This isn't just any slime, though.

　It's a gluttony slime that only lives in the demon world.
　It's small enough to ride my palm now, but it's immune to both physical and magical attacks and can absorb everything and continue to grow indefinitely.

　But the female staff member doesn't seem to be interested in listening to me at all.

And you have no job!　It's true that there are some natural beings who get along with demons without having the skills to train them, but because of that, they sometimes mistakenly think they can become a trainer too, just like you. It's just a coincidence. You can't do it even if you were asked to follow another demon anymore, right?

　She decided to do so, and then said even more as a tome.

''To begin with, you have to own at least five demons to participate in a monster battle, right?　So, if you manage to bring three more of them in, I'll give you an examination to adopt them. Well, I don't think that's possible,






I see, so you need five demons.

　As I left the guild, I ruminated over the information I had obtained.

　Apparently, other guilds have similar conditions.
　I thought I'd have to register with the guild first, but it looks like I'd better get my demons in order first.

　A female staff member said that demons are sold in this city.
　There is a huge marketplace called the Monster Market, where you can buy all sorts of demons.

　For now, I went to the market.

Hmmm.........market or rather, it's almost a city of demons.

　I couldn't help but marvel at it.
　The thick walls of the city are used to make countless cages lined up like a residential area.

　The inside of the cages seem to have been constructed to provide a suitable environment for the demon; they are covered with dense trees, pools, or even sand.

　Apparently, even ordinary people who are not demon trainers can enter, and there were families visiting with their children.
　Many people have gathered in the cage where the rare demon is located.

''This is the first time I've seen this demon.''

　Among other things, the one behind the cage where many people were stationed was a wolf with divine white fur.
　And it was huge.
　It must be at least five meters long.

　The sign on the cage said "Fenrir".
　It's a monster of legendary status.
　The price to buy it was also written there.

"Expensive.

　That's a lot of money, and even my entire fortune can't reach it.

''Well you don't look too strong for that.

　I looked at the other demons, but they all seemed to be noticeably weaker than if I had encountered them in the wild.
　It felt like they had their fangs pulled out.

　I learned this later, but it seems that most of the demons sold here are born and raised in this city.
　Therefore, just like livestock, they have lost most of their wildness.
　Because of this, they are easy to handle through training, but at the same time, their fighting ability is inferior to that of stray demons.

　I looked all over the vast market, but at the end of the day, I couldn't find a monster that struck a chord.
　Even so, the price is still reasonable.

If this is the case, it's better to catch it in the wild.

　I decide to do so and leave the market and return to the guild I just left.
　The same female staff member responds to me in a troublesome manner.

''What, are you back again?''
'Yeah. I didn't find any demons that looked too good in the marketplace. I thought I'd ask you to tell me where a good place to catch a stray demon would be.

　A Guild employee would at least have such information.

Don't you often get called brazen?
Hmm?　I have no idea what to expect.
Yeah.

　She let out a dumbfounded sigh, then

''Just a word of warning, catching a stray demon is hard even for a professional demon trainer, right?　Of course, but unlike market demons that are already used to humans, they will attack you without question. That's why we usually hire adventurers or guards with reasonable power, but.......do you understand that part?
Don't worry about that.
I don't think there are any adventurers who would respond to your request for an "unemployed"?

　I'm not going to hire you in the first place, though.

　She sucked her chin quizzically and

You see the bulletin board over there?　There's information posted about what kind of demons are likely to be found where, so you can use that as a guide.

　So, they say, you'll have to find the rest on your own.

Hmm, okay. Thank God.

　I thanked him and headed over to the bulletin board.

　There was a map taped to the bulletin board.
　It seems to be a map that covers a fairly large area centered on this city, but it is painted in different colors depending on the location.
　It seems that the colors are different depending on the level of danger.

　The vicinity of the city is blue with a low degree of danger, and the further away from the city, the more dangerous it is.
　The further away you are from a city, the more dangerous it is, the more green it becomes, and mountains and forests are painted yellow or orange, which are even more dangerous.
　And the names of the main demons that appeared in the area were also marked.

''What is this place?''

　I found a strange spot.
　It seemed to be a plain area, but the colors were changing in wonderfully concentric circles around a certain point.
　As we got closer to the center of the circles, the danger level increased, and the color changed from yellow to orange, then to red, then to darker and darker, and finally to almost black.

　It seems to be a place called the Great Plains of Batuda.

''So that means if you go here, you'll be able to meet strong demons.

　I was convinced of that and decided to go to this plain area.