“Ah!? A brat like you registering as an adventurer?”
“Forget it, forget it! You’ll end up eaten by wolves!”
“No, look at this puny little kid. Forget wolves, he might even get killed by a Chihuahua!”
“Exactly!”
“「「「「Gyahahahahaha!」」」」
…That’s how I, surrounded by drunk old men in the middle of the day, came to be known as Mitoran.
A 7-year-old boy aspiring to be an adventurer!
Well, because of my face, I’m usually mistaken for a girl, but that’s beside the point.
This is the branch office of the Adventurers’ Guild in the town of Sondol, a gathering place for rowdy adventurers (like the smelly, dirty old men around me).
The reason I came to this place, where a 7-year-old child might hesitate to enter, is as old man A just said, to register as an adventurer!
Being an adventurer is a dangerous job.
Exploring vast territories filled with various threats, gathering materials, and slaying monsters.
It’s not the kind of job a small 7-year-old boy usually does.
Usually, that is!
But, I was confident.
Confident that I could thrive and rise as an adventurer!
Because I am…
…a reincarnated person from another world!
◇ ◇ ◇
I, born as the fourth son of a minor tenant farming family in a village with a random name, realized that “I am a reincarnated person from another world” just a little while ago.
At that time, I was fighting with my brothers.
It started over something trivial.
I accidentally stepped on my eldest brother’s foot.
That’s what led to the fight.
Then I got hit on the head.
And then, I remembered!
Memories of my previous life!
And about the god I met when I was reincarnated!
That god called himself the “God of Adventure.”
He was a wild, bearded old man-like god.
He told me, “I will give you power, so please thrive as an adventurer.”
Apparently, the more I, as an adventurer, excelled and people admired adventurers, the stronger that old man-like god would become.
Eh, what, for his own sake?
Not something like saving the world?
I had such thoughts, but, well, since he was offering me power, I thought it was fine and accepted his offer.
The god said, “Strong adventurers are great. They are really popular.”
In my previous life, I was called “Aratani Shinta,” a bit chubby and lacking in confidence in my looks, living a life far from girls.
I couldn’t help but nod vigorously!
Anyway, the moment I remembered that, I felt an indescribable power surging through my body!
I quickly turned the tables on my brothers, beat them up, and ran out of the house, heading straight to this branch office of the Adventurers’ Guild in the neighboring town!
◇ ◇ ◇
And so, here I am.
When I approached the lady at the reception to register as an adventurer, I got entangled and surrounded by these dirty old adventurer men.
This is, like, a typical development!
Having enjoyed works about reincarnation in another world in my previous life, I know this well.
This is the scene where I, unknowingly, flaunt my power, lightly take care of the old men, and leave them dumbfounded by the ease of it!
“Hey, you guys! What the hell are you doing?”
But!
Just when I was about to deal with the old men, that voice echoed from the entrance of the branch office!
“Tch! The silver-haired brat… Kamasse, a third-class adventurer?”
“Should we take him down, bro?”
“No, despite his appearance, his skills are real. We’d be beaten.”
“Against that elite, our chances are bad. Let’s back off…”
Saying that, the old men backed away and left me alone.
With the dirty obstructions gone, the inside of the guild branch became clear.
I turned my face toward the entrance, where the voice had come from.
Standing there was a boy with silver hair.
Probably about middle school age in my previous world, still growing.
A handsome guy with beautiful silver hair and sharp eyes, but giving off a cold and arrogant impression.
“Hey, kid… What are you doing here? This isn’t a playground for kids.”
The silver-haired boy… the old men called him Kamasse?
Kamasse glared at me as he said that.
This person is… strong!
Far beyond the old men from before!
I understood that just from his gaze.
But, he’s no match for me, who received power from the god.
Once again, I gathered strength in my body and retorted without backing down!
“I didn’t come here to play! I came
to register as an adventurer!”
“What did you say…!?”
Hearing my words, Kamasse’s pressure intensified!
I knew then.
This was it.
The flow where I would fight Kamasse!
The old men earlier called Kamasse an elite.
Meaning, elite Kamasse is annoyed that a kid who looks like a poor farmer’s child wants to become an adventurer.
And he’s going to attack me, trying to teach me my place, but he’ll be defeated.
A scene where I lightly crush the pride of the arrogant elite.
That was supposed to be the flow!
“You little brat! Don’t mess with me!!”
Kamasse reached out his hand towards me!
Here it comes!
But I won’t counterattack immediately!
I’ll let him hit me first.
It’s necessary to establish self-defense.
After all, my body is filled with the god’s power, so it won’t hurt or itch.
…But.
What happened next was very different from what I expected.
Kamasse’s extended hand didn’t strike my cheek, nor did it hit my stomach… but gently rested on my shoulder.
“Hey… where are you from?”
“…Eh? Um, from Pe… that village.”
“Next village, huh… Looking at your clothes, you’re a farmer’s son, right? You’re properly dressed, so you didn’t run away from parental abuse or something?”
“Ah, uh, yeah…”
“And yet, you have no luggage. Just the clothes on your back… So, you must be, what? You had a fight with your family and ran away from home?”
“Eh, um… Well, pretty much…”
“Idiot!!”
Kamasse’s eyes widened in anger!
His grip on my shoulder tightened, and the pressure emanating from him grew stronger!
“Ran away from home, wanting to be an adventurer, huh!? Don’t joke around!! Think about your parents’ feelings! How worried they must be with you suddenly gone!?”
Eh, eh-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?
Kamasse is being sensible!?
A lecture on common sense just started, you knowーーーーーーーー!?
“Come on, follow me! I’ll take you back to Pe. Are you hungry? Want some skewers from the stall? Don’t be shy, I’ll treat you.”
“Eh, um, uh?”
◇ ◇ ◇
After that, unable to refuse Kamasse’s insistence, I was led by the hand back to the village of Pe.
On the way, I heard a few stories from Kamasse.
He was searching for a girl he wanted to meet again, helping people as an adventurer on his travels.
“Do you like that girl?” I asked, and he blushed and punched me lightly.
Seems like he does.
Oh, and he treated me to skewers.
They were delicious.
When I got home, my parents were crying and happy to see me.
I realized… it was really bad to leave like that.
I apologized to my brothers and made up with them.
We fight a lot, but we’re actually pretty close brothers.
Kamasse, satisfied after seeing this, smiled, refused any reward, and returned to the town of Sondol.
And now.
I’m working in the fields with my parents and brothers.
We’re tenant farmers.
We don’t have our own fields to inherit.
So, when I grow up and become independent…
That’s when I’ll become an adventurer.
I’ll properly say goodbye to my parents and brothers.
Until then, I’ll be a good son.
I’ll cherish the time with my family.
That’s what I decided.
That’s forgivable, right?
Right? God of Adventure?
“Ah!? A brat like you registering as an adventurer?”
“Forget it, forget it! You’ll end up eaten by wolves!”
“No, look at this puny little kid. Forget wolves, he might even get killed by a Chihuahua!”
“Exactly!”
“「「「「Gyahahahahaha!」」」」
…That’s how I, surrounded by drunk old men in the middle of the day, came to be known as Mitoran.
A 7-year-old boy aspiring to be an adventurer!
Well, because of my face, I’m usually mistaken for a girl, but that’s beside the point.
This is the branch office of the Adventurers’ Guild in the town of Sondol, a gathering place for rowdy adventurers (like the smelly, dirty old men around me).
The reason I came to this place, where a 7-year-old child might hesitate to enter, is as old man A just said, to register as an adventurer!
Being an adventurer is a dangerous job.
Exploring vast territories filled with various threats, gathering materials, and slaying monsters.
It’s not the kind of job a small 7-year-old boy usually does.
Usually, that is!
But, I was confident.
Confident that I could thrive and rise as an adventurer!
Because I am…
…a reincarnated person from another world!
◇ ◇ ◇
I, born as the fourth son of a minor tenant farming family in a village with a random name, realized that “I am a reincarnated person from another world” just a little while ago.
At that time, I was fighting with my brothers.
It started over something trivial.
I accidentally stepped on my eldest brother’s foot.
That’s what led to the fight.
Then I got hit on the head.
And then, I remembered!
Memories of my previous life!
And about the god I met when I was reincarnated!
That god called himself the “God of Adventure.”
He was a wild, bearded old man-like god.
He told me, “I will give you power, so please thrive as an adventurer.”
Apparently, the more I, as an adventurer, excelled and people admired adventurers, the stronger that old man-like god would become.
Eh, what, for his own sake?
Not something like saving the world?
I had such thoughts, but, well, since he was offering me power, I thought it was fine and accepted his offer.
The god said, “Strong adventurers are great. They are really popular.”
In my previous life, I was called “Aratani Shinta,” a bit chubby and lacking in confidence in my looks, living a life far from girls.
I couldn’t help but nod vigorously!
Anyway, the moment I remembered that, I felt an indescribable power surging through my body!
I quickly turned the tables on my brothers, beat them up, and ran out of the house, heading straight to this branch office of the Adventurers’ Guild in the neighboring town!
◇ ◇ ◇
And so, here I am.
When I approached the lady at the reception to register as an adventurer, I got entangled and surrounded by these dirty old adventurer men.
This is, like, a typical development!
Having enjoyed works about reincarnation in another world in my previous life, I know this well.
This is the scene where I, unknowingly, flaunt my power, lightly take care of the old men, and leave them dumbfounded by the ease of it!
“Hey, you guys! What the hell are you doing?”
But!
Just when I was about to deal with the old men, that voice echoed from the entrance of the branch office!
“Tch! The silver-haired brat… Kamasse, a third-class adventurer?”
“Should we take him down, bro?”
“No, despite his appearance, his skills are real. We’d be beaten.”
“Against that elite, our chances are bad. Let’s back off…”
Saying that, the old men backed away and left me alone.
With the dirty obstructions gone, the inside of the guild branch became clear.
I turned my face toward the entrance, where the voice had come from.
Standing there was a boy with silver hair.
Probably about middle school age in my previous world, still growing.
A handsome guy with beautiful silver hair and sharp eyes, but giving off a cold and arrogant impression.
“Hey, kid… What are you doing here? This isn’t a playground for kids.”
The silver-haired boy… the old men called him Kamasse?
Kamasse glared at me as he said that.
This person is… strong!
Far beyond the old men from before!
I understood that just from his gaze.
But, he’s no match for me, who received power from the god.
Once again, I gathered strength in my body and retorted without backing down!
“I didn’t come here to play! I came
to register as an adventurer!”
“What did you say…!?”
Hearing my words, Kamasse’s pressure intensified!
I knew then.
This was it.
The flow where I would fight Kamasse!
The old men earlier called Kamasse an elite.
Meaning, elite Kamasse is annoyed that a kid who looks like a poor farmer’s child wants to become an adventurer.
And he’s going to attack me, trying to teach me my place, but he’ll be defeated.
A scene where I lightly crush the pride of the arrogant elite.
That was supposed to be the flow!
“You little brat! Don’t mess with me!!”
Kamasse reached out his hand towards me!
Here it comes!
But I won’t counterattack immediately!
I’ll let him hit me first.
It’s necessary to establish self-defense.
After all, my body is filled with the god’s power, so it won’t hurt or itch.
…But.
What happened next was very different from what I expected.
Kamasse’s extended hand didn’t strike my cheek, nor did it hit my stomach… but gently rested on my shoulder.
“Hey… where are you from?”
“…Eh? Um, from Pe… that village.”
“Next village, huh… Looking at your clothes, you’re a farmer’s son, right? You’re properly dressed, so you didn’t run away from parental abuse or something?”
“Ah, uh, yeah…”
“And yet, you have no luggage. Just the clothes on your back… So, you must be, what? You had a fight with your family and ran away from home?”
“Eh, um… Well, pretty much…”
“Idiot!!”
Kamasse’s eyes widened in anger!
His grip on my shoulder tightened, and the pressure emanating from him grew stronger!
“Ran away from home, wanting to be an adventurer, huh!? Don’t joke around!! Think about your parents’ feelings! How worried they must be with you suddenly gone!?”
Eh, eh-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?
Kamasse is being sensible!?
A lecture on common sense just started, you knowーーーーーーーー!?
“Come on, follow me! I’ll take you back to Pe. Are you hungry? Want some skewers from the stall? Don’t be shy, I’ll treat you.”
“Eh, um, uh?”
◇ ◇ ◇
After that, unable to refuse Kamasse’s insistence, I was led by the hand back to the village of Pe.
On the way, I heard a few stories from Kamasse.
He was searching for a girl he wanted to meet again, helping people as an adventurer on his travels.
“Do you like that girl?” I asked, and he blushed and punched me lightly.
Seems like he does.
Oh, and he treated me to skewers.
They were delicious.
When I got home, my parents were crying and happy to see me.
I realized… it was really bad to leave like that.
I apologized to my brothers and made up with them.
We fight a lot, but we’re actually pretty close brothers.
Kamasse, satisfied after seeing this, smiled, refused any reward, and returned to the town of Sondol.
And now.
I’m working in the fields with my parents and brothers.
We’re tenant farmers.
We don’t have our own fields to inherit.
So, when I grow up and become independent…
That’s when I’ll become an adventurer.
I’ll properly say goodbye to my parents and brothers.
Until then, I’ll be a good son.
I’ll cherish the time with my family.
That’s what I decided.
That’s forgivable, right?
Right? God of Adventure?
