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　The hunt then proceeded smoothly.

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　Thor stepped forward to get the goblins' full attention, and Sola joined him stealthily on cue.

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　It should be noted here that Sola's was not so obvious.

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　Usually, if a user shoots out fireballs or flashes thunderbolts with his magic technique, he attracts a lot of attention.

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　It would be good if the game was decided by such a technique, but if it was not, the user of the technique often fell first due to the concentration of hostility of the monsters.

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　The skill of the wielder is sometimes questioned in this area, in how to avoid attracting the hostility of the monsters.

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　In the case of , however, it is significant that the effect is so powerful that it does not attract the attention of most people.

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　Since the person who is attacked does not know what he/she has done, it is difficult for the user to be identified.

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　Moreover, if you shoot an ice spear or an arrow, your location will be known by the direction from which the spear or arrow flies.

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　However, the , which only returns the power of the attack to the user, has none of these risks.

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　Thus, there were no dangerous situations, and the two men quickly and easily killed the monsters.

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　In the end, due in part to the high encounter rate, they were able to kill a good number of goblins by the evening.

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　After returning to the forest path, they were able to kill a horned mole and a forest slime each.

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　As dusk fell, Thor and Sora returned to the outer gate of the town after finishing their hunt.

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"Hey, old man, you're early today. I'm getting tired of collecting mud and I'm going to retire..."

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Good evening, sir. Thank you for guarding the gate.

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　It seems that the same group of people were on duty in the evening as yesterday.

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　The young gate guard, still with one hand in his pocket, is about to make a joke to Thor when he notices a beautiful girl standing next to him and his purple eyes widen in surprise.

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"Oh, old man, what's with that pretty girl?　Oh, you just happened to be there by chance. You scared me.

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Thor is always at your service."

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"Huh?

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"When you enter the city, just make sure your adventurer's tag is easy to see."

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"Like this?"

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"Yeah, that's fine."

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　Bowing lightly, Sola lifted the green-rimmed plate around her neck to the two gate guards.

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　Her awkward movements were full of the freshness typical of new adventurers.

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　Thor and Sora pass through the gate in a friendly atmosphere, despite the stunned pair.

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　Just before they are lost in the crowd, the young gate guard looks away from the middle-aged man who raises one hand and the girl who stands beside him, and mutters with a dumbfounded look on his face.

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"...... What the hell was that? Isn't she really cute? Hey, hey, you're an old man, don't be popular with the girls! Shit, shit, shit!"

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　While expressing his too-honest opinion, the young man - Carles - looks at his partner for agreement and notices the tense expression on his face.

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"What's the matter?　I froze up."

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"...... No, no, it's nothing."

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"Oh, yeah. That's impossible. This is crazy."

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　While the young man continues to complain, the elderly gatekeeper stares out at the waves of people in the dusk, biting his lip tightly.

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　Thor and his companions slip through the crowds in the plaza and split up in front of the Adventurers' Bureau.

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　Thor, with his prize hanging from his waistband, heads for the buying station, while Sora lines up at the assessment counter with a leather bag containing the parts of his kill in his hand.

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　Perhaps because of the earlier-than-usual time of day, the line at the reception desk was short.

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　Concealing his uneasiness at being left behind, Thora casually makes his way to the end of the line.

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　Within a few steps, a group of young adventurers lined up behind her.

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　The group of three men and a woman are talking excitedly and noisily.

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　The conversation seems to be about the results of today's battle.

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　They had not lost a step against the goblins, and they had won the battle after quite a rough fight.

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"That place was really bad, wasn't it? I thought I was going to be dead."　

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"Yeah, yeah, when you were surrounded, I thought, 'Oh, he's done.

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That's terrible, isn't it?

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"You're getting carried away, you're getting too far ahead. If I hadn't have pushed him, he would have died.

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"Yeah, that was really cool, Sisan!"

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　Sola can't help but listen to the young men's cheerful conversation.

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　Since there were few children in the village, it was refreshing for the girl to hear conversations among people her own age.

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　One of them noticed Sola listening to the conversation, and with a surprised look on her face, she overheard the conversation.

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"Hey, hey!　Isn't the girl in front of you really cute?"

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"What, where, where?"

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"............ Oh, man, that's bad."

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　Sora wonders at the sudden change in the tone of the conversation, and inadvertently turns around to find herself being watched intently.

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　When Sola smiled amiably to cover his eavesdropping, all three men gasped in unison.

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　The woman frowns blatantly.

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"Good evening, I'm sorry for taking the liberty of asking you a question.

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"Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's bad that this one's voice is so loud."

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You're no different!

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"It sounds like you had a hard time."

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"Well, not so much, I guess."

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"Yes, yes, we may look like this, but we've been adventurers for quite a long time.

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"Wow!　This is my first time here.

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　The men exchange glances at Sola's words of admiration with great speed.

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　It was clearly much faster than when they were chased down by goblins.

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"Hey, how's it going? We have an opening in our party, if you'd like to join us.

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"If you're looking for goblin extermination, I'm really at your service, and I highly recommend it!"

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"What are you asking me out of the blue?

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Just shut up for a second. I'm in a very important place right now."

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　The young people are getting excited on their own, but then someone unexpectedly interrupts them.

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"You haven't finished yet?"

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"Oh, welcome back, Thor."

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"Hey, what are you doing sidling in here, old man!"

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　They must have seen Sola respond to Thor's call, but it was neatly cut off in the youngsters' brains.

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　Thor replied with a blank expression in front of the three men who were about to kill him.

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"Sorry, he's with me."

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"Huh?

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"Oh, I'm at Thor's party, so I'm sorry!"

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"To ............?"

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　The three of us froze speechless.

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　Then Sola's turn at the reception desk comes around.

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"Good evening, nice to meet you!

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Welcome. Hey, Ms. Sola, how was your day?

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　Sitting at the window was Enna, who had registered Sola as an adventurer.

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　The girl reported happily to the receptionist, who smiled warmly at her.

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"It was all new to me, so it was very interesting.

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"Oh, that's a good thing, isn't it?"

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　Most new adventurers are exhausted on their first day, and their physical strength is limited.

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　Or, more often than not, they are injured and depressed.

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　However, from the look on the girl's face, she seemed to have seriously enjoyed her adventuring career, despite her fatigue.

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　Enna was inwardly impressed by Thor's reputation for leading the group so well.

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"Here are today's results!

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　The girl hurriedly pulls out from her sack a finely curled shell, a pointed horn, and a bright red crown feather.

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　Enna was even more surprised when Sola began to spread her green ears on the counter.

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　It was insane to take an amateur on his first day of adventure on a hunt for little ogres.

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　It would have been less dangerous if he had been accompanied by an E-rank or higher, but Thor was still a G-rank adventurer.

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　However, there was nothing unnatural about Sora's behavior.

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　It seems as if he has been hunting for a long time.

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　This could mean that Sola's magic of reversal is unusually superior.

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"Well, this is all of them. ......"

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"Yes, I'll take a look."

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　Enna, who had been lost in thought, hurriedly reached out for the part of the body that had been killed when the girl called out to her.

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　The green ears that had been cut off were still raw and quite grotesque, but she checked them with a familiar hand without a hint of fear.

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　The receptionist, who had finished her calculations with ease, had a note of admiration in her voice.

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"Yes, first of all, two forest slimes, five horned moles, one pointed beak, and six bottles of mucus.

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"Look, I knew it! You're not a mud scavenger!"

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　Behind me, a mocking voice was raised by a woman who was the only one among the youngsters.

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　She seems to be telling her friends, who are still in shock, to let go of their minds.

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　But when she heard the next words, she lost her voice as well.

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"Next, as for the goblins, we will take down a total of 21 goblins and buy 17 magic stones. If I am correct, please accept them.

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　Sola stares wide-eyed at the pile of coins on the checkout plate.

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　Behind her, the men were gaping their eyeballs in the same way.

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"Wow, Thor! I've never seen this much money before.

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"All right, let's go home."

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　Thor casually puts away the coins and bows lightly to the receptionist.

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　Enna, who had a vague idea of what he meant, decided to keep today's incident to herself.

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　She would find out in a few days, however, when her boss, Siecka, who is a stickler for numbers, would find out.

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"Well, I'm glad you invited me earlier. We can't party together, but I'm sure we'll do our best!

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　The three men in line behind her nodded awkwardly at Sola's smiling words, and the woman blushed and looked away.

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　Later, when the unusually quiet foursome offered her five goblin ears, the receptionist again guessed what was going on, but decided not to say anything today and let the assessment proceed.

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　As he crossed the plaza again, Thor made a quick calculation of today's income and expenditure.

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　First of all, he spent one large bronze coin for Sora's adventurer registration fee.

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　And two large bronze coins for the young oak staff he purchased at the Adventurer's Bureau.

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　The robe and breastplate are borrowed, and the leather gloves, backpack, and water bottle are used by Thor, so they are free.

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　The total is three large coins.

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　The first income comes from the killing fee, which is ten coppers for each horned mole and pointed beak, and two coppers for each forest slime.

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　By the way, each of them has one skill point.

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　Each goblin costs 20 copper coins to kill and two skill points.

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　The total is 484 copper coins. And Sora earned twenty-three points.

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　As for the purchase of materials, the mole and the bird were bought with the exception of their meat, which was sold for seven copper coins.

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　For the slime's bodily fluids, 30 coppers.

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　And the magic stone. Even though it is a stone of the lowest grade, the purchase price is ten copper coins, for a total of 170 coins.

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　All in all, 691 copper coins. This is nearly seven times the amount of Thor's usual income.

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　Subtracting the amount spent, Thor and his family's cash income for the day was 391 copper coins.

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　In addition, there are twelve shells and some monster meat.

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"Thor, did you get the meat?"

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"Yes, the pointed beak thigh is quite tasty. You want me to grill it for tomorrow's lunch?"

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"Really!　I'm really looking forward to it!"

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　Sola, who had been walking excitedly, suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

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"Wow, Thor, that thing is glowing!　

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"It's a magic stone lamp. Remember the one that came out of the goblin today?"

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That strange stone?

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He said if you press it hard enough, it glows.

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"Heh!"

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　Thor does not know much about it, but magic stones have the property of emitting light when they are pressured at a special angle, and the magic stone lamp is an application of this property.

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　It is said that a 10th grade magic stone can last for a night, although it is not very bright.

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　The girl who grew up in the countryside looks up at the light that softly illuminates the plaza with admiration.

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"There are so many interesting things in this town!

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"Huh, I guess so."

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　Thor's lips lifted in a sneer at the sight of Sola, who was innocently enjoying herself.

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