Translator: Silver
“It seems that a guild card from the Genesis was used in Maine Valley.”
“……Hmm. Then, I’ll head there at once.”
“Can it be the General?”
“Yeah. I hope it’s the one we’re looking for this time.”
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I arrived at the Adventurers Guild.
From this day forward, I was an official adventurer. Under the pretext of earning my lodging fees, I came to receive a few subjugation requests.
My real purpose was to acquire new abilities.
I haven’t killed that many different types of monsters since I came to this world.
However, thanks to the dragon god, I knew I could gain skills that weren’t available during the game era.
Then it wouldn’t be strange if there were other beings with abilities I wasn’t aware of.
“Well, it’s not like I need to get any stronger.”
But, what’s wrong with collecting abilities?
Didn’t 『Freeze The Attacking Opponent』or 『Heal Attacking Allies』sound interesting?
Well, the best option would be 『Glance At The Other Party’s Stats』or something like that.
When I entered the building, I ignored the bulletin board and headed straight to the receptionist’s desk.
“Excuse me, I would like to receive all currently available subjugation requests.”
“Eh!? I beg your pardon.”
“Here you go.”
I handed over my black guild card.
I felt like a young CEO taking out a black card and saying, “I’ll pay with this.”.
Almost immediately, another staff member went to collect all of the subjugation requests from the bulletin board.
They didn’t snatch the request out of the people’s hands interested in them but calmly collected them after explaining the situation.
The staff members were amicable and helpful.
“These are all the currently subjugation requests.”
『Cave Bat Subjugation: Reward based on amount』
『5 Mine Lurkers Subjugation: 9000 Lux』
『Rare Worm Subjugation: Reward based on amount』
『Potential Earth Dragon Discovered Subdue if Possible: 100,000-300,000 lux』
『Investigate the monster that caused a cave-in in Tunnel 5』
『Subjugate and Purify undead in the Abandon Mine』
I reviewed the content of the 6 requests given to me.
The last two seemed like a bit of a hassle, but they didn’t have a deadline, so why don’t I talk about it with Rue later?
“This will do.”
“Is this really okay……? Excuse me, but please be careful.”
As I was about to leave, I noticed a small shrine in the corner of the building. So, there was something like this.
A few adventurers were presenting offerings and praying at the shrine.
Ah, it was connected to Rue’s warehouse.
But, it was a bit embarrassing watching people offer half-eaten bread and broken armor.
“Well, for the time being, let’s head to the mine.”
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After leaving the city, I traversed a sloped road that led to the cliff face. The mine entrance was large enough for five people to enter shoulder to shoulder.
Rail tracks were laid out, and rows of lit lanterns lined walls heading deeper into the mine.
I bent down and pressed my ear to the tracks, but I didn’t hear the sound of a trolley at all, was there no mining today?
A miner suddenly approached me when he noticed what I was doing.
“Are you an adventurer, Nii-san? Don’t you know that tunnel 4 is off-limits today?”
“Huh? I just arrived in this city. So, it’s alright to hunt monsters here?”
“Yes. If you follow those lanterns on the right, they’ll lead you to a deep pit. You can explore freely from there.”
I didn’t do enough research.
This wasn’t an abandoned mine, so I couldn’t explore it as I saw fit.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
The proper search area’s temperature was low enough to praise myself for the foresight to wear a coat.
Since it was still winter, it was naturally cold, but would the miners be alright in those thin clothes?
“Here, we go again. There sure are a lot of them.”
Cave bat’s appeared again and again after I set foot into this abyss.
My sword would’ve hit the wall, so I didn’t bother using it.
Still, I ended up collecting quite a number of bat wings and fangs.
Hmm.
“Maybe I should try using the sword?”
My original goal of collecting abilities had been forgotten.
As a resultー
“Seriously……I’m not… I’m no different than a small fish…”
【Ability Acquired】
『Sonar』
【By thrusting your sword into the ground, you can accurately map out your surroundings through the generated shock-wave.】
Hours later, an advantageous ability finally dropped.
Once I used the skill, there was no sign of it being detected as a mini-map appeared on my menu screen. Shockingly, the positions of monsters were also displayed.
…This was beyond my expectation.
Later I came across a few rare worm monsters, which was known for the difficulty of finding them, by chasing after few red spots that moved outside the map’s bounds.
However, failing to fine a mine lurker, I decided to wrap up today’s exposition after exterminating a few spider-like monsters and goblin-looking creatures unrelated to the request.
In the end, I only managed to obtain 『Sonar』, but it was still a fruitful harvest.
“I think I’ve hunted just about everything on the map.”
Perhaps because the monster sprung up periodically, the miners regularly opened up specific tunnels for adventures while they worked in the others.
Well, miners could use this place tomorrow.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“……98 fangs and 379 cave bat wings. 29 rare worm crystals. Also, 111 various monster parts unrelated to the subjugation request……”
“Sorry, I couldn’t find any mine lurkers or the Earth Dragon.”
By the time I returned to the guild, the sun had set, and tired adventurers were dragging them inside one after another.
“It seems that all the monsters in tunnels 1 and 2 have been wiped out.”
“Wiped out…they just opened the other day, right? It’s only been 2 days.”
“Tunnel 2 was a Cave Bat den. Doesn’t that mean that they’re all dead……”
It seems I did too much.
“The adjustments have been finished. Since the reward is based on the amount, here are the results.”
“Huh?!”
Bags were placed on the counter one after the other. They were probably filled with coins.
“The larger bags contains 10,000 lux, and those smaller ones contain 1000 lux. The payout was divided into 100 lux and 10 lux coins.”
“……What’s the total?”
“Including the Cave Bat fangs, the total comes to 986,950 lux.”
“…Can I listen to the breakdown?”
“150 lux for each pair of wings, 500 for the fangs, 30,000 for the crystals, and 100 lux for the unrelated monster parts.”
I stopped worrying and received the reward.
“Excuse me, but can I open an account in the Guild?”
“Ah, we can do that. Then, please.”
“We can do that immediately. Please decide on an amount to deposit.”
“Okay, the entirety of my reward and 4,000,000 lux.”
“Eh?!”
Even though I had the menu screen, it still nerve-racking to carry all of my wealth around.
I didn’t know if the guild vault was safer, but an account could probably accrue interest.
“Ehh…… it might take a bit of time for that amount……”
“Oh, go ahead then.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
I received a black card in the truest sense and returned to the inn with a grin on my face.
Though I had to travel to another world to get it, I finally had a black card of my own.
This card could be used in shops that were registered with the guild.
Although the guild used analog bulletin boards, this card system was relatively modern.
No, was it a type of magic or low-tech?
“Hmm, the door is unlocked. Is Rue back already?”
However, Rue wasn’t in the central area, but I could hear the sound of raining water in the bathroom.
……I’m a bit tired, maybe I should just go to bedー
I didn’t feel sleepy, but I still closed my eyes.
“Hmm. Ah, you’re back, Kai-kun.”
I’m definitely asleep. However, one of my eyes slightly opened to see what was happening.
“Hmm……Wake up!”
“Gya.”
……Her completely naked body fell atop of me.
That’s right…… she wasn’t embarrassed in the slightest.
That’s why I couldn’t falter here.
“I can see everything, so get dressed.”
“It’s embarrassing when you point it out. Close your eyes.”
“But I already saw it.”
Her skin was creamy white, and her body toned. Instead of the softness one expected with her slender figure, a thin layer of muscle covered her thighs.
You can faintly see muscle outlines on her thin waist, her not overly plump chest paired with her flawless skin was the a――
“Don’t look!”
“Gya.”
I’m glad you found your missing shyness.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“Good morning, Kai-kun.”
“I didn’t think I’d faint…… as expected of Ryu.” (TN: Yes, she knocked him out because he was staring.)
Did her shame overpower my vitality enhancements?
“How did your requests go?”
“Hmm? Mine? You might be surprised, but it went pretty good. I earned my living expenses on the first day.”
“Hee, you did it.”
“Mmm, that reaction is a bit weak.”
Well, I also earned it.
“In fact, I only chose the best paying request today. The request was to collect a 『Vengeful Crystal』 from tunnel 1.”
“That name sounds dangerous.”
It seems that this mine was once an ancient battlefield and an unexpected earthquake lead to both armies being buried alive.
Occasionally, the resentment and a large number of grudges would consolidate into crystals within the deeper tunnels and turned them into undead spawn points. Rue, a professional paladin, spent the day purifying those areas.
In addition to collecting many crystals, she hunted down the undead and various other monsters.
All things considered, the undead in the abandoned mine were probably the result of that ancient battle.
“That’s why I earned over 500,000 lux. Now I don’t have to work anymore.”
“I see, that’s amazing. By the way, I earned over 900,000 lux.”
“That sounds about right. I won the compet―― wait, what?”
“I earned 980,000 lux.”
“Don’t lie to me. I took the request with the highest reward!!”
“This is what happens when you ignore the by volume requests. When I get serious, this is the only result.”
Well, both of us had earned more than enough money to cover our expenses, so we really didn’t need to work in the short-term.
“Kai-kun, when did you come back? It was later than me.”
“Ah, I settled things at the guild and immediately came back afterward.”
“I was just resting here after finishing my request.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
“In other words, I received my reward first and won.”
“Huh?”
“Kai-kun, the competition was to see who could cover their personal expenses first, not who could earn the most money, so I won.”
I’ve never seen someone make such a happy proclamation look so pitiable.
Did you really want to win that much?
Translator: Silver
“It seems that a guild card from the Genesis was used in Maine Valley.”
“……Hmm. Then, I’ll head there at once.”
“Can it be the General?”
“Yeah. I hope it’s the one we’re looking for this time.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
I arrived at the Adventurers Guild.
From this day forward, I was an official adventurer. Under the pretext of earning my lodging fees, I came to receive a few subjugation requests.
My real purpose was to acquire new abilities.
I haven’t killed that many different types of monsters since I came to this world.
However, thanks to the dragon god, I knew I could gain skills that weren’t available during the game era.
Then it wouldn’t be strange if there were other beings with abilities I wasn’t aware of.
“Well, it’s not like I need to get any stronger.”
But, what’s wrong with collecting abilities?
Didn’t 『Freeze The Attacking Opponent』or 『Heal Attacking Allies』sound interesting?
Well, the best option would be 『Glance At The Other Party’s Stats』or something like that.
When I entered the building, I ignored the bulletin board and headed straight to the receptionist’s desk.
“Excuse me, I would like to receive all currently available subjugation requests.”
“Eh!? I beg your pardon.”
“Here you go.”
I handed over my black guild card.
I felt like a young CEO taking out a black card and saying, “I’ll pay with this.”.
Almost immediately, another staff member went to collect all of the subjugation requests from the bulletin board.
They didn’t snatch the request out of the people’s hands interested in them but calmly collected them after explaining the situation.
The staff members were amicable and helpful.
“These are all the currently subjugation requests.”
『Cave Bat Subjugation: Reward based on amount』
『5 Mine Lurkers Subjugation: 9000 Lux』
『Rare Worm Subjugation: Reward based on amount』
『Potential Earth Dragon Discovered Subdue if Possible: 100,000-300,000 lux』
『Investigate the monster that caused a cave-in in Tunnel 5』
『Subjugate and Purify undead in the Abandon Mine』
I reviewed the content of the 6 requests given to me.
The last two seemed like a bit of a hassle, but they didn’t have a deadline, so why don’t I talk about it with Rue later?
“This will do.”
“Is this really okay……? Excuse me, but please be careful.”
As I was about to leave, I noticed a small shrine in the corner of the building. So, there was something like this.
A few adventurers were presenting offerings and praying at the shrine.
Ah, it was connected to Rue’s warehouse.
But, it was a bit embarrassing watching people offer half-eaten bread and broken armor.
“Well, for the time being, let’s head to the mine.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
After leaving the city, I traversed a sloped road that led to the cliff face. The mine entrance was large enough for five people to enter shoulder to shoulder.
Rail tracks were laid out, and rows of lit lanterns lined walls heading deeper into the mine.
I bent down and pressed my ear to the tracks, but I didn’t hear the sound of a trolley at all, was there no mining today?
A miner suddenly approached me when he noticed what I was doing.
“Are you an adventurer, Nii-san? Don’t you know that tunnel 4 is off-limits today?”
“Huh? I just arrived in this city. So, it’s alright to hunt monsters here?”
“Yes. If you follow those lanterns on the right, they’ll lead you to a deep pit. You can explore freely from there.”
I didn’t do enough research.
This wasn’t an abandoned mine, so I couldn’t explore it as I saw fit.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
The proper search area’s temperature was low enough to praise myself for the foresight to wear a coat.
Since it was still winter, it was naturally cold, but would the miners be alright in those thin clothes?
“Here, we go again. There sure are a lot of them.”
Cave bat’s appeared again and again after I set foot into this abyss.
My sword would’ve hit the wall, so I didn’t bother using it.
Still, I ended up collecting quite a number of bat wings and fangs.
Hmm.
“Maybe I should try using the sword?”
My original goal of collecting abilities had been forgotten.
As a resultー
“Seriously……I’m not… I’m no different than a small fish…”
【Ability Acquired】
『Sonar』
【By thrusting your sword into the ground, you can accurately map out your surroundings through the generated shock-wave.】
Hours later, an advantageous ability finally dropped.
Once I used the skill, there was no sign of it being detected as a mini-map appeared on my menu screen. Shockingly, the positions of monsters were also displayed.
…This was beyond my expectation.
Later I came across a few rare worm monsters, which was known for the difficulty of finding them, by chasing after few red spots that moved outside the map’s bounds.
However, failing to fine a mine lurker, I decided to wrap up today’s exposition after exterminating a few spider-like monsters and goblin-looking creatures unrelated to the request.
In the end, I only managed to obtain 『Sonar』, but it was still a fruitful harvest.
“I think I’ve hunted just about everything on the map.”
Perhaps because the monster sprung up periodically, the miners regularly opened up specific tunnels for adventures while they worked in the others.
Well, miners could use this place tomorrow.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“……98 fangs and 379 cave bat wings. 29 rare worm crystals. Also, 111 various monster parts unrelated to the subjugation request……”
“Sorry, I couldn’t find any mine lurkers or the Earth Dragon.”
By the time I returned to the guild, the sun had set, and tired adventurers were dragging them inside one after another.
“It seems that all the monsters in tunnels 1 and 2 have been wiped out.”
“Wiped out…they just opened the other day, right? It’s only been 2 days.”
“Tunnel 2 was a Cave Bat den. Doesn’t that mean that they’re all dead……”
It seems I did too much.
“The adjustments have been finished. Since the reward is based on the amount, here are the results.”
“Huh?!”
Bags were placed on the counter one after the other. They were probably filled with coins.
“The larger bags contains 10,000 lux, and those smaller ones contain 1000 lux. The payout was divided into 100 lux and 10 lux coins.”
“……What’s the total?”
“Including the Cave Bat fangs, the total comes to 986,950 lux.”
“…Can I listen to the breakdown?”
“150 lux for each pair of wings, 500 for the fangs, 30,000 for the crystals, and 100 lux for the unrelated monster parts.”
I stopped worrying and received the reward.
“Excuse me, but can I open an account in the Guild?”
“Ah, we can do that. Then, please.”
“We can do that immediately. Please decide on an amount to deposit.”
“Okay, the entirety of my reward and 4,000,000 lux.”
“Eh?!”
Even though I had the menu screen, it still nerve-racking to carry all of my wealth around.
I didn’t know if the guild vault was safer, but an account could probably accrue interest.
“Ehh…… it might take a bit of time for that amount……”
“Oh, go ahead then.”
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
I received a black card in the truest sense and returned to the inn with a grin on my face.
Though I had to travel to another world to get it, I finally had a black card of my own.
This card could be used in shops that were registered with the guild.
Although the guild used analog bulletin boards, this card system was relatively modern.
No, was it a type of magic or low-tech?
“Hmm, the door is unlocked. Is Rue back already?”
However, Rue wasn’t in the central area, but I could hear the sound of raining water in the bathroom.
……I’m a bit tired, maybe I should just go to bedー
I didn’t feel sleepy, but I still closed my eyes.
“Hmm. Ah, you’re back, Kai-kun.”
I’m definitely asleep. However, one of my eyes slightly opened to see what was happening.
“Hmm……Wake up!”
“Gya.”
……Her completely naked body fell atop of me.
That’s right…… she wasn’t embarrassed in the slightest.
That’s why I couldn’t falter here.
“I can see everything, so get dressed.”
“It’s embarrassing when you point it out. Close your eyes.”
“But I already saw it.”
Her skin was creamy white, and her body toned. Instead of the softness one expected with her slender figure, a thin layer of muscle covered her thighs.
You can faintly see muscle outlines on her thin waist, her not overly plump chest paired with her flawless skin was the a――
“Don’t look!”
“Gya.”
I’m glad you found your missing shyness.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“Good morning, Kai-kun.”
“I didn’t think I’d faint…… as expected of Ryu.” (TN: Yes, she knocked him out because he was staring.)
Did her shame overpower my vitality enhancements?
“How did your requests go?”
“Hmm? Mine? You might be surprised, but it went pretty good. I earned my living expenses on the first day.”
“Hee, you did it.”
“Mmm, that reaction is a bit weak.”
Well, I also earned it.
“In fact, I only chose the best paying request today. The request was to collect a 『Vengeful Crystal』 from tunnel 1.”
“That name sounds dangerous.”
It seems that this mine was once an ancient battlefield and an unexpected earthquake lead to both armies being buried alive.
Occasionally, the resentment and a large number of grudges would consolidate into crystals within the deeper tunnels and turned them into undead spawn points. Rue, a professional paladin, spent the day purifying those areas.
In addition to collecting many crystals, she hunted down the undead and various other monsters.
All things considered, the undead in the abandoned mine were probably the result of that ancient battle.
“That’s why I earned over 500,000 lux. Now I don’t have to work anymore.”
“I see, that’s amazing. By the way, I earned over 900,000 lux.”
“That sounds about right. I won the compet―― wait, what?”
“I earned 980,000 lux.”
“Don’t lie to me. I took the request with the highest reward!!”
“This is what happens when you ignore the by volume requests. When I get serious, this is the only result.”
Well, both of us had earned more than enough money to cover our expenses, so we really didn’t need to work in the short-term.
“Kai-kun, when did you come back? It was later than me.”
“Ah, I settled things at the guild and immediately came back afterward.”
“I was just resting here after finishing my request.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
“In other words, I received my reward first and won.”
“Huh?”
“Kai-kun, the competition was to see who could cover their personal expenses first, not who could earn the most money, so I won.”
I’ve never seen someone make such a happy proclamation look so pitiable.
Did you really want to win that much?
