episode_0015

When I think about it, it was like that during salary negotiations.

“Ah, salary. I didn’t tell you something important.”

The amount he took out with a grin was beyond my imagination.

“But since I brought you here as a professional, how about paying a little more… about 10 gold per month?”

“…Yes?”

10 gold.

100 silvers is 10… Ha, even if you stay in a luxury room that costs 1 silver for a month and eat a luxury meal that costs 1 silver every day, you still have a lot of money left…!

No, it’s not that you have a lot of money left over, but you can live like that for almost a year with just one month’s salary…?

When I was hanging out with Claude, my monthly income was roughly a little over 1 gold… roughly 8 times…?

Of course, since Claude took most of the profits, he earned much less than a typical C-rank adventurer.

It was almost a punishment equivalent to that of an E-D rank adventurer.

After Mary and Sophia came in, even that had dropped to less than half.

Well, actually, I haven’t done much, so I have nothing to say.

Because I didn’t start because of money in the first place.

Anyway… 10 gold per month.

Isn’t that too much?

Do all Adventurer Academy faculty members actually receive that much?

As he was unable to speak due to confusion, Chairman Mureos’ expression darkened slightly.

“Ah, is it still less…? Still, there is a clause that says they will take 50% of the profits from general store sales… Hmm, but considering that from now on it only costs raw materials, I think we can raise the basic salary a little more.”

“Wed, 50% profit?”

The shock of 10 gold per month has not yet subsided, but the next blow comes.

50% of the profits from general store sales…!

What nonsense is this?

Of course, since the Academy miscellaneous store’s main purpose is to educate students, the selling price itself is very cheap.

The cost of raw materials is barely recoverable.

Since it was purchased from alchemists who processed it and sold it at a high price, the Academy would naturally have suffered an absurd loss.

Now that I’m going to manufacture it, I only have to pay for the raw materials, which means I can save a lot of money.

But no matter what, I am the one making it, but the Academy is the one providing the raw materials and equipment.

In other words, I just need skills and no money.

Honestly, there is nothing to say if you just give me a salary.

But you can receive 50% of sales profits as a bonus on top of your salary.

It doesn’t take any of my money.

No matter how cheap you sell it, how many students are there at the academy?

You will probably get at least 7 to 8 gold per month.

If I take 3-4 gold out of it… In fact, my monthly salary is around 14 gold.

…That’s quite a bit of profit for a B-rank adventurer.

I didn’t even risk my life to catch monsters or explore remote areas like them.

All you have to do is sit back and make potions using the raw materials and equipment provided by the academy and sell them.

Of course, we need to inform students of precautions and usage instructions, but in fact, unless they are freshmen, they will probably know almost everything.

“Edin’s abilities should definitely be given more credit, but that’s because of the gaze of the higher-ups in the Adventurer’s Guild and the eyes of other faculty members. If you show it yourself with your skills, they will be convinced to post it later.”

Does this mean that you can advance further depending on your skills?

No, then wouldn’t it be right to just give it roughly 4-5 gold at first and raise it later?

Starting salary of 10 gold per month is a bit… too burdensome.

Doesn’t it seem like he’s placing that much expectation on me?

It’s still like that.

Advanced facilities beyond imagination.

This… I think you’re expecting too much.

Chairman Mureos is one of the greatest wizards on the continent.

Hearing that such a person has such high expectations of me makes me feel nervous.

I think “ will be enough. It’s lunch time now, so no students are coming, but it’s over soon.”

At that time, I heard the words of Mr. Suiben, who was guiding me.

“First, let’s take a look at selling and operating it directly. I heard that you have no experience selling potions yourself…”

“Ah, yes.”

Although his attire is a little embarrassing, he seems to be a very kind and responsible person.

Normally, if you told me this much, I would just leave it to you and leave it to you.

“Then shall it go up?”

Go up to the ground again.

It’s a little disappointing.

I want to use the equipment down there myself.

I’ll have to try it later when I don’t have any guests.

#

After lunch time, academy students begin afternoon classes.

“Today, 1st grade intermediate class 3 is an external training session.”

The total grade level at the academy is 3rd grade.

The number of students in one class is approximately 30.

There are about 6 to 7 classes in each grade, so the total number of students at the academy is about 500 to 600.

Each grade is divided into upper, middle, and lower classes.

In terms of adventurer rank, it is divided into upper grades A~B, intermediate grades C~D, and lower grades E~F.

In other words, the 1st year intermediate class 3 are freshmen who entered this year.

In addition, it is a place where students with skills ranging from C to D gather.

Of course, it is also possible to advance to a higher class by proving your skills as semesters and grades change.

Simply become strong enough to increase your adventurer rank.

Anyway, 1st year intermediate class 3.

Their assignment today is external training.

It was the first external practice day for first-year students who entered school this year.

“Class 3 is the first class to undergo external training among first-year students. Let’s do it well without any accidents.”

External training literally means going outside and carrying out a request yourself.

Eliminating specific monsters, escort missions, finding specific materials or objects, etc.

This is a class where you choose among the numerous requests from adventurers according to your rank and perform the request yourself.

Of course, we don’t just send students.

For each party, teachers who were veteran adventurers were waiting in front of them to watch over and protect the students.

“Hmm.”

The teachers standing in front take a quick look at the students.

From a young boy who appears to be in his early teens to a woman dressed as a wizard who appears to be in her mid-30s.

You can even see elves with pointy ears and beautiful looks, and beastmen with fluffy ears and tails.

Due to the nature of the Adventurer Academy, first-year students are not considered too young.

Age, gender, and even race are not determined.

Because the job of adventurer is something that anyone can take on.

“Now, everyone, let’s form a party. It is important to keep the balance as good as possible. You all learned it in theory class, right?”

Party building is very important to adventurers, so it was something that was emphasized and taught in theory classes.

Selecting a balanced party for each position.

That is very important.

An unbalanced party, or a party with groups that do not synergize well, is as if it was broken from the start.

“Party minimum of 3 people. Up to 6 people. If similar tasks are received, parties can also link up.”

At the shout of the leading teacher, the students started moving around and organizing a party.

And the same was true for Riley Gaviel, a 16-year-old female prosecutor who was in the first-year intermediate class.

She is attractive with long black hair and calm, sunken eyes.

She is the eldest daughter of the Gaviel family, a baron from the small kingdom of Cran next to the Myos Empire.

Since the country itself is small and the title is that of a baron, there is nothing particularly special about it.

An ordinary family that feels like they are noble because they have always been noble.

Born there as the first daughter, she was originally supposed to carry on the family.

Since the Cran Kingdom did not have a culture that required only men to be the head of the family, even if a daughter was the eldest, she was fully entitled to inherit the family name.

After all, Baron Gaviel was not particularly good at magic, swordsmanship, or anything else.

Even though she didn’t have much talent, it was possible for her to become the head of the family.

However, she immediately left the place.

Because she wanted to become a prosecutor.

Because I admired a swordsman who could freely roam the world and have adventures!

After receiving permission from her parents and becoming a monk, she went straight to Preta, the capital of the Maios Empire.

Enter the Adventurer Academy and become an outstanding adventurer and swordsman!

However, the wall of reality was high.

She was a swordsman with D-rank level talent at best, and was assigned to the intermediate class.

Even in the intermediate class, I was one of the weakest, so I was often ignored by other students.

‘What’s wrong with that?’

Riley wasn’t discouraged.

Still, didn’t you get to the path you wanted?

Isn’t it much better than the boring life of just sitting at home, managing the estate as the head of a baron who doesn’t have any success?

‘I’m sure I can become stronger. ‘If you just try hard…’

Of course, the world is full of talented people.

There is also a genius who is sweeping the world with the title of hero just three years after becoming an adventurer.

‘Do I really have no talent?’

A skill that is ignored even in intermediate classes.

At a time when she was feeling a little depressed, thinking that she might actually have to go to a lower level class, someone approached her.

“Hey, Riley. Do you want to plan a party with us? Because I need a frontman.”

Intermediate class students like yourself.

However, unlike himself, they were all commoners and were quite friendly people.

Octo, Ens, Tom.

Although they came from commoner backgrounds, they were male students with top grades who were still quite capable in the intermediate class.

He must be around the same age as Riley, but is said to already have the skills of a C-rank adventurer.

These were people who had the possibility of moving up to a higher level class if they were promoted to upper level students.

Adventurers are strictly based on merit.

That’s why they show off their skills and sometimes play practical jokes on others.

Especially the guys who often make fun of Riley, saying she’s weak.

But Riley had no choice.

The party looking for her, who was the least skilled in Intermediate Class 3, was nowhere to be found.

However, you can’t miss out on an external practice class where you can request it directly.

Because it is the most important thing for adventurers.

The teacher was tagging along anyway, so I was wondering if something was going on.

“Ah, yes. Good.”

Riley nodded, and the three men from the commoner party grinned at her.