Part 1
After arriving at Rumberg, we searched for an inn to stay. After leaving Raptor at the stables and our stuff at the inn, we went to the guild to register for the mandatory lectures for novice adventurers. The lectures were held once a week and was taking place tomorrow for this week. Although it was possible to get a class at Rumberg, everybody was required to attend these lectures to inform everyone about the different classes available. These lectures were made mandatory by the government as the country itself supports the grooming of potential adventurers.
As dungeons spawned naturally in this world, adventurers were needed to venture into the dungeons to cull the monsters living inside them, reducing their numbers. This prevents the chances of monsters overflowing from dungeons and making their nests outside, causing unusually high monster counts and disrupting human society. However, it is not impossible for this scenario to occur even with adventurers. Whenever this does happen, extermination quests will be sent out for adventurers to uptake.
Whenever adventurers defeat monsters or venture into the dungeons, they bring back materials that are either sold to merchants in the town or used to craft their own equipment. The latter allows the adventurers to prepare for their next trip into a dungeon and the cycle repeats. Both outcomes result in an improvement of the people’s’ standard of living as the people either get their hands on materials for constructions or paid for their services.
[Luna, you look tired. You alright?] (Youya)
Luna’s tail seemed unusually droopy today. It seems like she didn’t have enough sleep today.
[The book Youya passed to me yesterday was interesting. I ended up spending the whole night reading it.] (Luna)
Luna replied while rubbing her eyes.
She is currently suffering from amnesia.
It is dangerous for a person who doesn’t have any memories to seek adventures blindly without any knowledge, so I passed her a book meant for novice adventurers to teach her what was dangerous in the wilderness. She was unexpectedly eager, and read the book attentively, asking many difficult questions that would be difficult to answer if you weren’t a veteran adventurer.
[Today’s lesson will just be a review of what you read in the book. So try to listen carefully during the lecture when we arrive.] (Youya)
[uhn. It’s a review chance! I will try to make good use of it!] (Luna)
Luna nodded her head. She appears more energetic than before.
[We are finally here.] (Youya)
[So this is the guild.. It looks really amazing.] (Luna)
[Yeah it does. The standard of the guild corresponds with the city or village it is in. The guild here looks amazing because it’s in the sacred city. It was made much bigger and more impressive than a normal guild.] (Youya)
[Uhh.] (Luna)
Luna stares at the guild and lets out a weird voice.
I grabbed the awestruck Luna’s hand and walked into the guild.
Today was the day when various workshops including the newcomer’s lecture was conducted. Thus there were a lot of people present in the guild. Many of them were sitting in the bar killing time while waiting for the workshops to begin.
[Oi oi. Ossan. Are you thinking of becoming an adventurer at your age? Look at your armour. Its tattered and old, just like you. Give it up. You should follow my example. Look at it. My armour was custom-made with magical materials.] (Young Man)
[Kevin. Stop it. You’re making the old man look even more pathetic.] (Young Man no.2)
[No no no. You got it all wrong. He would be even more pathetic if he died trying to become an adventurer.] (Kevin)
[Ah. Well that sounds about right.] (Young man no. 2)
Laughter erupted from the bar.
When I glanced over to the bar, I saw a bunch of young men in their mid-teens looking over here while drinking sake. I was unable to see their levels, which proves that their levels were higher than mine.In this world, you are unable to see other peoples’ status, but it was possible to see the level of people lower than you. Well this is to be expected, since my level was resetted to level one.
It is better to leave those people alone. I don’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble in the guild.
I bowed to two young men and walked past them.
[Ossan. Did you not hear what I said earlier?] (Kevin)
The two young men stepped in front of me, blocking my path.
It appears that the one with expensive equipment was called Kevin. He must have been born into a rich family. Since there are many advantages to raising a person’s level, there are many parents who spend a large sum of money obtaining expensive equipment for their children to enter dungeons and raise their levels.
Annoying.
[I’m sorry, but I’m unable listen to your advice. I came here with my own goals in mind, however I do not have the right to stop you young men from chasing your dreams. I hope you guys feel the same for me.] (Youya)
[Huh.? I even went out of my way to show concern for you. What is with your attitude? Hmm? That girl behind you is cute. Is she your daughter? How about this, i will accept her into my party, where she will be safe unlike yours. You should thank me old man. Oh and don’t even think of joining my party. I will never let you into my party.] (Kevin)
The young man was looking at Luna’s body with disgusting eyes with ill intent.
Luna is definitely a cute girl. It’s difficult to say otherwise. Although I could argue against going for such a young girl. Luna hid behind my back, turning her face away from the young man.
[I appreciate your concern, however. I am becoming an adventurer, and I am not giving this girl to you. She clearly does not want to join your party.] (Youya)
[I am not saying this because I am looking down on you. But no matter how you look at it, you don’t have a choice old man. You look like a man who failed in raising a daughter, and was forced into becoming an adventurer to survive. I’ll repeat it again. You don’t have a choice in this.] (Kevin)
The young man walked over with a menacing glint in his eyes. He raised his right fist and swung it directly at my face.
I grabbed the boy’s wrist, twisted my body and threw him. The boy let out a grunt as his back hit the ground. It was a movement that I could perform easily with my eyes closed.
[Kevin was knocked down!?](Young man no.2)
[Oi. Ossan. What do you think you are doing?] (Man no.3)
Two of the unconscious young man’s friends came over.
I could see their levels. They were both level 1 as well. Looking at their movements, it’s obvious that they aren’t even a threat. I can beat both of them within 10 seconds.
Even though I was thinking of knocking both of them out cold, I do not want to cause any more trouble than I already did.
Now then.. What should I do?
[Everybody please settle down. We are currently within the guild premises. Violence will not be tolerated. You over there. We are not afraid to hold back on your punishment even if you currently are not an adventurer.] (Guild staff)
A guild personnel arrived just as the two young men’s demise was imminent, warning me to stand down. When the female personnel arrived, the entire hall turned silent, looking in her direction. Luna looked at the staff member in amazement. It was obvious that the staff was strong. Strong enough to make the rowdy bunch of adventurers here dead silent.
However, the only thing I could notice… was her face.
Long ears and green eyes.. The characteristic of an Elf. It’s an elven girl.
There’s no doubt about it.
Why are you here?
I pulled down my hat in an attempt to conceal my face.
[I am sorry. I did not mean to resort to violence. However, before I noticed it the young man was trying to attack me so I countered on reflex. I will reflect on my actions.] (Youya)
[I see. So you’re defending yourself on the basis of self-defense. Am I right?] (Guild Staff)
I nod my head. Luckily, it seems that she did not recognize me.
She should had noticed that my level was one. It could had occurred to her that I was her former teacher, but since I was level 50 back then, she probably thinks I’m just someone who resembles a person she knew. How could someone like her be doing administrative work in a guild such as this?
[No this ossan attacked us first! He threw Kevin onto the ground!] (Young man No.2)
[Yeah! You can see that he is uninjured! Only Kevin was attacked, thats why he’s unconscious on the ground!] (Young man no.3)
The boys were panicking, trying to shift the blame onto me. However, the surrounding adventurers testified for my innocence.
Unluckily for the boys, the one thing that all adventurers dislike, is the rookie who thinks he’s a hot-shot. People like the boy Kevin on the ground, would never be defended by other adventurers as people like them cited more trouble than their worth. Thus, it is a given that I would be defended against them.
Thanks to this incident, these young men will definitely have difficulties finding work and connections in this guild.
[Well. I fully understand the situation right now. Uhm, then since you are the victim, I will let you off with a warning. Those children will write a written apology to the guild and suffer a punishment. They will receive a penalty for causing trouble in the guild. If they receive another penalty from us, they will be banned from working with the guild permanently.] (Elf Staff)
Upon listening to the staff’s declaration, the boys face started to cramp. They looked like they were ready to start another fight with her, but they weren’t dumb enough to cause another fuss with the staff just because they didn’t agree with the punishment. They understood that if they did, they would suffer the consequences, and quietly followed the girl as she took them away from the hall.
[Ahh. You look as elegant as ever today. Phil-chan.] (Guy no.1)
[As expected of my woman!] (Guy no. 2)
[Hey you two. What are you talking about? Are the two of you dreaming? Phil is MY wife. I decided that the moment I saw her beautiful eyes.] (Guy no.3)
[Everyone please be silent. I do not belong to anyone nor am I anybody’s wife. If you guys are not going to be silent, I will forcefully shut everyone up.] (Phil)
[WE ARE SORRY.] (Everyone in unison)
After resolving the incident, the elven girl left the hall.
After she left, the hall became noisy once again, with talks about the elven girl spreading rapidly among the adventurers. Apparently, the girl was quite popular among the adventurers for being a beauty, as well as being a skilled adventurer.
Well her beauty aside, her skill is a given. Since she was trained by me.
[That girl was amazing. Although she looks slightly older than me, she behaves just like an adult and is also working properly.] (Luna)
[You’re wrong, Luna. You can’t judge an Elf’s age based on their looks. Elves have different lifespans as compared to humans. Their bodies grow at a rate similar to humans. However, at the age of 12, their bodies start to age much slower. She should be about 25 years old this year.] (Youya)
Although Phil’s appearance is similar to a 16-year-old girl, her age is actually 25 years old. She grew into a fine adult, much different from the elven girl who I picked up. Phil was an Elf who I picked up after she was forced out of her village when I accepted the request to capture a bunch of pillagers back in the day. She was a talented individual that was equal to my number one disciple, Leonard, in the same party.
I assumed that she had continued to be in the same party after I had left. I wonder just how did she end up working as a receptionist in the guild for a town like this. I know that if she knew that I was here, we would likely erupt into an argument.
As I thought that, I pulled my hat further down. I have to be extra careful to make sure she doesn’t notice me.
The lecture has started. There were about 20 students attend the lecture, including me and Luna. Among the other students, there were a bunch of young boys who were staring at me and another bunch at Luna. As expected, there were no other middle-aged men attending the lesson. In this lecture, the basics for becoming an adventurer as well as the different classes available will be taught and explained in half a day. Although this is considered an informative session, there are actually very few people who are listening to the speaker. As information about the classes are considered common sense, the people who attend the lecture are doing so because it’s a standard procedure. It is rare for people to actually pay attention in the lesson.
Midway through the lecture, the lecturer made an announcement.
[After the lecture is over, I recommend everyone present to recruit party members for your party. This is a rare occasion where adventurers of the same caliber and level without parties are gathered together. It is important to fill up your party with four members as well as having a well-balanced composition. Alright, the class will now have a 5 minute break before the lesson continues] (Instructor)
As the instructor mentioned, this session is one of the most important moments for adventurers who do not have any relations or connections, making it a good opportunity for new adventurers to form a party and make friends with other new adventurers. As an adventurer, it is crucial to have a party of four members. If you dive into a dungeon alone, any paralysis or poisoning effects could spell your doom. However, with a party, they will be able to protect you from the monsters while you recover.
[Youya, are we going to search for friends too?] (Luna)
[Well it would be nice to have a full party with us, but it is likely impossible.] (Youya)
I smiled bitterly to Luna’s question. It seems she still doesn’t understand the situation, about how notorious the unwanted class, Magic Knight is.
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Although it takes nearly a full day to obtain a class, the actual procedure to obtaining a class is easy. When you stand before the statue that contains the power of the gods, the classes that are available to you will appear inside your head. As expected, I have all the common classes available to me.Warrior, Fighter, Magic Knight, Magician, Monk, Thief and Ranger were all available. These weren’t the only classes that actually existed in this world. There have been instances where an exclusive class had appeared, but so far I have only seen one instance of an exclusive class. Well, my class was decided from the start. Now it’s merely a matter of what skill I should choose
[I want to be a Magic Knight.] (Youya)
A soft glow starts to cover my body. With this, I have officially become a mystic knight.
[Ossan, are you an idiot? Do you not know anything?]
[Magic Knight…. Has he lost his mind?]
[Woah its my first time seeing a mystic knight.]
[Sigh even though I said during the lecture to never choose that class…]
I could hear comments coming from the back of the room as I was given my class. This is the expected reaction though, since it is unlikely any of them would know the hidden strength of a Magic Knight. It is a class that can do everything but unable to do anything. However, with the bonus skill points, as well as the hidden elements behind the level reset, the weakest class can become the strongest.
After my class selection was completed, it was Luna’s turn.
As she stood before the statue containing the power of god, she turned and looked at me.
[The classes Youya mentioned appeared in my head. There wasn’t any class that are different.] (Luna)
[I see. I had a feeling that Luna would receive an exclusive class but it seems I was wrong. Then you can choose Thief as planned.] (Youya)
[I understand! Luna wants to be a Thief!] (Luna)
A soft glow started to surround Luna’s body. Luna is now officially a Thief.
With this, everyone in the room has completed their class selection. This is where the scouting battle begins.
As predicted, the most popular classes were thieves and rangers. Although they were classes that had a low fighting power, they were capable to learning exploration skills. Exploration skills are important in a party as it is essential for exploring dungeons where it is easy to lose your sense of direction. They were also one of the rarer classes as their low fighting power often translated to higher mortality rates. This is why they are popular.
Next were warriors, magicians and monks
These classes were the most common classes that are often chosen by people because they were the strongest in their roles.
Warriors serve as the vanguard, having high defensive powers higher than fighters or thieves.
Magicians have the ability to defeat monsters who have high physical defense with magic spells, and are capable of attacking from range. They were perfect for being in the back line.
Monks are capable of casting supportive spells such as reinforcement spells as well as recovery spells, allowing dungeon runs to become safer as recovery was possible.
In this world, every party had a party limit. The maximum number of members were four. However, this limit could be increased to five if special items were used on the party. If a party had more members than the party limit allowed, there would be no experience gained by the party members from battles.
Due to this, a party often consisted of a vanguard, magic attacker, healer and a specialised class.
There was no place for an unwanted class like the Magic Knight.
Nobody will invite me to their party, nor will anyone accept my invitations if I asked.
At this rate, it would only be me and Luna in my party, I started to wonder if this was a good idea, to let Luna remain in the party with me. As Luna was a thief, she was popular among the other students and received multiple invitations. However as soon as everyone realised I was in the same party as Luna, everyone refused to accept her. Witnessing this scene multiple times made me feel guilty.
If there was a time for Luna to become independent, this would be the time. Until now I have been taking care of Luna, looking out for her well-being ever since we left the hidden room. This was most likely the only chance for Luna to enter another party where she had the safety of a balanced party. I couldn’t bear to keep her in my party for my own convenience when she had the possibility of a much better future away from me.
[Sorry. Luna couldn’t get anyone to be our friend.] (Luna)
[Don’t be. It’s because of my class that nobody wants to join us. At this rate, it will only be the two of us in the party. Luna. I am not forcing you to stay in my party. Rather, I hope that you will join another party. You are more likely to find a well-balanced party where it’s safer. If you are worried about me, I can survive on my own since i am a veteran after all.] (Youya)
It is difficult for me to let go of a exploration-class member when she is my only party member, however it is even more difficult for me to bind her into my party. If possible, as her guardian, I wish to guide her onto the right path as much as possible.
[Youya wants me to join a party I like?] (Luna)
[Yes. As a thief, there are many parties who will be willing to invite you to their party.] (Youya)
[Okay. Then Luna will join the party that she wants.] (Luna)
At that moment, I felt a tinge of sadness as it appears that Luna had a party she wanted to join, but at the same time, i couldn’t help but feel that it was obvious.
But she wasn’t moving from her position.
[Then Luna wants to join Youya’s party! Luna and Youya will be together!] (Luna)
I flinched at her quick response.
[Ar..Are you sure? It’ll just be the two of us you know] (Youya)
[Uhn. Luna wants to be with Youya so its ok.] (Luna)
Luna looked at me with a cute smile.
I decided that I will not make her regret being in my party.
[I understand. Then I’ll say it once more. I am counting on you in the future] (Youya)
[Thank you for having me. Youya. Our first goal is to kill all the dragons in the world and obtain their treasures!] (Luna)
[Do you plan on dying right from the start?] (Youya)
Dragons were beings that can’t be defeated by people below level 30. Any attempts to do so would result in death.
I started to stroke Luna’s head who gave off a pleasant feeling and started shaking her fox tail.
Yosh, I’ve decided. Tonight we will have a feast to celebrate our party.
Then we will dive into the dungeon first thing in the morning. It’s time to accomplish my main goal in this town. To visit the hidden room that can prevent my cursed status from happening.
Part 1
After arriving at Rumberg, we searched for an inn to stay. After leaving Raptor at the stables and our stuff at the inn, we went to the guild to register for the mandatory lectures for novice adventurers. The lectures were held once a week and was taking place tomorrow for this week. Although it was possible to get a class at Rumberg, everybody was required to attend these lectures to inform everyone about the different classes available. These lectures were made mandatory by the government as the country itself supports the grooming of potential adventurers.
As dungeons spawned naturally in this world, adventurers were needed to venture into the dungeons to cull the monsters living inside them, reducing their numbers. This prevents the chances of monsters overflowing from dungeons and making their nests outside, causing unusually high monster counts and disrupting human society. However, it is not impossible for this scenario to occur even with adventurers. Whenever this does happen, extermination quests will be sent out for adventurers to uptake.
Whenever adventurers defeat monsters or venture into the dungeons, they bring back materials that are either sold to merchants in the town or used to craft their own equipment. The latter allows the adventurers to prepare for their next trip into a dungeon and the cycle repeats. Both outcomes result in an improvement of the people’s’ standard of living as the people either get their hands on materials for constructions or paid for their services.
[Luna, you look tired. You alright?] (Youya)
Luna’s tail seemed unusually droopy today. It seems like she didn’t have enough sleep today.
[The book Youya passed to me yesterday was interesting. I ended up spending the whole night reading it.] (Luna)
Luna replied while rubbing her eyes.
She is currently suffering from amnesia.
It is dangerous for a person who doesn’t have any memories to seek adventures blindly without any knowledge, so I passed her a book meant for novice adventurers to teach her what was dangerous in the wilderness. She was unexpectedly eager, and read the book attentively, asking many difficult questions that would be difficult to answer if you weren’t a veteran adventurer.
[Today’s lesson will just be a review of what you read in the book. So try to listen carefully during the lecture when we arrive.] (Youya)
[uhn. It’s a review chance! I will try to make good use of it!] (Luna)
Luna nodded her head. She appears more energetic than before.
[We are finally here.] (Youya)
[So this is the guild.. It looks really amazing.] (Luna)
[Yeah it does. The standard of the guild corresponds with the city or village it is in. The guild here looks amazing because it’s in the sacred city. It was made much bigger and more impressive than a normal guild.] (Youya)
[Uhh.] (Luna)
Luna stares at the guild and lets out a weird voice.
I grabbed the awestruck Luna’s hand and walked into the guild.
Today was the day when various workshops including the newcomer’s lecture was conducted. Thus there were a lot of people present in the guild. Many of them were sitting in the bar killing time while waiting for the workshops to begin.
[Oi oi. Ossan. Are you thinking of becoming an adventurer at your age? Look at your armour. Its tattered and old, just like you. Give it up. You should follow my example. Look at it. My armour was custom-made with magical materials.] (Young Man)
[Kevin. Stop it. You’re making the old man look even more pathetic.] (Young Man no.2)
[No no no. You got it all wrong. He would be even more pathetic if he died trying to become an adventurer.] (Kevin)
[Ah. Well that sounds about right.] (Young man no. 2)
Laughter erupted from the bar.
When I glanced over to the bar, I saw a bunch of young men in their mid-teens looking over here while drinking sake. I was unable to see their levels, which proves that their levels were higher than mine.In this world, you are unable to see other peoples’ status, but it was possible to see the level of people lower than you. Well this is to be expected, since my level was resetted to level one.
It is better to leave those people alone. I don’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble in the guild.
I bowed to two young men and walked past them.
[Ossan. Did you not hear what I said earlier?] (Kevin)
The two young men stepped in front of me, blocking my path.
It appears that the one with expensive equipment was called Kevin. He must have been born into a rich family. Since there are many advantages to raising a person’s level, there are many parents who spend a large sum of money obtaining expensive equipment for their children to enter dungeons and raise their levels.
Annoying.
[I’m sorry, but I’m unable listen to your advice. I came here with my own goals in mind, however I do not have the right to stop you young men from chasing your dreams. I hope you guys feel the same for me.] (Youya)
[Huh.? I even went out of my way to show concern for you. What is with your attitude? Hmm? That girl behind you is cute. Is she your daughter? How about this, i will accept her into my party, where she will be safe unlike yours. You should thank me old man. Oh and don’t even think of joining my party. I will never let you into my party.] (Kevin)
The young man was looking at Luna’s body with disgusting eyes with ill intent.
Luna is definitely a cute girl. It’s difficult to say otherwise. Although I could argue against going for such a young girl. Luna hid behind my back, turning her face away from the young man.
[I appreciate your concern, however. I am becoming an adventurer, and I am not giving this girl to you. She clearly does not want to join your party.] (Youya)
[I am not saying this because I am looking down on you. But no matter how you look at it, you don’t have a choice old man. You look like a man who failed in raising a daughter, and was forced into becoming an adventurer to survive. I’ll repeat it again. You don’t have a choice in this.] (Kevin)
The young man walked over with a menacing glint in his eyes. He raised his right fist and swung it directly at my face.
I grabbed the boy’s wrist, twisted my body and threw him. The boy let out a grunt as his back hit the ground. It was a movement that I could perform easily with my eyes closed.
[Kevin was knocked down!?](Young man no.2)
[Oi. Ossan. What do you think you are doing?] (Man no.3)
Two of the unconscious young man’s friends came over.
I could see their levels. They were both level 1 as well. Looking at their movements, it’s obvious that they aren’t even a threat. I can beat both of them within 10 seconds.
Even though I was thinking of knocking both of them out cold, I do not want to cause any more trouble than I already did.
Now then.. What should I do?
[Everybody please settle down. We are currently within the guild premises. Violence will not be tolerated. You over there. We are not afraid to hold back on your punishment even if you currently are not an adventurer.] (Guild staff)
A guild personnel arrived just as the two young men’s demise was imminent, warning me to stand down. When the female personnel arrived, the entire hall turned silent, looking in her direction. Luna looked at the staff member in amazement. It was obvious that the staff was strong. Strong enough to make the rowdy bunch of adventurers here dead silent.
However, the only thing I could notice… was her face.
Long ears and green eyes.. The characteristic of an Elf. It’s an elven girl.
There’s no doubt about it.
Why are you here?
I pulled down my hat in an attempt to conceal my face.
[I am sorry. I did not mean to resort to violence. However, before I noticed it the young man was trying to attack me so I countered on reflex. I will reflect on my actions.] (Youya)
[I see. So you’re defending yourself on the basis of self-defense. Am I right?] (Guild Staff)
I nod my head. Luckily, it seems that she did not recognize me.
She should had noticed that my level was one. It could had occurred to her that I was her former teacher, but since I was level 50 back then, she probably thinks I’m just someone who resembles a person she knew. How could someone like her be doing administrative work in a guild such as this?
[No this ossan attacked us first! He threw Kevin onto the ground!] (Young man No.2)
[Yeah! You can see that he is uninjured! Only Kevin was attacked, thats why he’s unconscious on the ground!] (Young man no.3)
The boys were panicking, trying to shift the blame onto me. However, the surrounding adventurers testified for my innocence.
Unluckily for the boys, the one thing that all adventurers dislike, is the rookie who thinks he’s a hot-shot. People like the boy Kevin on the ground, would never be defended by other adventurers as people like them cited more trouble than their worth. Thus, it is a given that I would be defended against them.
Thanks to this incident, these young men will definitely have difficulties finding work and connections in this guild.
[Well. I fully understand the situation right now. Uhm, then since you are the victim, I will let you off with a warning. Those children will write a written apology to the guild and suffer a punishment. They will receive a penalty for causing trouble in the guild. If they receive another penalty from us, they will be banned from working with the guild permanently.] (Elf Staff)
Upon listening to the staff’s declaration, the boys face started to cramp. They looked like they were ready to start another fight with her, but they weren’t dumb enough to cause another fuss with the staff just because they didn’t agree with the punishment. They understood that if they did, they would suffer the consequences, and quietly followed the girl as she took them away from the hall.
[Ahh. You look as elegant as ever today. Phil-chan.] (Guy no.1)
[As expected of my woman!] (Guy no. 2)
[Hey you two. What are you talking about? Are the two of you dreaming? Phil is MY wife. I decided that the moment I saw her beautiful eyes.] (Guy no.3)
[Everyone please be silent. I do not belong to anyone nor am I anybody’s wife. If you guys are not going to be silent, I will forcefully shut everyone up.] (Phil)
[WE ARE SORRY.] (Everyone in unison)
After resolving the incident, the elven girl left the hall.
After she left, the hall became noisy once again, with talks about the elven girl spreading rapidly among the adventurers. Apparently, the girl was quite popular among the adventurers for being a beauty, as well as being a skilled adventurer.
Well her beauty aside, her skill is a given. Since she was trained by me.
[That girl was amazing. Although she looks slightly older than me, she behaves just like an adult and is also working properly.] (Luna)
[You’re wrong, Luna. You can’t judge an Elf’s age based on their looks. Elves have different lifespans as compared to humans. Their bodies grow at a rate similar to humans. However, at the age of 12, their bodies start to age much slower. She should be about 25 years old this year.] (Youya)
Although Phil’s appearance is similar to a 16-year-old girl, her age is actually 25 years old. She grew into a fine adult, much different from the elven girl who I picked up. Phil was an Elf who I picked up after she was forced out of her village when I accepted the request to capture a bunch of pillagers back in the day. She was a talented individual that was equal to my number one disciple, Leonard, in the same party.
I assumed that she had continued to be in the same party after I had left. I wonder just how did she end up working as a receptionist in the guild for a town like this. I know that if she knew that I was here, we would likely erupt into an argument.
As I thought that, I pulled my hat further down. I have to be extra careful to make sure she doesn’t notice me.
The lecture has started. There were about 20 students attend the lecture, including me and Luna. Among the other students, there were a bunch of young boys who were staring at me and another bunch at Luna. As expected, there were no other middle-aged men attending the lesson. In this lecture, the basics for becoming an adventurer as well as the different classes available will be taught and explained in half a day. Although this is considered an informative session, there are actually very few people who are listening to the speaker. As information about the classes are considered common sense, the people who attend the lecture are doing so because it’s a standard procedure. It is rare for people to actually pay attention in the lesson.
Midway through the lecture, the lecturer made an announcement.
[After the lecture is over, I recommend everyone present to recruit party members for your party. This is a rare occasion where adventurers of the same caliber and level without parties are gathered together. It is important to fill up your party with four members as well as having a well-balanced composition. Alright, the class will now have a 5 minute break before the lesson continues] (Instructor)
As the instructor mentioned, this session is one of the most important moments for adventurers who do not have any relations or connections, making it a good opportunity for new adventurers to form a party and make friends with other new adventurers. As an adventurer, it is crucial to have a party of four members. If you dive into a dungeon alone, any paralysis or poisoning effects could spell your doom. However, with a party, they will be able to protect you from the monsters while you recover.
[Youya, are we going to search for friends too?] (Luna)
[Well it would be nice to have a full party with us, but it is likely impossible.] (Youya)
I smiled bitterly to Luna’s question. It seems she still doesn’t understand the situation, about how notorious the unwanted class, Magic Knight is.
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Although it takes nearly a full day to obtain a class, the actual procedure to obtaining a class is easy. When you stand before the statue that contains the power of the gods, the classes that are available to you will appear inside your head. As expected, I have all the common classes available to me.Warrior, Fighter, Magic Knight, Magician, Monk, Thief and Ranger were all available. These weren’t the only classes that actually existed in this world. There have been instances where an exclusive class had appeared, but so far I have only seen one instance of an exclusive class. Well, my class was decided from the start. Now it’s merely a matter of what skill I should choose
[I want to be a Magic Knight.] (Youya)
A soft glow starts to cover my body. With this, I have officially become a mystic knight.
[Ossan, are you an idiot? Do you not know anything?]
[Magic Knight…. Has he lost his mind?]
[Woah its my first time seeing a mystic knight.]
[Sigh even though I said during the lecture to never choose that class…]
I could hear comments coming from the back of the room as I was given my class. This is the expected reaction though, since it is unlikely any of them would know the hidden strength of a Magic Knight. It is a class that can do everything but unable to do anything. However, with the bonus skill points, as well as the hidden elements behind the level reset, the weakest class can become the strongest.
After my class selection was completed, it was Luna’s turn.
As she stood before the statue containing the power of god, she turned and looked at me.
[The classes Youya mentioned appeared in my head. There wasn’t any class that are different.] (Luna)
[I see. I had a feeling that Luna would receive an exclusive class but it seems I was wrong. Then you can choose Thief as planned.] (Youya)
[I understand! Luna wants to be a Thief!] (Luna)
A soft glow started to surround Luna’s body. Luna is now officially a Thief.
With this, everyone in the room has completed their class selection. This is where the scouting battle begins.
As predicted, the most popular classes were thieves and rangers. Although they were classes that had a low fighting power, they were capable to learning exploration skills. Exploration skills are important in a party as it is essential for exploring dungeons where it is easy to lose your sense of direction. They were also one of the rarer classes as their low fighting power often translated to higher mortality rates. This is why they are popular.
Next were warriors, magicians and monks
These classes were the most common classes that are often chosen by people because they were the strongest in their roles.
Warriors serve as the vanguard, having high defensive powers higher than fighters or thieves.
Magicians have the ability to defeat monsters who have high physical defense with magic spells, and are capable of attacking from range. They were perfect for being in the back line.
Monks are capable of casting supportive spells such as reinforcement spells as well as recovery spells, allowing dungeon runs to become safer as recovery was possible.
In this world, every party had a party limit. The maximum number of members were four. However, this limit could be increased to five if special items were used on the party. If a party had more members than the party limit allowed, there would be no experience gained by the party members from battles.
Due to this, a party often consisted of a vanguard, magic attacker, healer and a specialised class.
There was no place for an unwanted class like the Magic Knight.
Nobody will invite me to their party, nor will anyone accept my invitations if I asked.
At this rate, it would only be me and Luna in my party, I started to wonder if this was a good idea, to let Luna remain in the party with me. As Luna was a thief, she was popular among the other students and received multiple invitations. However as soon as everyone realised I was in the same party as Luna, everyone refused to accept her. Witnessing this scene multiple times made me feel guilty.
If there was a time for Luna to become independent, this would be the time. Until now I have been taking care of Luna, looking out for her well-being ever since we left the hidden room. This was most likely the only chance for Luna to enter another party where she had the safety of a balanced party. I couldn’t bear to keep her in my party for my own convenience when she had the possibility of a much better future away from me.
[Sorry. Luna couldn’t get anyone to be our friend.] (Luna)
[Don’t be. It’s because of my class that nobody wants to join us. At this rate, it will only be the two of us in the party. Luna. I am not forcing you to stay in my party. Rather, I hope that you will join another party. You are more likely to find a well-balanced party where it’s safer. If you are worried about me, I can survive on my own since i am a veteran after all.] (Youya)
It is difficult for me to let go of a exploration-class member when she is my only party member, however it is even more difficult for me to bind her into my party. If possible, as her guardian, I wish to guide her onto the right path as much as possible.
[Youya wants me to join a party I like?] (Luna)
[Yes. As a thief, there are many parties who will be willing to invite you to their party.] (Youya)
[Okay. Then Luna will join the party that she wants.] (Luna)
At that moment, I felt a tinge of sadness as it appears that Luna had a party she wanted to join, but at the same time, i couldn’t help but feel that it was obvious.
But she wasn’t moving from her position.
[Then Luna wants to join Youya’s party! Luna and Youya will be together!] (Luna)
I flinched at her quick response.
[Ar..Are you sure? It’ll just be the two of us you know] (Youya)
[Uhn. Luna wants to be with Youya so its ok.] (Luna)
Luna looked at me with a cute smile.
I decided that I will not make her regret being in my party.
[I understand. Then I’ll say it once more. I am counting on you in the future] (Youya)
[Thank you for having me. Youya. Our first goal is to kill all the dragons in the world and obtain their treasures!] (Luna)
[Do you plan on dying right from the start?] (Youya)
Dragons were beings that can’t be defeated by people below level 30. Any attempts to do so would result in death.
I started to stroke Luna’s head who gave off a pleasant feeling and started shaking her fox tail.
Yosh, I’ve decided. Tonight we will have a feast to celebrate our party.
Then we will dive into the dungeon first thing in the morning. It’s time to accomplish my main goal in this town. To visit the hidden room that can prevent my cursed status from happening.
