Three months have passed since I started studying letters, numbers, and symbols. She works from morning until mid-afternoon, has a late lunch with Karoo, and then enjoys a little chat with Karoo. After that, it’s study time.
First of all, it takes an hour to get back from the town to the village, so I used that time as study time to read. Holding the paper with both hands, trace the letters and hum the meaning. I repeated that process, little by little, inputting it into my head.
Next, when I get home, I go out and study writing. Until it gets dark, I hold a branch in my hand and write on the ground while looking at the paper. After I wrote it down, I hummed the meaning again, inputting it into my head over and over again.
Afterwards, I was feeling a bit hungry, so I ate a small piece of hard bread that I bought for 100 rutas for dinner. It was difficult to buy it without my parents finding it, but I’ve never had it taken away. I’m really glad I didn’t get too attached to this.
At first, it was difficult to write a single letter, but once the letters were written, it became fun. Once they were able to write a letter, they wrote a word, and once they were able to write a word, they wrote a sentence. In the end, I practiced by writing in my diary on the ground every day.
Thanks to that, I became good enough to be able to read and write sentences fluently. I don’t know how much more work this will add. Garbage collection is a good job, but it’s a shame that it’s only done every other day.
In order to take on outside work in the future, I have to buy clothes and equipment. I have to save up the funds for that, so I have to find a job that gives me a stable income.
Karoo is also currently working as a garbage collector, but he said he actually wanted to do something different. I think it’s not enough for her to work every other day. It seems like Karoo is still undecided whether to stay at the orphanage or live outside of the orphanage. Karoo and I are both at the stage where we are looking for other jobs.
So, having improved my skills, I came today to look for a different job. Today is the day when there is no garbage collection. Normally I would take on different jobs, help out in the village, or collect medicinal herbs.
As I waited in line, it was my turn.
“It’s an adventurer’s badge.”
“I’ll leave it to you. It’s F rank, today’s work is.”
“Excuse me. I have something to ask you before work today. Is that okay?”
“Yes, what does it mean?”
Even though the interaction was different from usual, the lady at the reception desk did not change her expression at all.
“I’ve been studying letters, numbers, and symbols until now, but I’ve improved to the point where I can read and write sentences. So, I’d like to get a job that requires reading and writing.”
“That’s right, congratulations. How about reading and writing…that’s right, how about calculations?”
“I can also do calculations.”
“Understood. I would like to introduce the job to you after a guild member personally evaluates your abilities, so could you please wait in the waiting area for a while?”
Well, if you just talk about it, you don’t know how much you can do. It looks like they’ll take a test or something to determine how much ability you have, and then they’ll assign you a job.
I go to the waiting area, sit down and wait. As I was waiting in a daze, a man approached from behind the counter.
“It’s Riru-sama.”
“yes”
“I’m sorry for taking up your time. I would like to do two tests. The first is a test where you have to write the sentences you have listened to. In this test, you will have to test how quickly and accurately you can write the sentences. I will make a decision.”
First of all, they will take a listening test or make a full-fledged assessment. That helped. If I can write this quickly and accurately, the scope of my work will expand, right? I have to try hard.
A piece of paper and a pen were placed in front of me. I held the pen in my hand, took a deep breath, and calmed myself down. Yeah, come anytime.
The man who was watching the scene said, “Let’s begin,” and began reading what was written on the paper in his hand. As I listen to it, I write it down as carefully and accurately as possible, but as quickly as possible.
As I listened to the story, I realized that it was the guild’s regulations. It was difficult to write because there were some difficult words, but I managed to finish it.
“Yes, that’s all. Were you able to write it?”
“Yes, I was able to write it.”
“You’re writing very fast, I see. Now, let’s move on to the next test.”
Apparently it was amazing that he was able to finish writing it as soon as he finished reading it. Hehe, I guess this means I’m one step closer to a good job.
“Next, please read the passage and solve two calculation problems.Then, please solve 10 normal calculation problems.In the meantime, I am checking the answers to the passage I have just written.”
“Yes, I understand”
Next up is a test to check your reading comprehension and numeracy skills. Either way, I think this will work. This time too, I’ll finish it carefully and accurately, but quickly.
Read the text carefully, write the calculation formula, and derive the answer. Yes, I was able to solve it easily because the content was similar to that of an elementary school student.
The calculation formulas for the next 10 questions are also based on four arithmetic operations, so you can easily find the answers. Calculations that just added digits were easy, and I was able to solve them smoothly.
“Um, it’s over.”
“Eh, please wait a moment.”
When I spoke to him somewhat modestly, the man looked up from his paper and was surprised. He picks up the paper in front of me and checks its contents.
“That’s true. I’ll check your answers for a moment, so please wait here.”
“yes”
The man seemed a little panicked and went to the back of the counter. He seemed quite surprised, but it’s good that he showed his true potential. Please help me find a good job, even if just a little.
While sitting alone, I watched the adventurers come and go. I need to check what kind of clothes and equipment I have now. Hmm, I wonder what kind of equipment I should have.
As I was thinking about the adventurer’s equipment, the same man approached me again.
“Sorry to have kept you waiting. We will talk at the counter, so please come to the counter over there.”
The place the man pointed to was the receptionist’s sister, who had no line. I did as I was told and moved to the older sister’s place.
“Dear Riru, we are sorry to have kept you waiting. The test results show that you answered all questions correctly. It has been confirmed that you have very high reading, writing, and arithmetic abilities. It would be best to continue sharing this information. I thought it would be a good idea, so I put the information on my adventurer’s card.”
Oh, I think this is a good trend. From now on, any guild member will be able to tell that you have this ability just by checking your adventurer ID. Okay, I hope you get the new job.
“Based on Riru-sama’s age, there is a job that we can offer you right now, so please take a look here.”
After saying that, he handed me a piece of paper. Receive it and check the contents. Which one…is it a bakery salesperson?
“i forgot to mention that i change the link direct name on NovelUpdate, i will using “Chapter – number” instead ” chapter part”, which it previously the “Chapter” wasa Volume on raw i change it to literaly just “Volume” and “chapter” will be The ” Chapter page” now
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