I Got Fired as a Hero Today - Zetro Translation

Leather armor and broadsword.

A backpack filled with various tools.

That’s Arata’s current equipment.

You could say it’s the minimum equipment for adventurers.

They will probably have to think about the equipment as well.

However, he thinks it’s also not good to overthink things to the point where he can’t take action.

That first step must be taken.

He opened the guild door.

The guild receptionist is named Sarah.

Her white uniform gives a sense of cleanliness.

She seems to have a good appearance and is likely popular among adventurers.

“I want to accept a gathering quest.”

He presents the guild card.

“Are you alone?”

“That’s right.”

“Yes. However, based on the information on your guild card, wouldn’t it be better for you to go to a party?”

The guild receptionist gives precise advice.

If they do not assign requests that match the rank of the adventurers, it could be a matter of life and death, so they need intelligence and judgment.

Basically, there are no adventurers who take on requests while ignoring their advice.

“I have no companions. I’m fine alone.”

Arata does not waver in his judgment.

“I see. Well then, please take care.”

She also has worked.

If it’s a quest that an adventurer desires, she must approve the request.

Even if it is the reckless wish of a young man heading to a death zone.

Sarah occasionally receives requests from adventurers like this.

Most adventurers don’t come back.

When she first started this job and there were casualties, she cried.

Even now, it’s not something she can fully accept, but she finds herself gradually getting used to it.

(This person isn’t coming back either.)

Even though it’s a gathering quest, he might still encounter monsters when he goes outside.

From the looks of Arata’s equipment, if he encounters a monster, it will be the end for him.

“I also want a bag for collecting herbs.”

In the gathering quest, a burlap sack is provided.

Sarah handed over a burlap sack.

“I want more. Also, I want some rope.”

“One is free, but anything beyond that is charged. Also, the rope is charged.”

“Please deduct the payment from the guild card.”

He handed over the rope and the extra burlap sacks.

“Thank you.”

Arata turned on his heel and left the guild.

“Take care.”

Sarah bows her head.

Even if he is an adventurer who made foolish choices, is it wrong to wish for his safe return? Sarah couldn’t help but think so.

◆◆◆

Arata walks through the forest.

He’s alone this time. Monsters are easier to appear when there are fewer people.

Moreover, Arata is Level 1.

It’s like asking to be killed.

After a while, a wolf appeared.

That said, it’s not the size he often sees at the zoo.

It is about the same height as Arata.

From the side, it would probably be the size of a kei car.

That’s two of them.

Being attacked by monsters is something he anticipates.

If he doesn’t like it, then he doesn’t have to come.

Arata raised his sword,

“Fireball, water ball, earth ball, dark ball.”

And, he cast various spells.

Magic balls the size of marbles are being fired one after another.

It doesn’t hit, but that’s okay.

He was practicing hitting targets in the arena, but in real combat, the opponent was moving.

Arata decided to learn through real combat.

That’s why he asked Isabella.

How can he hunt monsters solo?

In this world, it’s a reckless act.

If he were a swordsman on par with Chloe, it would be possible, but Isabella judged that Arata had not yet reached that level.

“When you encounter a monster alone, you should fight with all your might. If you come across multiple monsters, don’t try to deal with them all at once; take them down one by one. The method varies from person to person. You must use terrain, tools, and everything at your disposal to create a situation that is advantageous to you.”

Roughly speaking, it was an answer that did not exceed the limits of his imagination.

Still, he is grateful to Isabella for giving him advice.

There is no shortcut to success in anything.

Arata continues to unleash all kinds of elemental magic.

Even though it’s a marble-sized attack spell, it still causes damage if it hits.

It will serve as a deterrent.

Arata sets his sights on one target while shooting.

“Wind slide.”

With wind magic, close the distance to the monster in an instant and behead it.

He couldn’t defeat it with a single strike, but since its movements had slowed down, he plunged his sword into it.

The vitality is strong and does not die, but it collapses, barely breathing.

One more left. Arata readies his sword.

Seeing that, the wolf ran away.

“What’s this, not coming?”

Then Arata delivered the final blow to the fallen wolf.

If he defeats a monster, he will receive a reward.

If he brings the parts, they will be exchanged for cash.

If he takes the entire monster, the price will go up even more.

It’s because the material rewards are coming in.

However, it’s tough to do that solo.

Because it becomes a burden.

Some seasoned adventurers dismantle only the materials that can be sold for a high price and take them back.

Arata decided to take on the challenge of dismantling it.

Everything is an experience.

From the [Book], he opened a book titled “Illustration Monster’s Dismantling Method.”

While watching it, he started disassembling it with a single knife.

The monster is called the man-eating wolf.

Its fangs and hides become material rewards.

As he continues with the disassembly, his hands become sticky with blood and the oil from the meat.

“Filthy…”

He hadn’t thought that far.

There are no fancy things like rubber gloves in this world.

The water in the water bottle is also precious as drinking water, so he can’t use it.

For now, he will pick up the dirt and scrub his hands.

Blood and dirt mix together, sticking to his hands.

“Being an adventurer is a tough job.”

If only there were a river or a puddle, but he couldn’t find one.

Then he wiped off the blood and oil from the monster that had gotten on the sword.

The towel got quite dirty, but it couldn’t wipe everything off completely. The sword was slippery with blood and oil.

It’s no use getting too hung up on it, so he put it back in its sheath.

The surroundings had grown dark.

It took too long to dismantle it.

However, thanks to the skill [Night Vision], there was no hindrance to his activities.

Pack the fangs and skin of the man-eating wolf into a burlap sack.

Blood seeps out from the bottom of the burlap sack, but it can’t be helped.

He arrived at the place he visited the other day, which has a slope that makes it easy for medicinal herbs to grow.

Up to that point, it was a beast trail, so he didn’t get lost.

He collected samples for about three hours from there.

In the meantime, he was attacked by the man-eating wolves twice. Each time, he had to repeat the process of subduing and dismantling them, so no matter how much time he had, it wasn’t enough.

“It’s already past midnight.”

Even though there’s tomorrow, it looks like he’s going to be up all night.

Sarah worked a 12-hour shift from 1 PM to 1 AM.

The Adventurers’ Guild is open 24 hours, and due to the number of employees, the working hours are long. While the time to come in is flexible, she ends up working more than 12 hours, making it a demanding job.

The man who accepted the quest during the day still hadn’t returned by night.

When it was time to go home, her boss called out to her.

“Can you work overtime?”

She honestly wanted to go home, Sarah thought.

Because she will end up waiting for the adventurer who will never return.

It’s mentally exhausting.

However, Sarah did not have the courage to tell her boss that she didn’t want to work overtime.

At midnight, the number of adventurers is overwhelmingly low.

Because when she acts at night, the casualty rate increases overwhelmingly.

It seems like she’s bored without adventurers, but there is work to be done.

There are many requests coming to the guild. They must handle them.

It was 4 AM, and her boss told her to go home.