Well I have no idea what to do now.

　The next morning.
　After checking out of the inn, I was sitting on a bench in the town square, relaxing and sunbathing.

　Incidentally, the Brave Lord's party left early in the morning to take on the 'Lost Forest' to the west from here.
　Greetings?
　There is no such thing.

　What is important is what I do from now on.
　What matters is what I do from now on.

"I don't have any money...

　The total wealth is 5 silver coins and 38 copper coins for 5 silver coins and 38 copper coins.
　One silver coin for 100 copper coins.
　It's 50 coppers for one night at the inn, so I calculated that I won't have any trouble finding a place to stay for a while.

　But what do we do after that?
　For me, without a regular income, eventually I won't be able to stay at the inn.
　I won't be able to stay at the inn sooner or later, and I won't have enough money to buy food.

　I had to find a way to earn a living.

What do you want to do today?
'Well let's go out into the plains and hunt some hornbores. I hear there's a killer tiger out there, so we'd better not go into the swamps.

　Suddenly, a pair of adventurer-looking people passed in front of me.

"Adventurers........

　He lives and dies freely like a migratory bird.
　It's a profession where everything is your responsibility and you have to live by your own skill alone.



　Ever since I joined the brave party, I've been fighting with a sense of mission to defeat the Demon King, but...
　That too is lost.
　I'm an empty shell now...
　In a way, it's freedom.

　Being an adventurer is probably the best career for me right now.

Okay. Let's try one!

　I stood up cheerfully and knocked on the door of the Adventurer's Guild.



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　Apparently, not everyone can become an adventurer.

　There are no restrictions on age or gender.
　Children can become an adventurer if they want to, and even old people can become adventurers.
　However, there is an exam.

　Unless you are recognized as having a certain level of ability, you are not allowed to register with the guild as an adventurer.
　This system was designed to sift out reckless challengers who lacked power.
　Apparently the test didn't exist before, and anyone could become an adventurer.
　However, thanks to this, there were many incidents where new adventurers were reckless and not only failed their requests, but the adventurers themselves died.

　Requests failed and the Adventurer's Guild's credibility was ruined.
　They were also said to have been audited by the government for causing a large number of deaths.

　Since then, a test was said to have been set up.

''To hunt 10 goblins........''

　That was what the test was for me to become an adventurer.

　Goblins are F-ranked demons, very weak demons that any adult male with a weapon can fight off.
　However, don't underestimate them as weak demons.
　They are aware that they are powerless.
　That's why they always work in packs of five or so.

　They have to defeat a pack of five or so goblins with precision and without injury.
　Those who can do this are literally limited to those with 'above a certain level' of competence.
　As a test to become an adventurer, this would be the most appropriate test for a person to become an adventurer.

　And while it's difficult to defeat all the goblins, they're easy opponents if you just want to escape.
　If it comes down to it, you can just retreat, so there will be no deaths in the test.
　In the worst case, you will only have to break a bone or other serious injury.
　In that sense, it would be a suitable opponent for the test.

''Well, as expected, this is as easy as it gets.

　No matter how much he was banished from the party, he still fought against the Demon King's army until the other day.
　Even though I'm a Beast Tamer, I'm not going to fall behind as far as goblins.

　I went out to the plains and crisply hunted 10 goblins.

　When you kill a monster, it turns into a gemstone called a 'magic stone'.
　By taking this, you can take it as proof that you defeated the monster.

''Well, let's go to the guild. Let's go to the guild quickly. Now I'm an adventurer too!

　My new life is about to begin.
　After everything that had just happened I was excited about it.

"Hmm?

　I think I just heard a scream...?
　It's in the direction of the swamp at the end of the plain.

　Maybe it's my imagination ... but I'm curious.
　Let's just take a look at it.



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Is that...?

　A little while after entering the swamp, I found a girl being attacked by a killer tiger.

　Killer tigers are D-ranked demons.
　It is a troublesome existence with its swift movements and sharp claws and fangs that can cause the death of its prey.
　Many lower-ranked adventurers have been caught by surprise and have lost their lives, hence the name 'Adventurer Killer'.

''Not good!''

　Killer Tiger was about to stick his claws into the fallen girl.
　I rushed over and slashed at her with my dagger.

''Guaaaaaah!!!''

　It's only a cheap dagger for self-defense, bought with 10 copper coins.
　It couldn't penetrate the skin like a killer tiger's armor and would break.
　I only end up drawing his wrath.

　It seems he changed his target from a girl to me, and Killer Tiger glares at me.
　That's it.

'Can you move!　Run while you still can.
Ugh........nyah.......

　The girl sluggishly stands up.
　I think I can handle it.

　Well it looks like there's nothing I can do about it.
　I can't cross a killer tiger without an animal to tame.
　And to top it all off, the dagger that was my only weapon was broken.

'Doom and gloom, you mean. But I'll give the girl just enough time to escape!

　I brace myself and set my fist in the air.

　And then.



　The girl leapt.
　Far higher.
　She jumped as if she was about to reach the clouds.

　And then ... dropped.

　Aiming at the killer tiger facing me, she flies like an arrow.

　Gogaaaah!

　Impact.

　The earth shook so hard that it shook.
　How much power was contained in it?
　A small crater had been created.

　Naturally, there was no way a D-ranked Killer Tiger could withstand such a ridiculous blow, and his neck was broken and he was doomed.

''You........what the hell.......?
I can't take it anymore...

　The girl stumbles and falls over.
　I rushed over to her and picked her up.

You're okay?　You're hurt!
Meow, meow I'm hungry...

　A dumb line spilled out.
　The head of such a girl had cat ears that twitched and a tail that flicked and swayed.