Chapter 58: Rare Species If Bob’s nose and instincts could be trusted, something was wrong with the shrine. The more Tauro listened, the more that suspicion hardened into certainty. “An adventurer from this village helped me a long time ago. He told me how kind the people here were, so I remembered his stories and […]
Chapter 57: An Unexpected Development Today Tauro was gathering medicinal herbs, a standard F-rank quest and one of his greatest specialties. He possessed [True Eye], an ability he had learned through the garbled skill. Originally, it had been an appraisal eye specialized for objects. After he acquired [Plant Knowledge], however, the two abilities linked together
Chapter 56: The Repair Quest Tauro’s first G-rank quest in the village came from the Adventurers’ Guild itself. The job was to repair the guild building. Judging by the battered state of the quest notice, no one had accepted it in quite some time. Tauro had improved his woodworking proficiency, and [Precision] further enhanced his
Chapter 55: A New Start —Part Two Begins— A boy stood before the gatekeepers. He had dull blond hair, blue eyes, and handsome features that promised he would be popular when he grew older. Despite his age, he wore a proper suit of light leather armor. His name, they were told, was Tauro. He was
Chapter 54: With No Destination in Mind… After being inactive for several months, Tauro had to start over at G-rank. Even Leo, head of the Adventurers’ Guild’s Saisi branch, could do nothing about it. Those were the guild’s rules. An adventurer who went more than two months without completing a quest was demoted, while one
Chapter 53: Time to Move On Tauro was released from prison. The townspeople, adventurers, and guild staff all rejoiced. But everyone was shocked by how completely he had changed. Nothing remained of the adorable boy who had been the guild’s mascot. He was emaciated, covered in wounds, and terribly weak. Nei seemed to remember how
Chapter 52: The King Takes Action “I see…” The prime minister nodded as he listened to Garfish’s explanation. “Then you’ll help?” Garfish asked with hope in his voice. “It isn’t that simple. The ironclad rule is that matters within a noble’s territory are resolved by its lord. Even I can’t interfere in the judgments passed
Chapter 51: Life in Prison The arrest warrant issued for Tauro was unjust, but once it had been issued, there was nothing he could do. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” Leo, the branch chief, came out of his office after hearing the commotion. When the staff explained what was happening, he flew into a
Chapter 50: Trouble with the Viscount Viscount Saisi repeated his request several times. At first, he offered Tauro the lowest place among his retainers simply to add prestige to his household. When he learned that Tauro was only ten, his haughty offer changed: he would take the boy on as one of his personal pages.
Chapter 49: The Curry Shop Opens Half a month had passed since the bandit-subjugation quest. Today was the curry restaurant’s grand opening. Curry had been served at the Yasuragi Inn for a short time while the new establishment was being prepared. It had immediately become so popular that a line formed outside the restaurant even