I, Kate, and my childhood friend Aria, who came from a village in the countryside to this country's capital, are here today to become adventurers.

　It might take a while, but we had a goal to become C-rank adventurers or higher. We want to become stronger and send the money we earn back to our village to help improve the lives of the people there.

　Our village is really deep in the mountains, so it's very inconvenient. Everything is inconvenient, but I love my village. I love my family and everyone in the village.

"Let's be adventurers who make lots of money, Kate.

　Aria said to me as she stood next to me looking at the magnificent gate to Glendale's capital. Like me, she also wanted to improve the life of the village. She said she was worried that I wouldn't be able to do it on my own, so she agreed to come along with me. ....... I was very happy about that.

　A traveling merchant told me that if I wanted to make a lot of money, I should become an adventurer in King's Landing, so that's how I came to King's Landing. I was confident in my physical strength because I had been hunting demons around the village, and I had been traveling on steep mountain roads. I had no problem hunting down demons and selling their materials to make money.

　But I was anxious about leaving the village and having to live on my own.

　I was very happy that Aria, who had been with me since I was a child, came along with me despite her parents' objections. I've been traveling to King's Landing for about a week, and I've been saying thank you to Aria every day for the past week.

　I know she's going to get mad at me for repeating myself, but...

Good luck, Aria. And thank you so much for sticking with me.

"No, thanks. I came all the way here with you because I wanted to follow you!

　Aria grabbed my hand.

Come on, let's go!
"Yeah, yeah!


　"Yes!

Okay. Your adventurer registration is now complete.

　The lady at the Adventurer's Guild reception desk handed me a guild card.

　She asked me about my criminal record, and I simply said, "I don't have one," while touching the crystal. It's so easy to become an adventurer that it's hard to believe.

"Thank you very much!
"Thank you! You did it, Kate.

　Aria was happy that she had successfully become an adventurer.

It's easy to become an adventurer. It's easy to become an adventurer. Anyone over fifteen years old and with no criminal record can register. The hard part is staying an adventurer.

　Seeing that we were getting carried away, the lady at the reception desk admonished us.

You're right. I'll do my best!

　Aria accepted it with open arms. But I had learned from the merchant's uncle that an adventurer should not be licked. That's why I'm trying to be a little strong.

"Aria, don't worry. We'll be fine. We're pretty strong.

　And it's true I'm pretty confident in my skills.

　I'm a level 35 warrior and Aria is a level 29 wizard. We were hunting demons around the village, and before we knew it we were at this level. By the way, all the inhabitants of Aria's and my village can defeat the demons that appear near the village.

　According to the information we got before we came to the capital, the monsters we were defeating were D-ranked monsters called Orcs. In our village, we called them pigmen.

　They have the power to kill D-ranked monsters. It is said that the danger level of a demon and the grade of adventurers who can defeat it should be the same.

　This means that we already have enough power to become D-rank adventurers. It's okay to get a little carried away. Besides, the more confident you are, the stronger you look.

Sister. What do you want me to do?　It's easy enough to hunt down a D-ranked demon.

Let's see. ....... I'm not sure I'd trust a girl who just registered as an adventurer to take down a D-rank demon. First, let's get some experience in gathering medicinal herbs...

"What?　Collecting medicinal herbs?　I don't want to do that. That's the kind of work a village kid would do. I want to work as a demon slayer!

Hey, Kate! Don't do that.

Tell her, Aria. Aria, tell her we can kill orcs with ease.

Orcs?　You guys?

　The lady at the reception desk doesn't seem to believe it.

　Apparently, the Adventurer's Guild offers rewards for bringing back body parts of demons to prove their defeat. Maybe we should have brought the pigman's ear that we hunted a while ago to make her believe in our power. .......

　When I was thinking about that.

"Whoa. I've been thinking about this for a while.



　He called out to me from behind.
　I was aware of a presence approaching.

"Oh, Mr. Shiliu!

　The red-haired man, whom the receptionist called Shiliu, looked strong and muscular.

"Uncle ....... What do you want from us?

I'm sorry.　Hey, you!　This man is...
Oh, no. I don't mind, I'm fine.

　After smiling at the angry receptionist, Shiliu turned to us.

　When you face him head on, you realize that he is very strong. He's probably as strong as or stronger than the village chief.

Uncle, you're pretty strong.

"Whoa. You know what I mean?　You're a good judge of character.

　Siryu started smiling.
　I don't know why I felt so sick for a second at that moment.

"I like it!　You guys, come to my house.
"Shiliu, are you serious?

　Your sister is surprised.
　I don't get it.

Where the hell is home?

You don't know, do you?　Mr. Siryu is a class-A adventurer who leads a huge clan!

　No, I don't know.

　I only thought of becoming an adventurer last week. We've only come this far by asking various people how to register as adventurers, so there's no way we could possibly know who's stronger.

"Hmm. What's a clan, anyway?

"Oh, you don't even know what a clan is? I think you should come to us.

No, I want you to tell me what a clan is.

"Kate, listen to me. A clan is a group of adventurers who have come together to form a party. For safety reasons, adventurers always form a party of several people. When forming a clan, it is necessary to change the number of members according to the demons to be defeated.

　Staffing?
　Is that really necessary?

If I protect you in the front and Aria shoots attack magic from behind, you can hunt any demon.

"It's fine that you're so confident. But...
"But...?

　Siryu's presence suddenly became huge.
　I can feel a very strong pressure.

Who do you think is stronger now, me or you?

...... Oh, that's you.

Okay. Thank you for understanding.

　And then the pressure is gone.

"There's a lot of people in this world who are stronger than you. There are demons that are many times stronger than the one you scared. Even against such demons, we adventurers have to fight to save people.

　Shiliu is looking right at me.
　I couldn't take my eyes off him.

That's why we fight in parties with our friends. Sometimes there are enemies that one party can't beat. That's why we form clans.

"If you're ......, why are you inviting a weak guy like me?

It is true that you are still weak in my eyes. But if you nurture them well, they will soon become a force to be reckoned with. I thought you guys had the potential to do that.

　Shiliu held out his hand.

"Come to me. I'll make you into top-notch adventurers.

　What should I do?
　I glanced at Aria.

"I'm going with Kate.

　When she said that, it made up my mind.

"Okay... no, I understand. My name is Kate. Siryu, please let us join your clan.

　I bowed as I shook Siryu's hand.

"Thank you!　You've made a great decision!

　My hand was squeezed back tightly.
　The girl at the reception desk was watching this and for some reason she was very excited.

"Kate, this is a great thing!　It's the biggest clan in the country, led by Mr. Shiliu.



　Oh, yeah.
　But I don't care about that.

　What's important is that Mr. Shiliu will train me.

　I'm going to become a stronger and more profitable adventurer. Oh, if I ask him how to hunt efficiently to earn money, will he be able to tell me?

　In any case, it looks like Aria and I are back on track with our adventuring.


"Kate and Aria, I'll show you around my clan right away. First of all, welcome to my clan, No(t)o(t)o(l)y(a)s!