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

You've leveled up! Congratulations!

We got stronger together!

Once you complete a promotion quest, you'll both be bronze adventurers.

Bronze?

It's a rank for adventurers.

Mr. Shinonome.

Since they're both ready, why not tackle a promotion quest?

It'd be clearing this dungeon.

It's scheduled for disposal, but it needs to be examined one last time.

And since it counts as a promotion quest, it'll be two birds with one stone!

You're a shrewd customer, huh?

The dungeon destroyer is already on the way,

so get going as early as tomorrow.

The dungeon destroyer?!

Whatever that is, it sounds scary!

Maybe it's some kind of super buff cyclops?!

DUNGEON

They're part of an ancient species, just like you.

The guild hires 'em to get rid of dungeons that are tapped out.

That's so cool!

Wait, you're an ancient race, Rirui?! That's awesome!

Ruri is forced to calm...

the draconic force that dwells within!

Wow, Rirui! That's super cool!

Rirui's suffering a condition common among adventurers

who've gotten the tiniest bit stronger...

My ogre claw will shred my foes!

HAJIME IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS

I wish my past would stay in the past!

You too, pops?! I wanna get in on this!

My power! I can't control it!

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

FIRST LOVE'S OUTCOME

This is awesome! What is this place?

This is what's called a flat-type dungeon.

It looks so peaceful!

Stay on your toes.

TREE STUMP DUNGEON SCARECROW KNIGHT

Once we beat him, we'll be bronze-rank adventurers!

Yeah! Let's do it!

Anya!

Ow.

Rirui!

Take this, then!

Now! Slaughter him!

Yeah!

Hyah! Eat it! Die! Die already!

W-W...

Well done.

Yay!

Congrats on clearing your first dungeon.

Now we're bronze-rank adventurers!

We'll be taking on dragons soon!

I dunno about that.

Hey, looks like they're here.

H-Hajime?

Welcome back. And what great timing!

Huh?

What're you two doing?

I mean...

No need to worry. My Go is a very clever, gentle snake.

But it's so huge and scary...

And you're telling me the dungeon destroyer is actually nice?

It's not the snake.

This is our dungeon destroyer, Miss Sekihime.

This is awesome! We're so high up!

Quit making a racket, Rirui!

And for your information, that isn't just a snake. It serves as her eyes.

Should I get down?

No, it's quite all right.

Thank you so much!

Now, onward, Go! Onward!

Sekihime the medusa...

A member of an ancient species

with the power to turn anything they look at into stone.

Did she fall asleep?!

Hajime, Hajime! Look up there! Something huge is flying around!

Looks like a wandering whale.

A wandering whale? Do they taste good?

Delicious, actually.

Rirui wants to try one! How come Hajime gets to eat all the good stuff?!

Maybe you can have some next time.

Wandering whales...

They take a little getting used to, but taste very good.

Yet I can't tell what they look like or what color they are.

Is this the correct direction?

Yeah. We're right behind you, so please don't turn around.

Right.

I knew about it beforehand, but...

I wasn't expecting all this!

Whoa! The dungeon's gonna collapse!

She keeps staring at the sky.

It's about the only thing she can look at safely.

She seems kinda sad to me.

The power of an ancient species, huh?

I remember hearing about a medusa once.

Someone in the employ of the guild serving as a dungeon destroyer.

At the time, I thought she was lucky since she'd never be out of work, but...

Okay, I say it's time for bed.

Sure thing.

Hajime! Hajime!

Hajime!

Rirui! What is it? What happened?

Whoa, I think I shrunk!

Then it really is you!

What do you mean by that?

I can open my eyes without petrifying things!

Grass swaying!

Ugly birds!

The world...

looks so super soft!

And so super colorful!

Yeah, something weird is definitely going on here.

This is super fun!

Super fun, indeed!

She's already taking after her...

Well, considering the medusa can open her eyes,

we're probably not dealing with reality here.

Wh-What in the world?! Were slimes always like this?

Is this what people mean when they say "squishy"?!

THE KIND OF SLIME SHE'S FAMILIAR WITH

Lady, you have to be quiet around slimes!

Hey! Get back here!

Thank you, strange boy I don't know.

S-Sure.

The world seems to be so much fun!

I had no idea!

Hey! Let's move on ahead!

What is this...?

A big old puddle!