Err, so....

　I'm going to be introduced to the village somehow.
　I'm going to...

　Gather the villagers.

"Meet Dariel, the newcomer to our village, LUX.

　Maleeka's dad banged me on the shoulder.
'It's this guy?' As shown.
　It's a mystery to me why your father himself is so proud of something.

'Domo, stammer...?

　I tried to be as amiable as I could, but no matter how I interpreted it, the villagers' eyes were on the 'rare beast'.

''He will work as an adventurer. As always, I will take care of all requests, so if you have any problems, please come to me, the village chief, to tell me.
What?

　I was the one who reacted the most to that.
　To Malika's father.

You were the village chief, weren't you?
Oh, didn't I tell you?　I'm the mayor!　I'm also a guild master, though.

　What do you mean?

It's a small village. The chief is the guild master.

　Although it was a small village, when I saw all the inhabitants of the village in front of me like this, I could see that the description was not an exaggeration.

　At best, there are only about 30 people in the village.
　So this is the total population of the village.

　The guild doesn't have a formal branch, and the size of the guild is such that it can function with the village head serving as guild master.................

　.........By the way.
　Then Marika-san is the daughter of the village chief?

I'm Dariel, who was referred to me.

　Anyway, I introduced myself.

From now on, I intend to do my best to become a member of the village. I hope you can get along with me.

　I'm going to hit him as softly as I can.
I don't want to get licked or anything like that.

"You're so polite...
'I was worried at first when I heard you were from the outside, but...'
And he's not as handsome as I thought...?

　It seems to have made a good impression on the villagers.
　Not a bad start.........

''Heh, I don't like it.

　........but that wasn't the case.
　One of them is laying bare his hostility towards me.

'Adventurer?　Why are there two adventurers in Lax village?
?

　He was a young man.
　By the looks of it, he was around twenty years old.

　He had a strong body and seemed to be able to move well, but his face was cocky and still had the youthfulness of a teenager.

''...You?''
Don't talk to me like that, old man!

　You're a little young.
　Well, I'm old enough to know better.
　I'm well past 30 years old.

...What about him?

　I had no choice but to give it to the village chief.
　You're Malika's father, or the village chief.

He is the father of the village chief. He is the most valuable young man in our village now.

　The village chief also looks a bit bemused.

'I'm playing the adventurer.'
Him.
I'm the only adventurer in my village. Other than that, I have no one to turn to.

　It's more overpopulated than I've heard.
　A village with only one adventurer.

Well, that's exactly why we're glad you're here. That's why we're glad you're here," he said. Now the villagers' requests will go more smoothly.

　You can't turn it all in by yourself, can you?

"Shut up!　I'm the only adventurer in this village and that's enough!

　A young man named Gasita took a bite out of that.

I'm not sure if this old man is a good enough to be an adventurer.　Being an adventurer is a tough job, you know?　Fools and wimps can't do that, can they?

　The tone of voice is blatantly challenging.

"Do you have the strength to run around in the woods with this tired old man? Do you have the strength to run around in the forest?　Can you fight a monster?
I'm pretty confident in my own strength.
...What grade is that?
What?
'It's an adventurer's grade!　Don't you understand that, amateur?

　That being said, I'm an unmistakable amateur who just recently became an adventurer.

"........Dariel-kun, look at the back of your hand.

　The village chief, who couldn't see it, offered to help me.

"The back of your hand?
There will be a patch floating there. That's the coat of arms that's engraved on all guild registrants.

　If you ask me.
　It came to you during the registration ceremony, didn't it?

'This is the E grade adventurer's crest. There are grades E through A for adventurers.
Grade E?　Class E? That's the lowest grade in the school, man. You're pathetic!

　Gacita didn't even try to hide the look of mockery on her face.

'And you, by the way?'
Grade D!

　A cut above.

That's why you should respect me, old man!　Don't interfere with me when I meet you in the field!

　With that statement, he shook his shoulder and walked away.
　What the hell is he doing?

'He was probably relieved to find out that he was ahead in grade. He's really a guy who gets hung up on the little things. That's why his vessel won't expand forever.

　The chief sighed deeply.

He is a valuable young man for our village, that's for sure. But that's not good enough. The world we live in is growing too small.

　Whether as a village leader, guild master, or more simply as an elder in the village.
　He spits out his harsh assessment with frustration.

He thinks he's the only adventurer in the village, and that he has a special job to do. In fact, that's not true; there are plenty of D-level adventurers in slightly larger guilds.

　In the adventurer's industry, an E class is just that, a fledgling do-gooder.
　Every adventurer had to complete one or two quests to reach D level.

E grade is a provisional exemption for adventurers; D grade is the lowest level in the world. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm a D class adventurer, but I'm not going to be able to say that I'm a D class adventurer. It's shameful and embarrassing...!

　The village chief put his head in his hands.

Dariel," he said. If you work as an adventurer, then he will have something to compare it to, and he will realize how inexperienced he is. Can I count on you for that, too?
I'm an E grade below him, though.
Everyone starts out with an E grade. If you're smart, you might even make it to A level!

　Don't flatter me like that.
　I'll just step it up.

Well, you can't wait to get to work.
That's fast. Thanks. It's a small village. It's not much more than picking herbs in the woods, or exterminating monsters.

　What other requests do they have?　I thought, but I didn't ask because I was getting off track.

I'm sure you're not the only one. It's not a job for me to do," he said, "as a D-level adventurer. It would be a great help to me if Dariel-kun would take care of it.
Let's do it.

　It's a simple job of just picking grass, but the forest is full of dangers.
　The theory is to take precautions and ask adventurers for help.

My Marika has just gone into the forest and is in danger. If Gacita hadn't been so cocky and taken on the quest to collect herbs, that wouldn't have happened...!

　You mean when I met her.
　That's why the frail woman was in the forest.

　But that's how me and Marika-san met, so it's a complicated feeling.

You must be very careful when entering the forest, Dariel. You must be very careful when entering the forest, because right now, Etemone is on the rise.
Etemone?
It's a monkey monster native to this area. It's so violent that villagers won't be able to enter the forest if they see this thing.

　The village chief showed me a drawing.
　It was a sketch of something called Etemone.

''Hmm?''

　This monkey picture looks familiar...?

"Gacita is on a quest to defeat him, but we still haven't been able to defeat that boner for half a month. As long as we don't defeat Etemone, we won't be able to go out and pick up a little firewood, so we're really in a bind.......!
Oh, my God, is that...?

　Marika looked at the sketch and said.

'Isn't that the monkey in this drawing the one Mr. Dariel defeated?
What?

　I thought, too.
　The monkey that was about to attack Marika in the forest.

　The monkey's appearance was a perfect match for Etemone's in the sketch.