Nevertheless, having finished fixing Sakura's sword, there was suddenly nothing more to do.

　Dressing myself up, satisfying my hunger, confirming that Sylvia and Sakura are safe, and then [repairing] Sakura's sword--

　I've finished everything that needed to be done right away.

　The idea of what I was going to do next never occurred to me.

　To be more precise, I didn't have the motivation to be an adventurer.

'(I don't feel like taking requests or trying ...... dungeons ...... to do it.

　The cause is obvious.

　It's been half a month since the brave men expelled me from the party.
　I'm not sure I'll ever be able to get away with it.

　To say my heart is broken would be an exaggeration, but I feel close to it.

　This is indeed the case, this guy needs to take a long rest.

It's not a good idea to run out of money in the middle of a warrior training program. Do you have any money to earn?

　My head was about to be filled with negative thoughts, so I tried to offer Sakura a chat to change my mood.

'No, that's ......,'
'You look unlikely. I wish I could introduce you to something: ......

　Having thought that far, a perfect idea came to mind.

''Sylvia. There's a guild house in this town, right?
'What?　Ha, yes. It's just a bar that's been around for a long time that's been in business for a long time.
Then why doesn't Sakura become an adventurer too? You're free to take requests whenever you want, you can make money whenever you want.

　With Sakura's fighting ability, it shouldn't be difficult to improve your rank in a short period of time.

　If you want to earn money flexibly while training as a warrior, there's no other job I can recommend so well.

''I also have some wild things to do at the guild house, why don't you come with me now?
I can't thank you enough for everything .......
'Oh, I'll take you there then. A childhood friend of mine works there. She's the tavern's head girl, and she's also the receptionist at the guild house. ......

　That's how I ended up taking Sylvia and Sakura with me to the Guild House in Green Hollow Town.

'...... No, wait a minute. I thought Sylvia had a job to do.
It's just for work. I buy our sake from there. My mom asked me to get some cooking sake from them.

　I see, so the tavern also serves as a liquor store.

　Not only do they serve their customers, but they also sell alcohol to other shops that need it.

　This Spring Wakabatei is the largest inn in town.
　Since it's big enough to be used as a supplier of liquor, it might be the perfect guildhouse for a small town.

''By the way, why isn't [Restoration] your main business, Luke-san?

　On the way to the guild house, Sylvia casually broached the topic.

'The fact that the others haven't trained the [Restoration] skill means that there aren't many rivals. Grandmother said that that kind of gimmick demand is the target.
Something about your grandmother intrigues me: ......

　What I heard yesterday was a humane teaching, but today's was completely that of a businessman.

　The image in my brain is going to be updated from a carefree, kind-looking grandmother to an ageing, cunning businessman.

'I was thinking the same thing as Sylvia. I'm such an expert that I can heal an injury with the [Restoration] skill when only tools should be able to fix it.
'Nope. It's only recently that I've been able to do that.

　Come to think of it, I haven't told you about my side of the situation yet, so I'll give you a brief explanation.

　--That I was banished from the party by my client due to a sudden problem.
　That my 【Restoration】 skill changed after wandering around the dungeon for half a month.
　That I met the two of them right after I escaped the dungeon using my new ability--

　Thus, when I put it into words, it is a situation that is too scattered for me.

You're a terrible ...... lousy client!
'Not at all. I would have cut him down on the spot.

　Sylvia and Sakura are both indignant.

　Although they haven't told the two of them, the client is a kingdom-approved hero, but Sakura still feels like she's going to cut him down.

''Well, that's just the way it is. The reason I kept being an adventurer is because of ...... admiration.

　When I was a kid, a party of adventurers stopped by my home village.

　Their colorful and glorious tales of adventure instilled an intense longing in me.

　When I think about it now as an adult, I realize that some of them - perhaps almost all of them - were just stories.

　Still, I couldn't give up my admiration for the existence of the adventurer.

　It's so bad that I rebelled against my parents, who were angry at me for saying something stupid, and even ran out of the village.

'So it didn't matter if there was a better way to earn money.
...... Lord Luke. Do you have any regrets, sir?

　Sakura said, sounding a little sad.

'No way. It's something I've always liked doing. But ...... this was a tough one for me to deal with. Maybe it's a good time to get out of the way.
Are you retiring?
Maybe that's an option. For now, I'm going to take a break for the time being and earn money from another job. If possible, I'd like a leisurely job where I can take it easy.

　It's also the case that the guild house has a wild life of its own.

　The Adventurer's Guild also arranges new jobs for retiring adventurers.

　They say that the majority of adventurers who wash their feet take advantage of this system.

'...... Ah!　We're here!
Here it is. It really is a bar. Well, that's an unusual style.

　I break off the subject midway through the conversation and enter the guildhouse and tavern in Green Hollow Town.

　Perhaps because it was midday, there were hardly any customers as a tavern.

　The only people in the bar are adventurers who are all rookies, as you can see.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them. What's the matter with you at this time of day?
Directions. There's someone at the Guild who has to run an errand. Oh, that's Marida, the receptionist there.

　The second half of the remarks were directed at us.

　Marida was a girl with an air of simplicity that was the opposite of Sylvia's air of simplicity.

　If it weren't for the previous information that she was Sylvia's childhood friend, we might have recognized her as a woman instead of a girl.

''Oops, the samurai girl staying at Sylvia's place and ...... Onii-san, is this your first time at our place?　I'll give you a discount.
That's barroom salesmanship.
Oh, no, you're wrong. What can I do for you? What do you want?　Or are you registering as an adventurer?

　With a strange chuckle, Marida brought a stack of fill-out forms by the counter to hand.

I'm an adventurer now. I'm the one who signs up.
It's nice to meet you, young man.
'All the guys here are young and inexperienced. We have a lot of herbs and low risk, so we have newcomers from all over the place. Here, if you want to sign up, you'll have to fill this out.

　Prompted by Marida, Sakura fills out the application form for adventurer registration.

　It's the first step that every adventurer goes through.

　Whether you're a perennial third-rate adventurer like me, or a top-notch one who easily trudges through A-ranked dungeons, you start by writing your name on this one piece of paper.

　Sakura's first appearance reminded me of what it was like when I registered fifteen years ago, and nostalgia bubbled up with me.