2 Chapter One   Maze Country




 The Land of the Labyrinth is a land where only those who explore the labyrinth and those who support them live.

 In other words, everything revolves around the labyrinth. There are many entrances to the labyrinth in the city, and they are ranked according to the level of difficulty based on the monsters that appear inside.

 This time, the number of people who reincarnated as a group with me seems to be about thirty. An accident of this scale would have made quite a bit of news, but I'm a lifelong loner, so it's a relief that I don't make the family I left behind grieve or anything like that.

 My colleagues may be sad for me, but I can't help but feel sorry for them, but I can't help but dwell on it. I have to figure out how to live in this world from now on.

 It seems that we came out of that tunnel to various places in the labyrinth country, and as we gathered for the guild as instructed, I learned a lot of things from the information I gathered from them as we met once again.

 I was able to come to the plaza near the guild without getting lost, but I wasn't the first to arrive. When I entered the building of the guild, which is conspicuously large and conspicuous in the vicinity, there were already people who had registered as 'explorers' and were going out on an adventure.

''Hey, you're new here, right? If you're alone, don't enter any labyrinths other than the one-star beginner's labyrinth. If you enter more than one maze, you will die instantly.
Oh, he died instantly? I don't think it's possible to...

 A working man in his thirties or so is being approached by the senior members of the guild. From the content, it seems to be a decent advice, so it's not a tough environment for newcomers.

''You don't want to die from a goblin arrow, do you? They'll almost always turn on us, and they'll shoot at us without question. If you get hit by a germ-infested manure arrow, that's it. A beginner wouldn't even need to use the extracted poison.
Hee........okay, I get it. Elementary level maze...
All right. I'll take most of the day's earnings, but I can show you around. Don't worry, we'll split it up a little.
Oh, thank you!

 I don't know to what extent he has good intentions, but I wonder if some explorers make a living showing newcomers around. While praying that he survives, I suddenly have an idea.

 It's a good idea to form a party with all the reincarnated or former employees of the same company and dive together - but there are many who think it's better to team up with experienced searchers, and they are invited to join a party that welcomes newcomers, one after another. It's gone.

 One of the people who hadn't been invited yet was that dark-haired girl. My gal-like friends aren't with me - unfortunately, it seems that I was invited to join a party led by a young male adventurer.

 I wonder what it would be like to leave my friends behind, but the dark-haired girl didn't seem particularly upset, so I assume she was expecting the gal-like girl's behavior.

 I'd like to join the party early on, or find a mate and feel safe. I wanted to invite the dark-haired girl if I could, saying that we're from the same world and we should work together, but it didn't work out that way.

''Thank you for filling out the form, Suzuna-Shiromya-sama. Your desired occupation is .........Miko. Congratulations, your aptitude for ability has been determined and accepted.
'Oh, thank you...'

Suzuna... what does that kanji mean?

 Take the tag that was given to you at the registration desk of the guild, and write your desired profession on the tag. It seems that if you have the aptitude, you will be able to take up the occupation you wrote on the tag, that's what it means.

 And it was a girl swordsman of a similar age who sashayed up to the girl who had been assigned to the 'miko' profession. She wears a blue gambeson underneath her silver breastplate and other armor, and carries a sword in a sheath on her back, secured with a belt that seems to be made of leather.

 His hair, which sparkles like platinum, is tied back in a single bun, and his slit eyes are cool and inviting, even from a distance. Even the adventurers who passed by stopped chatting and watched her every move.

''........do you have a minute?''
Oh, yes I'm sorry............................ I'm new in town...
'I know. If you're registering here, that means you're a newbie who just reincarnated.

 The dark-haired girl - Suzuna looked nervous when she was approached. The blonde girl swordsman's voice was quiet, but her voice carried well in the suddenly quiet space.

'I'm looking for a rearguard - I'm not a very good vanguard in some ways, and I think it's hard for a beginner to team up... but if you join my party, I'll be able to get the level I'm sure it'll be up soon...

 The girl swordsman seemed to be quite skilled from the looks of it, but for some reason, she didn't seem to have anyone to party with, and she was desperately trying to convince Suzuna to join her.

I'm not sure how many days I'll last this time. How many days do you think he'll last this time?
It's not a matter of how strong you are, as long as you have that thing, it doesn't matter who you partner with. Well, if you want to, I'll partner with you.

 That swordsman, Elitia, seems to be a celebrity in the guild. A strong beautiful girl swordsman would be hard to pull off, but apparently there's a reason why that's not the case.

 As I looked at Suzuna wondering what she would do, she seemed to notice the shady talk around her, but she still held out her hand to Elitia, who had her eyes down as if she had given up, and held it with both hands.

''It's nice to meet you too. I'm also inexperienced, but I'll do my best to serve as the rear guard.''
Are you sure you don't want to...?
'I was actually trying to work with a friend, but she went to someone else... so that's very reassuring. Even if there are 'bad parts', I'd love to have her in the party.
Thank you. My name is Elitia-Sentrail. And you are?
I'm Shiramiya no, Suzuna-Shiromya.

 The two hit it off and left the guild together. Some people are still grinning off, but is the 'that' thing that Elitia is holding on to that serious?

 I'm curious, but right now I have to make a decision on my own profession first. When I turned to the registration counter, I saw the other reincarnated men, who were in some kind of dispute.

''I'm sorry, you don't seem to have the aptitude for 'Holy Knight'. From the looks of it, you have the qualities of a 'warrior', 'bandit' and 'fighter'...
'I want a more heroic profession! Just shut up and let me get a new job!

 A man with a loud voice and a heavy build was biting down on the receptionist at the other window, but he took it as a threat to the receptionist.

 However, it might have been taken as a threat to the receptionist, but in that instant, armed soldier-like people came and seized him.

'Whoa, what are you doing? Let go of me, I thought I'd get away with this for free........
"I am sorry, but your actions are considered to be a threat in the land of the labyrinth. Since your 'karma' has risen, I will imprison you until it is reduced to zero.
No... no... no! 

 It could be said that they were both reincarnated at the same time, but right now, as a counterpoint, he tells himself that he should act in an orderly manner within the guild. He will probably be released from prison when his karma is reduced to zero, so I'd like to think that it won't be an irreversible situation.

 In the meantime, I want to manage to finish my vocational decision and prepare myself to take it easy. I'm not sure whether to attack the labyrinth or find a safe haven in this world, but I should first stabilize the foundation of my life before thinking about it.