed to the miniature garden. We went to the Temple of Teleportation while defeating monsters.

“We will now transfer to the ground.”

“Yes”

Me and Erna touched the black stone plate. The scenery distorted and darkened only for a moment then the scenery on the ground spread out in front of me. We were transferred to the ground.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“We’ve arrived. Alright, let’s go to town.”

As soon as we went out to the ground, we start walking toward the city. This is the fifth time I have come to the ground. There are various purposes heading out, but the common thing is to get money.

My current life can be self-sufficient, but still seasoning and things that bring color to life are necessary. Then we also need money. For that, we have to go to the ground and earn that money.

While walking towards the city, Erna began to make demands for today’s shopping.

“I think we need soap after all. Saint water keeps our body clean but it will smell nicer, don’t you think?”

“Rejected. Soap stains water. Saint water seems to have more detergency than soap, so it’s unnecessary.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Ugh… So new clothes!? I don’t have much clothes…ok?”

“It’s also rejected. Didn’t you say that you will buy clothes last time? And I know that you have more than twenty clothes already.”

As I say so, once again, Erna groaned with a “Gnununu” sound. Even though she lived in poverty, she handles money extravagantly.

Well, it seems that she was saving money elsewhere, but if I am to be asked, it’s a waste of money. When I was still a president I haven’t even thought I would have experience being homeless. When we arrived in town, we greet the soldiers at the entrance.

“How are you doing?”

To this question, the soldiers smiled.

“It’s no good. It doesn’t seem like I can succeed today either.”

“It’s okay, proof of promotion doesn’t mean that soldiers can’t succeed in life. Eat this and cheer up.”

We divide the chicken caught today to the soldiers.

Probably because I am an elderly person, when young people are depressed, I feel like encouraging them. The soldiers who received the meat smiled and salutes at me.

“Thank you for your kindness Tanaka-dono.”

“Good, I don’t live in this city, but there will be days when I’ll ask you to take care of me.”

After saying that, as I parted from the soldier, Erna whispered softly.

“Shinichi is young, but he acts like an old man, right?”

Ugh! To just blurt out my private worry like that…

We walked through the city and entered a store.

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Erna and me left the building and decided to go shopping for the time being. I think it is the best way to see the culture of this world.

“Erna, guide me to the market.”

“Market?”

She tilted her head. Helpless, I can only ask her to guide me to the market with gestures. Perhaps it was transmitted, she took my hand and we begin to proceed through the city.

“Market!”

The place she guided me to is a bar. This time, I took out paper and pen, I effortlessly showed her a drawing of the market.

 “This is the market!”

“Market? … ΨΔ *!”

Perhaps she finally understood as I am guided to a similar place this time. Many stalls are lined up in a row and vegetables and fruits placed in boxes or stands are piled up. The clerk calls out to the customer, and when the customer pays, the customer receives the product and leaves. The market is full of vitality, and it seems that business is flourishing everywhere.

While looking at the store, I pick up new vegetables and fruits and use the appraisal.

【Appraisal Result: Pupu’s Fruit: A common fruit from the Kingdom of Rogas. It has a strong sourness and is often used for cooking. 】

【Appraisal Result: Cabeji: Common vegetables from the kingdom of Rogas. It has a light taste and a pleasant texture. Used in many dishes】

I see. Thinking about it, I tried Appraisal on Erna and I found out some interesting information.

【Appraisal Result: Erna Frederia: The race is an elf. Age is 19 years old. She is the second daughter of the Frederia family and has a complex being a beginner mage. Current obsession is to observe Shinichi Tanaka】

19 years old is very young. Oh right, I am also young. If so, she is older than me?

It is a strange feeling. But what is an elf race? Unlike me, Erna has long and sharp ears. I am convinced that it is a racial characteristic, but is it different from me?

….Well, I think it’s wrong to compare it with a homeless race, so I’ll stop prying. I choose vegetables and fruits then I hand over a gold coin to the clerk.

“Ψβ§ !?”

The clerk who looked at the gold coin showed a stern look. Erna immediately takes the gold coin from the clerk and hand over a silver coin.

“§ * Ψ! ΞξΛ!”

For some reason, Erna dropped her fist on my head. My aching head gets confused. Why did she knock me?

Erna takes out the silver coins, she arranges the silver and gold coins in front of her. She then drew a picture on paper and told me that gold coins are worth one hundred silver coins.

“I see, that means I paid a lot of money… I feel bad.”

If you pay 100,000 yen or 1 million yen at a stall, anyone would be troubled. I can consent that Erna got angry. Just in case, I also used appraisal on the gold coin, I got some useful information.

【Appraisal Result: Rogas Gold Coin: Gold coin circulating in the Kingdom of Rogas. From the bottom, the values ​​are copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and pure silver coins. Gold coins are worth 100 silver coins, and it is said that one gold coin can live for a year in the Kingdom of Rogas. 】

It’s a good amount to live in a year!

If so, once converted to yen, would it be about 1 million yen? It is probably that much as I see that the explanation does not say that you can live and play. In that case, it’s really silly that I try to pay a million yen at a stall.

I wish I could just disappear…

After I receive the vegetables and fruits from the clerk, I thank Erna and give her one gold coin. She look at me from head to toe, I bet she must have doubted my actions. She then went inside a store, she bought shoes and put them in front of me.

 “Shoes?”

Her hand holds a leather bag full of silver coins. Why did she buy shoes here? Thinking of it, I look at my shoes, it’s worn out but there are no holes on it though. Originally, the shoes were collected from the corpse, so I remember that they were already worn out.

So Erna was observing me before...

“Thank you. I’ll use it carefully.”

The size of the shoes was perfect and the comfort was excellent. Erna is also happy to see my appearance. She must really be a good girl with a beautiful heart. After that, we went around the market and bought a lot of vegetables, fruits and meat. However, the store I was looking for didn’t seem to be on the market. So I could only ask Erna about it.

“Is there a place that sells pepper and sugar?”

She has a dubious look. I take a bottle of pepper from my bosom and show it to her.

“§ * Ψ”

As she understood, we move to the center of the city, I was guided to a store instead of a stall. The signboard has a pot and black fruit on it, so it seems to be a seasoning store. Above all, the smell of spices drifted from inside the store.

There are many spices and rock salt in a box inside the store, and it seems that female customers mainly purchase them. A man dressed in light equipment is thinking while looking at something like curry powder.

For the time being, I asked the clerk for the pepper and sugar, he immediately prepared it as if he could understand my language. I licked a little, and it is definitely pepper and sugar.

“This is good, I want to buy 500g each.”

When I make a gesture of 500g, the clerk nods and presents the pepper and sugar in a hemp bag. Erna gently hands over 10 silver coins to the clerk.

“If one silver coin costs about 10,000 yen, so 500g is 100,000 yen. It’s quite expensive. Maybe that’s why I didn’t find much pepper on those corpses.”

I’ve been feeling that way for a long time. I had obtained rock salt and pepper by looting the corpses but pepper was overwhelmingly less frequent than rock salt. In addition, one out of hundred corpses carrying sugar is already a blessing. I smile happily after receiving the pepper and sugar.

“This will not make my life more challenging. I’m worried about other spices, but I’ll settle with this for now.”

After I put the seasoning in my rucksack, it’s time to start walking around the town to get back to the hideout.This is translated by Yume Neiji

“§Δ * !?”

Erna holds me back and asks where I am going –I gradually understood what she was trying to say with her facial expressions and gestures, but how far is this child going to tag along?

“I’m going home, you should go home too.”

I took out the map and pointed at it and gestured that I am now going home.

“ΒΛΨ!? Ψξ !?”

Erna showed a surprised expression, she looked amazed but she kept on holding her head. It feels like she’s making fun of me. She takes my hand and leads me somewhere.

“W-What’s going on? Where are you taking me to?”

After walking for a while, we arrived at a place like an inn. She tells me to wait here while she rush into the inn-like building.

“What the heck…” translated by Yume Neiji

About 20 minutes later, Erna came out with a bag that was enough to make a big rucksack. She is also holing a cane in her hand and she’s gasping for breath. There’s even a bra hanging from the mouth of her rucksack, perhaps it’s because she prepared it in a hurry.

“ΨΘξ! §Δ * Ψ!”

She starts walking with the luggage on her back, like she’s saying, “Let’s go!”

I finally become aware of it from there. She said she will live with me!

“W-wait! I didn’t say we’ll live together! And it’s dangerous for a woman of age to sleep together with me! It’s really dangerous! Think again!”

“§ * Φ!”

Even if I persuade her, she doesn’t seem to listen. What on earth is happening! I couldn’t understand her at all so I held my head in frustration. I wonder if she’s worried for me that’s why she want us to live together…

If so, I’ll be really grateful, but she doesn’t have the obligation to do that. As expected, I am worried that a woman of age will follow me home.

I am certainly not a Saint!

I am an ordinary man who reads erotic books and has been to brothels. And now I have a young body. I don’t know what can happen next. This really is dangerous after all!

I still attempt to persuade Erna as we continue on the way but she refuses to respond, as if all my words fell into a deaf ear. Before I knew it, we already left the city and finally returned to the dungeon’s entrance.

I can’t help but settle on taking her to the hideout.

“What are you trying to do by coming with me?… I don’t know what young people think these days…”

As I said that, I pulled Erna to the Temple of the Teleportation and then I placed my hand on the black stone plate.

【Welcome to the Temple of Teleportation. Shinichi Tanaka has one transfer point registered. Will you be transferred as it is? YES / NO】

Without any hesitation, I select YES.

I immediately feel nauseous afterwards. The surrounding scenery distorted, and the dizziness and nausea attack me as if the body and head were stirred. Even so, I held on Erna’s hand. translated by Yume Neiji

She holds unto my hand and does not let go. Somehow I remembered my wife. When I opened my eyes, it was the miniature garden.

Success! As expected, this was connected to the ground.

“Uhahahahaha! I did it! Now I can go to the ground anytime!”

I jump while running around the plains of the miniature garden. Erna looks around in amazement while sitting on the ground. The vegetation is rich, but you can still see a ceiling when you look up. Surrounded by walls, it’s easy to tell that it’s a different place.

This is the miniature garden in my house.

“We finally get here, I’ll guide you to my hideout!”

I pulled her hand, we crossed the miniature gardens as I led her to the first miniature garden.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“This is my field! Delicious vegetables –Hn-Ah?!”

After I guided her to the field, I was startled. The vegetables that were just replanted are now blooming. Timewise, it shouldn’t have bloom yet… no matter what I think, it’s strange.

I quickly take out a cloth, I touch the flowers to pollinate them. This should increase the number of vegetables, but I am a little worried because I am not familiar with plants. There is no wind here and there are no insects to help pollination, so I’m wondering how it had increased, but it’s better than not blooming at all.

“Φ§ *”

Erna looks around the field and stares at it with admiration. She didn’t hate touching soil, she picks some with her fingers and smells it.

 “Alright, this should be fine for the time being.  Should we head to the hideout now?”

I take her hand and we move on. If she really wants to live with me, I would like to tell her a little more but I think it’s faster to show her the bedroom. In such a small space, I must tell her that it’s impossible to live there alone with a man. Rather, that should normally be the case.

As we climbed to the floor with the water canal, Erna rush to the water canal and stared at the water.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Ψ * §Σ !?”

When she scoops water with her hand, it drops down vigorously. The particles of light twinkled in the water that fell, and the light was fantastically emitted. If so, does she know what this water really is? As I think of it, I realized that I didn’t use the appraisal for this water.

【Appraisal Result: Saint Water: Mysterious water containing a large amount of magical power. Its effect keeps magical beasts and monsters away and brings various benefits to drinkers. 】

As expected, it’s not ordinary water. I use this much water for bathing and drinking water. Is it bad? When I think about it, my guilt rises up.

Erna takes out the water bottle, draw some water and begin to drink.

“Though it’s okay to drink water, we should hurry ahead. Hey, let’s go!”

Erna persistently drinks the water. In fact, she even holds out her cane, “mumumu”, she chants something.

 “ΨΣΦΛ!”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

―But nothing happens.

It’s said that she had a complex being a beginner mage, so maybe she thinks that drinking saint water will enable her to use stronger magic. What a pitiful child, I almost shed tears but I have to hold it in.

“Hey, I’ll really get going.”

This time, she comes with me when I pull her hand. She look so dispirited, perhaps she really want to use magic. Since I can’t use magic from the beginning, it’s hard to sympathize with her feelings but magic may be a big status in this world.

Upon arriving at the hideout, I thrust my finger into the eye of the lion.

“This is my house.”

With a clank, the invisible mechanism begin to move and part of the ceiling begin to open. The scaffolding is lowered as I pulled the chain till it almost reached the water canal and stopped. Looking next to me, Erna was completely stunned. Her expression tells that she don’t know what happened.

 “Hey, let’s go inside.”

Though she’s still bewildered, I pull her hand and entered the hideout. As if welcoming my return, the lighting stand automatically turned on. I checked each room, it is the same as when I left.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

I put my luggage on the floor and take out the frying pan, I begin to grill the orc meat. I also bought bread at the market, thinking that I should prepare a lot of food today, I glance at Erna only to see she’s seated on the floor with a stunned expression.

It seems that it will take some time for her to take in everything.

I put the meat in a pan and place it on a plate. I also put the soup in a bowl and place it on the table. Erna finally begins to move due to the smell and stare at my face.

“It’s yours. I don’t know if it’s delicious, but try it.”

As I said that, I sit on the floor and bite the meat and bread. Me and her silently finish our meal and decide on our room. The place with the bed is Erna’s room. I decided to sleep on the sofa in the living room.

In this way, I decided to share my house with a woman named Erna – without even understanding her.

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Now having a beautiful companion, I hand over the map to Erna.

“Uhm, please tell me the way. I will fight instead.”

Talking while gesturing it, she nodded and accepted the map. It appears that she understood. I was glad, but as soon as she opened the map, she starts to be flustered.

“ΣξΘ!? ΨΛ *!”

She is showing something on the map and appealing for something. I didn’t understand what she is saying, so I urged her to settle down for the time being.

Just what on earth happened?

Erna seemed to pay attention to the letters on the first page. Repeatedly calls out “Moore!” Is Moore the name of a person? That would be a big discovery! The name of the former resident of the hideout may have been found. But she seems to be in a panic though.

“Is Moore that amazing?”

“* ΨΣ!”

I’m not sure, but he should be a great person. Certainly, not only the maps, but all the books left by the former resident appeared to be valuable. If he really is, I might have made a great discovery. But that doesn’t matter now. My purpose is not to look for the former resident, I’m aiming for the ground.

I made a gesture to Erna to look at the map and guide me.

“ΨΣΘ”

Perhaps she understood, she immediately opens the page where the 19th floor is and start checking. Not just her looks, she also has a straightforward personality, she’s really a good child.

Knowing our current position, she points to where we should go next. In this way, me and Erna begin to advance through the dungeon while aiming for the ground.

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“Teriyaaa-!”

I sliced and killed a monster like a brown rat with a length of about 1 meter. Its movement is quick, unless I’m bitten, this creature is nothing.

Currently, we have reached the third floor, and it seems that we will soon be able to get to the ground. Approximately, it took fifteen hours to get here as we took many breaks, finally, we’re now approaching the ground.

I noticed one interesting thing, the monsters visibly weakens as we went up a level. Killer wolf and orcs seem to inhabit the nineteenth floor, and they did not appear in the eighteenth floor.

At the third level, monsters such as rats and caterpillars begin to appear, it’s so uncomfortable as my fighting spirit is on the verge of disappearing. It’s too weak!

I’m not asking for fights, but I’m still not as satisfied compared to my fight in the miniature garden. There is a battle for life there. Even if I become stronger, I’m in danger if I’m not careful.This is translated by Yume Neiji

Oh, I miss those thrills!

While thinking about such things, Erna hits my shoulder.

“ΦΨΣ”

I’m sure she’s saying that we’ll arrive at the stairs soon. When we start walking, we passed a group of two men and a woman. I think that the number of people we passed by has increased, probably because it is close to the ground.

However, I don’t talk to them. When I try to speak with them, Erna would stop me. I don’t know the reason, but I thought I shouldn’t talk too much in the dungeon. In addition, they may be guarded when a stranger, especially a man talks to them. So I didn’t speak and just observe the people passing by.

As we continued going through the dungeon, we found the staircase. It seems that the 2nd and 1st floors are not so wide, so we proceeded quickly while checking the map and in about an hour, we reached the last staircase on the 1st floor.

“Finally the ground huh…”

Erna looks puzzled as she stares at me who’s so excited in front of the stairs. She, who I can’t communicate with will not understand my surging emotions. This will be my first time coming outside in this world so I can’t help but get excited.

In addition, this will prove if this is the world after death, whether it’s heaven or hell or it’s a completely unknown world to me. I still don’t know what’s up there.

“ΦΣΔ!”

Erna hurries to go ahead. As I climb the stairs step by step, the light becomes stronger. It’s the light of day.

“Woah…”

I admire the sight that spreads before my eyes. With a clear blue sky, a gentle breeze sways the flowers. A forest is visible on the endless horizon, and mountains were standing in the distance.This is translated by Yume Neiji

Turning back, I can see the stairs leading down to the ground. I am convinced that I came out of here. As expected, the dungeon seems to have been underground.

“ΦΣ *”

Before I knew it, I was suddenly pushed by the young man who called out to me. I felt uncomfortable, but when I looked around, I found that many people were lining up going in the dungeon. It seems that I was obstructing the path.

“* ΘΛΨ!”

Erna pulled my hand and we move to the side, she seemed to be angry. I’m sure they become cautious because I stopped at the entrance. I want them to spare me since I don’t know the proper manner but I can’t communicate so I can’t make excuses.

When I look around, I find a place where people are gathering in addition to the entrance of the dungeon. White pillars stand in a row, when people put their hands on the black stone plate in the center, they disappear one after another.

It’s similar to the ruins in the miniature garden! I started running in the middle of Erna’s sermon.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“ΛΨ !?”

Once again, Erna is not far from getting angry.

If that thing is what I thought of, it should be possible to make a transfer. There’s a possibility that I would be able to go back to the hideout. I similarly lined up like those people in order to touch the black stone slab.

【Welcome to the Temple of Teleportation. Shinichi Tanaka has one transfer point registered. Would you like to be transferred immediately? YES / NO】

For the time being, I chose NO.

I will probably be sent to the ruins in the miniature garden but there’s no use to confirm that now. Nonetheless, it appears that this is a Temple of Teleportation, it’s worth remembering.

“Ψ * Θ?”

Erna strangely looks at me. Her stare clearly asks, “What are you trying to do by going to the Temple of Teleportation now?”. This is necessary for me, I don’t have any plans on ​​letting go of the hideout just because I got on the ground. After all, I will continue to live in the dungeon.

 “Well then, guide me to the town.”

When I told that, Erna understood as she pointed to a city-like place in the distance.

“Mana!”

It means Mana City. I nodded and start walking with Erna towards the city.

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After walking for about two hours, we finally arrived at the entrance of the city. It seems to be a fairly large city in the vicinity, the atmosphere is a reminiscence of medieval Germany.

Each building is characterized by colorful walls and triangular roof and the stone pavement seems to be generously used with few advanced techniques.

“ΨΨΘ”

Erna pulled into my hand like saying “Let’s go”, so I stepped into the city. There were soldiers wearing armors at the entrance, but apparently we are able to enter and leave the city freely.

As a homeless person, I am not good at someone like a police officer, so I hope that I will not be involved in the future. Once we entered the city, I can see stalls everywhere. Everything looks delicious and smells good, but right now I don’t have the money and I can’t understand the price.

“ΘΨ *? ΞΣβ?”

When Erna went in front of the stall, she took something out of her pocket and handed it to the owner. Then she receives two pieces of meat on the skewers.

“ΛΨ!”

She offered the skewered meat to me.

“I-Is it okay? I don’t have money you see…”

“ΨΔ *!”

She place the skewered meat on my hand and she starts to eat the other one. Apparently, it’s her way of saying it’s her treat.

When I put the meat on my mouth, it is very delicious. However, compared to an orc’s meat, this meat has less fat and felt firm.

After the meal, Erna takes me somewhere. I was thinking it’s about time to have our separate ways, but it doesn’t feel like that kind of atmosphere. She took me to a certain building.

A large temple built on white stone stands out and many people enter as if being swallowed into the building. The sign has an axe and a cane drawn on it, but I can’t read the letters.

 “* ΛΨ!”

Erna pulls my hand and guides me into the building. The building had a simple structure. There are many reception desks lined up by women and a large number of large bulletin boards.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

At first glance, it looks like a bank, but there’s a thirst for blood in the atmosphere. Many people are that of white or black, and sometimes I can see yellow races, but I don’t see any Japanese.

They often carry a sword on their hips, a bow on their back, and a cane. Such type of people were entering this building. Looking at this scene, I am very surprised. I wonder if this is a gathering of hunters in the dungeon.

With that in mind, I start to understand. I’m sure that people like hunters will come and register their dungeon quests here. A number of posters depicting monsters are posted on the bulletin board as evidence. Many people look at it, peel off the paper, and bring it to the counter, so I am probably correct.

However, Erna pulls me and takes me to the stairs in the back of the building.

……..Hn? We are not going to get a quest?

At the end of the stairs, there is a large room with a counter.

“ΘΨ * Λ”

After saying that, Erna puts her rucksack on the counter. Immediately after, the receptionist look into the contents of the rucksack, he then takes it to the table in the back and starts checking it one by one. Me and Erna sat down in a chair and waited for a while.

Perhaps they are evaluating the material of the monsters here?

As I am assessing the situation, Erna handed me something.

“ΛΛ *”

It is the map I had lent her. She gestures, “This is a valuable thing, don’t let it get robbed”. That’s for certain, this map is very valuable to me, so I don’t want to be robbed. I put the book in my rucksack and zip it tight.

 “** ΨΦ!”

The man who was appraising Erna’s item called her. She receives her rucksack and something like few silver coins. With that much material, I’m sure it will get a good price.

Erna’s face was dark.

“Is it not that much?”

 “ΦΨ * ……”

Twenty silver coins are held in her hand. I can’t say anything without knowing how valuable it is. But judging from her look, I knew that it wasn’t a good price.

“Ah right, I also brought materials just in case…”

I approach the counter and take out the materials one after another from the rucksack. I also take out a bag containing Cure Mushroom and ask for an appraisal.

“Wow! ΨβΛ ……”

The man uttered words as he is impressed, he moves everything to the table in the back and enthusiastically begin the appraisal.

Hmmm, maybe it will fetch a good price?

If that’s the case, it looks like I can buy seasonings in this city.

“ΨβΛ * Θξ !?”

Erna grabs my shoulder and shakes me violently. She asks “ΨβΛ !?” many times, so I think she’s reacting to the materials I have taken out. She looked into her rucksack and picked up a mushroom and pointed at it.

“Ah-, Cure Mushroom? Why? Is it rare?”

Despite asking that, Erna repeats her gesture that looks like she’s saying, “This has great value!”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Was it that valuable?

Since it grew a lot in the miniature garden, I thought it wasn’t a rare thing.

 “ΨΘξ, Tanaka Shinichi”

When my name is called, I go up the counter and receive five gold coins from the man. Compared from Erna’s, mine seems to have fetched a lot of money. Even if I don’t know anything, I understand the value of gold and silver.

Looking at Erna, she looked envious. Then, she hands out the silver coins in her hand. I wonder what it means.

 “Θξ*…..”

Does she want to say thank you for my help? If so, that’s unthinkable. I’m completely satisfied that I met Erna. I enjoyed the short trip with her.

I shake my head and refuse to accept the silver coins.

“Just the thought itself is enough for me. We will part ways here, but I’m looking forward to seeing you again someday.”

When I wave my hand and try to leave, Erna hugs my waist and holds me with all her might.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

W-What!? Why did she stop me?

 “* ΞβΛ! ΛΨΘ!”

When she yelled out, the other people around us begin whispering after seeing us. I knew it! Just now, she must have shouted something weird.

 “Alright, I understand, let me go first.”

When I said so, she smiled. I’m not sure, but maybe she wants to follow me. Well, I’m happy to spend some time with a beautiful woman, so it’s not a bad thing for me.

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I fill my rucksack with food, water, and many others then as soon as I packed it, I rush out of the hideout. If I can go to the ground, my current circumstances will change drastically. There are a lot of things I want to know such as what time is it now, is it in the morning? Or evening?, where this is, what kind of place it is and I want to know about the true nature of the monster-like creatures here.

I miss people more than anything. I’m homeless, but I do feel lonely if there is no one to talk to!This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Once I find the stairs to go up, I pull out my sword. Previously, there was an orc above this, it’s unlikely that there is only one. I should be prepared to fight Orcs again. When I went up the stairs, the dome-shaped room was empty.

Was it my unfounded worry?　

I leave the sword as it is and proceed further. The nineteenth floor has brick walls and floors as before. If there are no monsters, it would be a good place. As I think of that, my ears suddenly pick up the sounds of multiple footsteps, it’s the sound of a dog-like beast running on the hard floor. They are approaching here rapidly.

Perhaps it’s the group of brown wolves. I grasp my sword with the intention of greeting them with an attack.

“Awooooo!”

The owner of those footsteps appears in my field of view. As expected, the five wolves are sprinting towards me. They’re ferocious looking because of their bared fangs. I appraise the wolves.

【Appraisal Result: Killer Wolf: Always act in a flock, and if it finds a prey, they will call a friend and attack in a group. Its nature is extremely ferocious.】

“I see, it doesn’t even look like a wolf?”

One of the wolves that came up to a close distance jumps to the side.

“Ha! Slow!”This is translated by Yume Neiji

I cut down from the bottom while evading the wolf’s fangs. While I’m at it, I cut off all the wolves that jumped one after another.

It’s much slower than the beasts in the miniature garden. Perhaps, the strength of the monsters may change for each level. I do not eat dog breeds, so I leave the wolves as it is, I proceed steadily. At crossroads, I walked straight on.

“There is a mark. This is the place where I appeared…”

I discovered the place marked with a cross on the floor, I observe the area. This is the place where I appeared in the dungeon and my starting point. The skeleton that should have been nearby has already disappeared.

“Hnnn? Bones?…”

I notice the incompatibility. When the creatures die here, they will be taken to the disposal site after a while. It cannot be skeletonized…

But it’s a fact that there was a human skeleton near me… I even took its possessions and equipment. However, I am pondering if it was really a bone with its strange whiteness.

“Now this is a problem, seems like this is really a mysterious place. It’s okay to know it later, but I don’t wanna live while the truth is in the darkness.”

When I check the map, there seems to be a hidden door ahead. So I start walking after burning the starting point in my eyes.

After walking for a few minutes, I reach a dead end. I don’t feel like I can go far beyond this, but I think there’s a trick somewhere considering what I’ve done so far.

While thinking about such things I push the wall and it surprisingly opens with a light force. I couldn’t feel a monster’s presence when I look a little beyond the door. After I step out gently into the aisle, the hidden door closed by itself.

At last, I stepped from the hidden area to the real area. From here on, it’s time to tighten up my spirit. The place where I am is a brick-like passage as before. There is a dim road everywhere, and sometimes a crystal light is installed on the wall, which makes me feel at ease.This is translated by Yume Neiji.

That said, I have improved my eyesight, and now I am getting even better with the effect of the balm fruit. It doesn’t look like daytime, but it’s quite visible. From the front of the hidden door, I try to press forward.

“If I don’t know how to enter the hidden area, I can’t return to the hideout.”

When I push the hidden door from the aisle’s side, it opens easily. It doesn’t seem like there’s much of a trick here. However, it truly looks like the other walls. It will be a difficult task to find this place without a mark. I decided to scratch a part of the wall with a knife as a mark.

“This should be fine. Well then….Let’s go to the ground.”

This time, after I stepped out, I look for stairs relying on the map. The nineteenth floor is difficult to understand on a map, but it is quite large. Considering the reduction ratio, it seems that a small town can fit in perfectly.

Nevertheless, I would like to pay tribute to this detailed map. Just thinking about how much time and effort it takes is scary.

I think I had walked about 100 meters when my senses feel a reaction that seems to be a living thing. I can hear the sound like it’s the breathing of a human being. My heart jumped. I can finally meet the long-awaited living human beings!

I lost myself and I start running. About another 100 metres, I can hear a scream. A beast like cry echoed out then an unpleasant sound like that of a flesh being torn followed. Judging that multiple humans are fighting the monster, I sprint with all my might.

The place I arrived at was in a terrible situation. Blood were vividly attached to the walls and ceiling and is still dripping. A brown giant body is chewing within the mess, it is sitting crossed leg at the center of the scattered corpse.

It appears that it’s not aware of me, it’s obsessed with eating with its back facing me. I immediately guess that it was an orc. Unfortunately, the humans here may have been found by this orc.

Anger rise inside me. I thought I could finally talk to a living person. This hog crushed that hope!

Immediately after using the pressure point, two dots appear on the back of the orc –around its shoulder blade and flank. I gently pull out the knife with my left hand and approach from behind quietly. As I get closer, I stab the knife on its back without hesitation.

“Guaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”

It let go of the meat it was holding and violently rampaged. It couldn’t even stand as it’s assaulted with the intense pain. I cut it further into its flank with the sword in my right hand, I then hold the handmade handle of the magic sword, instantly shooting an electric shock.

The orc convulsed and shook its body, it fell to the floor powerlessly. I immediately cut off its neck with a knife to finish it. Right now, the terrifying orc didn’t seem to be my match at all.

 “Sigh… My long awaited humans…”

Seeing their corpse brings out vexation. If I came here a little earlier, they might not have died!This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

Even with that thought in my mind, I still collect their things that have monetary value. I’m saddened by their death but this is a different story. They are already dead. But I’m still alive.

If so, let me use it for my daily living. After I collected swords and precious metals, I put my hands on them. I pray that they can reincarnate with memory like I did.

 “Now, what should I do with the orc? I have some resistance in the part where the beasts eat humans but I’ve already eaten it… For the time being, I should just collect the legs.”

I position the blade on the foot of the oak, cut it, and peel it off with a knife. After that, I wrap the pieces of meat into the large leaves that I brought with me.

It’s not that there’s no ethical resistance, once they got inside my stomach, it will all be the same. It’s important to know what kind of creature you eat, but unless it’s not palatable, there’s no reason not to eat it. Even more in a situation like this. For the meat alone, I should be grateful.

Once I have packed my luggage, I check the map and restart the exploration. I’m sure I’ll be able to meet a living person soon. I start walking with that in mind then I soon find something that interests me.

There’s a rucksack that is filled to bursting.

“Perhaps… there are other people here…”

Looking inside the thrown rucksack, a large amount of fur and meat are packed. I can even see things I don’t know what’s the use –such as nails and fangs.

I am completely convinced. Those people who died were hunting for monsters. Well, since many of the corpses I’ve seen so far have weapons such as swords and spears, I expected that there would be such people. Or maybe, all of them.

I smiled. This is because I am convinced that the material of the monster would be money here.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Hunting monsters to make a living may not be bad. Then I can get a lot of seasonings by looting out the corpses.”

Rock salt is still in stock, but not much sugar or pepper. Speaking of luxury, I want soy sauce and miso, but I don’t know if they have it. The rest is rice and eggs. As a Japanese, rice is indispensable. If there is, I want to buy it.

Oops, I got hooked in my thoughts, there might be some people who are still alive.

Should I search for the time being?

I enter the aisle where the owner of the rucksack would have escaped. After I continue walking for dozens of minutes, I finally find a figure. The person is sitting in the floor while the back is leaning against the wall, the person’s face is buried between the knees.

On the wall, there are small crystals on top of a candle stand giving faint light that illuminates the surrounding, indicating that the person is a woman. I can hear her breathing and I confirmed that she is alive.

I finally met a living human! I am more excited than ever.

I approach her and try to wake her up, a voice leaked from the person in front of me.

“Uuuuuh… Zzzz.”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

My hand that is trying to wake her up stopped. This person is sleeping deeply in such a dangerous place. I am more and more impressed. I’m sure she has a big nerve.

That’s maybe why she escaped from the orc and survived like this. She looks very interesting to me. For the time being, I grab her shoulder and rock it to wake her up, the woman finally raises her face.

I am even more surprised when I see her face. Her appearance is of a breathtaking beauty. A beautiful blonde hair flows smoothly on her shoulders and back, sharp ears can be seen from the gap.

My eyes landed on her soft pink lips…. But… saliva is dripping from her mouth.

“………”

Her clear, golden eyes look at my face unblinkingly. The eyelids, which were half-closed, gradually opened up and she hugged me as though I would disappear.

“＊ΨΛΦ！！　ΛΨξΣ！！”

She speak unfamiliar words repeatedly and hugs me strongly. I thought she is scared, but she hug me and rub my back. Then I feel the soft feeling of her chest. It feels very supple. Oh, this is…

“ξΨΔ？”

The woman suddenly realizes something and separates herself from me. It seems like that part of me reacted to the woman’s body, which I hadn’t felt in a long time. Although my soul is that of a 56 years old, my body is still young. I decided to apologize meekly.

“Sorry, you are so beautiful that I reacted.”

“＊ΘΨ”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

She nodded and smiled. Apparently she has a big heart. I offer her the other rucksack that I am carrying. It’s a pretty big rucksack, but it’s probably hers.

“ΣΨ＊！　＊ΦξΛ！？”

She is surprised to see her rucksack and speaks in a language I don’t really understand. I’m sure it’s a question because the ending has been raised, but I could only display confusion.

She tilted her head, as if thinking. She struck her fist against her palm, then she begin to make gestures. She makes a sound like “Guga-guga” and acts like a bear. The gesture of eating something next, then finally, she pointed at the rucksack.

“Are you talking about Orc?”

“Orc!”

I finally understood and I’m convinced.

There should have been an orc near the rucksack, so she’s wondering what happened. This time I make a gesture. I did the gesture of swinging the sword, next I make a fallen gesture and finally, I pointed the rucksack.

“Orc ΛξΣ！？　ξΘ＊！”

The only thing I could understand is the word orc, but she still showed me a big smile. Apparently, it was transmitted. I’m glad it got thru, I nodded a few times and I tried to leave.

“Θ＊Λ！　ΛΦΨΣ！？”

However, I am immediately stopped. She shook her head and grab my arm. Repeatedly, I point myself and point to the top.

“Do you want to go to the ground together?”

I thought that she has her own means to return. There were some transfer points, and I am thinking about the convenience of magically flying with a swish, but apparently it’s not the case. If I think about it carefully, she could have escaped immediately…

 “Okay, Okay. You and I will go up.”

When I returned that gesture, she hugs me. Again, that part of me reacts, I need to hold it in! I want to fully enjoy being young.

She nods with a smile and carry her luggage. It seems to say that we could now leave.

However, when I look again, she’s really gorgeous. Beautiful golden straight hair that extends to the chest. Long limbs, fine white skin, and leather pants that fit snugly on her white clothes which accentuated her appeal. The first thing to note is the size of her breast that can be seen even when wearing light equipment. Because of her slim body, her large chest is noticeable.

Err, this is not good. It’s rude to look at it too much. I avert my eyes immediately.

“Λξ＊, Erna Frederia. ΦΨΛ？”

She pointed at herself and said something like a name. I guess the last word means “What’s your name?”This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com).

“Shinichi Tanaka”

“Tanaka Shinichi?”

“Shinichi is fine”

Erna immediately yells, “Shinichi!”. She really is an interesting companion. I and Erna walk towards the ground.

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