9. Old memories and connections
My father was a hunter.
My reliable and proud father who is in charge of meat in ordinary and common rural villages, which can be found anywhere.
Every once in a while, every time I saw my father, who allowed me to go out on a hunt, to follow him happily into the woods, he would shoot a good bow, and his heart would pound.
‘I want to shoot myself!’
Every time my father saw me like that, he would smile happily and readily hand over the bow.
Because he was still young, it was so hard to pull the bowstring whimpering with his unmuscled arms.
When she returned home with her arms shaking, her mother prepared a delicious dinner with a warm smile.
Always, when it’s time to eat dinner and go to sleep, my father would reminisce about his days as an adventurer before his life as a hunter, and would tell me stories of exploration and adventure when I couldn’t sleep due to muscle pain from pulling my father’s bow, which was difficult to pull. Did.
Save your friends and go on an adventure together.
Explore dungeons, avoid traps, and sometimes you have to make tough choices.
But that kind of life always ends with drinking with old colleagues and celebrating the achievements of the day.
As a child, I grew up dreaming of becoming an adventurer while listening to such stories. When I turned 15, I told my father and mother that I wanted to become an adventurer.
My mother was very worried about me, but my father listened to me and thought for a while without saying anything, and then calmly allowed me to become an adventurer.
Putting on the leather greaves my father used as an adventurer and the short bow that was custom-made for me to use, I set out for the nearby large city of Cologne.
With a boiling desire for exploration and an uncontrollable spirit of adventure, I stepped into the adventurer’s guild, unable to calm my beating heart.
However, the adventure story my father told me was very different from the reality.
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Nobody wanted to party with me.
It was natural indeed. Who would want to have a party with a kid who is still young and has no track record?
I wanted to be taught by the other hunters and the brothers who were in charge of scouting, but just in time, the lord of this city took them all away, so I had no choice but to kill time in the guild, which always flew only flies.
“Hey, do you have a minute?”
As usual, I was staring blankly at the request board in the guild.
As soon as he pretended to talk to me, I turned my head and looked at the owner of the voice.
A pretty older sister with a flowing black ponytail tied tightly and a beautiful shining sword at her waist spoke to me.
“Yes… Yes…?!”
“I’m sorry for asking so suddenly, what’s your position by any chance?”
“Uh… Work… First of all… A hunter, but…”
After hearing my answer, my older sister looked around, then looked at the few people left in the guild for a while, and then sighed.
“Haa… To be honest, you look so young… Do you have any parties?”
“Ah… No! I don’t have a party I belong to…”
“Hmm… If you’re a hunter, how good are your scouting skills?”
As soon as I heard her question, my intuition started screaming that this was an opportunity.
This is an opportunity. If I don’t hold onto it now, I will never grow.
“Yes.. Yes! My father is a hunter.. Chuck… I know Who!”
In the end, I had to lie.
After hearing my answer, my pretty sister looked at my face and the bow across my shoulder for a while, then she raised her head and held out her hand to me.
“My name is Lee Yoo-jung, the warrior. Would you like to join our party?”
“…Uh… Yes..?”
“Did you just say yes? There’s no turning back?”
“Ah… Yes! Thank you!”
When I answered without hesitation, the older sister, who introduced herself as a hero, smiled and began to guide me to the inn.
…It seems that the work has become bigger than I thought.
Isn’t this…?
* * *
“Ah, SimSimta. The C-2….”
I was forced to lock myself in my room for two weeks and choose to be canned in order not to encounter the hero and his thugs, but after one day, I was struggling in extreme boredom.
Perhaps the warrior party will return to the forest sooner or later to deal with Argyle, the puppet who is the commander of the 7th corps of the Demon King’s Army in Meldern Forest, but I quit the warrior party and I am like an unemployed person with no particular goal in life. Has become a person
On the day after I finally decided to be canned, I was putting on my gear and getting ready to go out.
“…How can I not go through the day. Impatient.”
Condemning myself for my impatient impatient temper, I donned all my gear and walked straight to Princess Alexis’s door.
– Smart
I clenched my fist and knocked on the door, and before long I felt someone from inside the door.
Perhaps it was because it was an expensive inn, the well-oiled hinges opened without making any noise.
“Sir Austin… No, Austin…? What’s up?”
“It’s kind of painful to stay in my room. I’m thinking of going out for a while, but if you want to go with me…”
Upon hearing my words, Princess Alexis looked her in the eye for a moment, then nodded her head and told her to wait a moment before entering her room.
After about 5 minutes, Princess Alexis, like me, dressed in her gear, opened the door and came out with her sword strapped to her waist.
“Then, let’s go.”
“Yes! By the way, do you have a place to stop by?”
At Princess Alexis’s question, I began to ponder deeply.
Visiting the Magic Tower again would be a waste of time and effort.
But going to the mercenary guild is a little awkward for me, who doesn’t have much connections in the mercenary side, and the bounty hunter guild is not a place Princess Alexis would go.
…Where are you going?
Was my range of action so narrow?
I was lost in thought for a moment while touching my chin, then I raised my head and opened my mouth.
“How about going to the adventurer’s guild?”
The Adventurer’s Guild has something to pass the time.
Princess Alexis nodded her head at my suggestion, and we immediately started moving toward the adventurer’s guild.
* * *
After walking for about 10 minutes, Princess Alexis and I stood in front of the adventurer’s guild’s door.
I don’t have much connections with the adventurer’s guild… But it’s a place that’s less harsh than the mercenaries’ guild or the bounty hunter’s guild.
– Kiki
As we pushed the door while thinking about it, unlike the high-end inn we stayed at, the old hinges that were not properly oiled opened slowly with the sound of time.
“…..”
I expected it, but the adventurer’s guild was also flying flies as the lord of Cologne scratched all the adventurers.
Looking at the receptionist at the reception desk yawning with his chin hanging down, we moved to the bulletin board where the request was posted.
With the lord of Cologne scraping away most adventurers, wouldn’t it be nice to have a sister and a brother-in-law if you solve the requests that are rotting without being able to handle them, kill time, and earn money?
I arrived in front of the bulletin board and started looking for a decent job with my eyes narrowed.
– Looking for someone to collect Red Spotted Mushrooms in Merden Forest! I’ll buy them for 150 silver each! (Refuse to weigh)
– A nucker has appeared in my town’s well! We will give you 1300 silver to those who subdue them! (Must have water breathing potion, refuse to exchange for gold)
– Looking for someone to subdue the two living armors occupying the road at the border of Merden Forest. It is believed that at least two vanguards with shields will be needed…
“Write.”
What is this? Most of the remaining quests were only quests with fairly high difficulty.
The red-spotted mushroom is a poisonous mushroom that causes vomiting just by touching it. In addition, it’s size is as big as a human, and if you inhale the spores it spits out every second, your whole body will become paralyzed and you’ll become a prey for monsters.
However, demand is not small because it is used to make poison resistance potions and paralysis potions for throwing. For this reason, there are not a few novice adventurers who die young every year trying to collect red-spotted mushrooms.
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Nucker is… No f*ck, who else is the idiot who puts up a dragon subjugation request like nucker for only 1300 silver in the first place?
Because the opponent wearing heavy armor is too difficult for me, I also skipped the Living Armor request… Well, didn’t I write down the reward? This looks like a total thief.
“…Sir…”
Hmm… How is this? Even if you look around the other quests, there is no other quest that looks good.
“…Sir…!”
Princess Alexis seems to have been trained as a knight at the academy as well, but the living armor is a bit much, but… I’d rather subdue the nuckers…?
“Senior!!!”
“Oh, Mr. Surprise. Surprise.”
A high-pitched scream suddenly hit my ears, and I reflexively flinched back in the direction of the sound.
“As expected, senior Austin, you’re welcome. See you after a long time!”
Looking at me with bright eyes, an orange-colored, neatly tied-toed madwoman pretended to know me with a bright smile on her face.
“Uh… Does anyone know..?”
“…..Wait a minute.”
I heard Princess Alexis’ panicked voice in my ears, so I also looked closely at her face to reveal the identity of the crazy b*tch who appeared in front of me.
He has short orange hair and a high nose.
A small scar faintly engraved on her cheek wriggled along with the movement of her cheek, and her eyes, bright green like peridot, were looking at me.
“…..Setter… No, is it Robin?”
“Yes! Long time no see! Do you still remember my face?”
“…I remember. It’s the first time I’ve seen an asshole like you.”
“That… That… That’s too much…”
The woman standing limp in front of me was Robin, my replacement when I was serving as a Ranger.
Robin put on a sullen expression, but then she straightened her expression again and continued her story.
“Senior! It’s sudden, but… Would you like to have a party with me?”
“…What?”
What are you talking about?