An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 (29歳独身中堅冒険者の日常)

Oh? Maybe this is it...

"Late at night, they instantly grow into a fully mature body."

A succubus.

Hajime...

Hajime, you smell so good.

Oh, good morning.

Good morning to you!

Is something wrong, Mr. Shinonome?

Well, I had the weirdest dream...

There was this huge mountain wolf that kept sniffing me.

That reminds me. Know how you asked me to look into Rirui's species?

Oh, yeah.

I believe she's probably a succubus.

A succubus?

Rirui's a succubus?

What's a succubus?

One of the ancient species.

Our world is divided among humani,

beasters, elves, and dwarves.

But among those races, sometimes there are born...

vampires, werewolves, medusas, and merpeople.

Folks with the traits of races from long ago.

SMART, PHYSICALLY WEAK VERY INTUITIVE, LOW INTELLIGENCE

LONG-LIVED, NONAGGRESSIVE VERY DEXTEROUS, VERY STUBBORN

We refer to these as ancient species.

Well, it means you're a rare case.

So she's a succubus, is she?

I can't be certain...

The best way to confirm would be to ask another succubus.

I do know someone like that, but I gotta ask her, huh?

I dunno about this...

DAYS LATER

What's going on?

Never thought I'd see a fine woman like you out here in the sticks!

How much?

Veronica!

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

RIRUI'S TALENT

How much?

More than you have!

What?

Those are bronze coins, aren't they?

You couldn't buy half an hour of my time with that.

Quit acting like you're better than me!

From what I can tell, you're a traveling adventurer and not a local, right?

What difference does it make?!

Y-You...

Someone else in town is plying my trade.

And I'm not about to lose any business to you.

I'm pretty sure you were informed as much at the guild, weren't you?

Do you beasters really have that much trouble remembering anything?

Do you realize how many times I've had to explain this to trash like you?!

F-Forgive me!

Chair!

Yes!

I see you're finally back, Hajime.

Y-Yeah. Good to see you again, Veronica.

And this is the girl from your letter?

Yeah.

What're you doing down there, mister?

I'm a chair!

No more from you, mister!

Now, why is my chair talking?

Please forgive me!

Your name is Rirui, right? Can I see your hand?

My hand? If you say so.

Wow, that's amazing! Rirui turned into a beautiful woman!

Well, she synchronized with me, so she's definitely a succubus.

I guess she is.

You're amazing, miss!

You made Rirui big! And you're strong! You're the best!

Thank you.

Since Rirui's a succubus like you, does that mean I can get strong like you?!

If you train as hard as I did.

Awesome! How come you trained so hard?!

Because I love the sight of men in suffering.

She's the same blackhearted sadist she always was.

Natalie, order up!

Coming!

Well, y'know...

Sorry to ask you to come all the way out here.

No thanks necessary. I was curious about her myself.

All right. But I can't just leave it at that.

How much is your time...?

Seriously, it's fine.

But still...

Drop it already!

Okay. I'll be real with you.

You've got a nasty personality, and I don't want to owe you one!

No telling what you'll ask for later on!

So I'm begging you. Let's settle this financially.

I do things out of goodwill from time to time!

Come on, no jokes!

Let's start with the tab tonight. Natalie, two more beers!

Coming up!

Hajime, does beer taste good?

Yeah. Too good for little brats.

What? Now I want to try it!

Eat your meat.

Hajime, you're so greedy!

Pipe down.

Who's visiting this early...?

Good morning, Rirui.

Good morning to you too.

Wh-What is it?

I got a glimpse last night, but you really are one of us.

Very promising...

Why is whatever's going on here happening at this hour?

Say, Hajime...

Why don't I take Rirui off your hands?

Well, I've had so many girls quit lately,

I could really use some new talent!

And just look at her! She's got real potential! She's a real cutie!

Come on, "potential"?

She's a succubus, just like I am! Obviously she has potential.

Beauty is a talent, you know!

R-Right.

Hajime...

Sorry, Veronica, but...

Listen, I hate to do this when the two of you were getting on so well!

L-Like hell we are!

Uh, wait... What I meant was...

Oh? It sure looked that way to me.

Like you really cared for each other, y'know?

You've gotta be kidding me!

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME

N-No, I mean... That's not...

Wow, really?

If I take Rirui with me, you'll be adventuring all by yourself.

You sure you won't miss her? Maybe even cry?

Idiot! That'd never happen!

It'd make my job easier! It'll be smooth sailing without her!

Hey, uh... Rirui?

You are too easy, Hajime.

You little...

Sorry about that.

But I have such a nasty personality, don't you know?

And the fact is I do want her!

Okay, today we're going to be collecting ore!

Better to do it soon, before the dungeon resets.

We're going deep today, so don't get lost, Rirui!

Wh-What's wrong, Rirui? Something got you down?

Rirui is useless.

N-No, you're...

He's so mean, isn't he?

It's okay, Rirui. You're not useless at all.

She seems to be making sport of you.

I'm so jealous! Please, tell me how you did it!

Shut up!

That's right. Setting up shop was a lot of work.

So, what I had to do then was...

Stupid Veronica. Is she serious about recruiting Rirui?

I mean, the kid's free to do what she wants.