…For three months, I’ve been taking on odd jobs like day labor.
After registering as an adventurer, I spent my days doing whatever I could to make ends meet—cleaning sewers, babysitting, anything that would put food on the table, no matter who the client was.
“No, this isn’t right. This isn’t the adventurer life I imagined.”
Snapping back to reality, I clutched the copper and silver coins I’d accumulated over the past three months and headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.
“Ah! Cain-san, perfect timing! Tanaka-san, who always asks you to walk his dog, just offered to double your pay if you extend the walk a bit… It’s amazing! What kind of magic do you use on that ferocious dog…?”
Ugh! Doubling the pay is tempting, but I feel like I’m going down the wrong path if I keep this up.
“I appreciate the praise for my work, but I’ll have to decline. I was thinking of going goblin hunting today…”
The Guild receptionist looked at me with surprise and questioned me.
“R-really? Are you sure? That’s Tanaka-san’s request, you know? Double pay isn’t something you see every day…”
“I don’t intend to remain a low-level adventurer without fighting anything.”
“I see… Understood. Goblin hunting, then? Here’s the request for goblin extermination. Hunt five goblins a day and submit the magic stones you collect to the Adventurer’s Guild. If you defeat more than required, we’ll buy the magic stones as long as you have them.”
After a brief explanation, I took the request form and headed outside the city.
Alright… First, let’s check my current status.
“Status Board, Open.”
I whispered the embarrassing phrase to make sure no one could hear me.
The Status Board is a skill that everyone possesses equally from birth, belonging to the F rank.
It displays your current condition, ability scores, acquired skills, and titles.
Generally, most stats average around 100.
For adventurers, 500 is a solid number. Knights of the Royal Capital have at least 1000. Rookie adventurers usually have around 100. As for me…
Name: Cain
Lv 1
HP: 141
MP: 101
Strength: 102
Speed: 100
Physical Defense: 84
Magic Defense: 117
Luck Stat: 25
Skills:
Status Board
Skill Duplication
Titles:
None
Aside from my ridiculously low Luck Stat, my other stats aren’t particularly high or low. My HP must have been boosted from walking Colon-chan for Tanaka-san.
Looking at my stats alone, I could probably manage as an adventurer, but my skills and aptitude are just too hopeless.
First, I need to understand the effect of this “Skill Duplication.”
Maybe it will be useful in combat. With that in mind, it’s time for some goblin hunting.