I had returned from Mito Village to the city of Atratia that night.
I was having dinner with three friends at a restaurant and tavern called the "Sleeping Fawn Pavilion.

This sleeping fawn pavilion has an inn on the second floor, and is said to be the base of activities for Satsuki and her three friends.
Since it was convenient for me to communicate with my friends, and I did not feel any strong dissatisfaction with the price or service, I decided to make it my base of operations as well as the girls.

The rent for a night in the cheapest private room, including breakfast, was two and a half silver coins.
The private room was extremely small, with only a bed and a wardrobe as the bare minimum, but even taking this into account, the room was reasonable enough that I had no complaints.

A silver coin is worth one tenth of a gold coin.
Therefore, if you stay in this inn for four days, you will lose one gold coin.

In addition to this, you will need at least enough money to buy lunch and dinner, and you will probably do some shopping and indulge in a few luxuries.
Therefore, you should expect to spend a little more than four to five silver coins per day.
If you want to be generous, you should assume that one gold coin will be gone in two days.

I paid seven copper coins for the dinner set in front of me.
One copper coin is worth one tenth of one silver coin, but for this price, you get bread and butter, beef stew, a salad to go with it, and a cut-up orange for dessert.
It's not a particularly extravagant meal, but it's a healthy and satisfying meal with a good amount of flavor and quantity, and the price seems reasonable enough.

Now, the living environment surrounding adventurers and the living expenses associated with it are roughly as described above.
Under such circumstances, how much was the reward for completing a quest to exterminate goblins?

It was 20 gold coins including the advance payment, so the amount I received was 5 gold coins divided equally among the four of us.

I have not done anything to change the weight of the reward according to the degree of success, and I do not think that I should.
There is no way that such a rule can be made to everyone's satisfaction, and if it were, it would only be a source of quarrels among parties.
I don't want people to pursue their own personal interests in a job that requires mutual help, and I think it would be better for both parties if we don't introduce a performance-based system.

Therefore, five gold coins is the amount of remuneration that an individual receives, but in the adventurer's opinion, this is not a satisfactory amount.

While a day laborer earns one gold coin for one day's work, the adventurer earns five gold coins for two days of round-trip work, which may not seem like much.
However, if you take into account the burdens and risks involved, such as having to pay your own expenses, risking your life, and not being rewarded if you don't complete the quest, it's certainly not enough.

In other words, an F-ranked adventurer is one of the bottom ranks of society in terms of income.

Therefore, adventurers want to move up the ranks of adventurers in order to get out of this fledgling position as quickly as possible.
Quests at higher ranks are more dangerous, but the rewards are much better.

So, how do you raise your adventurer rank?
To move up from F to E, you need to complete three quests of the appropriate rank.

There are a lot of rules about what constitutes an "appropriate quest", but this goblin-slaying quest falls into that category.

So this counts as one.
I have two more quests to complete, and then I can move up to E rank.

By the way, Satsuki, Cyril, and Mee had already completed the quest once with a party of three before they met me.
Therefore, they will be able to move up to E rank with one more quest.

As a side note, the daily wages for court magicians and academy professors are quite high.
Although it depends on the size and position of the office, a daily wage of five to ten gold coins seems to be common.
On top of that, if you are promised stable and regular work with little danger to yourself, then the 'normal' that my parents and friends at the academy were talking about makes a good deal of sense.

However, I chose to be an adventurer even knowing that.
The disadvantage in terms of income and the danger of death were both taken into consideration when I decided to pursue this path.
I have no regrets about my decision, and I still feel a strong attraction to the freedom and dream of being an adventurer.

Eventually, I want to become a B-rank adventurer, or even higher, and establish my own existence in this world.
That is my dream, and my realistic goal for the future.

'Anyway, my first goal is to repay my parents for school and childcare expenses.

I mutter to myself as I scoop the stew with a wooden spoon and bring it to my mouth.
It was a task I had set myself for the immediate future.

'Hmm, repayment? Does Will have any debts? He doesn't look like he has much.

Satsuki, who was eating at the same table as me, asked me while slurping pasta with cream sauce.

It was dinner time at the Sleeping Fawn Pavilion, and the place was crowded with customers.
I occupied one of the four-seater tables and was eating with three others.

'Well, speaking of debts, debts. A loan from my parents.'

I replied to Satsuki.
It's nothing to hide, I guess.

'So you borrowed money from your parents. How much?

'About seven hundred gold pieces.

'Boom!

Satsuki spewed pasta.

'Geez,geez......mi,water......'

'Yes, Satsuki.

'Thank you. 'Thank you.' ......

Satsuki took a drink of the water that Mee gave her and calmed down.
She's a busy girl, by the way.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. Did you lose it gambling?'

'No... The tuition, entrance fee and other expenses for four years at the magic academy is about 450 gold coins. And the living expenses for two years of adulthood, about 250 gold pieces. That's a total of seven hundred gold coins.

When I answered, Satsuki's eyes fluttered.

'What? Didn't your parents pay for your schooling?

'Well, there's a lot going on in that area.

'Huh. It's rare to see you slurring your words.

Cyril, who was about to put the salad in his mouth with a fork, pointed this out to me.

I notice.
I'm sure I've slurred my words.

'...... It's not really something I have to talk about. It's just a personal story, not an interesting one to hear.

He replied as if he were making an excuse.

I'm the one who decided to pay back the tuition and living expenses for my adult life.
I was not told to do so by my parents.

'...... Maybe you just want to pay back your 'debt'.'

'Hmm, what? What did you say, Will?

'...... No, I'm talking about this.'

I shake my head and reply to Satsuki, who asks me while slurping pasta.

When I told my friends at the academy, I used the word 'debt', but maybe I just don't want to leave a debt.

I am grateful to my mother, but I can't honestly say that I respect my father.
Those parents raised me, took care of me, and made me what I am today.
Perhaps I am trying to make up for that and pay my debt.

If that's the case, then it could be that he's trying to pay back everything he owes from his childhood, but even if he thinks about that, it's probably a story for the next stage.

In any case, for now, it's seven hundred gold coins.
I've set that as my immediate goal.

However... I don't know how long I'll be able to accumulate this amount if I'm only earning money from my adventuring business.

'Maybe I'll get a job on the side...'

I mumbled, and took a bite of the orange for dessert.