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

Boobies...

Is it an earthquake?

Quite a few of these lately, indeed.

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

A RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE

And thanks to Rirui, we took down a bunch of slimes again today!

Sure did.

Granny!

Oh, if it isn't little Hajime!

On your way home from work?

Yup.

You two taking your jobs so seriously helps keep our village safe.

I appreciate that.

Here.

Yay! Candy!

I'm counting on you to keep an eye out for the village.

Sure.

Thank you!

Hey! You the resident adventurer 'round here?

Strike first to win!

Ow...

What the hell was that for?

Wh-Whoa! H-Hang on a sec!

That was a little too aggressive, y'know?!

W-We're not your enemies! We're with the village watch!

The village watch?

You may have proven a tiny bit stronger today, maybe, but...

We came to remind you n-not to act like yer such a big deal 'round here.

W-Well, we're saying, it's our job to protect this place as the village watch!

THE VILLAGE WATCH'S PEONS

Hajime, Rirui! Welcome back.

Hey, Natalie.

We have returned!

Jan! It's been so long.

H-Hey...

How have you been?

G-Good...

Oh, so you're in love with Natalie!

Wh-What the hell, man?!

Yeah, y'know, I was wrestling with the same kinda stuff just the other day.

So that's why you're picking a fight with me. Since I'm staying at her inn and all.

Man, I get it. Love's a tough nut to crack, right?

So, what do you think of him, Natalie?

What? I mean, J-Jan's...

just a good friend.

Dude, she shot you down!

I'm gonna kill you!

Watch it! That's dangerous!

I'm never gonna accept...

you as part of our village!

Stupid Jan.

Give it a rest.

Let's head back.

You don't stand a chance.

Drop dead, you jerk!

Um, did something happen between you and Jan?

Just a bunch of smack talk about him protecting the village.

I see. He is part of the village watch, after all.

And he loves this place to boot.

Hell of a smile to flash after shooting the guy down.

Say, Hajime, what did he mean about you not being part of the village?

Don't you live here?

Yeah, I'd say I do my part.

I'm the resident adventurer, y'know?

But that jerkwad said he wasn't gonna accept you.

Well, I haven't been here very long.

Only since a little before I found you.

Really?

Yeah.

But Natalie and the innkeep and Miss Olive are all so nice!

They are.

But their jobs involve interacting with outsiders on the regular,

so they were pretty accepting.

It'll still be a while before I'm truly recognized as part of the village.

Then maybe don't go starting fights like you did earlier?

Welp, how about some dinner, Rirui?!

He changed the subject.

Again with this? Damn.

We're dealing with a magic beast boasting a quasi-calamity threat level.

A spikesaurus has been spotted on Mount Kunimi.

A spikesaurus?!

And Kunimi is only two mountains over!

What's something like that doing so close to the village?

It likely stumbled onto a resting wandering whale

and was carried here on its back.

Spikesauruses are usually found in the Koxi region.

They are very aggressive magic beasts covered in hard spikes.

It's likely fighting the creatures of Mount Kunimi for territory.

That's probably also the cause of the earthquakes we've been experiencing.

Who would we need to take on a magic beast of the quasi-calamity level?

This kind of threat would require an entire team of silver-rank adventurers.

Silver-rank?

And a whole team of them?

Little Hajime.

You're a pure silver rank, which is stronger than silver, yes?

How would you handle this thing?

I've never fought one before,

and if it usually takes a whole silver team...

Sounds scary.

Aw, come on! Talk about pathetic!

I guess that pure silver rank don't amount to much!

Keep your mouth shut when the adults are talking, boy!

But Dad, I'm part of the village watch!

You're the dregs!

You got a long way to go before you can start talking down to others!

Get out!

Damn it. What the hell? I'm just as good as him!

Pardon my stupid son. Please, continue.

Yes, well, given how dangerous spikesauruses are,

it would be wise to assemble a team, as Olive suggested.

Thankfully, there's a party of silver adventurers working out of central Rana

who've taken down a spikesaurus before.

How much will it cost?

Seven villages will be pooling their funds, so it should be manageable.

All right!

One more thing...

If Mr. Shinonome joins them, we shouldn't have to pay as much!

You got it.

Since I'm gonna be going after a spikesaurus soon,

today's a good day to take it easy with some slimes.

Thank you so much.

Um, excuse me!

You're the resident adventurer, right?

It's Jan, my son. Have you seen him?

Jan, Donato, and Alisa...

All three of them are missing.

I spoke with an adventurer who saw them on the path to Mount Kunimi!

Those little idiots!

We'll drag 'em back and teach 'em a lesson!

Hang on.

It's dangerous to go now.

Let me go, damn it!

I'll go after them.

Get me all the material you've got on the spikesaurus.

Right!

I'll assist you.

No! You don't need to go!

The resident adventurer's supposed to do whatever's best for the whole village!