My job as a salesperson at a bakery continued without any problems.
Overcoming the extremely crowded mornings with all your strength and energy, bracing yourself through the afternoons when polite customer service is required, carefully managing the children who were looking for the honey bread that came in between, and the exhausting crowds before dinner. serve customers while being careful not to make mistakes.
As I spent days like that for a week or two, I gradually started to get used to it. After three or four weeks, I started to feel more relaxed. It’s dangerous to work after you have time, so be careful and work.
After a month, payday finally arrived.
When I finished work for the day, Mr. Retom called me to the back of the store.
“Thank you for your hard work this month. I worked 23 days, so the total amount is 161,000 Ruta.”
With that said, he handed me the coin. Inside was my first small gold coin. There were 16 small gold coins that were shiny and heavy, and one silver coin. It was my first time receiving such a large amount of money, and my hands were shaking.
“I-Is it okay if I get this much?”
“I guess it’s natural since I worked there. I mean, if you don’t get it, we’ll be in trouble.”
“Ah, thank you! I’ll do my best again tomorrow!”
I quickly put it away in the coin bag I kept in my pants pocket. She picks up the unsold bread, says her final greetings for the day, and hurries down the street dyed in the setting sun. The destination I’m heading to is, of course, the Adventurer’s Guild.
I don’t feel comfortable carrying around such a large amount of money. She felt strongly that she wanted to leave it with the guild as soon as possible.
As you pass through the street and proceed down the main road, you will see the Adventurer’s Guild. When I hurried inside, I found that although there were few adventurers, the guild was still in operation. He waits in line for his turn.
“Next person, please.”
“Excuse me, please keep the money.”
“Then, please submit your adventurer ID and give us the money you need to deposit.”
I did as I was told and took out my adventurer’s ID card, followed by the small gold coins I was supposed to deposit. Her receptionist took it over, turned her back to her, and started working behind her. She waited for a while, then she turned around and handed me her adventurer’s badge.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, the deposit has been completed. Here is the current deposit amount.”
Saying that, I shined my adventurer’s badge on the appraisal crystal that was on the counter, and a number appeared. The amount was 440,000 Ruta.
“Yes, I confirmed.”
“Then, we look forward to seeing you again.”
I bowed, left the place, and left the adventurer’s guild. At this point he took a deep breath.
“Hmph, 440,000 ruta.”
I couldn’t help but grin. I’m so happy, I can’t help it. Oh, wait a minute, now you have 400,000 yen to buy citizenship! ?
I was surprised at how quickly I had saved enough money for my citizenship. At first, I never thought I could earn so much money so I can’t believe it.
“I see, if I worked hard, I could quickly reach my goal.”
I feel like the time I spent alone was wasting my time. If we had realized this earlier and acted accordingly, we could have seen a different future. Is there any point in saying it now?
As I walk, I think about what I should do next.
Even if you can buy citizenship, it costs more to live in a town. Rent, food, utilities, and water probably don’t cost much because it’s a well. You’ll probably have to buy other small items as well.
I can’t rent a house because I’m too young; I’ll have to wait until I’m older to rent a house. If you can’t rent a house even after saving money, it’s better not to buy citizenship now.
Maybe by the time I’m old enough to rent a house, my adventurer rank will be B. Then you would automatically get citizenship, so you wouldn’t have to pay for citizenship.
If that’s the case, why don’t I aim for adventurer rank B? You can only buy a house when you become an adult, and until you can buy a house, you should continue as an adventurer. Yeah, let’s aim for the adventurer rank B that we decided on.
In order to become an adventurer, you must prepare your equipment. Money is needed for equipment. The amount of money I’ll get in the next five months of work will be about 750,000 rutas, so my final savings will be about 1.2 million rutas.
With that 1.2 million ruta, I will have to buy the necessary equipment to undertake work outside. There should be not only equipment but also tools. For now, let’s collect money to buy things needed by adventurers.
I want to learn magic so I can go on an adventure, but I’m busy with work right now, and I have to help out at the village on my days off. I had no time to learn. I’m going to study this in earnest after work.
I’m getting busy thinking about things. But having a goal keeps me motivated. Okay, let’s keep working hard, earn money, and become an adventurer!
Filled with a strange sense of motivation, I hurried along the main street, bathed in the setting sun.
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Morning a few days later. An adventurer arrived when the children’s rush was over. It looks like they came to buy the bread they needed to go on an adventure.
The adventurer was a boy close to my age, and his equipment was brand new. It had the feel of a kid living in town playing an adventurer.
I observed their equipment. Leather hat, leather armor, leather gloves, and leather shinguards. A short sword and a leather shield hung from his waist. It can’t be helped that it looks like a new adventurer.
I wonder how much it cost. I asked while taking the ordered round bread with tongs.
“Maybe you’re a new adventurer?”
“Yes, do you understand after all?”
“I thought it was because all the equipment was in good condition.”
When I spoke to him casually, the boy seemed a little embarrassed.
“I’m also interested in adventurers.”
“Hey, that’s right.”
“By the way, how much did the equipment cost? Can I ask you for reference?”
When I asked him without hesitation, the boy made a gesture as if he was reminiscing as he spoke.
“The short sword and leather armor cost about 100,000 Ruta, and the other leather armor costs about 50,000 to 80,000 Ruta. It’s quite expensive, but this is a set for a new adventurer.”
“I see, that’s about it. Sorry to have kept you waiting, the total is 400 Ruta.”
After listening to the story, I packed the bread I had ordered into a bag and handed it over. The boy takes it, pays, and leaves the store with one hand raised. I put it off and remembered what I said earlier.
All that equipment costs about 400,000 Ruta. Since my final savings was 1.2 million yen, it seemed a little cheap to me. However, I’m relieved to know that I can buy a new adventurer’s set without missing anything.
I thought maybe I could buy some better equipment if I could get it. Hmm, I’m starting to think about whether I should be quiet and buy a new adventurer set or buy some better equipment.
Sorry guys for the late, here the last 2 chapter and i will put 1 more chapter after this (8/9)
-Lirsa
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