Chapter 28: Tauro’s Father Exits Two men stood before Tauro’s terrified father. One had short hair and a scar at the corner of his eye; the other was large and bald. Both wore plain clothes and carried swords at their waists. The scarred man studied Tauro for a moment, appraising him. “So you’re Tauro. Your […]
Chapter 27: Tauro’s Father Appears As usual, Tauro had been helping with the guild’s morning work. After a while, the adventurers who had accepted quests departed one after another, and the commotion in the lobby gradually subsided. Tauro’s work was nearly finished, so he was examining the notice board for a quest when a man
Chapter 26: Adventurer Ranks Now that his journey to the royal capital had been decided, Tauro became busier than ever. He had to make ten limited-edition Reversi boards. At the same time, now that he had been promoted, he hoped to take on a quest from the E-rank bracket. Accepting quests was part of his
Chapter 25: A Lucrative Proposition Recently, the city of Saisi had begun to bustle with activity. News that mithril ore could be mined within the territory had spread across the country, drawing people to the city. More merchants arrived to conduct business around the discovery. Where people gathered, goods began to move. Since all those
Chapter 24: Departure Once the agreement with Mauve was complete, Tauro began creating several distinct versions of the product. He made everything from a simple, inexpensive board for ordinary buyers to an elaborately decorated model for the wealthy. Above those was a luxurious, limited-edition board with legs like a shogi board. At last, the previously
Chapter 23: The Forbidden Move, Continued Nei tilted her head when Tauro returned carrying as much timber as he could hold. “What are you doing with all that wood? You must have stood out.” She knew how much Tauro disliked attracting attention, so the sight made no sense to her. “I’m going to make a
Chapter 22: The Forbidden Move A few days later, Tauro’s lavish party and his donation of all the remaining money to the orphanage were warmly received by everyone involved. However, the fact that these were the actions of a ten-year-old adventurer became the talk of the city, and Tauro’s name quickly became famous. Very few
Chapter 21: Easy Come, Easy Go To be honest, Tauro didn’t really understand his new ability, [Precision]. Given its name, he assumed it would be useful for intricate work. However, he rarely did that sort of work and couldn’t think of a good way to test it, so several days passed without an answer. Then,
Chapter 20: Still Only the First Swing Several days had passed since the uproar over Nei’s supposed marriage meeting. The adult adventurers’ attempt to make Tauro spy on her came to light when Marco innocently remarked, “It sounds as though everyone used Tauro to follow Nei. I wonder how it turned out?” Leo and Nei
Chapter 19: The Receptionist’s Marriage-Meeting Rumor Several days had passed since the emergency goblin-subjugation quest. Tauro selected his usual quest and took it to reception, but a male staff member occupied the desk where Nei normally worked. “Huh?” “Oh, Tauro. Good work. Nei had to leave the desk a moment ago because of an emergency.”