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Numerous treasures obtained from dungeons, magic stones and by-products obtained from killing monsters.

A professional adventurer who searches for countless unknown lands and discovers countless possibilities and values there.

Everyone admires adventurers.

Not many people on the continent know the names of famous kings or emperors, but even a young child passing by knows the names of famous adventurers.

Worst of all, he was the third or fourth child of a high-ranking noble with no right of succession.

Even members of the imperial family decided to become adventurers in hopes of fame or money.

I, Edin, was also one of the many children who admired adventurers.

“Edin! I will be an adventurer. And you will also receive the title ‘Hero’, a symbol of the most outstanding adventurer!”

And the same goes for Claude, who was my best neighborhood friend.

Since they were both orphans abandoned in the village, they became particularly close.

He had big goals.

A hero title given only to the most outstanding adventurers.

Among the tens or hundreds of thousands of adventurers currently on active duty.

It is the highest honor that only 10 to 20 people at the time can receive.

Those who receive the title of warrior are treated well wherever they go, and even if they retire as adventurers, they are given so much wealth and honor that their name will remain in history.

“Is your goal to become an adventurer too? I’ll take you with me specially! Because I am destined to become a warrior! Hahaha!”

“Yes! I will study hard and help you.”

“No, you only know how to read books. Just eat next to me! I will keep you tidy.”

Although Claude seemed to ignore me a little, he still took me around.

Even when leaving the village after gaining training.

Even when registering as an adventurer for the first time.

Even when Claude was on a roll with his natural talent.

Even when Claude was recognized for his outstanding potential and received the title of ‘Hero’.

So I tried harder.

To become a worthy companion to a friend so outstanding that he received the title of hero.

I honed my alchemy skills, which I had a talent for, and made recovery potions, attack potions, and various consumables to support him.

I thought that wasn’t enough, so I used the knowledge I had accumulated since childhood to deal with monsters, secure necessary food, etc.

I worked hard to become a supporter of the warrior.

but.

It looks like this is the end.

“Edin. You will be expelled from today.”

“…What?”

At Claude’s sudden declaration, I looked at him with a puzzled expression.

To Claude’s right, a female wizard with straight red hair wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a robe that seemed to emphasize her body was looking at me as if it were funny.

On the left, there is an expression that seems a bit pricked by conscience, but there is no particular protest.

There was a female priest with short golden hair wearing a white robe.

They are called ‘Scorching Mary’ and ‘Platinum Angel Sophia’ respectively.

He was an A-rank adventurer who even had tinnitus.

They are people who recently joined our party, and Claude liked them and recruited them.

And after that, my work started to run out.

When it was just me and Claude, in addition to cooking, I also threw attack potions and healed Claude with recovery potions.

Of course, Claude showed incredible speed by becoming an A-rank adventurer in just three years after registering as an adventurer.

He was a genius among geniuses who was even given the title of ‘Hero’ in recognition of his potential, so he fought overwhelmingly to the point where he almost didn’t need my assistance.

It was already at a level where I was barely needed.

From now on, things got worse after bringing in new party members Mary and Sophia to carry out A-rank-worthy requests and explore the dungeon.

An offensive potion worse than Mary’s fire magic.

A recovery potion worse than Sophia’s recovery magic, and a buff potion worse than buff magic.

It is so overwhelmingly strong that there is no need for auxiliary consumables used in dungeons.

In the end, I really became a porter who only cooked and carried luggage.

Still, it was okay.

Anyway, the difficulty of dungeons and quests increases significantly from A rank, so I thought I would work hard to assist from then on.

Haven’t you studied as hard as you can for that?

But… this is what happened in the end.

“Honestly, I don’t need you. You know that too, right?”

“……”

Claude, who boasted that I should come with him and that I could keep everything in order, said that he didn’t need me.

“That’s right, the name is ‘Hero Party’. If you have someone who isn’t even B rank, you’ll fall drastically.”

Mary, who looked down on me because I was from a noble family, but I was a commoner and an orphan.

Unlike Claude, he really disliked and loathed me, who had an adventurer rank of C rank, which was much lower than him.

“…That, uh, is also a choice for Mr. Edin? Because A-rank dungeons and quests become very dangerous.”

Sophia, who comes from church and wants to appear as nice as possible to those around her, pretends to care about me even in times like these.

I know everything.

If you don’t think that way, you say that because you don’t want to be a bad person.

“Khaha! Yes, Edin! This is a choice I made for you. Hey, honestly, what can you do when you’re fighting a wyvern or an ogre? When you enter an A-rank dungeon, red orcs will appear in droves. Then what can you do?”

“……”

Wyvern, Ogre, Red Orc.

They are all monsters that I can never face alone with my abilities.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything at all.

Their habits, weaknesses, things to watch out for, etc.

I kept it all in my head.

I know what to make with my alchemy and when to use it appropriately to support it.

but.

Even if I said that, you wouldn’t listen.

“Honestly, what is the use of alchemy? All you have to do is just kill it.”

Yes, because I always said that.

“……”

Honestly, I’m exhausted too.

Claude… If you were a hero, my dream was to become a supporter who could help the hero.

In that way, I wanted to become the adventurer I admired and enjoy the honor of leaving my mark on an era.

ha.

Okay, this is enough.

You’re past the age of dreaming, right?

Soon I will be 27 too.

Normally, it wouldn’t be strange if he was already married and had a two-year-old child… he’s an old man.

“Okay, I understand. Take care.”

I don’t blame Claude.

Although he was a bit cheesy and had a selfish side.

Still, you have allowed me to dream until now.

Even though he was a bit hateful, I didn’t think he wanted revenge for kicking me out or anything like that.

All I can think about is that if I let my guard down like that, I’m going to get seriously hurt.

I wasn’t particularly worried… Hearing that I was being expelled in front of my face felt refreshing and made me feel like a stranger.

A man who feels no worry, no resentment, no nothing.

Maybe it’s because I’ve done the best I can so far.

There was no room for regrets.

“It goes pretty neatly.”

“Hmph, if you have a conscience, you should do that.”

“Ah, ugh… that’s too bad.”

Turn around and walk through the city square.

Claude’s warrior party can be heard mumbling from behind.

After getting my attention, I come out to the square and look around blankly.

Preta, the capital of the Maios Empire to which we belong.

As expected, it is the capital of a powerful nation and is very developed.

All roads are paved and clean, flat, and more than half of the buildings are high-rise buildings with four or more stories.

Lots of people are chatting and walking along the neatly organized roads.

Everyone looks busy.

…Ah, what should I do now?

I left the warrior party without any regrets, but I don’t know what to do next.

There is money.

Claude took most of the money from the request money, magic stones, and by-product sales for himself, but he still saved a little money.

After working as an adventurer for over 3 years, I managed to save quite a bit of money.

Should I open a general store with that?

After I retired as an adventurer, I thought about opening a general store that sells various consumables through alchemy.

…Hmm, but I don’t have enough money to start a business.

Especially in a busy area like the capital of an empire.

Should I just look for a job at a good general store or potion specialty store?

While I was thinking about this in a daze, someone suddenly spoke to me from behind.

“Uh! It’s Edin, right?”

“…?”

I turned around to hear a familiar voice that I hadn’t heard in a long time, and saw a familiar face that I hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Lunarin Brettis.”

Long, platinum-colored hair that reaches down to the buttocks, as if sunlight is shining down on it.

And blue eyes that look like a lake.

The face with a gentle smile was so kind and beautiful, like the goddess in the story.

And underneath, you can see a costume that you don’t know where to put your eyes.

Two voluptuous lumps with white skin without any blemishes, as if looking at pure white milk, and one wonders how they can carry something like that.

It barely covers the dangerous areas and leaves the rest of the skin exposed.

Underneath, she is wearing a tight-fitting dark blue dress that emphasizes her body.

Unlike the scorching Mary, which looks a bit low-class and vulgar, you can feel something strange and elegant at the same time even when you wear it like that.

She was a strange woman.

Her name is Lunarin Brettis.

She comes from the Count Bretis, a prominent wizard family in the Myos Empire, and is the third daughter of the current head of the family.

She showed exceptional talent even in her family. She left home early and began her journey as an adventurer, becoming an A-rank adventurer at the young age of 24.

He was a genius wizard who was mentioned as a candidate to receive the title of hero along with Claude.

After looking at the potions and consumables I made, he really liked me and even asked me to form a party with him.

She was a woman I was quite acquainted with.